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Trailblazer Founder Ajith Kumar, Shiftco Shipping & Logostics Pvt Ltd.

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- Publisher Mr. Rajesh Kendale - Editor Sonal Burghate - Senior Editor Zelen Silva - Co-Editors Amreen Bawa, Suparna Dey - Picture Editor Manawa Deshmukh - Art Editor Ajinkya Pandit - Designer Rahul Shinde - Visualizers Nilesh, Sachin, Akshay, David - Art & Design Director Ankit kulkarni - Marketing Manager Om Naik - BDE Jessica Edwards, Neha Jain, & Veronica Castellino - BDM Rohn Jamson - Database & Research Analyst Parth - Technology Consultant Pratik Dande

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Securing a Niche in the Crowd:

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Shaping a Distinguished Brand

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urating a formidable brand presence is a colossal task that has to be aced in order to achieve the corresponding customer loyalty benefits and profits. Cognisant leaders are crucial in assessing the strengths and weakness of their brands.

They are elementary in identifying the areas of improvement that can be optimized to construct the most trusted and renowned brand image for the enterprise.

In this edition, we, The Leaders Globe Media, cover the 'Most Renowned Brands' that have created a niche space in the domains of quality service provision, customer support, and marketing.

These brands have carved out an operational strategy that is centered around the accentuation of their strengths as well as their evolution in conjunction to the altering business landscape.

Tailoring a unique brand identity is critical in the domain of an overwhelming marketplace. The ability of the brands covered in this issue to communicate their values, mission, and vision to the customers through their products and services is truly priceless.

This quality accords them with an exceptional reputation and a renowned status. The lasting impression that is created by the products of these brands sets them a class-apart from all other market competitors.

Adapting and synthesizing their business models according to the ever-altering needs of the clientele is the cornerstone of creating a renowned brand. Maintaining relevance in this era of digitalization is an absolutely essential element for brands.

Cutting edge competitive advantage can solely be secured through potent investment of time and efforts in the process of cultivating a strong market presence.

Nurturing a brand from its nascent stage is an arduous task. It takes the foresight of a true visionary to encapsulate the greatness envisioned for the future undertaking of an enterprise . Creating a memorable and acclaimed brand is not solely hinged on the deliverance of quality products and services, but most significantly it rests on the crafting of astutely diligent, reliable, and optimized operational protocols. The leaders of these brands play an indispensable role in fostering their distinctive identities.

The brands covered in our current issue have focused on the corporate image of their enterprises in order to maintain and enhance their market manifestations successfully. Once such a revered brand has been established, the work for further augmenting its future recognition value commences.

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We have learned many lessons over the past few years, but the most important one is around building trust with customers and partners. We know how important it is to listen to their needs and challenges so we can create the best global payroll solution in the market. It has also helped maintain those relationships through these extraordinary times

- Ruairi Kelleher CEO

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Reshaping and Reinventing Global Payroll

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lobal payroll processing is an arduous job.

Not only are organisations faced with concerns around accuracy, but they must also deal with the complexities of compliance. The task of managing an ever-changing taxation landscape is exacerbated by the plethora of multiple local authority regulations. Failure to adhere to these laws- whether local or international, is costly and can result in hefty penalties and reputational damage.

Therefore, it is not surprising that outsourcing this labyrinthine process is extremely popular. Utilizing the technology and the professional expertise that these global payroll providers offer ensures efficiencies and can, critically, reduce the risk of a data breach. Immedis, a Dublin-based company and part of the Clune Technology Group, is one such service provider. They provide multi-country payroll and employment tax solutions and tailor to organisations with employees dispersed in multiple jurisdictions.

Today, Immedis is responsible for delivering payments to employees, regulatory bodies, and other third parties in over 150 countries across the world and is rapidly establishing itself as one of the leaders in the gobal payroll market valued at over $21.9 billion.

How Immedis Forged its Unique Brand Immedis began in Clune Technology Group, with a Global Mobility division which was led by Christine Keily, now Chief Operating Officer at Immedis, and developed in response to a growing demand from customers needing a consolidated global payroll service. In 2016, Immedis was officially founded by Terry Clune, Ruairi Kelleher and Mark Graham and in 2017 Richard Limpkin, Chief Product Officer, joined

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the company and was responsible for building the cloud native Immedis Platform.

In May 2017, Immedis acquired US payroll provider Expaticore to strengthen customer delivery capabilities in the US. Since then, Immedis has seen vast customer growth, as well as extensive geographic expansion. In 2019, Immedis secured €25 million in strategic investment from Scottish Equity Partners (SEP), a top-performing venture capital and growth equity firm backed by blue chip international investors including the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund.. Last December Immedis received a further $50m strategic investment from Lead Edge Capital, a growth-stage investment fund based in New York and California.

As part of establishing the brand, Immedis laid a foundation, a set of core ideals that drives the brand forward and ensure Immedis is boldly reimagining global payroll management.

Customer centricity is at the heart of everything we do at Immedis. Leveraging innovation and cutting edge technology, Immedis is on a mission to provide businesses with a truly transformative global payroll experience and one that offers personalisation and benefits from years of industry experience.

Guided by its international tax and payroll specialists' expertise, Immedis provides global payroll support to many of the world's leading organisations who trust and depend on Immedis to manage both their global payroll operations and employment tax obligations.

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Technology Underpins the Immedis Solution

Experienced Global Mobility Tax Advisors

By optimizing its advanced technical proficiency, the Immedis Platform is transforming the global payroll market. Leveraging capabilities such as robotic process automation (RPA) to eliminate the laborious task of manual data gathering, verification, and processing, Immedis is streamlining and making payroll operations more efficient. At the same time, its solution's extensive reporting and analytics features are augmenting decision-making processes.

Immedis has firmly established itself as a leader in the field of global mobility tax advice provision. The company's wide array of services cover all the additional tax solutions needed when sending employees on foreign assignments. These services include shadow payrolls, tax equalisation, calculations and advice, social security applications, and other cross border relief claims.

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At Immedis, we place tax and payroll experts at the heart of our business, ensuring clients remain compliant and have access to the right help as and when they need it. We work with in country partners in 150 countries worldwide to deliver our global payroll service allowing our Client Delivery team to provide the best service possible to our clients - Ruairi Kelleher CEO

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The Immedis Ecosystem Immedis works with most of the leading Human Capital Management (HCM) and Financial Systems to create a single source of HR truth for their customers. Immedis offers bidirectional integration that reduces the costs of deploying, managing, and integrating payroll solutions as well as enhances speed and efficiency.

Immedis currently integrates with Ultimate Software, Workday, SAP Success Factors, Oracle, and Ceridian. ·Ultimate Software - This integration allows customers to have one singular point of truth for all HR data with the combined benefit of two distinct platforms and their capabilities. ·Workday - Customers benefit by seeing real-time data in Workday while still being able to use local payroll providers. Immedis is Workday Certified, and this integration with Workday helps reduce the costs associated with deploying, integrating, and managing payroll solutions. Payroll results can be displayed in Workday. ·Ceridian - Immedis offer a bi-directional integration with Dayforce, the award-winning payroll solution from Ceridian. ·SAP Success Factors - Immedis customers using SAP Success Factors can choose an integrated solution where all payroll inputs come automatically from SAP SF to Immedis, reducing manual errors, and saving time. ·Oracle - Immedis customers who store their HR details on Oracle have the option to have an automatic feed of payroll inputs from Oracle to Immedis, reducing manual errors and saving time.

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Ruairi Kelleher: The Person Behind the Immedis Vision “At Immedis we place tax and payroll experts at the heart of our business, ensuring clients remain compliant and have access to the right help as and when they need it. We work with in country partners in 150 countries worldwide to deliver our global payroll service allowing our Client Delivery team to provide the best service possible to our clients.”

—Ruairi Kelleher Ruairi Kelleher, CEO of Immedis, oversees the company's rapid growth. His leadership style is as distinct as the company's approach to payroll solutions. His commitment to empowering employees and bringing out the best in them is his not-so-secret, secret ingredient. He believes completely in the talent and work ethic of his people. He understands that hiring exceptionally talented individuals and giving them the freedom to create, design, and innovate is essential to the company's future. Kelleher has built a work environment where every individual is valued.

His leadership style motivates employees to take ownership of their work and strive for excellence.

Although the current times have tested leaders across all industries, Kelleher has stayed firm: “We have learned many lessons over the past few years, but the most important one is around building trust with customers and partners. We know how important it is to listen to their needs and challenges so we can create the best global payroll solution in the market. It has also helped maintain those relationships through these extraordinary times.”

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Customer Praise

The Immedis Potential is Recognised

Immedis strives to satisfy their customers, and they are doing just that.

In 2019, Immedis secured €25 million in strategic investment from the venture capital and growth equity firm Scottish Equity Partners (SEP). More recently, in December 2020, Immedis announced an additional $50m strategic investment from Lead Edge Capital, a growth-stage investment fund based in New York and California. The valuation of this Irish technology company has grown to over $575m in just 18 months, since the last round of financing led by Scottish Equity Partners, who remain investors in the Company.

“With Immedis we can rest assured that our payroll will be handled with efficiency and the necessary security concerns will be addressed with utmost diligence” — Paul Hughes, First Derivatives “The technological brilliance and R&D investments of the firm were unmatched by any other industry player. I see our partnership continuing to grow in the upcoming years” — Jeff Pamplin, Apex Fund Services

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This remarkable achievement is a testimony to the company's achievements in the field of global payroll providers. Immedis is now on a trajectory to expand into the US, EMEA, and APAC markets. The investment will also enable Immedis to increase its team of experts

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Mahendra Vyas Founder Member & Whole Time Director

The only thing we see is, challenges make you stronger if you face, customers make you even stronger if you move along and passion heals you when you have success. Keep thinking about the customers, how, why, what, and when, you will never be lost by them.

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Planetcast Media Services Branding the Broadcasting Revolution

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reating a brand name especially synonymous with the broadcasting revolution is not an easy task. It takes great effort, diligence, and determination to craft such a legacy.

Planetcast Media Services is one such renowned brand that has successfully carved out a niche for itself over the course of its years of operation. Today, the brand is conspicuously distinguished itself from its rivals. As the brand spearheading the broadcasting revolution, Planetcast provides Cloud-based Content Management services with a robust architecture of cloud, covering the digital media ecosystem from acquisition, production management, curating/post production and content management to formatting/transcoding, and distribution across a variety of devices for monetization of all kinds of content.

Established in 1996, Planetcast has evolved into a force to be reckoned with in the arena of broadcasting. As a leading media service provider, Planetcast provides technology-led management services to the Broadcasting industry. The brand is rapidly expanding its sphere of influence to include arenas beyond the Indian territory. They are scaling their business operations to more countries in the Southeast Asian region. The firm has been revolutionizing the media and technology landscape ever since its inception. Currently, Planetcast manages over 300+ channels with office locations in New Delhi, Noida, Cochin, Mumbai, and Chennai.

The mission statement of the company aptly summarizes its cornerstone objective. Planetcast was created with the vision to deliver the most innovative and simplified technology services for businesses and homes. Planetcast has the sole aim of becoming the most desirable choice for customers globally within the domain of Media and Information Technologies. Through its relentless drive to succeed in achieving this objective, the firm ensures the delivery of satisfaction and fulfillment not just for its customers, but also for its employees, investors, and other stakeholders. This exceptional brand image is a result of the hard work and efficacy of three central figures in the organization.

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Lalit Jain Founder Member & Whole Time Director Mahendra Nath Vyas: The Enigmatic Crusader Mahendra Nath Vyas, Executive Director of Planetcast Media Services Limited helms the ship from the forefront. With an illustrious career in the arena of Satellite Communications and Digital Media Technology spanning a total of 41 years, Mr. Vyas implements his brilliant expertise in guiding the company to achieve new feats of success. Mr. Vyas holds a coveted engineering degree with specialization in Microwave and Satellite Communication from IIT Mumbai and Computer Architecture from Indian Institute of Science, Bangalore. He started his celebrated journey as a design engineer with the reputed Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO).

He pioneered the sub-system for India's first communication satellite transponder APPLE which is adapted in the current INSAT satellite. He was also a reputed member of the board of World Teleport Association from 2007 to 2013.

His remarkable contribution to the development of the technology facility and technology-oriented growth model at Planetcast has been truly revolutionary for the firm. Mr. Vyas regulates the technological management of the enterprise as well as supervises the formulation of the key strategies of technological and business transition for the firm. He crafts the brand as a formidable name in the domain of Digital Media Technology and Services.

Mr. Vyas is a man led by the zealous inspiration that he uses to break forth from the existing typecasts. He believes in the ideation of new and innovative enterprises that are a class apart from the rest. Innovation and novelty are the foundations of s u c c e s s f o r M r . Vy a s .

Remaining proactive, agile, passionate, and humble are the key ideals to creating a lasting brand that attains new summits of achievement, every step of the way.

Lalit Jain: The Man Behind the Operational Genius of the Brand Mr. Lalit Jain is the Founder Member as well as the Whole Time Director of Planetcast Media Services. He holds a Master's Degree as well as an LLB degree. Mr. Jain is also a fellow member of The Institute of Cost Accountants of India. He has attained unparalleled experience within a diverse arena of operative optimization. Mr. Jain was associated in various capacities with renowned groups and organizations of the country including the Birla Group, the Modi Group, the JK Group, the Bhilwara Group, and the Essel Group.

His career has embodied a markedly multidisciplinary character, imbuing him with a vast plethora of experiences and expertise.

His unmatched forte lies in turning around companies by improving their productivity through renewed operational systems and control protocols that enhances the performance of these enterprises. He has worked in various industries spanning from the Cement, Textiles, and Steel industries to the arena of Media and Technology. Besides general management and corporate governance, his operational areas include Human Resources, Financial, Costing, Commercial, Legal, Marketing, and Administrative matters.

Mr. Jain's role in Planetcast has been exceptionally pivotal. He has been instrumental in installing the state-of-the-art infrastructure and facility at Planetcast with a record time period at cost under run. His invaluable contribution to the development of Human Resources, ideation of staff welfare policies, ensuring compliance with protocols, cost control, value engineering, instituting financial discipline, and turning around the operations has been thoroughly appreciated. Mr. Jain reiterated the significance of excellent customer service in the domain of the Broadcasting Industry. Thus, he has ensured the creation of the best customer service support mechanism at Planetcast. This aided Planetcast in the creation of an indelible brand image among its valued customer.

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Sanjay Duda: The Man who Helps Planetcast Create an Unparalleled Market Presence Sanjay Duda is the Chief Operating & Marketing Officer at Planetcast Media Services. He has played an instrumental role in curating the formidable brand image and recognition value for the enterprise. He represents the company at all leading industry forums and has been deeply involved in the transition of the company's products to the cloud based marketing model. This is an adaptive change embodied by the firm. As the world of broadcasting is experiencing new whirlwinds of modifications and novelty, services and product offerings of Planetcast have also been modified to keep pace with the new requirements of their clientele.

He has played a seminal role in marketing the new cloud-based services offered by Planetcast in the world of broadcasting. The outlook of the firm has been widened to include web-based solution provisions as one of the core elements of uniqueness in the concurrent era. Mr. Duda ensures that novelty-based products and services of the firm find recognition among the top broadcasting enterprises in the region of its operation. He realized the importance of the newly ideated cloudbased management systems and how once they were on the internet data centers they would be a major game changing entity in the domain of broadcasting. The Planetcast playout and delivery platform is being adopted by international clients to attest for the brilliance of the brand. Addressing global RFPs is the next agenda on the long list of conquests Mr. Duda has planned for Planetcast in the upcoming days.

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Cloud-Based Diligence and Services Planetcast offers a plethora of variegated media and technology solutions to its ever-expanding clientele. ·CLOUD.X is Planetcast's ingenious cloud suite that integrates the benefits of a number of media technologies under one simplified tool. Planetcast's Cloud Playout Services offer the much needed flexibility to all media broadcasters and content creators. ·Planetcast offers its diverse clientele with the best-inclass post production facilities through its services.

Features like content replacement, content enhancement, subtitling, voice-overs, dubbing, etc. are handled by the expert team at Planetcast. ·Planetcast's Digital Media Technology Service provides a comprehensive suite of consulting, designing, workflow management, manpower planning and many other customized operational offerings. ·The concept of outdoor media via satellite in India was pioneered by Planetcast. It is a leading provider of DSNG & Occasional Use services for News, Sports & special events in SD and HD. ·Planetcast provides special purpose networks for variety of applications using its ISP & VSAT services.

The major area of this engagement include mobility services, defense operations, security, infrastructure monitoring and management, water resource management, and others.

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Accolades of the Brand's Brilliance Planetcast has received several awards for its exceptional service and brand value creation. Some of these accolades include: ·Certified by ICRA ·WTA certified Teleport ·Top 10 Independent Teleport Operators 2020 ·India's Most Admired Brand (2016-2017) ·Zee business dare to dream awards 2019 ·CII award for customer obsession 2018 ·Digital studio India awards 2018

Conquering Future Terrains Mr. Mahendra Vyas affirms that Planetcast will create a significant presence in the US and Europe, which will enable it to communicate efficiently with big media companies, and provide more services to their customer base originating from the US. The move to expand geographies will provide growth to the company much sooner than expected

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Strategies to Avoid a Burnout for All Remote Workers!

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lot of people don't work in traditional offices and prefer to work remotely, more so in the current scenario, work from home has become the new trend. So, in such a circumstance what can we do to keep working efficiently and avoid a burnout. While none of us has given up and we have all made 'where there is a will there is a way' our motto in life, working remotely can have its disadvantages and can lead to burnout very often and can negatively impact your working capacity. To help you out in such a case, here are a few tips to avoid a burnout while working remotely:

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1. Set up a space to work comfortably

5. Maintain a consistent schedule

Being uncomfortable or not having a proper office setup can lead to frustration and stress, so if you don't have a dedicated home office, try to design an area, even if it's just in a corner of your bedroom. That said, stay away from your bed as it's not only bad for your posture, but it also creates too little distinction between work and rest. If you're at home with someone, claim some space as your own to keep distractions to a minimum.

Having some type of psychological trigger for your brain is very helpful, so it doesn't necessarily matter what time it is, but creating consistency for your brain that says, 'this is work time' and 'this is personal time,' will really help with that. So, if that's waking up at the same time and working the same hours, that's great.

Or if it is going for a walk every single day before you start working, that's great, too, or whatever, like just creating some type of consistency, whether it's a habit or an item or a location or a time.

2. Maintain physical and social boundaries

6. Know when to log off and take a break

Anything that you can do to create structure and boundaries for your work and to separate your professional time from your personal time will be really helpful. So, for some people, that is creating a daily commute for themselves, like getting dressed and going for a walk and making a coffee and going into the home office. For other people, it's just a psychological separation, like in between work and personal time reading a chapter of a book that has nothing to do with work or doing a mindfulness activity or something like that.

This can be one of the most challenging aspects for remote work beginners, as the world is becoming increasingly connected. Though you may receive emails and chat notifications at any hour (especially if you're working in a different time zone than your coworkers), it's important to develop a habit of setting a time when you officially “log off” for the day. The best part of working remotely is having the flexibility to work when you are most productive, so be careful about setting the standard that you are available for work 24/7.

Working remotely is most often linked to stress and major health issues. Burnout happens very quickly in most of the cases and it reduces the quality of your work. It is very important to follow all these techniques and give space and time to your own self.

Do something that works for you, by doing so you will effectively overcome all obstacles attached to your work

3. Build digital relationships Social isolation is a very common concern for a lot of people who are new to remote work. But remember that your co-workers are only one part of your social network, so make an intentional effort to also build relationships in this new genuine way with your friends and family and loved ones as well. Talk to your neighbours. Talk to members of your community. It'll do wonders!

4. Take care of your health- physical and mental You are required to take a break every certain number of minutes and to sit in a certain way at your desk with a certain height of laptop and certain type of chair, the room needs to be in a certain temperature etc... Your employer is taking care of that for you in a workplace, so when you start working remotely, that is now your responsibility to manage your own health, so make sure that you are getting up and moving on a regular basis, because there are so many health and safety tactics and strategies that are neglected just because we don't know what we don't know.

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Avekshaa Technologies Dominating the IT Demigod

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n this market driven world, brand image is perhaps one of the most important factors that determines the success of a company. It is extremely important to have the correct brand perception because in the long run it becomes crucial in the realization of the objectives planned by the organization. The company in-focus is no different. They have one of the most renowned names in the market and that is the result of their quality products and hard work invested in building the correct brand perception amongst the masses.

Avekshaa Technologies specializes in IT products and solutions, mainly solving the burning problems of the CIOs. In a digitallyconnected world, any failure in technology directly impacts businesses, its customer services, profitability and revenues.

Avekshaa promisingly prevents and solves such problems and proactively improves customer experience, technology efficiency, and end user productivity for the best of experience.

The Man Who Drove Innovation The man behind this successful enterprise is Rajinder Gandotra, the Founder and CEO of Avekshaa Technologies. Having worked at Infosys as their Associate Vice President and a member of their Management Council, he built the Performance Engineering Practice Technology, Consulting Practice for Finacle (Infosys' Universal Banking solution) and set-up its product benchmarking practice. He garnered the requisite experience and then started an organization of his very own.

Together with his team, today Rajinder is building a world class technology that holds in itself the power to make Avekshaa a global dominator within the P-A-S-S Assurance market space.

Rajinder has a vision and he has been working relentlessly to achieve it. Right from its inception, Avekshaa has been recognized by consumers as well as industry experts for its stellar performance in the field. Under the guidance of Rajinder, the company has always strived for excellence, innovation and value, which undoubtedly has been delivered each time. May it be the print or online media, Rajinder and Avekshaa have always left an indelible mark for themselves. Having built a base of more than 50 enterprises, achieved 14 awards alongside multiple CXO level references, Avekshaa is truly onto a magnificent esplanade.

Rajinder as a man of substance has driven innovation for thought leadership since the very beginning. He is an ardent worker and has managed to publish more than 20 articles in this domain.

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An Avant-Garde Organization Thinking out of the box to effectively combat all problems is a hallmark at Avekshaa. Constantly vying for improvement and assuring excellence in performance, availability and scalability with the use of a proprietary P-A-S-S Assurance platform are some of the unmissable features of this firm. These distinct qualities make it better than all the other platforms made available in the marketplace.

Avekshaa has made a pioneering effort to constantly evolve with the evolving times and has even made a paradigmatic shift in the way their products are delivered to the IT systems as they are crucial for the up-running of any business. By moving the production management from sustain to improve and from firefighting to proactively prevent, by modelling it failures/ breakage points and proactively ensuring that only bug free change requests are moved in the production, Avekshaa continually improves upon its QoS and thereby its technologies.

Through the use of its unique Modelling approach, the team at Avekshaa also identifies and solves serious Architecture - Design - Code issues very early on in the developmental life cycle, as against discovering it during testing, thereby saving costly delays and avoiding surprises or cost escalations. They do their job in the most effective and efficacious manner and do not hesitate from taking the unorthodox approach to solve all their problems. o publish more than 20 articles in this domain.

The Focal Points What makes Avekshaa like no other is its unwavering focus towards providing the best of services. Currently, Avekshaa is centering its attention towards several equally seminal goals including quickly bringing business back to normal, proactively engineering an application, hassle free migration, continuously improving QoS of production applications and delivering digital transformation with superior customer experience.

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Avekshaa has always strived for perfection and the consumer testimonials. The strength of this organization is their customer's trust that sets them a class-apart

The Onerous Journey to Success Performance Engineering is a niche arena that requires expertise and therefore right from the beginning all problems encountered were of a very complex nature and there was no one blanket solution to combat them all. Each time an innovative solution has to be sought to solve the problem at hand. A unique acumen is required in order to identify, analyze and provide solutions that are both accurate and sustainable. This can become quite a strenuous task. To effectively deal with such complex issues each time, without faltering is one of the major achievements mastered at Avekshaa. Getting to a 99.5% of customer advocacy is not everyone's cup of tea.

Enlightening the Road for a Brighter Tomorrow When envisioning the future, the first step at Avekshaa is to take feedback and criticism and implement the same wherever feasible. Apart from that, they plan to build a high-end technology company in India and convert it into a global leader in the P-A-S-S Assurance space. It is likely that cloud practice & CoE will also be inculcated in the days to come

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he world today has reached a situation which no one even in their wildest imaginations could have speculated, but does that mean that we give up and let our businesses suer one blow after another? It is in these times that the world looks up to its leaders, to pave the way towards a ourishing business and world again. While it is an unprecedented situation and everyone could have varying opinions as to how one can move forward, a few techniques that might come in handy while dealing with such circumstances are-

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1. Empathy And Concern

6. Believe In Yourself And Your Team

While running a business sometimes requires you to be shrewd and ruthless, it is important that our leaders don't forget basic humanity. Everyone in the world right now is facing uncertain times and it is the duty of the leader to make sure that their fellow comrades know that you understand them and you are going to be there for them. While taking any decision, know that each and every decision of yours is going to impact another individual's life in a drastic manner, so place yourselves in their shoes before giving a final verdict.

For you to reach new heights, it is very important for you to have absolute faith in your own and your team's capabilities. Be confident that whatever you plan, it will go in the right direction. Because unless and until you do so, the team will always lack the perseverance to do the assigned task.

2. Take Responsibility Shying away from your responsibilities and commitments will lead you nowhere. It is time to go upfront and face all challenges head on. It is only when you take responsibility that the true leader in you is born. Take risks and let your team know that whatever the outcome may be, you are going to all completely ready to face the consequences.

3. Change And Adapt Sticking to the traditional and normative ways of running a business will not take you far in these changing circumstances. It is time to let your imagination run wild and think of new, innovative ways to make your business go into profits. A true leader will never hesitate to go beyond the normal, for it is only those out of the box ideas that leave a mark on this world.

4. Instill Confidence You need to communicate with your colleagues and let them know that you all are in the same boat and that the shore is not far away. You and everyone together will not let this boat sink. Let them know time and again that this is a testing phase and that you all shall pass with flying colours.

7. Be Real While being optimistic about whatever you're doing, it is also equally important to be real. While chalking out plans, you need to know what all is at stake otherwise it could take hasty and misinformed decisions which could turn out to be very dangerous in the future. A good leader will always evaluate the risks and only if the probability of the gain is higher and the risks are comparatively less, will he/she make the final call.

While each one of us could have a different approach to a crisis, the most important of them all is to remain sane, whatever might happen, you need to make sure that you are physically as well as mentally fit to tackle the task at hand. The above mentioned points are something that can help leaders universally, they are the basic keynotes around which any business strategy should revolve in order to gain true success.

It is in the time of crisis that good leaders emerge, -Rudy Giulhani This statement throws light on the fact that it is only when you deal with a crisis and emerge out of it, can you be called a true leader. Each one of us has a leader waiting to punce out, waiting for that opportunity but it is time we stop waiting and create our own opportunities

5. Plan In Advance You need to get your running shoes on and get ahead of time. Think of possible problems and their solutions way in advance so that whenever a crisis hits you, you are more than ready for it. Plan what, how and when everything needs to be done. All plans might not work but even if one of them gets successful, the fruit of your labour will be achieved.

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Enrich Financial Wellness Decreasing Americans Financial Stress

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rand images are an integral part of a business and require nurturing the business for long periods before being established as a renowned and trustworthy one.

However, this becomes an even more arduous task in the domain of finance, where consumers need to think a million times before trusting any brand with their money. Enrich Financial Wellness is a brand of iGrad, Inc. that has not only successfully established its base but also entrenched the wellearned trust of its customers. Moreover, their base is constantly expanding, where new members are being added to their family each day.

This organization is primarily driven by the help of technology and takes into its ambit two white-label programs, iGrad and Enrich, both performing incredibly well in their respective fields. Where iGrad has been working towards providing financial wellness to colleges and universities and today is present in over 600 campuses, the Enrich program aims to facilitate a better financial experience to employees of large organizations and members of financial institutions. At present, it is serving over 20,000 employers and is continuously expanding its horizons. These dual platforms work simultaneously to alleviate people from their money woes by providing interactive, customizable, and adaptive learning technology.

The Architect of This Enterprise Rob LaBreche, the Founder and CEO of iGrad, started the company with a core group of individuals from the financial aid industry.

Each had a passion for financial literacy given prior experience in a related industry, and all their efforts have fostered what is considered the gold standard in financial wellness services. In particular, Kris Alban, the Company's Executive Vice President has guided the marketing and branding strategy from day one and curated the iGrad and Enrich names to be synonymous with financial well-being.

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The main motivating force behind the creation of such an enterprise was that most Americans remain concealed or oblivious from the financial education that is required to triumph in the real world. Establishing itself in 2009, iGrad has been continually working on improving financial literacy in higher-level institutions in the United States. Since then, there has been no looking back. A comprehensive and customized literacy program is being provided to a huge expanse of students today. But the team did not rest on the laurels of success in higher education. Towards the later periods, the team, decided to integrate the Enrich Financial Wellness program into the organization, thereby expanding its services to employers and financial institutions.

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The Footprint to Financial Prosperity Workplace surveys reveal that more than 40% of employees go through severe circumstances where there is a lack of even basic financial security, while 82% of the employer base takes it upon themselves as a responsibility to ensure the financial well-being of their employees. Therefore, financial well-being is a topic that holds significance in both the arenas- employee as well as their employer. Enrich Financial Wellness offers a program that is ongoing, ever evolving, and considers personal benefits while simultaneously educating users on financial literacy and financial capacity.

This platform is designed to educate and empower employees, and data has shown that platform usage leads to lower financial stress. An organic and comprehensive experience is given hands-on to the employees. The entire system has been conceptualized so that employees can go through a stress-free experience where no matter how much they earn, they will learn and benefit from the Enrich Financial Wellness Platform.

We believe financial wellness education needs three qualities to be e ective it must be continuous and ongoing, it must be interactive and engaging, and it must be relevant to each individual. This knowledge is most e ectively delivered in a community setting, whether online or in person

Winning Laurels for Brilliancy The organization has won several accolades that reflect upon its high quality of services. It is a three-time winner of the Education Program of the Year (The Institute for Financial Literacy) and has also received an EIFLE Award for its Your Money Personality Assessment that helps users understand each element on their money personality including dominant traits, strengths, and challenges. It is also the three-time winner of the Best Product award (University Business Magazine), the Outstanding Consumer Information Award (AFCPE), and was recently honored by Barron's for Financial Empowerment and its contributions to improving the financial health and security of Americans.

Idiosyncratic Attributes The Enrich platform uses an out-of-the-box prescriptive approach that manages to personalize a financial wellness action plan for every individual. The organization is also putting in extra efforts to make financial well-being easily approachable and accessible irrespective of an individual's backdrop. Personalizing the entire experience makes the user feel at home. During onboarding, the platform establishes where each user is in their financial wellness journey through the financial behavioral assessment. This assessment then serves to guide users through the vast array of content.

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Nitty-Gritties of Financial Well-Being Many people might not accept the importance, but money today is one of the most significant and personal assets that one holds. Employers are striving hard to strike a balance where they must work so that their employees are content while also ensuring that not too many resources are being wasted. According to several surveys conducted, nearly 40% of employees can only save $50,000 towards their retirement funds, the result being that most people have to postpone their retirement programs and work for longer periods to make ends meet.

Not only this, but the generation today is also overwhelmed with huge amounts of overhead expenses. A recent PWC study revealed that 57% of millennials could not meet their household expenses on time each month. Additionally, the average U.S household has nearly $16,000 of credit card debt, which makes saving for the future almost an impossible task.

Looking at these statistics, the importance of financial well-being becomes staggeringly clear. When such help is provided to people across spectrums, life goals become easily achievable, and the fun element of life is also given due consideration. This is where Enrich Financial Wellness comes in and takes you out of all your financial woes for a better and secure tomorrow www.theleadersglobe.com

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Must-have Apps

Apps That Can Make Your Business Prosper and Reach New Height!

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oday's world is all about making our businesses smart and evolving with the times.

Those who fail to do so, often lose the race.

The first and the easiest step to make our businesses smart will be that of having certain base apps. All your employees should necessarily have those, these apps should be chosen through carefully and it should be made sure that they benefit your company and in no way do they put your company or its data in jeopardy.

There are daily operations that are extremely tedious and monotonous, most often the employees either forget to do them after a while or do it with the least amount of interest leading to errors, this can be most successfully avoided by having apps, these apps will do your job on a daily basis and will leave no room for complaints. There are a number of apps that we have sorted out for you to make your job even easier, these are absolutely must-have for any business:

3. FreshBooks This app is undoubtedly one of the best accounting apps that is available in the market. With the help of this one application you can very easily oversee cash flow, expenses, invoices alongside much more. It is a simple way to track all your expenses in a very systematic manner.

4. Addappt Managing your contacts has always been a hassle, in a business you need numerous number of contacts and for promotional messages as well, you need to send tons of messages altogether. This app simplifies your task and manages your contacts for you. Sending messages and organising all the contacts into groups is also made possible by the use of this app.

5. Wunderlist

This app lets you port files, among PCs, tablets and smartphones. You can create any number of docs, presentations and spreadsheets. The standard package is of 30GB of online storage but it can be upgraded to unlimited as per your company's requirement.

Very simply put, this app is a to-do list. You can add hundreds of tasks on this app and share them with your colleagues. Moreover, if anyone updates something it is automatically updated in every tab so it ensures maximum productivity. It even lets you delegate tasks to employees and further also subdivide them into the number required.

2. Survey Monkey

6. Basecamp

It is about time that we stop guessing what the consumers want, and rather ask them and take their valuable feedback into account. This app helps you to create surveys using your company's brand name as well logo, it is sent to tons of people across the globe and lastly the results are consolidated in a very easy manner, that makes it easy for you to implement them.

One of the most efficient project-managing apps is basecamp. It is easy to use, streamlined and intuitive.

It helps you chat within projects, create checklists and workflow calendars to make sure that everyone involved in the project is on the same page.

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7. Accompany

10. MobileDay

Do your feet also turn blue just before a meeting?

Well, then this app is a must have. It does all the research for you and recommends you how to perfectly ace your task. Not only this, it also sends you a brieďŹ ng just before a meeting to make sure you have the requisite data of the people attending the meeting, topics to be covered etc. In a simple language it is like having a personal assistant.

Have memory issues? Leave it to this app! Whenever you forget that you have a meeting and go through the frustration of having to ďŹ nd the code. Well, now you can leave that behind. This app syncs your calendar with all the scheduled calls and therefore you can just hop into a conference at the very last minute.

One could go about to not accept the technology but then will hinder the growth of the company in innumerable ways. Therefore, it is better to adapt to the times and to look in for ways that can better our businesses. While there are other apps as well in the market, we feel that the above mentioned apps are absolutely unmissable

8. Buer There is no doubt about the impact that social media has on our businesses in today's time. This app markets your product properly by making sure that content is posted across various platforms at the same time and best of all it comes with an add-on feature of letting you schedule your content to be posted at a particular time.

9. Square All your credit and debit card payments can be done using this simple app in person. It is a hassle-free app which lets you access your data and manage payments in the most secure way possible.

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Company

Allied Wallet Avekshaa Technologies Pvt. Ltd. Enrich Financial Wellness Immedis KWE India

Pillar Global Solutions, Inc.

Planetcast Media Services

Key Person

Dr. Andy Khawaja CEO

Rajinder Gandotra Founder & CEO

Rob LaBreche Founder & CEO

Ruairi Kelleher CEO

Masaru Kobayashi -MD Karthi B-DMD Venkataraghavan N - General

Manager HR & Administration

Kevin McTarsney President & CEO

Mahendra nath Vyas & Mr. Lalit Jain Founder Members & Whole Time Directors

Mr. Sanjay Duda COO, CMO

Pyramid Analytics Shiftco Shipping & Logistics Pvt Ltd. Zywave

Omri Kohl CEO

Ajith Kumar

Founder & Director

Dave O'Brie CEO

Company Description

Allied Wallet is one of the leading turnkey payment gateway solutions in the industry.

Avekshaa Technologies is a next generation Specialized IT solutions company, providing niche solutions in the PA-S-S™ (Performance, Availability, Scalability and Security) Assurance space to Enterprise customers globally.

Enrich.org offers holistic workplace financial wellness programs to employers, organizations, financial institutions, credit unions, and Financial Advisers Immedis is a specialist provider of global payroll technology solutions.

KWE India is one of India's leading, end-to-end, comprehensive and outsourced Logistics Solutions Provider Pillar Global Solutions is a Service Disabled Veteran Owned & HUBZone Small Business focused on delivering technology solutions that enable customers to operate at a better (faster, cheaper, more efficient, more secure) level than they ever thought possible.

Planetcast provides Cloud-based Content Management services with a robust architecture of cloud, covering the digital media ecosystem from acquisition, production management, curating/post production and content management to formatting/transcoding, and distribution across a variety of devices for monetization of all kinds of content.

Pyramid Analytics is a global BI&A leader offering an enterprise analytics platform that helps companies compete as world-class data-driven organizations.

Shiftco Shipping & Logistics India Pvt Ltd. is specialized in Freight forwarding, customs brokerage, consolidation, Transportation, Break Bulk handling, Ship Spare logistics, Exhibition cargo handling and supply chain management solutions.

Zywave, Inc. is a software company headquartered in Milwaukee, Wisconsin that provides software as a service (SaaS) products for insurance brokers and financial planners.

Business Standards

The Blueprint to a Thriving Business

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o do something big, you need to plan something big. Every leader that there is wants their business to thrive and reach new heights of success. While there is no sure short plan that will work for you, you need to keep trying and seeing what works for your company. Some strategies however, could help you out of a jam and serve as your knight in shining armour. These strategies include:

1. Keep detailed accounts By keeping detailed accounts of whatever is happening in your company, you make yourself familiar with the reality. You understand the potential dangers and get enough time to plan out a critically analysed solution.

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2. Never underestimate your competition No matter how strong you perceive yourself to, make sure to never underestimate your competition.

Always know that you can be overtaken, that will hep you to be on your toes and always work towards getting the best quality product. Analyse what the other companies in your competition are doing, and better upon it. In this way, you will learn from mistakes without having committed them.

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3. Customer satisfaction Always give priority to quality over quantity. Never take short cuts to success, make sure that each customer is satisfied with your product. Take valuable feedbacks and improve on things which are possible and go out of your way to ensure this at times. In company culture, it is often said customer is king, follow that and make sure the customer feels that s/he is valued.

4. Invest in yourself and your employees Never hesitate in investing in yourself or your employees. Develop skills that can help the company. This will help the individuals and the company grow simultaneously and it will also increase motivation within the employees thinking that they are cared about and thus a better quality of work will be achieved. Make sure you have a psychologist in your company because we often forget that mental well being is as important as physical well-being. And only when you are in the correct mindset can you work effectively.

5. Make clear long term objectives Prepare a long term strategy realistically and look at the risks and rewards beforehand. This way, you'll be sure that no work is done hastily thus there would be no decline in the quality of work. You will also have plenty of time to be creative about different things.

You can look at the same thing from a hundred different angles and then come at the best possible one. Any opportunity knocking your door will also not be missed. So be far sighted and clear in your objectives very early on.

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6. Strengthen your cyber system In this current technological age, always make sure that you are on top of your game by investing in the best of technologies. Make sure your employees also have the requisite skill set. Having a good cyber system not only ensures quick work but also error free work. Humans might at times make mistakes but a computer will never disappoint you. In depth analysis, chatbots are all means to running a successful business. At the same time, make sure that cyber security is also a major thing. The data that you have has the power to make/break your company, so never compromise on cyber security.

7. Be a know it all and yet never do everything alone Know everything there is to know. Business running requires you to always be ahead of the others. Be very well versed with the business techniques and tactics, never give others an opportunity to point fingers at you. Lead by example, spend extra time but be efficient. At the same time, it is also important to note that don't think you have to do everything alone.

Make a team of the people you trust the most and work alongside them. They will not only give you valuable intel but also correct you when you might be going down the wrong road.

Every leader always has the best interests of the company in heart and will never deliberately do something to harm or negatively impact the company. But sometimes, even while doing so, we fail. It is important in times like those that we strategize effectively and not loose hope. Given above is the blueprint to running your business effectively but is not the only criterion. Be open to change, adapt and be adept www.theleadersglobe.com

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Trailblazer Founder

Ajith Kumar A Man of Endless Possibilities

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Shiftco Shipping & Logistics Pvt Ltd

I'm a problemsolver. I can walk into situations, review symptoms, talk with people, analyze data, and work my way down to the fundamental problem

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he shipping and logistics business is one of the most spread businesses in the world and managing this industry is one of the most daunting tasks that can be assigned to one. The trailblazer being focused on, Ajith Kumar, who became entrepreneur at 35, is the founder and director of the Shiftco Shipping and Logistics India Pvt Ltd and he is a man of stature.

The Ingenious Visionary Ajith is a problem-solver, he has the quality accorded to few that he can walk into any situation and work his way around any problem that may be encountered. He is an experiencegatherer and operates according to his set of beliefs. At the same time, he does not restrict himself and is always open to feedback and constructive criticism.

He makes sure of the most important factor in the industry that goods and services are provided to be people in a safe and time-bound manner. Ajith follows his passion to best serve all his clients and that is his driving force. He is a down to earth man and believes that his career in logistics is stable and he enjoys a certain form of security that only few other industries can oer.

He further states that his father has been a source of constant motivation to him and seeing the success that his company has achieved never fails to inspire him. All these things combined show him the right path and others under him to walk that road as well.

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Building a Career and Thinking Out-Of-TheBox Ajith has always been consistent with regard to his efforts especially in the arena of planning knowledge to drive the supply chain through creation, modification and implementation of the production plans. These factors always worked for him and his dedication has been his USB to success.

Furthermore, he feels that any project that has been undertaken by him has oozed out his creativity and he always goes in for something innovative that will leave the world in awe and it becomes even more important at this point as this sector is being transformed by a new generation of innovative solutions. He loves challenges and strives to address them with the most innovative of solutions.

What I have learnt from obstacles is that one has to be ready to accept the challenges and successfully beat them Laying the Stone for a Strong Foundation

Hallmarks of the Perfect Leader According to Ajith there are 2 skills to look out for: Ÿ Adapting Proactively – Adjust to an environment that changes rapidly. Ÿ Making Decisions with Speed and Conviction - To know the exact strategy to steer your company towards success. Be agile and make decisions earlier, faster and with conviction.

These are the 2 traits that Ajith himself follows and looks in the budding leaders.

The Arduous Path to Success The logistics industry is the backbone of the economy and works as a driving force irrespective of the sector.

The hurdles faced by this industry are also spread over different sectors, either by the coming of technology or having to meet each and every consumer's expectation and even adhering to the strict regulations that have been put into place. But Ajith doesn't let this hinder him in-fact he learns from them and springs back stronger than ever. He is ever-ready to face any hurdle and comes up with the best possible solutions alongside constantly working on finding new ways to automate the business procedure.

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For any business to prosper, having a strong customer base is of utmost importance and that can be achieved by taking into account the price posed by competition and at the same time the experience undergone by the consumer. Then, it also becomes absolutely necessary to have a strong value proportion which describes your offerings and lets the consumers know that your company is the best choice for them. Lastly, to make sure that the foundation remains strong, Shiftco Shipping and Logistics Pvt Ltd focuses on customerretention, so that no matter what, their base cannot be deterred. For the realization of this, they make sure to take in all forms of feedback and work on them effectively.

Coping Up with the Disastrous Pandemic This pandemic has impacted the logistics industry the most given the travel restrictions that have been imposed. Despite the setback, the company under Ajith's discretion is working on innovation and is investing heavily in automation to deliver more effectively and prepare their business and the staff alike for the post-pandemic world. The only focus that the Ajith has is to serve all customers without giving them any opportunity for complaint www.theleadersglobe.com

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Opinion

The Technological Boom

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he new age that has dawned upon us we proudly call the technological age. We've come so ahead that life without technology seems to be futile. It has made our lives so simple that tasks which earlier took days altogether can now be completed in mere seconds. From household mixer grinders to complex robots, everything is a manifestation of technology. In businesses as well it has a very special role to play. For any business to flourish the first and foremost thing any individual or leader can think of is better usage of technology to increase the output. Today, to be well aware of the technological norms and trends is as important as having the basic education. Two of the most importantly used technologies in today's world and businesses include:

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1. Artificial Intelligence (AI) The first question is what is artificial intelligence? It refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits traits that are usually associated with the human mind such as learning and problem-solving. We have classified AI into three types and we have only been able to achieve narrow artificial intelligence that is, there is a major scope of improvement. But despite that fact, AI has proved to be most effective in running businesses and has helped business functioning turn way more fluid and effective. The applications of AI in business ranges from detecting trends in data to mitigating market risks, enhancing customer service through virtual personal assistants, or even analysing millions of documents across a company's servers to find compliance failures. Furthermore, there are three main arenas where AI has proved to be major boon for businesses:

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Robotic process automation (RPA) RPA is a user friendly and a low-cost technology that helps you in transferring data, replacing lost credit, reconciling failures to charge for services and reading legal and contractual documents. It is well suited for working across multiple back end systems.

Ÿ Cognitive insight

These are very commonly used machine learning applications. They are mainly used for predicting what a customer is most likely to buy, identifying credit fault in real time, analysing warranty data, automating personalized targeting of digital ads and providing more accurate and actuarial data.

Cognitive insight does tasks such as programming and automation which are beyond human ability, so an added advantage is that it is not a threat to human jobs. Ÿ Cognitive engagement

This includes intelligent agents that offer 24/7 customer service, internal sites for answering employee questions, product and service recommendation and health treatment recommendation systems. This has a larger usage with employees than with customers. Although, with changing times this trend could change as well.

They can scale up your operations tremendously Ÿ They also drive organisational efficiency Ÿ They also cut down on the human errors Ÿ

To reap the full benefits of a chatbot, it is best if the chatbot engages your customers by answering the basic and most asked questions while the complex ones can be handled by human support. Such a hybrid approach towards your business will help you to achieve the best of both worlds.

It is hard to say where all technology will reach in the coming years but it will be wrong not to say that sooner or later robots will become a part of our day to day life. Using artificial intelligence and chatbots in your businesses was a concept that was deemed impossible at one point of time. AI is not a replacement to human intelligence and ingenuity but a supporting tool to help all our businesses reach new heights. The power of AI and chatbots is an everincreasing force in all our lives

It is only wise to say that AI is the future of any firm and incorporating AI in the companies is going to prove a good decision in times to come.

2. Chatbot A chatbot can also be said as the most advanced use of the AI technology itself. A chatbot is a software application used to conduct an on-line chat conversation via text or text-to-text speech, in lieu of providing direct contact with a live human agent.

They help companies and brands to interact with their customers through various platforms without having to face any disruptions. In a business chatbots can prove to be effective asŸ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ Ÿ

They are available 24/7 They are good in handling customers They help save money They provide customer satisfaction They help you avoid repetitive work

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KWE India Establishing Milestones in Freightage

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KWE India As a leader in its space, KWE India provides comprehensive onestop-services and doorto-door solutions

ll organizations have complex operations that need to be performed and as easy as transporting goods might sound, it is without the shadow of a doubt the most back-breaking task of all.

Logistics is a synthesis of a thousand things together ranging from keeping tabs on multiple supply chains and simultaneously coordinating the transportation keeping in mind the costs incurred while traveling, the norms and regulations that swap with every changing city and country.

Logistics may be tiresome but it is the fulcrum of the entire organization.

Therefore, it becomes absolutely essential that they are implemented in the best manner possible. KWE India, which is a subsidiary of the Kintetsu World Express within the Kintetsu Group, works each day with the utmost amount of dedication to ease your woes and to aide your organization in the logistics department. It is always on top of its game and leaves absolutely no room for errors. Currently, serving in over 45 countries that crisscross the globe, it ranks amongst top 15 global forwarders because of its exhilarating services and an entire plethora of solutions that equipped to deal with any problem that the firm might face.

The Triad of Confidants The number three is usually associated to being a charm, and this statement marks true for KWE India, which has three phenomenal leaders in its purview. These three leaders alongside their group of employees are largely responsible for KWE's unparalleled services.

Masaru Kobayashi who is working in KWE India as their Managing Director and he is a man who's got it all. His charm and aura are unmatchable as he performs all his tasks with the utmost ease and grace.

Kartik B is the DMD of this prestigious enterprise and is a highly skilled man responsible for making this organization a top-tier one. It is his saying that, 'productivity and efficiency can be achieved only step by step with sustained hard work, relentless attention to details and insistence on the highest standards of quality and performance.’

Venkataraghavan N who is serving as the General Manager in the departments of Human Resource Management and Administration. He is a seasoned man with an experience that spans more than 25 years. A man of his caliber undoubtedly has the power to change the entire landscape of an organization.

Proffering the Best of All Worlds

Venkataraghavan N General Manager HR & Administration

KWE India

KWE is the sole dominator in the arena for freight and logistics. It is an allin-one organization that offers door-to-door services with the help of International Air Freight, International Sea Freight, Customs Brokerage, Cold Chain Solutions, Warehousing, Distribution, Free Trade Warehouse Solution, Charters and CBU Transportation. KWE ensures that none of the consumers face any problem through its cutting-edge technology at the best possible price and that looking elsewhere for services is an issue that never arises for them. KWE uses its joint venture partner GKE for its last mile distribution.

To top it all like a cherry on the cake, the employees go through a rigorous training program to handle errorfree operations and there are real time tracking systems closely monitored by the Control Tower Team so that in the end, the process seems facile to the clientele. The company also makes use of ISO 17712:2013 which is certified as high security seal locks for all the containers to annihilate the mere possibility of leakage.

A Ground-Breaking Organization KWE is anything but ordinary, innovation is the hallmark of KWE and they incorporate it into every venture of theirs. It has time and again broken the barriers of normal and created services and solutions like no other. In India, it was one of the few companies to implement end-to-end paper-less domestic distribution that managed to cover almost all the states.

Critical logistics and urgent deliveries are handled by KWE effortlessly. An example of their unparalleled services is that they can deliver hand carriage and urgent freight delivery to countries like the United States and Africa within the span of 24/36 hrs.

KWE continuously strives for perfection and uses AI and RPA driven tools for the maximum efficacy. The pillars of this organization are its 424 employees who are trained and committed to ensure that the freight deliveries are safe and on-time. The growth of this organization has been more than 30% for nine years in a row now and the benchmark set has been placed so high. The leaders of this organization have the ability to think on their feet strategically and go in for result oriented approaches which have proved to be imperative in the success achieved today. The best part is that they never plan on stopping, innovating, and growing is their motto as they plan a futuristic road map driven by corporate medium term management plan for the years 2020-2022.

Vanquishing All Compliance Impediments Dealing with regulatory compliances can be quite an arduous task especially in the logistics sector. To be aware of the know-hows of the particular region is an important prerequisite for conducting business. To overcome this barrier, KWE invests a significant amount of time, energy, and resources to better understand the culture of the place. There is absolutely no rush because at no cost are the services compromised. Legal counsel for overseas business is also sought to identify potential hazards early on and a compliance team works day and night to aide the consumers of any compliance risk or mitigation process. This way of dealing with all problems sets it apart from most other players in the market.

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Karthi B DMD

KWE India

We are superior to the competition because we hire employees who work in an environment of belonging and purpose. We foster a climate where the employee can deliver what the customer wants.

Our employees are our pillar of strength and operate with a sense of ownership and responsibility towards organizational goals KWE has obtained following certificates ISO 9001:2015, ISO 14001:2015, and ISO 45001:2018.

Apart from these KWE has got GSDP (Good Storage and Distribution Practices) certification for catering Pharma distribution. KWE also now AEO (Authorized Economic Operator) certified from Indian Customs.

Decorating the Wall with Umpteen Accolades KWE has time and again been recognized for its exceptional services in the freight field. Some of the prestigious honours bestowed include -CII Scale Award for Eminent Position under Freight Forwarding and 3PL Categories, Hewlett Packard India Certificate of Appreciation, Toyota Boshoku India Service Appreciation Award, Sterlite Technologies Logistics Excellence Award, Ethiopian Cargo KWE Contribution and Support in the year, Singapore Airlines Cargo KWE Contribution and Support in the year awards from most of the top airlines operating India and countless others www.theleadersglobe.com

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Techage

Transformed Digital Spaces: The Dawn of Digital Money

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he advent of the digital age has witnessed the simultaneous expansion of digital currencies. The conventional monetary framework has changed significantly with the advancement of the digital revolution. The revolutionary impact of digitalising payments and currencies are much too conspicuous to neglect. In this ensuing era of digital money, cross-border transactions, investment and data handling protocols have gripped all sectors vividly.

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Successful digital transformation strategies necessitate the incorporation of digital currencies into the business models of companies. From the ease of peer-to-peer transfer to handling transparent record-keeping tasks, digital monetary services have effectively redefined the world of business and finance in the 21st century.

Cryptocurrencies offer a brand new monetary architecture that can be optimally instrumentalised by firms to maximise benefits.

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Global Currency to Expand Markets The pull of globalising forces has been beneficially complemented by the growth and expansion of digital money. The global village is now connected by the invisible monetary chains that facilitate easy transactions across the world. Traditional currencies are no longer barriers in investment, trade or finance.

The advent of digital money, digital wallets and cryptocurrencies have vapourised the issues of traditional fiat tenders. Global transactions can be undertaken with an amplified sense of security and ease, as digital money enables undisrupted cash flow across borders. This effectively eliminates the extra costs of exchange rates for companies expanding their ventures globally. The role of digital money is essentially the creation of a global currency for a global village, where markets and consumer bases are boundless.

Reduction of Operation Costs Digital money is significant in reducing the average cost of operations for firms. As digital currencies eliminate third-party intermediaries from a monetary transaction, extra costs like merchant processing fees can be eliminated. Card processing fees and charges amount to a significant loss of revenue for firms in the long run. This is especially detrimental to small businesses. These extra processing costs can be effectively eliminated with the use of digital money.

For an agile business venture- that is geared toward cost reduction and profit maximisationincorporating digital money into its infrastructure is seminal. They offer customers a wide range of payment options and help develop an optimised model of success.

A Decentralised System Empowered by Blockchains The system of digital monetary transactions achieved further sophistication with the development of cryptocurrencies that prevent double-payments. The age of digital money began with cryptocurrenciesBitcoin being the very first. It was designed to be the first open-sourced, decentralised, peer-to-peer cryptocurrency. Bitcoin was designed to eliminate the need for third-party intermediaries in monetary transactions. This would prevent the customer's transaction data from being stored by these thirdparty sites. Bitcoin recorded transactions on a digital ledger where the name of the transacting individual

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was replaced by a Bitcoin address. As a decentralised monetary forum, it offered resistance against possible censorship. No single node in the system can control the currency transfer. This adds to their security protocols as well. Blockchains fortify the digital monetary forums against cyberattacks and threats.

Empowered by blockchain tech, cryptocurrencies like Bitcoin have effectively forgone the pitfalls of centralisation. The efficient and swift transaction clearance rate of cryptocurrencies is an added benefit for businesses. Instant payments help firms improve their customer service experience.

Enhanced Insurance Security Effective utilisation of blockchains enables smooth transaction experiences that help promote growth and agility in the firms. Digital money facilitates a stronger and more secure insurance system for firms.

Claims are solely processed after 'proof of work' is distilled by the algorithm-empowered blockchain.

This reduces instances of fraud as well as makes claims-processing efficient and cost-effective.

Blockchains ensure that transfers are final and safe from any cancellation. The real-time impact of this monetary medium is also beneficial in this regard.

Digital money offers potent fraud and chargeback protection for businesses. The cryptographic protocols of digital money make it a secured medium of transaction.

Apprehensions Associated With Digital Money However, there are certain glitches in this novel monetary infrastructure. The digital money market can be volatile. This volatility has to be taken into account while embracing the dawn of this new era.

Businesses with low-profit margins and high costs of production must take cognisance of this possible drawback. There are methods emerging to curb this volatility, however, until a suitable solution to this evolving mechanism is determined, caution is advisable. Similarly, before incorporating the digital monetary infrastructure into the business venture, the laws of the country in which the firm operates must also be evaluated to determine the rate of taxation that will be imposed on the use of these legal tenders. The assured benefits of digital money definitely outweigh its possible misgivings. As the forbearer of market expansion and growth, digital money represents the future

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