The Brand Called You

Chocolate is one of the most consumed confectionery items in the world. It comes in different tastes and people can choose according to their preference. Every taste of chocolate is loved and has a high consumption rate. But have you ever thought about who decides what taste of chocolate would go into the market and what taste would not? Yes, there are people who are there to taste the chocolates and judge them so that you can have the best experience while eating your favorite chocolates. We have invited India's first certified Chocolate taster for our show today, Mr. L. Nitin Chordia. 

Sanjay is the chief curator of the societal platform Ekstep Foundation which works on systemic methods to resolve complex societal challenges with speed and sustainably. He has worked for corporations for the last three decades and is passionate about mentoring start-up entrepreneurs. Since 2016, at EkStep Foundation, he is leading the evolution of Societal Platform Thinking, an innovative method to resolve complex societal challenges with speed, at scale, and sustainably. He advises multiple social entrepreneurs who are developing Societal Platforms in domains such as education, financial inclusion, healthcare, urban governance, and livelihoods.

How often do you feel that the world needs to be changed, or some system needs adjustments and improvements? Quite often, right? How often do you plan to change it yourself? Well, our guest for today, Mr. Jonathan MacDonald found some gaps in the education industry and decided to change it himself.Jonathan is the CEO of Potency World, he is the coordinator of the Mental Wellness Society. He is also an author.Being a dyslexic himself, he tells us that he has seen the world from multiple perspectives. He understands neuroplasticity and affirms that cognitive function in human beings can be changed. He hopes to build a generation that is free-minded and can change the world.

Dmitriy is an experienced troubleshooter, a positive company culture creator, an Ex- CEO of two international joint venture companies in Russia. "If you as the owner of the company think nothing about culture, culture will anyway be created, but by someone else."

Akshay Wadhwa is a fashion designer turned tech entrepreneur. He founded a startup during COVID lockdown and named it Bluerickshaw.Our host Ashutosh Garg asks Akshay the story behind it. To this, he tells us that in the late 1950s his grandpa used to sell goods on a pavement in Delhi. It was very difficult for him to travel to different parts of the country to buy goods for selling purposes. After two years when he had a little money, he bought a rickshaw to travel to other states to buy goods for his trade. He painted the rickshaw blue as his brand mark.Taking forward this legacy, Akshay Wadhwa named his startup 'Bluerickshaw'.

Anand is an Executive Coach and a consultant trainer with over 20 years of experience specializing in the area of customer Centricity. He is the CEO and Consultant of Anand Kasturi Consulting. Anand Kasturi didn't even know about Coaching until 2007 when Ganesh Chella approached him with the idea of being a coach. He invited him to join his coaching certification and although he was reluctant at first to say yes, ultimately he agreed to give it a shot.

To obtain more knowledge on this topic, we have invited Dr. Samir Parikh to our podcast today. Dr. Parikh is a renowned mental health expert. He is the Director of the Department of Mental Health and Behavioural Sciences at Fortis Hospital.We all have many doubts in our mind regarding mental health which we really wish to be cleared, our host Ashutosh Garg does that job for us. First he asks Dr. Parikh about the mental health challenges faced by our country. Dr. Parikh replies that the acceptance of mental illness as an illness is the biggest challenge we are facing in society.

Vipula is the Head of US Enterprise and Managing Partner at Gallup Incorporation. She is the only women leader at Gallup in 85 years. She is also the founding board member of the Peter Drucker Foundation. Before joining Gallup, Vipula had a career in corporate banking with one of the largest banks in London.

Ravi Singhee comes from a family which was one of the wealthiest families of their village about 5 generations ago. With time, unfortunately, they lost everything and had to start from scratch. However, one thing they didn't lose was their good reputation among peers. Ravi's grandfather moved to Calcutta from Rajasthan to set up his business. Ravi's father moved to London to set his business up there. Ravi inherited that business and came back to India to grow the business. Now, Ravi Singhee is the Managing Director at Magnum Clothing. He is a member of YPO and EO.

"ReGen villages represents every single one of those 17 sustainable development goals, when you realise safe, efficient, energy-positive housing married with permaculture and water, and waste resource management and renewable energy that all of a sudden deals with education, children's rights, women's rights, culture adaptability-all of that is under one umbrella.""We ourselves are capable of living strong, healthy, flourishing lifestyles where we are connected to our natural ecosystems and not dissociated from them."