Kalpana Sundar

Gloves Off

Business EN ↓ 5 episodes

Gloves Off started as a personal metaphor. As a surgeon and a martial artist, “gloves off” meant presence, precision, and no hiding. At some point, I realized that’s how I wanted to live and lead too. So this show is where I have real conversations with people who are doing life differently. Taking risks, pivoting, and choosing alignment over expectation. We talk about the decisions, the uncomfortable moments, and the turning points that happen when you stop living by default and start living by design. It’s honest. And nothing is scripted or edited.

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Kalpana Sundar

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The Fifth Burner| Gloves Off with Josh Makower 28.06.2026 15:49

What does it actually take to build something that changes the world? I sat down with Josh Makower, MD, Stanford professor, engineer, and holder of 300+ patents, and his answer to my most pressing question was the last thing I expected. This is the kind of conversation that makes you rethink how you measure success, effort, and what it means to truly get things done. #Leadership #Innovation #Entre...

Dying Well Starts with Living Well 17.05.2026 15:43

I stepped outside my usual content today. And I think it was overdue. Dr. Bob Uslander spent 25 years as an ER physician watching people arrive at the end of their life with no plan, no voice, and no say in what happened to them. He walked away from emergency medicine to build something better. In this episode we talk about what a good death actually looks like, why palliative care is not about gi...

Train Your Brain Or Trust the Bot? Feat. Dustin Dean 24.04.2026 14:38

Everyone’s using AI for coaching. But nobody’s asking the harder question ...what happens when it’s the wrong tool? Dustin Dean built his own AI coaching platform after 20 years in psychiatric care. In this episode he holds nothing back. This is not hype. This is a clinician who has seen both sides. 🔗 Watch the full unfiltered episode free: www.skool.com/life-mastery-2022/classroom/b6d9968e?md=7f...

PR vs. Marketing: Why Attention Doesn't Equal Authority 02.03.2026 15:05

Everyone wants visibility. Very few are building authority. In this episode of Gloves Off, we break down the real difference between marketing and PR — and why being seen doesn’t mean being trusted. Marketing gets clicks. PR shapes perception. Authority is earned where outcomes matter. The deeper conversation — where we talk about social media, performance, and real credibility — continues inside...

Stop Playing Defense with Your Money 15.02.2026 35:18

Most people think they’re “being responsible” with money… but they’re actually just reacting. Reacting to bills. Reacting to fear. Reacting to what they were never taught. In this Gloves Off conversation, I sit down with Luxmihaasan “Lucky” Rasappah, Universal Financial Literacy Coach, law-trained strategist, author of Build Your Financial FREEDOM Empire, and founder of two Canadian financial firm...