Ep648: Carl Padilla | Owner and CEO, Celeb Gap
Carl Padilla is the CEO and owner of Celeb Gap. Carl created Celeb Gap as a way to bridge the gap between celebrities and their biggest fans. On this platform, Carl has created a way to be able to send an amazing gift or give yourself a unique moment with the celeb of your choice. From actors and musicians to reality stars and authors, Celeb Gap makes it easy to connect with just a press of a button.
18 Nov 202121min
Ep647: Guy Bar Sade | Co Founder & CEO, Simpool.io
Guy is passionate about data and the hidden gold inside of it. He is dealing with data for the past 18 years ( business intelligence, analytics, and data science) and in the gaming space since 2010. Before founding Simpool, Guy led Plyatika's data unit on its data revolution time. Guy has a Bachelor of Science In Engineering of Industrial Management.
17 Nov 202120min
Ep646: Idan Tendler | Co-founder & CEO of Bridgecrew
Idan is a serial entrepreneur, VP of the DevSecOps product line in the Prisma Cloud Business Unit at Palo Alto Networks. He was previously co-founder and CEO of Bridgecrew, a pioneer in cloud security solutions for developers, which was acquired by Palo Alto Networks in March 2021 for $200M, less than two years after it was founded. Idan was also the co-founder and CEO of Fortscale, a leading User Behaviour Analytics startup, which was acquired by RSA Security in 2018. Before that he was founder and head of the cybersecurity business unit at Elbit Systems, Israel's leading defense integrator, and served in the IDF's elite Intelligence & Cyber Unit, 8200.
17 Nov 202123min
Ep645: Marc Gaffan | CEO, Hysolate
Marc is a successful CEO, Entrepreneur and Cyber security veteran. Prior to joining Hysolate, Marc was the Chief Business Officer at Nexar and an Executive in Residence at Bessemer Venture Partners. In 2009, Gaffan co-founded Incapsula and after its acquisition by Imperva, led the Incapsula business as CEO to $100 million in run rate, protecting millions of websites worldwide and many of the world’s largest enterprises and Telcos. Marc is a thought leader and has appeared before the US Congress, FDIC and Federal Trade Commission on cyber security and identity theft topics. He holds an MBA and a B.Sc. in Computer Science and Economics from Tel Aviv University.
16 Nov 202125min
Ep644: Laurence Girard | Chief Executive Officer, Fruit Street Health
Laurence Girard is the CEO & Founder of Fruit Street Health, which is a telehealth company that delivers the CDC's diabetes prevention program via live group video visits on Zoom with registered dietitians. He has raised more than $25 million in funding for the company via crowdfunding from more than 500 physician investors. Laurence completed his Bachelor's Degree at the Harvard Extension School and was recently accepted to the Program for Leadership Development at Harvard Business School. While Laurence was originally planning to go to medical school, he decided to pursue a career using technology and entrepreneurship to have a social impact on public health.
16 Nov 202120min
Ep643: Mark Minukas | Managing Partner, Co-Creation Partners
Mark is the managing partner of Co-Creation Partners. An engineer by training, he began his career as a Navy officer and member of the US Naval Construction Battalions (Seabees) and the Navy Dive Community. In 2005, he brought his experience and insights on human and organizational factors in engineered systems to McKinsey and Company, where he worked as a consultant and member of the Operations Practice. Since leaving McKinsey to join Co-Creation Partners, Mark has worked across multiple industries, including financial services, technology, manufacturing, IT services, and governmental offices to deliver both top- and bottom-line improvements and build high-performing cultures.
16 Nov 202120min
Ep642: Oren Marmur | SVP & General Manager, Payments, Finastra
Oren Marmur is the SVP & General Manager of the Payments Line of Business at Finastra. Oren is leading the Payments Growth business, delivering end-to-end Payments solutions to customers globally, and promoting the product modernization journey towards a cloud-based platform and ecosystem. Oren is a Talpiot alumni, the IDF elite technology training program.
14 Nov 202122min
Ep641: Sharon Vanek | Executive Director, CICC - California Israel Chamber of Commerce
Sharon is the Executive Director of the California Israel Chamber of Commerce (CICC) where she brings her remarkable 20 years career with significant expertise in international business & marketing. Throughout her career, Sharon showed an enterprising attitude from the start. In 1997 she moved to S. Korea, where she started her long career in a traditionally male-dominated, technical fields of infrastructure and homeland security. She was asked to become the first foreign CEO of the fast growing BERMAD China, and brought the company to be a leader in waterworks infrastructure in the entire South East Asia. She then worked with the US Army, Border Control and highly secured facilities to create, enhance and implement advanced solutions to existing and future problems. During 2008-10 Sharon held VP Homeland Security and Infrastructure position in BDO-I2I, which is part of the BDO Israel Consulting Firm and focused on the Indian market.
14 Nov 202122min
