{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"suprwork Podcast","title":"Dr. Jagat Shah, Businessman & Mentor","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3307,"description":"In this episode I speak to Dr. Jagat Shah. Mr. Shah is a successful businessman managing multiple companies. He also has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs not just in India but across the globe. We spoke about growing small businesses, how people influence businesses, opportunities in the international market for players at all levels, and the power of networking.\nAbout Dr. Jagat Shah\nHe has a PhD. in International business, is a Diamond technologist, is certified as a cluster development expert by UNIDO and is a Certified management consultant (CMC) from ICMCI, USA. He is based in Ahmedabad in India with operations inUSA and Canada. After his studies, he worked for 10 years in MNC’s like Xerox. \nIn 1996 he started his for profit company, Global Network, where he and his team work as advisor to overseas governments and companies on Trade (Exports and Imports), technology transfer, Joint ventures and Investment. \nIn 1997, he started an international trade training school in Ahmedabad, India - Global Network Institute (GNI), since 27 years and has conducted 214 cohorts of international business program, attended by 6100 business owners, including MNC’s, corporates & SME’s from around the world who have become established exporters. \nIn 2004, he started his not-for-profit company, Cluster Pulse, where he and his team has implemented international market strategies, technology development projects, cluster development, import substitution, innovation and competitiveness related projects for World Bank, USAID, UNIDO, GIZ, DFID, GCC, ADB, IADB, The commonwealth secretariat, European Union, Nokia and Microsoft in many countries, besides India.\nIn 2017, Under his not for profit company, Smart village, he and his team implemented a smart village program which are adopted by Indians living in The USA. Under this program, they convert the 62 NRI ( USA ) adopted villages in 19 states of India into smart villages in 1000 days.\nIn 2015, he started a for profit company,...","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ZYxTOmAOmbr8qVmLg6iqnxn_NKTXy8SrIfxqKe99VGU/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS81NGVi/Y2JhMmI2MzE4NmZm/YmIyNmNiNzE0Mzc1/YTI5NS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}