SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

Send us Fan Mail It’s time to start the year on an inspiring note and our first guest of the year is the one and only Lowell Sheppard who is currently on a rare mission to sail solo across the Pacific before he turns 70 – that’s four years away! Lowell has lived his life by the motto ‘it’s never too late’. An author, speaker, social entrepreneur, long-distance cyclist, aspiring sailor and an envir...

Send us Fan Mail It's time to build something new! Here's to starting 2022 on that note. With that, we are thrilled to be back with lots more exciting guest interviews lined up for you this year along with an all-new format, our 'Trendspotting' episode every other week. 'Trendspotting' which will be published alternately with our guest interviews, will see Vinay deep-...

Send us Fan Mail With 2021 coming to an end, the Shiny Happy People team brings you their top episode picks from the year. You can listen to them below. A big shout-out and thanks to all our guests, and to our listeners from across the world for tuning in every week. Do write in and tell us what YOU liked from this year and what you would like to hear about, at podcast@c2cod.com . We have new, exc...

Send us Fan Mail This week, Vinay gets into conversation with fellow global nomad Ronnie Teja whose passion for entrepreneurship and marketing has seen him run his thriving e-commerce company Branzio Watches with a customer base in 60+ countries operating across 15 websites, and with a fully remote team of 30 people in a dozen countries. Vinay traces Ronnie’s entrepreneurial journey and his passio...

Send us Fan Mail On a mission to plant a million trees, social entrepreneur Chaitsi Ahuja is making waves with her sustainability lifestyle store ‘Brown Living’ , India's first plastic-free and chemical-free online marketplace. Aimed at enabling Indians to make a switch to sustainable living, Brown Living has also created jobs for over 200 artisans and 150 people from rural tribes in India so...

Send us Fan Mail Technology has taken over our lives, but what is the downside to it? Meet the tech maverick who is credited as the force behind Stockholm’s rise as the startup capital of Europe and the ‘unicorn factory’ of the world, Tyler Crowley . Tyler who lives off the grid in a remote island in Thailand, hosts ‘Tech News Around the World (TNATW)’ , Clubhouse’s largest daily tech room. He is...

Send us Fan Mail It's Facilitation Week 2021, the annual global celebration to promote the power of facilitation hosted by the IAF (International Association of Facilitators) . To mark this, we have none other than the one and only Ingrid Bens , a legend in facilitation and author of the worldwide bestselling book ‘Facilitating with Ease!’, who has been an inspiration to facilitators worldwid...

Send us Fan Mail Taking off from her own transformational journey which started with the HR and Talent Development space in the corporate world, Kuala Lumpur-based Chevonne Hassan embarked upon a new career as a transformational life coach, speaker and facilitator, at the cusp of the COVID-19 pandemic. Following his meaningful connection with Chevonne on ‘Clubhouse’ where they first met, Vinay bri...

Send us Fan Mail Meet Alessandra Pollina , founder and owner of the Boston-based boutique PR and marketing agency Quotable Media Co. , who became a full-fledged entrepreneur at just 23! Over the next nine years, her experience further fueled a deep passion for female entrepreneurship. In 2016, Alessandra founded the Female Millennial Entrepreneurs Boston networking group which brings likeminded en...

Send us Fan Mail He helps individuals, entrepreneurs and teams see what they truly want, be the person they need to become to achieve it and create the action plan to get there – and he does so with a generous blend of positivity, experience and humor! Meet Steve Gamlin , speaker, humorist, author, vision boarder, radio show host, stand-up comedian and The Motivational Firewood™ Guy, who blends ba...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we peer inside the beautiful mind of Cat Janisko , on-camera coach and the woman behind ‘The Confidence CEO’ which helps CEOs and business owners ‘manifest their dream life with soul-aligned marketing strategies’. A former beauty queen (titleholder in the Miss America program) and TV news anchor and presenter, Cat's journey speaking in front of national crowds star...

Send us Fan Mail Gear up for an exciting conversation with Angel Ribo, the CEO Confidant who has helped more than 1500 CEOs across 33 countries accelerate the growth of their businesses in the last two decades. Angel is an influencer, LinkedIn strategist, international TV host, public speaker and CEO consultant. He also sits on the Board of the Evolutionary Business Council, which has over 350 glo...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we get behind the scenes with the articulate and authentic Abhimanika Yadav , a certified fitness coach, and fashion and grooming consultant. A huge influencer in the fitness and fashion world, Abhimanika wears multiple hats (or crowns rather!) – she’s a former Mrs. Universe (2017) and former Mrs. Asia-Pacific (2016) . She’s also a motivation speaker, a dancer, an entre...

Send us Fan Mail She’s the best-selling author of the classic ‘How To Work A Room’ which has sold over a million copies in 14 countries, and she’s named by Forbes as one of the top 25 networking experts! This week, Vinay talks to the ‘Mingling Maven®’ keynote speaker, Susan RoAne who has worked with audiences worldwide, and written in diverse publications including the New York Times , Sydney Tele...

Send us Fan Mail This week, instead of a guest interview, we bring you a special episode feature from the ‘Facilitation Stories’ Podcast by the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) England and Wales chapter, which documents the amazing stories of facilitators from around the world. This episode from the Facilitation Stories podcast features our very own Vinay Kumar as a guest recently,...

Send us Fan Mail This week, we bring you a riveting conversation between Vinay and the brilliant Kelli McLoud-Schingen , a Global Diversity and Inclusion Specialist with over 30 years of experience. Kelli is the Vice President for DEI at the University of Tulsa , Oklahoma USA, and President of KMS Intercultural Consulting . Specializing in healing racism, cross-cultural competence, conflict resolu...

Send us Fan Mail The Shiny Happy People podcast has just turned one! What better way to celebrate this than to bring back our very first guest, the one and only Paul Dupuis , MD & CEO of Randstad India , and author of the best-seller, ‘The E5 Movement’ . Hit play for this electrifying conversation with Paul, the ‘Human Forward' Leader, on the year that wasn’t and the year that could be. ...

Send us Fan Mail A harbinger of curiosity and creative thinking, TEDx Speaker Van Lai-DuMone is on a mission to rewrite the way we apply creativity in the workplace and instill brave thinking in clients who are willing to disrupt traditional training methods. The Founder and Creative Strategist of worksmART Advantage talks to Vinay about how good ideas can come from any level of an organization an...

Send us Fan Mail She started her career in Human Resources, spending 17 years across industries as a senior HR professional and a leadership and performance coach. A few years ago, her passion for sustainability and global causes like climate change and environment conversation, took centerstage and she decided to switch gears and turn that passion into a way of life – and work! Vinay talks to the...

Send us Fan Mail As we hit pause on our ‘Insights 10 in 10’ series of episodes for the time being, we bring you our favorite clips from this series. Tell us which ones were your favorite and if you would like to hear more ‘Insights 10 in 10’ episodes in the future, what topics would you like to hear about – write in at podcast@c2cod.com . In the meantime, stay tuned for a whole new array of new ex...

Send us Fan Mail We continue the exciting theme of ‘Innovation’ with this riveting conversation with the master of innovation himself, Joeri Schilders , Founder of ‘The Magic Sauce’ . An innovation strategist, storyteller and content creator, Joeri has worked on over 100 innovation challenges in the last 15 years across Asia and Europe, spanning new product development, setting up a co-creation pr...

Send us Fan Mail Adapt or die. Pivot the business. Necessity is the mother of invention. We’ve heard these words and phrases often. So, this week, it’s all about innovation! Vinay brings you his Top 10 best practices for how you can create a work culture that nurtures, encourages and embraces innovation. Hit that play button and go innovate!                [02:19s] Tip #1 : Communicate the innovat...

Send us Fan Mail Motivated by a mission to rid the world of horrible meetings and offer meaningful meetings in their place, Douglas Ferguson is the founder and president of Voltage Control , an Austin-based facilitation agency that  that specializes in helping teams work better together through participatory decision making and design inspired facilitation techniques. Douglas is an entrepreneur, a...

Send us Fan Mail Have you got your ducks in a row? Stakeholder management is absolutely critical to the success of any project or activity or change measures, in your organization. Align your stakeholders to your cause effectively, with Vinay’s Top 10 best practices.    [02:15s] Tip #1 : Connect with mutual contacts to learn more about your stakeholder. [02:35s] Tip #2 : Consciously work on expand...

Send us Fan Mail Yes, indeed, no matter whether we are in office or working from home, the learning never stops, as Vinay finds out in this riveting conversation with friend, Adrian C Bazemore , Lead of International Learning & Development and Lead for DEI L&D for Chick-fil-A, Inc. , one of North America's largest fast food chains.  Adrian’s work in L&D stands out for his ability...