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In this edition of TalkCXOLife, we are looking at a CXO who refused to rely on 'magic pills' to bail him out of a health crisis but instead claimed his freedom by putting his legs (and his will) to good use. By running! He not only disproved his physician's outlook but transformed into an avid marathoner and is now a runner for life. So, Get set and meet Anindo Ganguly , Director & Delivery Leader, DXC Technology (UK). Anindo has worked with some of the biggest IT giants in leadership roles with Infosys (UK), Sasken, Wipro Technologies among others. Now, given his stellar credentials and his simple, no-nonsense bespectacled look one might presume he is the stereotypically serious IT nerd. But appearances are known to be deceptive of course. In this conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life, Anindo unravels not only his grit and focus as we track his journey from living an unhealthy lifestyle to transforming into a besotted runner or the way he tackled challenges leading large teams across continents during the lockdown but it also reveals his funny, humorous and playful side. Anindo’s passion for running is evident as we discuss almost every factor related to running and though it is the longest we’ve dwelled on running, yet it is one of the breeziest conversations! It’s also quite special as we soon near the season finale of the TalkCXOLife series. So, go on, grab those pair of shoes. Quite sure you’ll be motivated to go for that run once you listen to this!…
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In the concluding segment, Geoff Meyer MD Ironman Asia speaks of the ways he managed to remain fit during lockdown and shares some key lessons he learned through his experience of being at the helm of the Asian operations of the largest sports participation events platform in the world.
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Imagine managing & conducting a globally renowned sporting event in a foreign country from the confines of your home. Geoff Meyer, MD Ironman Asia speaks of the challenges and initiatives undertaken to keep Ironman employees engaged & motivated, the support provided to local vendors in these trying times while we also touch upon the recent takeover of Ironman by Advance.…
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In this brief segment, we step into the play of light and darkness as we explore Padmakar’s love for photography, especially black and white stills. A passion inherited from his uncles, Padmakar shares how one’s hands need to be strong to capture shots and how he still doesn’t feel the need to use tripods. Street photography and nature, enthuse him the most. So let’s click away.…
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In this segment, Salil shares the importance of having a positive work culture that promotes bringing one’s most ‘authentic self’ to work, the tone for which, Salil ascertains, is set at the top. He shares numerous initiatives undertaken at General Mills to encourage and empower its 500 employees, whom Salil feels most accountable towards. Happy Listening!…
This segment is about Salil’s love for golf. He had won quite a few corporate tournaments in Singapore before winning the Turkish Airlines World Golf Cup for Bombay in 2016. He has represented India at the World Amateur finals in Turkey. More recently, in 2018, he also won the Indo American Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament at ITC Classic, Delhi. Salil shares how what began as hitting a grounder a decade ago, became a joy for Salil that now comes close only to him spending time with his family.…
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In this segment, we discuss running. Salil is an avid runner, having participated in numerous marathons across the globe, including four Abbot World Majors. He ran his fourth world major in Berlin in September 2018 (a few months before the interview). From struggling to complete a kilometer on a treadmill to running races around the world, backed by his competitive spirit, discover how Salil surprised people around him including himself with his self-driven, feisty flight.…
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1 14: Salil Murthy, Managing Director – India and South East Asia, General Mills Part 1/6: Key Milestones, Work-Life Balance, Life’s Purpose 12:00
In this segment, Listen to Salil share key life milestones encircling the roles he identifies himself with primarily - of a husband and father, a leader at work, a runner and a golfer. Want to crack the code on work-life balance? Salil, simply boils it down to gaining clarity about what one likes to do, is good at doing and what gives one satisfaction and well.. then focusing on those aspects.…
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Hey! you are listening to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife and before I introduce our next guest, I hope and pray you and your loved ones are healthy, safe and sound and continue to be so during these very trying times! We are in this together and so may our commitment to ensure the wellbeing of ourselves and the society at large prevail! Alright, no preaching now coz it isn’t fun at all is it. But you know what is? Imagine playing the drums or snakes and ladders or cuddling a pet or whipping up a dish whilst at work. No, we aren’t talking about working from home which is what offices the world over have had to adhere to, almost overnight. But about actually playing and having fun at work. Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. In this conversation we speak of his foray into employee engagement, his perspectives on the subject, why he believes the HR has been inappropriately perceived to be responsible for this function which actually forays into marketing, how fun proved to be a business game-changer, how easy/difficult and important it is to infuse fun into engagement and how clarity regarding engagement objectives matter in the long run. We also speak about some of the unique service propositions offered by engage4more including CTC - Corporate Talent Championship - a one-of-a-kind corporate reality show, judging employee talent on music, acting, singing and dancing for companies across the length and breadth of India, how technology remains the solution for the problems it is set to pose in engaging with employees increasingly in a gig economy or with a scattered workforce and three engage4more apps suitably designed to address these concerns, and also Nishant’s future plans. We also delve briefly into a bit of his background while also having fun listening to him beatbox and sharing his experiences on a past love, standup routines. Ok! That’s it for now. Stay tuned for this fun conversation! Happy Listening! Stay safe!…
Hey! you are listening to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife and before I introduce our next guest, I hope and pray you and your loved ones are healthy, safe and sound and continue to be so during these very trying times! We are in this together and so may our commitment to ensure the wellbeing of ourselves and the society at large prevail! Alright, no preaching now coz it isn’t fun at all is it. But you know what is? Imagine playing the drums or snakes and ladders or cuddling a pet or whipping up a dish whilst at work. No, we aren’t talking about working from home which is what offices the world over have had to adhere to, almost overnight. But about actually playing and having fun at work. Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. In this conversation we speak of his foray into employee engagement, his perspectives on the subject, why he believes the HR has been inappropriately perceived to be responsible for this function which actually forays into marketing, how fun proved to be a business game-changer, how easy/difficult and important it is to infuse fun into engagement and how clarity regarding engagement objectives matter in the long run. We also speak about some of the unique service propositions offered by engage4more including CTC - Corporate Talent Championship - a one-of-a-kind corporate reality show, judging employee talent on music, acting, singing and dancing for companies across the length and breadth of India, how technology remains the solution for the problems it is set to pose in engaging with employees increasingly in a gig economy or with a scattered workforce and three engage4more apps suitably designed to address these concerns, and also Nishant’s future plans. We also delve briefly into a bit of his background while also having fun listening to him beatbox and sharing his experiences on a past love, standup routines. Ok! That’s it for now. Stay tuned for this fun conversation! Happy Listening! Stay safe!…
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1 11: Nishant Parashar - Part 8/8 : Few of My Fav Things - Beatboxing, Running, Stand-up Routines 15:37
Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. In the concluding segment of our conversation with Nishant Parashar we speak of his love for beatboxing, stand up routines and running. Nishant also shares how he is committed to keep alive the curiosity spark within him forever. We also have some fun when Nishant beatboxes to one of his favourite songs ‘Kabhi kabhi mere dil mai’ and one of my favourite Rafi Sahab hits – Likhe jo khat tujhe. Happy listening.…
Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. The seventh segment is all about taking a trip down the memory lanes. We speak about Nishant’s formative years and his personal milestones. Nishant reveals how he acquired a defined direction in life only when he started college. Hostel life proved to be a major transformative part of his life. It was in college where in spite of his reticent nature he discovered his love for organizing events, connecting with people and enjoying the thrill of evoking responses and handling them, since events don’t always go as planned now, do they? Stay tuned.…
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In this segment, Nishant shares how employee engagement is relevant and important across industries, regardless of the organisation’s size. He associates this with the changes in corporate culture marked by open workplaces, relaxed work attire and even the startup era. We also speak about the underestimated power of a genuine conversation within the context of engagement and Nishant’s future plans of expanding his services to a million offices across India and of building an authentic Indian brand globally. Stay Tuned.…
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1 8: Nishant Parashar - Part 5/8 – Role of Technology in Facilitating Remote Employee Engagement 8:07
Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. As I revisit the fifth part of my conversation with Nishant on the role of technology and how it will change the ways companies engage with their employees, I can’t help but feel a bit eerie knowing that what seemed quite distant has become a reality almost overnight! The need to engage with employees remotely with the help of technology and that too, worldwide, as we are all witnessing it now. Nishant shares his thoughts on how technology will provide the solution to effective engagement as it begins enabling an increasingly digitised world marked by remote offices, scattered workforce and a gig economy. He speaks of virtual buddy systems, digital streaming, digital gamification and counselling which he believes will help in leading this shift. Engage4more in fact already has three apps – Tikkle, Hug and Pat to boost online employee engagement. How? Well, Stay tuned to know more!…
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Hey! You are listening to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife and before I introduce our next guest, I hope and pray you and your loved ones are healthy, safe and sound and continue to be so during these very trying times! We are in this together and so may our commitment to ensure the wellbeing of ourselves and the society at large prevail! Alright, no preaching now coz it isn’t fun at all is it. But you know what is? Imagine playing the drums or snakes and ladders or cuddling a pet or whipping up a dish whilst at work. No, we aren’t talking about working from home which is what offices the world over have had to adhere to, almost overnight. But about actually playing and having fun at work. Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. In this fourth segment, Nishant shares an interesting insight on the effect meaningful employee engagement can have on containing attrition, with the CTC event as a strong case in point. He shares how the attrition rate is less than 10% among employees who participate consistently in CTC against the corporate 30%-plus attrition rate. Nishant also shares how repeat associations and participation by corporates, some since 9 years like Capgemini, Times of India, Walmart validate the value employers derive from such a collaboration. We also discuss two factors which enable success of employee engagement programs – clarity of objective and understanding employee interest. On a lighter note, Nishant shares how companies are increasingly seeking ways to constantly have such engagement events with employees especially with the advent of social media! Stay tuned.…
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1 6: Nishant Parashar - Part 3/8 – CTC Lockdown edition : Corporate Talent Reality Show Now Online! 12:59
Hey! You are listening to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife and before I introduce our next guest, I hope and pray you and your loved ones are healthy, safe and sound and continue to be so during these very trying times! We are in this together and so may our commitment to ensure the wellbeing of ourselves and the society at large prevail! Alright, no preaching now coz it isn’t fun at all is it. But you know what is? Imagine playing the drums or snakes and ladders or cuddling a pet or whipping up a dish whilst at work. No, we aren’t talking about working from home which is what offices the world over have had to adhere to, almost overnight. But about actually playing and having fun at work. Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. The third segment of my conversation with Nishant is primarily on this exciting trademark event of engage4more called CTC – Corporate Talent Championship touted as the world’s largest performing arts platform for corporates. CTC is a corporate reality show based on employee talent showcasing. It has about a lac participants across the country and across corporates participating. The ninth edition this year, which will again showcase employee talent within the 4 categories - music, acting, dancing and singing, is still set to be on course but with a twist! The competition is going to be conducted online this year and will be entirely intra-corporate to enhance employee engagement during this crisis scenario. Well, our well wishes are with the entire team to work through this challenge and make the CTC – Lockdown Edition, as it has been suitably christened – a super hit! Do visit www.ctcstars.com (http://www.ctcstars.com/) if you need more details. Stay tuned! Stay Engaged!…
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1 5: Nishant Parashar - Part 2/8: Fixing the Corporate ‘Bandwidth-Idea-Budget’ Paucity for FREE! 13:32
Hey! You are listening to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife and before I introduce our next guest, I hope and pray you and your loved ones are healthy, safe and sound and continue to be so during these very trying times! We are in this together and so may our commitment to ensure the wellbeing of ourselves and the society at large prevail! Alright, no preaching now coz it isn’t fun at all is it. But you know what is? Imagine playing the drums or snakes and ladders or cuddling a pet or whipping up a dish whilst at work. No, we aren’t talking about working from home which is what offices the world over have had to adhere to, almost overnight. But about actually playing and having fun at work. Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. In this second segment, Nishant shares some of the key challenges a corporate faces in effectively deploying employee engagement, namely the BIB – bandwidth, ideas and budget. He believes it is unfair to expect HR to take the onus for employee engagement when the function critically demands marketing, response generation, which the HR is ill-equipped to handle. Nishant also speaks about his company’s fastest growing segment – providing employee engagement services for free! Yes, you heard it right. He foresees 1 lac offices signing up for this segment which has clocked a whopping 250% q-o-q growth rate and has about 1670 offices currently using the 4500 free activities engage4more offers. We also speak on why having fun and engaging maximum senses simultaneously is imperative for effective employee engagement. Stay tuned!…
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1 4: Nishant Parashar - Part 1/8 – Unlocking the Employee Engagement code : More Fun for Better Response 14:12
Hey! You are listening to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife and before I introduce our next guest, I hope and pray you and your loved ones are healthy, safe and sound and continue to be so during these very trying times! We are in this together and so may our commitment to ensure the wellbeing of ourselves and the society at large prevail! Alright, no preaching now coz it isn’t fun at all is it. But you know what is? Imagine playing the drums or snakes and ladders or cuddling a pet or whipping up a dish whilst at work. No, we aren’t talking about working from home which is what offices the world over have had to adhere to, almost overnight. But about actually playing and having fun at work. Meet Nishant Parashar, Founder of engage4more, a leading employee engagement firm in Mumbai. Nishant who was also awarded the Business World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2010, within about a year of setting up engage4more, shares how engaging with people and eliciting a response from them through events, activities have driven him since young. In this first segment of our conversation, Nishant speaks about his foray into events and employee engagement subsequently and how he remains connected to the thread of reaching out to people and evoking a response that continues to propel him and drive him. We speak about the challenges of setting up a novel idea especially of grappling with the identity of a venture which doesn’t fall within the usual industry contours. And how reconnecting with and infusing fun in engagement proved to be a major game-changer for engage4more resulting in one of their biggest client wins with the FMCG giant P&G in 2017. Happy listening!…
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This is a bonus segment of our conversation with Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors. Now, if you have listened to the full conversation we had with Rajesh so far, you will know that this veteran financial advisor consulting several HNIs, is a rare mix of eternal optimism and solid pragmatism, which is why we think you ought to listen to this bonus segment which is on a matter of universal interest – wealth, better yet, on how to increase it. Rajesh shares basic, simple tenets of investing within the India context, importance of staying systematically invested in equities and in other well-regulated investment products and doing so, responsibly. We need to mention here that though this conversation was recorded some months ago, Rajesh maintains the views he had shared with us even currently, when Indian markets are off their peaks by a whopping 30% amidst these very trying and uncertain circumstances, prevailing globally. Rajesh believes in staying invested, being focussed on the long-term to unlock the power of compounding, the eighth wonder of the world as Albert Einstein put it, and that patience is the key to getting lucky. Stay tuned.…
Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. This is the highlights segment of our conversation with Rajesh Saluja. Happy Listening!…
The International Women’s Day – celebrated worldwide every year on March 8th has come a long way over the century – from women demanding the right to vote to women currently excelling in every field, shattering glass ceilings, leading some of the largest conglomerates to being the epitome of balancing and managing it all – home, career, personal interests. But how do they really do it? How far do we still need to go? Is it even possible to have an added dimension personally and excel at it? We think we got some marvellous insights through our conversations we had with some stellar women CXOs. So, here’s a compilation of three feisty women, one who has run the distance of the earth and may soon be on her way to run it twice over – and she has headed some of the largest fintech organisations. Another went on from being a preschool teacher to being regarded as among the foremost K12 leaders in India and drew much strength from meditation through this rollercoaster journey and yet another, a distinguished Marketing veteran who went on to become a Masterchef Singapore finalist, starting an Indian supper club based on Maharashtrian-Bengali cuisine with her CXO husband. Seeing pink already? Well it’s about time, we say – the Sky Is Pink – Well it very well could be. Watch out! We bring to you the remarkable example of Vaishali Kasture, who is part of the Amazon Web Services India Core Leadership Team. She was also the India Country Head at Experian and has headed stellar organisations such as L&T Financial Services, Goldman Sachs, Deloitte India, Infosys BPO, Citibank etc. Vaishali, also a mother and a canine-lover, spoke with us on balancing a high-pressure career and personal commitments apart from following a passion ardently – Vaishali is the first Indian woman to have run all the world major marathons and to think she took to running in her thirties! We bring to you excerpts of our conversation wherein she shares how running above all else, helped her get more honest with herself and gain clarity of what she wants out of life. We also spoke of the challenges women continue to face in a largely patriarchal society and corporate culture, and how it is indeed possible for a woman to taste success on her terms, and append an additional dimension - a dimension only for her to cherish. Priya Barve, Head of BrandLab, APAC at Google, wears many hats. One such is of a Masterchef! This creative marketing executive also runs a supper club in Singapore, The Bombay Howrah Dining Car, celebrating Maharashtrian and Bengali cuisine. She along with her equally prolific husband, Aniruddha Ganguly, CEO and Co-Founder at Negobot, have hosted several guests. In my conversation with them, Priya spoke about how she began cooking, her takeaways from participating in Masterchef. Humour is a constant companion throughout this conversation. We also elicit amusing reactions of her colleagues when they came to know of her aspirations. Priya shares how she has sought learning, challenges and growth rather than designations to guide her when she chose the organisations she worked with and how success to her is an accumulation of experiences and she hopes to continue to do so. Lina Ashar, Founder of Kangaroo Kids Preschool and Billabong High International School shared some enriching insights into understanding the human mind, what it means of being in the business of tapping a being’s utmost potential. Her journey from being a preschool teacher, starting with a single preschool in Bandra West to an acknowledged K12 chain, arguably the foremost to bring forth the concept of ‘learning is fun’ , is inspiring. In my conversation Lina speaks how meditation provided her the right compass to give her a sense of reality – one which enables one to tell stories correctly, in a more peaceful manner, approaching it through love rather than fear. She speaks about how the power of meaning and purpose is well within the reach of everyone and the futility of dependin…
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Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. Happy Listening!…
Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. This is the CXO Fun Facts Section with Rajesh Saluja. Stay tuned for the full conversation. Happy Listening!…
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1 23: Rajesh Saluja on Handling Pressure, Wealth & Success - Part 5/6 – When the Going gets Tough, the Tough get Going! 13:01
Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. In this concluding segment, Rajesh shares with us his definition of success and the importance of maintaining balance across spheres of life. He reminisces his journey so far and speaks of his rather admirable trait of handling acute stress and pressure only to go on and excel under those very trying circumstances. This straight forward optimist unsurprisingly is also among the biggest crusaders for 'Health being the biggest Wealth' philosophy. So now, for the umpteenth time. Come on! Get going, Make time work for you coz you are worth it!…
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Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. In this brief segment, we speak of Rajesh’s recently acquired interest – Poker. Now, Rajesh had always been fond of playing cards since young. However, it was only a couple of years ago when Poker caught his imagination. He admits to having lost a lot earlier until he read up and gradually developed his own style. He now has a poker group in his residential complex who meet once every three weeks. Stay tuned!…
Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. In this segment, Rajesh speaks about his love for a sport which, even though he began learning for pragmatic reasons, soon turned out to be the one which he derived the most joy from. Now, golf is known to be an ideal networking sport. It is also perceived to be boring, complicated and perhaps a bit snooty? Well, Rajesh tells us how indeed appearances can be deceptive and highlights how golf, invaluably, even helps unmask hidden layers of acquaintances and potential business associates. Rajesh also shares some simple yet effective tips to play golf as per his experiences and hey mind you, you are listening to someone who has been playing it for a little over two decades now! His personal goal is to play a game a week in Mumbai from the three games a month he usually plays when he is traveling and meeting potential clients. We also converse about the lessons, skillsets and synergies Rajesh derives from cricket and golf. Stay put or rather Stay ‘putt’! Happy Listening!…
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Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. Ok! What is it with boarding schools churning out all-rounders? It’s a trend we have spotted far too often now in our conversations! In this segment, Rajesh Saluja too attributes his love for sports to his boarding school regime. Rajesh, who is a right-arm medium-fast bowler, also gets candid, revealing his stance on real-estate investment before we deep dive into his love for cricket! Listen to Rajesh shares how he has evolved into a seasoned-ball player thanks to the inter-school private league matches he plays with his son, representing his son’s school across such tournaments during October – March. We also speak about Rajesh’s most memorable innings, the values he has imbibed from cricket and also that delicate yet powerful father-son bond. Stay tuned!…
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1 19: Rajesh Saluja on Key Life Milestones- Part 1/6 - When Life gives you Lemons, Make Lemonade! 14:17
Rajesh Saluja, CEO & Managing Partner, ASK Wealth Advisors, has over two decades of experience in the consumer banking, wealth management and private wealth advisory verticals and is well known for his love for golf which he took to in 1999 when he was heading the Priority Banking & Deposits India arm for Standard Chartered Bank. He is also an avid cricketer and represents his son’s school at prominent inter-school-league tournaments, putting in several hours of dedicated practice during the season, typically October – March. That’s not all. Rajesh also enjoys playing Poker. In this segment you will listen to Rajesh open up about his formative years in Jamshedpur, the key turning points in life including an unfortunate loss he encountered rather early on in life which forced him to ‘grow up’ at once. We also discuss key professional milestones along Rajesh’s 3-decade long career, the broad theme reflecting a yearning for taking roads less traveled & setting up verticals/practices from scratch. Happy Listening!…
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It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present this lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, also known as BPCL. This is the highlights segment of the full conversation. In this episode, we spoke at length on the - · iPassion genesis of building an employee talent program, based on Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. How did it come about? · The challenges the team faced to set up varied such communities across the organization, and how they continue to work around them. · BPCL's sustained initiatives to recognize, showcase and encourage talent. · Primary objectives and vision of the program which simply translates to making an employee more self-aware, more confident, and better equipped. · How iPassion also inspired and sparked curiosity within the entire oil and gas industry. How apart from inspiring an employee at an individual level, such initiatives at an organizational level and even at an industry level can come into a thriving self-sustainable ecosystem. · Time management and work culture ethos at BPCL and the importance of commitment and creation of abilities at an individual level which will eventually prove to add real and long-term value to an organization as a whole. Happy Listening!…
It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Ladies and gentlemen, we are proud to present this lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited, also known as BPCL. In this conversation, we spoke at length on the - · iPassion genesis of building an employee talent program, based on Howard Gardner’s multiple intelligences theory. How did it come about? · The challenges the team faced to set up varied such communities across the organization, and how they continue to work around them. · BPCL's sustained initiatives to recognize, showcase and encourage talent. · Primary objectives and vision of the program which simply translates to making an employee more self-aware, more confident, and better equipped. · How iPassion also inspired and sparked curiosity within the entire oil and gas industry. How apart from inspiring an employee at an individual level, such initiatives at an organizational level and even at an industry level can come into a thriving self-sustainable ecosystem. · Time management and work culture ethos at BPCL and the importance of commitment and creation of abilities at an individual level which will eventually prove to add real and long-term value to an organization as a whole. Hmm interesting ain't it? Let me also let you in on a secret, as to why this episode is really special and one which I so enjoyed recording. CXO Life will soon be launching a platform promoting talent or passion-based leadership communities. You will hear from us soon regarding that! But for now, stay tuned for a fascinating listen. Have a great day and a wonderful year ahead!…
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1 16: Padmakar Kappagantula - Part 6/6 - Staying Relevant amidst Disruption - Confidence Building, Multiskilling & Versatility 11:29
It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Here's presenting a lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on setting up talent-based employee communities for inspiring employees, enhancing the ease of communication across ranks, job functions, and team building. In this concluding segment, Padmakar shares benefits and challenges one perceives in nurturing and promoting talent, given the technological advances and how confidence-building might just prove to be the game-changer in this ever-dynamic world where disruption is the order of the day. The ability then to quickly adapt and reinvent ourselves will be of paramount importance and therefore multiskilling and versatility will be the most valuable employee attributes. Though it won’t be easy to build upon, we discussed. We conclude on a keynote - the importance of staying committed and the simultaneous creation of abilities at an individual level which will eventually prove to add real and subsequent long-term value to an organization. Stay Tuned.…
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1 15: Padmakar Kappagantula - Part 5/6 - Correlating Leadership Potential & Commitment to Overall Self-Development 12:04
It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Here's presenting a lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on setting up talent-based employee communities for inspiring employees, enhancing the ease of communication across ranks, job functions, and team building. In this segment, listen to Padmakar speak on time management, the work culture at BPCL the weightage accorded to a wholesome personality when it comes to recognizing leadership potential and the benefits of pursuing and learning new skills and interests. we also speak about Padmakar's perspectives on how developing a personal interest can be of tremendous help to a CXO. Happy listening.…
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1 14: Padmakar Kappagantula - Part 4/6 – Developing Employee Self-Awareness & Self-sustainable Talent Communities 11:58
It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Here's presenting a lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on setting up talent-based employee communities for inspiring employees, enhancing the ease of communication across ranks, job functions, and team building. In this segment, Padmakar shares how the primary vision of iPassion is to make employees understand themselves better, make them more self-aware and thereby generate more confidence, by showcasing talent through multiple spaces. He shares how communities can be build up in an organization, around such individual creative pursuits. The industry subsequently and therein become, a self-sustaining thriving activity in itself. He also discussed the representation of women in this program. Happy listening.…
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1 13: Padmakar Kappagantula - Part 3/6 – Inspiring, Showcasing, Rewarding Talent & its Impact on Employee Productivity 10:10
It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Here's presenting a lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on setting up talent-based employee communities for inspiring employees, enhancing the ease of communication across ranks, job functions, and team building. In this segment, Padmakar shares some of the renewed insights and attitudinal changes he witnessed across BPCL post the iPassion rollout. He recounts a particularly significant instance when an employee approached him and thanked him for ‘bringing me back into my world’ – to put it in his own words - powerful words there isn’t it, which must stay with one forever? Padmakar also shares how quite a few of his senior colleagues were surprised to see the talent of their own team members, most of whom they had known for years. We also discuss the initiatives BPCL is currently undertaking to showcase the talent of their employees, encourage other employees to come aboard, ways of rewarding employees who show sustained interest in developing their talent, and ways of studying and showcasing behavioral evolution whilst unraveling aspects of functional learning. Happy Listening!…
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1 12: Padmakar Kappagantula - Part 2/6 – iPassion: Multiple-intelligences-theory based employee talent program by BPCL 15:09
It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Here's presenting a lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on setting up talent-based employee communities for inspiring employees, enhancing the ease of communication across ranks, job functions, and team building. In this segment, Padmakar states how iPassion, run by his team at the Bharat Petroleum Learning Centre stationed at Sewri and where this interview took place, mainly comprises seven groups of interests. The Wordsmart Linguistic, Picture smart, Nature smart, Musical Smart, Body Smart, Number Smart, Multi – intelligence groups. Of these groups, the most popular interests of the 700 members so far are poetry, photography, traveling, gardening, singing, instrumentalists, dancers, puzzle solvers, yoga and meditation enthusiasts. He speaks of his team’s first brush with organizing an iPassion night wherein they also invited participation from other fellow oil companies like Indian Oil Corporation, HPCL whilst they exhibited and roped in external judges to review the best works put by employees in the photography section and also the singing and dancing performances. Padmakar shares how this initiative, even within such a short span, opened an entirely different perspective and dimension of viewing and bonding with their fellow colleagues whilst also introducing the concept to their industry members, which they took to, rather spontaneously and enthusiastically. Happy Listening!…
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1 11: Padmakar Kappagantula - Part 1/6 – Establishing talent-based employee communities for inspiration & bonding 14:37
It is 2020 and what better way to kickstart it than by showcasing a brilliant way an organization went about in building passion-based communities for all its employees, taking the concept of work-life balance to a different level altogether. And this, Our very own Bharat Petroleum Corporation! Here's presenting a lovely conversation Sunayana Nair had with Mr. Padmakar Kappagantula, HR Director at Bharat Petroleum Corporation Ltd. on setting up talent-based employee communities for inspiring employees, enhancing the ease of communication across ranks, job functions, and team building. In this first segment, Padmakar shares how the idea of building passion-based communities within BPCL as an attempt to motivate and inspire employees, cutting ranks, divisions areas of expertise and location came about. Padmakar shares how scourging through several surveys and his own experience made him initiate conversations with people across levels to understand what got them going especially when the going got tough and how pursuing that passion might actually assist them get over performance blocks that people experience differently and at various points in time. Thus sprung the idea of developing individuals from the Howard Gardner's multiple intelligence theory perspective. iPassion was rolled out over a year ago to let the 12000 employees at BPCL across ranks, gender, location know that their passion matters as much to the organization they worked for as much as it should matter to them! Isn’t that wonderful? He shares how solitary operators in the company primarily in sales, who had no one to connect to or appreciate their finer aspects, now do! And how it resulted in ease of communication between employees, fellow colleagues who discovered similar interests cutting across hierarchies to form the now 700-plus members of iPassion. Padmakar also shares the challenges that his team grappled with initially and how it is now about getting more and more people onboard as they look forward to taking this platform to everyone’s smartphone so that it is more accessible and convenient to connect, share and bond! Happy Listening!…
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This is the highlights section of our conversation with Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox. Don’t forget to listen to the full conversation – https://cxolife.com/prashant-mehta-lightbox-on-endurance-sports-biking-ironman-trekking-and-million-dollar-ideas/
Hey, you are listening to talkcxolife and in this edition, we will be conversing with Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well, that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! So hold on as we begin unraveling this intriguing story of Prashant across various fronts. Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon Valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. It was this move to California that also fortified his love for the mountains and he began studying and researching various aspects of trekking and mountaineering. His zest for testing his endurance too culminated in California, twenty years ago, when Prashant was grappling with some critical health issues. His then boss and friend egged him on to take to biking as a way to reboot his system. What started as a way to distract his mind and get fit soon became an obsession to push his limits, which Prashant himself hadn’t anticipated. Soon, Prashant began participating in various races and events across the US and other countries. It soon graduated to participating in triathlons and then came the half Ironman. A noteworthy interesting pattern, that emerges from his story as most of the other CXOs I have interviewed is also a strong presence of ‘the tribe’. An equally, if not more, enthusiastic bunch of friends who goad you on to do things, however out of reason or out of bounds it may seem, but doing them nevertheless and doing it together. And yet, if anything, there is hardly any pattern in his story excepting that of episodic, erratic moves including Prashant’s move from the US to Mumbai to head an advertising technology startup for 5 years before he surprised himself yet again and became a venture capitalist. And now here’s some great news, weeks ago, Prashant completed his Turkey half ironman that involves a 1.9 km swim, 90 km bike and a 21k run in 6.45 hours about 37 minutes better than his last attempt about three years ago. So here’s cheering for him and his gang of boys who call themselves the Worli 5.45. True to their style days after which, his gang of friends biked along the Turkey coast! Among the very many crazy things up their sleeve is an inspiring K2K (Kashmir to Kanyakumari) bike ride, which will be a second marvelous attempt at raising charity for children suffering from terminal and critical illness. The previous one was a non-stop Delhi to Mumbai ride through which Prashant and his team raised and donated Rs. 3.5 crores towards the same cause. And then there is the Full Ironman which Prashant is targeting after the K2K. Ah alright, I hear you, let’s get going already! But hey, as if this wasn’t already good enough we also captured the venture capitalist in him, sharing his insights on recognizing wealth-generating business ideas and more importantly people potential and of course his philosophy on success and work-life balance. Don’t forget to stay tuned for the CXO Funfacts segment at the end of the conversation wherein you’ll know of Prashant’s unusual fixations, fears, his favorite food and why Orange is indeed the new Black. Happy listening!…
In this latest edition of TalkCXOLife, Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life interviews Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now, Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well, that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon Valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. This is the CXO Fun Facts segment and an official warrant to turn up the amusement quotient on TalkCXOLife which is why it is unmissable! Stay tuned to know some interesting and fun insights about Prashant Mehta including why orange has been the black for him since quite a while, 9 of his most precious days of his life, some of his most enthralling journeys, dishes he loves to cook, his favorite comfort food, his fear, a quirky business idea that he believed in and took off and an unusual obsession which probably even his family is unaware of and I guess he would rather it stayed that way! You don’t want to miss this one!…
In this latest edition of TalkCXOLife, Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life interviews Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now, Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well, that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon Valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. In this concluding segment, we chat up on work-life balance, Prashant’s take on success and life’s unpredictable twists and turns. According to Prashant, having flexibility in life to figure out and pursue what one wants to, is what work-life balance is all about. He believes he will consider himself successful when he will be able to get up in the morning and do what he wants to do, that day, rather than having to follow a schedule and though he is fortunate like most to have that freedom on most days, he hasn’t been able to really act on it as often as he thinks he ought to. Prashant states that The ‘Never stop learning’ attitude is the legacy he would like to bestow his three wonderful daughters with. Happy Listening!…
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In this latest edition of TalkCXOLife, Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life interviews Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now, Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well, that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon Valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. In this segment, we try to get into the mind of Prashant Mehta, the venture capitalist as we try and understand the bankable attributes he looks for in a person/team before partnering with them. Prashant shares how for him, instincts play a bigger role in arriving at such a crucial decision apart from weighing the leadership and the business opportunity. He lets his instincts guide him to recognize the possibility of building trust and being able to work together and work through things together in the long term. Which he says is the most crucial aspect of a partnership such as this. We also speak about how pursuing a parallel dimension one is deeply passionate about besides work helps one evolve.…
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In this latest edition of TalkCXOLife, Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life interviews Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now, Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well, that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon Valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. This segment is about Prashant’s love for the mountains. Know how it all began and listen to Prashant share how a trekking trip with his daughter to the Annapurna base camp proved to be revelatory in more ways than one. In the CXO Funfacts segment, in fact, Prashant refers to this time he spent with his daughter as the 9 most precious days of his life. We also converse about a mountaineers’ popular itch of conquering the highest peak, the reason Prashant hasn’t yet attempted it and the unfortunate and tragic incident at Mount Everest this year. Prashant also divulges how pursuing these varied interests have made an impact on him.…
In this latest edition of TalkCXOLife, Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life interviews Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now, Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well, that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon Valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. In this segment, Prashant touches upon his approach towards running, biking and swimming and how he has evolved with respect to each. We also converse about his training methodology – which comprises 5 to 6-day routines per week. Prior to an event, training is scheduled and worked backward, usually 2-3 months prior, with a minimum of 15-20 hours per week. The biggest challenge for Prashant is to get back to training after a break due to frequent travel since as per his admission, even a week’s break sets him back by a month. He also divulges how he stopped being obsessive about his diet once he realised that he and the people around him weren’t really having fun.…
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1 3: Prashant Mehta, Lightbox - Part 3/7 – Mission I’mpossible - Combining the Crazy with a Cause 11:29
In this latest edition of TalkCXOLife, Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life interviews Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now, Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well, that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon Valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. In this segment, you’ll get to know of the crazy bike rides Prashant and his team have undertaken. The first such major ride was from Bombay to Pune and back. After just 6 weeks of training, Prashant and two of his friends endured a 13-hour road journey and kept pedalling away even as Prashant started feeling delusional midway due to exhaustion. Soon after the completion of this trip, Prashant trekked to the Everest basecamp and describes this as the craziest two weeks of his life. Another crazy ride was a non-stop Delhi Bombay ride with a targeted time of 60 hours which his gang manged to pull off in spite of the several challenges they faced and learned from. Prashant speaks of how these charity bike rides bordering on insanity are made possible when it is the heart which switches the gear during the trying times. For Prashant, a cause or a mission motivates him to push his limits much more than wanting to ace a timing or attain a desired speed.…
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In this latest edition of TalkCXOLife Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life interviews Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well, that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon Valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. In this segment, Prashant shares how he began his endurance journey through biking with the help of his ex-boss, twenty years ago when he was coping to come to terms with life after battling a serious health scare that had him feeling overwhelmed. What began as an attempt to give his mind a fresh lease, soon graduated to pushing his limits gradually, as his ex-boss constantly motivated him to keep giving it his best shot. Together, they began participating in biking events and races across the US and then even across the world. Prashant believes cycling gave him an incredible opportunity to explore food culture and people around. He also speaks of the importance of the role of his ‘crazy bunch of friends’ in discovering his limits and pushing them. Constantly. Happy Listening!…
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In this latest edition of TalkCXOLife Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life interviews Prashant Mehta, Partner at Lightbox, a venture capital firm in Mumbai. Now Prashant is also known as the endurance man. Why you ask? Imagine pedaling from Mumbai to Pune and back, that is about 330km, for 13 hours, and (no don’t run out of breath as yet) then within the same week of pulling off that feat, trekking to the Everest basecamp! Well that is Prashant Mehta for you ladies and gentlemen! Born in Mumbai, and having spent his growing years between India and Africa, Prashant studied biotechnology in the U.S. but ended up working for a bank, pursuing an MBA from Wharton School after which he headed straight to work for Lehman Brothers which helped him understand the art of investing in emerging markets. He subsequently moved to Silicon valley to head Yahoo’s commercial operations for emerging markets. In this first segment Prashant speaks of his childhood. His parents’ bold move from Mumbai to Zambia during the copper rush with less than 1000 dollars in their pockets, how he came back to Mumbai for schooling and lived with his grandmother in a chawl which lent him his first major impressions and went on to colour his perspectives as a child. He shares how going to a boarding school in Panchgani in the fifth grade and his five years there had the single most important impact on his life. Prashant thereafter went back to Zambia and then to Texas to complete his last years of high school where he picked up American football and made some great friends. He believes these experiences across vastly different cultures ingrained within him the ability to survive anywhere and get along and understand people from all walks of life. Prashant also shares what it takes to sustain or endure and how at the behest of a friend, he took to Ironman, considered the hardest single day sport, especially when he didn’t even know how to swim and how with some much support he overcame that hurdle! BTW, Prashant recently completed his fourth Ironman 70.3 in Turkey and true to style, also biked along the Turkey Coast soon after the Ironman, along with his gang! Happy listening!…
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1 43: HIGHLIGHTS : Ajith Nair - Director, Kincentric on employee experience/engagement, leadership, engaging corporate culture 27:46
This episode comprises the highlights of the conversation of Ajith Nair, Director @ Kincentric, a talent and HR advisory firm specialising in employee engagement, leadership assessment and development & HR advisory with Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life. Ajith speaks at length on the – · Essence of employee engagement in every organisation & its role in managing and aiding disruption · Emergence of EX – Employee Experience & the benefits (& need) of linking it with customer experience · Challenges organisations face implementing sustainable engagement solutions & how the basics are at reach for every organisation regardless of its size, · Importance of work-life balance and how encouraging employees to expand their faculties can, in fact, help a corporate to 'de-risk' · Role of corporate and leaders in inducing and more importantly, sustaining a dynamically engaged corporate culture, · Attributes and skill-sets of a new-age leader & · Leadership is more of a calling to go beyond oneself – be it a corporate, local or global level. And of course, since this is the KIA series we also conversed about Ajith’s passions, primarily, his love for music, playing the mridangam and other percussion instruments as well as yoga and writing. As a way of giving back, Ajith regularly coaches students and NGOs and is also part of a Citizen's Action Group working towards shutting the Deonar Garbage dump in Mumbai. I hope you enjoy listening to this conversation! Stay tuned!…
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1 42: Full Conversation - Ajith Nair - Director, Kincentric on employee experience, engagement, leadership 53:59
Welcome to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife. In continuation with the series of conversations we are having with HR leaders, people-centric managers and coaches we bring to you our conversation with Ajith Nair, Director of Kincentric, a talent and HR advisory firm specialising in employee engagement, leadership assessment and development & HR advisory. Ajith spoke to Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXO Life at length on the – · Essence of employee engagement in every organisation & its role in managing and aiding disruption · Emergence of EX – Employee Experience & the benefits (& need) of linking it with customer experience · Challenges organisations face implementing sustainable engagement solutions & how the basics are at reach for every organisation regardless of its size, · Importance of work-life balance and how encouraging employees to expand their faculties can, in fact, help a corporate to de-risk · role of corporates and leaders in inducing and more importantly, sustaining a dynamically engaged corporate culture, · Attributes and skillsets of a new-age leader & · Leadership is more of a calling to go beyond oneself – be it a corporate, local or global level. And of course, since this is the KIA series we also conversed about Ajith’s passions, primarily, his love for music, playing the mridangam and other percussion instruments as well as yoga and writing. As a way of giving back, Ajith regularly coaches students and NGOs and is also part of a Citizen's Action Group working towards shutting the Deonar Garbage dump in Mumbai. We hope you enjoy listening to this conversation! Stay tuned!…
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Welcome to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife. In continuation with the series of conversations we are having with HR leaders, people-centric managers and coaches we bring to you my conversation with Ajith Nair, Director of Kincentric, a talent and HR advisory firm specializing in employee engagement, leadership assessment and development & HR advisory. · In this segment, we delve briefly into the academic and career background of Ajith - His transition from Advertising communications to research to HR and Talent advisory. · His present role in Kincentric which encompasses training individuals and teams to do their best and helping organizations look at talent in a way that it serves to be of strategic advantage. · We also delve on Ajith’s passions which include his interests in yoga, playing the mridangam and other percussion instruments, writing poetry, blogging, coaching and also environmental activism.…
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Welcome to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife. In continuation with the series of conversations we are having with HR leaders, people-centric managers and coaches we bring to you my conversation with Ajith Nair, Director of Kincentric, a talent and HR advisory firm specializing in employee engagement, leadership assessment and development & HR advisory. · In this segment, Ajith speaks on the essence of leadership and the attributes of a new-age leader · How leadership is a calling to go beyond oneself and beyond the ordinary and · He also speaks of the importance of time management within the context of striking a balance between work and life…
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1 39: Ajith Nair - Part 3/5 – Role of Leaders in Inducing & Sustaining a Motivating Corporate Culture 13:00
Welcome to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife. In continuation with the series of conversations we are having with HR leaders, people-centric managers and coaches we bring to you my conversation with Ajith Nair, Director of Kincentric, a talent and HR advisory firm specialising in employee engagement, leadership assessment and development & HR advisory. · In this segment, Ajith speaks of how some corporates are promoting multiple growth-seeking avenues to employees to tap their overall potential, actively motivating them to seek such platforms and how this is a great way for organisations to de-risk itself. · the role of leaders in inducing and sustaining such a growth-led mindset and culture · How an increasing number of CXOs are seeing the benefits of pursuing a passion which helps them to engage the mind in different ways, be more effective as a leader and even differentiate themselves in their professional realm.…
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Welcome to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife. In continuation with the series of conversations we are having with HR leaders, people-centric managers and coaches we bring to you our conversation with Ajith Nair, Director of Kincentric, a talent and HR advisory firm specializing in employee engagement, leadership assessment and development & HR advisory. In this segment, Ajith Nair speaks to Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXO Life on - The commonalities across corporate cultures globally while pointing to the differences within the employee ecosystem. He emphasizes the significance of fundamentally anchored value systems – pillars of what an engaging culture thrives on and how these lead to unfathomable employee behaviours – what he calls as emergent behaviours – behaviours, much beyond the expectations any employee manual can seek. And how this is a by-product of a thriving engaging culture. The critical role of engaged employees in aiding and managing disruption The need for organisations to shift from the outdated Process lens which served well for consistency and predictability to intent-culture-purpose led lens to tap that delta or competitive edge.…
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Welcome to the KIA series by TalkCXOLife. In continuation with the series of conversations we are having with HR leaders, people-centric managers and coaches we bring to you Ajith Nair, Director of Kincentric, a talent and HR advisory firm specializing in employee engagement, leadership assessment and development & HR advisory. In this first segment, Ajith Nair speaks to Sunayana Nair on – Employee engagement – how it ought to be entrenched within clearly defined outcomes, The importance and impact of linking EX employee experience with a customer experience intricately connected to brand values. The tangibles any firm/organization can work around to surpass the barriers impeding a dynamically engaging culture And how organizations need to encompass employee wellness within an entire experience in itself moving beyond the current program-led approach.…
How can we have with us a digital icon and not quiz him in-depth for some insights into understanding this animal? In this segment Vivek shares some details of his entrepreneurial journey, how it is no longer just about building digital fitness within the team but about creating an integrated-strategy led mindset to thrive and prosper. He firmly believes in the coming years every CEO will have to think digital or else perish!…
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Vivek Bhargava, CEO, DAN Performance Group heads the digital performance agencies of the reputed Dentsu Aegis Network. Vivek has been on this digital journey since 1997 when he commenced his venture Communicate2 to help Indian companies communicate better having observed the medium’s gradual but gripping impact in the US on his family trips and as a young student. From a time when digital meant at the most having an add-on CD to a corporate brochure to now when it is omnipresent, the journey has been a promising one for Vivek, who is regarded as among the top digital minds in India today. This is the Highlights segment comprising the key takeaways from my conversation with Vivek Bhargava. Don’t forget to listen to the full conversation on audioboom and on our website – www.cxolife.com (http://www.cxolife.com/)…
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1 34: Vivek Bhargava, CEO, DAN Performance Group on Table Tennis, Chess, Happiness - Full conversation 1:09:50
Vivek Bhargava, CEO, DAN Performance Group heads the digital performance agencies of the reputed Dentsu Aegis Network. Vivek has been on this digital journey since 1997 when he commenced his venture Communicate2 to help Indian companies communicate better having observed the medium’s gradual but gripping impact in the US on his family trips and as a young student. From a time when digital meant at the most having an add-on CD to a corporate brochure to now when it is omnipresent, the journey has been a promising one for Vivek, who is regarded as among the top digital minds in India today. And if anything makes for as enthralling a story is Vivek’s passion for table tennis, a sport he picked up as a seven-year-old when his family suddenly shifted to Mussoorie, a beautiful hill station in Dehradun, India. Vivek took to the sport passionately and went on to play several state tournaments. What may come as a surprise to many though is that Vivek had taken a complete break from playing TT for the 15 years he led Communicate2 until its acquisition by Dentsu Aegis in 2012. Around the same time, an old friend who had come over from the US challenged Vivek to a match and since then, Vivek hasn’t looked back from working on his game. Vivek went on to not only play table tennis regularly but also went on to compete at the national level. He has won a bronze in the 30-plus-age category and a silver in the doubles. He credits his quick comeback to the thorough training he received as a child. Vivek is also committed to improve the visibility of the sport in the country and also owns a table tennis team, Challengers, in the Ultimate Table Tennis League - a professional level table tennis league in India contested by 6 teams. His team had qualified till the finals in the inaugural 2017 season and very recently, about two months ago in the 3rd season of the UTT League had made it to the semi-finals. And if you think this is about it, hold on. Vivek is also an avid chess player and an amateur paragliding pilot. He is also learning the art of standup comedy and has performed a couple of routines. He believes learning to make people laugh especially in his vocation can be of tremendous help. Well, I must admit I had a ball recording this conversation even as Vivek spooked me with some mentalism tricks he had just learned! There were so many aspects which we spoke about at length that this has been one of the toughest conversations to edit considering there’s only so much we can pack – so make the most of it! In this full conversation Vivek delves on his formative years, the critical and indelible influence his father has had on him, his relocation to Mumbai in the 9th grade which he regards as a key milestone, his entrepreneurial journey, his philosophies on happiness, life, sports, leadership, his passions – primarily table tennis and chess, his penchant for learning something new every quarter, topped with some rather interesting facts about Vivek including an app which he uses to meditate and swears by. And all of this is served with hearty doses of laughter. Now with a future standup comedian in tow, we wouldn’t have had it any other way, right? So are you up for this entertaining and inspiring chat? Here we go…
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1 33: Vivek Bhargava Part 6/6 - Fun Facts with Vivek Bhargava - Meditation, Paragliding, Standup Comedy 20:40
In this fun facts segment, Vivek shares an interesting take on meditation, entrepreneurship, standup comedy, how he chanced upon paragliding, the best gift he received which was a startup capital his father gave him at 14 years which got him hooked onto entrepreneurship and the chess piece he identifies himself with among others.…
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1 32: Vivek Bhargava Part 5/6 - Pursuing a Sport/Passion - Vivek's foolproof formula for Success 7:01
In this segment, Vivek shares his views on work-life balance – his firm belief that a person ought to do better at his/her work if s/he picks up a passion outside of it, his views on success and how he would like to keep alive his obsession of being happy.
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In this segment, Vivek speaks of his love for chess which also he began playing when very young with his father. Vivek loves watching recorded matches of renowned grandmasters and shares with us his love for chess and some interesting tidbits like his first win, the details of the longest match he played etc. Towards the end, he shares his views on the challenges of playing chess in India and how playing a sport can immensely help you professionally and will increasingly prove to be a definite competitive edge going forward.…
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1 30: Vivek Bhargava Part 3/6 - On Playing Competitive Table Tennis & His Team 'Challengers' in the UTT League 15:34
In this segment, Vivek speaks about table tennis and his commitment to the sport. What marked his return to the sport after 15 years, the lessons he has derived from playing Table tennis. He also mentions his most memorable win as a 13-year-old defeating the reigning Dehradun district champion, how critical it is to begin playing a sport in childhood and how his performance has improved substantially over the years in the 30-plus year category. Vivek also shares details about his team Challengers in the Ultimate Table Tennis League while discussing the future of the sport in the country.…
In this segment, Vivek Bhargava speaks of his brush with the digital idea, his plunge into entrepreneurship and his digital journey. He also delves upon some interesting philosophies on increasing his happiness baseline every day and how he is obsessive about it, how setting goals is detrimental and why he would rather set a discipline - the central one being the happiness discipline.…
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1 28: Vivek Bhargava, Part 1/6 - On Formative Years in Mussoorie & Playing State-Level Table Tennis 11:32
In this segment, Vivek takes us through his formative years – his privileged upbringing in Mussoorie where he picked up table tennis rather quickly and began playing state-level tournaments, how playing table tennis gifted him friends from all walks of life, how he came to believe that being likable is a better virtue than being intelligent, especially when you are an entrepreneur, his relocation to Mumbai which proved to be a major milestone and his father’s significant influence on him.…
In this conversation with Manoj Aravindakshan, Pratap shares his insights he has gained through his 11-year experience in Leadership Mentoring and Executive Coaching comprising the essence of leadership, time-stress management, work-life harmony, role of leaders and organizations in facilitating employee growth and potential. This segment comprises the Highlights of the conversation with Pratap Nambiar, Founder & Chairman, Thought Perfect, a Singapore based firm providing coaching and mentoring services to CEOs.…
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Welcome to the second edition of Masters in Motion, featuring 10 prominent global leaders ardently pursuing a passion beyond their work spheres! In this edition, we profile N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons who is also known for his obsessive running streaks! Listen to Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life & Host of the #TalkCXOLife podcast series, present fascinating facts & insights curated about N. Chandrasekaran through his interactions with media. We not only delve into his journey of running which he began as an attempt to combat the onset of diabetes but also his role in setting in motion a spectacular corporate wellness culture in TCS, the Tata group and the community at large. Happy listening!…
This marks a beginning of a special series of conversations we will be having with leaders in the people’s domain, constituting HR Leaders, Leadership Coaches, HR Strategists and Senior Consultants who will help us understand various facets of leadership and people management, its challenges primarily with respect to employee engagement, work-life harmony, and maximising human potential. Our first such conversation is with Pratap Nambiar, Founder & Chairman, Thought Perfect, a Singapore based firm providing coaching and mentoring services to CEOs. Pratap is a corporate veteran with over 35 years of experience across geographies and products/services and has been into the executive coaching space for 11 years now. Pratap has contributed to several Thought Leadership Publications and is also a Member of the KPMG Asia Pacific Management Committee, as well as the Global Markets Steering Group. In this conversation with Manoj Aravindakshan, Pratap shares his insights he has gained through his 11-year experience in Leadership Mentoring and Executive Coaching comprising the essence of leadership, time-stress management, work-life harmony, role of leaders and organizations in facilitating employee growth and potential. Towards the end, Pratap delves into his love for poetry and sports. Pratap loves playing tennis and has also been the Ex-Vice President of the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association. The Writer’s Workshop, Calcutta, had published his first collection of verses called “Over the Years”. Recipient of the Editor’s Choice Award for Outstanding Achievement in Poetry (1997) from The National Library of Poetry, USA, his latest book “Straight from the Heart” was launched by Ethos Books and National Art Council Singapore.…
Pratap Nambiar, Founder & Chairman, Thought Perfect, a Singapore based firm providing coaching and mentoring services to CEOs. Pratap is a corporate veteran with over 35 years of experience across geographies and products/services and has been into the executive coaching space for 11 years now. Pratap has contributed to several Thought Leadership Publications and is also a Member of the KPMG Asia Pacific Management Committee, as well as the Global Markets Steering Group. In this segment, Pratap delves into his love for poetry and for sports. Pratap is an avid sportsman, playing tennis, squash, golf, cricket, etc and has also been the Ex-Vice President of the Singapore Lawn Tennis Association. He shares his love for cricket which he used to play at the university level sharing some of the key life lessons he has derived from cricket. He loves to play tennis which he says is life, and also reads out a short poem on Happiness from his book Straight from the Heart.…
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Pratap Nambiar, Founder & Chairman, Thought Perfect, a Singapore based firm providing coaching and mentoring services to CEOs. Pratap is a corporate veteran with over 35 years of experience across geographies and products/services and has been into the executive coaching space for 11 years now. Pratap has contributed to several Thought Leadership Publications and is also a Member of the KPMG Asia Pacific Management Committee, as well as the Global Markets Steering Group. Pratap Nambiar mentions in this segment that while the role of a leader is to best understand and facilitate the growth of every employee reach his/her fullest potential how very few organizations have succeeded in doing so due to their focus on the horizontal growth of the employees, completely overlooking the vertical growth of employees.…
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Pratap Nambiar, Founder & Chairman, Thought Perfect, a Singapore based firm providing coaching and mentoring services to CEOs. Pratap is a corporate veteran with over 35 years of experience across geographies and products/services and has been into the executive coaching space for 11 years now. Pratap has contributed to several Thought Leadership Publications and is also a Member of the KPMG Asia Pacific Management Committee, as well as the Global Markets Steering Group. In this segment, Pratap Nambiar sheds some interesting insights on managing stress & time, and how it’s a challenge that almost every business leader grapples with. He also mentions how work-life balance is more about maintaining harmony and how a leader is likely to influence his peers and subordinates at the workplace through his passion.…
Pratap Nambiar, Founder & Chairman, Thought Perfect, a Singapore based firm providing coaching and mentoring services to CEOs. Pratap is a corporate veteran with over 35 years of experience across geographies and products/services and has been into the executive coaching space since 11 years now. Pratap has contributed to several Thought Leadership Publications and is also Member of the KPMG Asia Pacific Management Committee, as well as the Global Markets Steering Group. In this segment, Pratap Nambiar converses with Manoj Aravindakshan on his eleven-year journey into executive coaching, mentoring primarily Asian business leaders. He speaks on leadership - its essence and some common blind spots.…
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This episode comprises the Highlights of the amazing journey of the cool and persistent Rajen Prabhu, aka Sumo – as known to his friends and family. Rajen is Sr. Director at a large fintech MNC in Singapore and speaks about his journey from a fat to a fit man to an Ironman! Rajen recently completed his first Ironman-equivalent triathlon, Challenge Roth in Bavaria this July within 8 years of embarking upon his fitness journey. He also discusses about his first love for quizzing and his long-cherished dream of being a comedian-quizmaster. This conversation is inspiring in that it encapsulates the impermanence of the labels we attach to ourselves, be it self-construed or given by others – if we are willing to extend ourselves beyond those familiar terrains and give a chance to rediscover ourselves daily! So ready to listen to this refreshingly candid talk with Rajen? Strap it on!…
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In this segment Rajen shares some fun trivia about himself including how he got nicknamed Sumo, the advantage of having a fat man live inside a fit man, how he holds qualifying for Mardi Gras Quiz finals in college close to his heart, his ritual before the races, his favourite pair of shoes, and fondness for Japanese cuisine and how reading Lord of the Rings transformed him when he was growing up, some funny incidents of his life also earning huge brownie points when he admits to relish everything cooked by his talented wife Sowmiya Venkatesan, who was a Masterchef Singapore finalist! And we delightfully concur after being treated to a lovely generous meal prepared by Sowmiya when we landed up at Rajen’s residence in the evening, weary after two consecutive shoots done earlier in the day! We hope you enjoy listening to this one! Happy Listening!…
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1 18: Full Conversation - Rajen Prabhu, Sr. Director, Large MNC Singapore: From Fat to Fit to Ironman | Quizzing & comedy 1:01:50
Hey! you are listening to TalkCXOLIfe and this time we are presenting this amazing journey of the cool and persistent Rajen Prabhu, aka Sumo – as known to his friends and family. While the moniker Sumo was bestowed upon Rajen decades ago at the IIT Madras campus by a senior as campus tradition demands it, Rajen, who is Sr. Director at a large fintech MNC in Singapore, is anything but the huge 120-kg guy that he had been for a major part of his life! Well, physically at least! In his conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life, Rajen confesses to still having a fat man living inside of him – an intricate part of him in which has shaped his perspectives, his attitude of keeping it light and simple and his hunger for testing his limits which he isn’t ready to part with as yet. And quite understandably so! For a guy to have just completed his first Ironman-equivalent triathlon, Challenge Roth in Bavaria this July within 8 years of embarking upon his fitness journey, Rajen is remarkably casual about his form and believes that preparation is the key to ace any challenge. Interestingly enough Rajen believes his journey has been laced with humor and it had inspired him enough to combine it with his love for quizzing and invent a unique standup routine act crossing comedy and quizzing – an experiment which had its fair share of audience in the rotary clubs in Chennai though he is yet to position it successfully in Singapore. This conversation is inspiring in that it encapsulates the impermanence of the labels we attach to ourselves, be it self-construed or given by others – if we are willing to extend ourselves beyond those familiar terrains and give a chance to rediscover ourselves daily! So ready to listen to this refreshingly candid talk with Rajen? Strap it on! Happy listening!…
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In this segment, Rajen speaks on Work-life balance and how bringing about that harmony has been possible largely due to a motivating organisational culture and an encouraging boss. Though work always comes first for Rajen he shares how it is possible to pragmatically weave in passion with gruelling ambition by being mindful. He shares how success is about being able to enjoy work and have people who mean something to you, respect you be it at work and home. Among all things, it is Rajen’s persistence which has surprised him especially since he considered himself to be the guy who would walk away from something if it seemed too hard. Looking back, Rajen is surprised how he persisted with those countless hours in the swimming pool unable to swim more than 10 metres! Going forward, Rajen wants to hold on to the sense of gratitude for what he has, retain his sense of humour when things go wrong and would like the understanding to prevail that wellbeing is physical and mental and how one can’t put a price on being healthy. Happy Listening!…
In this segment, Rajen takes us through his first love of quizzing and introduces us to his once-cherished dream of becoming a standup comedian. Rajen shares how he had tasted a ‘modicum of success’ in Chennai rotary clubs where he found himself an enthusiastic audience among middle-aged women who would fawn over his standup routines which were a mix of quizzing and comedy. Though the move to Singapore resulted in a cooling down of this passion, Rajen still hopes to fan it alive someday especially with his inner Sumo within constantly goading him to view life in all its splendid humor. Rajen also shares his views on the current Indian standup comedy scene and how it has come a long way from mimicry and narrating jokes out of a book. Happy Listening!…
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In this segment, Rajen shares key insights on nutrition, the importance of sleep and how he is an early sleeper, how he manages work and his passion for biking and racing in triathlons. How giving up tayar-saadam or curd rice for dinner was the biggest sacrifice he has had to make after having it for the first 38 years of his life. Rajen also shares how his passion for competing in triathlons has helped him approach work and life, improved his focus, productivity and time management skills. Rajen also shares how moving to Singapore was the key factor that enabled him to discover his interests and pursue it so dedicatedly. Happy Listening!…
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Hi! This is the Highlights episode of the #KeepitAlive conversation with Samson Tan, CEO, GTMC Travel & Chairman, Inbound Committee, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS). In this conversation with Manoj Aravindakshan, Samson shares his insights on the travel industry, especially in Singapore, his love for water polo which he began playing when he was 9 years old! Samson had represented the national team and had played in the South East Asian Games, the Asian championships. Tan was also the vice president for water polo Singapore from 2016-18. Tan also loves to play golf and is doing so for nearly twenty years now. He has won several amateur golf tournaments and holds close to his heart his two wins in the NATAS yearly challenge. Samson also shares his thoughts on work-life balance and on how his family is the key factor in his life. Happy listening!…
Hi! You are listening to the latest KeepitAlive series by TalkCXOLife. Now, this one should be of special interest to the ones bitten by the travel bug. We have with us Samson Tan, CEO, GTMC Travel & Chairman, Inbound Committee, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS). In this conversation with Manoj Aravindakshan, Samson shares his his thoughts on work-life balance and on his firm belief that a happy family is the most important building block for success and fulfillment. Happy Listening!…
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In this segment, Rajen takes us through his journey into fitness with his move to Singapore in 2011 as a senior executive with Mastercard. He shares how he chanced upon the concept of triathlons, having casually signed up for one such on a vacation to Phuket in 2013 and though he felt that he would ‘die at various points in the event’ he was hooked on to it at the end and wanted to carry on testing his limits even as he sat in an ice tub trying to help his body recover from the shock of having endured the race. It was The Metasprint series in Singapore, however, which helped him approach the triathlon in a methodical manner which was key to help him approach the sport systematically and eventually see them as fun. He shares how he loves biking and how he struggled with swimming having learnt it only five-six years ago but persisted anyway. Rajen now looks forward to his training which is engineered seamlessly within his daily schedule. When we recorded our conversation, Rajen was training to undertake the Challenge Roth triathlon event, an equivalent of the full IRONMAN event and which he successfully completed this July at Bavaria. Happy Listening!…
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In this conversation with Manoj Aravindakshan, Samson Tan, CEO, GTMC Travel & Chairman, Inbound Committee, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS), shares his insights on the travel industry, especially in Singapore. How the internet boom changed the dynamics across key aspects within the industry. Tan mentions the emergence of an interesting O-to-O trend wherein increasingly for a product promoted online, the transaction takes place offline, displaying a global rise in offline transactions reflecting an increasing preference towards the service component offered. Tan also takes us through his love for traveling and discovering new places, his inclination towards adapting to various cultures in Asia. With regards to his association with NATAS, he also shares his insights on measures being taken to increase the number of tourists to Singapore some regions around that have untapped tourism potential. Samson is an avid water polo player since he was 9 years old and plays in the Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore. He had in his prime years, represented the national team and had played in the South East Asian Games & the Asian championships. Tan was also the vice president for water polo Singapore from 2016-18. When Samson isn’t traveling or isn’t enjoying a good meal, he can be found at a golf course! Tan loves to play golf and is doing so for nearly twenty years now. He has won several amateur golf tournaments and holds close to his heart his two wins in the NATAS yearly challenge. Tan believes golf has helped him in honing his decision-making skills. Towards the conclusion, Samson shares his thoughts on work-life balance and on how his family is the most important bit for keeping his enthusiasm alive. Happy listening!…
Rajen Prabhu, Sr. Director at a large fintech major takes us through his career milestones beginning with a stellar academic record, his marriage and move to Singapore
We have with Samson Tan, CEO, GTMC Travel & Chairman, Inbound Committee, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS). When Samson isn’t traveling or isn’t enjoying a good meal, he can be found at a golf course! Tan loves to play golf and is doing so for nearly twenty years now. He has won several amateur golf tournaments and holds close to his heart his two wins in the NATAS yearly challenge. Tan believes golf has helped him in honing his decision-making skills. Happy listening!…
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Hi! You are listening to the latest KeepitAlive series by TalkCXOLife. Now, this one should be of special interest to the ones bitten by the travel bug – which should constitute many of us I believe. We have with Samson Tan, CEO, GTMC Travel & Chairman, Inbound Committee, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS). Samson is an avid water polo player since he was 9 years old and plays in the Chinese Swimming Club, Singapore. He had in his prime years had represented the national team and had played in the South East Asian Games, the Asian championships. Tan was also the vice president for water polo Singapore from 2016-18. Happy listening!…
Hi! You are listening to the latest KeepitAlive series by TalkCXOLife. Now, this one should be of special interest to the ones bitten by the travel bug – which should constitute many of us I believe. We have with Samson Tan, CEO, GTMC Travel & Chairman, Inbound Committee, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS). In this conversation with my colleague Manoj Aravindakshan, Samson shares his insights on the travel industry, especially in Singapore. With regards to his association with NATAS, he also shares his insights on measures being taken to increase the number of tourists to Singapore some regions around that have untapped tourism potential. Happy Listening!…
Hi! You are listening to the latest KeepitAlive series by TalkCXOLife. Now, this one should be of special interest to the ones bitten by the travel bug – which should constitute many of us I believe. We have with Samson Tan, CEO, GTMC Travel & Chairman, Inbound Committee, National Association of Travel Agents Singapore (NATAS). In this conversation with my colleague Manoj Aravindakshan, Samson shares his insights on the travel industry, especially in Singapore. How the internet boom changed the dynamics across key aspects within the industry. Tan mentions the emergence of an interesting O-to-O trend wherein increasingly for a product promoted online, the transaction takes place offline, displaying a global rise in offline transactions reflecting an increasing preference towards the service component offered. Tan also takes us through his love for traveling and discovering new places, his inclination towards adapting to various cultures in Asia. Happy Listening!…
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1 5: HIGHLIGHTS - Vaishali Kasture on Running over 70000 km , women empowerment, success, motherhood 27:36
Hi! You are listening to the latest episode of TalkCXOLife. So, do you know of anyone who has run the distance of the earth? And is close to doing so twice over? Well, that is Vaishali Kasture for you. The first Indian Woman to complete running all the World Major Marathons. You might imagine her as a mean athletic machine to have been some kind of sports buff all her life to have run an excess of 70,000 km! But this petite lady with an iron will and a tender heart took to running well into her thirties, having spent her time pursuing academic excellence, a challenging career, leading organizations at various capacities in male-dominated domains like finance and technology. A firm believer and crusader of women empowerment and equality, two causes that are close to her heart, Vaishali is also the Co-Founder at Sonder Connect, an exclusive mentoring platform for women, set up with an aim to give women access to the most powerful men and women in India. Happy Listening!…
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1 4: Full Conversation - Vaishali Kasture on Running over 70000 km , women empowerment, success, motherhood 56:52
Hi! You are listening to the latest episode of TalkCXOLife. So, do you know of anyone who has run the distance of the earth? And is close to doing so twice over? Well, that is Vaishali Kasture for you. The first Indian Woman to complete running all the World Major Marathons. You might imagine her as a mean athletic machine to have been some kind of sports buff all her life to have run an excess of 70,000 km! But this petite lady with an iron will and a tender heart took to running well into her thirties, having spent her time pursuing academic excellence, a challenging career, leading organizations at various capacities in male-dominated domains like finance and technology. A firm believer and crusader of women empowerment and equality, two causes that are close to her heart, Vaishali is also the Co-Founder at Sonder Connect, an exclusive mentoring platform for women, set up with an aim to give women access to the most powerful men and women in India. Happy Listening!…
So, do you know of anyone who has run the distance of the earth? And is close to doing so twice over? Well, that is Vaishali Kasture for you. The first Indian Woman to complete running all the World Major Marathons. You might imagine her as a mean athletic machine to have been some kind of sports buff all her life to have run an excess of 70,000 km! But this petite lady with an iron will and a tender heart took to running well into her thirties, having spent her time pursuing academic excellence, a challenging career, leading organizations at various capacities in male-dominated domains like finance and technology. She is currently part of the Amazon Web Services Leadership team. In this segment, we explore some fun facts about Vaishali Kasture. Happy Listening!…
So, do you know of anyone who has run the distance of the earth? And is close to doing so twice over? Well, that is Vaishali Kasture for you. The first Indian Woman to complete running all the World Major Marathons. You might imagine her as a mean athletic machine to have been some kind of sports buff all her life to have run an excess of 70,000 km! But this petite lady with an iron will and a tender heart took to running well into her thirties, having spent her time pursuing academic excellence, a challenging career, leading organizations at various capacities in male-dominated domains like finance and technology. She is currently part of the Amazon Web Services Leadership team. In this candid conversation with Sunayana Nair, Vaishali shares her love for running, which she took to like a fish takes to water, even if it was much later in life, nevertheless gifting her the chance to explore her third dimension. She also touches upon her upbringing in a Maharashtrian household. Happy Listening!…
Welcome to our first special edition of Masters in Motion where we are set to feature 10 prominent global CXOs pursuing a passion beyond their work spheres! In this first edition we are featuring David Solomon, CEO Goldman Sachs who also moonlights as a DJ! Listen to Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life & Host of the #TalkCXOLife podcast series, present fascinating facts & insights curated about David Solomon regarding his passion, why he loves to DJ, work-life balance, leadership lessons through media interviews and primarily the JJ Redick Podcast conversation. Happy listening! Duration - 6 min 40 sec.…
So, do you know of anyone who has run the distance of the earth? And is close to doing so twice over? Well, that is Vaishali Kasture for you. The first Indian Woman to complete running all the World Major Marathons. You might imagine her as a mean athletic machine to have been some kind of sports buff all her life to have run an excess of 70,000 km! But this petite lady with an iron will and a tender heart took to running well into her thirties, having spent her time pursuing academic excellence, a challenging career, leading organizations at various capacities in male-dominated domains like finance and technology. She is currently part of the Amazon Web Services Leadership team. In this candid conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXO Life, Vaishali shares her love for running, which she took to like a fish takes to water, even if it was much later in life, nevertheless gifting her the chance to explore her third dimension. Running she says provides her with much food for the soul. Vaishali delves on the runner's quirks - favorite pairs of shoes, the ritual before the race, how we ought to give a medal its due, how running has helped her professionally and otherwise.…
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1 25: Dr. Tim Errington - HIGHLIGHTS - On Chiropractic, Power of Body to Heal Itself, Posture Matters, Yoga & Meditation 29:50
This is the Highlights of the conversation of Dr. Tim Errington, Founder & CEO, Total Health Chiropractic & Total Health Corporate Wellness Solutions with Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life. Dr. Tim offers one of the most reputed services in Chiropractic in Singapore and has also authored a book – Posture Matters. An erstwhile civil engineer, Dr. Tim began a new phase of his life at 40 years when we went back to school to learn Chiropractic, a science which found him not only at an unusual time but also at a rather unusual place – his old office in England. What began then was a journey which transformed not only his beliefs, mindset but also his entire life where he went from being a rather reckless toughie who used to play rugby and was constantly subjecting his body to blows and falls to adopting a restorative, preserving, healing mindset, amazed at the power and ammunition the body has to heal itself. Apart from delving into his formative years & education, earlier years as a civil engineer and his transition to Chiropractic, Tim Errington also delves on his keen interest in Yoga & meditation and how that has helped him in his practice and his passions - Scuba diving, Swimming and Skiing.…
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1 24: Full Conversation - Dr. Tim Errington on Benefits, Myths of Chiropractic therapy, Posture Matters, yoga & meditation 55:02
This is the FULL conversation of Dr. Tim Errington, Founder & CEO, Total Health Chiropractic & Total Health Corporate Wellness Solutions with Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life. Dr. Tim offers one of the most reputed services in Chiropractic in Singapore and has also authored a book – Posture Matters. An erstwhile civil engineer, Dr. Tim began a new phase of his life at 40 years when we went back to school to learn Chiropractic, a science which found him not only at an unusual time but also at a rather unusual place – his old office in England. What began then was a journey which transformed not only his beliefs, mindset but also his entire life where he went from being a rather reckless toughie who used to play rugby and was constantly subjecting his body to blows and falls to adopting a restorative, preserving, healing mindset, amazed at the power and ammunition the body has to heal itself. Listen to Tim speak of his formative years, how he discovered Chiropractic, the benefits, the myths surrounding it, on his book Posture Matters, how he relies on yoga & meditation and other passions like swimming, skiing, skydiving to keep that zest alive. Happy Listening!…
In this latest episode of TalkCXOLife we bring to you the gritty, resilient, warm Vaishali Kasture, the first Indian Woman to complete running all the World Major Marathons. You might imagine her as a mean athletic machine to have been some kind of sports buff all her life to have run an excess of 70,000 km! But this petite lady with an iron will and a tender heart took to running well into her thirties, having spent her time pursuing academic excellence, a challenging career, leading organizations at various capacities in male-dominated domains like finance and technology. As a part of the Amazon Web Services India leadership team, she is currently Helping B2B startups achieve scale and impact globally. Vaishali also loves playing mum to an eleven-year-old, Krishna, who is a soccer fan. In this candid conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXO Life, Vaishali shares her love for running, which she took to like a fish takes to water, even if it was much later in life, nevertheless gifting her the chance to explore her third dimension. Vaishali speaks specifically about her perspectives and personal derivations from amateur running. She also delves into her formative years, brought up in a Maharashtrian household, the strong influence of her father who pushed her to take a 'hard career' and how that encouragement and confidence has shaped her values and passions today.…
In this latest episode of TalkCXOLife, we present Vaishali Kasture, the first Indian Woman to complete running all the World Major Marathons. You might imagine her as a mean athletic machine to have been some kind of sports buff all her life to have run an excess of 70,000 km nearly twice the distance of the equator! But this petite lady with an iron will and a tender heart took to running well into her thirties, having spent her time pursuing academic excellence, a challenging career, leading organizations at various capacities in male-dominated domains like finance and technology. As a part of the Amazon Web Services India leadership team, she is currently Helping B2B startups achieve scale and impact globally. In this candid conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXO Life, Vaishali shares her love for running, which she took to like a fish takes to water, even if it was much later in life, nevertheless gifting her the chance to explore her third dimension. Running she says provides her with much food for the soul. She particularly mentions significant milestones of her life, how she discovered running and went on to run the distance of the earth. She mentions how within the first two runs she knew for certain that she would love to do this the rest of her life. Happy Listening!…
Hey! Welcome to the latest Keep it Alive series by TalkCXOLife and this time we are showcasing a rather interesting conversation with Dr. Tim Errington, Founder & CEO, Total Health Chiropractic & Total Health Corporate Wellness Solutions. Dr. Tim offers one of the most reputed services in Chiropractic In Singapore and has also authored a book – 'Posture Matters'. In this segment, Dr. Tim Errignton shares how he manages that elusive balance between work-life and how he perceives success.…
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Hey! Welcome to the latest Keep it Alive series by TalkCXOLife and this time we are showcasing a rather interesting conversation with Dr. Tim Errington, Founder & CEO, Total Health Chiropractic & Total Health Corporate Wellness Solutions. Dr. Tim offers one of the most reputed services in Chiropractic In Singapore and has also authored a book – 'Posture Matters'. In this segment, listen to Dr. Tim speak of his love for Swimming, Skiing and Skydiving and what he derives from each of these. Particularly interesting is how he began skydiving especially since he used to be terrified of heights!…
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Hey! Welcome to the latest Keep it Alive series by TalkCXOLife and this time we are showcasing a rather interesting conversation with Dr. Tim Errington, Founder & CEO, Total Health Chiropractic & Total Health Corporate Wellness Solutions. Dr. Tim offers one of the most reputed services in Chiropractic In Singapore and has also authored a book – 'Posture Matters'. In this segment, Dr. Tim shares how he came about practicing Yoga and Meditation. Meditation, he believes has helped him tap into his own subconscious, be more present, feel the energy and find solutions he may have otherwise overlooked whereas yoga has helped him strengthen, stretch his body which is imperative to overall wellness.…
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Hey! Welcome to the latest Keep it Alive series by TalkCXOLife and this time we are showcasing a rather interesting conversation with Dr. Tim Errington, Founder & CEO, Total Health Chiropractic & Total Health Corporate Wellness Solutions. Dr. Tim offers one of the most reputed services in Chiropractic In Singapore and has also authored a book – 'Posture Matters'. In this segment Dr. Tim Errington speaks about his reading habits, what he usually reads, his book Posture Matters, his writings and his affinity for public speaking.…
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1 17: Tim Errington, Chiropractor - Part 2/6 - Chiropractic : Discussing Benefits & Busting Myths 15:44
Hey! Welcome to the latest Keep it Alive series by TalkCXOLife and this time we are showcasing a rather interesting conversation with Dr. Tim Errington, Founder & CEO, Total Health Chiropractic & Total Health Corporate Wellness Solutions. Dr. Tim offers one of the most reputed services in Chiropractic In Singapore and has also authored a book – 'Posture Matters'. In this second segment this spinal engineer as he calls himself, tells Sunayana Nair how chiropractic is much much more than just the treatment of back or neck pain. Tim shares how being balanced in gravity, in alignment with gravity, determines the strength of our bones, muscles and joints and how imperative having a good posture is in order to accomplish anything since gravity can either make you strong or destroy you! Happy Listening!…
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Welcome to the latest Keep it Alive series by #TalkCXOLife and this time we are showcasing a rather interesting conversation Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXO Life, had with Dr. Tim Errington, Founder & CEO, Total Health Chiropractic & Total Health Corporate Wellness Solutions. Dr. Tim offers one of the most reputed services in Chiropractic In Singapore and has also authored a book – Posture Matters. In this segment we delve into the formative years of Tim Errington comprising a rather adventurous 'toddlerhood' in Africa, growing up subsequently in England, how a tragic incident involving his mother aided his mission in terms of helping people deal with pain without the use of drugs and his move to America to learn Chiropractic in the US.…
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This is the Highlights edition of the conversation between Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard and Sunayana Nair, Editor CXO Life. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis, in spite of the very many injuries that consistently plague this sports freak who loves to be on the go, can laugh and cry easily and whose mercurial wit had us in splits as he conversed about his lively, simple and bit of a notorious childhood spent just on the outskirts of the ancient city Ujjain, his move to Mumbai, how he loves to run and talk, how his biggest worries often revolve around choosing between running and tennis the next morning and his firm belief that he is a part of the design than being its creator!…
In this episode Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard, (in conversation with Sunayana Nair), reveals fun and lesser known facts about himself in this routine 'rapid-fire' series. This is all about fun! Listen to know Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis, in spite of the very many injuries that consistently plague this sports freak who loves to be on the go, can laugh and cry easily and whose mercurial wit had us in splits as he conversed about his lively, simple and bit of a notorious childhood spent just on the outskirts of the ancient city Ujjain, his move to Mumbai, how he loves to run and talk, how his biggest worries often revolve around choosing between running and tennis the next morning and his firm belief that he is a part of the design than being its creator! Now, let’s sprint away!…
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In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis. His mercurial wit had us in splits as he conversed about his lively, simple idea of his firm belief that he is a part of the design than being its creator! Now, let’s sprint away!…
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In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis, in spite of the very many injuries that consistently plague this sports freak. Equally interesting is his journey with tennis which he took up at 31 years but played it with the spirit of an elite player since day one, never quitting even when the losses and injuries kept stacking up! Now, let’s sprint away!…
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In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis, in spite of the very many injuries that consistently plague this sports freak who loves to be on the go. An interesting point which stayed with us was when Sanjeev revealed how he bettered his time at half marathons when he targeted the full marathon and how that taught him that setting a substantially higher benchmark can often help one achieve the next step faster if that next/immediate step/goal eludes you! Now, let’s sprint away!…
In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. mercurial wit had us in splits as he conversed about his lively, simple and bit of a notorious childhood spent just on the outskirts of the ancient city Ujjain, his move to Mumbai, the funny anecdotes about his childhood, especially his relationship with his mother who, as he puts it, ‘had to be within his diameter. Now, let’s sprint away!…
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1 9: Full Conversation: Sanjeev Mantri - Executive Director, ICICI Lombard on Running Marathons, Playing Tennis despite Injuries 52:07
In this episode of TalkCXOLife, we have with us the swift, agile and moderately risk-averse (well, he's an insurer!) Sanjeev Mantri, Executive Director, ICICI Lombard in conversation with Sunayana Nair. Sanjeev is a seasoned banker, spearheading the marketing initiatives of the retail division at the largest private general insurance company and is credited with the very many innovative solutions and strategies introduced especially in the SME and also the rural banking markets over his two-decade-plus experience in the BFSI sector and the ICICI group. He is equally known for his obsessive penchant for running and playing tennis, in spite of the very many injuries that consistently plague this sports freak who loves to be on the go, can laugh and cry easily and whose mercurial wit had us in splits as he conversed about his lively, simple and bit of a notorious childhood spent just on the outskirts of the ancient city Ujjain, his move to Mumbai, how he loves to run and talk, how his biggest worries often revolve around choosing between running and tennis the next morning and his firm belief that he is a part of the design than being its creator!…
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Let’s listen to Jitendra joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and even carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza. Jitendra along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone. In this episode, you'll listen to Jitendra talk about his own passions, which apart from sports of course, is also music and how Mumbai Games is fundamentally about embracing a sport and having fun for life.…
Loved a sport and stopped playing it as a teen or as a college goer when studies hounded you? Well, there were several 1000s who took up their sport last year and are already gearing up for the next Mumbai Games - a multi-sport extravaganza - in December! Let’s listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. Jitendra takes us through what inspired him to set up Mumbai Games and how he plans to scale it up in the future.…
Let’s listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza. Jitendra along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone. Jitendra speaks about the importance of planning and forming critical affiliations and sports marketing in this segment.…
This episode segment is dedicated to entice that sports-lover in you to get that ball kick it around or invest in that sports gear and prepare for the next Mumbai Games coming up in December! Loved a sport and stopped playing it as a teen or as a college goer when studies hounded you? Listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and featuring the favourite of even our friendly neighbourhood bhai - Munnabhai – carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza. Children formed a major part of the 10,000-plus registrations Mumbai Games saw. In this episode Jitendra speaks about parenting workshops introduced by Mumbai Games, why it is critical we imbibe the habit of playing a sport while young and how Mumbai Games is about adopting a sport for life while having fun!…
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This is the keep it alive series segment by TalkCXOLife. Listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza. Jitendra along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar - from a child to a senior citizen - out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone. He takes us through how amateurs and professionals can both enjoy this event without feeling intimidated or unchallenged.…
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Hey! Here’s a question: did you know that Mumbai had hosted its very own Olympics about 6 months ago? No? Well, that’s what we are here for. You are listening to the keep it alive series by TalkCXOLife. And this episode is dedicated to entice that sports-lover in you. Let’s listen to Jitendra Joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade-plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. Jitendra along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone. In this segment, Jitendra takes us through what inspired him to set up Mumbai Games and how his team went about it. Let’s play!…
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1 2: HIGHLIGHTS - Jitendra Joshi of SportzConsult on Mumbai Games a Multi-Sport Olympian-style extravaganza 20:47
This episode comprises the highlights of our conversation with Jitendra joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and also carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza. Jitendra along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone. Jitendra takes us through what inspired him to set up Mumbai Games and how his team went about it, how amateurs and professionals can both enjoy this event without feeling intimidated or unchallenged, the experience of kickstaring a sporting event as ambitious as this, Jitendra’s own passions which apart from sports of course is also music and how Mumbai Games is fundamentally about embracing a sport and having fun for life.…
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1 1: Full conversation - Jitendra Joshi of SportzConsult on Mumbai Games, multi-sport multi-age extravaganza 45:52
Hey! Here’s a question - did you know that Mumbai had hosted its very own Olympics about 6 months ago? This KeepitAlive series episode hosted by Sunayana Nair is dedicated to entice that sports-lover in you to get that ball, kick it around or invest in that sports gear and prepare for the next Mumbai Games coming up in December! Let’s listen to Jitendra joshi, Co-founder of Sportzconsult whose decade plus efforts saw the unfurling of this grand sporting celebration called Mumbai Games. With nearly 16 different sports to participate from, including badminton, table tennis, chess, judo, skating, squash, tennis, basketball and even carrom, it is touted to be the world’s first city level franchise-based, multi-sport, multi-age sports extravaganza. Jitendra, along with his team wove together this fantastic initiative to get every Mumbaikar out to play a real game and ditch that smartphone. Jitendra takes us through what inspired him to set up Mumbai Games and how his team went about it, how amateurs and professionals can both enjoy this event without feeling intimidated or unchallenged, the experience of kickstarting a sporting event as ambitious as this, Jitendra’s own passions which apart from sports of course, is also music and how Mumbai Games is fundamentally about embracing a sport and having fun for life. Aata chala, kheluya! Let’s play!…
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1 22: HIGHLIGHTS - Singapore Supper Club Founders Priya Barve & Aniruddha Ganguly on cooking, home dining, traveling 20:22
This episode encapsulates the Highlights of our conversation (part 1 & 2) with Priya Barve, Head Brandlab, APAC at Google & Aniruddha Ganguly, CEO & Co-Founder, Negobot. Priya and Aniruddha take us through their journey as individuals, as a couple and as founders of the Singapore supper club, The Bombay Howrah Dining Car, which is a delectable ode to Indian cuisine, especially Maharashtrian and Bengali cuisine.…
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1 21: Highlights - Praful Uchil, Co-founder & Core Trainer, Striders Miles on Running & Training CXOs to Run Marathons, IRONMAN coaching, Being Limitless 20:06
This episode contains the Highlights of our conversation with Praful Uchil, Co-Founder and Core Trainer at Striders Miles offering arguably one of the best training programs in the country for Running. Praful has been a been a former national-level middle distance runner, was absorbed by a large insurance corporate before he quit to wholeheartedly follow his passion whilst helping others run! In this podcast, you will hear from Praful his journey of starting Striders, how bagging TCS as their first major corporate client set the ball rolling and how even though anyone can take to running, it is much of a science that needs to be understood. So, get set to learn how to run better, faster and lighter without that ‘bag’gage! You are limitless!…
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This is the second part of our conversation with Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare. We delve into Karthik’s varied interests comprising running, playing squash, practicing yoga and meditation. Karthik is also a passionate advocate for dementia care and in this mini segment talks about why he feels so strongly for the cause and the importance of being present in the moment. Happy listening.…
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This is the second part of our conversation with Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare. We delve into Karthik’s varied interests comprising running, playing squash, practicing yoga and meditation. In this mini segment Karthik shares how he took to yoga and meditation and how according to him mind is the most powerful organ. Happy listening.…
This is the second part of our conversation with Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare. We delve into Karthik’s varied interests comprising running, playing squash, practicing yoga and meditation. In this mini segment, Karthik shares his love for running and his battle against recurring injuries. Happy listening.…
This is the second part of our conversation with Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare. In this mini segment, Karthik shares how pursuing any sport is about how you got to do what you got to do before you get what you are supposed to get and how Sports gives you friends for life. Happy listening.…
This is the second part of our conversation with Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare. But do you know what we find really fascinating? It is how this business leader spends his weekends. Karthik is a WSF certified Level 1 coach and spends his Saturdays coaching kids to play squash. Happy listening.…
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This is the second part of our conversation with Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare. We delve into Karthik’s varied interests comprising running, playing squash, practicing yoga and meditation. Karthik is a WSF certified Level 1 coach and spends his Saturdays coaching kids to play squash – an interesting way, we think, to stay connected to a sport if an injury robs you the opportunity to play a sport as ardently as you used to. Happy listening.…
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1 14: HIGHLIGHTS - Tirupathi Karthik (part 2) on Squash coaching, running, yoga meditation, dementia care 20:16
This 20-minute episode contains the highlights of the 2nd part of our conversation with Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare. We delve into Karthik’s varied interests comprising running, playing squash, practicing yoga and meditation. Karthik is a WSF certified Level 1 coach and spends his Saturdays coaching kids to play squash – an interesting way, we think, to stay connected to a sport if an injury robs you the opportunity to play a sport as ardently as you used to. Karthik is also a passionate advocate for dementia care and believes the mind is the strongest organ. Let’s listen to this leader share how pursuing any sport is about how you got to do what you got to do before you get what you get and how Sports gives you friends for life. Happy listening.…
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This is the second part of our conversation with Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare. We delve into Karthik’s varied interests comprising running, playing squash, practicing yoga and meditation among others. But do you know what we find really fascinating? It is how this business leader spends his weekends. Karthik is a (World Squash Federation) WSF-certified Level 1 coach and spends his Saturdays coaching kids to play squash – an interesting way, we think, to stay connected to a sport if an injury robs you the opportunity to play a sport as ardently as you used to. Karthik is also a passionate advocate for dementia care and believes the mind is the strongest organ. Let’s listen to this leader share how pursuing any sport is about how you got to do what you got to do before you get what you are supposed to get and how Sports gives you friends for life! Happy listening.…
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1 12: Highlights - Tanuja Gomes on providing structured & fun music programmes for every age group 21:32
This is the highlights of our conversation with the effervescent Tanuja Gomes, Co-founder of Furtados School of Music (FSM). Once an astute banking professional with nearly two decades of working with several Multinational banks, Tanuja began FSM in 2011 with a vision to make quality music education accessible to people across age groups while making the entire learning process fun-filled and joyous. Now of course, Furtados is synonymous with western classical music in India and is inarguably the leaders in supplying of musical instruments across the country. Under the leadership of Tanuja and her business partner Dharini Upadhyaya, FSM grew from strength to strength and is acknowledged for the music curriculum it provides to top-notch K-12 schools and some colleges across the country. It also has programmes for corporates and has worked in the past with corporates such as Tata Consultancy Services to provide instrumental training to its professionals in-house. Tanuja shares with us her vision of imparting the best music curriculum across the country, how it is never late to begin to learn music through an instrument or vocal-training, how a fun, learner-centric curriculum can help bolster that creativity, why there should be no excuses in following that passion and how setting objectives to achieve a level of proficiency is the key to master an instrument as long as you are committed to it. Let’s hit it!…
Hi. This is Sunayana and you are listening to.. We have with us the effervescent Tanuja Gomes, Co-founder of Furtados School of Music (FSM). Tanuja began FSM in 2011 with a vision to make quality music education accessible to people across age groups while making the entire learning process fun-filled and joyous. This is a Quick Listen segment and part 4/4 of our conversation with Tanuja in which she shares with us her love for traveling, trekking and mentoring women entrepreneurs, what she would love to keep alive within her and why there should be no excuses in following that passion.…
We have with us the effervescent Tanuja Gomes, Co-founder of Furtados School of Music (FSM). Tanuja began FSM in 2011 with a vision to make quality music education accessible to people across age groups while making the entire learning process fun-filled and joyous. FSM has programmes for corporates and has worked in the past with corporates such as Tata Consultancy Services to provide instrumental training to its professionals in-house. This is a Quick Listen segment and part 3/4 of our conversation with Tanuja in which she shares with us the benefits of joining FSM, how setting objectives to achieve a level of proficiency is the key to master an instrument as long as you are committed to it.…
We have with us the effervescent Tanuja Gomes, Co-founder of Furtados School of Music (FSM). Tanuja began FSM in 2011 with a vision to make quality music education accessible to people across age groups while making the entire learning process fun-filled and joyous. FSM has programmes for corporates and has worked in the past with corporates such as Tata Consultancy Services to provide instrumental training to its professionals in-house. Tanuja shares with us how it is never late to begin to learn music through an instrument or vocal-training.…
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We have with us the effervescent Tanuja Gomes, Co-founder of Furtados School of Music (FSM). Tanuja began FSM in 2011 with a vision to make quality music education accessible to people across age groups while making the entire learning process fun-filled and joyous. This is a Quick Listen segment and part 1/4 of our conversation with Tanuja in which she shares with us her vision of imparting the best music curriculum across the country through FSM.…
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1 7: Full Conversation - Tanuja Gomes on providing structured & fun music programmes for every age group 44:51
This is our full conversation with the effervescent Tanuja Gomes, Co-founder of Furtados School of Music (FSM). Once an astute banking professional with nearly two decades of working with several Multinational banks, Tanuja began FSM in 2011 with a vision to make quality music education accessible to people across age groups while making the entire learning process fun-filled and joyous. Now of course, Furtados is synonymous with western classical music in India and is inarguably the leaders in supplying of musical instruments across the country. Under the leadership of Tanuja and her business partner Dharini Upadhyaya, FSM grew from strength to strength and is acknowledged for the music curriculum it provides to top-notch K-12 schools and some colleges across the country. It also has programmes for corporates and has worked in the past with corporates such as Tata Consultancy Services to provide instrumental training to its professionals in-house. Tanuja shares with us her vision of imparting the best music curriculum across the country, how it is never late to begin to learn music through an instrument or vocal-training, how a fun, learner-centric curriculum can help bolster that creativity, why there should be no excuses in following that passion and how setting objectives to achieve a level of proficiency is the key to master an instrument as long as you are committed to it. The beauty of learning an instrument is the very personal relationship one fosters with it which is what makes it so unique. It was Igor Stravinksy one of the most influential composers of the 20th century who said – I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life but I have felt it! Itching to befriend an instrument already? Now is the time! Let’s hit it!…
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1 6: Tirupathi Karthik, CEO, Napier Healthcare Solutions on Running, Squash, Squash coaching, Meditation, Yoga and Writing 51:47
In this edition we have with us the erudite and calm, Tirupathi Karthik, CEO at Napier Healthcare Solutions. Karthik is an erstwhile entrepreneur and a management leader with over two decades of experience in Singapore’s IT industry having worked with companies such as HP and SAP and also nearly a decade experience in healthcare. Karthik is a level 1 WSF (World Squash Federation) certified squash coach, has been an avid runner and squash player, practices yoga and meditation and is an active advocate for dementia care. In this first part of the conversation we introduce you to Karthik and let you into his world comprising key personal and professional milestones, his childhood, briefly touching upon his current interests, his views on success and on finding that elusive happiness. We have also the bonus CXO funfacts session right at the end! So, ready for it? Pay attention for this one is packed with pearls of wisdom!…
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1 5: Praful Uchil, Co-founder & Core Trainer, Striders Miles on Running & Training CXOs to Run Marathons, IRONMAN coaching, Being Limitless 43:48
Now which is that one sport that we take to almost as soon as we start to walk? Why Running of course! This segment is dedicated to rediscovering that first joy! We have with us Praful Uchil, Co-Founder and Core Trainer at Striders Miles offering arguably one of the best training programs in the country for Running. Praful has been a former national-level middle distance runner, was absorbed by a large insurance corporate before he quit to wholeheartedly follow his passion whilst helping others run! In this podcast you will hear from Praful his journey of starting Striders, how bagging Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) as their corporate client set the ball rolling and how even though anyone can take to running, it is much of a science that needs to be understood. So, get set to learn how to run better, faster and lighter without that 'bag'gage! You are limitless!…
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1 4: Priya Barve, Head of BrandLab APAC at Google & Aniruddha Ganguly, CEO and Co-founder of Negobot on running The Bombay Howrah Dining Car supper club in Singapore 45:44
The Bombay Howrah Dining Car is about to depart and passengers are requested to take their seats! In this gastronomical journey, our captains, the very lovely Maharashtrian Mulgi, Priya Barve, Head of BrandLab APAC at Google and the suave Bengali Babu, Aniruddha Ganguly, CEO & Co-founder of NegoBot will take you through a delectable fare comprising nutritious and generous dollops of inspiration as they share savoury tidbits of their experience on starting a supper club in Singapore, bitter-sweet moments of trying to manage it all, the zesty flavours that go into making an energetic partnership, especially, if you are a married couple working together mixed with some rather entertaining masala procured from spices and herbs, cultivated rather delicately, over years of trust, camaraderie, respect, love and patience! Enjoy the second part of our conversation with Priya and Aniruddha! You may listen to the first part of the conversation and know more about this lovely couple - how they met, their formative years, career milestones, views on success, leadership etc. here - https://cxolife.com/priya-barve-head-of-brandlab-apac-at-google-aniruddha-ganguly-ceo-and-co-founder-of-negobot-on-home-dining-cooking-traveling-partnerships/…
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1 3: Priya Barve, Head of BrandLab APAC at Google & Aniruddha Ganguly, CEO and Co-founder of Negobot on Home-Dining, cooking, traveling, partnerships 49:57
Meet the graceful and creative Priya Barve, Head of BrandLab APAC at Google and the suave and knowledgeable Aniruddha Ganguly, CEO and Co-founder of Negobot. With nearly two decades of experience working in cross functional teams, Priya has crafted a rather unconventional career path from advertising to shopper marketing to consumer marketing. Remarkably, She has been among the finalists in Masterchef Asia season 1. Aniruddha, is an IIM-A alumnus whose love for problem solving, always being on the go led him to seek his calling in financial consulting, wealth and change management. This financial wiz who was until recently Heading the Financial Intermediaries arm at UBS in Singapore has just turned entrepreneur. Apart from being a food connoisseur, he is obsessed with historical trivia and is according to his wife like any pie dish which may not be quite what you expect it would be. While Aniruddha likens Priya to a Cheese toast (her favourite comfort food btw) which warms your heart, is always there for you and is worth those calories! Now, yet again we have this conversation in two parts where the hors d’oeuvre/appetizer (knowing Priya and Aniruddha individually and their story as a couple) will be served with the dessert (the CXO fun facts of course) while the entrée or the main course - their food journey with the Bombay Howrah Dining Car - will be served in our next podcast. Happy listening!…
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1 1: Dr. Nikhil Latey on building endurance and stamina, training top performing athletes, myth busters 54:24
CXO Life presents this special series of interviews in its KeepitAlive podcast segment which will bring forth stories of people who are not only living their passion but helping others keep their dream alive by enabling them to aspire for that elusive balance in some way or the other! Our first guest is the distinguished Dr. Nikhil Latey, who is the go-to person for top-performing athletes in the country from Mary Kom to Saina Nehwal. Nikhil heads the sports science division at SportsMed Activ, a one stop junction for athletes with imaging, orthopedics, physiotherapy, osteopathy, rehab and sport science support. Now, Nikhil is probably among less than a handful of such unique practitioners in the country, who specialise in Exercise physiology, physiotherapy, athlete assessment, treatment and recommendations to improve performance. Among his notable achievements, Nikhil had headed the medical team of the Olympic Gold Quest, was the Personal physiotherapist for Mary Kom in the lead up to and at London Olympics 2012\. And had also Attended National boxing camp for Commonwealth games 2010 and Asian Games 2010. Nikhil will help us decode the science behind not only the sport but the human body. In this conversation, he shares how anyone can build up their performance by being diligent, more self-aware and following some very basic tips which go a long way in improving performance. So, this is for all you aspiring marathoners, triathletes, sportsmen and women and for others who are dreaming of targeting that next marathon or milestone! So, Let’s move it! As Nikhil puts it – Motion is Lotion!…
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1 2: Venkatesh Maheshwari, Sr. VP, Aditya Birla Fashions on What it Takes to Climb the Everest! Part 2 46:45
We are back with the second part of our conversation with Venkatesh Maheshwari, Sr. Vice President, Aditya Birla Fashions! So, what does it take to climb the highest peak in the world? How do you manage it with a full-time job and that too at a leadership position? Where do you start? When can you start? How late is too late? How close does one get to giving it all up? How lonely does it get at the top or not? How easy is it to attend nature’s call amidst nature at its inaccessible best? What about the climb down? What do you do when death stares at your face? Are there forces on the Mountain that beckon you, that let you in? Why would one risk it all and how does every minute of oxygen matter when you are on that mountain! Come, listen to our concluding segment with Venkatesh where he takes us through his journey of scaling Mount Everest and lists moments filled with awe, fear, love, trust, humour, gratitude and most importantly, humility. As Venkatesh puts it, one can conquer anything with not just one’s feet firmly on the ground but also one’s head on the ground! No, not the clouds! :) Happy Listening!…
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1 1: KIA_Atul Daga, CFO Ultratech Grasim on Running the Mumbai Half Marathon almost since its inception 11:32
We are excited to welcome Atul Daga, CFO, Ultratech Grasim. Now Atul‘s running journey is quite unique. Though he has been running the marathon since the very second year the Marathon was launched in 2004, Atul plunged into half marathon from the third year onwards and has kept the tempo going since then, participating in almost every half-marathons across the country and a few in Asia as well. Atul shares with us how his early morning run gives him peace of mind, how it is okay to not really want to keep upping the game as long as one is enjoying oneself and how there are plenty of places to run in Mumbai if one rises early! So now, Let’s strap it on!…
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1 3: KIA_Venkatesh Maheshwari Sr. VP Aditya Birla Fashions on running the full Mumbai marathon for the 1st time 16:13
We are delighted to have with us once again, Venkatesh Maheshwari, Sr VP at Aditya Birla Fashions and Retail who is also an avid mountaineer and has the distinct accomplishment of climbing the Everest last year. While Venkatesh has participated in several marathons, he hadn’t been able to push himself for a full marathon until now to safeguard himself from any possible injury which would have deterred his dream of conquering that peak. Listen to Venkatesh share how it is all about getting past the first 2 km to discover the true joy of running. And so off we go now!…
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We are proud to present the dynamic Vaishali Kasture the first Indian woman to have completed all the six major world marathons. She has over 25 years of banking and financial services and was until very recently the MD and country head at Experian. She is the co-founder of Sonder Connect. Listen to this leader, marathoner and mother share how 24 hours are good enough to slay it in the boardroom, at home and on the road! So, let’s hit it!…
Welcome to our first TalkCXOLife edition within our latest Keep it Alive series wherein we will get you podcast shots through which we will get you short, inspiring nuggets of first-hand experiences by individuals and leaders who have run that extra mile, conquered that peak, painted that dream and played those cards dealt with, creating their own music! With the Mumbai Marathon just around the corner, we kick start this series with three business leaders who have been running the marathon for years now. Now what is really interesting is that they took to running for different reasons and also view running very differently but what is common is the passion for strapping on those shoes and hitting the road with a vengeance. We are proud to present the dynamic Vaishali Kasture the first Indian woman to have completed all the six major world marathons. She has over 25 years of banking and financial services and was until very recently the MD and country head at Experian. She is the co-founder of Sonder Connect. Listen to this leader, marathoner and mother share how 24 hours are good enough to slay it in the boardroom, at home and on the road! We are delighted to have with us once again, Venkatesh Maheshwari, Sr VP at Aditya Birla Fashions and Retail who is also an avid mountaineer and has the distinct accomplishment of climbing the Everest last year. While Venkatesh has participated in several marathons, he hadn’t been able to push himself for a full marathon until now to safeguard himself from any possible injury which would have deterred his dream of conquering that peak. Listen to Venkatesh share how it is all about getting past the first 2 km to discover the true joy of running. We are excited to welcome Atul Daga, CFO, Ultratech Cement Now Atul‘s running journey is quite unique. Though he has been running the marathon since the very second year the Marathon was launched in 2004, Atul plunged into half marathon from the third year onwards and has kept the tempo going since then, participating in almost every half-marathons across the country and a few in Asia as well. Atul shares with us how his early morning run gives him peace of mind, how it is okay to not really want to keep upping the game as long as one is enjoying oneself and how there are plenty of places to run in Mumbai if one rises early!…
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1 1: Venkatesh Maheshwari Sr. VP Aditya Birla Fashions on climbing Mount Everest, work life balance, management lessons 43:42
A brand new year has begun and amidst this resolution-making, goal-setting season we couldn’t think of getting to you’ll a better story than the inspiring journey of this gentleman who scaled the highest peak at the age of 46 whilst being at the peak of his career too. But hey age is just a number to Venkatesh Maheshwari, Sr. Vice President at Aditya Birla Fashion who made headlines last year when he climbed Mount Everest, becoming arguably the first Indian corporate leader to have done so. Even though mountains fascinated Venkatesh since childhood and he began trekking in his early 20s, for a middle-class lad who had grown up in the suburbs of Mumbai in a traditionally pragmatic financial-oriented Marwari community, the childhood dream of climbing the Everest seemed within grasp only after having done several treks to the base camp of Everest. And when it did, it consumed him with such a sense of urgency and temerity that it took a gruelling 18-month training ingrained within his daily regime to help him realise his dream. We bring to you this awesome tale of grit, perseverance, passion and even mysticism in two parts – in the first, we get to know Venkatesh, his philosophy and aspirations and in the second we will dive deep into his entire journey and experience. So, get set. We get you enough motivation to show you how a detailed, structured, methodic plan goes a long way into conquering that peak you have chosen for yourself! Remember! It is never too late to Identify and Seek your Everest! Happy Listening!…
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1 4: Paul Bradley, Chairman & CEO Caprica International on Mentorship, Collecting & Investing in Art, Travelling, Reading 54:40
Have you ever seen a white tiger? Not only is it extremely rare – It occurs as few as 1 in 10000 wild tiger births – but it would be impossible to not notice one! Now hang on.. no we do not have a wildlife conservationist as our next guest but the white tiger is what he associates himself with. And an encounter with Paul Bradley, Chairman and CEO at Caprica International is definitely one that you won't forget. As an American based out of Singapore and having donned leadership roles across American, Japanese, Chinese and Indian companies spanning 14 countries – Paul is an eclectic blend of the West and East. We met Paul at his tastefully decorated high-rise condo in the historic Tanjong Pagar district Singapore, overlooking at one side the tallest building in Singapore whilst the ocean at the other. Needless to say, his lovely apartment was filled with paintings, sculptures, relics, memorabilia, resembling a mini-museum colourfully depicting a legacy crafted from Paul’s varied culturally enriched experiences, as an Art investor’s would probably be. But, what was interesting was the strategic placement of each of those murals and paintings, with even the placement of the lights of the corridor matching philosophically a lovely painting - “The Path” - profoundly depicting a group of Buddhist monks on a journey. As a well-read and well-travelled leader, it isn’t surprising when Paul shares with us tales of his travails across the world and the art that draws him in with his penchant for history. However, what was fascinating was the ease with which Paul recounted the places he visited or the personalities he met or dwelled upon the reason he picked an art – like it happened just a few moments ago, as if it were happening right now! So don't blame us if you get gripped by wanderlust after listening to this one! Happy listening!…
Geoff Meyer is Managing Director of IRONMAN Asia. IRONMAN is considered the most challenging and prestigious endurance triathlon event worldwide. Geoff has played a significant role in helping establish the IRONMAN triathlon series in Asia Pacific compared to what it was a decade ago. In this exclusive interview conducted in September, Geoff shares with Sunayana Nair, Editor of CXO Life, plans for a much-awaited India launch, the evolution of IRONMAN worldwide and Asia, the IRONMAN-CXO connect, deciphering the IRONMAN profile, importance of maintaining a work-life balance, and what the team is working towards going forward to enhance the IRONMAN experience! Happy Listening!…
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1 2: Suresh Kalpathy, President - Rapid e-Suite on Cricket, Golf, Music, Entrepreneurship and Public Speaking 1:02:19
Meet the effervescent and multi-talented tech wizard, Suresh Kalpathy, who commenced his journey from the alleys of Delhi but made Singapore his dream abode in the early 90s. Having worked with almost all the tech giants in Singapore from Oracle to IBM to Microsoft, Suresh began his entrepreneurial journey in 2010 and within less than a decade, set up 4 thriving ventures in the tech automation arena. He is currently President of Rapid E-Suite specializing in Products & Solutions for Oracle Applications Life Cycle Management. Suresh is passionate about cricket and is a left arm spinner. He has also been the Deputy president of the Singapore Cricket Association, having lent his experience to administer Cricket at various levels in Singapore. He has had the good fortune of representing Singapore at 2 ICC (International Cricket Council) Meetings in the UK and has been on several international cricket tours. Suresh is also a golf enthusiast having played on some of the finest golf courses across the world. And it doesn’t end there - his other passion is music! Suresh began singing at the age of three, listening to the radio which was always on thanks to his mother trained in Indian classical music. Having received no formal training in singing himself, Suresh derives inspiration from the legendary Indian self-trained artist Kishore Kumar. Suresh is the happiest when he is crooning and guess what he sings for us too and not just once but four times! He also loves public speaking and hunts for opportunities to emcee events! Listen to this breezy, musical conversation!…
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1 1: Geoff Meyer, Managing Director, IRONMAN Asia on endurance sports, work life balance, paddling, cooking and life! 57:49
We are excited to present to you’ll the charismatic Geoff Meyer who is Managing Director of IRONMAN Asia. IRONMAN is considered arguably the most challenging and prestigious endurance triathlon event worldwide. Listen to Geoff share how sports influenced him since very young and how you can’t really take the love for the ocean away from an Australian! Having participated in scores of triathlons and IRONMAN events himself, a recent injury led Geoff to pursue – paddling – his latest craze as he mentions it! Geoff also likes to cook and loves to put up a roast for his family. His biggest weakness is chocolate and this doting father to two boys, enjoys to kick the ball, watch Harry potter movies and surf with his kids. He has some great tips for aspiring Ironmen and women too! Starting with this episode, we also have the CXO Fun Facts appended to the TalkCXOLife podcast. So, don't miss that fun segment towards the end! We have also composed two lovely signature tracks by Nilesh and Nick! So there you go.. Stay Tuned and Happy listening! We would love to hear from you! Do write to us at getintouch@cxolife.com…
Welcome to the uninterrupted podcast of Talk CXO Life that features our fourth guest - Dr. Rahul Kalia, Medical Director - India at International SOS, in conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXOLife. Rahul is a leader, triathlete, martial arts instructor and a tinkerer. To know more about Rahul's life beyond the Boardroom, also visit www.cxolife.com.…
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Welcome to the uninterrupted episode of Talk CXO Life that features our third guest - Lina Ashar, Founder, Kangaroo Kids Preschool & Billabong High International School, in conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXOLife. Lina is a leader. author and a seeker. To know more about Lina's life beyond the Boardroom, click -https://www.cxolife.com/lina-ashar Happy Listening.…
Welcome to the uninterrupted episode of Talk CXO Life that features our second guest - Vinayak Bahuguna, MD & CEO, Arcil, in conversation with Rohit from Team CXOLife. Vinayak is a leader. traveller and art collector. To know more about Vinayak's life beyond the Boardroom, click - [https://www.cxolife.com/vinayak-bahuguna](https://www.cxolife.com/vinayak-bahuguna) Happy Listening.…
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Welcome to the uninterrupted episode of Talk CXO Life that features our first guest - Salil Murthy, Country Head - India, General Mills, in conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXOLife. To know more about Salil's life beyond the Boardroom, click - [https://www.cxolife.com/salil-murthy](https://www.cxolife.com/salil-murthy) Happy Listening.…
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