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  • Episode · 1 min

    We're Back: The Silicon Valley Tech Podcast Returns

    The Silicon Valley Tech Podcast: Behind the Scenes is back. We're returning with new and exciting conversations on technology, finance and manufacturing. Real stories, honest conversations, everything behind the scenes. Stay tuned, there's a lot more to come. Every episode at…

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  • 2-part interview · 40 min

    Wendy Fitzwilliam

    Miss Universe 1998 and former UN Goodwill Ambassador

    Wendy Fitzwilliam won Miss Universe 1998 while in her final year of law school, in only the second pageant she had ever entered. She tells Shawn Flynn and Sunil S Ranka how modelling since the age of 11 and moot court prepared her for that moment, why saying yes to opportunity matters, and how she has built and kept an authentic global network. She also reflects on becoming known worldwide just as the internet took off, raising her son with grounded values, and how technology — from mobile payments for farmers across Africa to apps like HopStop — is connecting the world.

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  • Episode 12 · 41 min

    Larry Kesslin

    Chief Connector at SPIRE

    Larry Kesslin is an Entrepreneur and a Connector. His father walked the tight-rope between professional success and financial failure, using “Think and Grow Rich” as his Bible. As a child and teenager, Larry absorbed the lesson that the family’s emotional well-being depended on…

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  • 2-part interview + teaser · 51 min

    Prem Jain

    CEO at Pensando Systems

    Prem Jain is currently CEO at Pensando Systems. Previously at Cisco for +20 years, Prem developed and honed many key innovations that helped the company evolve, including Routing & Switching capabilities and Software Defined Networks Most recently served as SVP / General Manager…

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  • 2-part interview · 40 min

    David Womark

    American Film Producer

    David Womark is an American Film Producer who has worked on over 35 films including, How the Grinch Stole Christmas and Life of Pi. With Ang Lee and Gil Netter, he was nominated for an Academy Award for his work on Life of Pi. Life of Pi was also nominated for multiple Academy,…

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  • Episode 11 · 22 min

    Lou Pambianco

    Chairman and CEO of Startup Sandbox and Managing Director of Corporate Development Partners

    Lou Pambianco - Chairman and CEO of Startup Sandbox and Managing Director of Corporate Development Partners Lou Pambianco, Chairman and CEO of Startup Sandbox has built and managed the bioscience incubator at University of California, Santa Cruz. On the foundation of the digital…

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  • Episode 7 · 29 min

    Jitendra Waral

    Senior Research Analyst - Internet & Consumer Electronics at Bloomberg Intelligence

    Jitendra Waral is Senior Research Analyst - Internet & Consumer Electronics at Bloomberg Intelligence. Jitendra has more than 15 years of experience covering the global technology sector including internet, consumer electronics, computer hardware, storage and electronics…

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  • Episode 10 · 18 min

    Nigel G. Salina

    International Consultant, Philanthropist, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur

    Nigel G. Salina - An International Consultant, Philanthropist, Public Speaker, Entrepreneur in Trinidad and Tobago Nigel G. Salina is an Entrepreneur. Regionally, he is well known for his record shattering performance at the Caribbean’s largest insurer, visionary outlook and…

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  • Episode 4 · 31 min

    Helen Pastorino

    Founder & Board Member | Pertria, President & Board Member | Startup Sandbox, Founder & Board Member | World Tomato Society

    Helen Pastorino Founder & Board Member | Pertria, a real estate investment firm President & Board Member | Startup Sandbox, Biotechnology Founder & Board Member | World Tomato Society A consummate innovator who moves with passionate concern, Helen is one of the Bay Area’s…

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  • 2-part interview · 42 min

    Rushabh Parmani

    Co-Founder & Executive Vice President at Automation Anywhere

    Rushabh is currently Co-Founder & Executive Vice President, Customer Success & Operations at Automation Anywhere. At Automation Anywhere, these people perform repetitive manual tasks by making end to end business processes more efficient and productive. They have built the…

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  • Episode 1 · 34 min

    Daniel Gregoire

    Board Chairman of Halon Entertainment

    Daniel Gregoire is a HALON Board Chairman, Executive board for BAFTA’s VR committee, Consultant to 20th Century Fox, Partner at Ghostar, Owner at MATTERvr. Daniel 20 years of experience includes: Daniel has worked as a Previs Supervisor/Director with the leading directors in the…

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  • Episode · 1 min

    000 Launching Silicon Valley Tech

    We talk to the real heroes that make businesses run. Let's together find out what goes on "behind the scenes" of a company. How decisions are made and executed to create thriving businesses of tomorrow.

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