Courage Talks

🌊 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝟭𝟯𝗘𝟮 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! Meet Anshuman Jhingran, one of India’s most extraordinary young athletes and an open-water swimming prodigy who is rewriting what’s possible. Born in Delhi and raised in Mumbai, Anshuman went from being a national-level pool swimmer (bronze medalist & Singapore Nationals competitor) to conquering some of the world’s most dangerous channels. A cycling acciden...

🎙️ Courage Talks S13E1 - Young Achiever’s Special is NOW LIVE! In this powerful opening episode of Season 13, I sat down with Renee Noronha, the 20-year-old endurance athlete who has become the Youngest Indian Female to qualify for the IRONMAN World Championship in Kona, and is on a mission to become the youngest woman in the world to finish an IRONMAN on all six continents. From training 8 hours...

🚀 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝟭𝟮𝗘𝟲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! I had the pleasure of sitting down with Munish Jauhar, a powerhouse entrepreneur, prolific angel investor, ultra-runner, and one of the most thoughtful leaders I know. Munish is the Founder & CEO of GrayCell Technologies, an award-winning digital agency, and through GrayCell Ventures, he has invested in 120+ startups. Former Chair of NASSCOM Chandigarh &...

🎙️ 𝗖𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗧𝗮𝗹𝗸𝘀 𝗦𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗼𝗻 𝟭𝟮 𝗘𝗽𝗶𝘀𝗼𝗱𝗲 𝟱 𝗶𝘀 𝗡𝗢𝗪 𝗟𝗜𝗩𝗘! From college athlete (basketball & softball) to ultrarunner, race director, and mental health advocate, this episode is a powerful reminder that the trails can heal, connect, and transform us. Meet Kim Levinsky Founder & Trail Party Director of Sassquad Trail Running (New Jersey) | Ultrarunner | FKT Holder Kim turned her love for running in...

What if the man who has run 150+ marathons over 40 years also happens to be one of India’s leading Sports & Exercise Medicine doctors, and has spent his life proving that running doesn’t destroy your knees, it actually heals and strengthens you? 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 Dr Rajat Chauhan — 𝗣𝗵𝘆𝘀𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗻, 𝗨𝗹𝘁𝗿𝗮-𝗘𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗮𝗰𝗵, 𝗔𝘂𝘁𝗵𝗼𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗱𝘃𝗼𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗮𝘀 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗲. A true pioneer who brings a rare 3...

Very excited to share that Lisa Smith-Batchen, one of the most accomplished and inspiring ultrarunners in the world, is the guest on the latest episode of Courage Talks! 𝗟𝗶𝘀𝗮’𝘀 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘂𝗺𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗻𝗼𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗹𝗲𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗮𝗿𝘆:   • First American woman to win the Marathon des Sables, a gruelling 150-mile, multi-stage race across the Sahara Desert   • Two-time winner of the Badwater Ultramarathon (...

From surviving a stroke at 26 and a crushed foot at 45… to becoming a 17-time HURT 100 finisher and one of the toughest race directors in the Mid-Atlantic. 𝗠𝗲𝗲𝘁 𝗔𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗣𝗮𝗽𝗮𝗱𝗼𝗽𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀, Veteran Ultramarathoner, Race Director, Stay-at-Home Dad turned Trail Running Legend, and Founder of Athletic Equation & WV Trail Fest. Born into a family of refugees from the Greek and Armenian Genocides, Alex grew...

Mihika is the founder of Mission Healthy with Mihika, a women-focused fitness academy, an ultra-marathon runner, and a hybrid athlete. She describes her younger self as a "jack of all sports, master of none", someone who simply loved to move. Like many women, life gradually pulled her away from fitness: marriage, children, work, and the weight of daily responsibilities. But the spark nev...

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...