https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/podcasts/pm-power-consulting/ Being Agile Made Easy by Experts Fri, 17 Jul 2026 11:22:28 +0000 en-US © 2024 PM Power Consulting Being Agile Made Easy by Experts PM Power Consulting Being Agile Made Easy by Experts PM Power Consulting false https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/new-square-sps-image.jpg https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/podcasts/pm-power-consulting/ yes bbe2a4a9-64c3-5858-8af4-8a4835d32aa6 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.2 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/ai-integration-and-innovation-with-elangovan-shanmugam/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:22:05 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/ai-integration-and-innovation-with-elangovan-shanmugam/ My guest today is Elangovan Shanmugam,  a seasoned software professional with over 30 years of experience. Among the multiple roles Elangovan has played are Distinguished Engineer, Director of Engineering, leading strategic AI transformation initiatives in a large organization. In this conversation Elangovan: Traces his journey from FoxPro and 4MB RAM days to AI engineering Shares […]]]> My guest today is Elangovan Shanmugam,  a seasoned software professional with over 30 years of experience. Among the multiple roles Elangovan has played are Distinguished Engineer, Director of Engineering, leading strategic AI transformation initiatives in a large organization. In this conversation Elangovan: Traces his journey from FoxPro and 4MB RAM days to AI engineering Shares […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/ai-integration-and-innovation-with-elangovan-shanmugam.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/leading-through-every-technology-wave-with-indira-vidyaprakash/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:22:02 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/leading-through-every-technology-wave-with-indira-vidyaprakash/ In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman speaks with Indra Vidyaprakash, Vice President | Workday Chennai Site Leader, for a conversation spanning three decades of technology evolution. From her early fascination with programming in Coimbatore and her journey through Cornell University, Oracle, and Silicon Valley, to returning to Chennai to establish and scale […]]]> In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman speaks with Indra Vidyaprakash, Vice President | Workday Chennai Site Leader, for a conversation spanning three decades of technology evolution. From her early fascination with programming in Coimbatore and her journey through Cornell University, Oracle, and Silicon Valley, to returning to Chennai to establish and scale […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/leading-through-every-technology-wave-with-indira-vidyaprakash.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/from-navy-to-saas-to-ai-with-ian-hogg/ Tue, 07 Jul 2026 07:22:00 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/from-navy-to-saas-to-ai-with-ian-hogg/ My guest today is Ian Hogg, the Chairman of SolvedBy.ai, an applied AI company helping SaaS vendors embed enterprise-grade forecasting, demand and decision intelligence directly into their platforms. In this conversation, Ian shares his background, from the Royal Navy and Xerox to building early web businesses, a SaaS platform, and an AI-focused company. He describes […]]]> My guest today is Ian Hogg, the Chairman of SolvedBy.ai, an applied AI company helping SaaS vendors embed enterprise-grade forecasting, demand and decision intelligence directly into their platforms. In this conversation, Ian shares his background, from the Royal Navy and Xerox to building early web businesses, a SaaS platform, and an AI-focused company. He describes […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/07/from-navy-to-saas-to-ai-with-ian-hogg.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/from-h4-to-ceo-building-a-life-and-software-company-with-rajashri-kidambi/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:27:47 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/from-h4-to-ceo-building-a-life-and-software-company-with-rajashri-kidambi/ In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman sits down with Rajshri Kidambi, CEO of Radus Software LLC, for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation. Rajshri shares her journey from arriving in the United States as an H4 dependent to building a successful software company serving federal agencies for over two decades. Together, they […]]]> In this episode of Software People Stories, Gayatri Kalyanaraman sits down with Rajshri Kidambi, CEO of Radus Software LLC, for an inspiring and deeply personal conversation. Rajshri shares her journey from arriving in the United States as an H4 dependent to building a successful software company serving federal agencies for over two decades. Together, they […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/from-h4-to-ceo-building-a-life-and-software-company-with-rajashri-kidambi.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/reviving-developer-passion-with-paramu-kurumathur/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:27:45 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/reviving-developer-passion-with-paramu-kurumathur/ My guest today is a good friend and colleague – and not to forget with whom I was a co-author for a book, Paramu Kurumathur. In this episode, Paramu discusses how his recent development work evolved from small Google Apps Script utilities copied and adapted from online examples to building AI-connected applications via APIs to […]]]> My guest today is a good friend and colleague – and not to forget with whom I was a co-author for a book, Paramu Kurumathur. In this episode, Paramu discusses how his recent development work evolved from small Google Apps Script utilities copied and adapted from online examples to building AI-connected applications via APIs to […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/reviving-developer-passion-with-paramu-kurumathur.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/from-gaming-to-global-efficiency-with-evan-j-schwartz/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:27:42 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/from-gaming-to-global-efficiency-with-evan-j-schwartz/ My guest today is Evan J. Schwartz, the COO of AMCS Group North America, a global leader in sustainable cloud technology. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor and Board Advisor at Jacksonville University, mentoring graduate students in AI, cybersecurity, and technical project management. Evan traces his technology origin from early-1980s bulletin board systems to […]]]> My guest today is Evan J. Schwartz, the COO of AMCS Group North America, a global leader in sustainable cloud technology. He also serves as an Adjunct Professor and Board Advisor at Jacksonville University, mentoring graduate students in AI, cybersecurity, and technical project management. Evan traces his technology origin from early-1980s bulletin board systems to […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/from-gaming-to-global-efficiency-with-evan-j-schwartz.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/navigating-career-curves-and-breaks-with-chaitra-rao/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:27:40 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/navigating-career-curves-and-breaks-with-chaitra-rao/ My guest today is Chaitra Partha Rao, Vice President at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India – Manufacturing , Sales & Aftersales. Chaitra shares how her childhood aspirations to become a neurosurgeon shifted to commerce due to cost constraints, eventually leading her into IT through an internship at a medical diagnostics firm automating stores processes.  She […]]]> My guest today is Chaitra Partha Rao, Vice President at Daimler Truck Innovation Center India – Manufacturing , Sales & Aftersales. Chaitra shares how her childhood aspirations to become a neurosurgeon shifted to commerce due to cost constraints, eventually leading her into IT through an internship at a medical diagnostics firm automating stores processes.  She […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/navigating-career-curves-and-breaks-with-chaitra-rao.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/navigating-tech-and-chaos-with-tyler-wells/ Mon, 15 Jun 2026 11:27:37 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/navigating-tech-and-chaos-with-tyler-wells/ My guest today is Tyler Wells, co-founder of Brain Grid. Tyler recounts 25+ years in software, from an early IBM XT to work across military communications, startups, Skype/Microsoft, and seven and a half years at Twilio building video and SRE organizations, before founding Propel Data (which didn’t find product-market fit) and then Brain Grid.  He […]]]> My guest today is Tyler Wells, co-founder of Brain Grid. Tyler recounts 25+ years in software, from an early IBM XT to work across military communications, startups, Skype/Microsoft, and seven and a half years at Twilio building video and SRE organizations, before founding Propel Data (which didn’t find product-market fit) and then Brain Grid.  He […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/navigating-tech-and-chaos-with-tyler-wells.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/building-a-business-dream-with-l-a-balamurugan/ Sat, 02 May 2026 05:55:16 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/building-a-business-dream-with-l-a-balamurugan/   My guest today is L.A. Balamurugan, known as Bala. With extensive experience in software development, he now plays the role of a delivery coach. In this conversation filled with nuggets from his experience, Bala shares his career journey from a computer science degree in the early 1990s to roles at HCL, Perot Systems in […]]]>   My guest today is L.A. Balamurugan, known as Bala. With extensive experience in software development, he now plays the role of a delivery coach. In this conversation filled with nuggets from his experience, Bala shares his career journey from a computer science degree in the early 1990s to roles at HCL, Perot Systems in […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/building-a-business-dream-with-l-a-balamurugan.jpeg false no 0:00 No no https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/unleashing-potential-with-rajesh-sharma/ Sat, 02 May 2026 05:55:14 +0000 https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/blog/unleashing-potential-with-rajesh-sharma/ In this episode, I am in conversation with Rajesh Sharma, co-founder and chief product officer of ProHance. Rajesh covers a lot of ground starting from his move from Public Sector to SaaS Founder. Rajesh describes his path from a modest middle-class upbringing in Shimla and a mechanical engineering degree to a stable career at HPCL, […]]]> In this episode, I am in conversation with Rajesh Sharma, co-founder and chief product officer of ProHance. Rajesh covers a lot of ground starting from his move from Public Sector to SaaS Founder. Rajesh describes his path from a modest middle-class upbringing in Shimla and a mechanical engineering degree to a stable career at HPCL, […]]]> https://www.pm-powerconsulting.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/05/unleashing-potential-with-rajesh-sharma.jpeg false no 0:00 No no