Episode Guest
A fully committed IT Consultant with over 30 years of industry experience. An outstanding record of achievement in sales and delivery of very large scale IT services in multi-billion dollar application development and infrastructure modernisation programs.
Episode Timestamps
00:00 - Introduction to Sukhi Gill & Calitii
01:26 - From Stacking Shelves to Tech Leadership
03:00 - Hard Work and Balancing Education with Family Duty
04:50 - Learning to Code on a BBC Micro
06:00 - Defining Real Hard Work
07:30 - Delivering Value Before Moving Up
09:00 - Simplifying Tech for Business Users
11:00 - Building MVPs and Understanding User Outcomes
12:45 - Compromising and Career Balance
14:30 - Importance of On-the-Job Learning
15:30 - Saying “I Don’t Know” as a Superpower
17:00 - Lifelong Learning and Reverse Mentoring
19:00 - Learning Across Generations at Work
20:30 - Early Career Pivot & Mini MBA Experience
23:00 - Building Business Mindset in Tech
25:00 - Personal Loss and Career Resilience
27:00 - Feeling Disadvantaged and Overcoming Bias
29:00 - Turning Differences into Strengths
30:40 - Soft Skills vs. Technical Skills
33:00 - Top Three Soft Skills for Success
35:00 - Getting Excited About Startups
37:00 - Startup Culture vs. Corporate Barriers
39:00 - Culture Change and Innovation in Large Orgs
40:20 - Getting Frustrated & Founding Calitii
42:00 - Importance of Working Abroad
44:00 - Standing Out Without a Title
46:00 - Building a Personal Brand and Public Voice
47:30 - Empowering Young Talent to Present to Clients
49:30 - Courage Before Confidence in Tech
50:45 - Impressive Client Demo by Graduates
52:00 - Best Way to Enter Tech Today
54:00 - Building a Project Portfolio & Hackathons
56:00 - Advice for CEOs: Get Curious About Tech
57:30 - Reverse Mentoring and Learning from Gen Z
59:00 - Start with Employees to Understand Customers
1:01:00 - Practical Client Research Creates Rapport
1:02:45 - Final Question: Sukhi's Duvet Flip
1:04:00 - Closing Thoughts & Thanks
Episode Partner
Calitii enables major organisations to unlock the full potential of ServiceNow, driving efficiencies, increasing productivity, and
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