Suba Umathevan

Suba Unscripted: Power in Us

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Suba Unscripted: Power in Us is born from the space between the personal and the professional. It’s shaped by my own journey from refugee beginnings to leading a philanthropic foundation, and by the countless people I’ve met across the world who are building futures with courage, creativity, and agency. This podcast weaves together leadership, cultural identity, and everything I feel called to explore along the way, from the big questions of purpose and belonging to the quiet inner shifts that shape how we live and lead. It lives in us.

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Suba Umathevan

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Clowning Through War: Sabine Choucair on Laughter, Trauma, and the Power to Heal 30.06.2026 52:38

In this episode of Suba Unscripted, Suba sits down with Sabine Choucair, humanitarian clown and founder of Clown Me In, for a conversation about laughter as resistance, healing, and a way back to one's own humanity. Drawing from her own journey growing up during the civil war in Lebanon, Sabine reflects on how childhood coping mechanisms became a calling, how clowning taught her to be fully presen...

Smashing the Patriarchy: The History We Were Never Told | Sindhu Rajasekaran 10.06.2026 55:58

In this episode of Suba Unscripted, Suba sits down with Sindhu Rajasekaran, author, filmmaker, academic, and unapologetic storyteller, for a powerful conversation on identity, patriarchy, power, and what it means to live authentically. Drawing from her own journey as a queer Tamil woman, Sindhu reflects on growing up in Chennai, challenging expectations around gender and sexuality, and finding the...

Beyond the Code: Leadership in the Age of AI | Cristina Vintila 28.04.2026 55:35

In this episode of Suba Unscripted, Suba sits down with Cristina Vintila, a senior leader at Google, for an honest conversation on identity, leadership, and what it means to find your power. Born in Romania and now navigating one of the world's most fast-moving industries, Cristina shares what it was like to grow up where hard work was simply expected, where being a woman in engineering never felt...

Choosing Yourself, with Sharandeep 09.04.2026 48:06

In this episode of Suba Unscripted, Suba sits down with her longtime friend Sharandeep for a deeply personal and reflective conversation on identity, courage, and what it really means to choose yourself. Born and raised in the UK to Indian parents, Sharandeep grew up navigating life between cultures, constantly balancing who she was at home with who she felt she could be in the world outside. She...

Showing Up 02.03.2026 16:30

In this debut episode of Suba Unscripted, Suba introduces herself and the heart behind this podcast. Born in Sri Lanka, raised in Switzerland as a refugee child, and having spent over two decades in international development and philanthropy, Suba has spent her life navigating between worlds. Here, she opens up about what that has shaped in her: the fractures, the gifts, and the quiet power that l...