Courage Talks

Most mental health platforms in India are built for the West and shipped here. Devi built Skooc because she believed India deserved something that understood its silences, its pressures, and its culture. With a background spanning GE, IBM, Target, and HP, she brings a rare combination of enterprise rigour and genuine clinical thinking to one of the most underfunded spaces in the country. Skooc is...

Gopika Kapoor is a bestselling author, neurodiversity advocate, autism consultant, and one of India’s most compassionate voices on parenting, inclusion, and acceptance. Gopika’s journey is deeply personal and courageous. From beginning her career as a journalist, to navigating her son Vir’s autism diagnosis in 2008, to transforming pain into purpose by supporting hundreds of families, she has turn...

𝗪𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗲𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗸 𝗹𝗶𝗸𝗲 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗶𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 𝘄𝗮𝘀𝗻'𝘁 𝗯𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂? 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝟭𝟭𝗘𝟰: Pooja Sharma Goyal, Founding CEO of The Udaiti Foundation, serial entrepreneur, and one of India's leading voices on women's economic empowerment. Pooja's journey is anything but linear. From building and shutting down a Bay Area startup during the dot-com...

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟭, 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟯 - 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗳 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗞𝗮𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! Excited to host Prof. Ashish Kaul, Professor of Marketing & Digital Marketing, Brand Engineer, Strategist, Coach, Writer, Speaker, and passionate Mountaineer. With nearly 30 years of rich corporate experience, Prof. Kaul has shaped brands and strategies at some of the finest organizations including FCB, Lowe Lintas, McCann Eric...

🎙️ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝟭𝟭𝗘𝟮 𝗔𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗩 𝗣𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹 This episode features a powerhouse conversation with Ashiish V. Patil, a celebrated storyteller and creative mind in Media & Entertainment. With 30+ years of experience, Ashiish has shaped culture through bold, heart-touching stories that make people feel, laugh, cry, think, and act. 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘆:   • 𝗘𝘅-𝗖𝗘𝗢 𝗼𝗳 𝗠𝗧𝗩 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗮 – Reboot...

🚀 Courage Talks Season 11 Episode 1 is now LIVE! Excited to kick off Season 11 with Dhruv Agarwalla, Co-founder & former Group CEO of REA India (Housing.com, Makaan.com & PropTiger.com).In this powerful conversation, Dhruv shares the real courage behind building and scaling one of India’s biggest prop-tech empires. Here’s what you can expect: The bold calls that shaped a category leader N...

🎙️ Courage Talks Season 10 Episode 6 is Aarathi Swaminathan She quit a 13-year corporate fashion design career to chase an Olympic dream she once thought was lost… and became the 1st Vegan Female IRONMAN of India . Meet Aarathi Swaminathan IRONMAN Certified Coach | Deputy Race Director – IRONMAN India & IRONKIDS India | Athlete Services Director – HYROX India & YOSKA Technology Solutions F...

🎙️ Courage Talks Season 10 Episode 5 From leading high-stakes operations at one of the world’s most respected education organisations to conquering some of India’s toughest ultras, this episode is pure proof that leadership and endurance are the same game . Meet Gaurav Pant Senior Director – India Operations, Graduate Management Admission Council (GMAC) | Ex-Citibank & Fullerton India | Certif...

Courage Talks Season 10, Episode 4 featuring Megan Eckert – an elite ultrarunner, world-record holder, dedicated special education teacher, and high school track/cross-country coach from Santa Fe, New Mexico. In this inspiring episode, Megan opens up about her remarkable journey: transforming from an unhealthy lifestyle and reluctant beginner in 2016 to pushing the absolute limits of human enduran...

Courage Talks S10E3 is live – featuring Pankaj Madaan 🎙️ Pankaj is an ultrarunner (Spartathlon finisher, multiple 100-mile racer, podium at The Border 100 Miles in 18:23 PB), HYROX athlete, and the Fastest Ultra Runner in Haryana 2024. He's now deep in prep for Badwater 135 – the world’s toughest foot race. In this episode, we dive into: What it really takes to keep moving when your body is be...

Sundeep Singh is an MD at Accenture, a 3-time Boston Marathon qualifier, and an ultra-runner who did 100 half-marathons in 100 straight days. Now his brand-new book "In the Long Run" has just hit shelves this year! This is his second book, after his first, Chasing the Horizon , which documented his growing-up journey and his cracking the IITJEE, became a super-duper hit. From barely bein...

Courage Talks Season 10, Episode 1 features the extraordinary Kenneth Posner—known as Barefoot Ken! Ken is a former Wall Street analyst, Airborne Ranger veteran, and one of the most inspiring endurance adventurers. His feats include: Completing 115+ marathons/ultras (including NYC, Boston, Badwater x2, and Leadville) Setting fastest-known times on brutal routes like the 292-mile Badwater Double (r...

Courage Talks S9E6 with Vijayaraghavan Venugopal (Co-founder & CEO of Fast&Up!) Vijay's journey is a powerful blend of corporate grit, entrepreneurial courage, and elite athletic discipline: Left a successful 13-year pharma career (including heading China operations at Lupin) at age 38 to pursue something more meaningful. Spotted a major gap in credible local sports nutrition while startin...

🚀 Courage Talks S9E5 Dr Jenny Hoffman 🚀 Harvard quantum physicist, mother of three, and the woman who shattered the women's world record for running across America! In November 2023, Jenny ran 3,032 miles from San Francisco to New York City in an astonishing 47 days, 12 hours, and 35 minutes – beating the previous record by over a week and officially recognised by Guinness World Records as t...

🌟Courage Talks S9E4 - Pratik Desai: From Spine Surgery & Cancer to Ironman Triumphs! 🌟 What does it take to turn "Wait & Watch" cancer mode into a relentless pursuit of life’s toughest challenges? Meet Pratik Desai, the unbreakable spirit who transformed ego-driven half-marathons into full Ironmans, all while battling CLL (Chronic Lymphocytic Leukaemia) and a ruptured disc that required...

🚀 Courage Talks S9E3 is LIVE! Meet Neil Goulsbra – the self-described “average” triathlete who turned doubt, heartbreak, and Dubai’s brutal 45°C summers into fuel for multiple Ironman finishes at 55+. His story hits hard: Beaten in school cross-country by the kid who smoked behind the bike sheds and never trained → a lifelong lesson in effort vs. “natural” talentCrawling across the 2016 Comrades...

Living Proof That Age Is Not a Limit In this episode of Courage Talks , I talk with Trishul Cherns, the legendary Canadian ultramarathoner who continues to redefine what's possible in endurance sports. Now 68 (born in Hamilton, Ontario, in 1957), Trishul has built one of the most extraordinary careers in ultrarunning history—spanning nearly 50 years since his first ultra in 1978. Major Achieve...

🌟 Courage Talks Season 9 | Episode 1 is LIVE! 🌟 From a corporate desk at Infosys to becoming the man who brought IRONMAN to India — this is a story of raw courage, relentless grit, and chasing the impossible. Meet Deepak Raj — • 28-time IRONMAN finisher• 3× IRONMAN World Championship representative (Kona, Utah, Nice)• The only Indian with 7 years of Gold Status in the All World IRONMAN Age Group...

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝟴𝗘𝟳: 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗶 𝗩𝗲𝗻𝗸𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀𝗮𝗻 In this powerful episode, we have Ravi Venkatesan, a visionary business leader, author, and social entrepreneur whose career exemplifies bold decision-making and transformative courage. 𝗥𝗮𝘃𝗶'𝘀 𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝗶𝗻𝗰𝗹𝘂𝗱𝗲:   • Building Microsoft India into the company's second-largest global hub (2004–2011),   • Leading the turnaround at Cumm...

Hari TN – From Steel Factories to Deep-Tech Unicorns Meet Hari TN , the man who's spent over two decades in the trenches of India's startup ecosystem – scaling teams, navigating exits, and turning complex challenges into clear, actionable insights. An IIT Madras and IIM Calcutta alumnus, Hari started his journey at Tata Steel for nearly 15 years, moving from engineering roles to HR during a massiv...

Few Industry leaders in India have built a truly global, technology-led manufacturing company from a Tier-2 city. All this while staying rooted in values, long-term thinking, and a people-first culture. Dr. Jairam Varadaraj is one of them. As Managing Director of ELGi Equipments Limited (founded in 1960, now present in 120+ countries with 400+ products), Jairam represents the finest of third-gener...

Pushing Boundaries – From Boardrooms to Summits with Rajat Mathur What does courage look like when you’ve survived a heart attack, summited unforgiving peaks, and led talent strategy across Asia for a global giant like Morgan Stanley? In this powerful episode of Courage Talks , we sit down with Rajat Mathur – Senior Adviser at Morgan Stanley, former Asia Head of Talent, marathoner, mountaineer, au...

  • He built factories from scratch.   • He walked away at the peak.   • He earned a PhD at IIM Bangalore.   • He earned tenure in America.   • He came back to shape India’s future. Meet Prof. Mukesh Sud — a rare soul who spent 15 years as a first-gen entrepreneur and 15 years as a globally respected academic. His Achievements? Let’s unpack the journey: 🔧 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿 (𝗣𝗿𝗲-𝟮𝟬𝟬𝟬)   • Graduated fro...

𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀: 𝗥𝗮𝗸𝗲𝘀𝗵 𝗚𝗼𝗱𝗵𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗶 (𝗖𝗧𝗦𝟴𝗘𝟮) Rakesh Godhwani, founder of the School of Meaningful Experiences (SoME), shares his journey from corporate roles at Wipro, Intel, and Qualcomm to a fulfilling career in teaching and writing. Tune in for insights on career reinvention and pursuing your true calling. 𝗞𝗲𝘆 𝗛𝗶𝗴𝗵𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀: 𝗖𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗿 𝗣𝗶𝘃𝗼𝘁: Transitioned from corporate roles in product marketing, sales, a...

🚀 Exciting Launch: Courage Talks Season 8, Episode 1 – Featuring Hari V. Krishnan! 🚀 Kicking off Season 8 with a powerhouse conversation that's all about bold leadership, digital transformation, and building sustainable futures. Join me as I sit down with Hari V. Krishnan, the visionary former CEO and Managing Director of PropertyGuru Group (NYSE: PGRU), Asia's leading proptech company,...