guru by TJ Thinakaran
Eddie DeCurtis didn’t grow up watching The Sopranos—he lived it. His father and uncle were real-life made men. His childhood wasn’t filled with bedtime stories…
Kyle Blanchard has spent his entire career chasing engagement. First, it was extraterrestrials—he studied physics and astrophysics, landed a job offer with SETI, and almost…
Loyaan Egal is, quite literally, an African American—born to a Somali father and an American mother. That kind of cultural whiplash—ninth grade in Saudi Arabia,…
When Thomas Mancuso moved to San Francisco, he was driving a U-Haul over the Bay Bridge as Governor Newsom announced the statewide COVID-19 shutdown. He…
Had her parents not fronted her the money for her Harvard and Yale applications, Megan Brown might never have ended up at Harvard. Always the…
When studying at the College of William & Mary, David Carter was part of the security detail for both Margaret Thatcher and Henry Kissinger. One…
Flying planes and experimenting with modernist cooking might seem like unlikely pastimes for a business consultant, but that’s exactly how David approaches life: with curiosity…
“Hey TJ, can I call you back? I just arrived at my house that got destroyed in the storm, and folks are here to review…
One in seven people in the US get their paycheck via ADP. During her tenure at ADP, Sonal Doshi was responsible for security initiatives that…
In 2022, Anurag Aggarwal was recognized as the #1 Most Influential Person in the Industry by ROCCO—a testament to his significant impact on telecommunications. Known…
She studied piano at age four, sang with the Houston Children’s Chorus, was in musical theater, studied cello in grade school and college, and monetized…
From the Australian outback to Washington, D.C., Anna Quint has always been drawn to work that bridges diverse communities. Early in her career, she worked…