The Brand Called You

The trend of coaching has increased significantly in recent years and so does their need. A coach helps individuals uncover their potential, climb up the career ladder and improve their life overall by asking the right questions. Be it a Career coach, an executive coach, or a life coach, people are realizing the importance of hiring coaches and at the same time, people are showing interest in becoming a coach themselves to impact others' lives positively. Well, today we have invited Barbara Vercruysse, CEO, Barbara Vercruysse Coaching Institute to share her insights with us. About Barbara Vercruysse Barbara is the Chief Executive Officer of the Barbara Vercruysse Coaching Institute. She is the founder of the Barbara School of Wisdom. She's a kindness advocate, a mentor, a personal coach, a business coach, a thought leader and a public survivor, and a public speaker. She's a stage four cancer survivor.

You know that there is a scarcity of water, but do you know how to save water? What is Water Management? Why is it necessary to save water? Let’s find out more about Water Management with Mala Subramaniam, CEO, of Arghyam, A foundation focused on making Sustainable Water for all. About Mala Subramaniam Mala is the CEO of Arghyam, a foundation focused on making sustainable water available to all. She has earlier worked with multinationals in India and overseas. She's also a strategy consultant and coach.

The definition of brand building is to generate awareness about your business using strategies and campaigns with the goal of creating a unique and lasting image in the marketplace. Positive image + standing out = brand success. With social media gaining a larger part of our lives, businesses have resorted to them for marketing their brands. A business branch, which was earlier seldom seen to be a cost, is now an investment, trying to gain maximum eyeballs and attraction to a brand for its success. But with the advent of technology in every field, the crux of a process remains the same. What is marketing? Why is it important? How to approach it? We have all your questions answered in our conversation with a leading marketing specialist, Jatin Modi. About Jatin Modi Jatin is the Founder and CEO of Renaissance. He's a C-suite advisor. He was included in the Paul Writer Hall of Fame for his contribution to Marketing.

The definition of brand building is to generate awareness about your business using strategies and campaigns with the goal of creating a unique and lasting image in the marketplace. Positive image + standing out = brand success. With social media gaining a larger part of our lives, businesses have resorted to them for marketing their brands. A business branch, which was earlier seldom seen to be a cost, is now an investment, trying to gain maximum eyeballs and attraction to a brand for its success. But with the advent of technology in every field, the crux of a process remains the same. What is marketing? Why is it important? How to approach it? We have all your questions answered in our conversation with a leading marketing specialist, Hillel Fuld. About Hillel Fuld Hillel Fuld, named Israel’s top marketer and “The man transforming Startup Nation to Scale-up Nation” by Forbes, is a tech journalist, startup marketer, and technology, expert. Hillel works with technology companies and accompanies them from idea to revenue. He also works with many leading tech brands as an influencer. These include Google, Oracle, Huawei, and many more. Hillel is a global speaker, he's a tech columnist, and he's a startup marketing advisor.

About Yuri Suri Yuri is a supersonic fighter pilot. He has been a wing commander in the Indian Air Force. He was the backup training astronaut for the Indo-Soviet Space Mission in 1984 which was a very high-profile mission. He became an actor in theater and Bollywood. About being a trained astronaut I was not fully trained as an astronaut. I was the standby trainee astronaut in the sense that when we finally selected the people to get trained for the space mission. We started with 52 test pilots and that was narrowed down to four. Those four made two teams one was the main team that got trained in the USSR. The second team was the standby team which comprised me and another one. There was one squad leader and one wing commander on each team. I was the squad leader, so I was stand by to Rakesh Sharma.

Starting a Business is one of the biggest challenges any entrepreneur will face. There are many questions to answer at the very beginning when starting a business, but the most difficult one is the question of what exactly you want to do. Today we have Gauri Devidayal, Founder and CEO, of Food Matters Group to talk about her experience of starting a business. About Gauri Devidayal Gauri Devidayal is a law graduate from University College London and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants England & Wales. She pursued her career as a tax consultant with PricewaterhouseCoopers in London and Mumbai for 8 years. With no previous experience in the hospitality industry and have never dreamt of doing anything entrepreneurial, Gauri nevertheless supported her husband Jay in creating The Table, a restaurant in South Mumbai, which has gone on to win many accolades and much recognition in the city as well as internationally, including being rated the #4 restaurant in the country by a leading travel publication.

The world is changing, and so is the future of war. Nations should stay vigilant about protecting their people and territories. Combat is no longer limited to land, sea, and air; it now occurs in the digital realm and outer space. Strengthening militaries involve strengthening capabilities on all fronts: technologies, intelligence, communications, and leadership. Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan, PVSM, AVSM, Former Director General, Assam Rifles joins us to talk about four factors for success in any profession and the leadership style that leads to better decisions. He also predicts the future of war, suggesting ways that India can adapt to the changes. Finally, Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan compares the warfare rules and policies of countries like China, India, and Pakistan. If you’re interested in the future of war, militaries, and defense, don’t miss this episode! About Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan Gen Chauhan is the Former Director-General of Assam Rifles. He has been recognized and honored by the president of India with the Param Vishisht Seva Medal and Ati Vishisht Seva Medal. He's a thinking soldier, and he's completed his Ph.D. Experienced Chairman and Director General with a demonstrated history of working in the Defense & Space industry.

At any level, campaign fundamentals can mean the difference between building a winning or losing political campaign strategy.  In essence, a strong political campaign strategy (meaning, the overall plan to achieve an electoral victory) should rest on a foundation of some very basic building blocks and principles that will help to carry you across the finish line. Hank Sheinkopf shares his knowledge with us. About Hank Sheinkopf Hank is a political consultant. He runs Sheinkopf communications, and he has run over 700 campaigns on over four continents. He has worked with former President Bill Clinton on his re-election campaign. He worked for Mike Bloomberg who was the mayor of New York City. He has worked for the former president of the Dominican Republic Leonel Fernández.

Do we take movies for granted? For most people, movies are viewed as simple and somewhat frivolous forms of entertainment. By design, they are meant to provide entertainment to the masses, but is that all? Listen to Aseem Chhabra, NY Indian Film Festival Director, and Film Journalist talk about movies and Bollywood actors. About Aseem Chhabra Aseem Chhabra is the festival director of the New York Indian Film Festival. It's the largest and the oldest Indian film festival in North America. He is a film journalist based in New York City and New Delhi. He is an author of popular biographies on actors like Shashi Kapoor, Irrfan Khan, and Priyanka Chopra. He's also done voice-over work in the movie Sita Sings the Blues.

Martin Luther has said, “If you want to change the world, pick up your pen and write.” If not directly changing the world, one can surely do it by changing one's own life. We know the power of putting thoughts on paper through writing. And, who doesn’t love their favorite authors who have the power to transport us to a different world? These writers enter our hearts as they relate with us through their stories. It is reading such relatable books that help us develop ideas, inculcate healthy changes, or just feel the emotions we want to feel. Today, we have an author, and poet, Osarenagharu Israel who talks about his view of relating with the readers. About Osarenagharu Israel Israel is an author and a poet. He also has an interesting initiative called One Quote A Day. He is the author of the Heartbeat of African Rhythm & Ebe Edo, Book 1 - 6. Text materials in Bini language for primary school pupils.