

20MinuteLeaders
Michael Matias
20MinuteLeaders features the world's prominent leaders for short conversations about their journeys and insights.
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Nov 4, 2021 • 23min
Ep625: Guy Yamen | Managing Partner, TPY Capital
Guy is co-founder and managing partner of TPY Capital, an early stage Israel based VC which is in its second fund, of +$100m. Prior to launching TPY, he spent a few years as a consultant with McKinsey & Company, in the New York and Tel Aviv offices. As part of Guy’s commitment to societal change, he co-founded Prize4Life, a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating the discovery of treatments and cures for ALS. Guy received an MBA from Harvard Business School (with distinction) as well as a BA in economics and an LL.B (magna cum laude), both from Tel Aviv University.

Nov 4, 2021 • 22min
Ep624: Jonathan Geifman | Co Founder & CEO, Helios
Jonathan Geifman, born and raised in Tel Aviv, Israel, married to Adi, father to Dean. Spent nearly a decade in the Israeli armed forces. Co-founded a product design studio that operates in the USA, and in the past 5 years been pursuing a childhood dream to enable the expansion of humanity beyond earth with his company Helios.

Nov 4, 2021 • 22min
Ep623: Clelia Morales | Co-founder and COO, WOOM
Clelia Morales is co-founder and COO at WOOM, a women’s health data science-driven company, that empowers women to understand their bodies better and faster, to increase their wellbeing and help them make informed decisions in case needed. She is a digital marketing professional with +15 years of experience, focused on how technology improves people’s lives, and how innovation and a diversified team can transform traditional businesses and create new ones.

Nov 3, 2021 • 22min
Ep622: Lior Klisman | Co-founder, Sentant
Lior is an entrepreneur at heart, Co-founder of Sentant, a successful and unique IT, security and compliance firm for startups and emerging businesses. He takes great pride in his achievements working with and advising hundreds of expanding companies with sensitive compliance requirements through their journey of explosive growth to acquisition. The Sentant team supports their clients with everything from cloud and application security to day-to-day IT operations. Lior is a lifelong technology nerd specializing in automation, infrastructures, and physical security systems.

Nov 3, 2021 • 22min
Ep621: Jeffrey Travis | CEO, Positron
Jeffrey is an entrepreneur, filmmaker, and engineer. He is the founder of Positron, where leads a team that is building the future of immersive cinemas with Voyager®, the world’s first full-motion chair for cinematic VR. He has worked closely with studios such as Universal, Dreamworks and Disney and companies such as Intel, Verizon and Walmart to integrate VR content into multisensory experiences for audiences around the globe. Jeffrey is passionate about elevating storytelling through VR/AR and immersive technologies.

Nov 3, 2021 • 22min
Ep620: Demi Ben-Ari | Co-founder & CTO, Panorays
Demi started his military service in the IDF elite programming course in Mamram, afterwards serving in Ofek for seven years, the software unit of the IAF, where he developed a missile defense system and was in charge of various intelligence and security-related tasks during his service. After being a Senior Data Engineer at Windward, Demi helped co-found Panorays and serves as its CTO, responsible for managing the company’s technical infrastructure, responding to marketplace developments related to third-party security, and directing the company’s analyst relations program, among many other things.

Oct 27, 2021 • 34min
Ep619: Omer Keilaf | CEO and Co-Founder at Innoviz Technologies
Omer Keilaf is the co-founder and CEO of Innoviz Technologies, a leading provider of LiDAR sensing solutions. Mr. Keilaf is helping to enable the mass commercialization of autonomous vehicles and under his leadership, the company has won a program with BMW for the industry’s first series production of autonomous vehicles as well as a number of partnerships with leading Tier 1 solution providers. Prior to co-founding Innoviz, Omer served as an officer in the elite technological unit of the Intelligence Corps of the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), 81, and held senior leadership roles in various companies. Omer holds a BSc and MSc in Electrical Engineering and an MBA, all from Tel Aviv University.

Oct 27, 2021 • 23min
Ep618: Guy Bloch | CEO & Board Member, Bringg
Guy has nearly 20 years of experience leading large organizations in the global enterprise software market, transforming them into highly successful hyper-growth environments. He joined Bringg after spending 6 years in senior leadership roles at Splunk (Nasdaq: SPLK) including COO EMEA and Area VP of Sales, after previously serving in leadership positions at HP Enterprise, Appilog and Emblaze. Guy has an MBA from New York Institute of Technology and a BA from Ben-Gurion University.

Oct 27, 2021 • 23min
Ep617: Simon Severino | CEO and Founder, Strategy Sprints
Simon Severino helps business owners in SaaS and Services run their company more effectively which results in sales that soar. Trusted by Google, Roche, Consilience Ventures, Amgen, AbbVie. He created the Strategy Sprints™ Method that doubles revenue in 90 days by getting owners out of the weeds. Simon is the CEO and founder of Strategy Sprints, a global team of Certified Strategy Sprints™ Coaches that help clients gain market share in weekly sprints which results in fast execution. TEDx speaker, Contributor to Forbes and Entrepreneur Magazine, member of the SVBS Silicon Valley Blockchain Society. www.strategysprints.com

Oct 27, 2021 • 22min
Ep616: Yossi Bahagon | Founder & Active Chairman, Sweetch
An internationally recognized leader in the field of digital health, Dr. Yossi Bahagon is an active family physician who founded and managed the digital health division at Clalit Health Services, the second-largest health maintenance organization in the world. Following the acquisition of his first digital health company, Yossi founded Qure Ventures – Israel’s first digital health fund. In 2013 after witnessing the impact of patient non-engagement on the individual and nation-wide levels, Yossi co-founded Sweetch. Today, Yossi serves as the company’s active chairman.


