Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha

How is the idea of leadership changing? What makes for a good leader? What do brand managers of today need to do differently? The tenth episode of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha unravels these mysteries with Mainak Dhar, bestselling author and CEO, India and South Asia Kimberly-Clark. Dive into the world of leadership and brand building, and listen as Dheeraj and Mainak answer questions that have pl...

Is the automotive industry product-driven? Or do brands have a part to play? Why are specific models more successful than most others? Discover answers to all these questions in the ninth episode of Speakeasy..In this episode, our CEO & CSO Leo Burnett, South Asia - Dheeraj Sinha, delves deep with Rajesh Jejuriker, Executive Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to discuss the thinking behind the new...

Every young and ambitious person in India thinks of starting their own company. But what makes a start-up truly successful? Is it better to start a business in a space that is predicted to boom or in a space that you are passionate about? The eighth episode of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha gives us a glimpse into the intricacies of the start-up world, with Vishal Gondal, the founder and CEO of GOQi...

Wondering what the future holds and how to go around adapting to it has been a task with the current COVID scenario. Do businesses even need a purpose, or should they go about merely doing well with their business? How is data changing our world? What does it mean for creativity? Are data and creativity anti-thesis to each other? but we have an expert we sat down with who specializes in reinventin...

Today, start-up ideas have become a dinner table conversation in every Indian household. But how do you build start-up brands? In the sixth episode of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha, let’s dig a little deeper into the fundamentals of building a direct to consumer brand, with Kannan Sitaram – Venture Partner at Fireside Investment. Discover more on how to make these brands successful and what exactly...

How does food, as an experience, evolve with the ever-changing circumstances of today? In the fifth episode of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha, we take a culinary journey with Sameer Seth, Co-Founder of Hunger Inc. A journey, where he and Dheeraj talk about the technological shifts and innovations that are remodelling the food & hospitality industry. We hear them delve into how experimenting and expl...

Is India an emerging market or an assertive one? Do we follow trends or create them? Is the key to success a local approach or a global one? In the fourth episode of Speakeasy, Dheeraj Sinha uncovers the answers to these questions and more with Damodar Mall, CEO- Reliance Retail. We have come a long way from bargaining at our local convenience stores to ordering the same comforts online. The chang...

What’s the deal with challenger brands? Apparently, they’re a lot more than pure disruption. In the third episode of Speakeasy, Dheeraj Sinha digs deep, with Adam Morgan, Founder & Partner-eatbigfish. From the science of disruption to capturing deteriorating attention spans, there’s a whole lot more to challenger brands than just challenging marketing leaders. Who better to explain it all than the...

Gone are the times of one supreme leader—now there are 50 and the future is democratic. In the second episode of Speakeasy, Dheeraj Sinha and Frederique Covington, SVP, Chief Global Brand Strategy and Planning at VISA discuss the key to strong leadership. FYI, it’s not a corner office. Discover how leadership is a group exercise, not an individual pursuit, along with shifting concepts of leadershi...

With great power comes great responsibility. Who’d know it better than Google, the brand that does it all, for all? In the first episode of Speakeasy, Dheeraj Sinha, Leo Burnett’s CEO & Chief Strategy Officer - South Asia dives deep into the purpose of Google with Sapna Chadha – Senior Marketing Director at Google India and Southeast Asia. From passing the toothbrush test i.e., creating products t...

Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha is a Thought Leadership Initiative by Leo Burnett. The podcast theme is Building Brands in the New Age. Dheeraj Sinha, CEO & Chief Strategy Officer - South Asia, in conversation with Industry Experts and Leaders from diverse backgrounds, sharing their experiences and journeys in scaling up brands and businesses in India and Asia markets. An enlightening chat for listen...