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Abhay Kumar or Abhay K. (born 1980) is an Indian poet-diplomat and India's 21st Ambassador to Madagascar and Ambassador to Comoros. He has served in different diplomatic capacities earlier in Russia, Nepal and Brazil. His published collections of poetry include The Seduction of Delhi, The Eight-Eyed Lord of Kathmandu, The Prophecy of Brasilia, The...

In this podcast you will learn -  Unpacking the fin-tech ecosystem in India and the opportunities that exist Mental models for building effective products and teams Experience of founding and scaling a startup amidst a pandemic The Y Combinator experience and learnings from previous ventures An IIT-graduate with over 6 years of experience in Fintech, Rohit founded Decentro in his pu...

In this podcast you will learn -  Mental models for building a career at the intersection of academia with entrepreneurship Lessons on grit and perseverance while working on a PhD. The importance of mentors in professional progression and the role of giving-back Experience of pursing a multidisciplinary PhD. and finding the ‘right’ supervisor. Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao ( https://www.elviscao.com/...

In this podcast you learn -  The impact of nationality and gender of communication styles. Mental models for ‘authentic’ communication The difference between ‘bragging’ and 'effective communication' Marie is a personal communication expert, author and TEDx speaker. She has been working at the intersection of communications and innovations for the past 10 years, with a career ranging from...

Manal is the co-founder and CEO of Eat Offbeat , a refugee-driven food company that delivers authentic meals conceived and prepared by refugees who now call New York City home. Manal moved to NYC to pursue a career in environmental affairs, but the Hummus she found on supermarket shelves led her on a different journey. She co-founded Eat Offbeat to help New Yorkers discover authentic cuisines from...

Dr. Marcus Ranney’s journey has led him from disease care, at the patient’s bed-side, to wellbeing, in some of the most extreme environments around the planet. Graduating from University College of London Medical School (UCL), his research has taken him to Mt. Everest, the Arctic Circle and the Alps. He has worked with fighter pilots whilst in the Royal Airforce and with astronauts whilst at NASA....

Rahul Rana is a venture builder and investor with specialties in finance and astrophysics. He works for Lux Capital , a $2.5bn deeptech venture capital firm. He is the author of Making Moonshots — a deep dive into the mindsets, philosophies, and strategies conducive to building moonshot companies. " Moonshot company " entails three things: taking an advanced science or deep technology and using it...

Lila Shroff is deeply interested in media innovation and is passionate about creating a healthier media ecosystem. Currently, Lila is on a gap year, working as a Research Analyst at Atelier Ventures and building Side Hustle Stack, before starting at Stanford University next fall. She is also spending her gap year as part of the initial cohort at Girlhood* (a new digital media organization by and f...

Ruha Shadab is a doctor turned public health professional turned social entrepreneur. She is the Founder of LedBy Foundation , a unique leadership incubator that works on improving equity in the workplace. She is a recent graduate from Harvard University, where she received her Master in Public Policy on a full tuition scholarship. On graduation, she was awarded the Harvard Kennedy School Women’s...

This podcast covers -  Exploring India: self-reliant, resilient, reignited Taking the 25 year old legacy forward and hosting the first virtual WIEF conference Learnings and reflections from 2020 and a virtual MBA programme Principles for curating a virtual experience and engineering serendipity Register now - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wharton-india-economic-forum-2021-virtual-conferen...

In this podcast you learn -  Combining data and curiosity to conduct micro-experiments The power of writing and clarity of thought The importance of cognitive diversity in hiring Advice for young professionals and students. Sri Rajan is a partner in Bain & Company's San Francisco office. Prior to this, he was the chairman and managing director of Bain’s India offices. He is an active cont...

Stephen is CEO and co-founder of Exponent. He is a product management thought leader who has presented at Google, WeWork, Stanford GSB, Duke, Yale and more. Previously, Stephen was a product manager at Google.

Pritika Mehta is a Data Scientist turned entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of SockSoho. SockSoho is India's fastest growing fashion tech brand for millennial men. It was recently backed by Y Combinator in the US. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies in the US like Bank of America, Tripadvisor, etc. before starting SockSoho. Pritika holds a Masters in Artificial Intelligence from the St...

There are over a billion Indians alive today. But are some Indians more Indian than others? To answer this question, one that is central to the identity of every man, woman, and child who belongs to the modern Republic of India, eminent thinker and bestselling writer Shashi Tharoor explores hotly contested ideas of nationalism, patriotism, citizenship, and belonging. In the course of his study, he...

In this podcast, you will learn -  1. How his leadership role and style evolved within Microsoft over 36 years. 2. Role of mentors and ways to build strong mentor-mentee relationships 3. Mental models to understand how corporate impact and social impact go hand in hand 4. Art of being a constructive contrarian and advice to his 18 year self 5. Nuances of cultural intelligence 6. Principles of...

This podcast covers - Throorosaurus: adventures and stories. The difference between ‘Mudita’ and ‘envy' How to become a ‘learn it all’. Dr. Shashi Tharoor is a Member of Parliament, author and a wizard of words. In Tharoorosaurus, he shares fifty-three examples from his vocabulary: unusual words from every letter of the alphabet.

This podcast covers -  1. Scaling trust across cultures at Netflix  2. The importance of constructive candour and talent density at Netflix  3. What Sheryl Sandberg learned from Reed Hastings for a day and many other stories that are core to understanding Netflix Erin Meyer is the author of The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business and co-aut...

In this podcast you learn -  1. Mental models for making early career decisions. 2. Advice for cracking competitive examinations through smart planning and cognitive continuity. 3. Nuances of rapid experimentation and first principle thinking for learning and effective decision making. Anagh Prasad was All India Rank – 1 in the first ever edition of JEE Main (2013). He joined IIT Delhi with A...

In this podcast we cover - 1. Mental models for career pivots 2. The art of thinking like a contrarian 3. Navigating the investment spectrum and breaking into private equity. Sahil Bloom in his own words - "Every week, I create content that reaches over 1 million people around the world across Twitter (@SahilBloom), a newsletter (The Curiosity Chronicle), a podcast (Where It Happens), and more. &n...

In this podcast you learn -  1. The importance of being a deep-generalist.  2. Nudging yourself to experiment and take calculated risks. 3. The power of incentives. Laura-Marie is helping build WEF’s first AI-powered digital platform that connects best-in-class impact entrepreneurs with corporates, investors and policymakers to scale solutions globally. She is the Business Development &a...

In this podcast you learn -  1. The nuances of taking a community approach to addressing mental health concerns. 2. Importance of building inclusive workplaces. 3. Augmenting personal wellbeing  For over a decade, Neha worked at the intersection of the creative and social sectors. Having founded India’s first international art fair, she ran it successfully for ten years before selling th...

In this Masterclass you learn - 1. Mental models for original and contrarian thinking.  2. Principles of shaping meaningful careers in VC.  3. Art of making great decisions. 4. Powerful productivity techniques. Rahul Khanna is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital, India’s first and largest Venture Debt Fund with assets of $210 million under management across two Funds....

In this podcast you learn- 1. Reconciling multiple interest to follow your curiosity 2. Transitions from an Aerospace Engineer to a Fiction Author 3. Importance of discipline and consistency in writing Amrita studied aerospace engineering at IIT Bombay and Stanford University. After spending over a decade in strategy, operations, and marketing roles at Google, BCG, Pocket Gems, and Good Earth, she...

In this podcast, you will learn -  1. Insights from running a global information dissemination campaign  2. The importance of leveraging visual content in vernacular languages to fight the COVID pandemic 3. The role of youth leadership in bringing grassroots change with global impact Irem Tumer is a former Youth Innovation Fellow and the current Focal Point for Youth Leadership and...

In this masterclass, you will learn -  1. Leveraging business studies and anthropology training to write a book on Kashmiri Folk Tales. 2. The art of nurturing and guiding your curiosity. 3. The art and discipline for research and writing. Onaiza Drabu is a Kashmiri anthropologist. She writes about identity, nationalism and Islamophobia, and co-curates a newsletter called ‘Daak’, on South Asi...