Software People Stories
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The joys of reading with Brij Sethi
14 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Brij Sethi, a Principal Consultant at PM Power, sharesHis growing up days in Pantnagar, near NainiTalHis passion for reading booksHis...
Abstracting needs, creating solutions with V Thyagarajan
06 May 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Thyagarajan, known as Raja - a Senior Management Executive and Chief Operating Officer with nearly 4 decades of experience in the IT ...
Being Objectively critical with Muktesh Murthy
29 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Muktesh Murthy, a practice head in the information security space, shares his story and touches uponDoing his schooling in many place...
Rising to any Challenge with Cynthia Swarnalatha
21 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Cynthia Swarnalatha Vice President – Engineering, SW CoE, Compute Business Group & HPE India Site R&D leader, is in con...
Innovating to save lives and more with Scott Schober
15 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Scott Schober, the president and CEO of Berkeley Varitronics Systems shares his experiences related to:Getting into the family busine...
Being the best in the world with Tarush Aggarwal
09 Apr 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Shiv, Tarush Aggarwal, CEO at 5X, shares his experience and views on:Starting as a software engineer and realizing that his ...
The Glass is half full with Baiju Joseph Thalupadath
31 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Chitra is in conversation with Baiju Joseph, Product Operations leader where he shares events from his careerStarting out at AIR (All...
Freedom is always there with Poornima Shenoy
25 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation - as part of the Women’s month in 2022 - Shiv is in conversation with Poornima Shenoy, CEO - Hummingbird Advisors.Poornima shar...
Don't Predict just Adapt with Jaya Vaidhyanathan
17 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Jaya Vaidhyanathan, CEO BCT DIgital . She shared her story, experiences and thoughts related to:...
Starting young with Anjali Jayaraman
11 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Anjali, a 11 year old girl, who has been into coding since she was 7. Anjali shares:Her interest in hors...
Promoting conversations with Krupa NS
05 Mar 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Krupa, a senior HR professional, shared her story, experiences and thoughts related to:Her first job, by chance, to get into IT ...
If you are not growing, you are falling behind with Joseph Wong
26 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Joseph Wong, General Manager, Asia Pacific & Japan, OpenLegacy and Board Member of AppSolute Ltd talk...
Venturing beyond your comfort zone with Jacob Kurian - part 2
19 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Shiv continues the conversation with Jacob Kurian, an Indian IT industry veteran and presently Hon. Secretary, The Association of Peop...
Venturing beyond your comfort zone with Jacob Kurian - part 1
11 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Jacob Kurian, an Indian IT industry veteran and presently Hon. Secretary, The Association of People with...
Being in the learning zone with Kartic Vaidyanathan
04 Feb 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Kartic Vaidyanathan, Founder of Play 2 Learn and visiting faculty at IIT Madras shared his journey&nb...
Riding the Sinusoidal wave with Prakash Bulusu
28 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Prakash Bulusu, Vice President Customer Behavior Analytics at Amazon Inc. Prakash works with Pet...
Leapfrogging the technology with Pallav Prakash
22 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Pallav Prakash Indian Navy veteran and program manager at ZumTalks about starting in technology in ea...
Understanding the Why first with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan
15 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Shiv is in conversation with Nani Narayanan Srinivasan, who is the leader, Data Sciences at HomeUnion and has been in the IT industry...
Immersing into data lineage and career contours with Sriram Rangarajan
07 Jan 2022
Contributed by Lukas
Wishing you all a very happy new year 2022!!In this episode, Gayatri is in conversation with Sriram Rangarajan, Accomplished Data Analytics Leader at ...
Curiosity and crafting stories with Sivakumar
31 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Sivakumar (Shiv) how he has developed a curiosity mindset and how he...
Power of Observation and Note Taking with Vasu
25 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Vasu how he is so observant and able to take copious notes during meet...
Maintaining calm under pressure with Gopalan
17 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing our special series for the year end, Shiv asks colleague PM Powerian Gopalan how he stays calm even under pressure and moreThis series of c...
From ideas to actions with Paramu Kurumathur
09 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Paramu Kurumathur, Consultant at PM Power consulting talks about various situations in his career. When he had the opportunity to lat...
Pacing your activities with Raghu Viswanathan
02 Dec 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Raghu Viswanathan, knows as Raghu, shares his story with details ofBeing an alumnus of the Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata, whi...
When Passion is Work with Raksha Rao
26 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Raksha Rao, CEO and Co-Founder of Parjanya Creative Solutions using interactive media technologies in the space of health, fitness and...
Career transition success mantras with Nash Narasimhan
20 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Nash Narasimhan, GM of Ecommerce business of HP India, shares his experience and perspectives related to His academic qualifica...
Making the Leap with Raghu Srinivas
13 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Raghu Srinivas, Change and Transformation Lead in HSBC, is in conversation with Gayatri Kalyanaraman sharing his career journey and d...
Transitions to Middle Management with Dr Krishna Prasad
07 Nov 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Krishna Prasad, known as KP - Coach at PM Power shares his experience related toBeing a coachWhy middle management is usually underse...
Building Communities with Naresh Jain
29 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Naresh Jain, Developer, Consultant, Conference Producer and Startup Founder of Xnsio shares his insights and experiences related to...
Lifelong learning with Dr. Asoke Talukder
23 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Dr Asoke Talukder shares his experience and perspectives related to His aspiration to be in performing arts, when he was youngW...
One Shot at a Time with Seema Joshi
16 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Seema Joshi, global product leader at NICE is in conversation with Chitra Gurjar sharing her insights and experiences throughQualifyi...
Having an experimental mindset with Tom Henriksen
08 Oct 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Tom Henriksen talks aboutStarting a career in sales and then getting into techGetting into Agile, as part of a team adopting Agi...
Transferring knowledge to others with Gopalaswamy Ramesh
30 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Ramesh shares his experience and perspectives related toHis interest in software and programming that was fueled by an IIT professor t...
Progressively being in the Discomfort zone with Jayashree Rajagopalan
24 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Jayashree Rajagopalan, Engineering Lead in Amazon shares her experience and perspectives related to Started technology journey ...
Solving your manager’s problems with Anantha Natarajan
16 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Please vote for the Software People Stories podcast under the Business and Entrepreneurship category for the Hubhopper Awards at https://www.community...
Putting more software into hardware with Srinivasa Raghavan
10 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, S Srinivasa Raghavan better known as SS or Raghavan, shares his experience and perspectives onHow we mutually influenced each ot...
Getting things done with Jayaraman (Raghu) Raghuraman
02 Sep 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Jayaraman Raghuraman - known as Raghu - SVP – Digital Engineering and Tech.Debt, Schneider Electric shares his experience and ...
The art of saying no with Raminder Rathore
26 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Raminder Rathore, a senior DevOps specialist, shares her experience and perspectives onHow her getting into IT was destined, b...
Software Match Makers with Mohan Panchapikesan
20 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This conversation between Mohan Panchapikesan, CEO and Director at Medexpert Software Solutions, shares his stories about - Mohan started his career ...
Genesis of a company with Sanjay Jayakumar
13 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Sanjay Jayakumar CEO and Founder of Ignitarium shares his stories about - Facing uncertainties from very early on, being good in math and physicsJoin...
It’s not about the software with Bhuvan Anandakrishnan
05 Aug 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Bhuvan Anandakrishnan, Director of Engineering Caterpillar Inc talks about -His starting days in the training as a fresh graduate in Satyam when...
Software development is a societal sport with Hendrik Esser
28 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Hendrik Esser, a senior leader at Ericsson, shares his thoughts related toHis love to construct stuff, even as a kid, to make st...
Mixed Tapes & 100 Stories with Madhavi Nadig
24 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Madhavi Nadig, a seasoned professional with experience solving challenging problems using technology shares her stories with Chitra on...
Crafting software to crafting toys with Ramesh Shastri
14 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Ramesh Shastri, software engineer to business head shares his long journey of 38 years in professional career with Shiv, In this conv...
Patience, Capital and Building Products with Madhurima Agarwal
08 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Madhurima Agarwal, Director of Engineering Programs and Leader at NetApp Accelerator shares are career journey with Chitra. She ...
Managing complex programs by influence with Srilakshmi Ranganathan
03 Jul 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation Srilakshmi, Program Manager shares her 30+ year story with Chitra through her essence of being a person who naturally brings peop...
Outthinking a hacker with Ted Harrington
24 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Ted Harrington, Executive Partner at Independent Security Evaluators (ISE) shares his career journey and perspectives with Sivag...
A Developer for Life with Raja
17 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Raja, a coach at PM Power, who likes to be known as a lifelong programmer shares his journey into the world of software and the ...
More than Writing Code with Dr.Neeta Trivedi
10 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Dr. Neeta Trivedi, a former senior scientist with the Defence Research and Development Organization (DRDO) and an entrepreneur, is&nbs...
Weaving a Fabric with Amrita Samuel
04 Jun 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Amrita Samuel, People Leader and Executive Coach is in conversation with Gayatri sharing her experiences onChosing HR as a career by c...
Visualizing Code with Chuck Weindorf
28 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation Chuck Weindorf shares insights and incidents from his long career as an IT software developer, guide and mentor, with Chitra from...
Staying Human with Amit Sarangi
20 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Amit Sarangi, Agile Evangelist is in conversation with Gayatri. Amit shares his experiences onStarting his career in the functional HR...
A Founder's story with Seethaprasad Mandikel
15 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, SeethaPrasad Mandikel CEO and Founder of Tribyte Technologies shares his stories with Chitra around His love for programming and...
The Ship in Leadership with Sanjay Tambwekar
10 May 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Sanjay Tambwekar, CTO of Qwikcilver is in conversation with Chitra where he shares his experiences aroundHis first exposure ...
A People's Technologist with Pragati Ogal Rai
30 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Chitra, Pragati Ogal Rai shares her stories aroundHow she became a technologist, published author, community technology evan...
Reading and Symbiosis with Ranjani Mani
23 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Ranjani Mani shares her experience stories with Chitra onHer belief in making a world that our children can live inProduct manag...
Lifelong Learning Tips with Hamsa Ravikiran
16 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Hamsa Ravikiran and Sivaguru exchange Japanese language and Sanskrit snippets as Hamsa shares her stories onWorking after her BE...
Outcomes for Other People with Shane Hastie
11 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation Shane Hastie and Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting talk aboutShane starting his career in South Africa in 1982Getting a solid gro...
Decision Making in Startups with Sunil Mukundan
03 Apr 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation Sunil and Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting talk aboutHow he accidentally joined his friend in a startup, when his campus offer f...
Mutual Respect & Support with Maha & Lakshmi
28 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Mahalakshmi and Lakshminarayan share their perspectives with Sivaguru on:How they got into ITMaha finding her liking for bug fi...
Networking and Technology with Manju and Rajiv Kuchhal
21 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Manju and Rajiv Kuchhal share their perspectives with Shiv on:Manju starting her career with TCS and taking a break to take care of k...
Staying Relevant with Priya and Sridhar Parthasarathy
14 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Priya and Sridhar Parthasarathy share their perspectives with Sivaguru on:Priya's determination to do MCA, after missing an opportuni...
Two In Step with Pratibha and Sirish Batchu
07 Mar 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In our episode, the first of a series to mark women's day 2021, Chitra from PM Power consulting is in conversation with Pratibha Batchu, General Manag...
Decisions, Digital & Dynamics with Naresh Bansal
25 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Naresh Bansal, Co-Founder, Kleeto.com and Next gen paper solutions Pvt Ltd is in conversation with Gayatri from DBS India. Naresh...
Abstract, Isolate, Interface & Automate with Dr Pramod Varma
19 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode,Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting is in conversation with Dr. Pramod Varma, CTO of EkStep and Chief architect of Aadhaar, where Pramod...
Being One with your Target with Jerome Ruwe
10 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Jerome Ruwe, Master Agile Coach is in conversation with Gayatri from DBS India. Jerome shares his experiences on Starting his career a...
Crafting Software with Liran Haimovitch
05 Feb 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode Liran Haimovitch, CTO and co-founder of rookout is in conversation with Chitra from PM Power Consulting. Liran shares his experiences ...
A Pathfinder's Story with Guruprasad Krishnan
31 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
This episode features a conversation between PM Power colleagues Guruprasad and Chitra with Guru sharing his story that includesLove for programming a...
DOer to Get-it-Done-er with J Veeraraaghavan
23 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode PM Power colleagues, J Veeraraaghavan (JV) & Sivaguru are in conversation as JV shares his career journey during the mid-career d...
Product Thinking Trifecta with Ujjwal Trivedi
15 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting is in conversation with Ujjwal Trivedi and his stories aboutWanting to be a scientist, when he was ...
Coaches' Reflections with PM Power Coaches - 2
10 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Continuing with our 2-part Year End Special, our episode this week features PM Power coaches Gopal, Srini, Sivakumar, Sivaguru & ParamuThey share ...
Coaches' Reflections with PM Power Coaches - 1
01 Jan 2021
Contributed by Lukas
Check out my late2020 threw up challenges like no year before, in anyone’s living memory. As coaches from PM Power Consulting, many of us went saw a...
Continuish Ikigai with Krishna Prasad
25 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Krishna Prasad - aka KP - a coach at PM Power Consulting, shares many of his personal experiences with Chitra. Among other thing...
Business as Usual or Not? With Sunita Rao
16 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Sunita Rao and Chitra Gurjar are in a conversation where Sunita shares her stories and experiences about -Being a Hyderabad person, who chose a path ...
Game, Set and Mind with Badri Narayanan
09 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tune into a chat with a Mental Conditioning Coach Badri Narayanan, Founder of Quantum Leap Sports, with Gayatri Kalyanaraman from PM Power Consulting ...
Exploring New Frontiers with Anuradha Venkatesh
03 Dec 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conversation with a RPA and MI Lead Anuradha Venkatesh, at Ford with Gayatri Kalyanaraman from PM Power Consulting on Starting her journey as a civi...
Moments of Magic with Sundara Sukavanam
27 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Conversation with a Chief Digital Officer Sundar Sukavanam, at firstsource with Gayatri Kalyanaraman from PM Power Consulting on Role of CDO has alw...
Embracing Digital with Pravin Gandhi
19 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Passion and Commitment, something that you will hear throughout this conversation with Pravin Gandhi, a pioneer in the Indian IT industry. With over 5...
3x3 Kaleidoscope with Kishan Malur
12 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
A conversation with Kishan Malur, Product Manager andChitra Gurjar from PM Power Consulting on - -His experience working with digital pay TV,Industri...
Exploring Different Realms with Preethy Padmanabhan
06 Nov 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Preethy Padman, Product Marketing Executive with Freshworks with Gayatri Kalyanaraman from PM Power Consulting Preethy talks abo...
The CIO who hated IT once with Manoj Deorukhkar
29 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode, Manoj Deorukhkar, CIO of Sterling and Wilson Pvt Ltd, shares his experiences and stories with Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting about...
Listening Right and Receiving Gifts with Deepak Visveswaraiah
22 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Listen to a conversation between Deepak Visveswaraiah, VP of Platform Engineering at Pega Systems and Chitra Gurjar from PM Power Consulting a s Deepa...
Your Network Selects You with Pankaj Rai
15 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation Pankaj Rai, Leader of Strategy, Digital & Innovation teams at WellsFargo shares his stories with Sivaguru from PM Power Consultin...
See, Engineer, Build with Anu Kannan
08 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Chitra Gurjar from PM Power Consulting in conversation with Anu Kannan, Partner Technology Manager at Google as Anu shared her views on -Being a quin...
Special Episode: Stories behind People Stories
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a special day for us @ Software People stories where we are commemorating 100 stories completion and we decided to record with All three co-h...
Celebrating Century Stories
02 Oct 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Today is a special day for us @ Software People stories where we are commemorating 100 stories completion and we decided to do an experiment with live...
Mnemonics and Improv
25 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Jayant Swamy, Program Manager and Author of many books with Gayatri Kalyanaraman from PM Power Consulting He started his career ...
When Work is Play
17 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation Harsha Mutt is sharing his career story with Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting where Harsha talks about *Lessons from role trans...
Shifting Sands
10 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Tune into the conversation between Chitra from PM Power Consulting and Nitya Krishnamoorthy, a seasoned IT veteran and leader. Nitya shares her journe...
Four Innings Career
04 Sep 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Tech Executive and Principal consultant from PM Power Consulting, Zafar Ahmed shares his experiences with Gayatri From PM Power C...
95: Taking Calculated Risks
27 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, with Sivaguru from PM Power Consulting, Ramesh Emani shares Starting his career with Tata Burroughs and after 3 years moved to ...
94: 5 Tantras of Enterprise Agility
21 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
PM Power Consulting is launching its second book soon, 5 Tantras of Enterprise Agility. Tune into this conversation to listen to the how the book evol...
93: Answering the What IF?
14 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
Episode Sub-Title: Living the Product Leaders’ Dream In conversation with Product Management Leader, Krupa Natarajan where her software experienc...
92: Cascading Passions
11 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Coaching Guru, Sivakumar from PM Power Consulting , he shares experiences with Gayatri From PM Power Consulting on his journey D...
91: Changing Ecosystems
05 Aug 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with Coach Extraordinaire and Technology Executive, Arun Swamy where his software experiences with Gayatri From PM Power Consulting on...
90: For the Joy of Learning
24 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with career Project Manager, Sankar V S, Regional Digital Services & Products leader in Arup he shares his journey starting from a par...
89: Twists and a Tale
18 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In conversation with an Infrastructure Automation Expert, Ram Iyer, where he shares experiences with Chitra From PM Power Consulting on How he became...
88: Stories of Self Belief
11 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Mritunjay Singh (Munjay), SVP, Infosys and Gayatri from PM Power Consulting explore Munjay’s journey Started the journey ...
87: From Order Takers to Agenda Setters
03 Jul 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with Rajaram Venkataraman, Convenor Technology panel FICCI and CEO of VelTech TBI, Founder of Navya Insights, President SPIN Chen...
86: Shifting Mindsets
27 Jun 2020
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation, Nimisha Mukherjee, Engineering Manager at RedHat, shares her stories and experiences with Chitra Gurjar from PM Power Consulting...