The Brand Called You

Many of us dreamt of becoming a pilot or a doctor or something fascinating as children. As we grew up and started to explore the world, got to know about different things, our dreams changed.Our guest for today, Jignesh Bhate has a similar story. Jignesh tells us that both his parents were teachers, his mother used to give tuitions at home as well. So the whole ecosystem of his house was filled with studies and knowledge. When he grew up and he had to choose a stream for further studies, his father asked him to go for commerce. This is how his journey of being a CA started. Jignesh tells us that education is the only mantra for success according to his parents. Being an obedient son, he completed his CA, and after that also did LLB to increase his knowledge. Jignesh holds multiple academic degrees. Jignesh Bhate has been the topper and the gold medalist in his CA years. He is also a qualified lawyer. After that he moved to the Biotech industry.

With the pandemic and online availability of books, we cannot underestimate the job of a librarian. Picking the right material to read as per our need is after all very important. Today, we have with us Ariel Zeitlin, a senior librarian at Montclair Public Library who takes us into her magical world of books as she dives deep into her everyday job roles. She has also worked as a travel writer, and movie producer, and writer. Ariel talks about the beauty of her job, which allows people to share all kinds of stories with her. She calls it a relationship of “familiar strangers.”

Our guest for today is the woman who has brought the feminine lens to innovation, especially in the corporate world. She is a French turned American woman, Fabienne Jacquet. Fabie is the founder and CEO of Innoveve. Innoveve is a consultancy whose mission is to transform innovation by embracing feminine energy. Fabienne has worked as an innovator for numerous companies. She is a scientist and a chemist too. She has given 31 years of her life to the corporate world. But she had soon realized that something was missing. She understood that corporate decision-making lacked the feminine lens and knew that integrating feminine energy into corporate life could not only enhance the work experience and satisfaction among employees but could also lead to tremendous profitability for the company. Fabienne is also the author of the book called 'Venus Genius' which is the female prescription for innovation. It is centered around the theme of innovation through the feminine lens.

In today's episode of TBCY, we have with us Mike Klein, the founder, and principal of Changing The Terms, which is involved in aiding the businesses by preparing strategic communication plans, tools and measures. He is also the author of a book titled, "From Lincoln to LinkedIn, the 55 Minute Guide to Social Communication.” He shares great insight into his work and the challenges faced in the current corporate environment.

With the pandemic, the way companies looked for people to hire and the way HR functioned has drastically changed. Let's see how exactly has the transition been and what roles do search firms play in helping individuals and companies fulfill their requirements. We have Reshma Ramachandran, the group senior Vice President and the Head of Transformation of the Adecco Group which is the world's second-largest human resources provider, as our guest for today's episode. In today's video, Reshma tells how The Adecco Group functions and talks about the important parameters that decide whether a person will get the job or not. She highlights the importance of skills and says that if a skilled individual is placed on the market, he will be headhunted regardless of his age.

Philanthropy: defined as an act done for humanitarian purposes. However, it is also defined as a charitable donation to worthy causes on a large scale. This is where the NGO GOONJ comes to play its role, as a gap bridger between urban prosperity and rural poverty while shunning the idea of charity or donation. Anshu Gupta, also known as the “Clothing man” is an Indian social entrepreneur who established GOONJ, a non-governmental organisation based on the idea of utilizing the unused material of urban homes in the remote villages of India.

Today’s episode of The Brand Called You brings you a very diversely accomplished leader, Mili Shah Esq. Mili Shah Esq is an accomplished and multifaceted banker, lawyer, and hotelier in the USA. With this diverse unique skillset of the three specialisations, Mili takes us through the intricacies of each and how they are intertwined. Trained as a lawyer and a banker, she assists her clients in funding and legal aspects. When asked if she would choose one specialism over another, that would be a very difficult choice.

The two key issues when it comes to changing the gender equation in society are birth control and education. Women empowerment has been on a rise. While some organisations are accepting the changes, there are some resisting the changes with respect to creating a nationality balanced and generational balanced environment. Our guest for today is Avivah Wittenberg Cox who is the Chief Executive officer of 20-First, a global consulting firm working with companies interested in capturing the competitive advantage of gender nationality and generational balance. Avivah believes that "Men and women together are far stronger than either gender on their own."

This episode of The Brand Called You, brings you a very accomplished personality, Sachin Agrawal. Sachin is the co-founder and CEO of ConsultTrans Technology Solutions Private Limited, a company that has built a technology platform to improve efficiencies for large transport providers and large users of such transport solutions. This platform will ensure that companies will not need to deal with multiple suppliers. Sachin has developed  "key insights, knowledge and passion to drive businesses" which have helped him to make this journey from a professional manager to an entrepreneur.

Banking forms the backbone of any country’s economy. With the increasing use of technology and rapid digitization, the financial backbone has undergone a tremendous change, which is believed to be largely for the good.In today’s episode of TBCY, we have with us Mr. Atul Bhatnagar, board advisor and a former banker who delves deep into the topic. He compares his time in the banking sector with the current environment.Atul speaks about how mobile phones are revolutionizing the way business is done at the retail level in our country. The high speed of executing things like opening a bank account in just five minutes or approving the bank loan in 59 minutes has given easy funding options to a number of small start-ups across the country. He compares today’s generation to speedboats that have the ability to move fast.