The Brand Called You

Current business environments across the world have become encouraging for entrepreneurship. But, not every startup is a success, and not every entrepreneur can sustain in the fierce competition. There are several parameters involved in long-term growth and success, however, the basic and sometimes overlooked one is the impact that a business has on society. In today’s episode, we discuss the impo...

With the recently launched ChatGPT, there has been an increased dialogue about the emerging technologies of artificial intelligence, NFTs, Metaverse Web 3, etc. With their definitions often becoming similar and confusing. In today's episode, we discuss in depth some of these technologies and the changes and challenges associated with them. [00:38] - About Cory Lopes-Warfield Cory is the Chief Grow...

Effective leadership is critical for any organization’s success. There are several elements of being a good leader, with each having its own importance. Today’s episode discusses how curiosity and courage form an impactful leader. Tune in now to understand how you can cultivate these skills to enhance your leadership. [00:36] - About Joanne Irving Joanne is an executive advisor and a leadership ex...

Following an extensive career focusing on environment and development in government and international organizations, Erik Solheim was Executive Director of the UN Environment Programme between May 2016 and November 2018. 00:33- About Erik Solheim and his journey. Erik Solheim is a Norwegian diplomat and former politician. He served in the Norwegian government from 2005 to 2012 as Minister of...

A gifted Artist who has not only pursued multiple interests in the world of Arts but also excelled in each and earned international acclaim. Avijit Sarkar is a musician, painter, writer, poet and actor for whom “Art is a way of life”. 00:33- About Avijit Sarkar and his journey. Avijit Sarkar is a musician, composer, illustrator, cartoonist, writer, poet, puppeteer, philanthropist and a polymath fr...

Jeeva Raghunath’s storytelling style leaves her audience spellbound. She believes that she is the best prop for her storytelling. Her repertoire of stories includes a wide range of Indian and Asian folk tales, European tales, Family stories, True-life incidents, Cross-culture and Modern Stories. 00:37- About Jeeva Raghunath and her journey. Jeeva is among the liveliest storytellers around. Sh...

For a long time, coaching in the professional world has been viewed to be meant for the weak or seemingly incompetent to be able to catch up with their peers. But, there has been a recent realization that coaching is paramount for top leadership, enabling them to think clearly and devise strategies and plans of action. In today’s episode, we discuss several ideas behind the importance of coaching...

In the race of economic growth, human beings have overlooked the environment to an extent where it has become difficult to bring it under control. The least they can do is to take conscious efforts on their own to reduce the carbon blueprint on the planet. Businesses have a huge role to play here as they drive the economy of the world. Gone is the time, when they could sit for governments to inter...

In this video, Sandeep Tyagi interviews Abhishek Banerjee, the founder of LotusDew Wealth and Investment Advisors. Banerjee explains the meaning behind the company's name, which is inspired by the lotus flower and dew, and how it represents their commitment to providing pure investment products to their customers. He also discusses their investment strategy, which involves using technology and uns...

The video features an interview with Professor Mukesh Sud, an Associate Professor in the Strategy Area at IIM Ahmedabad. Professor Sud discusses his journey from being a semi-business family background and running his own engineering businesses for 15 years to pursuing academia. He talks about his motivation for getting into business and his interest in pursuing an MBA, which eventually led him to...

In this episode of The Brand Called You, Frits Bussemaker interviews Carlos Hernandez, the CEO of Pellas Development Group based out of Costa Rica. Hernandez is an international real estate professional who has created some unique and award-winning concepts and luxury hotels in Mexico, the Bahamas, the USA, and Central America. He is a graduate of the Kellogg School of Management. Hernandez discus...

Andrew Crombie’s vast experience of working across all categories, on local and global businesses, has built a catalogue of branding knowledge and its practical application that ensures you will get guidance and recommendations that are fresh, challenging and customer-centric, yet rooted in a strong business sense. 00:34- About Andrew Crombie and his journey.  I am a registered management consulta...

Rohit Bhargava is the founder and president of BomTech and was amongst the top managers of HSBC. 00:42- About Rohit Bhargava and his journey. Founder and President of a fintech BomTech that aims to financially include those at the bottom of the pyramid. Holds the patent for a device that captures data received via SMS and stores it in a passbook format. Seeking partners wishing to invest or w...

Tarek Mouganie is the founder of Affinity, a fully-fledged digitally driven bank that provides fair and accessible financial services to the underserved and unbanked, targeting eight out of the seventeen UN SDGs. 00:31- About Tarek Mouganie and his journey. Tarek Mouganie is passionate about entrepreneurship and the creative industries as a way of supporting social and economic development. He is...

Maria N Papacosta is a Presence Coach and Researcher, Personal Branding Strategist, and Co-Founder of MSC Marketing Bureau. According to her, personal branding is a strategy and a set of tools. It is how we want to live our lives and who we want to be. We all have a personal brand, whether we know it or not, and it is how we are perceived by those around us. The tricky part is deciding who we want...

We can influence our destiny to a great extent through what we do today. In any organization, there should be a good integration of the people working at different hierarchies. Making a vision into reality for any organization is largely dependent on the leadership qualities they have instilled in their culture. Today we talk to Vidusha about his views on this topic 00:35 - About Vidusha Nathavith...

In this episode, the host, Ashutosh Garg, interviews Richa Khandelwal Bhat, the CEO of Keshava Productions Private Limited and the managing director of Narayana's ArtNirbhar Bharat Foundation. Richa shares her journey from being an intern reporter to becoming a filmmaker, producer, director, and writer. She talks about her company, Keshava Productions, and how it aims to create original and inspir...

Professor MS Rao is known as the “Father of Soft Leadership,” He is the founder of MSR Leadership Consultants, India. He has made the biggest impact on the world with his Soft Leadership which can be applied to companies and countries to achieve excellence. 00:31- About Professor MS Rao and his journey. What makes a good leader? Are leaders born or made educators, authors, speakers, and consu...

In this episode, Marguerite Orane describes her journey from running a family-owned business to working in other businesses, and ultimately starting her own coaching business – a business that allows her the freedom and flexibility to lead with ease, grace, and joy. 00:37- About Marguerite Orane and her journey. My experience managing my family’s 70-employee manufacturing busin...

Niti Nadarajah ,  a senior in-house lawyer working in Melbourne. But more than being a lawyer, Niti is also a woman, a mother and a human being. 00:37- About  Niti Nadarajah  and her journey. Niti is a coach, freelance general counsel and DEI advocate with a passion for authentic and inclusive leadership and empowering women to tap into their X factor and use it to propel their care...

The Indian tech industry has improved a lot in the past few years. We are now at a position where we can become the leaders of the future tech industry of the world. Global companies cannot come and challenge us as easily as they could before. We have with us Sirisha to give us an overview of what’s happening in the tech industry and where it's going. About Sirisha Voruganti Sirisha Voruganti is t...

Today’s guest is Vishal Sethi, the Founder of Startupomega.com, a product leader in data and artificial intelligence with Bristlecone.com. He has a master's degree in business and was the first person to complete a master's degree in data science a decade ago when there were no professionally organized academic offerings in data science. Vishal has built innovative products for banking, including...

Communication has always been the base of our interactions with each other, but it still is one of the most difficult skills to learn. Like any other skill, knowing about the theory of communication will not make us good communicators. We need to practice it every day to become good at it. We have with us Professor Ramesh Rao to help us learn about what effective communication is and how one can b...

A globally-renowned expert in innovating management practice and strategy, and leading the modern workforce, Adam King is an authority on generational paradigms in the workplace, the future of work and capitalism, and fulfilling organizational and personal purposes. 00:30- About Adam Kingl and his journey. Adam Kingl is an authority on generational paradigms in the workplace, the future of work an...

An Engagement Leadership thinker and practitioner, Céline Schillinger has been recognised multiple times for her innovative engagement initiatives in the corporate world. After a plentiful business career across several continents, Céline now runs her consultancy, We Need Social. 00:37- About Céline Schillinger and her journey. I grew up in Bordeaux, France in a family passionate about art, cultur...