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“Music can heal wounds, that medicine cannot touch.”

Today we speak with Laurin Hunter - a Nashville, Tennessee-based Singer/Songwriter in this Special Episode for Season I.

With melodious million-streams hits like “Silver and Blue” & “Follow the Rules…”, his music once admitted to the soul becomes a sort of spirit, and never dies; and the only thing he aims to do with his songs is to make the world a better place.

In this candid conversation, we discuss his musical journey right from the bottom to garnering thousands of fans around the world, along with some fun questions and opinions, life-changing moments, second chances and the power of the universe.

Join us, as we get to experience a staggering journey and an insight into the life of a Superstar-in-making.

Keep growing. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe.

Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe.

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team."

Today we speak with Mr. Sunder Madakshira who is the Head Marketing at Adobe India.

Mr. Sunder has actively worked in the marketing domain across several positions in B2C, B2B products and Services. He has worked with brands such as SAP, Infosys, WIPRO, Hindustan Levers and VISA before current role at Adobe.

He is a living proof that marketing and sales plays a very vital role in any organization.

He has won the "India’s Greatest CMOs” at the Independence Year of India Awards & Business Summit held in Mumbai.

In this talk with Mr. Sunder, we discuss his journey right from his college days and understand how he paved his way to become one of the India's well known CMO. In this talk he throws light upon the difference of B2B and B2C industries and provides insights in the industry like no one else.

Join us, as we understand how teams are led and change is made at a high level from a CMOs point of view.

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Today we speak with Mr. Aniket Doegar, CEO and Co-founder of Haqdarshak, someone who has actively worked to make the country reach great heights in terms of social development, contributing towards making sure that the correct information reaches the correct people in terms of government schemes and enabling citizens to utilize this information for their own growth.

In this talk with Mr. Aniket, we discuss his journey as he ventured into the field of social welfare, the taboo and uncertainty that people have towards undertaking a career in social development and the various highs and lows he faced while working towards making Haqdarshak a success.

Join us, as we understand the importance of doing work not just beneficial for ourselves but also for others and delve into conversation about the several ways in which India still has to grow.

Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe.

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude”

Today, we speak with Mr. Raj Shamani, the founder of Shamani Industries, someone who has build brands into the billions, an "experimental speaker" who likes to try out new things and failing rather than doing the same old things and a "useless kid".

In this talk, we discuss with Mr. Raj how the paradigm of personal branding has changed over the years and is constantly developing, as he clarifies what actually a "growth hacker" does.

Come with us as we relive the story of someone who everyone thought would not be able to do anything, and who ended up proving them wrong.

We talk about how can we, in our daily lives should know our Limitations and constantly challenge them, so that we never stop growing, and never stop learning.

Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe.

"Even today, I have to scratch my head, before writing anything."

Today, we speak to Mr Tamal Bandyopadhyay.

Getting into Journalism was not a conscious choice of his, and that too, of being a finance journalist.

But with continous efforts and a zeal of learning, he today is one of the most widely read business Journalists in the country.

When ask about how he does all this, he replies "Honestly, I don't know anything", and holds some of the strongest opinions about the most pressing issues of the nation.

He doesn't hesitate in, very subtly, challenging your long-held perspectives, and make you question your beliefs!

Dive in now, to listen to ideas and viewpoints as you would have not even thought before.

Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe.

"Fitness is not a destination its a way of life."

Today we speak to our most special guest, Mr. Tripat Singh Ji who is a 75-year-old YOUNG, vegan, rock-solid fitness-enthusiast.

Seeing his father suffering from diabetes he always wanted to be fit and healthy. He used to wrestle in the 1960s and used to do 500 push-ups in a go after which he didn't work-out for 40 years. However, now after decades, he is back. And back with a bang.

From running 15-20 kilometers each day to doing deadlifts and push-ups from 1.5-2 hours straight he has scored 2 gold medals, 3 silver. He had aced half marathons, full marathons within the city, and outside including one of the toughest Shimla marathons that require altitude running. He started and then there was no turning back.

A vegetarian all his life, he believes that one's body can have its share of adequate nutrition from plant-based sources and still improve stamina.

Focused and determined towards fitness, he has been an inspiration to many(Yes to VIRAT KOHLI and Anushka too). Age has never been an excuse for him.

Tune in as we go through the inspiring journey, accompanied by the man himself.

Tune in as we go through the inspiring journey, accompanied by the man himself.

Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe.

"We have the power to make the world we seek, but only we have the courage to make new beginnings "

Today we speak to Mr. Mandeep Manocha who is the Co-founder and CEO of Cashify. He is also the founder of ReGlobe & ZazzyBox.

Waste Management has always been close to his heart and he founded Cashify in 2013, a re-commerce platform that enables users to buy and sell used electronics. Being one of the first online re-commerce platform in the Indian market, Cashify has become a huge success amongst Indian consumers. 

He sees India as a biggest hub in waste recycling in the world. He believes we are a very entrepreneurial nation. Our Labour is not very expensive and we traditionally as a culture has been very strong in recycling. In the last couple of months they had started a recycling programme as well which is quite environmental friendly.

Diligent and hard-working, Mr Mandeep is a man full of confidence. He motivates and inspires the young generations of the country to act in the living present without the fear of failing and being criticized. According to him, the biggest failure in life is to give up and loose hope. 

Do listen to this inspiring session to know the reason behind the success of Cashify, where Mr. Manocha talks about his journey of transforming his dreams to reality, thoughts to actions. 

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It isn't just creation and promotion; it is the process as well, which a lot of people forget. Today we speak to Ms Anisha Motwani, who is a multi-faceted business leader & draws from her rich experience of over 30 years in diverse industries - advertising, auto manufacturing, financial & health services. She is also the Managing Partner of Strom the Norm Ventures. She has also been the strategic advisor to the Max Group of companies guiding them on key brand & digital transformation projects across several lines of businesses. She also serves as an Independent Director on the board of Abbot India Ltd, L&T Investments, Welspun India, and many other companies. As an industry expert, she advises the World Bank on the prestigious 'Swachh Bharat Programme' and 'National Mission for Clean Ganga.' In recognition of her achievements, she was voted as one of the '50 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business' by Business Today for three consecutive years since 2009. Brand, Digital, and Innovation Expert, an Author. She is the marketing guru of India. She has worked with brands and seen them live and breathe. She believes it right that a brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room so, one should do little but do it right. 

She also believes that Indians will also have a globally recognized brand and we shall be the first mover in future, with her passion for her work and remarkable vision today she has several notable contributions to the business world. 

Tune in as we go through an Inspiring journey, accompanied by the women herself.

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"If you need to raise funds from donors, you need to study them, respect them, and build everything you do around them."

Crowdfunding is a great way to raise money in a short period of time, by channelising small contributions from 

the public for specific purposes, nowadays we have different ways to utilize this and the medical needs are being covered extensively through this platform nowadays.

Presenting you our 4th speaker Mr Zaheer Adenwala, co-founder and CTO, Ketto, the largest crowdfunding platform in India.

An individual who has been working on his idea since "we lacked transparency in the system of online transactions" and so much as they accepted cash as means of funding, building a team of young minds who think likely and allowing them to be really comfortable with their environment is what forms a strength of ketto.

With huge potential in this industry, the TEDx speaker wants to build a very strong platform where investors would desire to invest and they could raise large amounts for different objectives.

Completing his studies from the National University of Singapore and being a Stanford University graduate, he proved that it takes great vision and determination to be an entrepreneur.

Come, as we take you to this enriching journey of a man who showed us age never matters, opportunities do and a budding mind never fails to cease it.

Tune in as we go through an Inspiring journey, accompanied by the man himself.

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Have you ever found yourself befuddled when it comes to figuring out how to deal with your own mental health? Have you ever been through a situation that has deeply impacted you but you've had to push yourself to move on and strive forward? 

In this conversation with Vani Kabir, famously known as The Divorce Monk along with being a senior creative director and founder of Vani Kabir Worldwide, we talk about the several aspects of mental health, how technology plays a huge role in everyone's life and how we still aren't able to completely tap into its potential. We also explore the topic of divorce, what women have to go through in a majorly male-dominated society and Vani also speaks about her own personal experiences when it comes to divorce and bringing up her son. 

Join us in this intriguing conversation while we explore various avenues with the modern Sufi herself!

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Mr Venkat Krishnan N is the founder and director of GiveIndia Foundation, India's first philanthropy exchange. A graduate from IIM Ahmedabad, his persona resonates with integrity, wisdom and calm.

With a deep dive into the philanthropic world, Mr Venkat's words accentuate the unconventional.  From having a dramatic transition from the corporate sector to that of the social development sector, our guest has seen it all. He doesn’t believe in personal mileage when it comes to actions undertaken for the society and feels that a true spirited activity will definitely reach its destination. His ideas and thoughts are simple, so is his food as he says, ‘It’s all good old home-cooked food.’

Tune in as we go through an Inspiring journey, accompanied by the man himself.

Music: https://www.purple-planet.com

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