7 Questions with leaders of small and medium enterprises

Name: Thom Van Dycke

Current title: CEO

Current organisation: Thom Van Dycke Marketing

Thom was a pastor for 19 years before leaving ministry to become an author and marketing consultant. He has been married for 20 years and has 8 children; some of which were born into his home, some which were adopted, and one that married in!

Name: Ken Herron

Current title: Chief Marketing Officer

Current organisation:UIB
A top-ranked IoT expert and the fourth most-followed CMO on Twitter worldwide, Ken Herron is the Chief Marketing Officer of UIB Holdings Pte. Ltd. (UIB). He is based in the US.
Prior to joining UIB, Ken co-founded software company SocialGrow. Prior to SocialGrow, he was the CMO for Online Buddies and before that, the Vice President of Interactive Strategies at Realogy. Ken spent 17 years with AT&T/Lucent Technologies/Avaya, most recently as a Director and Technical Manager in Avaya Labs where he managed a 200+ person global team. He previously served as a member of the advisory board of digital health company TraveDoc. Ken earned his Executive M.M.P. from the Stanford Graduate School of Business, a Masters of International Management from the Thunderbird School of Global Management, and a Bachelor of Arts in International Economics and German from Drew University’s College of Liberal Arts.
Ken hosted the award-winning Social Solutions podcast for seven years and is a popular author and frequent speaker on digital transformation and leveraging new technologies to emotionally connect companies to their customers.

Name: Marlo Thomas Watson

Current title: Chief Engagement Officer

Current organisation: The Marlo Companies Inc

Mrs. Marlo Thomas-Watson is currently the Founder, and Chief Engagement Officer for the Marlo Company, Inc. As CEO of the Marlo Company, Mrs. Thomas Watson is responsible for facilitating and overseeing a variety of organizational development initiatives. Marlo is adept at liaising with stakeholders at all levels: internal and external to the organization. Her liaising extends to the local, state, and federal level. Marlo support for corporations/organizations has ranged from creating DEI plans, culture facilitation, supporting change initiatives, employee relations and coaching (executive, leadership and team). Obtaining her Graduate Certificate in Human Resource Management in 2007. She also holds a Master of Science Degree in Public Administration and a Bachelor of Science Degree in Organizational Management. During her academic tenure, Marlo was recognized for academic excellence in both her Undergraduate and Graduate programs. She is recognized as an expert Coach, Facilitator, Mentor, and an agent of Positive Community Change.
Prior to pursuing her passion as an entrepreneur, Mrs. Thomas Watson managed various Leadership roles. For 25+ years, Marlo flourished as a People Solutions Expert that was realized in positions: Community Relations and Outreach Manager, Educator, Training, Facilitator, Senior Staffing Specialist, Human Resource Specialist and Contracts and Grants Coordinator. In these capacities, several of her duties included managing multi-million-dollar contracts, developing community relations programs, and acting as a Liaison across state, Federal and national arenas. Mrs. Thomas Watson also has an extensive amount of experience with primary, secondary, and adult education. During her term as Executive Director for the Walker County Connection in Chickamauga, Georgia, Marlo was responsible for managing a 30+ Community Collaborative, acquiring and supervising all federal grants, and developing all organizational policies, advocacy, and liaising with elected officials and training. She is also a Principal Coach for the Infinity Coaching Group, certified DISC Facilitator, and certified True Colors Facilitator. In her spare time Mrs. Thomas Watson is a Presenter, Theater enthusiast, and a dedicated volunteer. Marlo prides herself on being devoted to building positive community, creating positive change, and eradicating marginalization of historically marginalized populations; demonstrated via her being voted one of Prince William County’s Most Influential Women.

Name: Himanshu Takkar

Current title: CEO

Current organisation: LetsMapIt

I am the CEO & Co-Founder of LetsMapIt, we are a MarTech Company engaged in the business of Hyperlocal Brand Engagement marketing.

Name: Steve Clute

Current title: CEO

Current organisation: Leadergized innovation

Expertise in entrepreneurial and small business ventures from concept to maturity. Successfully created, launched, and consulted diverse business projects. Know how to analyze opportunities, develop strategies, Inspire and empower leaders and teams to plan, engage, meet timelines and achieve challenging goals. Specialties are growing leaders, teams and companies in the healthcare, technology, finance, manufacturing, and entertainment industries. Visionary, decisive, connected, confident, highly disciplined, timely and powered by wisdom from experience, relationships and global business engagements. I lead with faith, trust and integrity no matter the pressure or challenge. I am blessed with boundless energy and a positive, can do attitude. Educated and trained to analyze, strategize, engineer systems and to choose teammates with an intuitive, grounded, positive and culture-driven approach to results. I have been blessed to help thousands of people - leaders amidst many different needs, opportunities, challenges, disasters and booms and always build trust and friendship from doing the things that make the right differences at the right times.

Name: Nitesh Bhatie

Current title: Founder

Current organisation: AdBlare

Nitesh is a computer science engineer and digital marketer with over 5 years experience in the field. He is the founder of AdBlare,
an internet marketing agency focused on building brands through organic traffic.
He is working as a remote digital marketing consultant around the globe, with experience in SEO, UX, and multi-channel marketing.
He has been growing companies using omni channel strategies to maximize growth. His consulting services will help your brand leverage digital content and promote it to all corners of the web.

Name: Amit Ambegaonkar

Current title: : Business mentor, Intl. Best-selling author, Professional speaker, and Certified Success Trainer

Current organisation: Your Profound Solutions Inc.

Amit Ambegaonkar is the International Best-selling Author, Business Mentor, and Certified Success Trainer who specializes in helping business owners structure their business for maximum profit.
Amit is the founder and President of Your Profound Solutions Inc.
He has co-authored books with leading industry experts -Brian Tracy, Robert Allen, and Raymond Aaron. He has been featured on Rogers TV, Canada One, and various podcasts.
He has been featured on the front cover of the Canadian Real Estate Wealth magazine and has been interviewed and published.
As a professional speaker, he has shared stages with legends like Jack Canfield, Brian Tracy, Robert Allen, and Raymond Aaron.
Amit has been nominated for the International World Civility Ambassador.
Amit has been named as one of the top 100 authorities by Influence and In the Know Magazine.
Amit is a mentor with Futurpreneur Canada where he provides business advice as well as support and encouragement to help young entrepreneurs.
Amit has helped hundreds of entrepreneurs build and expand their businesses through his seminars, coaching, workshops and training.
Amit offers Business Consultation, Seminars, and Training that guarantees results for growth and expansion through strategies that are used by several Fortune 500 companies. He specializes in Sales and Business Leadership training.

Name: Joanne Jacobs

Current title: : Co-CEO

Current organisation: Disruptors Co

Joanne Jacobs is an award-winning digital strategist and company director, and she is the Co-CEO (with Gavin Heaton) of Disruptors Co, a firm that facilitates incubation of innovation in enterprise, and creators of TheAir.Works. She is an Industry Fellow at the University of Technology Sydney, and she is an active mentor of startups. In her career, Joanne has worked in London where she ran a social media production house, and she was a consultant in social networking technologies, as well as a professional speaker, business coach, trainer and strategist for digital marketing practices. Joanne also has a long history in academia, lecturing extensively in strategic use of information technology and strategic internet marketing. She was co-editor with Axel Bruns of the book, Uses of Blogs (2006).

Name: Cory Hewett

Current title: : Co-Founder

Current organisation: Gimme

Cory is a husband, father, venture-backed startup founder, and non-profit board member. He loves working in niche industries that are underserved by legacy suppliers. He gets to work with his best friend, Evan Jarecki, as partners to bring innovation and speed to their ventures. He's a Georgia Tech Electrical Engineering alumni and previously worked on avionics of future and concept jets at Gulfstream Aerospace.

Name: Luis Garma

Current title: : Chairman

Current organisation: Mobile Smart City Corp

Mr. Garma has over 30 years of management experience in Technology, Telecommunications, Smart Cities, Urban Mobility, Parking Services, and Digital Payments. He has been involved with multicultural environments, working in several European, North and South American countries, for both private companies and public administrations.
Mr. Garma is a highly effective leader in diverse business environments including start-ups, early stage growth, and mature turn-around companies. He is process oriented, a high performer under pressure and driven for results by building and developing solid teams who learn how to lead.
Mr. Garma is a very active participant in several conferences and publications within the Inter American Development Bank and The World Bank.
Mr. Garma is a member of Young Presidents Organization (YPO-WPO International), a member of the YPO Washington Baltimore Chapter, Board Member of the Internet and Technology Network and Regional Chair for the Southeast US and the Caribbean.
Mr. Garma is a Board Member of Delaware Group, MyPark, Mobile Smart City (DBA Pango), Niikiis, and The Hispanic Innovation Center of Chicago.

Name: Ed Johnson

Current title: : Director

Current organisation: Church Finance Central / Exdia

Director of Exdia - specialists in bookkeeping and payroll and BAS, and our church-focussed services under the banner of Church Finance Central

Name: Anirban Sengupta

Current title: : Founder

Current organisation: No Nirvana Digital

A decade-long experience in Marketing, Analytics and Technology. Prior to launching No Nirvana Digital, was part of senior management of a leading US-based Digital Marketing Firm.
With No Nirvana Digital, Anirban hopes to bring in the benefits of a robust Digital marketing strategy to startups and SMEs who have an ambitious growth plan.