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Rob Giglio on Platforms & Ecosystems at Canva

This week, Avanish sits down with Rob Giglio, Chief Customer Officer at Canva, to explore how a consumer brand mindset—honed across stints at Procter & Gamble, Gap, Adobe, DocuSign, and HubSpot—translates into building a global platform used by 260 million monthly active users.

Don Spear on AI & Learning Platforms at OpenSesame

This week, Avanish sits down with Don Spear, CEO of OpenSesame, to explore how platforms succeed by creating value for all ecosystem participants—and how AI is transforming the future of workforce learning.

Drew Sechrist on Trust & Relationships at Connect The Dots

Drew Sechrist, CEO of Connect The Dots and early Salesforce veteran, joins host Avanish Sahai to discuss how his company transforms decades of communication metadata into a trusted relationship platform that helps enterprise sales teams cut through AI-generated outbound noise with authentic warm introductions. This season features conversations with key decision-makers who have shaped the […]

Antonio Bravo, BBVA

The latest episode features Antonio Bravo, Global Head of Data at BBVA, discussing how the bank elevated data to the executive committee level and deployed AI solutions that reduce task times from 11 minutes to less than one minute.

Umesh Sachdev, Uniphore

In this episode, Avanish sits down with Umesh Sachdev, CEO and Co-Founder of Uniphore, one of the largest AI-native, multimodal enterprise-class SaaS companies in the world. 

Greg Sarafin, Sarafin Advisory

This season features conversations with key decision-makers who have shaped the evolution of today’s leading technology platforms and ecosystems. We talk to C-suite executives, board members, investors, and others who have been instrumental in driving platform transformation at scale. In our latest episode, Avanish Sahai sits down with Greg Sarafin, Founder of Sarafin Advisory and […]

Andrew Casey, Amplitude

This season features conversations with key decision-makers who have shaped the evolution of today’s leading technology platforms and ecosystems. We talk to C-suite executives, board members, investors, and others who have been instrumental in driving platform transformation at scale. In this episode, Avanish and Andrew discuss: Andrew’s journey as an “operational CFO” from Sun Microsystems […]

Mike Rich, Zscaler

This season features conversations with key decision-makers who have shaped the evolution of today’s leading technology platforms and ecosystems. We talk to C-suite executives, board members, investors, and others who must be brought into the platform journey. In this episode, Avanish and Mike discuss: Mike’s journey from his early tech roots in Silicon Valley to […]

Dennis Woodside, Freshworks

This season features conversations with key decision-makers who have shaped the evolution of today’s leading technology platforms and ecosystems. We talk to C-suite executives, board members, investors, and others who have been instrumental in driving platform transformation at scale. In our latest episode, Avanish sits down with Dennis Woodside, CEO of Freshworks. Freshworks Inc. (NASDAQ: FRSH) […]

2025 VsaaS Collective Live

The original VSaaS conference for Founders & CEOs returns to San Francisco on November 5th, 2025. Apply to join us!