"One of my biggest learnings in life... Take care of your people and let the people take care of the business!" Budi Purba, Chief Executive Officer at TELIN in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Revenue Officer (Enterprise) at GMS. In this episode, we feature one of the most respected and loved CEOs within our telecom fraternity! Pak Budi shares about his humble beginnings of growing up in a small village in North Sumatra, walking 5 km every day to get to school and, finally, receiving a scholarship from the Telkom group for higher studies in Australia. A truly versatile personality, Pa ..read more

"I call telecom the 'Club of Lost Souls' because we have such fabulous people in this industry who come from different walks of life and have such varied interests!" Gagun Gahir, Head of Enterprise Sales (Europe) at Telstra in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Revenue Officer (Enterprise) at GMS. In this episode, Gagun walks us through her rich African-Indian heritage, her early ambitions of becoming a journalist or a lawyer, and how her journey in the world of telecom has now spanned three continents! She gives us an inside preview into the passions that drive her life, why her friend ..read more

"While Mobilesquared started fifteen years ago more as a 'lifestyle thing', we've evolved into a fully fledged data business with the best yet to come (watch out for some BIG news next year)!" Hear the dynamic duo of the messaging space - Nick Lane, Founder and Chief Messaging Officer and Jo Lane, Client Services & Communications Director at Mobilesquared in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, Humans of Telecom gets an opportunity to bring this awesome twosome together on the same platform for the first time and delves deeper into ..read more

"I never thought this could happen with me... But I now live my second life to the fullest!" In observance of Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Humans of Telecom presents the story of Pinder Takhar, Director Product Marketing at Kaleyra in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, Pinder acts as a beacon of positivity as she walks us through the highs and lows of her life and her recent victory over breast cancer, the drama that entails in growing up in UK with a family having roots in India, her passion for new experiences such as community c ..read more

"Life is all about passion... Whether it is in sports or education, what matters to me is the legacy I leave behind for future generations!" Pablo Mlikota, Senior Vice President International Mobility at Etisalat UAE in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, we uncover the various facets of Pablo (way too many to uncover in a single episode)! He is a professional martial artist who nearly made it to the Olympics, a professional goalkeeper in his youth, a motorcycle enthusiast, a private pilot (with a dream to fly his family around the US ..read more

"While my roots lie in Tuscany in Italy, I consider myself a global citizen with a family of friends and industry colleagues spread around the world!" Dario Betti, Chief Executive Officer at Mobile Ecosystem Forum in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, you shall hear the honest confessions of a CEO, as Dario spills the beans in a chat with his 'Board Member Anurag', demystifying his role as the leader of one of the most successful industry associations in the Telecom and CPaaS space, how his childhood passion of media and interactivit ..read more

"I take immense pride in my rich heritage of descending from the Maasai warriors and Kikuyu people of Kenya!" Wangeci Kanjama, Director Partnerships at M-PESA Africa in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, Wangeci shares her interests in finance which led to her entry in Safaricom, how she has seen the company, country and continent grow through various events including taking Safaricom public in 2008, helping proliferate accessible internet in Africa through subsea cable connectivity, running the wholesale business unit at Safaricom a ..read more

"In my youth, I studied law and dreamt of becoming a judge... but life had other plans!" Uku Tomikas, CEO & Managing Partner at Messente Communications, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, Uku walks us through his diverse and multi-faceted journey entailing starting as a waiter and performer, moving onto becoming a platoon commander in the army, shifting gears into running a seafood business, further becoming a high school gym instructor, and finally entering the world of CPaaS and telecom where he has climbed the ladder to the ..read more

"At a point in my life, my daily work routine entailed crossing an enclosure of monkeys and working with elephants at a zoo!" Cheryl Ruck, Associate Director at Expand Group, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, Cheryl walks us through her experiences of touching lives as a leading telecom recruiter, her marriage to a national sports champion, her telco veteran mother's decade-long journey of teaching children in China and, finally, her mantra of living life with lightness and joy, uplifting others through the infectious smile on he ..read more

"I'm the son of a psychoanalyst and a psychology teacher... I thrive on every opportunity to interact with people and that's what I love about this industry!" Patrick George, Group Chief Strategy Officer at iBASIS, in conversation with Anurag Aggarwal, Chief Growth Officer at Globe Teleservices. In this episode, Patrick talks about his experience of working with his first boss - a Belgian astronaut who went to space in the space shuttle 'Atlantis', his passion for music and his performance as part of the professional orchestra in a touring opera , how he met his wife during his time at BICS an ..read more