Welcome to Voice of Achievers, your resource for insights on navigating the dynamic world of work. Whether you're a leader, professional, entrepreneur, or lifelong learner, this channel is tailored to meet your needs. Workplaces are like mazes; ups and downs, twists and turns, managing and meeting multiple players at various stages; yet navigating workplaces never come with a clear plan or roadmap. Through Voice of Achievers and its various mini-series, we address specific themes and experie ...
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Rethinking Workplaces for Success : The Advent of CoWorking - Ft Prosenjit Banerjee
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Explore the dynamic evolution of co-working spaces with Prosenjit Banerjee, a seasoned Workplace Design Specialist who has contributed his expertise to renowned hubs like CoWrks and WeWork. In this episode of the Voice of Achievers Podcast, Prosenjit delves into the transformative power of designing spaces that go beyond mere functionality to make …
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Fear, Trust, Joy, The Midlife Crisis, KPIs, Companionship & Everything in between - 2023 Round Up
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Thinking like a child, Happiness, Fear, Self-Awareness, Trust, Mind vs Body, Midlife crisis, Uncomfortable conversations, Rewards and Recognition, Entrepreneurs and their Egos, Modern Day Parenting, Companionship et al We take a captivating walk through the insightful conversations of 2023 on Voice of Achievers. We've gone beyond mere topics, delvi…
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Gamifying HR; AI and Organizational Communications Ft. Gautam Ghosh
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Dive into the future of Human Resources with our latest video as we explore AI for Organizational Communications & People Management - is it a boon or a bane? In this thoughtful conversation, we speak with Gautam Ghosh, an Independent HR Consultant recognized as the #1 HR influencer by SHRM India in 2015. With a rich background in lead HR positions…
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Food & Workplaces, Modern Parenting & 90's Nostalgia Ft. Maria Goretti
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In this episode of our Wonderwomen Series, we explore the intersection of creative pursuits, technology, cultural understanding in workplaces, women, prioritization, and self-care in the workplace. Maria Goretti Warsi is not just a celebrity chef, television presenter, author, and actor – she's a powerhouse of talent and innovation. Her journey fro…
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Leveraging AI for Talent Management Ft Neville Postwalla
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On our next People & HR series, we are speaking with Neville Postwalla, the AVP – Talent Management at Harbinger Group, who brings a wealth of experience in HR and organizational communication. Throughout this enlightening conversation, Neville shares his expertise on leveraging AI across the recruitment, talent management, and feedback cycle. As t…
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Reebok & the Shoemakers Story Ft Joe Foster & Julie Foster
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In this special Trailblazers edition of Voice of Achievers, we have the privilege of hosting Joe Foster, the esteemed founder of Reebok, who shares his invaluable insights and experiences as an entrepreneur and people manager, scaling his shoemaking business to a 4 billion dollar company. Joe is affectionately joined by Julie Foster, the foil and t…
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Communicating Difficult Decisions Effectively Ft. The Lion King
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Leaders, managers, and entrepreneurs may sometimes be bearers of bad news, or may have to make difficult decisions. More often than not, when communicated, difficult decisions like layoffs, paycuts, or even pausing a project with a client may evoke instant emotional reactions. Or worse, leave lasting scars, or affect relationships. In this short ep…
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Planet-First Entrepreneurship & Pivoting into Business later in careers Ft Disha Shah
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How do you validate a hypothesis and how deep should your market research be when stepping into a business? We’re talking sustainable entrepreneurship, corporate leaders turning entrepreneurs at the peak of their leadership careers, younger vs more seasoned founders, the relevance of market research, validating problem statements and working capita…
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Transforming into Managerial & CXO Positions Ft Advait Kurlekar
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How do CXOs handle and manage conflicts? How can younger leaders deal with more experienced team members or vice versa? In the next part of the conversation with Advait we are reading between the lines and observing nuances behavioural and attitude changes within leaders, managers and CXOs as designations change and roles & responsibilities evolve …
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Organizational Goal Setting & HR Audits Ft. Advait Kurlekar
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How do you effectively manage company goals with people goals? Setting KRs and KPIs ; the most important; yet the most challenging tasks for organizations each quarter. We address HR Audits and what they mean, building KRs and KPIs, Organizational Restructuring and its need, and marrying company goals with people goals. Our guest is Advait Kurlekar…
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Normalizing Therapy & Professional Counselling at Work Ft Charlie Brown
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75% of employees report dealing with a mental health issue, yet 8 out of 10 of those employees don’t seek help due to shame and stigma. Mental health costs employers $225 billion per year in lost productivity. This is beyond a smart investment, rather, a necessary one for the future of work. We observe normalizing therapy for modern professionals &…
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Self-Worth, Child Birth, Fletcherism & Wellness @ Work Ft Vaishali Jog
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Talking about self-worth often begins with weighing oneself on the physical or competitive scale Often overlooked, but capable of making one deeply uncomfortable, self-worth and self-acceptance are key to psychological wellness. In this #Women’s History Month special episode, our guest is Vaishali Jog, a corporate professional turned health expert …
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Intentions vs Actions & Nurturing Relationships with Oneself Ft Nancy Katyal
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How do we fix the gap between intention and actions? What contributes to making better judgment? Our guest is Nancy Katyal a Published Author, Leadership Consultant and Lead Executive Presence Coach. Nancy is one of the leading voices in the Corporate Circle having transformed millions of leaders at various levels across geographies. She is a LIMCA…
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Women Uplifting Women- Cheerleaders @ Work and Beyond
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“Nothing sustains motivation better than belonging to a tribe that uplifts and serves as a sounding board. It transforms a personal quest into a shared one.” - James Clear, Atomic Habits As more and more women drive households, teams, organizations, and nations, we take a quick moment to recognize a force that they reckon with. Dive into this short…
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Self-Love & Prioritizing YOU Ft. Rashmi Ramesh
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With multiple forms of love that exist, self-love and one that brings you at peace and makes you one with yourself is perhaps the most valued one. Amidst the hectic schedules that you have , how do you make time and find the cool new hacks to enjoy the process of movement & practice SELF-LOVE. For, YOU are important! Our guest is Rashmi Ramesh, a Y…
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Fear, Uncertainty, Self-Reflection & Leadership Ft Vishwas Parchure
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Why do leaders deal with fear? How should leaders approach self-reflection? How can they build the decision making muscle? Our guest is Mr Vishwas Parchure who is the founder and Chief Facilitator at Experiential Leadership Institute. He has designed and developed experiential education programs and trained senior corporate leaders, and teachers al…
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Building Awareness, Community & Doing Less Ft. Chetan Vohra
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Why is thinking our survival kit and how should awareness be nurtured in an over hyper world. If adults start thinking like children, what changes and how can it help them? We deep dive into doing less in a hyper world, on building childlike curiosity and community on this episode. Our guest today is Chetan Vohra, an entrepreneur, writer, cinematog…
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In a world that thrives in virtual meetings and hybrid workplaces often connected globally yet remotely, often serendipitous acts of thoughtfulness and playfulness are lost. We revisit and rekindle some acts so you can build up from there making your workplace environments more thoughtful than they are! May voices be heard, and may thoughtfulness n…
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18 Questions with CXOs & Leaders - Sowing seeds of leadership
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Seeds of new ideas, new thoughts, and new approaches are sown as we enter the new year. In this festive special of Voice of Achievers, we combine and blend some of the best leadership, and managerial advice from CXOs and thought leaders across industries. Dive in so you can examine and insamine some of your approaches as you step up and sow the see…
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Rests, Pauses & Breaks Ft Preeti Acharya
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Rests and breaks are often confined to vacations, or Netflix and chill. Yet these activities may not necessarily help the body and the mind recharge. What does resting, pausing, and recharging really entail and how can we achieve the best out of rest? Also, how does one achieve guilt-free rests and pauses? This holiday season, let’s hold nothing ba…
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On Ending Workplace Relationships- Of Farewells & Goodbyes
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We dive deep into discovering the art of managing goodbyes, and ending workplace relationships meaningfully. As we progress in our lives and careers, learning how to embrace farewells, and goodbyes from colleagues, vendors, best employees, or favorite managers et al. become inevitable. So, while we bid farewell to a calendar year, we discover and r…
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The Landscape of PR - Organizational strategy, Careers & more
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How can organizations/stratups create the perfect PR strategies? How should PR professionals approach clients, and the media? What value can modern communications professionals bring to organizations? Our guest is Mr Hemant Gaule, Co-Founder and Dean, School of Communications & Reputation (SCoRe), India’s only institute dedicated to education and r…
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Praising & recognizing the efforts of colleagues, employees and peers is an art. This thanksgiving we dive into the art of recognizing colleagues and peers irrespective of designation and with the least expectations through the lens of researched studies. May you listen to this quick episode and act immediately. May you become the complimenter or t…
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Sexual Harassment, POSH, Safety & Layoffs Ft Jahanara Pathan
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What may be categorized as appropriate vs inappropriate behaviour at work? When should organizations think about POSH or prevention of sexual harassment policies at the workplace? How should people managers make workplaces safer & how can they deal with layoffs? On this episode of our special people & HR series we discuss psychological and physical…
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Psychological Safety, Support & Decision Making Ft James Brook
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How can people managers truly become allies and support their teams? How can they create psychologically safe environments that promote creativity and curiosity? On Part 2 of our interaction with James Brook, we dive deep into people managers turning mentors, pushing team members while creating safe environments and leading them towards constant pr…
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On Nurturing Strengths & Building Trust in Teams Ft. James Brook
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How should leaders deal with mistakes? How can strengths psychology be used to power teams? We decode aspects of strengths psychology for achieving peak performance, embracing vulnerability, dealing with mistakes, building and nurturing trust and more on this special episode from our mini People and HR series. Our guest Mr James Brook, an entrepren…
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Unlearning in HR, Collective Experiences & Social Entrepreneurship Ft Bindu Vinodhan
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What’s the role of emotion in HR? Can some facets of HR blend with social entrepreneurship? Finding space for emotions while making rational decisions can be challenging. Listen to some heart-warming social impact stories while we find the sweet spot between people management, social entrepreneurship, and emotions, and unlearn some facets of HR in …
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Building Courage, Inclusivity & A Learning Culture Ft Bindu Vinodhan
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Can courage be taught? How can people managers inculcate learning cultures? Is it harder for people to digest if women are calling the shots? On this episode of our special People & HR series, we discuss topics ranging from inclusive leadership, inculcating a learning culture, finding and transforming lenses and world views, and more. Our guest is …
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Performance Management, Competency Mapping & Downsizing Ft Suresh Pugalenthi
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What can people managers do to enhance the competencies of average performing team members? How do they deal with downsizing or letting go of staff? How do people managers decide when and how employees must be rewarded or recognized for their work? We connect the dots and build a framework for competencies, rewards, failures, and more in this speci…
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Building Winning Teams through Authentic Leadership FT Manu Saigal
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How can technology and human emotion blend to find and retain the right talent? How can one set up diverse yet close-knit teams, especially in the hybrid world of work? We continue our People and HR series with a focus on bringing in talent, and engaging and retaining them. We also cover how the understanding of various business functions shapes up…
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Spotting, Retaining, Managing & Training Talent Ft Yuvaraj Srivastava
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How do you work with people and teams that you do not know well? Can training & policy making be outsourced to team members instead of enforcing rules? As technology and AI take over various job functions, how will the role of the modern people manager evolve? On Episode 101, of our special People & HR Series at Voice of Achievers, we discuss all t…
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On episode 100 of Voice of Achievers, we continue the People & HR Series and address an integral aspect in the workplace, in business, in relationships, and in life. We talk about values, and their relevance in the workplace. Come walk with us through this super short episode as we tread the paths exploring your core values, beliefs, and your self.…
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Building Trust & Dealing with Multicultural Teams Ft Jill Sheldekar
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How do you chart your career trajectory in a country and a culture you weren’t born in? As teams and organizations become global, how can you truly deal with differences, and build multicultural teams? We continue our People & HR series with a focus on embracing diverse teams, people from various cultures and building trust and dealing with differe…
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Career Breaks, Transitions & Building Employee Wellness Systems Ft Hari Subramanian
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How do you successfully explain a career break in your resume? What does it take to transition from a sector to another? How do you build wellness systems in the organization? We continue our People & HR mini series talking about facing employers after career breaks with successful explanations, transitions from one career path to another and also …
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Of Meaningful Disagreements, Dealing with Yes People & The Ego Ft. Harjeet Khanduja
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Is diplomacy important for people management? Why are conflicts and disagreements important? Dive into the world of dealing with the leader's ego, nurturing creativity in team members, and encouraging conflicts and disagreements, in our People and HR series with Mr. Harjeet Khanduja, VP, HR at Reliance Jio. Harjeet has worked with the Tata Group an…
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Empathetic Leadership, Managing Difficult People & Difficult Conversations Ft Sanjay Jha
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Can empathy and the emotional quotient be taught or learnt? What makes some conversationalists & some leaders stand out? From letting go of the ego, to difficult conversations, and dealing with difficult people, we delve into the art of people management, the art of the conversation, the heart and art of human relationships, and more in our special…
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People Management, Employee Retention & Motivation- An HR Entrepreneur's Perspective Ft Partha Neog
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What is sentiment analysis and what do you need to know ? What does a business school not prepare you for? How can entrepreneurs, managers and organizations, maintain employee motivation? We continue covering all things people management in our special People & HR Series. Our guest today is Partha Neog, the CEO and Co-founder of Vantage Circle, an …
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Finding the right organization, Building Organizational Culture & Brand FT Gautam Ghosh
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How should people find the right organization to work with? How can people, and organizations build a culture and a brand? Aligning values with organizations, addressing workplace conflicts, bad bosses, and more on this episode as we cover digital and social HR in the first of the People & HR Series of Voice of Achievers. Our guest is Gautam Ghosh,…
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Writing & Publishing your First Book Ft Vibha Batra
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Many of us secretly wish to write a book someday. What is the process of finding an idea, writing a book and the steps to get it published? Can you manage being an author while having a full time job? We’re breaking the dreamy myths and covering the bitter sweet realities of being a published author. Our guest is Ms. Vibha Batra an author, graphic …
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Coffee Consultancy & the Coffee Business Ft Abhinav Mathur
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What is coffee consulting & how can it be embraced as a career choice? How can you enter the coffee business as an entrepreneur? We talk about all things knowing your coffee, coffee careers, coffee startups & entrepreneurship on this episode. Our guest is Mr Abhinav Mathur, the CEO & MD of Kaapi Machines and Something’s Brewing, India’s distinguish…
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Mental Wellness in the Workplace ft Tom & Jerry
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Mental wellness amidst chaos and the hustle culture can be elusive. How do you find calm & peace in chaos and what steps can you take to build your mental muscle and find a balance? We rediscover mental wellness & look at emotional well-being through the Tom & Jerry lens this Mental Wellness Month! Original Music credit- Henri Mancini (<5 seconds u…
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Becoming inclusive as creators and professionals Ft Upasana Makati
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How can one be truly inclusive at work? What are some things we take for granted, and some things we must be mindful of when dealing with people around us and being truly inclusive to the diverse workforce? We speak to Upasana Makati, the founder of White Print, India’s first English lifestyle magazine in braille. An active Diversity and Inclusive …
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Of Womenly Bonds & Female Friendships
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Women and Womenly Bonds. Female Friendships and Creating your Womanly Tribe We continue the #wonderwomen series but with a shortie. Told from the lens of the Powerpuff Girls combined with a research study and peppered with personal experience. Original Powerpuff Music Score Credit to Thomas Chase and Steve Rucker (under the copyright limit (<1 sec)…
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Travelling to soak culture, for self-discovery, and Women travelling 'alone' Ft Monisha Rajesh
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Does travel really change you as a person or is it romanticised ? How do travel experiences shape personality, behaviour and impact careers? How can you make the most of travel experiences, what must you do for sure? On our #WonderWomen series, we speak to Monisha Rajesh, a serial traveller, explorer, writer, and author. She’s written Around India …
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PhD blends with Entrepreneurship & Women leading Agri-Tech Ft Dr. Renuka Karandikar
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A grandmother who drives the tractor. Using PhD and postdoctoral skills for entrepreneurship. Women in agri-tech startups, and making agri-tech careers and farming cool. On the #wonderwomen series, we have Dr Renuka Karandikar, an entrepreneur, with 17 years of research experience, & countless patents. Renuka is the CEO of BioPrime Agri Solutions (…
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Belongingness, Culture & Leadership & Titles like C?O Ft Vandana Saxena Poria
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From building people ecosystems, to quality interactions, to intercultural experiences shaping entrepreneurs, to women and their unique leadership qualities, hear some unique ways to approach leadership roles with this podcast. We continue our wonder women series with Vandana Saxena Poria OBE, an entrepreneur, intercultural specialist, trainer, aut…
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Children's Books for Adults, and Braving Anxiety Ft Yamini Vijayan
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Stress, Anxiety, Sadness, Worry, Grief - Can adults benefit from reading children’s books, especially as they deal with multiple emotions on a personal and professional level. How can young people, especially women deal with anxiety, psychological stress, and vulnerabilities? We continue the #wonderwomen series, with our guest Yamini Vijayan, a wri…
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Women in Technology, and the future of AI, ML & Data Science Ft Swati Jain
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What do women bring to the table within the realm of AI and technology? With the ever-changing dynamics of technology, how can young people prepare for the future? We continue our #wonderwomen series with Ms. Swati Jain, one of the 50 Most Influential AI Leaders in India in 2021(Analytics Magazine). Ms. Jain is the VP, Decision Analytics at EXL Ser…
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Science Illustration- The sweet spot between Science and Art Ft. Ipsa Jain
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From science in laboratories to explaining scientific concepts as an illustrator and artist. We dive deep into the realms of science communication, science illustration, women in Science, Technology, Engineering & Math (STEM fields) and more in our #wonderwomen special series. Our guest Ipsa Jain is a science illustrator and author who comes with a…
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Entrepreneurship & Women in Sports Journalism ft Kanthi D. Suresh
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How does entrepreneurship affect individuals and women in particular? Do we still tend to box certain careers with certain genders? On our Wonder Women special, we’re discussing entrepreneurship, journalism, and the sports landscape with women in the center. Our guest is Ms Kanthi Suresh the founder & editor-in-chief for Power Sportz, India’s first…
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