Tech-Driven Business

Inside Insights: Unlocking Innovation with Shabbir Aqeel Danish

In this final episode with Shabbir Aqeel Danish, we dive into how the data driven economy results in innovation and disruption. He'll share how businesses who embrace change, transformational leadership, and mass customization are becoming innovators and disruptors. Listen in as Shabbir shares what makes companies successful in this new economy as well as disruptors being seen in the media industry. 
Shabbir currently serves as the co-founder and CFO of Exeest, a startup media tech company aimed at revolutionizing how premium film and tv content is bought and sold across the world. Prior to starting Exeest, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for NBCUniversal’s IT where Shabbir drove a company-wide, multi-year technology transformation strategy, while managing a $0.5B global budget.  
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Shabbir Danish 
Mustansir Saifuddin
Innovative Solution Partners 
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation. 

Inside Insights: Driving Mass Customization with Shabbir Aqeel Danish

In this episode, Shabbir Aqeel Danish rejoins me to share valuable insights on how mass customization can help companies grow and succeed in this new era. He'll share key takeaways on how mass customization and transformational leadership combine to make businesses successful. 
Shabbir currently serves as the co-founder and CFO of Exeest, a startup media tech company aimed at revolutionizing how premium film and tv content is bought and sold across the world. Prior to starting Exeest, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for NBCUniversal’s IT where Shabbir drove a company-wide, multi-year technology transformation strategy, while managing a $0.5B global budget.  
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Shabbir Danish
Mustansir Saifuddin
Innovative Solution Partners 
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation. 

Inside Insights: Transformational Leadership with Shabbir Aqeel Danish

In this next series of episodes, I have the pleasure of speaking with Shabbir Aqeel Danish who is passionate about seeing companies and teams succeed in the Digital Era. In this episode, he shares his insights on transformational leadership, the role of design thinking, and the opportunities for technology leaders to lead effectively.
Shabbir currently serves as the co-founder and CFO of Exeest, a startup media tech company aimed at revolutionizing how premium film and tv content is bought and sold across the world. Prior to starting Exeest, he served as the Chief Financial Officer for NBCUniversal’s IT where Shabbir drove a company-wide, multi-year technology transformation strategy, while managing a $0.5B global budget.  
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Shabbir Danish ,
Mustansir Saifuddin
Innovative Solution Partners 
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation. 

Inside Insights: Strengthening the Data Component with Dave Feidner

In this next episode, I continue the conversation with Dave Feidner. We'll dive into the core of something I'm really passionate about: data. It is one of the defining factors between a good and great business. He highlights the key to a company's success by using data; including the different between lagging and indicating indicators.  Dave Feidner’s purpose in life is to help build great companies, and enable all their associates to live ideal lives. He came to this realization after a long career building a network of international companies and obsessing about how best to help entrepreneurs and get leaders to work together. Today he serves leaders as a Professional EOS Implementer (Entrepreneurial Operating System), and though his coaching and speaking with peer groups within Vistage, EO and the Investable Mastermind.  
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Dave Feidner, 
Mustansir Saifuddin,
Innovative Solution Partners 
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation. 

Inside Insights: Building Strong Foundations for Growth with Dave Feidner

In this next episode, I continue diving into what it takes for businesses to grow and succeed from the people standpoint. Listen in as Dave Feidner discusses the difference between good and great companies, mistakes growth focused companies make, and the importance of staying true to the soul of your organization: its core values and core focus. 
Dave Feidner’s purpose in life is to help build great companies, and enable all their associates to live ideal lives. He came to this realization after a long career building a network of international companies and obsessing about how best to help entrepreneurs and get leaders to work together. Today he serves leaders as a Professional EOS Implementer (Entrepreneurial Operating System), and through his coaching and speaking with peer groups within Vistage, EO and the Investable Mastermind.  
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Dave Feidner,
Mustansir Saifuddin,
Innovative Solution Partners ,
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation. 

Inside Insights: Future of Work with Bill Newman

We continue the conversation with William ("Bill") Newman, Industry Executive Advisor (Chief), Automotive for the Customer Innovation Office at SAP North America, about the Future of Work, especially within the Automotive Industry. Bill covers topics like hybrid work models, the role of technology in the future of work, setting expectations, and highlights how SAP is supporting its customers and employees.
Bill has over 35 years of executive leadership, strategy, consulting, practice management experience balanced with extensive public speaking and higher education experience. A former leadership team member for Volkswagen’s IT division, he is the author of two books on enterprise performance and has worked with many OEMs and suppliers across the automotive industry. 
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Bill Newman,
Mustansir Saifuddin,
Innovative Solution Partners 
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners and schedule a free consultation.

Inside Insights: Next Generation Workforce with Bill Newman

In this next set of episodes, we switch gears and focus on the people component. William ("Bill") Newman, Industry Executive Advisor (Chief), Automotive for the Customer Innovation Office at SAP North America, discusses workforce issues that many businesses currently face: an aging workforce, a changing workforce, and how to survive when technology keeps changing and your workforce may not be ready. 
Bill has over 35 years of executive leadership, strategy, consulting, practice management experience balanced with extensive public speaking and higher education experience. A former leadership team member for Volkswagen’s IT division, he is the author of two books on enterprise performance and has worked with many OEMs and suppliers across the automotive industry. 
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Bill Newman,
Mustansir Saifuddin,
Innovative Solution Partners 
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation. 

Inside Insights: Iver Van de Zand - Hybrid Analytics with SAP

In this episode Iver van de Zand, Vice President of Product & Solution Management for Augmented Business Intelligence at SAP, dives into what hybrid analytics really means. Having worked in business intelligence and performance management for over 25 years, Iver wears many hats on top of his day job. He’s a thought leader, analytics evangelist, author, entrepreneur, consultant, and more. In this episode he'll discuss how SAP is supporting cloud and on-prem analytics, including what it means for those using SAP BusinessObjects. 
Find out more about Iver at SAP or his own website: http://www.ivervandezand.com 
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Iver Van de Zand,
Mustansir Saifuddin
Innovative Solution Partners 
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation.

Inside Insights: SAP's Analytics Strategy with Iver Van de Zand

In this series of episodes, Iver van de Zand, rejoins me to talk about SAP's long-term analytics strategy. Vice President of Product & Solution Management for Augmented Business Intelligence at SAP, Iver sees the untapped potential of raw data and knows that people are the key to unlocking its power. In this episode he'll share where SAP is investing and the 3 pillars to SAP's analytics strategy: Closed loop of analytics, Analytics for the Enterprise, and Empowering the Intelligent Enterprise.
Having worked in business intelligence and performance management for over 25 years, Iver wears many hats on top of his day job. He’s a thought leader, analytics evangelist, author, entrepreneur, consultant, and more. Find out more about Iver or visit his website.
Continue the conversation on:
LinkedIn:
Iver Van de Zand,
Mustansir Saifuddin
Innovative Solution Partners 
Twitter: @Mmsaifuddin
YouTube
or learn more about our sponsor Innovative Solution Partners to schedule a free consultation.
 

Inside Insights: Industry Trends from a Salesperson Perspective - Nichole Smith

In this episode, I continue my conversation with Nichole Smith, VP of Human Experience Management (HXM) at SAP. In this episode we'll talk about the top industry trends Nichole sees in the IT space and how companies are leveraging these trends. This includes: moving to the cloud, simplifying business, and how companies can be agile, innovative, and be information rich. 
Nichole's diverse background and insights create an engaging conversation on early-adopters vs those who wait.
Connect on LinkedIn:Nichole Smith,Mustansir Saifuddin,Innovative Solution Partners,of find out more about Innovative Solution Partners
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