Software People Stories
Episodes
Beyond Coding: Thriving as a Thinker in the Age of AI with Manisha Deshpande
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this special Women’s Day episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri sits down with Manisha Deshpande, VP – Digital Platform Engineering at NuR...
Belong, Don't Blur with
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply personal and inspiring episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri speaks with Dr. Vaijayanthi Srinivasaraghavan (Viji) — a seasoned ...
Belong, Don't Blur with Dr. Vaijayanthi Srinivasaraghavan (Viji)
21 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this deeply personal and inspiring episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri speaks with Dr. Vaijayanthi Srinivasaraghavan (Viji) — a seasoned ...
Beyond Clean Tech: From Science to Scale with Hiranmayee Vedam
13 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri sits down with Hiran Vedam, Co-founder of Ashwatha Earth, to explore how climate innovation is evo...
Leading with Purpose with Sujatha Ramani
08 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Sujatha Ramani brings together corporate precision and grassroots purpose. With leadership experience at global companies like HP and Wipro, and two e...
Evolving Workplace Culture with Srini Sundararajan
27 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This is part of the specials we have every year focusing on women in IT.In this conversation, Srini Sundararajan shares his experiences and perspectiv...
Building Global Tech Solutions with VR Govindarajan
21 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Software People Stories, VR Govindarajan, aka Govi, the co-founder and executive chairman of Perfios Software, shares his comprehen...
Knowledge Management Insights with Jordan Richards
14 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Software People Stories, Jordan Richards, a Digital Transformation and Knowledge Management technologist, and Founder of Tacitous (...
Navigating Technological Changes with Sudipta Lahiri
07 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Sudipta Lahiri, Head Of Engineering and Products at Nimblework, Inc shares his compelling journey from growing up in a cosmop...
Tech Entrepreneurial Insights with Bhargav Bhikkaji
02 Feb 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Shiv is in conversation with Bhargav Bhikkaji, a tech leader, entrepreneur, and founder-CTO of MajorDomo Inc with deep expert...
Navigating Career Paths with Anees Haidary
23 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Shiv is in conversation with Anees Haidary, Global Head, Operational Excellence, Data Privacy, and Global Workforce Managemen...
Loving Failure and Learning Daily with Kumaran Anandan
16 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Kumaran Anandan, CTO of TinyMagiq and Enterprise Architect —shares a refreshin...
From Backend IT to Frontline Digital Transformation with Shubhangi
12 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
In this podcast episode, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Shubhangi M Josiam, Digital Head APAC of Alstom about her 18+ year journey acros...
New Year message from our Hosts
03 Jan 2026
Contributed by Lukas
As we step into 2026, a heartfelt thank you to all our listeners for your time, trust, and continued support. Your engagement, feedback, and encourage...
Embracing Change and Challenges with Hasan Siddiqui
26 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Hasan Siddiqui, a veteran in the IT industry, recounts his extensive and diverse career in the software and technology industry, offe...
Curiosity-Driven Success with Ravikiran Pothukuchi
19 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Ravikiran Pothukuchi, the leader of Dassault Systèmes’ Enterprise Portfolio business in India.In this conversation, Ravi shares...
Evolving Security Practices with Ben Wilcox
14 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of the Software People Stories, my guest Ben Wilcox is the Chief Technology Officer and Chief Information Security Officer at ProArch....
Empowering Developers with Yaron Schneider
05 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Software People Stories, Shiv is in conversation with Yaron Schneider, co-founder of Diagrid and a seasoned developer and entrepren...
Numbers, Networks, and Nuance with Madhavan Jagannathan
28 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Madhavan Jagannathan (Maddy) , Hardware engineer by training, software technologist by experience, and fi...
From Banking to Boardrooms with Rupam Tandon
22 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Rupam Tandon, Financial Executive with 30 years of experience across banking, asset management, and ins...
Bridging Engineering and Marketing with Mike Maynard
15 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Mike Maynard, the Managing Director/CEO of the Napier Group, a PR firm.Mike shares his unconventional ca...
Exploring Science and Technology Synergy with Prasad Chodavarapu
07 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Prasad Chodavarapu, Co-Founder & Managing Director at Aganitha.aiIn this conversation, Prasad, a tech ve...
Celebrating Seven Years: Reflections and Future Aspirations
31 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode celebrating seven years of the 'Software People Stories podcast, hosts Anita Shiva, Shiv, Gayatri, and Chitra reflect on t...
Full Stack Leadership with Dr. Krishna Prasad
24 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this special episode of 'Software People Stories,' , our guest is Dr. Krishna Prasad, known more popularly as KP from the 'Full Stack Leadership Ca...
Achieving Excellence with Naresh Choudhary
19 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Naresh Choudhary, Senior Vice President, Quality & Productivity, Infosys Ltd.Naresh shares his career jo...
Adapting to Innovation with George Mundassery
10 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with George Mundassery, former SVP and Global head, AI and Automation with Tech Mahindra.George shares his ex...
Navigating Tech Waves with Michael Ferranti
04 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Michael Ferranti, VP of Marketing at Unleash. In this conversation Michael recounts his journey from the banking sector to the tech ...
Building Bridges Between Startups and Enterprises with Sunil David
26 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Sunil David, Digital Technology Consultant |Ex-Regional Director(IOT)- AT&T we discuss What does it tak...
Exploring Cybersecurity Innovation with Jasson Casey
19 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shiv is in conversation with Jason Casey, CEO and co-founder of Beyond Identity. Jason talks about his early fascination with technolo...
Leadership Lessons in Tech with with Eric Müller
11 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this interesting conversation with Eric Müller, Product Engineering Associate Director at Work & Co, part of Accenture Song, he shares many nugget...
Hollywood to Tech with Steven Puri
05 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Steven Puri, founder of the Sukha, that offers solutions to help individuals increase their productivity through being in a flow sta...
Blending Roles, Breaking Ceilings with Shikha Munjal
29 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman speaks with Shikha Munjal, Associate Director Fidelity International, about her dynam...
Data, Security, and Startups with Harish Chandramowli
24 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Harish Chandramowli, Co-founder & CTO of Flair software.In this conversation, Harish talks about his journey from his early universi...
Engineering Futures and Purpose with Dr G Uma
17 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman speaks with Dr. G Uma, Professor in the Department of Instrumentation and Control Eng...
Technology and Society with Chris Miller and Allen Batteau
08 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guests today are Cultural engineer-anthropologist Allen Batteau, Ph.D. and design anthropologist Christine Z. Miller, Ph.D., co-authors of the book...
Building the Future: From COBOL to AI with Spart Parthasarathy
01 Aug 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is S Parthasarathy, better known as Spart who is the founder at CuedIn Technologies.In this episode, Spart shares his extensive journey...
A Journey of Innovation and Challenges with Galvin Widjaja
26 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Galvin Widjaja, founder and CEO of Lauretta.io ….In this episode he talks about:Origin story: Galvin Widjaja shares his origin sto...
Insights into Dev Tooling with Tom Elliott
19 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with Tom Elliott, founder of Ocuroot and former Engineering Productivity lead at Yext, Introduction:Tom Elliott shares his caree...
Story of a fractional CTO with Thanos Diacakis
12 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Thanos Diacakis, Software Delivery Coach & a Fractional CTO.We covered a wide range of topics that included:Insightful Experiences: ...
Rewiring Careers, Redefining Impact with Anu Dwaraknath
05 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman speaks with Anu Dwaraknath, Staff Technical Program Manager at Lam Research, about he...
Passion, Patents, and Powering Down AI with Fred Jordan
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Dr. Fred Jordan, CEO and Co-Founder at AlpVision and FinalSpark - Expert anticounterfeit technologies - E...
Entrepreneurship, AI, and Social Impact with Santosh Kaveti
20 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am very happy to bring you the inspiring story of Santosh Kaveti, CEO and Founder of ProArch Technologies.In this conversation he talks about: His O...
Interpretability and Explainability with Aruna Chakkirala
13 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Her early inspiration while growing up in Goa with limited exposure to career options. Her Father’s intellectual influence despite personal hardship...
Selling IT based solutions with Deepak Mittal
08 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with Deepak Mittal, CEO of FFTalos Technologies. In this insightful episode, Deepak Mittal shares his career journey from coding...
Involving Communities in Product Development with Jake McKee
30 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Jake McKee, a pioneer in the modern customer community movement.In this conversation, he shares: Hiss Origin Story: His unique caree...
From Theater to entrepreneurship with Stamatis Astra
23 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Stamatis Astra is the Co-Founder and Chief Business Officer of Intelligent Relations. In this freewheeling conversation, he talks ab...
Amplifying Reinvention with Deeksha Senguttuvan
20 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Deeksha Senguttuvan, Founder and CEO of BabyMD and executive trustee for a pediatric cancer foundation . ...
From COBOL to AI with Allen Cooper
09 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shiv is in conversation with Allen Cooper, President and CEO of Ancilla Ventures. Their focusis in providing tools to healthcare support staff to impr...
Exploring Peer-to-Peer Tech with Mathias Buus Madsen
02 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Shiv is in conversation with Mathias Buus Madsen, CEO of Holepunch, Copenhagen. In this episode, Mathias shareshis journey into software development, ...
From code to community with Sundar Rajan
27 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with Sundar Rajan, a serial entrepreneur, currently the founder of OneMyle, a platform that seeks to address the needs of hyperlo...
Unlock Yourself along with the People around you with Sunil (SKG) Gupta
18 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Sunil (SKG) Gupta, Senior Director in Cognizant and author of the book “Unlock Yourself” about creati...
Conversation with a Cloud Computing Pioneer, David Young
11 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is David Young,Founder at Federated Computer. He has been a pioneer in cloud computing even before the term was invented. In fact, he a...
Believing in the happenstance of hard work with Karthik (KK) Karunakaran
04 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, as part of the women’s special series in March, 2025, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Karthik Karunakaran(KK), CEO, co-founder o...
Adaptability, Empathy, and Breaking Comfort Zones with Veena Rao
28 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, as part of the women’s special series in March, 2025, my guest is Veena Rao, SVP & Global Head, Corporate Lending at Finastra with over 25 ye...
Journey in Innovation & Leadership with Ponni Krishnamoorthy
21 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Today, as part of the women’s special series in March, 2025, Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Ponni Krishnamoorthy, Director and Global ...
Learn, Unlearn and Re-Learn with Bindhu Unny
14 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Bindhu Unny is a leadership coach, podcast host and Social Entrepreneur, who straddles various mediums giving all her work a unique stamp of inherent ...
Startup Struggles to Global Leadership with Vidya Kabra
07 Mar 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Our regular and long time listeners know that we dedicate the month of March every year for our special women guests.Welcome to the first special epis...
Full Stack leadership with Paramu Kurumathur
28 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Sivaguru is in conversation with the serial author and colleague at PM Power, Paramu Kurumathur.They talk aboutThe trigger for the upcoming book is re...
Live a life that you are excited about with Rachana Shenoy
21 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am continuing this conversation with Rachana Shenoy, Engineering Leader HPE talks about balancing career growth, avid speaker and continuous learner...
Building a strong interoperability solution with Rachana Shenoy
07 Feb 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Gayatri Kalyanaraman is in conversation with Rachana Shenoy, Engineering Leader HPE talks about balancing career growth, avid speaker and continuous l...
Creating and Nurturing High Performance Teams with Hikari Senju
31 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I continue my conversation with Hikari Senju, Founder and CEO of Omneky, an AI platform that generates, analyzes, and optimizes personalized ad creati...
Serial Entrepreneurial experience with Hikari Senju
24 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with Hikari Senju, Founder and CEO of Omneky, an AI platform that generates, analyzes, and optimizes personalized ad creatives at...
AI and customer experience with David G Ewing
17 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I continue my conversation with David G. Ewing, CEO of Motiv. I asked David about how he thinks AI based approaches are likely to impact the customer ...
Customer experience first with David G Ewing
11 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with David G Ewing, CEO of Motiv. In this first part of the conversation, David talks about:His initial days in Detroit, where he...
Balancing priorities with Gorkem Ercan
05 Jan 2025
Contributed by Lukas
I continue my conversation with Gorkem Ercan, founding Distinguished Engineer and CTO of Jozu. Gorkem has experience working and leading teams with va...
Contributing to the Open Source movement with Gorkem Ercan
28 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with Gorkem Ercan, founding Distinguished Engineer and CTO of Jozu. Gorkem has experience working and leading teams with various ...
UX for developers with Sophia Willows- Part2
20 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I continue my conversation with Sophia Willows, the Head of Engineering at Rye, an a16z-backed developer tools startup making APIs for online commer...
Astronaut to Head of Engineering- Part1 with Sophia Willows
12 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, I am in conversation with Sophia Willows, the Head of Engineering at Rye, an a16z-backed developer tools startup making APIs for online commer...
Understand Business Catalyst with Lekha Bajpai – Part2
07 Dec 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today’s episode we have Chitra in conversation with Lekha Bajpai where she shares –Tech veteran of 30 plus yearsStarted her career in Calcutta ...
Bring Your Own AI to Work with Lekha Bajpai - Part1
30 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In today's episode we have Chitra in conversation with Lekha Bajpai where she shares -Tech veteran of 30 plus yearsStarted her career in Calcutta with...
Leveraging AI for developers with Greg Foster - part 2
22 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shiv continues his conversation with Greg Foster, Cofounder and CTO of graphite.dev.Greg sharesAI's Role in Code Review:AI as a Code Reviewer: AI can ...
Passion for developer experience with Greg Foster - part 1
16 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shiv is in conversation with Greg Foster, Cofounder and CTO of graphite.dev.This is the first part, Greg talks aboutHis Journey into S...
Celebrating Six Years of podcasting
08 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This Episode marks six years of the podcast ! Thanks to all your love and support.In today's conversation we have all our three hosts Sivaguru Gayatri...
S-curve with Santana Krishnan
02 Nov 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Santana Krishnan.(SK)SK talks aboutHow he started building his own self from the educational perspect...
S-Curve with Srinivasan Sundararajan
28 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today Gayatri is in conversation with Srini on his personal and professional s-curves, whereHe talks about his multiple decades of career span across ...
S-curves with Mohan Ram
19 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this thematic conversation on S-curves, I am in conversation with my colleague and Coach at PM Power, Mohan Ram..In this conversation, Mohan touc...
S-curves with Anantha Natarajan
12 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this thematic conversation on S-curves, I am in conversation with my colleague and Coach at PM Power, Anantha Natarajan. In this conversation, A...
S-curves with Gopalan
04 Oct 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this thematic conversation on S-curves, I am in conversation with my colleague and Coach at PM Power, Gopalan.In this conversation, Gopal share...
S-curves with Paramu Kurumathur
27 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this thematic conversation on S-curves, I am in conversation with my colleague, Coach and serial author, Paramu Kurumathur.In this conversation, ...
Maintaining Composure, being productive with Ben Johnson
21 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I continue my conversation with Ben Johnson, the CEO of Particle 41, a company that provides fractional CTO services, software development, data scien...
Building a strong team culture with Ben Johnson
14 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with Ben Johnson, the CEO of Particle 41, a company that provides fractional CTO services, software development, data science, da...
Collaborating teams with Douglas Ferguson
09 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I continue my conversation with Douglas Ferguson, an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist. He is the president of Voltage Control, a facilitat...
Leadership lessons with Douglas Ferguson
01 Sep 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with Douglas Ferguson. Douglas is an entrepreneur and human-centered technologist. He is the president of Voltage Control, a faci...
Working with the Government with Karthik Viswanathan
23 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I continue my conversation with Karthik Viswanathan, the President of Ochyo Inc, a consulting firm that specializes in serving State & Local governmen...
IT solutions in the Government with Karthik Viswanathan
17 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I am in conversation with Karthik Viswanathan, the President of Ochyo Inc, a consulting firm that specializes in serving State & Local governments aro...
Entrepreneurship with Ravi Krishnappa
09 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sivaguru continues the conversation with Ravi Krishnappa, managing partner at July Ventures.In this part, he shares his thoughts as belowEmphasizes th...
Being insanely curious with Ravi Krishnappa
02 Aug 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Sivaguru is in conversation with Ravi Krishnappa, managing partner at July Ventures. He talks aboutHow he Started as a mechanical engineer and ERP con...
One Company careers with Gunaseelan Narayanan
26 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This marks 300 episodes of the Software People Stories. The journey has been very enriching. But more of that, in a few weeks, when we complete six ye...
Growing as a leader with Gunaseelan Narayanan
22 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
This is a special episode for me, personally.This marks 300 episodes of the Software People Stories. The journey has been very enriching. But more of ...
driving positive change with Sapna Jhawer
16 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Sapna Jhaver, Technology Leader is in conversation with Chitra Gurjar where she shares various perspectives on -- Gen Alpha - th...
Strategic Vision, Collaborative Leadership style by Sapna Jhawer
07 Jul 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Sapna Jhaver, Technology Leader is in conversation with Chitra Gurjar where she shares various perspectives on -- Wanting to fir...
Teamwork and mentorship with C Subramanian (CS)
28 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
I continue my conversation with C Subramanian - more affectionately known as CS in his circles, an accomplished banker turned IT professional, with ...
Learning and Growing with C Subramanian - CS
23 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with C Subramanian, more affectionately known as CS in his circles, an accomplished banker turned IT professi...
Successful outsourcing partnerships with Andy Hillard
07 Jun 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shiv continues his conversation with Andy Hillard the CEO of Accelerance. He leads and advocates for the globalization and collaborati...
Essentials of outsourcing with Andy Hillard
30 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Andy Hillard, the CEO of Accelerance. He leads and advocates for the globalization and collaboration of ...
Being an architect with Mike Bowers
05 May 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shiv continues his conversation with Mike Bowers, Chief architect at FairCom. In this conversation, Mike discusses how to identify someone with an apt...
Architecting database engines with Mike Bowers
26 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
My guest today is Mike Bowers, Chief architect at FairCom. We had a very interesting conversation that we decided to publish in two parts. In the firs...
Architecting solutions for the social sector with Vijayashree Urs
18 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Ms. Vijayashree CTO - Shikshalokam | Director- Onlineengineer Inc. she talks about her career trajectory and how she approac...
Late career options with Shekhar Chandra
15 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Today, my guest is Shekhar Chandra - the Global Practice Head at Irs Software Inc.Here are the key themes from the conversation: Shekhar initially di...
Staying curious and adaptable with Harpreet Singh
05 Apr 2024
Contributed by Lukas
Shiv our host is in conversation with Harpreet SIngh, CO-founder and co-CEO of Launchale Inc. Harpreet has been associated with conceiving and launchi...