September 25, 2024 – Pocket FM Rohan Nayak and The Five Talents Barry Conchie & Sarah Dalton

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Rohan Nayak – Co-Founder at Pocket FM

Rohan Nayak

Rohan Nayak is Co-Founder at Pocket FM. Founded in 2018, Pocket FM was built with a vision to redefine the entertainment space by pioneering the audio-series category. We pride ourselves in embedding the storytelling elements with a layer of content personalisation in the longer format that resulted in the emergence of “binge listening” as a consumption habit. Today, we have emerged as the preferred digital audio destination for a refined storytelling experience with the audio-series format, riding on our diverse and engaging content. With our unique storytelling approach, we have breathed new life into audio storytelling, reviving it as a mainstream entertainment format and unearthing unique and unheard stories across the world for our listeners. Today, we are building the most extensive repository of audio content on our platform. With over 100 million listeners community, spending an average of over 110 minutes every day, the platform has witnessed over 45 billion minutes of streaming in 2022. Pocket FM is a Series D-stage company that has raised US$196.5 million in multiple rounds and is backed by some marquee investors like Lightspeed, Stepstone, Times Internet, Tanglin Venture Partners, Goodwater Capital, Naver and others.
Baray Conchie and Sarah Dalton – Authors of The Five Talents That Really Matter: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance

Baray Conchie and Sarah Dalton

Barry Conchie is the founder and president of Conchie Associates. He is an expert in psycho-metric talent assessments, leadership research and development, team building and succession planning. Barry consults with company boards, chief executive officers and leadership teams across the globe. He researches leadership effectiveness and decision-making heuristics from his home outside Boulder, Colorado. Sarah Dalton is a partner at Conchie Associates. She provides leaders and teams with the tools to evaluate their effectiveness and develop their leadership strengths. Sarah completed her master’s degree in industrial and organizational psychology from Colorado State University. She is based in Denver, Colorado. They are the authors of The Five Talents That Really Matter: How Great Leaders Drive Extraordinary Performance, Strengths-Based Leadership book demystifies the aura and complexity surrounding high performing leaders through original research and interviews with high-performing global leaders.