Generative AI | Digital transformation | Recurring revenue
Greater Toronto Area, Canada
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Artificial intelligence, reader revenue, content strategy and audience growth consultant. Built a multi-million dollar sales pipeline from scratch; oversaw product, customer success, marketing and business development for Sophi, a multiple award-winning machine-learning system. Shaped digital strategy through data at Canada's national newspaper via innovation, leadership, audience development and conversion. International business journalist with more than 20 years' experience developing content, analyzing data, undertaking culture change and managing a B2B SaaS product.
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Guess: What is Close to Reality and What is Pure Fantasy
Guess: What is Close to Reality and What is Pure Fantasy
By Sonali Verma
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Facts gotta come from somewhere! Look for this approach from Perplexity to put pressure on Open AI, Google, and Microsoft for revenue share to…
Facts gotta come from somewhere! Look for this approach from Perplexity to put pressure on Open AI, Google, and Microsoft for revenue share to…
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What do AI search engines mean for media and journalism? Let's find out. SPIEGEL-Gruppe partners with Perplexity. Perplexity launches Publishers'…
What do AI search engines mean for media and journalism? Let's find out. SPIEGEL-Gruppe partners with Perplexity. Perplexity launches Publishers'…
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Experience
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Media and Technology Executive Consultant
Self-employed
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Sophi
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The Globe and Mail
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Audit
Arthur Andersen
Education
Volunteer Experience
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Board Member
Local Media Association
- Present 2 years 7 months
The Local Media Association focuses on helping media companies discover new and sustainable business models. It provides services such as training, research, education, conferences, advocacy and partnership opportunities to executives at 3,000+ newspapers, broadcasters, digital news sites and R&D partners.
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Board Member
News Decoder
- Present 10 months
Education
News Decoder is a global educational news service for young people. It helps them develop internationally recognized citizenship competencies, including the ability to communicate, appreciate diverse perspectives, think critically about global issues and identify solutions to problems.
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Judge, Online Journalism Awards
Online News Association
- 2 months
Reviewing and rating entries in the General Excellence category for the 2023 Online Journalism Awards
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Mentor; part of braintrust of media mentors
WAN-IFRA
- 1 year 5 months
Working closely with leaders in media organizations as part of the Media Mentoring Programme, Arab Region
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President
Thistletown Village Association
- 10 years
Head of the local residents' group, which advocates for our interests to the municipal government and organizes neighbourhood events.
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Teacher
Chinmaya Toronto
- 1 year 10 months
Education
Language teacher for children and grandchildren of Indian immigrants
Honors & Awards
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Sophi: Best Paid Content Strategy
WAN-IFRA, the World Association of News Publishers
This global award recognizes publishers who have adopted digital media and mobile strategies as part of their total product offering to meet the changes in how people consume news and information today.
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Sophi: Best Use of Data to Automate or Personalize, and Best in Show for North America
The International News Media Association
These global awards recognize breakthrough results, unique concepts, strong creativity, innovative thinking and synergies across platforms.
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Sophi: Award for Technical Innovation in the Service of Digital Journalism
Online Journalism Award
The Online Journalism Award are the only comprehensive set of journalism prizes honouring excellence in digital journalism around the world
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Sophi: World Digital Media Award for Best Digital News Start-Up
WAN-IFRA, World Association of News Publishers
This global award recognises publishers who have created ground-breaking digital products that engage readers while growing their online business.
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Sophi: Best Digital News Start-Up in North America
WAN-IFRA, World Association of News Publishers
Languages
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English
Native or bilingual proficiency
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Hindi
Native or bilingual proficiency
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What a week! Just wrapped up the South Asia study tour and conference hosted by International News Media Association (INMA), with some great…
What a week! Just wrapped up the South Asia study tour and conference hosted by International News Media Association (INMA), with some great…
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INMA held its 18th annual South Asia News Media Conference last week at Le Meridien in New Delhi in front of 251 delegates – the first in-person…
INMA held its 18th annual South Asia News Media Conference last week at Le Meridien in New Delhi in front of 251 delegates – the first in-person…
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A big thank you to INMA Study Tour hosts for sharing their knowledge and insights at the INMA South Asia News Media Festival that concluded just…
A big thank you to INMA Study Tour hosts for sharing their knowledge and insights at the INMA South Asia News Media Festival that concluded just…
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So proud of what happened this week in New Delhi: INMA returned its popular in-person South Asia News Media Conference and drew more than 250…
So proud of what happened this week in New Delhi: INMA returned its popular in-person South Asia News Media Conference and drew more than 250…
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Thank you Jagran New Media for hosting the INMA study tour! Great session on diverse sources of revenue ...thanks for sharing Gaurav Arora. Bharat…
Thank you Jagran New Media for hosting the INMA study tour! Great session on diverse sources of revenue ...thanks for sharing Gaurav Arora. Bharat…
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I spoke today at the International News Media Association (INMA) Conferencia Latinoamericana about the strategies of the fast-growing subscription…
I spoke today at the International News Media Association (INMA) Conferencia Latinoamericana about the strategies of the fast-growing subscription…
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