The Brand Called You

We can get better at something or work towards a better future if we have clarity in our goals and vision and have a sound strategy to get what we want. A good strategy gives us an idea of where we are and where we want to be and the steps to take to get there. Data also plays a very important role in building a good strategy because it also allows us to have clear metrics to measure our performance. Today we have Sandeep with us to elaborate on this. 00:42- About Sandeep Barve Sandeep Brave is the Founder & CEO of InUnison Strategy Consultancy.  He is a Futurist, Strategist, and Thought Leader.  He was earlier with Citigroup, HSBC & Barclays. He is among the Top 100 Global Thought Leaders.

Venture capital is a type of private equity financing that is provided to early-stage, high-potential, and growth companies that have the potential to become successful businesses. Venture capitalists typically invest in startups or companies that are in their early stages and provide them with funding in exchange for equity in the company. This episode features Ninad Karpe, co-founder and partner of 100X VC, a venture capital firm that invests in early-stage startups in India. The host, Ashutosh Garg, interviews Ninad about his journey in the corporate world, his passion for theater, and his role as a venture capitalist. Ninad shares insights into the VC industry and how his firm selects startups to invest in. He also talks about his book, Bond to Baba. 00:40- About Ninad Karpe Ninad Karpe is the Co-Founder and Partner of 100X.VC; is a VC firm, which invests in early-stage start-ups, using iSAFE notes, and aims to invest in 100 start-ups every year. He is also the author of “BOND to BABA”. He is passionate about supporting theatre and has co-produced two Marathi plays.

In this episode, Dean West talks about his journey from being a lobbyist to starting his own company. Association Laboratory provides research and strategy services to trade and professional associations in the United States. They help organizations make better decisions and adapt to changes in their industry. West also discusses the role of associations in dealing with the government and the challenges they face in representing the interests of their members. 00:33- About Dean West Dean West is the Founder and President of Association Laboratory. He is a globally recognized thought leader and futurist. 

In this episode of The Brand Called You, host Ashutosh Garg interviews Savio P Clemente, a board-certified wellness coach, journalist, best-selling author, and podcaster. Savio shares his journey of being diagnosed with stage three non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and his approach to overcoming cancer through a combination of conventional and holistic treatments. He also discusses common challenges that cancer survivors face, such as the loss of a support team, fear of recurrence, and survivor's guilt, and how he helps his clients overcome these challenges through coaching. 00:35- About Savio P Clemente Savio P Clemente is a board-certified wellness coach.  Savio is a journalist and a best-selling author. He is also a podcaster. Savio is a coach to cancer survivors to overcome their confusion and gain the clarity needed to get busy living in mind, body, and spirit.

Zoe Fragou is an Organizational Psychologist operating professionally in the full spectrum of her science, taking over projects of culture transformation, employee training and development, executive and team coaching, public speaking, and writing, for both private and corporate clients globally.  00:33- About Zoe Fragou and her journey. The name Zoe has Greek origins and means “life”. So, besides actually being from Greece, I’m the kind of person who is full of life. Some of the people who know me would argue that there is too much life going on in my life.  I’m an organizational psychologist by profession, an agile leadership developer by expertise, a data-driven organizational change & culture transformer by passion, a model by hobby, an author by the force of nature and a keynote speaker just because I love sharing and spreading inspiration and building momentum.  What I do for organizations is very straightforward. I’ve worked with numerous leading organizations to help them build high-performance work cultures and enhance organizational effectiveness by delivering transformative solutions through leadership development and employee engagement.

Prof. Pradip N Khandwalla is an eminent management thinker and writer. He has authored books of poems in English and Gujarati and has translated several volumes of poems and stories from English into Gujarati and vice versa. 00:37- About Prof Pradip Khandwalla and his journey.  Prof Pradip Khandwalla is an organization theorist and a management expert by training. Born in Mumbai, India, he became a chartered accountant in 1964, did his MBA from Wharton School, US, his PhD from Carnegie-Mellon University, and then taught at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, for a few years. His avid interest in India's socio-economic transformation led him to return to India in 1975 to teach at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad (IIMA). He later held the L&T Chair in Organizational Behaviour at IIMA and served as its director. He retired from IIMA in 2002. Khandwalla has authored over a dozen books, notably on the design of organizations, turnaround management, styles of management, effective management of state-owned enterprises, corporate greatness and excellent management of the government.

We don’t focus much on learning once we get busy with our careers. We start focusing on our promotions and salary but not much on upskilling even though we know that we can advance in our careers if we keep on learning. In today’s world with technology advancing at such a fast pace, we need to be more and more agile to stay ahead of the competition or to even be in the competition. Today we have Ramakrishna with us to elaborate on this. About Ramakrishna Rao He is the Chief Learning Officer of Page Industries. He is among the top 35 Young HR Leaders of 2022 of TAY management. He is among the top 100 Global HR Influencers in 2022. He started in the software industry but later realized that he wanted to get into the HR industry.

There are a lot of people in the world who don’t even have access to clean water. Most of us don’t realize this, but we have a lot of opportunities that many people don’t have, and yet we take these opportunities for granted. We can help other people get the same opportunities as we have so that we can solve numerous problems of the world collectively. Today we have Taha with us to tell us how he is doing just that. About Taha Bawa He is the Co-Founder of Goodwall. He is on the Forbes 30 under 30 list. He is a member of the Global Leadership Council and the Forbes Council. He has done his graduation from the UK.

In today's world, where change is happening at an unprecedented pace and uncertainty is the only constant, understanding the challenges that humanity faces is more important than ever. In a recent podcast and video show called "The Brand Called You," host Frits Bussemaker sat down with Rajinder Jhol, author of the philosophical dialogue novel "Shine," to discuss the book's exploration of difficult topics such as ethics, morality, and disinformation, using a religious allegory of good and evil. Jhol delves into the power of temptation, the value of personal integrity, and the social commentary on the state of the world. Rajinder Jhol was born in Singapore and now resides in Switzerland.  As a digital native, he has worked in various technology start-ups and supported nations to transition to genuine democracy since 2009. His journey through international diplomacy, governance systems, and democratic development, led him to himself.  He has now turned to the citizen to establish an equal society after working with international organizations such as UNESCO, governmental institutions, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), civil society, and academia. He has written several books: Understanding France and the Challenges of the yellow vests The latest is SHINE

The video is an interview with Tony Uttley, President and Chief Operating Officer of Quantinuum. He discusses his career trajectory and how he became interested in quantum computing. Uttley mentions several inflection points that shaped his career, including watching the movie "The Right Stuff" as a child and deciding he wanted to be an astronaut. He also talks about his time at Honeywell, where he led marketing and strategy for the company's Automation and Control Solutions division and worked with scientists on quantum computing. Uttley believes that there will be multiple technologies that continue to evolve in quantum computing, and that trapped ion technology has properties that make it superior to other technologies. He also discusses the importance of superposition and entanglement in quantum computing. 00:20- About Tony Uttley Tony founded Honeywell Quantum Solutions and served as President.  In November 2021, he oversaw the combination of HQS and Cambridge Quantum Computing to form Quantinuum, the world's largest integrated quantum computing company where he currently serves as President and Chief Operating Officer. Previously, Tony was VP, and GM for Honeywell Residential Home Comfort Business. Prior to Honeywell, he was a Principal at Boston Consulting Group (BCG).  For 10 years prior to BCG, he held management and engineering positions with NASA at Johnson Space Center, Houston, Texas. Tony earned an MBA from the Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University, and a B.S. in mechanical engineering from the University of Minnesota.