Seats of Power

Today, we’re bringing you a powerful recap of lessons from three incredible leaders across industries, generations, and experiences. From building brands and products to navigating failure, and stepping into leadership, this episode is a compilation of key insights that have the power to change your leadership and professional trajectory. Hear from Prashina Chopra on passion and purpose, Dr. Geral...

Today, we welcome Prashina Chopra to the Power Seat. A beauty product developer and founder of ROES Cosmetics, Shina shares what it takes to be a trailblazer and build a brand from the ground up in the South East Asian economy and beyond. From developing 30+ products to selling out at Urban Outfitters 4x, she discusses how passion fuels you even in your darkest moments and "refusing to create...

Today, Riya and Alexia recap and reflect on the lessons we learned from previous guests. We discuss how we’re applying that advice as we step into our next chapters...in college! We talk about goals, building strong habits, and the power of manifesting (and how to manifest effectively). This conversation is for anyone at a turning point, figuring out what to carry forward and what to leave behind...

Today, we welcome Krystal Jugarap to the Power Seat. A 2x founder, speaker, and community builder, Krystal shares how she knew she wanted to be an entrepreneur as early as high school and what she did not know back then. As a mom and founder, she reflects on the lessons that shaped her leadership and the advice she would give her 18 year old self. We dive into why community is non negotiable for g...

Today, we welcome Dr. Molly Hayes Sauder to the Power Seat. As Dean of the Business School at York College of Pennsylvania, Dr. Sauder shares what it was like stepping into the Power Seat early and how her experience as a high school and collegiate athlete with a background in sports business shaped the way she leads, shows up, and gives 110%. We talk about how putting in extra effort sets up your...

Today, we welcome Dr. Gerald Patnode to the Power Seat. A serial entrepreneur, speaker, former professor and educator, and lifelong mentor to leaders and entrepreneurs across the nation, his career spans marketing, real estate, education, and now fiction writing. From being the first in his family to attend college to building companies with $100 million in annual revenue, we learn what decades of...

Today, we welcome  Dr. Angela Marick  to the Power Seat. A heart led leader, chiropractor, coach, and humanitarian, Angela shares how she built communities from the ground up, including founding a nonprofit and co creating the Joslin School in Kenya. We talk about having $200 in her non-profit's checking account and learning fundraising in real time, navigating nonprofit versus for profit worl...

Join Alexia Purkanto and Riya Datta as they launch  Seats of Power , a podcast built for ambitious young people who are trying to figure it out before it’s too late. At 18, you’re expected to have answers, direction, and a plan. But no one hands you the blueprint. Seats of Power cuts through the noise with candid conversations with leaders across industries, asking the questions most people only t...

Seats of Power asks leaders the question most people wait too long to ask: what do you wish you knew at 18? Hosted by 18-year-olds Alexia Purkanto and Riya Datta, we put decision-makers across industries in the power seat to reveal the lessons, failures, and mindset shifts behind real success. Awarding listeners with a lessons from leaders you can actually use, before it’s too late. If you’re buil...