Parag Samarth

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Chief Growth Officer at Wissen Technology

New York City Metropolitan Area, United States

Overview

Parag is a seasoned executive with nearly 40 years of experience in IT services, focusing on driving profitable growth for global financial services organizations. As Chief Growth Officer at Wissen, he emphasizes strategic thinking and deep customer engagement. He holds a PGDBM from XLRI Jamshedpur.

He has served on the board of NPower, a non-profit that creates pathways to success for military veterans and young adults from underserved communities, helping them launch digital careers.

Parag focuses on creating "disproportionate" and industry-leading growth by leveraging disruptive solutions and emerging technologies like AI.

Personality Overview

Charismatic

Persuasive

Assertive

They are charming and have the ability to align others behind their decisions.  They like to keep things under control. They do not mind taking risks and can make hard decisions, if necessary.

Topics They Care About

AI in Financial Services
He focuses on using AI-based accelerators and outcome-oriented custom offerings to help financial services organizations stay ahead of technological disruption.
Strategic Business Growth
His career, with roles like Chief Growth Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, is centered on driving exponential growth through M&A, strategic partnerships, and innovation.
Investment Data Challenges
He has noted that persistent data challenges across the buy-side, such as manual data transfers, hinder modernization efforts for investment, asset, and wealth managers.

Media Appearances

Parag has no verified media appearances

Work History

2-2025
Chief Growth Officer at Wissen Technology
7-2022 - 2-2025
Chief Strategy Officer at Magic EdTech
3-2020 - 2-2025
President at Magic FinServ
3-2020 - 2-2025
President at Magic BlockchainQA
6-2017 - 10-2019
Managing Director - Application Services at Accenture

Education

1983 - 1985
PGDBM from XLRI Jamshedpur
1978 - 1983
Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.) from The Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda

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Insights For Selling To Parag

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Talk about yourself and some of your achievements at the start of the conversation
  • Address your competition clearly and confidently

DONT's

  • Avoid unnecessary negativity or slowness
  • Do not look like someone who doesn’t know what they are talking about
  • Don’t hesitate from asking them how they truly feel about your product

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Parag is

  • Relationship and product conviction matter equally, followed by a sense of achievement.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Parag

  • If they are not convinced, they will say no albeit in a friendly manner.


Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Parag move?

  • They can reach decisions quickly if they develop trust and confidence in the product.
  • Can Parag take some risk or not?

  • They can take risks if necessary.

You And Parag

Personality Compatibility


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