Salman Needs A Job - a podcast about jobs

Episode 8 of #SalmanNeedsAJob is about entrepreneurship and startups, with Raghu Mohan.  Raghu was part of early teams at YourStory, Hacker Earth, and Udacity (India), and has ventured out on his own to start an innovation management company.  This interview goes through his journey in career and looks at entrepreneurship as a job, career opportunities in emerging tech, remote work, education, and his learnings from the many jobs prior to starting up.

There are some extremely valuable career lessons in here, and I hope you enjoy this interview.

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In Feb 2018, Nikhil Taneja quit his job as General Manager at Yash Raj Films at the peak of his career, in a pursuit to find purpose in his work. Through this sabbatical, Nikhil went on to explore things he found meaning in which led to getting involved in extremely rewarding opportunities like being part of Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, and more. In this interview, Nikhil reflects on this entire journey and sheds light on his learnings about the Youth which formed the basis of the purpose-driven youth media company he founded called Yuvaa. Nikhil is a mental health advocate, and he shares the many challenges he faces doing the work he does, and helps understand the value of taking care of oneself.

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In Valentine's week edition of #SalmanNeedsAJob, I have 2 very special guests on. Abhiraj Rajadhyaksha and Niyati Mavinkurve, popularly known on Instagram as Abhi and Niyu. They are on a pursuit of Following Love and have been traveling across India for 200 days, creating extremely impactful videos for their series 100 Reasons to Love India.

This episode is all about screenwriting with Rekha Nigam. Rekha’s work spans across the entertainment industry working with top TV networks, advertising agencies, and screenwriting for prominent Bollywood movies like Parineeta & Laaga Chunari Mein Daag. In addition to the profession of screenwriting itself, we discuss the foundations of storytelling, about the film industry, reading, writing, languages, digital media, and the role that women play in the advertising industry.

Rekha Nigam is a natural storyteller, and in this episode is a fun-filled conversation where I learn a ton about her craft with this passionate storyteller.

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This episode contains 2 interviews. In the first interview, my friend Shreshta Bhandary turned the mic around and interviewed me about what’s been going on with my job search, and about my plans with #SalmanNeedsAJob. It was recorded at Zomaland. In the second interview, I speak to Shreshta Bhandary about her job as a compliance Analyst.

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Neeil Ojha started his first job in Formulation Research, then switched to working in media, and is now working as a Cricket Coach & Commentator with ICC in Dubai. Neeil has been very innovative with his career through active learning and upskilling, and has positioned himself to be in demand to a variety of disciplines. In this interview, I explore the fascinating career of Neeil Ojha and try to understand some of the decisions he had to take through the multiple pivots in his career.

Being a former Dubai expat myself, we bond over life in Dubai too. I found it to be a totally entertaining conversation and I hope you enjoy it!

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On the second episode of Salman Needs A Job podcast - I am joined by Abhijit Bhaduri. He is a digital transformation coach who has worked in leadership roles at some of the top companies in India (like Microsoft, Wipro, Pepsico, Colgate). He has authored many books and is a thought leader about the Future of Work.

In this interview, Abhijit shares some extremely valuable insights about the skills of the future, personal branding and social media, gig work, the role of technology and automation in the workplace, and a bunch of other topics about his work and education that I am sure you will find fascinating.

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On the first episode of #SalmanNeedsAJob - I am joined by Mae Thomas, a veteran podcaster from India who has been hosting shows for over 5 years. Mae shares her journey getting started as a podcaster, the roles she has taken up working for and managing podcasting companies and the many lesser-known career opportunities in the podcasting industry.

It is a very interesting conversation. I hope you guys enjoy it!

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Welcome to Salman Needs A Job - a podcast about jobs, premiering Jan 13, 2020.