How Great Leaders Turn Ideas into Real-World Impact
Mar 12, 2026
How Great Leaders Turn Ideas into Real-World Impact
What do a telecom CEO serving millions of people and a startup R&D leader building a new platform from scratch have in common? More than you might think. Live from MWC Barcelona 2026, Matthew Roberts is back to kick off Season 12 of The Great Indoors. In this episode, two conversations come together to explore how leadership and invention are deeply connected. First, Matt welcomes Carl Raymond Cruz, President and CEO of Globe Telecom. Carl reflects on the responsibility of leading a company that touches everyday life across the Philippines, and shares how Globe is working to expand digital inclusion, modernize the customer experience, and protect people from digital harm. Then, Matt speaks with Valery Gorokhovsky, VP of R&D at 31 Concept, whose team has spent the last year building a new telecom intelligence platform for Deep Packet Intelligence which ensures data transfer security. From nation-building to startup building, this episode shows that the future of telecom will not be shaped by technology alone, but by leaders who know how to turn invention into impact.
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“Diversity and inclusion is not just an HR agenda for us, it is a business philosophy. We have to make sure that our workforce base, employee base, mimics the diversity of the population of the Philippines, whether it be gender, educational, background, location. It's so important for us to have that diverse set of perspectives to be customer centric. We're able to really understand the diverse needs of the subscribers and the population of the Philippines. This is part and parcel of what we try to do at Globe.”
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Carl Cruz, President and CEO, Globe
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“The digital landscape of today is a place where it's really hard to have rules. It's really hard to have sovereignty. It's really hard to protect. Just a couple of weeks ago there were new laws protecting minors in social networks and other things. What we want is to make this environment safe and controllable. Good fences make good neighbors. We strive to provide a safe experience for everyone and this is our goal.”
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