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Aside from this, Vala co-hosts DisrupTV &#8211; a weekly show covering the latest digital business and innovation market trends &#8211; interviewing Fortune 1000 business executives, start-up founders, venture capitalists and tech and media personalities. His book &#8220;The Pursuit of Social Business Excellence&#8221; was published in 2012. 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