Welcome to Episode 3 of The PRISM Podcast, brought to you by MMCOE!In this episode, we sit down with Mr. Ulhas Vatpal, Founder & CEO of the Vatpal Group, an accomplished mechanical engineer, global business leader, and entrepreneur with decades of experience in the HVAC and industrial ventilation industry.From completing Mechanical Engineering at VJTI and an MBA in Marketing Management from IBMS, to leading multinational organizations across India, Europe, and the Middle East including serving as Country Head in Dubai Mr. Vatpal shares the experiences that shaped his leadership journey. He also takes us behind the scenes of building the Vatpal Group and introducing innovative Fabric Air Dispersion Systems to the Indian HVAC industry.Whether you're an engineering student, aspiring entrepreneur, manufacturing enthusiast, or someone curious about the future of HVAC, this episode is packed with practical insights, leadership lessons, and real-world engineering knowledge.

Welcome to Episode 2 of The PRISM Podcast, brought to you by MMCOE! In this episode, we sit down with Mr. Abhijit Patait, a Senior Director leading multimedia and AI software at a leading tech company, where he heads teams building audio/video technologies, SDKs, drivers, and cloud multimedia applications.In this episode, we trace Abhijit’s incredible journey from studying engineering at the University of Pune to holding senior management roles at telecom giants like Motorola and Ericsson, and finally arriving at the heart of the AI boom at NVIDIA. We also dive into his fascinating "double life" as the creator of TaalMala, one of the world's most popular digital accompaniment apps for classical Indian musicians.

A degree alone will no longer get you a job. In our inaugural episode of the PRISM Podcast, we sit down with Vivek Pawar a 30 year veteran of the semiconductor industry, Founder of Sankalp Semiconductors, and current CEO of i4C.

Vivek doesn't hold back. He shares his incredible journey from failing classes in his first semester to building a $100M+ tech empire from a tier-3 city in India. We dive deep into the unfiltered realities of the tech world, breaking down the exact reasons why so many engineers today are unemployable, and what you need to do to fix it.

In this episode, we cover:

• The Skill Gap: Why a tier-3 college degree isn't enough, and how to actually bridge the gap to compete with top-tier graduates.

• The Future of VLSI & AI: What the semiconductor boom means for your career, and why AI will wipe out "average" jobs.

• The #1 Missing Skill: Why understanding technology is useless if you don't know how to sell it.

• The Comeback: How a near-fatal accident and a massive academic failure fueled his drive to succeed.