Discover your SecondAct Podcast

"Music is the best state of trance" - Dr. Aman Bathla Fastest pianist, music healer, a resilient everyday learner and a man who fought his way back to this world post COVID-19. This podcast was soothing, refreshing, shaking and very motivating to say the least. Dr. Aman Bathla, Our guest for our 80th Podcast is extremely talented, fastest Piano artist of the World, and has created 52 Wor...

Dreams are never static, they keep evolving, they keep changing - says our very "well read" guest of Discover Your SecondAct Podcast Episode 79, Mr. Ajay Jain, founder of Kunzum Books (formerly popular as Kunzum Travel Café). What made this conversation even more special was shooting at the beautiful Kunzum outlet in DT Mega Mall in DLF Phase 1, Gurgaon. It’s a beautiful book café, where...

Philanthropy, empathy, kindness, and the will to extend a ‘helping hand’ to those in need, are the crucial elements that will fill the empty voids in our society. “It took me 6 months to figure I had arrived at the destination. A new journey, a new chapter of life begins from here”, said Naghma Mulla, President and Chief Executive Officer at EdelGive Foundation, General Board Member at Goonj, Core...

“If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. The world needs more of that” This is exactly what Eddie Turner does as an in-demand leadership development expert. He is “Changing the Face of Leadership” as a Principal Consultant and Executive Coach at Linkage, Inc - an international leadership development firm, which uniquely helps women to be in leadership roles. Here he focuses on purpose...

Karina Calver says, "forgiveness is the key to happiness" Having led a very difficult childhood, and gone through a lot of trauma, she is now determined to bring in more love, more care and more healing through 'Hukam Healing'. Karina is a coach, a mentor, a counsellor and an empathetic human being. She is a relationship expert and also a TEDx speaker, where she spoke about &ap...

We celebrate our 75th podcast episode, coinciding with our 75th Independence Day! SecondAct is a platform that is inclusive. We value diverse perspectives and respect humans, and encourage freedom of thoughts and ideas, a foundation to be in our #SecondAct! Furthering our liberating vision, on the occasion of 75th Indian Independence day, we bring you our milestone 75th episode of Discover Your Se...

“I have to be happy first to keep others happy and I’m unapologetic about it” - Our guest, Jasmine Khurana came through with this infectious energy in the latest episode of Discover Your SecondAct Podcast. She is Rex Karmaveer Chakra Awardee, a writer and a poet. She is known for her viral spoken word pieces, “My Six Yards Are My Cape!” and “Banter Between Generations” and has been featured on rep...

“The most purposeful thing to do is Service” - Jack Sim is the embodiment of this quote in the latest episode of Discover Your Podcast with guest, Jack Sim. He is the founder of the Restroom Association of Singapore, World Toilet Organization and BoP Hub. For the last 25 year, he has dedicated his life to community service and pushing the status quo in sanitation space across the world. In the con...

“One must work like an owner not like an employee”, This is the mantra of the latest episode of Discover Your SecondAct with guest, Nishchae Suri. He is the President, Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa at EdCast. Prior to EdCast, Nishchae was a Senior Partner with KPMG in India. With 25 years of experience in Strategy, HR & Digital transformation, he has worked with a wide array of clients...

Your knowledge and perception towards life is a sum of your experience and interaction with people. And it only gets better as you age and witness more. Dr. Payal Kumar is phenomenal with her understanding of the world and point of views. She is well known for publishing books with international publishers such as Palgrave Macmillan and Emerald Publishers. So far she has published 12 books and is...

Hopping on the bandwagon of sports, humanitarian, entrepreneurship, and what not. Priyal is adamant on the opinion that failure should be the last thing to hold you back in the journey of finding your niche. Priyal is a Chartered Accountant by profession but swirling in different fields, she is also an international athlete who has represented India for more than 7 years winning more than 100 meda...

It is true when they say that ‘an end only means new beginnings.’ Our guest strongly believes in opening new doors and having new experiences that may end up being fun and meaningful. Draped in the corporate culture for many years, Aarti Kelshikar entered the world of writing to distill her learnings and experiences in a book. She is an intercultural consultant and coach with over fifteen years of...

Authenticity - a trait valued by all, yet understood only by a few. It is the importance of being authentic that our guest for today’s episode, Sheena Khalid, stresses. Sheena is a theatre director, writer, actor, and drama facilitator. She is a founding member of the theatre company - Patchworks Ensemble and trained in Physical Theatre at the London International School of Performing Arts. Key hi...

‘The purpose of life is a life of purpose.’ Is a quote that our guest for this week’s Podcast lives by. In order to discover this purpose and work towards it, we need a healthy mind-body balance. Sharing the journey of creating this balance for herself, Aparna Piramal Raje talks about how while important it is to be psychological well. Accepting herself fully, she has been able to embrace her Seco...

The thrill of nurturing an organization from its inception is one that many dreams of. Aspiring to create a change and a better tomorrow, our guest for today’s episode Vijaya Balaji, has experienced this thrill not once but twice. She is the Managing Director & CEO of  Toolbox India. Along with being the Foundation Managing Partner of Social Lens. Two purpose-driven organizations that are pavi...

We can achieve anything we put our mind to. There is always a path, even in times of difficulty, waiting to be explored. Such are the lessons our guest for today’s episode, Dr. Harpreet A De Singh, reminds us of. A woman in the man’s world, she’s the Executive Director, Headquarters at Air India Limited, former CEO of Alliance Air, Founder of HARPS - Har se Prem aur Seva and the President of India...

It is a purpose that drives us all. Incorporating this purpose into our work-space can be extremely rewarding. Taking up this task, our guest for today’s episode, Rashi Narang founded Heads up for Tails, an organization that connects pet owners all across the nation. Key highlight: Exploring the ‘why’ Always have a purpose, there is always a bigger difference to make We can all become a human chai...

"Don’t ask what the world needs, ask what makes you come alive and go and do that, because what the world needs is the people who have come alive.” ~Howard Thurman Are the words our guest for today's episode, Simerjeet Singh, swears to live by. In the journey of discovering himself he found his calling as a motivational speaker, mindset coach and mentor. Key-highlights: Course correction...

Successes and failures, while the opposites of one another, are both experiences. And every experience is an opportunity for growth. Such is the belief of our guest for this episode. Parul Malhotra is a spiritual success mindset consultant, guiding you to take your biggest dream and living it Right Now, through Bob Proctor’s transformational Thinking into Results program. Takeaway points: I am big...

In trying to master one art, we often turn a blind eye to the other capabilities we might have.  It is but the thrill of doing all that we love that makes life exciting. Such are the thoughts of our guest. He calls himself the jack of many trades and quite rightly so, we believe. Deepak Ramola is the founder and artistic director of Project Fuel, TedX speaker, and UN action plan executor. He is al...

Every step you take in the direction of bettering yourself is a part of your SecondAct. Such is not only our belief but also that of our guest's. Dr. Ashok Bhattacharya or Dr. B as his patients call him has been practicing individual and couple psychotherapy since 1989. He is the founder of the Empathy Clinic, a place where he employs the power of empathy to bring out the best in people. He i...

What are the traits of a perfect leader? Are being a people person, encouraging others, and creating new leaders, some of them? If so, our guest for today, Saugata Gupta, the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Marico Limited, is just the person. Not only is he responsible for driving the company’s growth and strengthening its presence both nationally and internationally he has also h...

Two things can change the course of our lives, says our guest for this episode of Discover Your SecondAct Podcast, the books that we read, and the people we meet. Born in Aligarh, Himanshu Saxena started his professional journey as a geologist, going on to join the Indian Army, today he is the CEO of the Center of Strategic Mindset, Design Thinker & Mindfulness Practitioner, it is undoubtedly...

This month stands as a testament to all wow-ness that women embody. Wrapping our month with another such inspirational women. Learning from experiences and conversations, says our guest for today's episode of Discover Your Second Act Podcast, is the quintessence of learning. Donning various hats, Preeti Chaudhary, is the Founder & Director of PC Advisory, and also the Founder of LinkedIn...

Life may not always go our way, and that is okay. What we must not forget is to be courageous at such times and always remember to be ourselves. Our guest for this episode of Discover Your Second Act Podcast is the Founder of Saarathee, a Customer Contact Sector, where the workforce majorly consists of persons with disabilities. Richa Bansal left behind the corporate world as she found her calling...