In part two, Rama opens up about her adaptive leadership style, offering insights into how she navigates change in the dynamic landscape of Silicon Valley and the global tech industry. She delves into her strategies for embracing change, sharing valuable lessons learned from her journey. One of the highlights of the conversation is Rama's heartfelt commitment to uplifting more women into leadership roles. She passionately shares her vision for a more inclusive and diverse tech landscape, emphasizing the importance of empowering women in the workplace. Rama provides tangible advice and actionable steps for aspiring women leaders, drawing from her experiences and advocating for systemic change. Tune in to discover Rama Chakaki's profound insights on adaptability, leadership in times of change, and her dedicated advocacy for gender diversity in the tech industry. This episode promises to inspire both current and future leaders, offering a compelling narrative of resilience, adaptability, and a genuine passion for creating positive change in the world.
TIME STAMPS
01:25 Adapting to Change
06:43 Technology Induces Anxiety
08:37 Virtual Bonds
14:34 Digital Age Motherhood
15:51 Embracing Curiosity
19:30 AI's Future: Calling for Holistic Leaders
22:42 Gender Equality
28:27 Embracing Challenge
About Rama Chakaki: Rama’s passion is at the intersection of impact and tech investing. She is a technology professional, with 30 years of experience in media, telecom, edtech, fintech and AI.Rama is a partner at Transform VC, a firm on a mission to unlock the potential of our community’s tech entrepreneurs to make a billion and impact a billion. Rama took on a COO role at aiXplain, an AI startup on a mission to deeply democratize AI. aiXplain is co-founded and funded by Transform VC.Rama co-founded VIP.fund, a non-profit incubating technology to empower 2500+ marginalized youth. Run by the beneficiaries and volunteer community who build technologies to crowdfund for higher education, enable a digital support community and employment opportunities in tech.Rama founded Baraka Ventures, the first impact tech incubator in the Arab world, seeded startups and worked on projects supporting the Qatar 2022 World Cup Bid as a Social Impact Strategy Advisor, the World Bank Group as a Communications Advisor to UAE Ministry of Labor and Kuwait Ministry of Finance, Etisalat UAE as an advisor for a youth market product strategy, and built BarakaBits, the first digital content platform focused on good news from the Middle East.As the COO of Eastnets, a global provider of compliance and payments solutions for the Financial Services industry Rama led two investment rounds and scaled the business from 22 to 200 employees. In her late 20’s, Rama along with 5 colleagues in WDC raised $60m in funding to build 11 data centers worldwide.Rama holds a bachelors and masters of science in computer engineering and engineering management from George Washington University and continued education in scaling impact from Stanford. Rama was featured in Forbes Arabia, Arab Women Rising, The Power of Presence, and other publications. Rama is a 2017 TedxBeaconStreet speaker.