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With over two decades of diverse experience in working with Fortune 500 organizations across industries, Su helps businesses realize their potential. Her proven track record in solving complex problems has helped startups, small and medium companies transform into sustainable businesses. Su is currently the CMO for SiteOwl, the world’s first unified, digital platform for security systems and has served on the advisory board for several other startups in her past roles. When not cultivating new business ideas, you can find Su in the garden cultivating her exotic plants.

A detail-oriented project manager, Maha uses her Lean Six Sigma Green Belt to design and optimize processes that boost profitability. With 13 years of experience in digital transformation and automating manual workflows, she drives efficiency for both product and service clients. Before Talking Totem, she led part of the global sales operations team for the EMEA region at Hewlett Packard Enterprise and worked as a product operations manager at India’s largest matrimonial platform. Behind her quiet efficiency lurks a sweet-tooth monster—don’t ask her to share.

A certified Lean six sigma green belt, Kalai drives our process compliance, documentation, audit, and controls, and enables operational excellence by using analytics to build business transparency for leadership. Her immense expertise in Audit, Q&RM, Accountancy, Internal controls, and Data governance, ensures we maintain high-quality assurance in all our projects incorporating world-class standard protocols. She previously worked with Ernst & young and led the process compliance team that was responsible for managing the end-to-end audit procedures.

Shalini brings over 16 years of experience in operations, product, and process automation across industries. Her strong business understanding has helped optimize projects for major clients, from startups to enterprises. She previously served as the state head of customer service for India’s largest courier network and worked as an operations manager at BharatMatrimony. Her coordination and project management skills keep our work on time and within budget. She is also a certified Carnatic music professional.

Arjun brings a decade of experience in digital and product marketing, with a focus on building and scaling marketing teams across sectors including fitness tech, health and wellness, SaaS, blockchain, and IoT. His background in digital marketing and product management has helped clients grow their presence across B2C, D2C, and B2B markets. Arjun combines technical expertise with strategic planning in market development and customer acquisition, delivering strong ROI for the businesses he supports. Outside of work, he enjoys exploring and experimenting with artificial intelligence tools.

Gerard specializes in researching, validating, and enriching prospect leads across multiple industries using LinkedIn, online resources, and tools such as Seamless, Hunter, Apollo, and Zoho CRM. He ensures that lead data is accurate, complete, and well-organized by adding essential details including contact information, job roles, and company insights. With strong online research skills and a keen eye for detail, Gerard supports sales and marketing teams by maintaining high-quality CRM records, executing targeted outreach, and sending LinkedIn campaign invitations to boost engagement and drive lead-generation efforts.

Blends strategy and creative execution to build clear, effective brand communication. Her work sits at the intersection of marketing and design, focusing on structured visuals, consistent systems, and performance-driven content across digital and print. She has worked with startups, DTC brands, social impact organizations, and growing companies to create campaign assets, brand systems, landing pages, and everyday marketing materials. She combines creative thinking with practical execution, translating ideas into clear, structured visual systems and campaign assets.