BrightLogic, LLC

I believe experts should be experts, not task-jugglers. That's why I use AI and automation to free up 5-10 hours a week for service-based businesses. Less busywork, more genius work.

My passion lies in solving sales process challenges. If you're struggling to follow up with your leads, have a large client or lead database you haven't done anything with, or need to book more appointments, send me a DM with "AI Sales"

CEO - ⚙️ Chief AI Consultant

I have spoken (in person & online) at over 80 conferences and events worldwide since 2016. Find my sessions at: https://sessionize.com/heidi-araya/

Current focus of talks: How AI will impact jobs and careers; AI for non-tech folks; Improving Business Results with a holistic, customer-focused approach 

I am an approved Pluralsight author, international speaker, innovator, and experienced workshop designer and facilitator. My book on Lightweight Value Stream Mapping will be complete in 2024.

International Keynote Speaker, Author, Approved Pluralsight Trainer

Crooms Academy of Information Technology

Business Advisory Council

Young Entrepreneurs of Surry

Advisor

ForeverQuest

To empower individuals to unleash their infinite potential by guiding them on a transformative journey of personal growth and self-evolution. Enabling people to reach and exceed their business goals in a rapidly changing world with pragmatic business mentoring and coaching, based on 25 years of experience and ICF coach training. 
Check it out at www.foreverquest.org

Business and Personal Reinvention Guide (passion project)

Value Stream Management Consortium

Designing AI-powered experiences as a Director on the board. I pitched and implemented FlowBuddy, an AI chatbot designed to answer common questions about Value Stream Management.

Director, Board of Directors

BotLogic

We help businesses integrate generative AI technologies to improve productivity. 
We share generative AI tools and techniques for small and medium-sized businesses and organizations. 
We build, train, and maintain AI chatbots for clients.
 Check out our YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@brightlogicai

Technical Advisor, AI Automations

Xpirit | Part of Xebia

Coaching, Consulting for Enterprise Transformation
Empowered clients to maximize their time and energy by leading strategic organizational transformations. Utilized a comprehensive approach, including productivity workshops, one-on-one coaching, and tailored interventions to identify inefficiencies and implement streamlined processes. Served as a Delivery Lead, ensuring successful adoption of productivity-enhancing solutions and facilitating lasting, positive change.
In this role, I:
Conducted in-depth assessments to uncover productivity bottlenecks and areas for improvement
Designed and delivered engaging workshops to educate teams on productivity best practices and tools
Provided personalized coaching to help individuals develop more efficient work habits and mindsets
Implemented strategic solutions to optimize workflows, and eliminate time-wasters
Acted as a Delivery Lead, overseeing the seamless execution of productivity initiatives and ensuring measurable results
Empowered clients to reclaim their time, reduce stress, and focus on high-value activities that drive growth and success
By leveraging my expertise in productivity optimization and change management, I helped clients transform their organizations and unlock the full potential of their teams.

Enterprise Transformation Consultant - Delivery Lead

Citrix

As a Director of TPM/Agile in the Engineering Operations Team at Citrix, I spearheaded the transformation of our software development processes, establishing a vision for lean-agile ways of working that empowered teams to deliver value faster and more efficiently. By focusing on principles and outcomes rather than prescriptive processes, I helped create an environment where innovation could thrive, and teams could adapt quickly to changing market demands.
Key achievements in this role included:
Developing and implementing a lean-agile framework that streamlined workflows and eliminated waste
Coaching teams and fostering a culture of continuous improvement
Establishing guardrails and principles to ensure alignment and consistency across the organization
Empowering teams to take ownership of their processes and make data-driven decisions
Driving significant improvements in productivity, quality, and time-to-market

Director, Engineering Operations - Technical Program Management

Enterprise Agile Coach (Director)

The Open Leadership Network

see www.openleadershipnetwork.com
The mission of the OLN is to advance real and lasting progress in the domain of business agility and organizational development through effective change management (e.g., Invitation-Based Model of Coaching)

Founding Member and Advisory Board Member

Coaching Agile Journeys

Coaching Agile Journeys was an online meetup held on Zoom (way before COVID!). We grew a community of passionate meetup attendees that engaged regularly with us for over five years, with average attendance of 50-90 people for the main monthly events. Once a month, we had a main event with a speaker. In between, we scheduled special events, like a special series, an agile cocktail, coaching circle, lean coffee, or meet up to discuss our podcast. Check the recordings out at www.coachingagilejourneys.com

Co-founder and Community Leader

Empowering small businesses to reclaim time and accelerate growth through AI-powered automation | Inventor | Keynote Speaker

Are you tired of feeling overwhelmed by inefficient processes and missed opportunities? 

As a business owner, you wear many hats, but juggling them all can leave you feeling stretched thin and unable to focus on what truly matters – growing your business.

Every inefficient process = A missed opportunity for growth

It's frustrating, isn't it? 
→ Wasting time on repetitive tasks 
→ Struggling to streamline operations 
→ Trying to keep up with the competition

Meanwhile... 

→ Productivity suffers 
→ Valuable time is lost on low-value activities

I UNDERSTAND YOUR STRUGGLES. I'VE BEEN THERE. 

Let's revolutionize your business processes.

With over 20 years of experience in process improvement, I've helped countless businesses like yours break free from the daily grind and unlock their true potential.

Here's how I can help:

My 3-step strategy to transform your business: 

✓ I identify inefficiencies and areas for improvement. 

✓ Together, we develop custom AI solutions tailored to your unique needs. 

✓ You experience increased productivity, streamlined operations, and more time to focus on growth.

AI handles repetitive tasks, freeing up your time and resources. Boost efficiency and productivity without adding to your workload. No more missed opportunities and no more time wasted on manual processes.

My goal: You focus on what matters --Growing Your Business-- while AI takes care of the rest, from data entry and customer inquiries to complex workflows.

→ 50% more time for high-value activities 
→ Streamline your operations and reduce costs 
→ Scale your business without scaling effort

With our AI-Powered Process Improvement System 

You get all this without increasing headcount in a done-for-you system.

Curious to learn more? DM me.

Heidi 💡 Araya

Destination Germany GmbH

I truly believe that moving to a foreign country with completely different culture is the best way to transform our lives for the good. I am committed to build Destination Germany - Ramm to provide life transforming experiences to as many people as we could by hiring the qualified candidates from all over the world to fill in the vacant positions in German companies who are finding it hard to fill in their open positions with local talents.

Geschäftsführer & COO / CMO

Co-Founder

Netzwerk Recruiting

Partner

ToolTime

- Understanding long term business goals and breaking them down to small workable pieces 
- Building BI infrastructure from the ground up in AWS Redshift 
- Stitchdata for ETL, AWS Redshift for Data Warehouse, AWS Data Pipeline to schedule jobs for the creation of Data Models, Klipfolio for analytics 
- Creating data models by combing different sources and building dashboards for management, performance marketing, go to market team so that everyone can take decisions based on data
- Building transparency by providing data access to all users so that they can autonomously analyse and take data informed decisions 
- Effective communication of key results and findings

Business Intelligence Manager (the data guy)

DrSmile

- ETL of performance marketing data from different marketing channels such as Facebook, Google Ads 
- Analysis of marketing data for budget optimization 
- Attribution modeling 
- Creation of different reports and Dashboards using Tableau/ PowerBI/ Klipfolio

BI Manager - Performance Marketing (the data guy)

- Building Business Intelligence Stack from the ground up
- Amazon Redshift as a Data Warehouse
- Different Data sources include Salesforce data, Marketing data from Google Ads, Facebook Ads and Google Analytics 
- Creating Data Models using Redshift/ PostgreSQL 
- Building visualisation in PowerBI

BOOK A TIGER Business

- ETL of data from production database 
- ETL of marketing data from Facebook and AdWords API using Python
- Database refactoring and restructuring of existing Business Intelligence Data Warehouse 
- Translating  different stack holders requirements to different analysis and creating dashboards in Tableau
- Documentation on how a KPI or an analysis is performed so that it is easier for a non technical business user to understand

CCR GmbH

- Efficient communication with the clients regarding project planning, project time estimation, and project delivery
- Creating test plans and documentation 
- Database Administration & Management of activities of international multicenter trials
- ETL of raw data
- Coding of medical data according to international coding system (eg. CDISC, SDTM, and ADaM) 
- Writing Transact SQL commands
- Creating functions using PLpgSQL and indexes to improve the database query performance 
- Importing the raw data to database using Python and R
- Analysis of data using Excel, R, Python
- Automation of tasks using VBA

Data Analyst

Zenjob

- Assisting the ongoing Data Warehousing project
- ETL of PostgreSQL database using complex joins and queries to retrieve data from the online database
e database
- Data integration, reporting and analysis of business data using google spreadsheet, Mixpanel, Metabase, Google Analytics
- Querying Mixpanel data using JQL
- Maintaining KPI's for the business development

Master Thesis and Working Student in Business Intelligence Analyst

- ETL of data using postgreSQL
- Data integration, reporting and analysis of business data using google spreadsheet, Mixpanel, Metabase, Google Analytics
- Querying Mixpanel data using JQL
- Maintaining KPI's for the business development

Business Intelligence Analyst Intern

Awesome Shield

- A strong data-driven approach to the attribution of traffic data to online marketing events
- Responsible for working in fast-paced environment to answering the queries of customers
- Responsible for PR activities
- KPI monitoring and analysis of the market for the potential business development to produce actionable insights for business development
- Preparation of spreadsheets for supervisory-function
- Participating in weekly strategy meetings with the co-founders

Business strategy planning and Digital marketing Intern

Over the last decade, I've been living in Germany which has transformed my life positively.

My mission is to help aspirants from all over the world to work and live abroad. 

I am from India 🇮🇳 and have been living in Germany 🇩🇪 for many years. 

Coming from a developing country and living in Germany has transformed me into a person who is more kind, more empathetic, self-reflective, and open-minded.

It’s not just me who has experienced this amazing transformation ✨, I have met so many people from all over the world who are living in Germany for a couple of years and the majority of them agree that their lives have been transformed in a positive way. 

I have also seen the same pattern repeating with the people who have traveled across continents 🌍 and got the chance to spend a good amount of time in foreign countries.

According to me, this happens because the things which are for granted here in western countries are a matter of luxury in a developing country. 

When we get the chance to experience those things first hand we automatically start to value the stuff that the new country has to offer us. 

I truly believe that moving to a different country 🛫 with a completely different culture is the best way to transform our lives. 

I am committed to building Destination Germany to provide life-transforming experiences to as many people as we could by hiring qualified candidates from all over the world to fill in the vacant positions in many of the German companies that are finding it hard to fill in their open positions with local talents.

Chandrasen R.

🌍 Building Bridges Between Indian Nurses and German Hospitals 🇮🇳🤝🇩🇪

Last week, I visited one of our partner hospitals in Germany a client in the healthcare sector for whom we recently helped hire six experienced nurses from India.

Each of these nurses brings:
 ✅ Over 2 years of ICU experience in India
 ✅ B2-level German proficiency
 ✅ And most importantly, the motivation to build their future in Germany 💙

This visit was part of the regular check-ins we do with our partner hospitals. We discussed current progress, addressed challenges, and explored solutions together.

But what made this visit truly special was the human connection, we arranged video calls between the nurses in India and their future team in Germany, including the hiring manager and integration manager. We even gave the candidates a virtual tour of their future workplace, so they could visualize where they’ll soon be working.

Why do we do this? Because from the moment a hospital decides to hire a nurse from India to the moment that nurse arrives in Germany, the process takes 5–6 months. Staying connected during this time is key. It builds trust, motivation, and readiness on both sides.

Moments like these remind us why we do what we do at Destination Germany GmbH. Helping transform lives while ensuring German hospitals have the skilled healthcare professionals they need.

#DestinationGermany #Pflegekräfte #HealthcareRecruitment #InternationalNurses #Germany #Fachkräfte #Integration #Pflege #HospitalRecruitment #NursesFromIndia #Fachkräftemangel #Migration #EmployerBranding #Healthcare

Chandrasen Rajashekar

Founder & Geschäftsführer at Destination Germany | Bridging Skill Gaps in Healthcare & Beyond

Last week I was invited to the Einbürgerungsfeier of Landkreis Breisgau-Hochschwarzwald.

1355 people from 77 countries have been naturalised here so far – in a district with around 232,200 residents, that’s roughly 0.6% of the population now officially “new Germans”. As of 2022, about 14% of the people in this region have an immigration background.

That’s the local view. The national picture is even bigger:
Across Germany, about 25–26% of the population now has a migration background – roughly every fourth person. (Xinhua News)

And immigrants are not just “here” – they are keeping the country running:
>25% of all employees in Germany have a migration background, and they are a key driver of the economy and innovation. (Deutschland)

In 2023/2024, the entire growth in employment came from foreign workers; without immigration, the number of workers would already be shrinking. (Statistik der Bundesagentur für Arbeit)

If we zoom into specific sectors:
Nursing & healthcare:
- About 16% of all qualified nurses are foreign nationals – and since 2022, all employment growth in nursing has come from them. (Bundesagentur für Arbeit)
- In 2023 alone, more than 27,000 foreign-trained nurses started working in Germany. (European Commission)

Handwerk & shortage occupations:
- In construction, around two-thirds (67%) of workers now have an immigration background; similarly high shares exist among tile setters, drivers, cleaners, food production and many other shortage jobs. (Federal Statistical Office of Germany)

Recent fiscal studies show that working-age migrants in employment are net contributors to the public budget over their life cycle – they pay more in taxes and social security than they receive in transfers, very similar to or better than native Germans in the same age group. (Econstor)

Standing in that room at the Einbürgerungsfeier, looking around at people from dozens of countries who now call Germany home, it was very clear:

🇩🇪 Germany doesn’t just “have” immigrants – Germany runs with immigrants.

For German companies, that’s a mindset shift that matters:
If you’re still hesitant about international hiring, you’re hesitating about a quarter of the talent pool – and in some sectors (Pflege, Handwerk, IT), often the majority of the people keeping the system running.

If you’re an international talent dreaming of Germany: yes, the process is tough. But the data is clear, you are needed, and your contribution is measurable.

I’m grateful to now officially be part of this story and with Destination Germany we’ll keep doing our small part to connect motivated people from around the world with the companies and sectors that urgently need them.

Breaking into the German job market is not just about qualifications or experience; it's about the perseverance and determination to constantly learn and adapt. 🌍✨ 

As an expert in international recruitment in Germany, I've seen firsthand how those who take that extra step—researching, pivoting strategies, and embracing multiple rejections eventually find their success. 

The journey may be challenging, but the rewards are immense. Are you ready to unlock new opportunities in Germany? 

#InternationalRecruitment #GermanyJobs #Perseverance

In today's fast-paced world, fostering a work environment where ideas are genuinely considered is vital. 

Listen to Raveen's experience, where he talks about the power of embracing new challenges and being supported by mentors in academia. 

Tune in and get inspired to pursue your dreams in unfamiliar territories! 🌍 

#Inspiration #CareerGrowth #Mentorship

🎓 Navigating Academia: Germany vs India 🎓

Ever wondered about the differences in education between India and Germany? In this episode, we delve into the distinct educational approaches from India’s last-minute cramming to Germany’s emphasis on consistent effort and project work. 📚

Join us as we explore how this contrast shapes academic success and broadens perspectives. Whether you're considering studying abroad or simply curious about global education systems, this discussion is a must-listen for insightful takeaways!

#StudyAbroad #ConsistencyOverCramming #GermanyVsIndiaEducation #AcademicSuccess

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