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EPISODE · Nov 28, 2025 · 30 MIN

"The WHO Blindspot" - with Kiet Tran, CEO of Lukka.tech

from CEO Blindspots® Podcast · host Birgit Kamps

Kiet Tran went from bartending to leading billion-dollar companies by discovering the WHO Blindspot many CEOs miss when scaling. In our conversation, he shares priceless insights that help leaders invest better, develop higher-performing teams, and accelerate results.===========CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: Kiet TranKiet Tran, CEO of Lukka Tech, is a testament to the enduring spirit of the American dream. As a Vietnamese refugee who arrived in America in the 1980s, his journey is a narrative of resilience, ambition, and achievement. Kiet began his career at BlackRock, where he was part of the early BlackRock Solutions team, helping to pioneer data-driven approaches in asset management. He then spent 17 years at IHS Markit (acquired by S&P Global for $44 billion), where he joined as one of its early employees and rose to Senior Partner and Head of APAC Financial Services. There, he played a pivotal role in transforming the company into a global fintech and data powerhouse. With over 20 years of global experience at the intersection of financial services, data infrastructure, and fintech, Kiet Tran brings a rare combination of entrepreneurial drive, scale leadership, and deep industry knowledge. Since leaving Markit Kiet has launched 5 start ups with 2 of them more recent and still in stealth and with the other 3 being LendOS, PEER DATA, and AI Apollo. In addition, Kiet is currently the CEO of Lukka Tech, a digital asset data cloud and operating system. 👉 For more information about Kiet Tran ⁠⁠⁠and Lukka.tech;Kiet Tran; https://www.linkedin.com/in/kietttran/Lukka; https://lukka.tech/👉 To access the transcript of this episode of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast with Kiet Tran;⁠⁠Birgit’s YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ceoblindspots⁠⁠⁠⁠ orGoogle doc;https://docs.google.com/document/d/15nF1oH_MKWmJgp56qrRT3dje68wkdap-W5DsikOXiSU/edit?usp=sharing===========⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CEO Blindspots® Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Birgit Kamps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birgit’s professional experience ⁠⁠includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member of various companies. She is also a mentor at the ⁠⁠University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship⁠⁠.Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blindspots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.In addition, Birgit is the host of the ⁠⁠CEO Blindspots® Podcast ⁠⁠which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the “top 1.5% global ranking” in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To ask questions about this or one of the 285+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Kiet Tran went from bartending to leading billion-dollar companies by discovering the WHO Blindspot many CEOs miss when scaling. In our conversation, he shares priceless insights that help leaders invest better, develop higher-performing teams, and accelerate results.===========CEO Blindspots® Podcast Guest: Kiet TranKiet Tran, CEO of Lukka Tech, is a testament to the enduring spirit of the American dream. As a Vietnamese refugee who arrived in America in the 1980s, his journey is a narrative of resilience, ambition, and achievement. Kiet began his career at BlackRock, where he was part of the early BlackRock Solutions team, helping to pioneer data-driven approaches in asset management. He then spent 17 years at IHS Markit (acquired by S&P Global for $44 billion), where he joined as one of its early employees and rose to Senior Partner and Head of APAC Financial Services. There, he played a pivotal role in transforming the company into a global fintech and data powerhouse. With over 20 years of global experience at the intersection of financial services, data infrastructure, and fintech, Kiet Tran brings a rare combination of entrepreneurial drive, scale leadership, and deep industry knowledge. Since leaving Markit Kiet has launched 5 start ups with 2 of them more recent and still in stealth and with the other 3 being LendOS, PEER DATA, and AI Apollo. In addition, Kiet is currently the CEO of Lukka Tech, a digital asset data cloud and operating system. 👉 For more information about Kiet Tran ⁠⁠⁠and Lukka.tech;Kiet Tran; https://www.linkedin.com/in/kietttran/Lukka; https://lukka.tech/👉 To access the transcript of this episode of the CEO Blindspots® Podcast with Kiet Tran;⁠⁠Birgit’s YouTube channel ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.youtube.com/@ceoblindspots⁠⁠⁠⁠ orGoogle doc;https://docs.google.com/document/d/15nF1oH_MKWmJgp56qrRT3dje68wkdap-W5DsikOXiSU/edit?usp=sharing===========⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠CEO Blindspots® Podcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Host:⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Birgit Kamps⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Birgit’s professional experience ⁠⁠includes starting and selling an “Inc. 500 Fastest Growing Private Company” and a “Best Company to Work for in Texas”, and serving as a Board Member of various companies. She is also a mentor at the ⁠⁠University of Houston’s Wolff Center for Entrepreneurship⁠⁠.Birgit is able to help investors and executives quickly discover blindspots holding their organization back, and accelerate leadership effectiveness.In addition, Birgit is the host of the ⁠⁠CEO Blindspots® Podcast ⁠⁠which was recognized for having the “biggest listener growth” in the USA by 733%, and most recently for having the “top 1.5% global ranking” in its category; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://ceoblindspots.com/podcast/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠To ask questions about this or one of the 285+ other CEO Blindspots® Podcast episodes, reach out to Birgit; ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠[email protected]⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

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