In this episode, we spoke with Rich Edwards, CEO of Mindspan Systems. Mindspan Systems specializes in providing data science and data-driven technology solutions to mid-market insurance, banking, and financial institutions. Their focus is on helping these organizations create personalized and customized experiences for each customer, leading to enhanced customer satisfaction and better business outcomes. 

Join us in another rich podcast episode where we delve into the world of data, technology, and business strategy. Connect with Rich as we talk about the possibilities data can make to get you on your competitive edge!  

We particularly talk about: 

1:30 – Rich Edwards’ Career Story 

4:30 – Going out of your comfort Zone 

6:48 – Investing in research improve product market fit 

7:50 – Rich’s experience with IBM  

10:50 – Speaking Engagements and joining Hackathons 

11:30 – Strategic shift to the enterprise level of business 

13:15 – Getting involved with Mindspan Systems  

14:20 – Data as a liability 

17:00 – What Mindspan Systems does and the type of problems they solve 

21:56 – What makes Mindspan Systems different from others: Their data-driven approach 

25:54 – Putting on the Product Management hat 

27:30 – Investing into existing solutions and finding broad possibilities 

29:55 – Rich’s view on AI applied to Financial Services 

33:56 – Technology will be commoditized with AI and become more competitive 

34:15 – The mindset when viewing data and AI as a liability  

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Connect with Rich:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/richedwards/  

Website: https://mindspaninc.com/  

Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CEO Wouter Delbaere and CMO Jacki Demuynck.

Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a curated marketplace where businesses can meet their remote staffing needs – reliably.

Connect with Wouter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/  

Connect with Jacki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/  

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In this episode, we sit down with Dinesh Punni, Youtuber, Founder and CEO of Immersive Insiders, a cutting-edge online learning platform helping professionals thrive in the Augmented and Virtual Reality industries. 

Join us in this immersive episode of the podcast as we explore his fascinating career story, passion, and deep interests in gaming and entrepreneurship. 

Gain insights into the differences and implications of augmented reality (AR), virtual reality (VR), mixed reality (MR) and extended reality (XR) and discover the virtual world through a different lens, especially amidst advancing technology. Connect with Dinesh as we talk about the immersive technology landscape!  

We particularly talk about: 

1:11 – Dinesh Punni’s Career Story 

3:13 – Dinesh’s Interests in Gaming and Entrepreneurship 

4:54 – The definition of VR 

5:38 – What is AR? 

6:09 – The confusing term of Mixed Reality 

6:33 – XR: the combination of VR, AR, and MR 

7:12 – Being in the real reality 

8:47 – Apple joining immersive technologies 

11:41 – Defining the Metaverse 

14:37 – Starting Immersive Insiders 

18:44 – Dinesh’s advice on getting into entrepreneurship  

22:39 – Why Immersive Insiders is in a remote set-up 

26:08 – Hiring VS. Growing 

27:38 – The careers and skills one must be equipped with to get into AR and VR  

32:49 – Where to reach Dinesh Punni 

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Connect with Dinesh:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dineshpunni/  

Website: https://immersive-insiders.com/  

YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@DineshPunni  

Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CEO Wouter Delbaere and CMO Jacki Demuynck. 

Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a curated marketplace where businesses can meet their remote staffing needs – reliably. 

Connect with Wouter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/  

Connect with Jacki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/  

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Mangtas Nation Says: Happy Mother's Day!  

In this special episode, we celebrate the amazing achievements of mom entrepreneurs who are breaking barriers and driving innovation in the tech industry. 

Join our awe-inspiring mompreneurs, Ekta Tejwani the Founder of Meetmumz, and Camille Faylona the Founder of Campfire Crates as they share their stories, insights, and tips on how to thrive in the fast-paced world of tech entrepreneurship while juggling the demands of motherhood. 

We talk about the unique challenges that mom entrepreneurs face, from funding to work-life balance, and how they leverage technology to overcome them.  

Whether you're a mompreneur yourself, or just curious about the power of women in tech, this episode is for you.  

So, join us as we celebrate the power of mothers in business and the impact they're making on the world. Mompreneurs unite! 

In this episode, we particularly talk about: 

• 3:39 – Ekta Tejwani  
• 4:45 – Camille Faylona 
• 5:50 – How Ekta and Camille met  
• 6:44 – How Camille balances being an entrepreneur and a mother 
• 7:50 – Ekta building her business -- Meetmumz 
• 9:00 – Creating a Space for Mother Founders and the Founding of The Mother Founder Movement 
• 11:20 – The founding story of Campfire Crates – Camille's learning business for children  
• 12:50 – The test on Campfire Crates because of the pandemic 
• 15:33 – Working on different formats is the biggest challenge for Campfire Crates 
• 17:00 – The founding story of Meetmumz – creating a safe environment for children to play and mothers to socialize using technology 
• 24:30 – The Mother Founder Movement – community for mother entrepreneurs 
• 27:25 – What Mother Founder Movement advocates 
• 30:18 – The Mothe Founder Movement focus: Utilizing technical knowledge to create automation and technical solutions that will help mothers save time.  
• 33:15 – The challenges faced by mothers in creating startups 
• 36:13 – Understanding the need of employees or mothers to create a support system in the workforce  
• 40:43 – “Always go for it and try something today” 
• 41:51 - “Create your own definition of success.” 
• 42:50 – Women have good business ideas and have the capacity to be entrepreneurs 
• 43:50 – Where to find The Mother Founder Movement 

*view show notes* 

Connect with Ekta: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ekta-tejwani/  

Connect with Camille: https://www.linkedin.com/in/camillefaylona/  

Be a part of the Mother Founder Movement:  

• Website: https://motherfounder.my.canva.site/the-mother-founder-movement  
• Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/mother.founder/  

 Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CEO Wouter Delbaere and CMO Jacki Demuynck. 

Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a curated marketplace where businesses can meet their remote staffing needs – reliably. 

Connect with Wouter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/  

Connect with Jacki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/  

Join us at http://bit.ly/3X7avm6  

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With its vast knowledge base and ability to learn and adapt, ChatGPT has become the go-to resource for everything from trivia to deep philosophical questions.  

Our podcast hosts sit down with ChatGPT, a cutting-edge AI language model that has taken the world by storm. They discussed the origins of ChatGPT, its various applications, and delved into thought-provoking questions about the nature of consciousness, the future of AI, and the ethics of creating intelligent machines. ChatGPT provides fascinating insights into the inner workings of this cutting-edge technology, leaving listeners with a deeper appreciation for the power and potential of AI. 

With its ability to process vast amounts of information and draw connections between seemingly disparate ideas, ChatGPT proves to be a captivating conversational partner. 

In this episode, we particularly talk about: 

• 1:37 – ChatGPT 
• 2:09 – How does ChatGPT process and generate answers to questions 
• 2:40 – Collaborative in creating ChatGPT 
• 3:22 – Most common use cases of ChatGPT in personal and industry applications 
• 4:07 – Optimizing ChatGPT’s performance 
• 5:00 – Human override feature in ChatGPT 
• 5:55 – Improvements of ChatGPT since its inception 
• 6:38 – Challenges in increasing ChatGPT’s human-like behavior 
• 7:34 – What sets ChatGPT apart from other AI language models 
• 8:29 – The future of AI technology 
• 9:22 – ChatGPT can assist with human tasks but not replace them 
• 9:58 – The role of the community in the development and application of ChatGPT 
• 10:54 – Top 3 questions asked in ChatGPT 
• 11:23 – What is the meaning of life for ChatGPT 

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Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CEO Wouter Delbaere and CMO Jacki Demuynck. 

Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a curated marketplace where businesses can meet their remote staffing needs – reliably. 

Connect with Wouter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/  

Connect with Jacki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/  

Join us at http://bit.ly/3X7avm6  

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In this episode, we sit down with Denise Sandquist, Founder and CEO of Skapa, a new platform that is revolutionizing the way we connect with others. Denise shares her inspiring career story, from her early days in the tech industry to her current work in creating a platform that fosters real connections between people. 

We dive into the story behind Skapa, discussing how Denise and her team have optimized their database to connect "suitable" people for friendship and relationships through their Fika and Leka features. Along the way, we explore some of the surprising things they've discovered about dating apps and how Skapa is working to solve some of the biggest challenges in the industry. 

We particularly talk about: 

• 2:30 – Denise Sanquist Career Story 
• 6:31 – The story behind Skapa 
• 9:12 – Optimizing database for connecting/matching “suitable” people in Fika and Leka 
• 13:36 – Surprising things in dating apps 
• 15:00 – What Skapa is trying to solve 
• 17:30 – Revamping Fika into a platform for wider connection 
• 20:27 – Creating an environment where people can be themselves 
• 26:00 – Compartmentalizing squads for different version of themselves 
• 27:27 – Connecting in a one-to-one level in a squad 
• 30:20 – Denise's entrepreneurial awakening 
• 33:00 – Denise's advice to aspiring entrepreneurs 
• 37:22 – Do the research in making entrepreneurial decisions 
• 40:59 – The algorithm used in Skapa 
• 45:28 – Being a female Founder/CEO in the Tech industry 
• 48:45 – How to find Denise Sandquist 

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Connect with Denise:  

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/denisesandquist/  

Website: https://skapa.ai/  

Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CEO Wouter Delbaere and CMO Jacki Demuynck. 

Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a curated marketplace where businesses can meet their remote staffing needs – reliably. 

Connect with Wouter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/  

Connect with Jacki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/  

Join us at http://bit.ly/3X7avm6  

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In today's world, businesses need to be equipped with the right tools and strategies to stay competitive and agile. Joined by a true polymath guest, we enter AI and Data Science, two powerful technologies that are transforming the way companies operate and make decisions. Additionally, we dive into the world of token economics and auditing for crypto, explaining the importance of these concepts in building trust and ensuring transparency in the decentralized finance space.  

Our guest, Dr. Stylianos “Stelios” Kampakis, CStat has an impressive background in Psychology, Artificial Intelligence, Statistics, Economics, and a Ph.D. in Computer Science, and has worked on various domains including natural language processing, recommender systems, sports analytics, data culture, and neural networks. He is currently the CEO of Tesseract Academy, an organization that specializes in educating decision-makers on deep technical topics like Data Science, AI, and Blockchain.  

In this episode, we particularly talk about:  

• 02:38 – Dr. Stelios’ Career Story 
• 05:20 – How Dr. Stelios developed his interest in Data Science and Academia 
• 08:07 – Working with startups to innovate 
• 09:15 – The importance of learning in the tech space – application of basics to solve a problem 
• 11:00 – Dr. Stelios’ story about studying Predictive Modelling of Football Injuries 
• 16:30 – Working on different fields  
• 18:35 – The inspiration for founding The Tesseract Academy 
• 21:42 – Distinguishing Data Science from AI 
• 26:36 – The analogy of Medicine and Data Science 
• 29:11 – AI in the future 
• 31:19 – The possibilities of company layoffs with AI  
• 35:00 – How AI can help in a remote work setting, organization, and culture 
• 37:38 – What worries Dr. Stelios about AI 
• 41:35 – “Tokenomics” and Auditing 
• 45:30 – The goal of Tokenomics Auditing 
• 48:37 – What Dr. Stelios learned from the Philosophy of Mind in the experience of shifts from technologies 
• 49:30 – AI and Data being the mirror of ourselves.  
• 52:20 – How an insane amount of data creates a clever algorithm to replicate the human mind 
• 53:10 – Debate on functionalities of AI having emotions 
• 56:10 – How to find Dr. Stelios 

*view show notes* 

Connect with Dr. Stelios:  

• LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-stylianos-kampakis/  
• Website: https://thedatascientist.com/  
• Dr. Stelios’ Books 
• Predictive Modelling of Football Injuries 

Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CEO Wouter Delbaere and CMO Jacki Demuynck. 

Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a curated marketplace where businesses can meet their remote staffing needs – reliably. 

Connect with Wouter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/  

Connect with Jacki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/  

Join us at http://bit.ly/3X7avm6  

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Web3 is poised to transform the way we interact with the internet, from how we share data to how we conduct transactions. With the rise of blockchain technology and decentralized applications, Web3 promises a more secure, transparent, and equitable internet for all. However, despite its potential, the Web3 landscape is still in its early stages, with challenges and uncertainties ahead.  

Armin ZadakBar, a leading entrepreneur and educator in the world of Web3 and blockchain joins Mangtas Nation as we explore the current state of Web3 and what the future holds for this exciting new frontier. He demystifies the differences between Web1, Web2, and Web3, and explains how the evolution of the internet has led us to this point. He emphasizes the importance of education in this new era of Web3, where users have the power to own their data and shape the future of the internet. If you're curious about Web3, this episode is not to be missed. 

We particularly talk about:  

• 02:03 – Armin ZadakBar’s background 
• 04:39 – Living in different cities 
• 05:20 – Downtown Manhattan as a home 
• 07:00 – The beauty of living in Italy 
• 08:10 – How Armin ventured into Web3 and Blockchain 
• 10:30 – Armin’s entrepreneurial journey  
• 12:05 – GLAM BLOCKS team and their expertise 
• 14:39 – Developing course and workshop for Web3 
• 16:01 – Discovering the problems with Web3 and companies and people on Web3 
• 18:56 – The 3 Levels: Global, National, and European Level 
• 20:01 – Bringing Education before Regulation 
• 23:21 – What victory looks like in the Web3 world 
• 25:21 – The target audience for courses and workshops 
• 27:35 – Demystifying Web1, Web2, and Web3 
• 33:28 – From read-only, to read and write, and now read, write, and own. 
• 34:15 – Simplifying courses for people to understand Web3 
• 36:04 – Armin’s drive and motivation to continue teaching people 
• 39:10 – Where to find Armin ZadakBar  

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Connect with Armin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/arminzadakbar/ 

Visit Armin’s website: https://arminzadakbar.com/ 

Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CEO Wouter Delbaere and CMO Jacki Demuynck. 

Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a curated marketplace where businesses can meet their remote staffing needs – reliably. 

Connect with Wouter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/  

Connect with Jacki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/  

Join us at http://bit.ly/3X7avm6  

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Lindsay Davis, a passionate entrepreneur and advocate for women's health, sheds light on FemTech - a female-focused technology industry designed to improve women's health and wellness. During the podcast, Lindsay discusses the challenges of Female Healthcare, which is often considered taboo and culturally factored, with a lack of research data, fewer platforms, and limited awareness among women in Singapore and Asia. By empowering knowledge and building communities, FemTech Asia aims to unify and amplify the voice of women in the region and drive change in this rapidly evolving industry.

Lindsay is a high-value customer service consultant and the Founder and CEO of One Bee Consulting who has made a significant impact in the industry. While working on a client's DEI project, she recognized a gap in the market and identified a need for an industry association for those working or investing in women's health and technology space – Founding the FemTech Association of Asia.

In this episode, we particularly talk about:

• 02:16 – About Lindsay Davis and her career story
• 03:37 – Working with luxury brands and businesses
• 05:32 – Female Technology
• 08:44 – Community building to unify and amplify the voice of women in Asia
• 11:40 – FemTech Members
• 12:56 – Categories of health that FemTech represents
• 15:15 – Active Asian Communities in FemTech
• 16:56 – Comparing perspectives of Asian and Western Communities about women’s healthcare 20:57 – The challenges experienced by FemTech
• 25:30 – The changes occurring in FemTech Asia
• 27:40 – Thoughts on creating direct solutions: Empowering knowledge and event space
• 29:30 – Where will FemTech be in the next 5 years
• 31:28 – Providing conducive workspaces for women and their needs
• 34:56 – The importance of taking care of yourself first
• 36:10 – Consumer Survey for FemTech in Singapore
• 39:55 – Data Privacy, Confidentiality, and Policies in FemTech
• 42:34 – The personalization of FemTech – helping understand different cultures in Asia
• 45:40 – How to get in touch with Lindsay

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Connect with Lindsay: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lindsay-davis-2584812/

Support FemTech Association of Asia: https://www.linkedin.com/company/femtechasia/

Mangtas Nation is hosted by Mangtas CEO Wouter Delbaere and CMO Jacki Demuynck.

Jacki and Wouter are also the co-founders of Mangtas – a curated marketplace where businesses can meet their remote staffing needs – reliably.

Connect with Wouter: https://www.linkedin.com/in/wouter-delbaere/

Connect with Jacki: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jackidemuynck/

Join us at http://bit.ly/3X7avm6

Follow us on Spotify, YouTube, LinkedIn, Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter!

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