The Brand Called You

There is a very right saying that you’re never too young to change the world. In today’s episode of The Brand Called You, we have a 19-year-old changemaker who takes us through her journey to break the ice of several taboos in society. Palakh Khanna is an inspiration for young and old both, who has taken it on herself to contribute to bringing inclusivity to several communities that are otherwise shunned on several levels by our society.

Throughout time, women have had to face challenges whether small or big, all over the world. Gender discrimination happens everywhere to this day, whether women are discriminated against for a job, stripped of some rights, or underestimated in some way or another, we can still see that they are viewed and treated differently. Today Prof. Shalini Verma is here to share her story with us.   About Shalini Verma   - My life journey of a little more than half a century has been fascinating so far - from being stripped off from the right to education to becoming an Author - Academician and Co-founder of 2 successfully running organizations:  1. Books33 (The World's 1st Eco-friendly Book Publisher) www.books33.com  2. SamvaadShaalaa (The Communication School For All) www.samvaadshaalaa.com  - At this juncture of my life, I am an Authorpreneur.  - 17 years down the line, in 2022, I am proud to dedicate my 75th book to Azadi Ka Amrit Mahotsav to commemorate the 75 years of independence and the glorious history of our MOTHERLAND.

Warren Buffet has said, “Do not save what is left after spending, but spend what is left after saving.” He emphasizes saving as a key to growing one’s wealth. Who doesn’t want to grow wealth? But are we aware of the basics of saving and the power of investments? Do we discuss financial matters with our friends and family? Mostly, no. Lack of awareness is what keeps us from getting financially secure. Today, we discuss the issues of awareness and accessibility to investment opportunities in Pakistan. Our guest, Mr. Furqan Kidwai, co-founder of a financial investment platform, takes us through the challenges and changes the economy is going through. About Furqan Kidwai He is the co-founder and COO of YPay Financial Services. It is a Fintech startup focussing on providing awareness and accessibility to a savings and investment platform. He leads the operations and marketing departments of the startup.

We know water is the source of life. But it can also be a source for portfolio diversification. Like gold and oil, water is a commodity—and it happens to be rather scarce nowadays. So, as with any other scarcity, the water shortage creates investment opportunities. Thomas Schumann, Founder, of Thomas Schumann Capital; Water Security Investor is here to talk about water security and impact investing. About Thomas Schumann Thomas is a water security investor. He is the founder of Thomas Schumann Capital. He is a sponsor of financial and investment products for water security.

Claire Boscq is an award-winning customer experience expert. She's a global keynote speaker and the creator of the BizShui. Claire talks about customer and employee experience and why it is becoming important to have a connection. She talks about Feng shui and its incorporation into the business world. She also talks bout her books and her method BizShui. About Claire Boscq Claire Boscq is a senior professional from Jersey, the United Kingdom, and has authored 4 books. She is an award-winning customer experience expert. She's a global keynote speaker and the creator of the BizShui.

In futurism and science fiction, the metaverse is a hypothetical iteration of the Internet as a single, universal and immersive virtual world that is facilitated by the use of virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) headsets. Wan Wei, Soh, the Founder ofIKIGUIDE Metaverse Collective IMC talks all about metaverse. About Wan Wei, Soh As an advocate of open source movements, Wan Wei founded IKIGUIDE Metaverse Collective (IMC), an entity with a mission to help 10 million people crossover into the Web3.0 space. Wan Wei is also one of the founding team members of the dWeb Southeast Asian node and the Metaverse for All: Diversity, Equity, and Inclusivity Movement.

Mahankali Srinivas Rao is a very senior and accomplished professional from Hyderabad, India. MSR is the CEO of T-Hub. He has been a serial entrepreneur for over three decades in the IT industry. He first started a company in 2008 that was acquired by IBM. Later, he built one of the top two independent cybersecurity services and platform companies out of India. About Mahankali Srinivas Rao MSR is the CEO of T-Hub. It's a public-private partnership with an intent to promote innovation and drive and foster entrepreneurship. He has been a serial entrepreneur for over three decades in the IT industry. He co-founded a company that IBM later acquired and he also built one of the top two independent cybersecurity services and platform companies out of India.

About James Bullock James Bullock is Dean of Physical Sciences and Professor of Physics and Astronomy at the University of California, Irvine. As dean, he has helped to launch the UCI Eddelman Quantum Institute, dedicated to the discovery of new quantum science phenomena, enabling the next technological revolution, and educating a diverse quantum workforce for the 21st century. Bullock also co-founded the UCI campus-wide Solutions that Scale initiative, which strives to develop and cultivate transdisciplinary energy and environmental solutions that scale globally in response to climate change. Outside his work as an academic leader, Bullock leads a research group in cosmology and galaxy formation to understand how galaxies and dark matter have evolved over billions of years of cosmic time. Bullock is a member and former chair of the James Webb Space Telescope User committee and currently serves on the Space Telescope Institute Council, which provides oversight to the operations center for the Hubble Space Telescope and James Webb Space Telescope.

Glenn Rogers is an accomplished senior Fortune-class executive who has played a major role in guiding the growth of dozens of global industrial, retail, and technology companies. Rogers recently retired as Senior Partner with Accenture ($50B revenue, 710,000 employees and operations in 120 countries) running Oracle’s Products Industry practice globally. He led engagements for Fortune clients in the Retail, Consumer Goods, Industrial, Life Sciences, Automotive, and Travel sectors, over a 25-year period. Major clients included Honda Motors, Williams-Sonoma, and numerous State and Local governments. He is considered one of Accenture’s leading partners in the design and implementation of Oracle systems from CRM, Finance, to HCM, design of the overall architecture, and implementation. He is certified by The National Association of Corporate Directors (NACD). In addition, he is certified by NACD CERT in Cyber Risk Oversight for Directors.

About MJ Petroni MJ specializes in helping others understand the mental models necessary to navigate digital opportunities. A cyborg anthropologist, MJ allows us to see how we shape technologies and how they are reshaping us. They help organizations increase their Digital Fluency in preparation for future technologies, attending not just to tools but also the thinking, skills, data, and business models which comprise new value creation. The author of the Causeit digital fluency guide, MJ focuses on raising the lowest common denominator of Digital Fluency for individuals, teams, and entire organizations. Since founding Causeit, Inc. in 2006, MJ has shifted thinking for hundreds of global enterprises, including NTT, Accenture, Volkswagen, the Gates Foundation, SWIFT, and several major financial and media companies, raising Digital Fluency among hundreds of thousands of professionals. MJ is an Accenture Tech Vision Advisory board member and Lewis & Clark College alum.