Podcasts by Cracking the Code with Sudhir Ispahani

Episode 30: Shahid Khan, Managing Partner - MAG (Meridian Advisory Group, LLC) from 2020-09-16T19:57:05

Shahid Khan is an acclaimed thought leader, executive and a parallel entrepreneur in Telecom, Media and Technology (TMT) sectors, with a 25+ year track-record across the US, Europe and the Middl...

Episode 29: Ravi Patel, Actor and Entrepreneur from 2020-08-26T06:00

Ravi Patel is an actor and entrepreneur based in LA. 

Having been cast in pilots nearly every year, Ravi has appeared on numerous popular shows over the course of his caree...

Episode 28: Dr. Raymond Choi, Co-Founder and General Partner, Valley Capital Partners from 2019-12-30T17:36:50

Dr. Raymond Choi thought he wanted to become a computer programmer as a teen, but after shadowing a doctor on his rounds, he decided to go to medical school. But one path was not enough. He co-f...

Episode 27: Raman Abrol, General Manager at Amdocs Media from 2019-11-26T16:59:20

Raman Abrol, General Manager at Amdocs Media, shares with host Sudhir Ispahani how he learned the importance of saying "yes" when opportunities were presented, even if it meant working in a war ...

Episode 26: John Komeiji, the president and general manager of Hawaiian Telcom from 2019-11-06T13:36:52

John Komeiji, the president and general manager of Hawaiian Telcom, shares how being a C student taught him important lessons for success. Komeiji's tells Cracking the Code host Suhdir Ispahani ...

Episode 25: TV producer Chantal Rickards, chief executive of the British Academy of Film and TV Arts in Los Angeles from 2019-08-13T22:55:03

Chantal Rickards started life in a middle class family in rural England and running class plays in school. After college, she took a job selling magazine ads. This led to a job producing televis...

Episode 24: AIS Ltd Operations Director&Former Liberty Global Vice President Tom Walsh from 2019-06-26T19:00:12

Tom Walsh, who is now operations director for AID Ltd London, worked with CTC host Sudhir Ispahani at Liberty Global. Walsh shares how growing up in an Irish farming village prepared him to be a...

Episode 23: Google and Alphabet executive adviser Marwan Fawaz from 2019-06-12T22:03:47

Google and Alphabet executive adviser Marwan Fawaz grew up amid Lebanon's civil war where his father was a rare example -- an honest cop. Fawaz first learned management skills from ...

Episode 22: Ekta Dang CEO&Founder, U First Capital from 2019-05-29T02:19:45

Ekta Dang went where she was told girls don't go. She left her native India for opportunities in other countries, which was something normal for men, but not young ladies.  CEO & F...

Episode 21: Gerald Glennon - General Manager, Kahala Hotel and Resort from 2019-05-08T16:55:19

Gerald Glennon is the general manager of The Kahala Hotel & Resort and holds a bachelor’s degree in hotel administration from the University of Denver and a bachelor’s degree in business adm...

Episode 20: Tony Werner, President, Technology, Product, Xperience, Comcast Cable from 2019-04-24T02:04:34

President, Technology, Product, Xperience, Comcast Cable Tony Werner credits growing up poor on a farm with teaching him invention skills. While Werner has been a leader in innovative ...

Episode 19: Kathy Eldon, Producer, Author and Founder and Chairman of Creative Visions and Creative Visions Productions from 2019-04-10T02:38:18

Film producer and author Kathy Eldon tells how traveling the world with her parents gave her a global view, but it was the death of her son, Eldon's life changed when her son died while working ...

Episode 18: Lorenz Glatz, Technology Executive&Advisor from 2019-03-28T13:08:22

Broadband and Internet infrastructure pioneer Lorenz Glatz shares the inspiration of how the first time he connected to a California computer from Austria he realized that was his future. Glatz ...

Episode 17: Nikesh Kotecha, Vice President, Informatics at Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy from 2019-02-27T11:48:53

Nikesh Kotecha, Vice President, Informatics at Parker Institute for Cancer Immunotherapy, studied biomedical engineering at Boston University and then earned a PhD in biomedical informatics from...

Episode 16: Mike LaJoie, Founding Partner LMT&Associates&former CTO of Time Warner Cable from 2019-02-13T15:26:03

Mike LaJoie, founding partner of LMT & Associates, was a pioneer and innovator who played an important role in creating the technology and infrastructure that is now at the core of...

Episode 15: J.T. McCormick, President&CEO of Scribe from 2019-01-23T17:59:05

J.T. McCormick, president and CEO of the innovative publishing company Scribe, shares the story of his remarkable rise from poverty as a child to an entreprenuer and business leader. McCormick i...

Episode 14: Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt -- 'Father of Mobile Communications' from 2019-01-16T14:28:41

Dr. Jan Uddenfeldt is known as the "father of mobile communications" because of his decades of research and invention of wireless technology, starting with Ericcson in 1978. Dr. Uddenfeldt was i...

Episode 13: Kay Buck, Executive Director of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery&Trafficking (CAST) from 2019-01-09T06:25:15

Kay Buck leads an organization in Los Angeles that is battling against human trafficking and slavery. In this episode, Buck, who is the executive director of the Coalition to Abolish Slavery &am...

Episode 12: Ann Zeichner -- Managing Director at Focus Search Partners, A Vaco Company from 2018-12-12T03:01:22

Ann Zeichner transitioned from writing for a tech magazine in the 1980s to blazing the trail for woman in tech sales. Her focus early in her life, her mentors, and goal setting led Zeichner to a...

Episode 11: Vince Pizzica - Principal at Pacific Strategic Consulting from 2018-12-06T05:13:09

Vince Pizzica shares his insights on leadership, including the revelation that a successful leader must also be willing to be led. Pizzica also emphasizes the importance of honesty in communicat...

Episode 10: Manish Vyas - President, Communications, Media&Entertainment&CEO, Network Services at Tech Mahindra from 2018-11-28T12:56:01

President, Communications, Media & Entertainment & CEO, Network Services at Tech Mahindra Manish Vyas shares his heart first philosophies on leadership and what relationships mean him.

Episode 9: Larry Gilson - Entrepreneur&Chairman of Focusing Philanthropy from 2018-11-21T12:57:30

Chairman of Focusing Philanthropy Larry Gilson shares with us his journey that started his career in his early 20’s propelling him into high profile political opportunities in Washington, includ...

Episode 8: Taarini Dang - Aspiring Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Author from 2018-11-14T04:28:32

Taarini Dang, a 14-year-old aspiring and talented Entrepreneur, Venture Capitalist and Author, Taarini talks about overcoming age and gender barriers.

Episode 7: Kamran Ziaee - Chief Information Officer at CenturyLink from 2018-11-07T04:22:41

Sudhir Ispahni talks to Kamran Ziaee, an elite technology and business visionary, about how he "cracked the code." “The most important aspect to reaching your potential is to reflect each d...

EPISODE 6 : Nick Segal - President, Southern California at Pacific Union from 2018-10-31T05:51:45

Nick Segal talks with Cracking the Code host Sudhir Ispahani. Nick shares with us his heart first philosophies on integrity, the value of your word and how you can create perso...

EPISODE 5 : Mark Timm - CEO of Xponential, Inc. from 2018-10-31T05:43:36

Mark Timm talks with Cracking the Code host Sudhir Ispahani. Mark is a serial entrepreneur and CEO of Xponential, listen how Mark reached his level of success after founding 15...

EPISODE 4 : Steve O’Hara - Managing Partner, The Valley Fund from 2018-10-31T05:36:45

Steve O’Hara talks with Cracking the Code host Sudhir Ispahani. Steve started out as a systems engineer and developed a strong entrepreneurial spirit that fueled him to become a...

EPISODE 3 : Vinod Kumar - Managing Director and Tata Communications Limited Group CEO from 2018-10-31T05:29:50

Vinod Kumar talks with Cracking the Code host Sudhir Ispahani. Kumar share his story growing up in humble beginnings rising to the role of a CEO of a multinational company....

EPISODE 2 : Shellye Archambeau Board Director, Strategic Advisor&Speaker from 2018-10-31T05:24:01

Shellye Archambeau talks with Cracking the Code host Sudhir Ispahani. Archambeau, an inspirational and collaborative leader, takes us through the mind of an incredibly successfu...

EPISODE 1 : Kevin Harrington Entrepreneur, Pioneer,&Business Shark from 2018-10-31T05:17:15

Kevin Harrington talks with Cracking the Code host Sudhir Ispahani about his humble beginnings that brought him global success as an entrepreneur, leader and mentor. “You ...

EPISODE 1 : Kevin Harrington Entrepreneur, Pioneer,&Business Shark from 2018-10-31T05:17:15

Kevin Harrington talks with Cracking the Code host Sudhir Ispahani about his humble beginnings that brought him global success as an entrepreneur, leader and mentor. “You ...