🎙️ Episode 28: Alfred Gracias - Building Bridges, Leading with Gratitude, and Disrupting with HeartIn this inspiring episode of Silicon Heartland Sessions, we sit down with Alfred Gracias, Founder & CEO of Digital T3, whose career spans continents, technologies, and transformations. Alfred isn’t just building applications - he’s building bridges between startups and enterprises, technology and humanity, vision and reality.From growing up in India to leading global teams, Alfred shares his deeply personal journey of unlearning corporate habits, launching a successful consultancy, and cultivating a culture of trust, empowerment, and clarity.We explore:✅ The three T’s of his company’s DNA: Target, Technique, and Team✅ Why he left a stable corporate job to chase something more meaningful✅ What it means to empower others to fail safely and lead boldly✅ How a mindset of curiosity, gratitude, and storytelling fuels lasting impact✅ The book that changed his leadership philosophy: The New Kingmakers✅ What enterprises can learn from the startup world - and vice versaWhether you’re a founder, a builder, or a technologist navigating your own path, this episode is packed with wisdom on people-first leadership, responsible AI adoption, and staying true to what matters most.🔑 Key Takeaways: • “If you’re building transformation without involving people, you’re not transforming anything.” • “You miss 100% of the opportunities you don’t ask for - so ask.” • “Disrupt yourself before the world does.” • “The most underrated leadership trait? Gratitude.”🙌 Special Thanks to Our Sponsors: • Rackspace Technology – We advise, design, build, and manage solutions across multicloud, applications, data, and security. • Varonis – The leader in data security and insider threat detection. • Trace3 – AI to help your business run, grow, and transform. • Sigma Computing – Business intelligence built for the cloud. Live, collaborative analytics for data-driven teams.🎧 Listen now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, or wherever you tune in!