The Network Effect
By Centuro Global
Where we dive into the latest global news, expansion best practices, and bring on a range of fantastic guests from the world of venture capital, private equity, and across the business world.
Tune in every Thursday to hear from successful founders, executives, and directors who have successfully taken their businesses global. What were their main challenges and struggles? Where did they fail? And ultimately, what really led to their success.
This is truly a show not to be missed!
The Network EffectJul 08, 2021
The Network Effect Episode 11 - Building Success Through Adversity with Rina Neoh
Rina Neoh is a serial entrepreneur and Asian thought leader in the fields of startup incubation and acceleration, angel investments, venture capital funding, entrepreneurship education, startup ecosystem development, social enterprises, micro-entrepreneurship, and technology-enabled businesses.
As a Co-Founder and Managing Director of FICUS Venture Fund, the Malaysian-born entrepreneur was instrumental in launching the first Shariah-compliant investment company in Malaysia that upholds the highest standards of ethical practice.
In this episode, she talks about her upbringing, education, entrepreneurship journey, investments, passion for robotics, and more. Rina Neoh has come a long way and her story is truly one of grit and hard work.
Enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect #10 with Special Guest: Per Wimmer
Expected to be the first Danish citizen and one of the first 700 people in the history of humanity to go to space, Per Wimmer is truly the financier who is winning the space race.
Per joins us in an exclusive interview to discuss his experience with space, taking risks to achieve successful entrepreneurship, and how the advancement of space technology can benefit life on earth.
Per, a financier, and philanthropist also provides great insights into key investment advice and provides tips for young entrepreneurs.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect 09 - A Complete Guide to Procurement with Rob Reeves
On our most recent episode of the network effect, we were delighted to be joined by Rob Reeves, Procurement Manager at ENIPROGETTI. Rob provided us with insights into the challenges within large procurement departments and how to improve spend/cost reduction, supply assurance, and risk management.
In our insights section, our team discussed some of the implications of Mental Health on employees and in the workplace.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect #8 - Reaching New Entrepreneurial Heights with Dennis Kayser and Damantha Boteju
In this week's episode of The Network Effect, we have the privilege of hearing from the Co-Founder / CEO, Dennis Kayser, and CTO Damantha Boteju of Forecast, a leading AI-native platform for project and resource management.
In the interview, we hear about their plans of scaling their business both locally and internationally, and how they've risen to the challenges around fundraising and more.
The Centuro team then go on to begin the infamous great country debate. This week, they debate the benefits of scaling to different countries. Tune in to hear about the benefits of expanding to either Portugal, Spain, and Greece.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect 07 - Finding the Entrepreneurial Middle Ground with Anna Wright
Success is all about having people on the ground that you trust and know. This is the philosophy that has guided the career of our most recent guest, Anna Wright, Founder of Elemental Concepts.
With a background in corporate leadership, Anna shares her journey from International HR to a successful and growing entrepreneur and investor. Join us in this episode as we talk about an entrepreneur’s greatest asset: A network of people, redefining the business of consultancy, role models, inspiring the next generation of women entrepreneurs and so much more.
Centuro Global experts Ben and Seraj then take us into an in-depth discussion concerning the digital nomad, and the risks of a remote workforce.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect 06 - Transforming Ideas Into Businesses with Avira Tharakan and Thomas Tharakan
As the current Head and Head of development for VFS Docswallet respectively, our guests on this week’s episode Avira Tharakan and Thomas Tharakan take us through their journey of how servicing the needs of one client turned into servicing the needs of over 40 million clients through their Docswallet platform.
Docswallet aims to create an inclusive exchange network for certified documents, enabling users and organisations, especially educational institutions, banks, citizens, governments, and chambers of commerce, to request, authenticate, store and share digitally certified documents at a click of a button.
The platform was subsequently acquired by VFS Global Services, the world’s leading outsourcing and technology services specialist for governments and diplomatic missions worldwide. Now Docswallet is used and accepted by many renowned institutions such as World Education Services, Mumbai University, South Africa Qualification Authority, and more than 227 educational institutes.
Join us to hear more about the Tharakan Brothers’ culture of innovation and strategy that led to them creating India’s first trusted digital document and credential storing platform, the importance of being acquired by the right company, and the mindsets that entrepreneurs should cultivate to thrive during international expansion.
The Great Country Debate segment is back this week with Costa Rica, Panama, and Nicaragua as potential hubs for entrepreneurship and global expansion.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
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The Network Effect 05 - Innovation and Leadership with Ronan Dunne
Given mobile technology now integrates into so many areas of our life and many people see this as their new path for opportunities, we are delighted to have Ronan Dunne, Executive Vice President and Group CEO of Verizon Consumer, the largest division of Verizon Communications, the leading US telecoms as our special guest on this episode of The Network Effect.
Ronan leads the teams responsible for delivering voice, data, television, and wireless products and services to more than 100 million Verizon consumers. He and his teams have been instrumental in developing the first 5G technology network that will redefine how people live, work, and play. Before his role at Verizon, he was the CEO of O2 UK, his 15 years in the role made him the longest-serving CEO in UK telecoms history.
This episode features an enlightening conversation on the 5G technology network, leadership, and the next generation of global entrepreneurs with one of the leading corporate innovators who have had enormous success in the Telecommunications industry both in the UK and the US.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect 04 - Sustainability Through Entrepreneurship with Joshua Romisher
CEO of Stellenbosch University’s LaunchLab incubator, Joshua Romisher is our guest on this episode of The Network Effect.
LaunchLab is Stellenbosch University’s start-up incubator, founded for university spin-outs and other start-ups from the local entrepreneurial ecosystem. The platform offers various start-ups the support needed to eventually stand on their own feet.
In our 30 minutes interview with Josh, we discuss his journey as a serial entrepreneur with a wide array of ventures, including investment banking in New York, start-ups in India, and Silicone Valley, San Francisco, and solar home systems across Sub-Saharan Africa.
We also talk about his drive and mission to provide hard-working people with the platform to put their skills to work in effecting positive social change, especially on the African continent.
Having spent over six years in Africa, he discusses his reasons for settling on South Africa as the home base for Launchlab, his experiences, some of the current work Launchlab is doing with African start-ups in the agriculture sector, and what the future holds for the incubator.
Zain, Ben, and Seraj wrap up the episode with The Great Country Debate segment providing some very interesting insights on Kenya, Rwanda, and Mauritius as potential hubs for entrepreneurship on the African continent.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect 03 - Journey To Success with Neetu Bhatia
This week on The Network Effect show we have Neetu Bhatia, Co-Founder, and CEO of Zoonga and FeelitLive.
Once India’s first entertainment and sports ticketing company, Zoonga is the largest and fastest-growing ticketing company democratising access for consumers to world-class events while significantly enhancing their purchase experience internationally.
We chat about the formation of Zoonga; The ideas that led to it, fundraising capital for it, recruiting staff, onboarding new clients, and monetisation.
We also discuss the challenges of expanding into new markets, placing second in the bidding for the Rio Olympics ticketing, the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic on events, and how Coldplay frontman Chris Martin became the inspiration for her new venture, FeelitLive; a high-impact virtual platform that Connects creators and audiences around the world Through hybrid events with immersive experiences.
Neetu also shared her predictions for events in the post-pandemic future and the role FeelitLive would play in it.
Zain, Ben, and Seraj wraps up the episode with their new segment providing insights on attractive new market entry options
We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect 02 - Achieving Success Through Investment with Shane Shin
On the second episode of the show, we had the pleasure of being joined by Shane Shin (شين شن) 유근. Shane co-founded Shorooq Partners, a leading early-stage, technology-focused venture capital firm in the GCCC region which has been acclaimed by Forbes Middle East as one of the Top-20 VC in the entire Middle East.
We speak to Shane about his journey as a South Korean born, his studies and work through the US, Canada, and China, his career as an investment professional, investment banker, and entrepreneur in the US before settling down in UAE, his Forbes achievement and much more.
Our Centuro team then wraps up the episode with a light-hearted chat about the latest updates in the world of business and tech.
We hope you enjoy this episode!
The Network Effect 01 - Accelerating Growth Through Acquisition with Giuliana Victoria Cian and Guil Hastings
On our premiere episode, we were delighted to be joined by Giuliana Victoria Cian, Horizon Capital, and Guil Hastings, TopSource Global Solutions. We had an insightful and inspiring discussion that covered a wide range of topics related to entrepreneurship, investments, and §§acquisition.
Our guests through their experiences offered our audience the knowledge, leadership, and inspiration to shape their professional careers and personal lives in our ever-evolving path forward.
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