The Brand Called You

The Brand Called You features a striking entrepreneur, Madhavi Vippulancha on the show today. Madhavi is the Co-Founder of Vistaraku which is a venture that makes organic leaf tableware. Madhavi is a pharmacy graduate who has also worked as a pharmacist in the US.Madhavi has taken up several types of courses like organic and natural farming, yoga, and even early childhood education. She started a composting unit in Hyderabad where she observed that there is no alternative to plastic whatsoever. Hence Madhavi along with her husband took up organic farming full time with a goal to create biodegradable products. They launched Vistaraku, a venture that offers organic leaf plates and bowls. This is not only a more sustainable option but is also very cultural.

The Brand Called You is pleased to welcome a communications guru from the US, who is conversing with us from Italy, LaQuita Cleare. LaQuita is the CEO of Cleare Communication academy. She has been associated with the Young Presidents Organisation (YPO) for several years.Talking about Cleare Communication Academy, LaQuita shares that it helps companies and leaders effectively communicate. They work on a wide range of subjects like storytelling and internal communications. LaQuita shares that one of the biggest mistakes leaders make while communicating is - communicating to inform. She strongly believes that communication should inspire and motivate.

The Brand Called You is pleased to welcome a highly felicitated entrepreneur Deepa Pant on the podcast today. Deepa is the Founder and CEO of Svatanya, a social enterprise that empowers underprivileged women through handicrafts. She is also the Founder of Amryn by Svatanya which is a fashion label for childrenDeepa is in conversation with our host Ashutosh Garg and she shares the stories of her incredible ventures. Deepa describes Svatanya as a responsible Social Creative Crafts Enterprise. It is a sustainable venture that creates handcrafted products using upcycled waste and recycled raw material. Every product is handcrafted by women who live in slums. These women are upskilled and trained so that they can earn.

The Brand Called You welcomes Jerry Michalski on the podcast today. Jerry has a background as a tech industry analyst and is the Founder of some very compelling ventures like Sociates. Jerry is also the Founder of Open Global Mind. His unique claim to fame is that he has the world’s largest published brain called Jerry’s Brain.In this fascinating conversation with host Frits Bussemaker, Jerry shares the idea behind his legendary idea of building a second brain! Jerry has been working on this brain map for over two decades. He has managed to feed almost 412,000 thoughts in his brain and continues to do so!

The Brand Called You welcomes an extremely eminent personality from the Netherlands, Adjiedj Bakas. Adjiedj is a trend watcher, an author, a TV personality, and a public speaker. He has been quoted as “exciting” by CNN,  “inspirational” by BBC, “provocative” by TV Two Newscast and much more! Adjiedj is multi-faceted and is extremely knowledgeable.In an articulate discussion with our host Ashutosh Garg, Adjiedj talks about several topics and gives some incredible advice. Adjiedj describes himself as a trend watcher which he explains as“Well, it means that I’m trying to grasp what is going on behind the headlines of today’s newspaper. What is really going on? I've been doing this for the past 30 years and I’ve built up a very good track record.”

The Brand Called You is back with an inspiring episode with entrepreneur Anshuman Panwar. Anshuman is the Co-Founder of Creditas Solutions. In this interview with our host Ashutosh, Anshuman talks about his professional journey and the many experiences he has gained over the years.Anshuman throws light on his venture Creditas Solutions. He explains that it is a FinTech business that helps consumers understand their credit scores and maintain their credit health. It is a direct problem-solving process with the lenders that results in customers getting transparent solutions and a convenient platform for their credit needs. Established almost seven years ago, the business initially targeted the UK markets and has flourished in the markets of many other countries since.

Today we are accompanied by a very brilliant entrepreneur who is building an incredible social network for women. TBCY welcomes Ragini Das on the podcast today. Ragini is the Co-Founder of Leap. Club. She has previously worked with the food delivery chain master, Zomato.While talking about her venture Leap Club, Ragini describes it as a community-led professional network for women. Its mission is to bring more and more women into leadership positions. The process included creating one on one connections with relevant people within the network and helping women develop their skillsets through L&D tools.

The Brand Called You is pleased to welcome entrepreneur Pranshu Sikka on the podcast today. Pranshu is the CEO of The Pivotals, a strategic communication consulting firm. He is also the Founder of Kashmironomics.In this very riveting interview with host Ashutosh, Pranshu shares his professional journey with us. He talks about his firm The Pivotals and majorly covers the process of corporate crisis management. He explains that his venture is a crisis management and stakeholder engagement firm that largely helps corporate companies.Pranshu talks about some generic steps that are taken to initiate the management procedure. He explains his role with respect to single business owners as well as large organizations. He believes that there is a loss of inter-department as well as intra-department communication in companies.

The Brand Called You welcomes Sahar Mansoor, an environmentally conscious business leader. Sahar is the Founder and CEO of Bare Necessities. In her own words, she is a ‘circular economy nerd’. Sahar is also the author of her book, Bare Necessities.In this episode with host Ashutosh, Sahar shares her story of setting up a zero-waste brand in India. While working on a project, Sahar got the opportunity to learn about the waste infrastructure system, management, and segregation on a grassroots level. After this, she decided to attempt living a minimum waste life. Informing us about her brand, Sahar explains that Bare Necessities is a social enterprise that focuses on creating environmentally conscious products.

The Brand Called You welcomes Robin Raskin on the podcast today. Robin is an American Writer, Author, Publisher and TV personality. She is also a conference and events creator and it's best known for her ability to simplify technology for non-technologists. Robin was also a columnist for Yahoo Tech and editor of PC Magazine which at its height has 700,000 readers. As a writer, she has published various books and magazines. Very interestingly, she callsherself a ‘digital mom’.Robin is an ultra-talented woman with years of experience at hand. She belongs to the time when the global digital evolution was just starting to take shape. In this very interesting conversation with our host Frits, Robin shares her professional journey with us. As an individual who was always interested in understanding the nitty gritty of technology, Robin’s curiosity led her to learning about computers and technology in detail.