Masters Decoded

In today's episode, I invite Arjun Khanna, a Fashion Designer whose designs have amazed the greats for the last 30 years now. AK the brand he runs and also fondly called by his near and dear ones, is a couturier that is synonymous the finest menswear in India. His contribution to mens fashion in India has been pioneering with his sheer imagination when it comes to his designs. His talent is eviden...

In this episode, I continue from last week conversation with Daniel Chan. Dan Chan Master Magician is an internationally renowned, award-winning magician whose magic has taken him all over the world. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dan is regarded as one of the nation's top corporate magicians and performs at events for thought leaders and influencers worldwide. Dan Chan Presents is the ultim...

In this episode, I would like to invite you on the first part of the two-part show of a magical journey with Daniel Chan. Dan Chan Master Magician is an internationally renowned, award-winning magician whose magic has taken him all over the world. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dan is regarded as one of the nation's top corporate magicians and performs at events for thought leaders and influ...

In this episode, I have invited Deep Bajaj. Deep calls himself an entrepreneur at heart, solving "unaddressed" intimate and menstrual hygiene issues faced by women with award-winning, category-defining products. His objective is to launch high impact products for women and focus on matters that have neglected or not explored. Using PeeBuddy (India's First Female Urination Device), women can stand,...

SP series are individual episodes where I either get interviewed or Focus on topics which are requested by my listeners or Just have fun covering areas that are interesting to me personally. Welcome to the fourth and final part of the Crisis Management framework for businesses during scenarios like Covid-19. In continuation of the last week, this week, I would focus on additional areas to consider...

In this episode, I have invited Angad Singh Gandhi. Angad is currently a Brand Ambassador for Glenfiddich a world-renowned and premium Whiskey and Liquor brand. Angad, who used to be a banker, stumbled into his ambassadorship for Glenfiddich by chance. But when the offer came about, he couldn't refuse. He traveled to the distillery in Dufftown, Scotland, and met with like-minded people who taught...

SP series are individual episodes where I either get interviewed or Focus on topics which are requested by my listeners or Just have fun covering areas that are interesting to me personally. Welcome to the third part of the Crisis Management framework for businesses during scenarios like Covid-19. In continuation of the last week, this week, Greg and I would focus on the Standardization and Kaizen...

In this episode, I have invited Deep Thomas. Deep is a Global business leader and management professional with over two decades of experience in delivering sustained increasing profitability through business transformation leveraging Global processes, Information capabilities, Digital, and Advanced analytics solutions. At Aditya Birla Group, Deep is responsible to create a group-wide customer data...

Welcome to the second part of the Crisis Management framework for businesses during scenarios like Covid-19. In continuation of the last week, this week, Greg and I would focus on the Strategy and Execution phase post definition of North Star. I would highly recommend if you haven't listened to the first episode of Crisis Management Framework, then before you hear this episode, please do listen to...

In today's episode I invited Captain Vikram Singh. He has had a glorious career of flying for the national carrier Air India for 17 years. He is currently Captain and certified to fly Boeing 777. In his own words, he is proud to be associated with the national airline and is proud of representing India across various destinations he flies. In the last three months, Vikram has been called on to fly...

I am glad to announce a new special series - Crisis Management framework for businesses during scenarios like Covid-19. The last three months have been roller coaster ride for the entire world. Economies and markets are planning to open up and trying their best to resort to normalcy. However, the last three months have changed how the world, individuals, and businesses have shifted their preferenc...

In today's episode I invited Vikas Gupta. Vikas is a recognized and award winning thought leader in the publishing and knowledge industry. In a career spanning over 20 years, Vikas has been a forerunner in leading many innovative products and business models in the space of technology-driven learning solutions, research and faculty development, professional certifications and skill development. As...

In today's episode, I invited Scott Brinker. Scott is currently VP Platform Ecosystem at HubSpot. Before that, Scott was the co-founder and CTO of ion interactive, a SaaS company that pioneered interactive content for global enterprises (Cisco, Dell, DHL, General Mills, Microsoft, etc.) and was acquired in 2017. Since 2008, Scott is also running the Chief Marketing Technologist blog, chiefmartec.c...

SP series are individual episodes where I either get interviewed or    Focus on topics which are requested by my listeners or    Just have fun covering areas that are interesting to me personally. The COVID-19 scenario has challenged the government, societies, organizations and all of us on our thinking. Digital Transformation as an agenda which was a long drawn plan...

In today's episode, I invited Dr. Rohini Srivathsa. Rohini currently serves as a National Technology Officer for Microsoft India, Rohini is responsible for helping our customers and partners across industry and the government drives innovation and growth through ‘tech-intensity’ in the age of Industry 4.0. Her 25+ years’ career spans business and technology – with strategy consulting at the Boston...

SP series are individual episodes where I either get interviewed or   Focus on topics which are requested by my listeners or   Just have fun covering areas that are interesting to me personally. The COVID-19 scenario has challenged the government, societies, organizations and all of us on our thinking. Digital Transformation as an agenda which was a long drawn plan for many has...

In today's episode, I invited Shivanku (Shiv) Misra. Shiv is a senior analytics and insights executive with 12+ years of leadership experience in developing and implementing transformational solutions with quantifiable business impact - across multiple domains including CPG, Hospitality, Financial Services, Gaming, Technology, Retail Sales, and E-commerce. He has proven expertise in starting, and...

SP series are individual episodes where I either get interviewed or  Focus on topics which are requested by my listeners or  Just have fun covering areas that are interesting to me personally. The COVID-19 scenario has challenged the government, societies, organizations and all of us on our thinking. Digital Transformation as an agenda which was a long drawn plan for many has now become...

My next guest on today's episode is going to make you feel hungry as he takes all of us on a gastronomical and fun trip down the memory lane. I am pleased to have a conversation with Jaydeep Mukherjee, also known as JD, in the food industry.  An alumnus of IHM Mumbai, Jaydeep started his career as a trainee chef at the Taj Mahal Hotel, Mumbai. It was at the Zodiac Grill – then considered the premi...

SP series are individual episodes where I either get interviewed or Focus on topics which are requested by my listeners or Just have fun covering areas that are interesting to me personally. The COVID-19 scenario has challenged the government, societies, organizations and all of us on our thinking. Digital Transformation as an agenda which was a long drawn plan for many has now become a reality in...

In today's episode, I had the pleasure to invite Brandon  Rhoten. Rhoten is a marketer who loves building iconic brands, often through modernizing for the digital age. Currently a primary change agent for Potbelly, a publicly-traded sandwich shop with nearly 500 locations and ~$450m in revenue that's been in need of a turn-around for a few years. Formerly  VP in charge of Advertising, Me...

SP series are individual episodes where I either get interviewed or Focus on topics which are requested by my listeners or Just have fun covering areas that are interesting to me personally. The COVID-19 scenario has challenged the government, societies, organizations and all of us on our thinking. Digital Transformation as an agenda which was a long drawn plan for many has now become a reality in...

In this episode, I invited my good friend Jagdeep Singh Bhatia (JD) for a conversation to decode his career. JD is currently a founder and managing director for Zener Maritime Solutions. From a humble beginning, JD and his family have built Zener to be a truly global company from offices in India, China, Netherlands, Singapore, and the United States of America. JD, in his initial years, has person...

SP series are individual episodes where: I either get interviewed or  Focus on topics which are requested by my listeners or  Just have fun covering areas which are interesting to me personally The COVID-19 scenario has challenged the government, societies, organizations and all of us on our thinking. Digital Transformation as an agenda which was a long drawn plan for many has now become...

In this episode, I invited Sameer Dhanrajani for a conversation to decode his move from a corporate job to being a CEO. Sameer is currently the CEO of AIQRate and also has started a non-profit EdTech organization 3AI. In his 23 years of work experience, he has set up Global Innovation and Analytics centers for some of the largest companies.  Sameer has authored a book in 2018 - AI AND ANALYTI...