Thriving in the Age of Disruption

💬 Stay Connected with Us Can you imagine a future without antibiotics? Discover the cutting edge of health innovation with Dr. Ramesh and Mr. Dang Quoc Hung , Co-Founder and CEO of LiveSpo, which offers breakthrough spore probiotics technology. Hung shares about groundbreaking spore probiotics that can help fight antibiotic resistance, even stopping diarrhoea in a very short time. Hung's ent...

💬 Stay Connected with Us In this episode, Dr. Ramesh and Venture Builder Goh Chew Lam (CL) decode the DNA of successful startups. We explore the intricate journey from ideation to thriving business, emphasising an entrepreneurial and crisis-resilient mindset and qualities that propel these startups to success. Startups are a blend of ambition, innovation, and resilience, with founders navigating...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Get ready to pick up some careerpreneur insights! In this episode, Dr. Ramesh introduces us to marketing maverick Banali Luthra Malhotra , who takes us on an inspiring journey of corporate dynamism and personal resilience. Banali's brand of thriving involves achieving authenticity and balance across various aspects of life, embracing opportunities, maintaining an ent...

💬 Stay Connected with Us In this episode,  Dr. Ramesh delves into the life and experiences of  Dr. Jakarin (JK) Srimoon , an academic who embraced change with curiosity and entrepreneurial verve. Hailing from Thailand and now driving an Innovation Leadership program from the USA, Dr. JK's story highlights how being willing to act on opportunities without waiting for all the right answers, ha...

💬 Stay Connected with Us In this conversation, Dr. Ramesh   is joined by a branding and creative design expert, Joshua Breidenbach , who is the co-founder and executive creative director of Rice , a Vietnam-based company for branding strategy and design. Enjoy their deep dive into the dynamic world of entrepreneurship that explores the power of good storytelling, navigating crises and striving fo...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Welcome to an exciting Season 2 of Asia's leading podcast “ Thriving in the Age of Disruption ” with Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra . We hope you're ready for a new season of growth and empowerment because Dr. Ramesh and her amazing network of guest speakers are thrilled to embark on this journey with you once again.  Join us as we explore in array of compelling topics,...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra dives into the heart of Vietnam's social enterprise movement with Ms. Pham Kieu Oanh , the visionary Founder and CEO of the Center for Social Initiatives Promotion (CSIP) . We explore Ms. Oanh's journey as the "midwife of social enterprise", from empowering a new wave of social entrepreneurs, fostering innovation to address press...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Every setback is an opportunity in disguise.  Csaba Bundik is a seasoned entrepreneur and business advisor with more than 20 years of experience in management, entrepreneurship, and innovation. His journey is a testament to the power of resilience and strategic thinking. He shares gripping anecdotes from his own experiences, which reveal how he not only overcame setbacks,...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Welcome back for Season 2 of " Thriving in the Age of Disruption ," Asia's premier podcast dedicated to empowering you to navigate and  thrive in the ever-changing landscape of today's dynamic world. Your host, Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra , is absolutely thrilled to embark on yet another enriching journey with you. In this episode, we have the privilege of...

💬 Stay Connected with Us How do we want to live our lives? How do we end life well? This is the message Samuel Tan, CEO of All Saints Home has for those who want a happy and meaningful life. As he entered his fifties, Samuel realised it was time for him to plan how he was going to end his career. After some soul searching, the high flyer in the financial insurance sector made the shift from corpo...

💬 Stay Connected with Us "We all struggle. The key is - Can we learn from those struggles and then turn around and help another?" Dr. Ramesh meets with Ms. Hope Zvara, who has struggled with multiple addictions and mental demons, yet turned her life around and is now living her dream and passion of helping others live healthier, more fulfilling lives. CEO of Mother Trucker Yoga, Hope is...

💬 Stay Connected with Us The old school approach of “work, earn and consume” has long held most of us in its spell. But entrepreneurship and business can point the way forward towards a new and different paradigm. Dr. Ramesh catches up with Dr. Neo Kok-Beng, an award-winning engineer, educator and entrepreneur, who shares his 3S framework to innovation and success. Dr. Neo looks for 'lucky&a...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Opening the heart and clearing the mind can open one up to experiencing life and self differently.  This is the story of a tenacious Vietnamese woman who rose above her internal stories as 'that weird kid' to embark on a journey to pursue her passions, creating in the process, her personal brand and success story. Today, Ms. Jen VuHuong is an innovation and star...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Hard-driving yet reflective, Max-F. Scheichenost is a successful serial entrepreneur, investor and venture capitalist. In today's episode, he has a heart-to-heart conversation with Dr. Ramesh, retracing his journey from his childhood in Austria, riding Europe's Internet boom to landing in Asia, where life surprises him. He was handed the the most important job i...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Welcome to our International Women's Day 2023 special episode of Thriving in the Age of Disruption podcast. This year's IWD theme is #EmbraceEquity and we're excited to celebrate by sharing inspiring ideas of how we can all work to create a world where women are valued, respected, and empowered. Dr. Ramesh has a very special guest, Datin Paduka Marina Mahat...

💬 Stay Connected with Us The author of Radical Product Thinking, Radhika Dutt poses some thought-provoking ideas that challenge conventional wisdom on broad vision statements and Big Hairy Audacious Goals (or BHAGs). We've all heard about BHAGs. But does focusing on them (like Steve Jobs did) actually make for better products and a better life? The obsession with just being big and 'go...

💬 Stay Connected with Us For this International Women’s Day #IWD2023 , let’s all fully #EmbraceEquity so that it becomes a part of our society’s DNA and we're working together to remove the barriers that prevent some women from achieving their full potential. Do join my podcast “Thriving in the Age of Disruption” -  We’ll be hearing from Changemakers who have embraced equity in their own liv...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Have you ever met someone who just looks like they are having the time of their life, every day? Someone who bubbles with a contagious energy and yet contains a quiet conviction within? That person has something that most don't - They've found a direction and purpose that are aligned in their work and personal life.  Daan van Rossum shares his journey of how he...

💬 Stay Connected with Us NOW is the time to shift gears and engage individuals and organisations in moving towards Sustainability. Dr. Ramesh has just co-founded Impact Velocity to build an ecosystem of resources and network to fulfil the vision of a sustainable, thriving, living system. So she was really excited to meet with Dr. Nisha Kohli, an impact leader in Sustainability and ESG consulting....

💬 Stay Connected with Us Dr. Ramesh has on her show today a man who's not just his words. A man of true actions, of rigour and sincerity. Dr. Ton van der Velden is a medical doctor from Holland, with over 30 years' experience working on health care systems across Asia. Today, he calls Hanoi (Vietnam) home, where he has founded and runs home nursing care companies. Those who know Ton wil...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Today, Ms. Snehal Singh is a successful publisher and coach with repeat clients from all over the world. She didn't have any standard tertiary qualifications, business experience, network or resources to boast about. Her family is far from wealthy, nor are they in any position to encourage or support her independent entrepreneurial aspirations. Yet, Snehal has become...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Did you know that there's a product manager behind every move made by your favourite company? That there's a person, like That Product Chick Ms. Amanda Ralph, behind every new feature, every customer experience and every touch-point with the brand you love? Dr. Ramesh meets one of Australasia's leading women in Product Management, Amanda - The irrepressible...

💬 Stay Connected with Us For Mr. Anil Dagia, starting his own business was the opportunity to contribute to others and live life on his own terms. Many around Anil did not mince their words when he told them he was quitting his cushy and high-paying successful IT career to start his own business in training and coaching. Yet Anil persisted, driven by the clarity that he simply needed to deliver v...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Ms. Nguyen Thi Minh Giang left her high-flying corporate job in Human Resources to pursue her life's purpose and embark upon her entrepreneurial journey.  Join Dr. Ramesh as she explores with Minh Giang her entrepreneurial passion, personal growth experiences and how she's left her thriving corporate career and taken that leap of faith to create her own business...

💬 Stay Connected with Us Dr. Ramesh meets with Prof. Inderjit Singh Dhaliwal, who brings his varied experience as a multinational company leader, a serial entrepreneur, a policymaker, an educator, and an author to this conversation. An avid champion for entrepreneurship, Prof. Inderjit certainly walks the talk, having started multiple companies and being involved in social, political and educatio...