Karthik Chidambaram is the Founder & CEO of DCKAP. He bootstrapped the company in 2005 from his small apartment in Chicago, Illinois. DCKAP was started with 2 people, 2 computers and 2 desks and is now a global team with headquarters in the Greater Austin area (Round Rock, TX) and operations in Chennai, India.
Master the Art of Business Leadership! Key Insights With Jim Derry Jim Derry, the CEO of Field Fastener joins this episode to share his journey in distribution, to discuss key leadership insights and explore essential personal development strategies...
Discover Why NAW is the Ultimate Game Changer in Distribution Eric Hoplin, the President and CEO of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors (NAW), sits down with Karthik Chidambaram while in Washington DC at the NAW Executive Summit for...
The Secret to Sustaining Over 125 Years of Family Business Legacy In the premiere episode of the 2025 season of the Driven by DCKAP podcast, Founder and CEO of DCKAP, Karthik Chidambaram, sits down with Kathryn Poehling Seymour, the President and...
Looking Back at the Best Moments of 2024 It’s that time of year once again, where we reflect back on the 2024 season of the Driven by DCKAP podcast. This year has been full of many great conversations, with outstanding guests that we’ve been honored...
How Small Businesses Can Stay Ahead in Today’s Market with Technology Small businesses are said to be the heart of our communities. They are what laid the groundwork for the kind of massive success now seen by the likes of companies such as Amazon...
Why High Quality Furniture is Worth the Investment According to research by Fortune Business Insights, the furniture market size in the US will reach an estimated value of 130 billion dollars by 2032. What is it about the industry that drives this...
From Vision to Reality: What it Takes to Build Successful AI Software Joining us in this week’s episode, Nishit Asnani, the Co-Founder of Sybill, a Generative AI tool that takes sales calls to the next level, sits down to talk about what it takes to...
The Future of B2B Commerce: Why Digital Strategy Matters More Than Ever In this special Chicago episode of the Driven by DCKAP podcast, our host Karthik Chidambaram, Founder and CEO of DCKAP, has the opportunity to sit down and speak with Mark...
How Digital Innovation Changed the Landscape for Manufacturers and Distributors Tom Gale, MDM’s lead researcher and industry analyst for more than 25 years on independent distribution channel trends, consolidation, technology and competitive...
Unveiling The Secrets to Successful Product Management In this episode of the Driven by DCKAP podcast, Jim Hansen, the Chief Product Officer at Advantive, joins Karthik Chidambaram, CEO of DCKAP, to discuss all the ins and outs of successful product...
How to Maximize Your CRM: Boost ROI & Drive More Sales Brian Gardner, the Founder of SalesProcess360, joins our host Karthik Chidambaram, Founder and CEO of DCKAP, on the latest episode of the Driven by DCKAP podcast to discuss the importance of...
Touring Kundinger Fluid Power & Talking About the Evolution of Distribution On this very special episode of the Driven by DCKAP podcast, Karthik visits the Kundinger Fluid Power distribution facility in Neenah, Wisconsin. There he takes a tour...
Strategies for Achieving a Successful ERP Implementation On this episode of the Driven by DCKAP podcast, Karthik sits down with Brad Feakes, President of EstesGroup – a leader in combining Private Cloud, Hybrid Cloud, and Managed IT solutions...
Why Your CRM Strategy Will Make or Break Your Business This week on the Driven by DCKAP podcast, we’re joined by Clint Oram – Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer at SugarCRM. He sits down with our host, Karthik Chidambaram, to discuss the...
The Evolution of ERP in Distribution & Strategies for Success Joining the Driven by DCKAP podcast this week is Frank Heenan – Group Vice President at Epicor – to talk about the evolution of ERP systems, the importance of using tools...