Brilliance Talks

Simac Konkader

As a CEO or founder, you’re constantly solving problems—breaking through growth plateaus, managing a growing team, and trying to scale without losing control. That’s where Brilliance Talks comes in. Brilliance Talks is where we help business leaders scale with clarity, confidence, and freedom. Each episode is packed with practical strategies you can apply right away—no fluff, no buzzwords, just real insights that drive results. ⬇ Follow Us On Socials ⬇ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

  1. The Social Cause That’s Changing Dementia Care

    23H AGO

    The Social Cause That’s Changing Dementia Care

    What does it really take to build a Social Impact Startup that balances profit and purpose? John Ramsey left Linklaters to build Social-Ability, a Social Impact Startup transforming dementia care through interactive technology. From caring for his father with early-onset dementia to scaling across nine countries, John shares the brutal realities of building a commercially sustainable Social Impact Startup, and why most founders fail when they ignore the business fundamentals. If you’re building a mission-driven company, this episode is essential listening. 📝 Show Notes: 01:56 A Personal Story That Changed Everything 04:09 Why Most Care Tech Fails 06:32 Inside The Happiness Programme 12:49 The Power of Asking About Guest: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/john-ramsay-a8a8953a/o/ Social-Ability: http://www.social-ability.co.uk Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

    17 min

  2. FEB 24

    From MVP to Community Builder: Lessons You Can’t Ignore

    Power BI AI is transforming finance, business intelligence, and the future of work, but most professionals are not ready. In this episode, Microsoft MVP Rishi Sapra explains how Power BI AI, Microsoft Fabric, and AI tools are reshaping finance teams, startups, and global enterprises. After working with Deloitte, HSBC, and KPMG, Rishi now helps professionals and founders understand how to use Power BI AI to automate workflows, improve decision-making, and stay competitive. This episode covers AI adoption, corporate training failures, Microsoft Fabric, and how Power BI AI will shape the next generation of work. 📝 Show Notes: 01:17 Why Large Companies Fail at Power BI AI 01:57 Why Startups Have an Advantage With AI 03:18 Power BI AI vs Microsoft Fabric Explained 03:30 Why Microsoft Copilot Is Overhyped 06:15 How He Built a 100,000+ Power BI AI Community 06:41 Why Niche Communities Win 07:32 How to Help Finance Teams Adopt Power BI AI 08:10 Why Stories Shape Technology and Society About Guest: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rsaprano/ Tenacium: https://www.learndatainsights.com Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

    8 min
  3. The Future of Surgery Is AI, And It’s Already Here

    FEB 10

    The Future of Surgery Is AI, And It’s Already Here

    Jonathan Sackier is a surgeon who helped build one of the world’s first surgical robots, and accidentally became a startup founder along the way. In this episode, Jonathan explains how MRI-guided surgical robot technology is changing Parkinson’s treatment, why most healthcare innovation fails, and what entrepreneurship taught him about people, money and humility. From turning $1 into $17,500, to speaking before Congress, to debunking vaccine myths, this is a raw, funny and deeply human conversation about the future of medicine. 📝 Show Notes: 03:00 Why Medicine Is Terrible at Communicating With Patients 06:00 Why Some Countries Innovate and Others Fall Behind 09:00 Why Medical Innovation Is So Hard 10:00 The Hidden Cost of FDA Approval & Medical Regulation 11:35 Building an MRI-Safe Surgical Robot 12:30 How Deep Brain Stimulation Works for Parkinson’s 13:20 First-Ever MRI-Guided Brain Surgery Explained 15:00 The 5 Rules Jonathan Lives By 16:20 The “No A**hole Rule” for Business & Life 17:00 The #1 Mistake Healthcare Startups Make 18:10 How to Actually Succeed in Health Tech 19:30 The Biggest Healthcare Myth 20:25 What Jonathan Would Do If He Wasn’t a Surgeon About Guest: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathansackier/ Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

    21 min
  4. Why Your Marketing Agency Could Be Left Behind in 2026

    FEB 3

    Why Your Marketing Agency Could Be Left Behind in 2026

    What does it really take to build an AI marketing agency while launching SaaS and scaling e-commerce? In this episode of Brilliance Talks, Duray Pretorius, co-founder and CRO of Viaduct Generation, shares his honest journey through growth, pressure, innovation, and burnout. We talk about leadership, culture, AI done right, and why success without mental fitness is a dangerous trade-off. This is a must-listen for founders, agency owners, and anyone navigating modern growth. 📝 Show Notes: 03:55 The Agency Scaling Trap (Hiring Too Fast) 08:36 Why Mental Fitness Is a Founder’s Real Edge 10:11 The Origin Story of Viaduct Generation 11:57 Building & Scaling a Distributed Remote Team 18:34 The Importance of an Inner Circle for Founders 21:11 Why SEO Needs a SaaS Solution for the Masses About Guest: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/duraypretorius-seo/ Website: https://viaductgen.com/ Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

    22 min
  5. What Building MELP Taught Him About People

    JAN 27

    What Building MELP Taught Him About People

    Discover how MELP is building the future of the employee benefits platform, from lifestyle and longevity to protection, insurance, and AI-powered sales. In this episode of Brilliance Talks, Juozas (Joe) Sargunas shares how MELP is combining lifestyle & protection into one powerful ecosystem designed for companies and their employees. This is a raw founder story about pressure, resilience, and building something that truly helps people at work. 📝 Show Notes: 01:12 The idea that changed everything 01:35 MELP explained in 30 seconds 02:20 The super-app vision 02:58 €1.2M raised… now what? 03:08 The real growth risk 05:38 The 72-hour rule 06:00 Building an A-team 06:24 Why showing up still wins About Guest: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/juozas-sargunas/ Website: https://www.melp.com/ Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

    9 min
  6. Why Most Entrepreneurs Always Feel Stuck

    JAN 20

    Why Most Entrepreneurs Always Feel Stuck

    The serial entrepreneur mindset isn’t about chasing a dream, it’s about building happiness first. In this episode, Lawrence Seaforth shares how he built three businesses, learned to code his own MVPs, used AI to move faster, and avoided the traps that burn most founders out. Real talk on money, time, decision-making, and why freedom comes from clarity, not hustle. 📝 Show Notes: 01:05 Building 3 businesses from scratch 02:22 Leaving a secure job the right way 12:40 Client chaos & financial boundaries 15:37 Fixing confusion in the solar industry 22:39 AI tools every founder should use 29:52 The psychology of money & time About Guest: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/lawrence-seaforth-mapm-a438821b9/ Website: https://www.seeforthservices.co.uk/ Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

    30 min
  7. The Truth About Building a Business With Your Best Friend

    JAN 13

    The Truth About Building a Business With Your Best Friend

    Glenn Sanger went from tech apprentice to co-founding a multi-million-pound IT and cybersecurity firm, without investors. In this episode of Brilliance Talks, Glenn shares what 15 years of bootstrapping taught him about leadership, partnerships, apprenticeships, and building a business that lasts. No hype. Just real lessons from the trenches. 📝 Show Notes: 02:10 Starting Bunker with two laptops 07:15 Scaling with EOS 09:30 Letting go of the technical identity 11:10 Building client partnerships, not transactions 16:20 Why apprenticeships matter 20:30 Awards, imposter syndrome & growth 25:40 Leading through COVID About Guest: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/glennsanger/ Website: https://www.bunker.technology/ Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

    30 min
  8. The AI Mistakes Most Businesses Are Making Right Now

    JAN 6

    The AI Mistakes Most Businesses Are Making Right Now

    AI didn’t start with ChatGPT, and this episode proves it. In this episode of Brilliance Talks, we sit down with Vasili Nevlov, founder of Analysium and creator of AIgentic, who’s been building real-world AI systems since 2012, long before AI became mainstream. We explore what AI looked like in the early days, how Vasili scaled a multi-million-pound data analytics firm, and why AI agents... not chatbots, are the future of intelligent automation for businesses. A grounded, practical conversation about AI, scale, security, and building systems that actually work. Shownotes: 02:36 Scaling Analysium to £2M+ Revenue 03:31 Why AI Agents, Why Now 06:02 Why Most AI Implementations Fail 08:19 AI Security Risks You Can’t Ignore 15:44 Where AI Agents Work Best Today 21:48 What Vasili had to unlearn from his first company 22:59 Why AIgentic Is a Media Business About Vesilij: Vesilij's LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vasilij-nevlev/ Analytium Group: https://analytium.com/ Connect with us: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

    29 min
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As a CEO or founder, you’re constantly solving problems—breaking through growth plateaus, managing a growing team, and trying to scale without losing control. That’s where Brilliance Talks comes in. Brilliance Talks is where we help business leaders scale with clarity, confidence, and freedom. Each episode is packed with practical strategies you can apply right away—no fluff, no buzzwords, just real insights that drive results. ⬇ Follow Us On Socials ⬇ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/simac.konkader/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/simac-konkader

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  • Creator
    Simac Konkader
  • Years Active
    2025 - 2026
  • Episodes
    38
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Simac Konkader
  • Show Website
    Brilliance Talks