The G&T Sessions

Chris is the World's No.1 Personal Branding & LinkedIn Marketing Expert with over 1,600 LinkedIn Recommendations, Four x No.1 International Best Selling Books about LinkedIn and Personal Branding, He is an Official Forbes Contributor on the subjects of LinkedIn and Personal Branding, an Official LinkedIn Power Profile and has been enabling Leaders, Entrepreneurs, CEO's and Founders to become LinkedIn Rock Stars since 2013 through his company Black Marketing where he's CEO and Founder. Chris love's to share his uncensored, authentic and sometimes polarising thoughts on a variety of business topics on LinkedIn and he's infamously known as "The Only CEO With A Mohawk", recognised globally by his notorious mohawk! Prior to Chris's current mission, he created 5 marketing firms and exited 4 of them in Europe and Asia Pacific. He love's Singapore so much that he renounced his UK citizenship and is now a fully fledged and very proud and passionate Singaporean citizen. Chris has had 4 x No.1 International Bestselling Books, "Personal Branding Mastery For Entrepreneurs", "LinkedIn Mastery For Entrepreneurs" and "Social Selling Mastery For Entrepreneurs" and my 4th best selling book “How To Become a LinkedIn Rock Star”. Chris is an Official LinkedIn Power Profile, have one of the world's most viewed and searched LinkedIn profiles with 58,000 followers, have won "Social Media Entrepreneur of the Year", "Asia's Most Influential Digital Media Professional"​ and "B2B Social Media Influencer of the Year". Chris's firm, Black Marketing, is the World's Most Recommended LinkedIn Marketing Firm and has been going for 8 years. Black Marketing can make you a LinkedIn Rock Star to achieve all of your professional goals through a personal branding strategy on LinkedIn, content marketing strategy on LinkedIn, company branding through your personal profile on LinkedIn and social selling strategy on LinkedIn. Contact Chris directly on LinkedIn or Chris@BlackMarketing.com or WhatsApp +65 9026 1966 As his Grandad used to say "It's who you know, not what you know". This was a very enjoyable episode and we went rather off-piste but was great fun. And Chris holds the record for the earliest wake-up call in all my guests so far. 3.30am Singapore time. Enjoy !

Eva Dimitrova is someone who gets things done on time, every time. An infinite learner, equipped with a strong sense of duty and an aptitude for problem solving, she can transform a simple proof of concept into a marketable product in even the tightest schedules. A two-times startup founder and a Founder Institute chapter Director, Eva is an entrepreneur by heart. During the last 9 years she has helped international startups and companies like Vodafone, Google, Microsoft, Amazon and IBM launch their innovative tech products and services. More than 30 on the last count. Before that she was a sports medalist in downhill mountain bike, karate, kick box and volleyball. She freely speaks three languages and understands four more. This was a great episode to understand more about the steps when you have created your product and how you achieve product/market fit and traction. Eva dedicates most of her time these days, helping founders, co-founders create traction and long term success. Enjoy the episode. Social and links: Website: https://www.evadimitrova.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/evadimitrova/  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/evadimitrova9/  Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/evadimitrovacom/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/EveDimitrova  Email: eva@evadimitrova.com 

Patrick heads the AI Engineering and AI Sciences teams at Samsung SDS America. He is responsible for Brightics AI Accelerator, a distributed ML training and automated ML product that is also included in the Brightics AI platform. He is responsible for X.insights, a data center intelligence platform. Among his other responsibilities is to act as a visionary for the future of AI at Samsung. Before joining Samsung, Patrick spent 15 years as CEO at Algorithmica Technologies, a machine learning software company serving the chemicals and oil and gas industries. Prior to that, he was assistant professor of applied mathematics at Jacobs University in Germany, as well as a researcher at Los Alamos National Laboratory and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory. Patrick obtained his machine learning PhD in mathematics and his Masters in theoretical physics from University College London. A German native, Patrick grew up in Malaysia and the Philippines, and later lived in the UK, Austria, Nepal and USA. He has done business in many countries and believes that AI must serve humanity beyond mere automation of routine tasks. An avid reader of books, Patrick lives in the San Francisco Bay Area with his wife and two children.  Social links https://www.linkedin.com/in/patrick-bangert-452ab013/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCI0Laq3Ac84sOoeuHrid2Pw

Ash Ali and Hasan Kubba are startup entrepreneurs. Despite not going to university, Ash became an award-winning serial tech entrepreneur and the first marketing director of Just Eat (now worth over £5 billion). Hasan built a successful startup from his bedroom with nothing more than an online course and a yearning to escape the corporate ‘rat race’. They have each spoken at TEDx, advised and mentored hundreds of startups all over the world, and are passionate about spreading the opportunities of startup entrepreneurship. Ash is a highly sought-after international speaker and expert on digital disruption and tech transformation, and has spoken at numerous global organisations and conferences including Salesforce, Ernst & Young and TEDx. He is currently co-founder of Uhubs a new skills training platform to help entrepreneurs and professionals upskill.  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ashali Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ashaliuk/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/ash_ali Ash speaking: https://youtu.be/dYpkwG-y2ww Hasan is particularly strong at breaking down complex business concepts into simple and effective strategies and tactics. His recent TEDx talk titled Startups, Entrepreneurship and Unfair Advantages was voted highest ever on the Official TED subreddit. He is passionate about the future of entrepreneurship and digital disruption globally and is an in-demand startup mentor to early-stage entrepreneurs, workshop trainer, and international speaker. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/startuphasan/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/startuphasan/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/startuphasan Hasan Speaking: https://www.ted.com/talks/hasan_kubba_startups_entrepreneurship_and_unfair_advantages Ash and Hassan are extremely busy boys and so it was a pleasure to get some time with both of them for this episode to discuss their book, The Unfair Advantage which has established itself as a firm favourite on many startup founders, co-founders and leadership teams book shelves, kindle and audible accounts. Very enjoyable and some great insights and discussions. Hope you enjoy the episode.

Graham is a published author on the subject of The Digital Transformation of Communication, works including "The Human Communication Playbook", “The Mobile Youth: Voices of the Connected Generation” – documenting the rise of mobile culture in the early 2000s in Japan, China, Africa and India and “Brand Love – How to Build a Brand Worth Talking About”. Graham also is the founder of Pikkal & Co – an AI Powered, Data Driven B2B Podcast and Webinar Agency. He also hosts The Be More Human Podcast, Asia Tech Podcast and The Pitchdeck Asia show. He has published over 1,000 podcast episodes. Guests include Tony Fernandes – CEO and Founder of AirAsia, Rod Drury – Founder of Xero and Sahar Hashemi – Founder of Coffee Republic. His work has been featured in the Financial Times, The Wall Street Journal and has helped shaped the communications strategy of clients McKinsey, Leap by McKinsey, AirAsia, Xero, The Singapore Institute of Management, Vodafone, Nokia, UNICEF, MTV, The European Commission, Disney and Monster Energy Drinks. You can contact Graham via www.grahamdbrown.com www.pikkal.com https://www.linkedin.com/in/grahamdbrown/

Sinem is an entrepreneur, coach, and writer. Her work is dedicated to personal development and self fulfilment. During her studies in business administration, she realised there must be more than the usual path of studying and getting a job to pay off bills. At the age of 19, she came into touch with entrepreneurship and realised that’s what she truly wanted to do. After reading several biographies of successful entrepreneurs, she realised there’s one thing all these people have in common: They worked on themselves as hard as on their business.  Personal growth, mental strength, and emotional intelligence seemed to be major components of happy and successful people. After realising that none of these competencies are taught at school, Sinem started organising workshops, creating online courses, and writing blog posts to help other people unfold their full potential and live a life they truly love. Personal Growth Toolkit: https://pgb.ck.page/b4f25dde9d  Medium:https://medium.com/@sinemgnel Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sinem.guenel/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sinemg%C3%BCnel/ Here are Sinem's website's Personal development: https://personalgrowthbase.com And for Medium Writing Academy:  https://www.mediumwritingacademy.com

Nir Bashan is a world-renowned creativity expert. He has taught thousands of leaders and individuals around the globe how to harness the power of creativity to improve profitability, increase sales, improve customer service and ultimately create more meaning in their work. Nir has spent the last two decades working on a formula to codify creativity. That formula is found in The Creator Mindset, which has been translated into two languages. He was one of the youngest professors ever selected to teach graduate courses at the Art Center College of Design in Pasadena and also taught undergraduate courses at the University of California at Los Angeles. He has worked on numerous albums, movies, and advertisements with famous actors and musicians ranging from Rod Stewart to Woody Harrelson. His work on creativity has won a Clio Award and was nominated for an Emmy. Nir is the founder and CEO of The Creator Mindset LLC, a company that conducts workshops, consulting, coaching, and keynote speeches at conferences and corporate events. His clients include AT&T, Microsoft, Ace Hardware, NFL Network, EA Sports, Suzuki, Activision and jetBlue. Nir lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife, young son, and two Bernedoodles named P-Paws and Waylon Jennings. Social Contact info: http://www.nirbashan.com | Website http://www.thecreatormindset.com | Book Website https://www.nirbashan.com/thecreatormindset | Online Community @nirbashan | Instagram @Nir_Bashan | Twitter nirbashan1 | Facebook https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCOiXZjhjjVQ2jTpI2iukBAg | Youtube nb@nirbashan.com | Email

Lavinia is a Blockchain Educator and Consultant. As well as a Financial Wellbeing & Business Coach. She is the host and Founder of Women in Blockchain Talks - the UK's No.1 Female-led and award-winning Blockchain educational and networking events platform in the UK. Women in Blockchain Talks' premise is to elevate female leaders in the Blockchain tech sphere with the objective to promote inclusivity and diversity in the space by encouraging other women, as well as all types of individuals, to come into the industry and create a career in it. Blockchain is the future of both business and money, and it is important that we all take our place in it as well as show others how to do the same. This was a great episode with Lavinia, as she explains how she has amplified STEM and female-inclusion in the male-dominated Tech industry. And her mission is to scale her community and also continue her work in helping people with their Financial Wellbeing. So important in these times. Enjoy ! Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/laviniaosbourne/ Linkedin Company - https://www.linkedin.com/company/34656301 Twitter: @laviniaosbourne Insta: @Lovely_lavinia Facebook  https://www.facebook.com/TheFinancialSpiritualista Email: info@womeninblockchaintalks.com http://WomenInBlockchainTalks.com  https://www.meetup.com/Women-in-Blockchain-Talks-London-Networking-Event)

Aled Miles is president and CEO of Sauce Labs, the leading provider of continuous testing solutions that deliver digital confidence. He has more than three decades of experience in enterprise IT, with an extensive focus on the development and implementation of SaaS delivery models. Aled was previously CEO at TeleSign, where he helped transform the company into a leading provider of platform-as-a-service-based customer identity and engagement solutions, and guided it through its successful sale to BICS, a telecommunications provider jointly owned by the Proximus Group, Swisscom and MTN. Previous to TeleSign, Aled was a senior vice president on the executive committee for Symantec Corp., where he oversaw the largest global enterprise accounts for the company and its flagship Norton business. He was also responsible for Symantec’s IoT and SaaS strategies. Aled and I covered a lot of topics, packed with value and it hopefully helps all budding Tech CEO's or existing CEO's to understand what's in the mind of your peers and what is important today and for the future ... hope you enjoy as much as Aled and I did recording this episode ! Twitter:  https://twitter.com/AledMiles LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aledmiles/ Personal website: https://www.aledmiles.com/

Étienne Garbugli is a three-time startup founder (Flagback, HireVoice, and Highlights) and the author of Lean B2B: Build Products Businesses Want. The Lean B2B methodology helps thousands of entrepreneurs and innovators around the world build successful businesses. https://www.linkedin.com/in/egarbugli/ https://www.instagram.com/egarbugli/ https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCFP4D3cYP9cuWBzEX0Vj2Mg https://twitter.com/egarbugli https://solvingproduct.com/