The Brand Called You

A personal brand, like a company's brand, is an ongoing and never-ending process. One has to consciously put in efforts in developing and maintaining one. But what does that mean? How to start? How to maintain? We have all your questions answered with a personal bran coach today. Jen Dalton is a certified personal brand coach and a founder of Brand Mirror, an organisation focussing on your current...

Do you ever sit back and observe your surroundings? We often do. We take a break from life and just look at things while admiring them. But the moment we end our break, we go back to our usual lifestyle and stop thinking about what we saw and felt. But there is a breed in this world which does not stop thinking. This breed is called 'Authors'. Our guest for today Ann D'Silva and our host both are...

We have heard a lot about Innovations, but less about Innovation Consultants in organizations. Our guest for today is an Innovation Consultant. Let us learn together about the roles and responsibilities of an Innovation Consultant. Our guest for this episode of our show, Deepa Prahalad, is an author and Innovation Consultant. She has co-authored a book called, 'Predictable Magic: Unleash the Power...

You've probably heard people talk about networking but what does it mean and why is it so important? We have Luigino Bottega, Founder, WinTheGame Life with us to talk about networking at stretch. We all have played Tic-Tac-Toe but the best interpretation of the Xs is in this episode. First X: Sharing and Feeling Inspired. This is the most important X of Networking. Second X: Decision making and pu...

Tassos Stavropoulos is a certified professional self-leadership and mindfulness coach. Hailing from a Mechanical Engineering background and having worked in the corporate sector for around 22 years, he had a journey and self-reflection in the years 2019 and 2020. As he rediscovered his passions, he followed the path to enlighten many others who need coaching in different phases of life. Tassos cre...

It is said that behind every successful man, there is a woman. But, our guest for today says that besides every successful man there is a woman. We are privileged to welcome Mrs. Mala Ramadorai for our podcast today. Mala Ramadorai is a Carnatic Musician. She is an Origami Expert. She is also associated with Muziki which is music for kids. Mala tells us that she started singing Carnatic music at h...

How well do you know about Brand Marketing? Would you like to polish your knowledge with us? Our guest for today is one of the top 5 rated Brand Marketing professionals in Asia Pacific. We are delighted and privileged to talk to Mr. Anand Narsimha for this episode of The Brand Called You. Anand is also the professor of Brand Marketing and Brand Consultant at the Jagdish Sheth School of Management....

Talking about Futurists, our guest for today tells us that the term 'Futurist' existed as a concept a decade ago, but was extremely unattended and under-rated.  Our guest, April Rinne, is a Futurist. She is the author of the book titled 'Flux: 8 Superpowers for Thriving in Constant Change'. She has been named among the 50 leading female Futurists in the world. She was also recognized as the Y...

It is said, “Gardens and flowers have a way of bringing people together, drawing them from their homes.” Close your eyes and imagine a place with nature around you, with plants from around the world. Now, what if we tell you, such a place exists and on the ground, which is almost equal to the size of 30 football pitches? Yes, that is true, and it is made on once a barren land which had wastes of m...

Our guest for today Dr. Kanchan Anand is a doctor specializing in internal medicine and nephrology. She has been practicing her profession in Washington DC for over two decades. She chairs the Bioethics Committee. She has been awarded and recognized several times. She started as an entrepreneur in solo practice and now works with the largest health system in her area. Talking about the 60 seconds...

We follow a certain profession due to myriad reasons which include our interests or maybe what the society decided for us. However, there is an innate desire amongst every human to stand out in what (s)he does. It takes reflection to take steps towards the path. It takes courage to break the rules and make your path. Today, we have one such example who broke the established rules to do what she wa...

This episode of The Brand Called You brings you the story of a man who saw loopholes in the Healthcare Business of Arica and decided to change it. Our guest for today is a healthcare professional, Dr. Amit N Thakker. Amit is the Chairman of Africa Healthcare Business, which is a boutique, consultancy and investment firm. It is headquartered in Nairobi and works in 27 countries of Africa. Amit is a...

As the world around us changed with COVID, there were the frontline heroes who worked relentlessly to keep us also safe. There also are people who helped these frontline workers in executing their roles. As the health infrastructure of our country was racing against time to improve, the seasoned entrepreneur Srikant Sastri along with scientist Amitaba Bandyopadhy came up with a model to make venti...

This episode of The Brand Called You brings you a personality whose mission was to facilitate the parties of Real Estate business with an easy and transparent service at low costs. To accomplish that, he used technology to create a platform where the parties can enter into deals directly without any unnecessary brokerage. We are privileged to welcome Mr. Amit Kumar Agarwal to our show. Amit is the...

Charu Mehrotra is the founder of women oriented e-magazine, “Womenlines”. The magazine aims at promoting business, leadership, and health excellence in women across the globe.  Charu recalls her journey and calls her recent project of an online e-magazine, “Womenlines”, her fourth venture in Singapore. Hailing from a journalism background, the idea of the venture was with her for some time. &...

Our guest for today is a tech entrepreneur. He is an expert in both the technology and entrepreneurship domains of his business. We consider ourselves privileged to welcome Manuj Aggarwal for speaking to us for this episode of The Brand Called You. Manuj Aggarwal is a Canada-based tech entrepreneur. He is the founder of TetraNoodle Technologies. TetraNoodle Technologies is a Big Data and Artificia...

Today, we have Stefaan Van Hooydonk, promoter of the concept of curiosity for 360 development of our professional and personal life. Listen to this enriching and thought-provoking conversation, and get inspired to apply it to life. Stefaan Van Hooydonk is the founder of Global Curiosity Institute, a venture supporting and promoting curiosity among people and business leaders. Stefaan talks about t...

This episode brings you the story of a young boy, who decided to support a declining craft form after he discovered them during a college project. Our guest for today, Aditya Aggarwal, is the co-founder of PTAL - Punjabi Thathera Art Legacy (commonly pronounced as "peetal", which is the Hindi word for brass). He is the former director of Enactus at SRCC. Aditya was also the global ambassador of th...

Dave Visaya is the founder of Podcast Engineer, an organisation enabling podcasters to produce quality content in their respective niche. He also hosts a show titled “The Big Picture PH." Philippines-based podcaster believes that this is the age of podcasters as thought leaders. Dave recalls his journey as he graduated as a nurse but went on to work as a virtual assistant in the Philippines. He ta...

Our guest for this episode of The Brand Called You, Anupam Bhattacharya, is the founder and CEO of Ascent Advisory and Invictus Search Private Limited. Anupam tells us that while he was in his 40s, he started Ascent Advisory which is an agribusiness consulting firm. As he was working on Ascent Advisory, he realised the need for a search firm that could effectively and quickly find the right talent...

Today, we have Naji Gehchan, the co-founder of eHealth startup, “Sohati” in the Middle East North Africa region. He also hosts a podcast, titled “spreadloveio.com”. This pharma leader has grown to become a compassionate leader on a mission to improve human lives. His inspiration comes from his experiences as a kid in war country and, later, as a member of the Red Cross during the Lebanon war. Naji...

Our guest for today spoke to us from the epicenter of war, Ukraine. He is a medical professional living in Kiev, Ukraine. Our guest, Dr. Daniel Thadani, was born in India in a remote village. He completed his schooling from India and left for Ukraine to study medicine. He started his career as a medical representative and progressed to head a therapy, then a division, then a profit and loss accoun...

Crowdsourcing, as we know, is engaging a crowd for a common goal. With exponential technological growth, crowdsourcing is emerging as a mainstream innovation medium. Theoretically, the proposition of it is to incorporate fresh perspectives and ideas from the larger crowd for innovation. However, it comes with its own set of challenges, ranging from confidentiality to exploitation. Today, we have w...

Our guest for today, Ishan Raina, also faced this dilemma. Good for him, he chose the former and is now a very successful entrepreneur. We are delighted to welcome Ishan Raina on our show. Ishan Raina is the founder of Raina Advisory Services. He was earlier the founder and CEO of Havas Media. He has also founded Out of House Media and Ignited Digital Services. Ishan has the credit of founding som...

A thought leader is a person with expertise in a field while being compassionate and a strong leader. However, not every person who claims to be an expert is a thought leader. The concept, which is often used by anyone who claims to be an expert in the field, has a deep meaning. In today's episode of The Brand Called You, we have Dr. Abraham Khoureis, who hosts a podcast on leadership and politics...