Down and Dirty with Dr. T.

Welcome back to another episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. and this time, Taapsi is talking about all things project management with Mansi Sinha .  Mansi is a  Business Analyst at PinnacleWay Biz Solutions . She has been in the field for about three years and has a fresh perspective on the job market. Mansi’s day revolves around project management and client interactions. The tool that helps...

In this lively episode of Down and Dirty with Dr. T., Taapsi had the pleasure of chatting with the incredible Kubbra Sait , an Indian actress known for her roles in Sacred Games , Sultan , Gully Boy , and Foundation . She is also a TV show host, an author and a popular figure on Instagram . Kubbra started her Instagram journey about 10 years ago, long before content creation became the norm. Today...

Welcome back to another episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. and this time Taapsi is in conversation with Zahara Kanchwalla . Zahara is the co-founder and CEO of Rite KnowledgeLabs , a content-first digital agency focused on thought leadership. Founded in 2015, the company works with large multinational clients to handle their content and communication needs by building corporate websites, runn...

This episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. features yet another exciting tool we haven’t explored before: Superhuman. And who comes bearing the Superhuman flag? Vivek Lath.  Vivek Lath is the Founder and Managing Director of GoQuest Media Ventures , a company specializing in the distribution of international content. Prior to founding GoQuest, he worked at Cinergy Pictures and Tata Sky , and als...

Welcome to another exciting episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. and this time, our featured guest, Shreya Sarkar , is giving us the lowdown on a tool that we have never featured before: Midjourney.  Shreya boasts an impressive track record of having contributed her expertise to renowned brands such as Nestle, Maruti, Make My Trip, and Coca-Cola . She is presently serving as the Creative Direct...

This episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. features Dr. Trapty Agarwal , Dean of Academics at Maharishi University of Information Technology , Noida. When faced with the decision to choose between staying in India with her two-year-old son or continue working in the U.S. as a software engineer, Trapty chose her son. However, that didn’t deter her from pivoting her career and climbing the ladder...

This episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. features Shreni Dand —a design guru, strategist, and all-around creative powerhouse. As a designer, Shreni has had quite an illustrious path with her background from IIT and MIT Institute of Design. She also spent 4 years at Zomato before she went on to become the Senior Product Designer at CoinDCX. Now, she is making health and wellness experiences at...

Welcome to another episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. and this time, our featured guest is Pushkar Parmar .  Pushkar's career journey is anything but traditional. He made a bold move by dropping out of college at 18, but that was just the beginning of what was to come. Turning to platforms like YouTube, he honed his skills and discovered his knack for content creation. Today, Pushkar hold...

Welcome back to another episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T . Today, we're diving into the exciting world of content creation and entrepreneurship with none other than Chirag Pugalia , the life and brains behind Matar Media . Chirag dropped out of college to build Matar. Since then, he and his team have dedicated thousands of hours to creating content for renowned brands such as Masters Uni...

Our next edition of Down & Dirty with Dr. T features Abhilasha Sinha , the current Solutions Architect at WalkingTree Technologies Pvt. Ltd . Before WalkingTree, Abhilasha has had an illustrious career of over 19 years in the tech domain, including 12 years at Infosys as a Tech Architect. She is also a published co-author of a book on JavaScript for Modern Web Development. Abhilasha firmly bel...

This episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T features Kalpitha Jagadeesh , a young UX designer who is currently pursuing a Master’s degree in Human-Centered Design & Engineering at University of Washington.  Kalpitha previously studied architecture and worked in digital inclusion spaces like financial inclusion and educational technology. She decided to pursue a masters degree abroad because sh...

Welcome back to another exciting episode of Down & Dirty with Dr. T! In this edition, Taapsi is in a conversation with Manisha Kapoor , the Founder and Director of CodersBee Education LLP , an organization that offers coding and AI classes to kids. Manisha was inspired to start CodersBee because she felt there was a gap between the traditional computer science curriculum taught in schools and...

Welcome to another episode of Down & Dirty and this time, Taapsi (Dr. T.) is in conversation with Guru Prasanna . Guru is a hardcore SaaSophile and a GTM fanatic. Guru kicked off his career at Freshworks, and since then, he's been living and breathing the SaaS life, and has worked with product-led, sales-led and enterprise-led GTM motions. As the current Marketing and Growth Lead at Blueco...

Poocho is thrilled to bring you another episode of our podcast series, Down & Dirty, and this time, Taapsi is getting Down & Dirty with Priyanka Rakshit , a freelance Personal Branding Strategist and Consultant .  Priyanka specializes in writing copies for Coaches and CXOs in the education, life coaching, and healthcare sectors. She also works part-time as a LinkedIn Ghostwriter and Operat...

In this latest episode of Down & Dirty , Taapsi sat down with Syam S. Pillai , a digital marketing specialist and SEO expert with over 15 years of industry experience . Syam is the founder of three startups, including the innovative QHRS specializing in psychology and mental health consultation for kids and parents. He currently plays a pivotal role in the Kerala Digital Marketing Agency , cat...

We’re delighted to present the next episode of Down and Dirty and this time, Taapsi is talking to Dhruhi Jain . Dhruhi is an early stage HR professional at Zecruiter Jobconnect and is also the co-founder and MD of MightyMorse, a company specializing in AR and VR. For Dhruhi, working for a recruitment company entails sending about a 1000 emails on average because, “As a recruiter, you become answer...

Poocho’s in-house podcast,  Down and Dirty , is back and this time, we are pleased to feature  Anupriy Kanti .  Anupriy  is the current  Product Design Manager  at  Infra. Market  and has over 14 years of experience in Design wherein he has worked with brands like  IKEA ,  Make in India  and  Discovery .  Anupriy is a self-proclaimed “tool agnostic'' guy who prefers to start with a general...

Poocho is back with yet another episode of Down & Dirty and our featured guest this time is Vivek Sundaram from Fyno . Vivek has over 5 years of core technical experience working at Oracle and Morgan Stanley . He also has 8+ years of Product experience working with brands like Hopscotch , CaratLane and FanCode . After 8 years of building and scaling B2C products, he is now building B2B SaaS wi...

In this episode of Down & Dirty , Omkar Mahimkar walks us through his creative process as the Lead UX Designer at Motilal Oswal . With a storied career spanning 18 years, Omkar has created sophisticated design solutions for brands such as Hungama, Pepperfry , and even the Kolkata Knight Riders ! Omkar’s design tool of choice is Figma which, in addition to its seamless collaborative capacities,...

“It [ChatGPT] will not take our jobs but it will make our job easier,” sums up this HR professional’s stance on the tool.  In this episode of Down and Dirty, we are delighted to feature Sapna Khurana, the current Head of HR at Exotic India. Sapna has over 14 years of experience in HR and is a keen advocate of using AI in HR.  Highlights from the episode include: AI in HR: Sapna is a strong advocat...

We’re back with yet another episode of Down and Dirty and this time our featured guest is Jaiprakash Pandey , a seasoned content creator and author at SourceCAD . In 2016, Jaiprakash chose to leave behind his conventional job to dedicate himself fully to SourceCAD's innovative endeavours. Since then, he's been the cornerstone of SourceCAD, diligently curating courses and training materials...

We’re delighted to feature Ashish Agrawal, the Director of Digital Marketing at Egen, on the latest episode of Down & Dirty.  Ashish boasts a vibrant marketing career of 15+ years, and was recently recognised by the World Marketing Congress as one of the ‘100 Smartest Digital Marketing Leaders’!  A brand loyalist through and through, Ashish has had SemRush in his repertoire for nearly a decade...

This episode of Down & Dirty features Amey Jesthnaik, a 22 year old software developer and self-proclaimed tech geek. Amey always has a finger on the pulse of the zeitgeist, closely following trends and staying on top of all the news in the tech world.  Like many other engineers out there, Amey has quickly discovered that ChatGPT allows him to work more efficiently and get more done, everyday....

The star of the latest instalment of Down & Dirty with Dr. T. is Anand Bongir , an accomplished UI/UX designer and the Founder and CEO of Sukratu Design based in Pune. According to Anand, his ultimate goal is to create a positive impact on the world through his designs. His go-to tool on the journey towards achieving this goal is Figma , which “changed the paradigm” for him with its smooth vis...

This week, our guest on our podcast Down & Dirty with Dr. T is Akhilesh Nair , an HR professional with over 7 years of experience in the industry. Akhilesh is a keen early adopter of new technologies and has been experimenting with chatbots and AI since his days as a student at Delhi University.  Over the last several months, he has discovered that ChatGPT is a powerful tool to help him make h...