The xMonks Drive

Did you ever come across a guitarist turned a motivational speaker? This is an episode dedicated to redemption and transformation with Jay Jay French of Twisted Sisters and Steve Farber.  John "Jay Jay" French is a Keynote and Motivational Speaker, Reinvention Expert, Entrepreneur, and Founding member of the renowned heavy metal band Twisted Sister. He has a unique perspective on busines...

The only thing that keeps a leader from achieving is their own fears. Pursuit of inhibitions drives a leader, Listen to Kara and her definition of being Undaunted and above Doubts in her leadership journey.  Kara Goldin is the Founder and CEO of Hint, Inc., best known for its award-winning Hint® water, the leading unsweetened flavored water. She has been named one of InStyle’s Badass 50, Fast Comp...

The winner of any strategy is the ability of a leader to bring everyone towards a center. As vast as digital experiences have become, the center is the people. In this episode, we will discuss how digital and real have permeated.  Raj De Datta is the Co-Founder and CEO of Bloomreach, the leading digital experience platform for e-commerce that powers 25% of retail e-commerce in the United States an...

Meet the team coaching genius and a man of true coaching essence, David Clutterbuck on The xMonks Drive podcast. Learn the definition of coaching, vision, and more in this new episode. Professor David Clutterbuck is credited with introducing sponsored mentorship to Europe in the early 1980s. He combines a wealth of research-based knowledge and experience to deliver a pragmatic, evidence-based appr...

Andrew Scheffer has the unique distinction of being born in New York, educated at The Johns Hopkins University in Baltimore, MD, and The Wharton School at The University of Pennsylvania, and has traveled the world training with leading self-help teachers over the course of 30+ years of his life, including (over 10,000 hours) in silent intensive meditation retreats. But Andrew didn't leave his...

Most of us are in conflict about whether to let our emotions show or not. Leaders face this problem mainly. But emotions are gifts as Dan Newby says. Here is to understanding emotional expression and making our relationship better with emotions.  Dan Newby is the founder and leader of School of Emotions, working with partners worldwide to elevate emotional literacy, and offering courses for coache...

Fiona Macaulay works at the intersection of innovation, leadership, and global development. She’s a serial social entrepreneur, educator, and field-builder committed to helping strong leaders become even stronger, and great organizations become event greater. Fiona founded WILD - the Women Innovators and Leaders Development Network- to support global development sector leaders to scale their impac...

Startups are the future of the economy. We realize it now. But years ago Chalinda, the investing genius, visioned the power of funding and brought an entrepreneurial revolution in Sri Lanka and is now reigning globally.  Chalinda has spent the last 10 years building a startup ecosystem in Sri Lanka. During his tenure, he has mentored over 3,000 aspiring entrepreneurs and helped launch more than 50...

Who will save you? Is it the Leader who is leading you or the leader inside you? Leaders are not Supermen or Wonder women, the reality lies in acknowledging leaders as humans and addressing the leader's block that takes away the charm of productivity and staying for long. Ritu Mehrish is a Leadership Troubleshooter and an Executive Leadership Coach who helps you create engagement, professiona...

Explore the different roles that you have laid for yourself in creating your life. Peter Merry talks about how experiences can influence your purposeful living and how it defines your life. A creative thinker-doer committed to making the biggest possible positive impact with the least possible effort. Peter is co-founding Chief Innovation Officer at Ubiquity, founder of the Center for Human Emerge...

Charity, is it virtue or vice? In its original form, Anshu Gupta has challenged the definition of charity to bring more dignity to those who are earning it rather than someone who is doing it. Explore the mind-bending conversation with this social entrepreneur.  Anshu Gupta is an Indian social entrepreneur who founded Goonj, a non-governmental organization (NGO) headquartered in Delhi. Gupta is an...

Did you not know that your assumptions are the ones making you who are? Are you still running behind something? You don't know when this will stop. You have the pause button with you. Explore how you can design your destiny. A sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator, coach, and author, Alain Hunkins helps leaders achieve performance goals, easier. His work connects the science of high perfo...

What does Leadership and Engineering have to do with the human facets? This is a scientifically-driven conversation about how an organization can achieve Self-actualization. Find out how to repeat those peak experiences for yourself. Timothy Tiryaki Ph. D. (c), MEd., PCC is an executive coach and the founder of Maslow Centre for Executive Leadership, together with master coach Diane Bonneau, MCC....

How much does it take to spread a smile? Just one roti! Meet Azad Pandey on the xMonks Drive podcast, and listen to his story about helping people and making lives better. Azad Pandey is a social service professional and founder of Smile Home is a first-of-its-kind orphanage, shelter home-cum-treatment center for such abandoned, mentally ill persons. He was inspired to work for the needy since he...

Did you listen to your body? It says yes to some food and no to others. Yes, it can talk to you. Alexander Mearns presents the language used by your body in response to the food you eat, thoughts you think, and the workout that you drill with.  Alexander Mearns is a Holistic Health Practitioner, a Wellness speaker, and the Founder of LEVITISE - Lifestyle, Nutrition, and Fitness Centre. After 20 ye...

Taking ownership is sometimes lost in thin air. Hear John Livesay share his experience as a lifeguard and how he used those learning into doing better selling and storytelling.  John Livesay, aka The Pitch Whisperer, is a sales keynote speaker where he shows companies’ sales teams how to turn mundane case studies into compelling case stories so they win more new business. From John’s award-winning...

Your subconscious mind is being programmed even now. The way it tunes in is the way you respond to life. Explore the 5-step model that can help adults shift from childhood trauma by Shayamal Vallabhjee. For two decades, Shayamal Vallanhji has worked at the forefront of cutting-edge professional sport. Combining academic knowledge and practical, on-ground experience in Sports Science, Psychology, a...

If you are among those who stay away from complacency and embrace continuous learning, you would love to hear the cyclic formula to reinvent yourself from Mr. Sailesh Haribhakti. Mr. Haribhakti is a Chartered and Cost Accountant, an Internal Auditor, and a Certified Financial Planner & Fraud Examiner. He is a Board Chairman, Audit Committee Chair, and Independent Director at some of the countr...

What does it mean to live in a wheelchair after a spinal cord injury? A rare conversation with Prateek Khandelwal reveals the emotions that go behind loss of physicality. Hear his vision of building an accessible world for the inaccessible. Prateek Khandelwal is the Founder & Managing Director of RampMyCity, IBTB. He is also a social entrepreneur and TEDx Speaker. After suffering paraplegia du...

Why did this automobile designer leave his plush, cushy, and glamorous job and commit to creating solutions for the dusty, lackluster, and resource-constrained neighborhoods? It is mysterious and yet inspiring to see why chose this path. Nitin Sisodia Founder & CEO of Sohum Innovation Labs. He is also a 2010 Stanford India Bio-design fellow. Nitin is named ‘Top 20 innovators under 35’ 2013 by...

M.R. brings ideas, plans, success stories of how to build a world to help your next generation. An entrepreneur who was struck by the love for building communities which led him to explore philanthropy.  🔗 Connect with us: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a...

We are always in need of solid business advice. When you look at the business giants at Amazon and Fortune 50, do you wish to meet the man who coached them? We have him here. Meet John Spence, the think tank, the master business acumen coach. John is your guy when it comes to figuring out business ideas and strategies. Click the play button to dive in. 🔗 Connect with us: LinkedIn: https://www.lin...

Choreography, Creativity, Coaching, and Coffee. Except for the letter 'C', it is hard to find a story stitching these words. Kevin Cottam's life of nomadic mind wandering has got to do something with these moments. Find out more. 🔗 Connect with us: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrv Spotify: https://open.spotify....

The story of a griefed mother who stirred a global revolution to support families who face and victims who succumb to drunken driving. Hear how Candace Lightner chose the path of leadership over being a mere grieving mother. 🔗 Connect with us: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrv Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrv Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhlt...

D. Shivakumar brings 40 years of leadership experience to share those few values and ruling principles that would create a lasting impact for a business. Hear it from the renowned management thinker, leadership coach, and growth innovator on the lessons of surfing through the rough terrain of the corporate landscape without bruises.  🔗 Connect with us: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gaurav...