SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

An incredible journey from working 21 years as a corporate honcho to becoming a sports and fitness entrepreneur – that’s the story of ‘Ironman’ Kapil Arora, a fitness expert, a best-selling author, TEDx Speaker and a successful corporate leader, who holds several marathon titles, including the ‘Gold Tata Mumbai Marathon’ winner, a ‘Limca Book National Record Holder’ for performing 948 lunges in one hour, and a three-time ‘Ironman 140.6’ title. Since 2023, after almost a decade of juggling between his marathons and ultramarathons and his job as CEO of a jewellery company, Kapil has been successfully running his own sports and fitness enterprise with ‘KA Sports & Events’.

Hit play to listen as Vinay traces the story of a man who is truly unstoppable!   

[03:10s] Life before 
[05:31s] Start of his fitness journey (and writing his bestsellers)
[21: 38s] On ‘KA Sports & Events’ and the running industry
[32: 28s] What it takes to stay fit and motivated
[36:19s] RWL: Kapil’s recommendation to Read ‘Buddha’s Diet’ by by Tara Cottrell & Dan Zigmond;
Kapil’s books: ‘5 Secrets: 5 Time Management Secrets of Ultra Successful People’; ‘21.1 Running Mistakes’; ‘Made Not Born’

Connect with Kapil on LinkedIn
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At the height of the excitement for the 2nd edition of #TheLastRun ‘Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon’ in Ladakh happening this February 20, to increase awareness on the impact of global warming, we bring you this very special episode where Vinay digs deep into what sustainability in business means and looks like, in conversation with the award-winning sustainability entrepreneur, Rigzin Lachic.

Rigzin is Founder and Proprietor of Dolkhar in Ladakh, a boutique luxury hotel that exists in perfect harmony with the environment and the local community. Inspired by Ladakh’s people, culture, and tradition, Dolkhar is a fully sustainable business with the values of conscious, sustainable, and contextual travel at its core.

Rigzin’s deep-rooted vision of sustainable and responsible tourism for Ladakh extends beyond Dolkhar – as Vice President of All Ladakh Hotel and Guest House Association, Rigzin has played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the local community and the administration.

Rigzin is winner of Inspiring Women of Travel Asia’s ‘Forward Thinker in Travel Award’, and the Economic Times’s Travel & Tourism Annual Conclave ‘Boutique Hotel of the Year 2023-24’, among her many accolades and recognition for her work.

Hit play to listen to her extraordinary story.

[03:22s] Genesis of the idea of Dolkhar
[13:50s] Building Dolkhar, a sustainable business
[18:48s] Running a sustainable business
[24: 03s] Sustainability: Leading by example
[41:46s] RWL: Read ‘The Forty Rules of Love’ by Elif Shafak; ‘Ancient Futures: Learning from Ladakh’ by Helena Norberg-Hodge   

Explore Dolkhar at https://dolkharladakh.com/
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This exciting episode, meet Ben Renshaw, considered one of today’s foremost leadership thinkers, whose innovative work with leading organisations, senior executives and entrepreneurs has brought him international acclaim. Ben writes about how to lead and be successful in today’s volatile world and is the author of 11 popular books, including How to be a CEO, LoveWork, Being, Purpose, Lead! and SuperCoaching.  An inspirational speaker, his keynote talks include Leading with Purpose, Purpose with Performance, and Leading Sustainable Growth.

As an executive coach and leadership consultant, Ben has worked with clients including Allen & Overy LLP, Barclays, BT, ClearScore, Diageo, Entrepreneurs Organisation, Government Communication Service, Heathrow, Heinz, Henley Business School, HSBC, Imperial Business School, IHG, KPMG, M&S, National Highways, P&G, Sainsbury's, Sky, TfL, UBS, Unilever, Virgin Media and Warner Bros.

Hit play to find out about his journey.

[05:00s] His journey into leadership coaching
[10:02s] Growth of purpose-driven organizations today
[12:53s] Genesis of How to be a CEO
[16: 06s] Evolution of CEOs – then and now
[38:10s] RWL: Listen to ‘The Diary Of A CEO’ podcast with Steven Bartlett ; Read ‘Right Kind of Wrong’ by Amy Edmondson 

Find more about Ben, his work and his book here: https://www.benrenshaw.com/
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A very exciting year 2024 to you! Welcome back to Shiny Happy People podcast and here’s kick-starting the new year with a first – our guest today is the first ever medical doctor to come on our podcast yet, who combines his medical brilliance with an entrepreneurial grit to bring to India, one of the most exciting offerings in healthcare in recent years. 

Meet Dhruv Joshi, MD, co-founder and CEO of Cloudphysician, a healthcare company that provides technology enabled remote ICU management solutions to hospitals. A graduate of St. Johnʼs Medical College, Bengaluru , Dhruv has specialized in Internal medicine and Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine. He's worked at the Cleveland CLinic, USA. Having received pulmonary and critical care training in the US, and remotely providing care to hospitals in the US, Dhruv’s extensive experience in both resource rich and resource limited hospitals across India and the US, gives him a deep understanding of the problem of inequitable healthcare delivery.

This insight and an ardent desire to address this inequity led him to start Cloudphysician which is solving this problem in the only scalable manner; via technology and innovation. Cloudphysician has supported over 100 hospitals in India to deliver life-saving care to their patients. Dhruvʼs vision is to build Cloudphysician into a global virtual hospital.

Hit play to find out more about the amazing work by Dhruv and his team.

[02:12s] His journey into healthcare
[11:12s] Genesis of Cloud Physician of remote critical care tech
[20:47s] Access, Quality & Affordability in healthcare
[27: 40s] Impact & reach of Cloud Physician
[38:13s] RWL: Read ‘The Hard Thing About Hard Thing’ by Ben Horowitz; ‘Principles’ by Ray Dalio; ‘The Art of the Start’ by Guy Kawasaki 

Find more about Cloud Physician at https://www.cloudphysician.net/ 
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2023 is almost over and in keeping with our tradition, the SHP team - our host, Vinay Kumar, the host of the limited series ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’, Dhruti Shah and our producer, Remuna Rai, bring you their top episode picks from the year. To listen to the full episodes of our top picks, click on each episode title below. A big shout-out to all our listeners and our guests from across the world for tuning in each episode. We look forward to bringing you more exciting episodes with a new guest line-up next year. Do write in and tell us what YOU liked from this year and what you would like to hear about, at podcast@c2cod.com . We will see you back in January of 2024! Wish you all a fabulous New Year!

Vinay’s top picks
Ep 108: The 25-time Snooker & Billiards World Champion, Pankaj Advani
Ep. 114: Guillaume Wiatr on Crafting Your ‘Strategic Narrative’
Ep 121: Chris Brown, the Sustainability Warrior of Pemuteran, Bali

Remuna’s top picks
Ep 119: Andrea T Edwards, CSP, on Uncommon Climate Courage
Ep 123: Amy Diehl and Leanne Dzubinski on Workplace Gender Biases
Ep 115: NeuroGifted's Joel Godi on Neurodiversity Inclusion & Practice

Dhruti’s top picks
Ep. 118: Divya Bafna & Anusha Reddy on ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’, a Shiny Happy People special
Ep. 120: Vineet Saxena on ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’, a Shiny Happy People special
Ep. 124: Supriya Donthi on ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’, a Shiny Happy People special 

Shiny Happy People’s ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’ limited series is now a podcast on its own. Hosted by Dhruti Shah, it brings you a new startup story of resilience every month! Listen to the latest episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2270974

This podcast is brought to you by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing Strategy and People Together’. Follow us on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook

“Facilitation is possibly the most powerful tool for change.”

And that’s exactly what she’s doing – leveraging the power of facilitation for social impact. Meet our guest today, Manal Sayid, Principal Facilitator at Sayid Consulting, who, inspired by human-centered change and participatory approaches, designs processes that foster authenticity, build community, and harness collective energy for a more creative, collaborative, and conscious world.

With over eight years of experience in business, change management, and strategic planning, Manal brings in a wealth of experience and expertise to help develop, refine, and scale programs to clients primarily in the social profit sector.

Manal is also an active member of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and was recently elected to the position of Regional Director for North America and will be serving as an IAF Board Member starting January 2024. Additionally, she has received training at the Institute of Cultural Affairs (ICA) in Technology of Participation (ToP)® Methods.

Vinay finds out more on her facilitation journey of change from the woman herself. Hit play!

[02:30s] Genesis of Manal Sayid
[08:45s] Her journey into process facilitation
[13:22s] Discovering the IAF community
[18: 10s] “My heart has always been in the social services sector.”
[28:55s] Working with the IAF and beyond
[37:24s] RWL: Read Conflict Is Not Abuse by Sarah Schulman

Find more about Manal and her work at Sayid Consulting
Connect with Manal on LinkedIn 
Connect with Vinay on Twitter or LinkedIn

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“The need now is to see learning as a journey, instead of training as an event,” articulates the man that’s leading learning and development at one of the world’s biggest conglomerates in India. 

Our guest today is the multi-faceted Dhanpat Jain, fondly known as DJ, Head of Learning and Leadership Development at Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages Pvt. Ltd.DJ is a keen strategist with over 24 years of experience studded with professional brilliance in leading entire gamut of functions involved in Talent Management, Leadership Development, Learning & Development and Employee Engagement. 

DJ started his career in sales, but his passion and interest in training saw him join NIS Sparta Ltd (Asia’s largest training organization) as a Business Development Manager, specializing in interventions for influencing skill sets in Sales, Service and Communication. He has worked with Fortune clients like Standard Chartered, Hyundai Motors, Ford Motors, and Cognizant. DJ’s entrepreneurial aspirations also saw him kick starting his very own training organization which worked with the likes of Hyundai, Mitsubishi Motors, Toyota Motors, Indian Oil, HLL, Rane, Tata Consultancy Services, Cognizant and Office Tiger, TCS etc. 

Vinay traces the journey of this truly shiny, happy personality who thrives on human connections and who lives by the motto ‘learning never stops’ – hit play for this riveting conversation. 

[03:21s] From ‘Doctor DJ’ to sales to training: His journey into L&D 

[9:02s] The ‘actor DJ’: “My passion for acting helped me become a good trainer!”

[13:30s] Top shifts in Learning & Development today 

[15: 13s] Learning as a journey, not an event

[21:28s] Technology in learning today 

[24:52s] Addressing diverse learning needs at Hindustan Coca Cola Beverages 

[34:44s] RWL: Read ‘Secret’ by Rhonda Bryne and ‘Good to Great’ by James C. Collins

Connect with DJ on LinkedIn 

Connect with Vinay on Twitter or LinkedIn 

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A new story of resilience, a new Shiny Happy personality every month! This is a Shiny Happy People special limited podcast series, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’. Hosted by guest-host Dhruti Shah, this podcast series is inspired by the stories of resilience featured in her book, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur: Strategies to set you up for success’.

This episode brings you an entrepreneurial story that is truly one of sheer grit and resilience – meet Supriya Donthi who founded Leafy Affair™and took it to new heights of success all on her own, completely bootstrapped with no funding, no co-founders even.

Supriya, who was featured on Shark Tank India Season 2, started Leafy Affair™ in 2016. Leafy Affair™ is India’s first niche D2C brand that makes exquisite jewelry pieces with preserved botanicals. It is India’s first preserved botanical lifestyle brand. Leafy Affair has been recognized as one of YourStory’s Top 500 Challenger Brands.

Hit play to get her full story! 

Check out Leafy Affair here: https://leafyaffair.com/
Connect with Supriya on LinkedIn 
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Shiny Happy People’s ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’ limited series is now a podcast on its own. Hosted by Dhruti Shah, it brings you a new startup story of resilience every month! Listen to the latest episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2270974

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“Organizations have come a long way when it comes to recognizing and attempting to stamp out gender bias. But gender bias stubbornly persists and women still face substantial hurdles when trying to succeed professionally,” note Amy Diehl, PhD, and Leanne M Dzubinski, PhD, the authors of the brilliant book ‘Glass Walls: Shattering the Six Barriers Still Holding Women Back at Work’ which released in June this year. This is a subject close to our hearts here, and we are thrilled to have both Amy and Leanne on our podcast this episode!  

‘Glass Walls’ is a culmination of extensive original research by the authors who reveal the six barriers still holding women back through stories of prominent and everyday women. They explain how you can shatter these barriers to eliminate bias in your workplace, whether you are a leader, an ally or an individual woman. Above all, they argue gender bias is not the problem of the person suffering it, but rather an organizational problem.

Amy is an award-winning information technology leader and gender equity researcher based in Pennsylvania. Leanne is Professor of Leadership at Asbury Seminary in Kentucky.

In this incisive conversation with the authors, Vinay finds more about the book, its genesis, and insights on the cause and effect of gender biases and what organizations and leaders can do to help eliminate gender bias.  

[02:22s] Genesis of their work in gender biases 

[10:56s] Stories behind ‘Glass Walls’   

[13:00s] Awareness on gender biases over the past decade 

[16: 49s] ‘Naming the invisible’: Tips to address unconscious biases 

[21:55s] Presenteeism biases 

[21:55s] Impact of the pandemic 

[34:44s] Key takeaways from ‘Glass Walls’

Get your copy of ‘Glass Walls’ 

Connect with Amy at https://amy-diehl.com/  

Connect with Leanne on LinkedIn

Connect with Vinay on Twitter or LinkedIn 

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A new story of resilience, a new Shiny Happy personality every month! This is a Shiny Happy People special limited podcast series, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’. Hosted by guest-host Dhruti Shah, this podcast series is inspired by the stories of resilience featured in her book, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur: Strategies to set you up for success’.

This episode brings you a slightly different perspective on the whole entrepreneur or start-up eco-system – our guest today is somebody who, through his organization, has been instrumental in helping the start-up culture thrive in India.

He is Karan Bahadur, the Co-Founder & Head of Operations at Draper Startup House, India. 

Draper Startup House ushered in the breakthrough concept of, in Karan’s words, a ‘backpacking’ community in India for start-ups, bringing in a space of co-living and networking for including founders, cofounders, start-up entrepreneurs and aspirants, digital nomads, business travelers, freelancers, way back in 2015-16. After being acquired by Tim Draper in 2020, today Draper Startup House exists in 25 countries, growing rapidly across the world and India. 

Karan himself has been an active participant in the startup ecosystem since 2008, being part of TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs). Creating a thriving community that fosters the growth and success of startups is something Karan is passionate about.  

That passion has seen him having actively organized and participated in startup festivals, events, workshops and conferences to facilitate knowledge sharing and networking among entrepreneurs. He has played a pivotal role in establishing a unique, vibrant community that encourages collaboration, idea exchange and coexistence among startups in India, and now across the world too. 

Well, let’s hear more from the man himself – hit play!

 More about Draper Startup House India here: https://draperstartuphouse.com/bangalore-flagship-koramangala
Connect with Karan on LinkedIn 
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Shiny Happy People’s ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’ limited series is now a podcast on its own. Hosted by Dhruti Shah, it brings you a new startup story of resilience every month! Listen to the latest episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2270974

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In one of our most exciting conversations yet, Vinay traces the inspiring story behind the sustainably thriving community in the scenic fishing village of Pemuteran on the island of Bali, Indonesia – and the sustainability warrior who started it all. Meet Australian-born Chris Brown who was the first to see the potential of diving in the Pemuteran area. After starting the Reef Seen Divers’ Resort back in 1992, he began working to support and educate the local communities to better understand the need and ways to protect the local marine environment from the destructive bombing, cyanide fishing and other activities. In 1994, Chris started the Turtle Project of Pemuteran which works to protect the wild turtle population and to stop, or at least diminish, the worthless slaughtering of turtles. The project hatchery has released several thousands of turtles (juveniles and adults) into the ocean over the years. Chris has also started other projects including the Reef Seen Dancers, a Balinese dance troupe, and the Reef Gardeners which works towards conservation of the area’s coral reefs. Hit play to listen to his amazing story!  

[03:54s] A diver’s journey from Australia to Bali 

[09:14s] Advent of diving in Pemuteran and the Reef Seen Divers’ Resort

[15:47s] Save the turtles: Genesis of the Turtle Hatchery Project   

[25:05s] Evolution of Pemuteran: Sustainable livelihoods, a happier community  

[35:05s] What’s next for Chris 

Find out more about the Turtle Hatchery Project in Pemuteran and Chris’ other initiatives at https://reefseenbali.com/turtle-hatchery/   

Connect with Chris at chris@reefseenbali.com or visit www.reefseendiversresort.com  

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A new story of resilience, a new Shiny Happy personality every month! This is a Shiny Happy People special limited podcast series, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’. Hosted by guest-host Dhruti Shah, this podcast series is inspired by the stories of resilience featured in her book, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur: Strategies to set you up for success’. 

Our guest today is a first-generation entrepreneur who is obviously great at what he does – since he co-found one of India’s most loved and possibly, its biggest online fashion retailer, Myntra! 

He is none other than Vineet Saxena. An IIT-Kanpur grad, Vineet has built and managed several businesses and functions over his 23-year career. He started as a technology professional and after working for seven years, Vineet co-founded Myntra in 2006, where he successfully built a strong product catalogue and scaled the technology and operations management and the team there.

In his 16-year entrepreneurial career, Vineet has been at the helm of managing and scaling various functions including technology, product, marketing, and operations.

At the beginning of 2020, Vineet co-founder CARD91, a global payment issuance infrastructure company powering B2B payments. Its cutting-edge technology offers plug-and-play payment infrastructure for businesses & banks, who want to issue cards to customers, vendors, employees and partners. 

Hit play for Dhruti’s conversation with the man himself!

More about CARD91 here: https://www.card91.io/
Connect with Vineet Saxena on LinkedIn 
Connect with Dhruti on LinkedIn and Twitter   

Shiny Happy People’s ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’ limited series is now a podcast on its own. Hosted by Dhruti Shah, it brings you a new startup story of resilience every month! Listen to the latest episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2270974

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The Digital Conversationalist. A professional speaker, social leadership trainer & mentor, personal branding & employee advocacy trainer, author, blogger, podcaster, live streamer, and communications professional with a big heart. Meet Andrea T Edwards, CSP, a globally award-winning B2B communications professional, who works with the world’s largest companies on the transformation needed within to maximize business growth in our digital future. But her most important work is fighting for the future of humanity and all living beings. Through her book ‘Uncommon Courage’ and her podcast and her videocast ‘Climate Courage’, Andrea is on a mission to bring people together to tackle the biggest issues the world is facing today. Vinay finds out more, hit play! 

[02:21s] Journey of a Digital Conversationalist

[07:31s] On ‘Uncommon Courage’ 

[09:44s] Climate change: Is the current communication enough?   

[22:42s] Role of businesses: The ESG conversation 

[42:40s] On her podcast and videocast ‘Climate Courage’

[41:14s] RWL: Read book ‘Uncommon Courage’; Listen to ‘Uncommon Courage’ podcast; Watch ‘The Know Show’  and ‘Climate Courage’

Andrea recommends: Climate action – what you can start doing right away: 

1. Knowledge, constantly updating; 

2. Individual action and awareness, so we do our part; 

3. Resources for those struggling with eco-anxiety. Please share with your community. 

Connect with Andrea at andrea@andreatedwards.com 

More about her at www.andreatedwards.com  

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A new story of resilience, a new Shiny Happy personality every month! This is a Shiny Happy People special limited podcast series, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’. Hosted by guest-host Dhruti Shah, this podcast series is inspired by the stories of resilience featured in her book, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur: Strategies to set you up for success’. 

Our guests today is the dynamic duo, Divya Bafna and Anusha Reddy, Co-Founders of WABS or Without a Break Snacking that  is gaining popularity for its alternative food range. Its range of tapioca chips is ethically sourced, healthy and very, very tasty! Now, its upcoming product line will also focus on gut rejuvenation and gut health.      

Best friends since school, Divya and Anusha are extreme opposites who were always wired by one common interest - to do something different. 

With more than a decade’s experience working in branding and advertising, Divya has collaborated with both new age and traditional brands in marketing and brand strategizing for different products.  

Anusha has worked as a program manager at DLabs, the incubation and acceleration arm of ISB, Hyderabad, and she takes keen interest in exploring consumer behaviors. 

This is the story of WABS – hit play to listen!  

More about WABS here: https://wabslife.com/
Follow WABS on Instagram
Connect with Dhruti on LinkedIn and Twitter   

Shiny Happy People’s ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’ limited series is now a podcast on its own. Hosted by Dhruti Shah, it brings you a new startup story of resilience every month! Listen to the latest episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2270974

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From selling ‘email-as-a-service’ as a dot-com entrepreneur in college to now heading sales for LinkedIn Learning’s biggest market, India! Meet Sameer Aggarwal who as Head of Sales for LinkedIn Learning & Engagement Solutions in India, has worked directly with organizations to build robust employee development, internal mobility and learning programs leveraging the tools, data and insights available from LinkedIn. Sameer is also the country lead for LinkedIn’s Wisdom Employee Resource Group (ERG) that aims to create a workplace where everyone can succeed regardless of age. Vinay talks to Sameer to get insights on the evolution of e-learning and LinkedIn Learning’s pivotal role in it. Hit play!   

[02:32s] “Flying without wings”: His journey so far 

[12:30s] Evolution of LinkedIn over the years 

[18:28s] LinkedIn Learning and the growth of e-learning 

[30:40s] LinkedIn Learning in India and future ready skills 

[41:14s] RWL: LinkedIn Learning to learn new things; Watch ‘The Recruit’ on Netflix; Read ‘8 Rules of Love’ by Jay Shetty  

Connect with Sameer on LinkedIn

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A new story of resilience, a new Shiny Happy personality every month! This is a Shiny Happy People special limited podcast series, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’. Hosted by guest-host Dhruti Shah, this podcast series is inspired by the stories of resilience featured in her book, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur: Strategies to set you up for success’. 

Our guest today is Arvind Nair, the Co-Founder & CEO of NeuroPixel.AI which deploys cutting edge AI/ML/CV to power breakthroughs for online retail storefronts. NeuroPixel.AI is backed by Entrepreneur First, ISB D-Labs, Inflection Point Ventures, Dexter Angels, Huddle, Dhruv Toshniwal, Rishaad Currimjee and Flipkart. 

An alumnus of the Indian School of Business, Arvind brings in experience across fashion E-Commerce and Consulting. He was previously an Associate Director at Myntra, which is India’s largest fashion e-commerce platform, where he led Sale Events, Customer Acquisition, Customer Retention, and Category Solutions. 

Hit play to listen more about NeuroPixel and Arvind’s entrepreneurial journey of resilience!

Connect with Arvind on LinkedIn
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Shiny Happy People’s ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’ limited series is now a podcast on its own. Hosted by Dhruti Shah, it brings you a new startup story of resilience every month! Listen to the latest episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2270974

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Social psychologist, social entrepreneur and coach, Joel Godi first discovered that he was neurodivergent, ADHD & Autistic (ASD1) when he was in his early 40s – and his life changed after that. It gave new meaning to his existence and catapulted him on a journey of self-discovery which answered the many unanswered questions in his life till then. Today, through his company NeuroGifted®, Joel who is the Founder and CEO, is on a mission to improve the quality of life of the neurodivergent community through awareness education, give voice to the neurodivergent community through advocacy, improve employability, help support neurodiversity initiatives and create value for all stakeholders. 

Vinay talks to Joel to find out more about neurodiversity, and his amazing work at NeuroGifted®. Hit play!   

[03:13s] A personal journey of a neurodivergent

[10:12s] What is neurodiversity?

[14:11s] Awareness about neurodiversity in organizations today

[21:00s] Neurodiversity inclusion at the workplace today and post-COVID 

[24:46s] About Joel’s mission, NeuroGifted® 

[26:30s] Neurodiversity globally, in Asia-India: Acceptances and the stigma  

[36:04s] What can leaders and organizations do to be more inclusive 

[42:51s] RWL: Read ‘Neurodiversity at Work’by Dr. Amanda Kirby & Theo Smith; ‘NeuroTribes’ by Steve Silberman; ‘The Power of Neurodiversity’ by Thomas Armstrong

Joel’s book ‘Neuro Inclusion & Practice’ will be coming out later this year. More about Joel’s work and NeuroGifted® at https://neurogifted.com/   

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“People will pay for a story, but people will die for a narrative.” That’s Guillaume Wiatr, the author of ‘Strategic Narrative’, a simple method that business leaders can use to help everyone understand their business, get behind it and believe in it! Guillaume’s company, MetaHelm, guides CEOs, founders, and leadership teams of professional services firms to gain focus and traction so they build a successful business that they also love. A former big-firm strategy consultant, Guillaume has founded four ventures and he is sought after by senior executives of companies such as Alaska Airlines, the Gates Foundation, Generations for Peace, AIG, L'Oréal, Spencer Stuart, GAP, Google, Microsoft, and the US and French governments. Vinay digs deeper into Guillaume’s strategic narrative, hit play to listen!  

[02:35s] The genesis of Guillaume Wiatr 

[05:11s] His milestones in consulting 

[10:15s] Evolution of consulting 

[17:27s] The genesis of MetaHelm

[24:57s] The concept of Strategic Narrative 

[46:13s] RWL: Read ‘Secret Tradecraft of Elite Advisors’ by David C Baker; 

Get your free copy of ‘Strategic Narrative’ here: https://www.metahelm.com/getstrategicnarrativebook/ 

More on Guillaume’s work at MetaHelm at http://www.metahelm.com/  

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A new story of resilience, a new Shiny Happy personality every month! This is a Shiny Happy People special limited podcast series, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’. Hosted by guest-host Dhruti Shah, this podcast series is inspired by the stories of resilience featured in her book, ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur: Strategies to set you up for success’. 

Today’s guest is someone who used to be an entrepreneur and who now operates at the other end of the spectrum. Meet Nupur Hemant, the woman behind the funding of at least a dozen start-ups such as Giva, Karmalife, Koo, Tamasha and Magma. Nupur has been an early stage investor for the past 10 years and presently leads an early stage practice for a VC in India. Her focus is on investing in blockchain, Consumer tech, education, B2B SaaS and Financial technologies in India & South-East Asia. Nupur started her career as a software engineer and went on to found an e-commerce company in 2013, Angel invested in a dozen of startups, founded a VC fund in India, served on the board and registered SEBI fund manager with multiple prestigious funds across India and Singapore. She’s a UCLA graduate and has been associated with institutions such as the IIT and IIM as judge and guest speaker.  

Hit play for Nupur’s story of resilience! 

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Shiny Happy People’s ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’ limited series is now a podcast on its own. Hosted by Dhruti Shah, it brings you a new startup story of resilience every month! Listen to the latest episode here: https://www.buzzsprout.com/2270974

What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.com

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This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook 

Our guest today is on a mission to help organizations create a more equitable and inclusive global workforce, and fuel lasting change. Meet President of MSM Global Consulting, Maria Morukian, coach, facilitator, author, TEDx speaker and podcaster – just some of the many hats she wears. 

For nearly 20 years now, Maria has been working with organizations and leaders on diversity, equity, inclusion, leadership development, and organizational transformation. Maria’s work has been featured in Forbes and TD Magazine, and her company was recognized as one of the Top 10 Diversity and Inclusion companies by Manage HR Magazine in 2022. 

Vinay finds out more about how DEI has evolved in recent time and how do we foster and fuel lasting change in creating more equitable workforces today. Hit play to listen!

[02:17s] The genesis of Maria Morukian 

[06:30s] Intercultural diversity in recent years

[16:17s] Fueling lasting change in DEI

[24:33s] The impact of the global DEI movement

[29:48s] The DEI ‘fatigue’

[41:30s] RWL: Read Maria’s book ‘Diversity, Equity & Inclusion for Trainers: Fostering DEI in the Workplace’; Listen to Maria’s podcast ‘Culture Stew’   

More about Maria’s work at http://www.msmglobalconsulting.com/  

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