Gopi Kallayil at Wanderlust Festival SPEAKEASY - Squaw July 2011

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Channel: Wanderlust · 2012 · Travel & Events

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Gopi Kallayil discusses the balance between techonology and mindful living, and suggests ways that you can stay connected while staying connected.

Gopi Kallayil works at Google on the marketing of Google+. Prior to this, Gopi led the marketing of the Company's flagship advertising products AdWords and AdSense.

Before joining Google, Gopi was Vice President of Strategic Alliances at Nextance, an enterprise Contract Management Software startup. He was also Vice President of Business Development and a founding management team member at Allegrix, an Application Software Provider startup acquired by Progress Software. While a consultant with McKinsey & Co., he worked on engagements helping the management teams of large corporations improve business performance and maximize revenues. Additionally, Gopi has led large Information Technology projects for global corporations in India, China, and the US.He graduated from The Wharton school of Business at UPenn and the National Institute of Technology in India. 

He founded and teaches a weekly yoga program for Googlers called Yoglers. He has had a long term meditation practice and regularly returns to Wanderlust and Burning Man.


Wanderlust Festival SPEAKEASY Production credits:
Produced by Shine A Light Productions (with thanks to Lauren Larken & Nikki Biondi of Golden Thread Productions, Shennon Sarich, Dana Mackie, Paige Bierma and Marc Fong)

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