253% ROI from SAP Custom Code Transformation - smartShift | Icebreaker

253% ROI from SAP Custom Code Transformation - smartShift | Icebreaker

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Kesari V.S. Katakam

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Creative Technology Leader who likes to build: high-performing teams, robust software, and effective solutions. Experienced IT professional with a focus on innovation and customer success! Proactive and out-of-the-box thinker+doer, Contextual Leader, and Continuous Learner !! Involved in developing tools and solutions for modernizing custom SAP applications, converting legacy applications to Cloud Ready and Clean Core compliant.

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Product at Google

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I help technical leaders achieve 10X growth through strategic AI implementation and lean team optimization. With foundations in software engineering (HPI, Stanford, UC San Diego) and 15+ years of hands-on experience, I bridge the gap between cutting-edge AI capabilities and practical business results. 𝐌𝐲 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐬𝐞 As someone who's evolved into a tech entrepreneur, I've gained unique insights into how development teams can leverage AI to dramatically accelerate their productivity. My recent work with CTOs from technical AI companies revealed that even the most advanced teams are leaving substantial productivity gains untapped. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐈 𝐎𝐟𝐟𝐞𝐫 ✅ AI Implementation Strategy: A practical approach to integrating AI tools that deliver immediate productivity improvements for development teams ✅ Tech Team Optimization: Frameworks to help lean teams operate at maximum efficiency ✅ Product-Focused Development: Guidance on using AI-assisted development to validate business cases and iterate rapidly 𝐌𝐲 𝐏𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐨𝐬𝐨𝐩𝐡𝐲 I believe in the “Navy SEAL” approach—small, elite teams delivering outsized results. The most successful technical leaders today are those who can harness AI tools to enhance their team’s capabilities, rather than coding everything from scratch. 𝐂𝐮𝐫𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐕𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 Through my company ElevateX, I offer a 5-week AI transformation program for development teams and connect businesses with elite freelance tech talent within 48 hours. 𝐋𝐞𝐭’𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭 Interested in discussing how AI can transform your development process or how to build more efficient technical teams? Let’s talk.

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Entrepreneur, Investor, Making It Happen

Christopher Sheldon

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Gillian Roslyakov

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I am a Product Leader with 20+ years of experience driving growth in startups and scale-ups by building high-performing, outcome-oriented product teams. My mission is to accelerate customer value and employee growth through hands-on coaching to achieve an empowered team product model that maximizes business impact. I first fell in love with high-growth, fast-paced companies at Arcadia Solutions, joining as the 4th employee and playing multiple roles during my 10 year tenure including Managing Director of the largest P&L and COO as we grew the company to $35M in revenue. After a profitable exit, I moved into Product Leadership at B2B SaaS and e-commerce. I spent 5 years at Wayfair learning to operate at scale, first managing a team of 35 product managers and then building a new team from the ground up. My superpowers to drive measurable business outcomes include: - Implementing a data-driven (quantitative and qualitative) and experimentation culture - Leveraging product led growth tactics to maximize activation, monetization, and retention - Recruiting, mentoring, and retaining strong product leaders