What's On Your Mind

HAPPY NEW YEAR GUYS! Welcome back, and thank you SO much for being here! Today, we kick off the new year with going through some resolutions. We dive into some personal goals I have and why I chose to focus on what I did! I absolutely loved recording this episode so I hope you guys enjoy it!! xoxo  Yanaiya  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back! Today, Yanaiya sits down with Poonam Rahman, the founder of Founder & CEO of Virtue Mental and Shattering Bias In S.T.E.A.M. T The two international 501(c)(3) nonprofit organizations are designed to provide free resources to historically marginalized communities, specifically individuals who identify as Latinx, AAPI, LGBTQ+, and more. Observing the lack of access to mental health and...

Welcome back! Today, Yanaiya is Joined by founder of LDLA, Lexi Donato. Not only is Lexi is a highly accomplished model and business woman transforming the narrative around women and their bodies, but she has also had a very humbling journey getting to where she is. Like everyone, she started from the ground to build her empire and has now been on billboards, been involved with launching companies...

Welcome back y’all! I had my first good day in a while so, in spirit of jolliness, we go through a list of 15 affordable gift items for this holiday season!! I also wanted to share a list of some of my favorite Hollister pieces! Hollister has been a huge part of my life for about 5 years and now, I have the great honor to be a brand agent for them! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone...

Welcome back! Today, Yanaiya sits down with Kaya and Tara, the founders of Kailav (formerly Musee Beauty). The two sisters and cofounders take us through starting their very own eco, beauty company and how they work together today!! They share some tips as well when It comes to working with family!  Enjoy!! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Welcome back! Today, Yanaiya sits down with Aishwarya Balaji, a serial Silicon Valley entrepreneur, TEDx and global speaker and investor who focuses on identifying tech and consumer trends early. She runs a startup consultancy working with creatives, entrepreneurs and early-staged startups to find product market-fit and scale businesses in alignment with their personal goals. She also is the CEO &...

Change is inevitable and it’s important we all learn to embrace it *cough, cough, me.* The last weird has been crazy and I have found myself constantly worrying and thinking. Today, I re-directed myself and forced myself to question why. I have gotten a multitude of signs to just relax because everything is going to work out and if you feel similarly, consider this your sign. Take a deep breath an...

Rubini Naidu is the founder of Selfess. Selfless is a community platform changing the way people engage with social causes, volunteer, and make a difference, for the better. Rubini is deeply passionate about creating impact through products and technology and today takes us through her personal journey of putting herself first and cultivating experiences and knowledge and business through her reli...

Welcome back! Today, Yanaiya sits down with ex Bollywood host, entrepreneur and influencer, Shivani Bafna. Shivani is the founder of Behind Every Dream and BFN Agency but has also mastered the art of content creating. With over tens of millions of views across her platforms and an audience of over 300k, Shivani takes us through her journey and her successes and failures. We have an open, honest an...

Hi guys! Welcome back! Today, we pay homage to 'old youtube' and sit down to do one of my favorite throwback videos, but podcast style, Favorites! This month we went through some of Yanaiya's favorites, from beauty to clothing to food!  Mayblline Mascara Kush Mascara  Black Girl Sunscreen Cheekbone beauty complexion pencils Omg and sidenote: their lipglosses are the creamiest most amazing glosses...

Today, Yanaiya sits down with Sun Ah Brock, the founder and owner of Lux Decor, an award winning, multi million dollar interior design firm in Motreal. Lux Decor is a progressive, full-service interior design studio that delivers magazine-ready results. Our team has won numerous awards for our work in homes across Quebec, including the 2019 Quebecois House of the Year Award. Today, Lux Decor is on...

HI guys! Welcome back to What's On Your Mind! Today, Yanaiya sits down with COO and Co-founder of Asian Hustle Network, Maggie Chui. Maggie takes us through how they built their community of over 70 thousand people in less than two years, organically. Maggie takes us through how she came from a working class family and how she garnered her entrepreneurial mindset. Additionally, we go through the d...

HI guys!! Today, I wanted to sit down and have an honest conversation about life in general. Life as we know it was flipped upside down the last year  so today, we reflected. We reflected on starting school after a year and a half and what last year taught me (spoiler alert a lot. I had a LOTTTT of 'a-ha' moments) (I sounded a little like a motivational speaker, but I love this episode and I hope...

Hi Guys!! Welcome back to the podcast!! Today, I sit down with Bianca Gignac, the founder of million dollar company, Italian fix. we talk about how you can build your own company and what she attributes to her growth. From delegating before you are ready to knowing youself, Bianca shares all of her secrets today so you can be the next million dollar founder.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visi...

Nina Barnett is the founder of Grooop, not only a mobile app for individuals, but also B2B solutions that bring safety to universities, workplaces, friends and families. Grooop makes safety more fun, intuitive, non-invasive, and inclusive. Nina started her company in college and is now scaling it successfully with partners and her team. Today she shares what she learned by doing it and what she ha...

Hi guys!!! Welcome back 🥰😋🤗 For today’s episode, since the ‘Get to Know Me Tag’ did so well, I thought I would do a part 2:) You guys get to know me a little more and I want to get to know you some more, sooo on Tuesday don’t forget to respond to the poll on the Instagram account! I felt I was a little more me in this episode so don’t forget to tune in to hear me and my craziness🤪 hope you enj...

Welcome back, today we sit down with the founder of Crab and Cleek, Shea Mullen. Crab and Cleek is an apparel and accessories companies featured in Oprah Magazine. Shea and Yanaiya have an open, vulnerable conversation about Shea's career. She tells us about what she wish knew before starting Crab and Cleek. We go through all of the mistakes she feel she has made and what she has learned from them...

Today Yanaiya sits down with Almira Bardai. Almira is one of Canada’s leading experts in brand building and communications. She has spent the last two decades creating powerful narratives for both domestic and global brands like Flight Centre, Granville Island Brewing, Nike, Best Buy, Future Shop, Molson, and TELUS. In 2009, Almira co-founded Jive PR + Digital, an award-winning, top public relatio...

Today Yanaiya sits down with Almira Bardai. Almira is one of Canada’s leading experts in brand building and communications. She has spent the last two decades creating powerful narratives for both domestic and global brands like Flight Centre, Granville Island Brewing, Nike, Best Buy, Future Shop, Molson, and TELUS. In 2009, Almira co-founded Jive PR + Digital, an award-winning, top public relatio...

Today, Yanaiya reflects on some of the interviews she has conducted. Throughout the last few weeks, she has made a list on the most valuable things she has learned from some of her interviews and she came up with SDPC.  S- focusing on your strengths  D-DELEGATE! There's no "i" in team!!! P- Passion & People. The people you surround yourself with dictate who you are/ become and will help you get to...

Welcome back! Today, Yaniaya sits down with the founder of Arne Skin Care & the co-founder of Madison Recruitment. For 15 years, Marisa and her co-founder built up Madison to become the largest privately held recruitment company in NZ, then was eventually acquired by a publicly listed company in 2013. The multi-million dollar acquisition deal set a precedent for the industry & still holds a record...

Aisha Rawji is the founder of KYNAH, an online store (LA & NY pop ups) with a vision to redefine the way women customize, shop and wear Indian attire. Specializing in Guest, Resort and Bridal wear, KYNAH is more than a shopping destination - it's a personalized experience that empowers women and lives on forever. Despite nearly shutting down in the pandemic, kynah is now flourishing. The lenghas r...

Welcome to our first BONUS episode! Today, we sit down with Dr. Gillian Mandich the founder of a million dollar company, The International Happiness Institute of Health, Science Researcher; a two-time TEDx speaker and regularly appears on The Morning Show, The Breakfast Television and more! With her  research experience, we sat down and spoke about how to increase overall happiness. We often think...

Welcome back! Today, it's just me, Yanaiya and I talk about how I learned how to fully embrace (and accept) who I am. When I was younger, I was made fun of for showing that I liked where she came from, for listening to bollywood music and even bringing Indian food to eat for lunch at school. I know that I am not the only one who felt this. Living in a world where there are so many stereotypes and...

 TRIGGER WARNING: ⚠️ harassment is mentioned later on in the episode so if this topic makes you uncomfortable, feel free to click off around 25:43! Welcome back!! Today, Yanaiya sits down with the founder of Define The Line and we chat about networking and how it acted as a catalyst for building her company! PLUS we dive deep into the power of GenZ and Social Media! All this and more on todays epi...