FROM THE EDITOR
B uilding Brand Narratives and Representation in the Marketing Segm ent
Modern marketing needs to leave an
instantaneous and appealing impression. Today, engaging an audience involves effort, innovation, and an evolution in perspective Long-lasting change has emerged from the new reality, and companies have had to swiftly adapt to new customer behaviors and concerns. Even though the marketing profession is primarily maledominated, there are women in the highest positions who are paving avenues for others and creating brand narratives and representation in the advertising and marketing sectors. These influential marketers and female executives have proven their
capacity to influence, lead, and shape opinion in this ever-changing industry
The 2023 Entrepreneur Headline Magazine’s “The Most Promising Business Leader of 2023” list honors the top 10 leaders marketing executives whose impact on their brands, companies, cultures, communities, and the international marketing community, particularly in the Middle East, stands out.
The list is clearly not an exhaustive list of all of the many vibrant women leaders of the Middle East, but
it is reflective of the many talented women leaders who live and work in the marketing sector of the Middle East. These trailblazing power women have made their mark in an often male-dominated field and paved the way for future female generations to sit at the executive table.
We sincerely believe that this captivating edition will profoundly inspire our readership around the world and significantly enrich their lives. We will be more than happy if these motivational tales boost your inspiration and empower you to break down barriers and pursue your dreams
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Editor-in-Chief
Robert Gauvreau
Chartered Professional Accountant
RobertGauvreau
AN AWARD-WINNING CPA, SUPPORTING ENTREPRENEURS ADVANCE THEIR BUSINESS WITH INNOVATIVE FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS
Apioneer of accounting, advisory, and taxation services, Gauvreau Accounting Tax Law Advisory is empowering business owners to improve their financial performance and ultimately grow their business under the leadership of Robert Gauvreau. At its core, Gauvreau was established in 2008 as an entrepreneurial CPA firm that offers innovative solutions to help advance entrepreneurs towards realizing financial freedom.
Robert Gauvreau is the founding partner and strategic leader acting as a business catalyst, an entrepreneur, a coach, a trusted advisor, an author, and an Out-of-the-box thinker. His 13+ years of entrepreneurial journey encompasses expertise in exceeding the financial expectations of entrepreneurs with innovative and proactive solutions
If opportunity knocks, build a door. ‘‘
Before establishing Gauvreau, Robert discovered his entrepreneurial spirt through his experiences working with different companies of different profiles including his first job in the sports retail marking field. He was able to experience for the first time that when he was informed enough to offer a solution that made clients happy and was a win for his company, not only did he receive recognition, but he also became a contributing force to the success of the business
- Milton Berle
entrepreneurship created a unique opportunity to enter, energize and make a difference in the accounting industry.
Later when Robert Gauvreau started University for Business Administration, he realized he would be graduating with 2,000 other people who had the same experience and education as his. Wanting to differentiate himself while staying true to the entrepreneurial mission in the back of his mind, he decided that his strengths in accounting and finance, his natural ability in helping others, and his energy for
Further, Robert apprised, “When I started working at a global CPA firm, I experienced first-hand how traditional the accounting industry was, which reinvigorated my desire to create something innovative, contribute more to the success of others and go for extraordinary things. It's proven to be a successful journey so far. In 2008 when I started my
own practice, I couldn't have imagined the impact we would have, or that we would grow to be an industry leader in North America. There have certainly been some great moments and some challenging moments throughout my journey, but to now be here with a team of more than 35 professionals is an incredible accomplishment. The fact that these 35 incredible people are helping so many entrepreneurs fulfill their journey and maximize their impact is proof that we are accomplishing what we've wanted so far, with so much more to come.”
A GLANCE INSIDE THE FIRM AND ITS SERVICES
Gauvreau is a renowned CPA firm built to help entrepreneurs advance their business through proactive financial services. It offers accounting, bookkeeping, tax, and other compliance services. Recently they expanded their suite of business professional services (specialized tax, wealth management, and business financing) to offer legal services such as corporate restructuring, real estate acquisition, wills and estates, and more
Another one of their latest creations is their online coaching program, The Ascent Peak Performance Program, to scale their ability to instill business owners with the knowledge and confidence they need to achieve success Entrepreneurs can engage this program through independent, on-demand, self-paced courses, or through their Virtual CFO program which consists of group coaching, training, and a personalized business adviser helping map out an entrepreneur's journey to financial success
Recently, Gauvreau has been honoured with the 2021 Canadian SME Magazine's National Award for Best Professional Services for its excellent support and service.
WHAT INFLUENCED YOUR DECISION TO BE AN AUTHOR?
Robert's main motivation for authoring The Wealth Entrepreneur, was because his financial advisory services were delivering extraordinary
results creating a demand that couldn't be met through one-on-one consultations alone.
While the one-on-one time with the clients was rewarding, it limited his ability to share his guidance and create more impact in the entrepreneurial community Creating the book was an economical way to share his financial expertise globally
“Sharing our Vision to Results Framework in an accessible way not only added massive value to our existing clients but generated awareness of our expertise with the masses”, said Robert Gauvreau.
Go the extra mile, there is no one on it.
– Grant Cardone ‘‘ ’’
CLIENTELE & HICCUPS ON THE WAY
Gauvreau's clientele includes entrepreneurs and business owners located across North America. The way they establish an unbreaking faith with their clients is through ensuring the delivery of quality, value, and trusted services. They cultivate and celebrate a culture in their company that reinforces this founded on their three core values. People. Passion.
Integrity
By continuing to find clients, team members, and partners that align with those values, the Gauvreau team works collectively and collaboratively towards the same objectives and with the same expectations of delivery in mind.
The main challenge Robert faced in his early phases of growth was attracting and recruiting the right people. As a small business establishing itself, Robert and his team were limited by resources to expand the way they wanted to. Additionally, operating in a conservative industry there was the added challenge of finding the right professionals who were willing to leave a secure position at a larger firm to join a small business. As they gained more momentum it became easier to attract and retain the best candidates and scale their capabilities.
FROM ROBERT GAUVREAU'S DESK
“The reason we were able to achieve all that we have is because of our willingness to take a chance investing in our team and innovation. Without these calculated risks we wouldn't have achieved the growth and momentum that we have today. These investments have enabled us to create high-impact, innovative services that distinguish us in the marketplace and allowed us to scale at an accelerated rate.”
“I have made significant investments to work with the best of the best business coaches and communities to learn from their success in areas outside my expertise
and industry. Their guidance has been invaluable and the experience inspiring”, said Robert when asked about his support system.
A DAY IN ROBERT GAUVREAU'S LIFE
Robert Gauvreau kicks off every day with a group call together with the entire team to discuss what everyone is working on, any roadblocks, and how the leadership team can support them. His day also includes collaborating with community partners, creating new strategic relationships, helping support the leadership team, completing quality control on ongoing work in the firm, reviewing client acquisition, developing new resources/training, facilitating 1-on-1 or group coaching calls or any number of public relations commitments including speaking at events, podcasts, within online communities or contributing articles to business publications.
FAVOURITE BOOK
Good to Great by Jim Collins
PLANS AHEAD
The future of our business is limitless. Robert's highest priority is helping the entrepreneurial community be as successful as possible in impacting change in the world. The future growth trajectory continues to evolve and as the firm continues to strive to be the #1 financial expert that entrepreneurs turn to; countless opportunities exist to expand into other disciplines to provide the greatest value possible to their clients.
Robert shared, “My personal goal as a leader is to continue to create a team of the best professionals who share my passion and build a business that I can provide direction to but ultimately operates day-today without me. The recent developments that I am most excited about are our expansion into legal services and offering a new collaborative approach between legal and accounting that will add even greater value to business owners. Looking forward to 2022, I am also excited to be hosting our annual Ascent Summit in January that focuses on providing entrepreneurs with insights on unlocking the full financial potential of their businesses ”
Dr. Sam Swapn CEO
Dr. Sam Swapn
HeadquarteredinFremontCAStrategismInc
offersthebestonlineandin-classtraining, certification,staffing,andconsultingservices. Foundedin2008byDr.SamSwapn,CEO,thefirm currentlyemploysmorethan100employeesacrossthe planet.Thefirm'sstrengthliesinitstrainingcourses, whicharemainlygearedtowardsobtainingaccredited andindustry-leadingcertificationsinmanagementand informationtechnology(IT).
AsthefounderandCEO,Dr.SamSwapnbringsa formidablereputationofworkingformorethan25years intheprojectmanagementfield,havingworkedasan entrepreneur,consultant,investor,corporatetrainer, educator,andmentortoseveralcompaniesand executivesintheBayArea.
Dr.Samisawell-knownfigureintelevisiondebates, panelists,andkeynotespeakeratvariousevents.Hehas alsoauthoredseveralbooksrelatedtoProject Management,FDI,etc.Hislatestbook,'WorldWarIII: Corona'isalreadyatopselleronmultiplee-commerce platforms.
TacklingProfessionalFailures
Dr.Sambelievesfailureisamust,risk-takingisamust, andlearningfromfailureisveryimportant.Twiceinhis career,hefeltthisthingiscomingtoanendin2016and 2019buthecameoutofthemsuccessfullyasthebiggest mantrais-'keeptrying','donotgiveup,'thereis somethingyouaremissing'.Failureandcrisisarethe bestopportunitiesthatcannotbewasted.Dr.Samhas
HELPING ORGANIZATIONS TRAIN THEIR EMPLOYEES
learnedmostfromhisfailuresandtriesnottomakethe samemistakestoughitisaconstantlychanging landscape.Heisalifelonglearnerandwantstolearn fromeveryoneincludinga'kid'.
Dr.Samloveschallengesandenjoystheuncertaintyand complexityofdecision-making.Hethinksthebiggest assetleadersshouldhave,istobeapersonwhodoesnot getafraidofanysituation,applieshisintellecttofind solutionsconsistently.Theabilitytostandquietandcalm andfindanswersforanever-changingenvironmentis thekeytosuccess,andheisreadytofacethatchallenge.
HandlingSuccess
AccordingtoDr.Sam,businesssuccessisachieving numbers,makinganimpactonlargernumbers,and buildingapositivecashflowinthebusiness.Onhisside, successiscreatingconstant'happiness'forhim.He believesmoneyandpowerdonotbringsuccess,it facilitatesit,beyondthatishowwenurturerelationships andpersonalfriends.
Dr.Sambelievesthegreatestachievementforhimand theentireteamofStrategisminthetrainingbusinesshas beentounderstandthepulseofthemarketanddesign trainingcoursessuitedtothatspecificneedofthe employersbecauseattheendofthedaycompanieswant tohirepeoplewhohavetherightskills.
AssociatingwithGoodGuys
WhenweaskedDr.Sam,abouthisleadershipstyle,he
says “Well, the bad news is that you cannot please everyone.” Healsoadds, “In the corporate world, there are some good guys and some bad guys. Bad guys create a negative culture. Good guys want to create a change. I want to associate with good guys and build on their energy.”
AstheCEOandfounderofthefirm,Dr.Sam wantstotryandengagethebadguysifhe cannotletthemgofromthecompany.His leadershipstyleistobeopentochangeand constantlearning.Learningfromanyoneis thekey.
Hesays, “I do make a lot of mistakes but I am willing to always say 'sorry' and 'thank you to people who help me learn and grow.”
Also,whenitcomestotheattributesofa goodleader,Dr.Sambelievesagoodleader isagoodlistenerandaproblemsolver.Itis alsosomeone,whotriestotakeeveryone along,andcreatesapositive&happy atmospherewhereeveryonefeelswelcome andopentolearnandcontribute.
TheVision
Dr.Sam'svisioninlifeistomoveintothe non-profitworldinthenextfewyears.He hasalreadycreatedanon-profit,Dr.Sam Foundationthatwillworkoneducatinggirls allovertheworldfrom5yearsofage,till theystartearning.Itiscalled“Sabla”.Dr Samwantstoservehumanityandmakea biggerimpactonthelivesofpeopleglobally.Hewants togivebacktosociety.ManavtaandUniversityaretwo piecesofhisplan.
FutureRoadmap
Currently,Strategismhasatrainingarmthatteaches peopleProjectManagement,Agile,DataScience,AI, ML,Blockchain,etc.Thefirmalsohasaconsultingarm whereitworkswithitsclientsandprovidesthelatestand mostequippedhumancapital.Dr.Samsays, “Our plan is to grow the business to 100 people on consulting side in 2022 and make it a 10-million-dollar business.”
DR. UPENDRA NAGAICH M.Pharm., Ph.D., FSPER Founder & CEO SPER Market Research
DR. UPENDRA NAGAICH
Dr.NagaichreceivedhisB.Pharm.fromJiwaji University,Gwalior,India,M.Pharm.from RajivGandhiUniversityofHealthSciences [RGUHS],Bangalore,Indiaand&Ph.D.fromJiwaji University,Gwalior,India.
Dr.Nagaichisanaccomplishedleaderinhealthcare researchwithablendofconsultingandoperating experience.Heisaseasonedbusinessleaderwitha demonstratedhistoryofworkinginhealthcareand technologyindustryandsuccessfulinnurturingthe businessfromthegrassrootslevel,achievedsignificant profitabilitygoals,anddrivingincreasedrevenueforthe organization.
ContinuingtoachievethevisionfoundedSPERMarket Researchin2015tocaterthequalitativeandquantitative research-basedsolutionsandsupporttocompaniesso thattheycanmakerightbusiness&investmentdecisions fasterbasedonrealfacts.
HeisontheadvisoryboardofseveralNationalIndustry ForumsonHealthcare&Technologyandactively engagedinpromotingtheinnovationacrossindustryDr. Nagaichfiled13Indianpatents,publishedmorethan150 highqualitypapersininternationalandnationaljournals ofrepute,invitedasspeakerinvariousconferences, presentedpapersatvariousnationalandinternational conferencesandseminarsandiseditedahandbookon “HandbookofResearchonAdvancedPharmaceutics”to bepublishedbyCRCPress,ATaylor&Francis,United Kingdom.
Dr.NagaichhasbeenselectedasThe10Most RevolutionaryBusinessLeadersandisarecipientofthe 100MostImpactfulHealthcareLeaders[GlobalListing] givenbyWorldHealthCongress,YoungScientistAward givenbyDhuleCharitableSociety,Dhuleinrecognition ofoutstandingresearchcontributioninthefieldof
PharmaceuticalSciences,AwardofExcellencein PharmacygivenbySocietyforRuralDevelopment& Empowerment,NewDelhi,YoungResearchPharmacist Award,YoungPharmacyTeacherAwardgivenforhis activecontributioninthefieldofpharmaceutical education,YoungPerformerAwardgivenforthe outstandingworkinthefieldofPharmaceutical Sciences,DistinguishedAlumniAwardbyAcharya AlumniAssociationofPharmacy,Bangalore.Dr. NagaichisaFellowmemberofSPERandLifeMember ofIPA,APTIandIPGA.
Inaddition,heisalsoservingasSecretary,Societyof PharmaceuticalEducation&Research[SPER]and currentlyservesastheEditor,JournalofAdvanced PharmaceuticalTechnology&Research[JAPTR][An ThomsonReuters,PubMedandSCOPUSindexed internationalresearchjournalpublishedbyWolters KluwerHealth,Philadelphia,USA]andasanEditor-inChief,SPERTimes.SPERTimesisanOfficialNews MagazineofSPER.
Hewasthememberofunder-graduateboardofstudies inpharmaceuticalsciences,Pt.B.D.SharmaUniversity ofHealthSciences,Rohtak[Haryana].Hewasthe ExecutiveCouncil[EC]MemberofIndian PharmaceuticalAssociation[IPA].Dr.Nagaichwas MentorofIndianPharmaceuticalAssociation(IPA)StudentForum2010-11forMadhyaPradesh& ChhattisgarhState.Heisontheeditorialboardofmany internationalandnationalresearchjournals.
A b h i j i t
S h a n b h a g
A Dynamic leader setting Benchmarks with Customized and Contemporary Video Analytics Solutions
The man of the hour, an innovator, and an ace leader, Abhijit Shanbhag is the CEO and Founder of Graymatics
Founded in 2016, Graymatics is a Singapore-based cognitive media processing start-up with offices in India and California, USA. Well-known for its transformational technologies and their relevance to today's urban and business safety landscape, it primarily offers CCTV-based video analytics solutions to enable clients to draw critical insights from existing infrastructure all in detailed dashboards
Laying the Foundation
During Abhijit's time in the US, he observed that although a lot of image and video content was being generated all around, there was an almost negligible presence of video search and analytics tools. The rise of CCTVs in the urban and commercial landscape was leading to humongous video content generation which he decided to convert into machine-understandable data and offer a wide range of highly-useful solutions
Graymatics was launched to address this segment and today, the company's solutions are integrated with deep learning tools to enhance security and surveillance systems in various industry sites as well as smart cities in countries like India.
About Graymatics
Graymatics currently offers video analytics solutions to various smart cities globally and also to various smart
Abhijit Shanbhag CEO & Founder
spaces such as large organizational campuses (IT companies), commercial buildings, factories, highways, ports, airports, smart banks, retail businesses, and corporate clients such as Siemens, Hindustan Oil and Gas, and telecom carriers in countries like Singapore, Indonesia, China, The Philippines, Japan, and Korea to boost the safety, security, customer experience and operational efficiency for its clients. The company already has a footprint in other APAC countries, America, Europe, and the Middle East and plan to grow in those market.
Giving wings to Graymatics
Abhijit always had conviction in the power of AI analytics. During his time in California, he observed that although a lot of video content was being generated globally, there was a lack of good video search and
analytics tools. With CCTV networks in the urban and commercial landscapes generating humongous video content, he wanted to bring a solution that could convert video content into machine-understandable data. This was how Graymatics was founded in 2016 as a multinational cognitive multimedia processing startup.
Graymatics offers path-breaking technologies which are highly relevant to the modern urban and commercial safety landscape. Its primary solution is an advanced CCTV-based video analytics system that can be seamlessly deployed on the cloud as well as on-premises as per the client's needs. With Graymatics's platform, clients can gather critical insights from their existing infrastructure through detailed dashboards.
Graymatics was initially funded by Citrix Systems and the Singapore Prime Minister's Office. Recently, the smart city enabler Quantela made a strategic investment in the company with significant Go-toMarket (GTM) alignment to help expand its capabilities in video analytics into AI smart solutions for its target markets.
In the post-pandemic scenario, Graymatics has introduced some highly effective and customized solutions to ensure COVID-19 protocols such as masking, and also to ensure traffic management through monitoring, number plate recognition, vehicle detection, etc.
Its hi-tech cloud platform can be customized to manage an office complex, a manufacturing park, a shopping mall, a residential complex, a transport network, hospitals, and even an entire smart city holistically
An All-Inclusive Culture
Graymatics provides complete flexibility to the team and it has a multicultural team working in synergy from different parts of the globe
Its implements the following measures to help employees and the company blend in the best possible way.
• We engaged with each member every quarter to understand any concerns or any improvement
needed in the company's working culture
• Offer education support for employees who would like to enhance their knowledge in our domain
• KPIs
• Understand employee behaviours
• Relationship Building Activities
Accelerating through the Speed-breakers
As Graymatics is one of the first companies in its field to offer such in-depth image, audio, and video analysis for identification, there is pressure on the company to present a unique set of products to clients who might be used to more traditional technology
A significant challenge in changing a client's perspective exists through encouraging them to adapt to new technology. Over time, the team has successfully witnessed many major companies change tactics and take on this new technology
An Overview of the Emerging Trends
As of now, we have only started venturing into the almost limitless applications of video AI. Machine learning and AI tools are becoming more advanced by the day, and in the upcoming times, there will be greater usage of these technologies in tandem with video cameras. This will enable predictive analytics and forecasting of future market trends, and consumer purchase patterns. The accuracy and scope of the abilities will continue to increase as further refinement of AI tech takes place.
With remote operations and digital processes, IoT and cybersecurity tools are also finding increasing integration with video analytics technologies. A key development that is also going to become a popular trend is the integration of cloud-based edge computing with video AI solutions. This will enable analytics of live footage and the generation of actionable insights in real-time The smart system can store only specific information or suspicious footage instead of the usual several TBs of video data that is otherwise generated by multi-camera surveillance networks. Further, AI doesn't get tired, bored, or distracted even when tasked with monitoring the same camera footage 24/7. Directed by the right inputs, it can identify different actions, objects, or suspicious behavior without any 'blink and miss' human error risks
A major trend that will manifest in the year ahead will be the usage of video analytics as smartphone apps. Mobile cameras are already becoming quite capable of taking high-res pictures and videos. When integrated with video analytics, especially in the health and fitness arena, the technology is already helping people become better at their workout routines and postures courtesy of motion capture and analytics abilities
Further, top-of-the-line video analytics technology has relevance in several use cases. For instance, let's take a look at some of the possibilities in urban management. The integration of image sensors, night vision, and other capabilities can make a video AI solution apt for traffic management, speed tracking of vehicles, or intrusion alert at building perimeters or even at the borders of the country. The system would be able to spot unclaimed objects at an airport or a train station, and also detect dangerous driving or other traffic violations.
advertising. The impact of in-store advertising by video analytics might be complex or it can be reflected as the highest footfalls after in-store advertising can be measured.
The technology's most talked about use is probably in the area of surveillance and monitoring of people Video AI analytics can detect unusual behavior such as loitering or a person falling. It can also identify criminals through the facial recognition tool if integrated with the database of such people as managed by law-andorder agencies and police.
Currently, we have seen only the tip of the iceberg as far as video AI deployment is concerned. In the arena of sports, video and AI analytics already form a part of a coach or sports analyst's arsenal. Analyzing whether a player is doing the right things, following the right technique, or post-match analysis of a team's performance, video analytics makes it all possible
Retail businesses are among the early adopters of the technology as it helps them make their stores more secure by identifying suspicious activities. It also gives them ample data on consumer behavior, the performance of the stock on different shelves, and even the ability to assess the impact of in-store
Remote monitoring of contagion patients or perimeter surveillance as well as understanding patient behavior are some of the services that video analytics is going to be entrusted with. The technology will also be used in telemedicine processes where doctors can monitor and advise patients remotely. At times when the infection rate is high, it can ensure safety for all.
These are only a few of the scenarios in that video analytics that is going to be deployed. Trends indicate that such advanced and constantly improving technologies will increasingly enhance accuracy, reduce human error or oversight and also act as force multipliers in various domains in 2022 and beyond.
The Wall of Achievements
Graymatics has marked its presence in the market due to its performance, out-of-the-box solution offerings, and advanced technology
• It's the first company to be selected by Singapore's PMO for its new Global Executive Entrepreneurship Award (attached is the Business Times article).
• It has recently got nominated as one of the 30
fastest-growing companies in Asia in 2019. The PR article will be released at the end of August.
• Reuters article as one of the top companies detecting violence (and such behaviour) within videos
Adhering to the Mission and Vision
Graymatics' mission is to make innovative technology accessible and usable to every industry. To serve Graymatics mission is to disrupt the market due to its wide level of offerings and the fact it offers more to the security industry than just image analysis. Current market disruptions in security are based mostly on extensive image analytics, a function that lacks realtime and video analytics.
At the moment, it is much more difficult for technology to analyse and detect specific details within a video, whereas this is quite straightforward with images Graymatics offers not only in-depth video and image analytics but also performs audio analytics which enables security services to detect voice direction, emotion, and suspicious noise. This service can check for unwanted activity and video analytics can alert necessary authorities immediately
Staying a Notch-Up than Others
As a cognitive media processing company, Graymatics offers a cloud platform that enables automatic analysis and recognition of products within videos and still images. The company's core products are customized AI solutions for various verticals such as digital marketing, security, and surveillance, e-commerce, Manufacturing, telecommunications, Internet-ofThings, the financial sector, crowd management, smart cities, Healthcare, Construction etc
There is a humongous presence of CCTV cameras and surveillance systems globally, but the majority of them don't have any capabilities of actively monitoring and analysing the live feed, and such passive usage of the CCTV systems hugely undermines their capabilities
This is where Graymatics has built a highly scalable, versatile, and cognitive platform which can analyse such huge video content volumes in almost real-time and turn the content into machine analysis data for future usage. Whether it is monitoring traffic and public behaviour or surveillance of commercial premises,
checking intrusions on fences, or managing crowd density, Graymatics' solution can be seamlessly customized to fulfil almost any need.
It also offers several competitive advantages over other products available in the market which make its platform the best-in-class. It offers the highest breadth of AI-powered video analytics in the industry along with optimized middleware to support the maximum number of high-performance AI analytics processes within a much smaller computer hardware footprint.
That makes Graymatics the brand with the lowest TCO for high-performance AI systems. Further, there is versatility of deployment options including edge, onpremises, cloud, or hybrid edge-to-cloud. Its other USPs include components such as a sophisticated alert report engine, forensic search, and insightful dashboards. The Graymatics platform can also be seamlessly integrated with a mobile app
The Next Destination
Graymatics offers several competitive advantages over other products available in the market which make its platform the best-in-class and unique
The company plans to grow in many regions in the next few years and grow its presence in Europe, the Middle East, and Brazil in South America. It is also building up Audio analytics which will be deployed as an embedded model with video analytics.
Abhijit's Voice
My work in Graymatics is focused on pushing video analytics to be the most powerful and instrumental tool for any business in the globe. We want to challenge ourselves to be able to bring forth solutions to assist with the hardest questions
Centurion Invest Made Yet Another Leap Under The Leadership Of ALI KASSAB
Centurian Invest, one of the Europe's the most promising digital assets platform got a new boost in their growth journey with the latest acquisition of one of Turkish crypto exchange. Earlier the company had announced that it has concluded the token sales phases of its utility token $CIX and its now getting listed in various crypto exchanges worldwide, starting from company's own exchange CIeX (www.ciex.com). It's been reported that $CIX has been able to meet hard cap of $16million within a record time with growing demands from investors across the globe
Furthermore, Centurion Invest business model and growing ecosystem also attract the attention of many VCs in North America and Europe who harness mostly a “long only” investment position. Sources reported that, Centurion has seen a surge of VCs and other such institutional type investors with keen interest on their business models, a rapidly growing list of product portfolio and expansion of operating markets
Ali Kassab led and cemented the acquisition deal with Muhsin Bayrak, Billionaire Real Estate Tycoon, a wellknown philanthropist and the chairman of AB Group holding Turkey with over $10Billion valuations. The parent company of Centurion Invest, Centurion & Co Dubai, which is also supported by a UAE family office acquired 60% stake of value of $40Million in AB Stocks and rebranded to ABC Exchange to offer access to mora trading and passive income options to the growing Turkish crypto users.
Ali Kassab, a charismatic personality and futuristic leader, is the Chairman of Centurion and Co Group,
An Inspiring Leader In The Emerging
Decentalized Finance
and Founder of Centurion Invest, opearting comoany of the CI Ecosystem and regulated under the estonian regulatry regime
With excellent business acumen and extensive knowledge of entrepreneurship and technology, Ali is often recognized as the visionary leader captivating potential advancement of the emerging technologies and opportunities in the adjacent markets. Awarded CEO of the year in 2018 by SMART SMB under the patronage of the Dubai Economic Department, Best Entrepreneur of the Year 2020, and Most Innovative Business Leader of UAE, Ali's expertise lies in nurturing and building entrepreneurship ecosystems from the ground zero to multi-million businesses, empowering thousands of jobs opportunities, while focusing on innovation, and always achieving consumer excellency.
Driven by the entrepreneurship wave, Ali Kassab focuses on entrepreneurial development and thinking. He continuously invests in young minds, mentoring them through their journeys to reach leadership positions.
"I strongly believe in empowering people, process, and customer experience to ensure growth and sustainability and that success is based on the relentless commitment of our people, who represents our most valuable asset," affirmes Ali.
His early experiences at leading retail and telecom companies across the region shaped his business ventures – including international sales, ICT, marketing, and consultancy
Be a game changer, The world is full of small players!
Ali Kassab Chairman ‘ ‘ ‘ ‘
Spreading Wings to reach a wider Audience Base
Staying laser focused on their mission to empower a New Generation of Crypto Traders using a global platform that unifies and democratizes access to digital assets in a secure and compliant manner, Centurion Invest developed an ecosystem around an integrated cryptocurrency-focused digital assets trading platform which iOS designed to help investors, traders, businesses, and institutional investors create maximum yields on their digital assets holding and empowering them to become financially motivated.
“Digital assets should be accessible to everyone. Our ecosystem is thought through and at the core it aimed at laying out opportunities in the crypto world in a seamless manner”, said Ali Kassab.
The Pillars of Centurion Invest
“Each step one takes in their journey becomes a memory or a milestone. Every day working diligently to achieve goals and learning new things along the way is part of every leader's professional journey”, Ali continued. Two of the things that helped him along his way were his long-standing experience and principled ethics, Ali emphasizes further, Firstly he said its Experience - since the human factor, is key leverage in business, Centurion Invest employs and trains highly skilled personnel driving together success in every project we develop. And secondly, it's all about Ethics, Centurion Invest is driven by ethical values based on integrity, solidarity, and commitment. Innovation and loyalty are the main drivers of our company culture
Inspired by the founder vision, the company has been successful in seamlessly merging two key components – economics and information technology. This is the main factor that sets it apart from the competition and allows it to deliver a superior business consultancy service.
An all-inclusive Team Culture
Centurion Invest teams are consist of industry and product experts, software blockchain developers, and experienced professionals in their fields collectively bringing more than 200 years of professional experience. It has recruited professionals from several global regulators, leading law firms, banks, consultancy firms, and financial institutions. Fintechs and former entrepreneurs to comply with CI's future demands on regulatory and business development.
“We believe the future workforce is an equal one and set bold goals to accelerate gender equality,” adds Ali.
Appendix:
More About Centurion Invest
Established in 2019, Centurion Invest provides highly liquid, secured, decentralized investments, and trading platforms mixed with investment plans to increase customers' net worth and profits.
Its mission is to facilitate access to innovation by educating investors on the most advanced investment tools and dynamic technics
The company aims to implement ground-breaking investment tools and methods into one revolutionary platform, bringing together the world of fiat with the power of cryptocurrency.
• Centurion Invest's products: -CI Wallet-CIEx-CI Magnet-The LAB LaunchpadCIX Card-CI Earn-Centurion Academy-CI360° -
The bridge to all those products is $CIX, the native utility token of Centurion. The Token went live as of October 4th 2022, after 3 successful rounds that raised a total of $12 Million dollars. $CIX is designed to empower an ecosystem that holds all the necessary tools to deliver an unmatched and seamless user experience
In Terms of utilities, the Centurion Invest team broadened their $CIX spectrum of use not only to internal products, but expanded through strategic tactical partnerships. $CIX is the main actor for using the global debit card and seamlessly interacts with the VISA network. $CIX gets you early access to IEO's operated by the LAB Launchpad and Airdrops for all the new projects they list, higher staking rewards through CI-Earn, a solution to adopt and accept crypto for your business through CI-Pay, see all utilities here.
• CI Wallet:
The Wallet is easy-to-use with an online intuitive interface offering customers and investors the opportunity to buy or sell 300+ digital assets and investment instruments seamlessly
• CIEx:
CIEx is a highly secure and regulated crypto trading platform for traders, professionals, and institutions
• CI Magnet:
CI Magnet is a referral program that helps people earn money easily just by referring their friends, partners, and network to invest.
• The LAB Launchpad:
Centurion Invest helps projects raise awareness and education users, to expand new investment
opportunities through hand-selected projects.
• CIX Card:
With CIX Visa Crypto Card, Cardholders can convert their CIX to Fiat and use their card at more than 60 million merchants around the world.
CI's mission is to grow the mass adoption of digital assets. It wants to bridge the gap between investors and DEFI products and make Crypto available anywhere, anytime
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Centurion Invest Farming Plans allow investors to simply generate their passive income into High Yield Returns. It offers three Farming Plans with High yields & Rates with monthly payouts.
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Empowering people to educate themselves and better understand digital assets, the company provides their basic rights and processes for a fairer and more centralized environment. It provides Tutorials, Knowledge, Documentation, and Videos.
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CI360° enables businesses to add cryptocurrency as a payment method in addition to cash, bank transfers, and credit/debit cards
It is also worth noting the upcoming territories, part of the expansion plan with most of them in the final stages to start operating.
• Canada
• South America
• Ghana
• Kenya
• Far East ASIA
Contact Centurion Invest
Tornimae 5, Tallinn 10145, Estonia. contact@centurioninvest.com
A Combination Of Inspiration, Innovation, And Expertise: Meet The Accomplished Legal Practitioner
HENZIE HEALLEY
Respondingtothepressingneedforaplatform wherelawyerscanjoinandservetheirclients, withouttakingthestressofrunningasole business,anaccomplishedandskilledlawyer,Henzie HealleyhaslaunchedMezzleintheMiddleEastwithher esteemedbusinesspartnersMelKangandRajSumal, whoalsolaunchedMezzleintheUK.Henzieisa commonlawqualifiedlawyerlivinginDubaibut servicingclientsfromallaroundtheworld.
ShestudiedBusinessManagementinCanada,before goingontostudylawinNewZealand.Shequalified withanLLBwithHonorsinNewZealandandwas admittedasaBarristerandSolicitoroftheHighCourtof NewZealandin2014.ShethenmovedtoDubaiin2014 afterbeingofferedapermanentroleataninternational lawfirmsheinternedforduringherschoolvacations.
In2019Henziefoundedherownlegalconsultancyand simultaneously,startedanorganicpaintcompanybothof whichhavebeenhugelysuccessfulandhavegrownvery quickly.In2021shemergedtheAbuDhabilegal consultancywithaUKfirm,rebranded,andisnowa partnerin,andManagingDirectorof,MezzleMiddle East.
Mezzle,allsettoDisrupttheProvisionofLegal Services
MezzleMiddleEastisalegalconsultancythatisseeking todisrupttheprovisionoflegalservicesandthewaythat
lawyersconducttheirbusiness.Providingaplatform throughwhichlawyerscanjoinandcontinuetoservice theirclients,withouthavingtoworryabouttheendless non-billablehourstakenupbyadminandrunninga businesssolo.
Mezzleallowslawyerstojoinaglobalbrand,havethe supportthattheyneedtoprovidethehighestlevelof serviceefficientlyandeffectivelytotheirclientswhile havingthefreedomtoenjoylifeandbetheirownboss.
Clients&CorporateEthos
MezzleMiddleEastservicesclientsfromalloverthe world,havingstartedpredominantlywithafocuson start-upsandhigh-growthcompanies,ithassincegrown toincludemanySMEs,largeinternationalcompanies, andfamilyofficesintheUAE.
Mezzleisatechnology-focusedlawfirmthatprovides clientswiththebestpossibleservice.Hereisateamof legalexpertswhostrivehardtoensureeachprojectgets doneright,fast,andefficiently.Theteamisalways lookingfornewwaystoimprovetheirservices,whether itbethroughtechnologicaladvancementsorprocess improvements.
TheDrivingForce
GodplayedahugeroleingettingHenzieHealleyto wheresheistoday.Fromthebeginning,whenshestarted
“One day you will wake up and there won't be any more days to do the things you wanted. Do it now”. ‘‘ ‘‘
thecompany,theyneverhadanyproblemsgetting clients.Bignameswantedtoworkwiththem,andthey wouldreceivecallsoutofthebluefrompeopletheyhad neverheardof,thatwantedtohelpthemgrowtheir brand,promotethemandusetheirservices.
Furthertheleadingladyapprised,“Wehavemany peopletothankforoursuccessincludingYannMrazek andtheteamatMH/Q,GregShippee/DavidLinklater andtheteamatRe/Think,Pratikandtheteamat Sanctuary,TasawarUlHaq,PrestonMcIntyre(one-man army),SherifElHennawyandtheteamatPlug&Play, ZilleRehmanandtheteamatAstrolabs,Rosheen Ngorima(founderofNeepsConsulting),Maxime Casinelli(ownerofMCG),LeoGarcia(Women's InvestmentEmpowermentForum),andamysteryMrX
(whowouldliketoremainanonymous,butknowswho heis)andallofourclientsthathavesupportedusalong theway.”
ThePhenomenalTeam
WhenaskedaboutherteamHenzieshared,“Oneisalso onlyasstrongasone'steamandwehavebeenblessed withaphenomenalteamatMezzle.Everyonethatisa partoftheMezzleteam,isgenuinelycommitted,pitches in,andworkshardasateam.Aspecialshoutoutto Shameegwhohashelpedmesignificantlyalongtheway, myfamily,whoinvestedinmeandallpitchedinwhen thingsgotreallybusy(mymom,mydad,andmy stepmom–literally,Iwouldnothavebeenabletodo thiswithoutyou),myfriendswhowerealwayshappyfor
Henzie Healley Managing Director
meandstayedfriendswithmeeventhoughIwastoo busytoseethem(andstillhelpedmewithallkindsof thingswhichneededtobeinthemediawhenIcould–Kohl&Rouge),andKhaderwhopushedmetostartthe businessandsupportedmealltheway.”
CreatingamoreBalanced&EqualIndustry
Thelegalsystemischanging.COVIDhasshownpeople thatsomuchmorecanbedoneremotely,andmoneyis nolongerthemostimportantthingtoworkfor.
Traditionallawfirmsarebecomingathingofthepast. There'sneverbeenabettertimetojointhemovement andhelpcreatesomethingnew:onethatworksforyou, notagainstyou.
Henziestated,“Everyonelovesmoney,don'tgetme wrong,butalotofpeopleareseeingthatfreedomfroma deskiswaymorevaluable.Inmyopinion,companies
needtobemoreflexible,understandingwhatis importanttopeopleandrealisingthatnoteveryone'sthe same.Theyshouldembracetechnologyandbeopenmindedtonewwaysofdoingthings”.
FavouriteBook
TheEfficientpreneurbyAK.
FutureRoadmap
HenzieHealleyismostexcitedaboutthepossibilities thatMezzleprovidesandhowitcanchangepeople's lives.Itgiveslawyersfreedom,freedomtoworkfor themselves,earnagoodliving,butalsomakemoretime fortheimportantthingsinlifeandlovedones.Mezzleis thewayofthefuture.It'swhateverylawyershould strivefor.Lifeisshortandtimeisprecious.Timespent istimethatonewillnevergetback…itshouldbe rationedandusedwisely.Mezzleisforpeoplewhoare tiredoftheoldways.
APieceofAdviceforFemaleEntrepreneurs
“Youcandoit!Weliveinasocietythattellspeoplethey candoanythingandachieveanything.Somethinkthat's wrongandbreadsentitlementortoomuchemotional sensitivity,butItrulybelievetheskyisthelimit.Ifyou putyourmindtoitandhaveGodsupportingit,youcan doanything”,advisedHenzie.
“Whilemanywomenhavefounditchallengingtoenter theworkplaceandhaveencounteredvariousobstacles,I don'twanttooffendanyone,butIhaveneverfeltthatmy genderhasbeenahindrancetomysuccessinthe workplaceorinthelegalsector.Quitetheopposite actually.Ibelievebothmenandwomeninthisindustry canachieveequalsuccess”,shefurtheradded.
JEREMY DENISTY
Nurturing The Business Growth With Comprehensive Consulting Solutions At Scopernia
Foundedin2011,Scoperniahasbeenconnectingwith bigandsmallenterprises,offeringthemasneak peekofwhat'snextandhelpthemflourishinan evolvingworldundertheguidanceofJeremyDenisty. Scoperniaisthebrainchildoftwovisionaries,Dadovan PeteghemandJoCaudron.Theyfoundedthiscompany11 yearsagoandJeremytookthehelmin2020asthe ManagingDirector
Personifyinganamazing,hardworking,organized, inspiring,optimistic,andself-motivatedindividualwho diligentlytransversesthepathtoachieving,Jeremyholds greatexpertiseandextensiveknowledgebecauseofhis continuousdedication.
The30-year-oldbusinessleaderwasbornandraisedin Belgium,andhegrewupwalkingonthepathofartistic life.Jeremystartedactinglessonswhenhewas4,wasa childactorasmaincharactersinFrenchfeaturefilmsfrom 2005upuntil2019,workedasaradiohost,andinsomeTV programs.
Besideshisinvolvementinthemedia,Jeremycontinuedhis studiesandendedupgettingaBachelor'sDegreein PoliticalSciencesand2MScinInternationalManagement andManagementSciences.Hisfirstbusinessprofessional experiencewasatProcter&GambleinFrance,workingon Pampers.
Attheendofhisstudies,Jeremydecidedtoputhisartistic lifeasideandhadtheopportunitytojoinHenkel,P&G,or Unilever.HechoseUnileverandspent5amazingyearsat UnileverasaSales&MarketingManagerinFrance, Belgium,andTheNetherlands.
Jeremyandhiswifealwayswantedtomoveabroad,so whenshehadtheopportunitytotransfertoDubaiattheend of2019,hequithisbelovedUnileverjobandtheymovedto
Dubai.ThedayMrDenistylandedinDubaihemet Scopernia'sFoundingPartner,DadoVanPeteghem.One weeklaterhestartedworkingasanEngagementManager.5 monthslater,intheheartoftheCOVIDcrisis,Jeremytook theleadoftheofficewithaclearstrategicplaninmindfor theFirm'sfuture.And,theplanwassuccessful,theytripled theirrevenuesinoneyear
Scopernia,MakingOrganizationsFuture-fitandaForce forGood
Atthecore,Scoperniahelpspeopletransformandgrow faster&betterinacomplexandfast-changingworld. Concretely,theyhelppublicandprivateorganisationssolve complexproblemsto:
- Optimizetheircorebusinesstoaccelerategrowth
- Transformtheirbusinessideasintoareality
- Findnewrevenuestreams
- (Re)DefinetheirOrganizationoftheFuture
- TargetGenZthroughGamingwithScoperniaGaming
Alotofconsultingcompaniesclaimtheydoallofthat WhatreallysetsScoperniaapartishowtheydoit:
- Byfocusingon:involvingemployees,stakeholders, customersintheprocess
- Throughinnovativemethodologies
- Byco-creatingthesolutionwiththeclient
- Bymakingitfunandengagingforallinvolved,creating fasterbuy-inandownership
- Byfocusingontheimplementedimpact
“Our vision is to change the way strategy & management consulting is being done, and help clients across industries grow, whether they are not sure how, don't have the people, or don't have the time”, saidMrDenisty
- Sun Tzu ‘‘ ‘‘
A plan without execution is the slowest route to victory. Execution without a plan is the noise before defeat.”
WhatInspiredJeremytobeanAuthor?
Communicationandplayingwithwordshavealwaysbeen somethingJeremyenjoyedandfeltcomfortablewith,from hisearlydaysinhisactingcareer.”Whenheunderstoodthe force for good itcouldbeinbusiness,itpushedhiminto writing.
Clients&UnbreakableFaith
Scoperniaserveseveryorganizationwithmorethan100 employees.Bydesignintheregion,sincethecompanygot herethroughamassivetransformationprojectwiththe ChalhoubGroup,theytendtohavemoreclientsinLuxury, Retail,andConsumerGoods.
Listof10currentandpastclients:
- ChalhoubGroup,theorganizationitselfaswellasmany oftheirportfoliobrandsindividually:Faces,Lacoste, Tumi,LevelShoes,etc.
- TrafalgarLuxuryGroup(distributorsofPatekPhilippe, TagHeuer,Chopard,andmanyotherluxurybrandsin theMiddleEast)
- Mapyr(leadingdistributorsofbabygearbrandsinthe MiddleEast)
- SprecherBerrierGroupofCompanies(distributorof perfumebrands)
- UnileverMiddleEast
- GlaxoSmithKline
- HSBCMENA
- BNPParibas
- EngieMescat
- Aliaxis(globalleaderinwaterandenergysolutions)
Jeremy Denisty Managing Director
- CartamundiGroup(worldwideleaderincardand boardgames)
Whilediscussinghowheassuresthefaithoftheclients, Jeremyapprised, “We have 0 compromises on delivery quality and our clients know it. We are 100% reliable, strive to deliver above expectations, always, and consider ourselves as advisors rather than contractors. That mindset is a standard in our organization. On top of that, we don't price based on hours spent but fixed on the value created.”
HurdlesontheWay
Whenaskedabouthisinitialchallenges,JeremyDenisty said,“Theprimarychallengewastore-think who wewere goingtoserve,helpingthemsolve which problems.Werefocusedourorganizationonbusinessgrowthand transformation(whatitwasinitiallyfoundedon)and managedthepivotwithsuccess.”
TheDrivingForce
Herearethe10thingsthatsofarworkedoutforJeremy Denistyandledhimtowhereheistoday
1. Havingfocus:single-mindedfocuswillputyoucloser toyourgoal(s)
2. Becurious:beopen-mindedandlearnnewthings everyday
3. Seetheworldthroughothers'eyes:searchfornew perspectives,whetheritistoinnovateortoempathize
4. Striveforperfection:neversettleforaverage,detail matterandwillmakeadifference
5. Beloyalandoperatewithintegrity:greatleaderswill wantyouattheirside,trustunlockseverything
6. Hardworkiseasy:bedisciplined,committoyourself andwhatyoucanaccomplish.
7. Livemultiplelives:beopentonewopportunities, pivot,change,add,andsubtract
8. Don'tletfailurestakeyoudown:theyarepartofthe process,theyexisttomakeusbetter,smarter,and moremature.
9. Leverageeveryskillyouhave:whatdoyoudobetter than99%ofthepeopleyouknow?Figureitout, leverageit.
10. Love,andbeloved:nurturerelationships,listenmore thanyoutalk,betruthful,thankful,andgenuinely happyforthesuccessofothers
“On top of that, I've had the chance to be trusted by amazing mentors. Dado Van Peteghem in particular, our
Founding Partner, has put his trust in me to lead this office, and I am very thankful for that”, shared Mr Denisty.
FavoriteBook
MadetoStickbyChip&DanHeath
FutureRoadmap
JeremyDenistyisfocusedonbuildinganicheboutique consultingfirmwithexceptionalpeople,delivering unparalleledqualityofwork.Hebelievesinchangingthe wayconsultinghasbeendoneforthelast50years.
Besides,inthecoming3years,hewouldalsoliketoopena pro-bonoverticalwithadedicatedteam,helpingsocialand purposefulentrepreneurs&businessestogrowinthe region.
Awards&Milestones
Jeremyproudlyshared,Thefirstbook,Writtenand publishedbyourFoundingPartners,“Digital Transformation:Amodeltomasterdigitaldisruption” (2012)isaninternationalbestsellersoldinmorethan55 countries.
And, JoCaudron'slastbook Scopernia'sFoundingPartner, “TheWorldisRound:Anoptimisticmasterplanforthe transformationofbusinessandsociety”(2020)haswona ManagementBookoftheYearaward.
Itwaspublishedthedaythelockdownstarted,andit appearedmosttransformationsthathehadthoughtoffor thenext10yearshappenedin10daysbecauseofCOVID.
APieceofAdviceforFemaleEntrepreneurs
Reachoutandgetintouchwithfemaleentrepreneursthat areabitfurtherinthejourney.Don'tgoatitalone,thereare manybrilliantentrepreneursoutthere,reachout,get support,shareyourideas,listentoothersthathavedoneit, don'tbeafraidtoaskforhelp.
