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Amir Orad, a seasoned CEO/entrepreneur in AI/analytics, Cyber, and FinTech, has a proven track record of scaling tech companies, including Sisense, Actimize, and Cyota, achieving 9-figure revenues, profitability, and market leadership.

As CEO & Chairman of Sisense, revenue grew 17X over eight years to $150M, transitioning to native cloud SaaS and achieving profitability. Sisense serves thousands of customers, recognized as a Visionary/Leader by Gartner, G2 Crowd, and Forrester.

Previously, as CEO of NICE Actimize, revenue grew 10x to $200M with over 25% operating income, transitioning to a SaaS/Subscription model. Orad co-founded Cyota, growing it to $100M in bookings in six years before its acquisition by RSA Security.

With expertise in mergers and acquisitions, Orad successfully integrated four acquisitions into his companies over 20 years. He's also chaired/boarded companies like AnyWord, Yotpo, SecuriThings, Ava, and BillGuard.

Starting his career as a techie, Orad holds patents and is recognized as an industry thought leader in publications like the Wall Street Journal and CNBC. Based in New York, he holds an MBA from Columbia University and a B.Sc in Computer Science and Management from Tel Aviv University, receiving accolades like EY Entrepreneur of the Year and Goldman Sachs' 100 Most Intriguing Entrepreneurs.


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This week's guest is Karel Callens

Karel Callens is the CEO and founder of Cumul.io, and is based in Leuven, Belgium. He has worked in the field of big data and analytics for over 10 + years and has an education from Katholieke Universiteit Leuven.

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This week's episode is brought to you with support from DuploCloud.

This week's speaker is Aaron McReynolds. With over nine years of experience in sales and sales management, Aaron is currently the Co-Founder and CEO of Alysio, a software company that helps sales teams optimize their performance and efficiency via AI. Aaron has a proven track record of leading and growing sales teams in various markets, such as enterprise, corporate, and international. He has also successfully sold and managed accounts for some of the leading software companies in the industry, such as Lacework, Okta, and Qualtrics. Aaron began his career at Goldman Sachs within the Asset Management Division. He is a Brigham Young University alumni.




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This week, we have an engaging discussion with Pete Ryan, co-founder of Hifive. While SaaS fundamentals like MVPs and growth are on the table, the real focus here is the founder's mindset—a make-or-break factor on the path from zero to one. Take a listen to uncover the valuable insights that can set your startup on the right track.

Peter Ryan, the co-founder of Hifive (formerly CoSell), has a wealth of experience in SaaS and B2B sales. His journey is a testament to the transformation possible in the startup realm, making him a valuable figure for SaaS founders and investors.


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This week's episode features Ashley Montgomery, who runs Montgomery Entertainment and is experienced in event productions, discuss event partnerships with Poya Osgouei.


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This week's guest is Brent Chudoba.

Brent lives in Charleston, SC and has been the CEO of Biteable since February 2020. Prior to Biteable, he was COO at Calendly, COO/CFO at Thrive Global, COO at PicMonkey, Board Director at Schoology, and CRO at SurveyMonkey where he joined at as an early employee. Before his operating career, Brent was an investor at Spectrum Equity investors and an investment banking and hedge fund analyst. Brent attended Columbia University. When he’s not working on software businesses, he spends his time chasing around his three young boys on the beach or the soccer field. 




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