The Nishant Garg Show

Raj Sisodia was born in India and spent parts of his childhood in Barbados, California and Canada. He was educated as an electrical engineer. He pursued an MBA in Marketing and after which he earned a Ph.D. in Marketing and Business Policy from Columbia University. He's a Distinguished Professor of Global Business and Whole Foods Market Research Scholar in Conscious Capitalism at Babson College. He is also the Co-Founder and Co-Chairman of Conscious Capitalism Inc. Raj has published ten books and over 100 academic articles. His work has been featured in the Wall Street journal, The New York Times, Fortune, Financial Times, The Washington Post, The Boston Globe, CNBC and many other media outlets. He co-authored the book Conscious capitalism with the CEO of whole foods John Mackey. In this episode, Raj details this healing journey, blending feminine and masculine energy, discovering and fulfilling one's unique purpose, his psychedelic Ayahuasca experience, and much more. Please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation with Raj. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Ora Nadrich is the founder and president of the Institute for Transformational Thinking and author of Live True: A Mindfulness Guide to Authenticity, this book has been named in the 100 Best Mindfulness Books of All Time by BookAuthority. She is a certified life coach and Mindfulness teacher, specializing in transformational thinking, self-discovery and mentoring new coaches as they develop their careers. Ora's rare combination of insight, intuition, compassion and charisma has made her one of the most effective and sought-after coaches in Los Angeles. Her work has been featured in Women's Health Magazine, Reader's Digest, Conscious Lifestyle Magazine, Fast Company, Success Magazine, and many other reputed media outlets. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Maureen Healy is an award-winning author, sought-after speaker and expert in children’s emotional health. She writes a popular blog for Psychology Today, which has reached millions worldwide. Maureen’s most recent book, The Emotionally Healthy Child (preface from Dalai Lama), won the Nautilus Book Award, Book Excellence and Forward Indie in 2019. With 15+ years of experience, Maureen has guided 1000’s of parents and their children, worked with educators globally, taught in the classroom, and given keynote talks throughout North America, Europe and Asia. In 2007, Maureen lived at the Base of the Himalayas teaching kindergarten to Tibetan refugee children and studying with His Holiness the Dalai Lama in his temple with many others. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Terri Lonowski earned a degree in Educational Psychology from the University of Nebraska and has made significant professional contributions throughout her career. These include serving as Chair of the American Counseling Association Foundation. As an expert consultant on US Department of Labor special projects, Terri has been at the leading edge of innovation, evolving nationwide workforce initiatives. She had the distinct privilege and honor of participating in two events held at The White House, showcasing innovative projects which embraced empathy and Design Thinking (a change management methodology). She created Soulful Listening™ by incorporating Active Listening and Empathy elements, then added missing pieces, to address communication disconnect in the workplace and in personal relationships. Terri is a practitioner of Soulful Listening™, a Master Facilitator, and a highly sought-after national and international speaker. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Cindy Vuu is the CEO of an 8000 employees company Biti’s, it's a national heritage footwear brand in Vietnam. The brand is so well-known there that nearly all Vietnamese have likely worn Biti’s shoes at some point in their lives. Cindy also is known for driving the successful comeback of the company amidst the fierce foreign brand competition. Much of this comeback is attributed to the marketing campaign of the Biti’s Hunter line in 2017. By collaborating with massive Vietnamese musical artist and promoting a message seeped in mindfulness and connection, the initiative transformed the brand back up to its current top spot as Vietnam’s #1 footwear company.   Cindy is passionate about shoes. She also loves to contribute & create a happy, loving, compassionate, and green community. In this episode, Cindy talks about meeting the basic necessities in life to build the foundation of happiness, her interaction with His Holiness the Dalai Lama, travel tips to Vietnam, her grieving process after the death of her husband, Sitting on Emptiness, and much much more. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

This is a dream interview with this episode guest Debbie Millman. She is named “one of the most creative people in business” by Fast Company, and “one of the most influential designers working today” by Graphic Design USA, Debbie is also an author, educator, curator, and host of the podcast Design Matters. As the founder and host of Design Matters, one of the world’s first and longest-running podcasts, she has interviewed nearly 500 artists, designers, and cultural commentators over the past 14 years.  Debbie has interviewed guests including Tim Ferriss, Malcolm Gladwell,  Steven Pinker, Amanda Palmer,  Brene Brown, and many, many more. Her new book Why Design Matters: Conversations with the World's Most Creative People is coming up on Oct 26th, 2021 and you can preorder the book on amazon and I will link it up in the show notes and in the description. In this episode, debbie talks about the the role of therapy in her life, being hopeful and optimistic in challenging times, important aspects for growth and creativity,   about love and relationship relationship with her spouse Roxanne Gay who's an American writer, professor, editor, and social commentator. Please enjoy! Her new book: link: https://www.amazon.com/Why-Design-Matters-Conversations-Creative/dp/0062872966/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&keywords=why+design+matters&qid=1623270115&sr=8-2 Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Sarah Sarkis received her MA from Boston College where  she studied Counseling Psychology. and then began her doctoral training at George Washington University with an emphasis on Adult Psychotherapy from a psychoanalytic perspective. Upon completion of her doctoral studies,  she completed her internship and post-doctoral fellowship training at two inpatient psychiatric hospitals in the Boston area. There,  she worked with people who were suffering from the most severe and retractable forms of mental illness. Those experiences taught her the deep and enduring value of comprehensive and collaborative care from a multi-disciplinary perspective. In addition to her psychology training, she has studied extensively the use of mindfulness, functional medicine, hormones, and how food, medicine, and mood are interconnected. This is a very juicy conversation with Sarah and we cover many grounds. Please be patient and Feel free to take breaks to digest the richness of awareness and wisdom Sarah shares. Without further ado, please enjoy this wide-ranging conversation Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Jeremy Hunter is the great-grandson of a sumo wrestler. He serves as the Founding Director of the Executive Mind Leadership Institute as well as Associate Professor of Practice at the Peter F. Drucker Graduate School of Management. For over a decade, he has helped leaders develop themselves while retaining their humanity in the face of monumental change and challenge. He created and teaches The Executive Mind, a series of demanding and transformative executive education programs. They are dedicated to Drucker’s assertion that “You cannot manage other people unless you manage yourself first.”. He has designed and led leadership development programs for a wide variety of organizations, including Fortune 200 aerospace, Fortune 50 banking and finance, accounting, the arts, and civic non-profits.   In this episode, Jeremy talks about this connection with Japan, Japan Bathing Culture, what does it mean to live a meaningful, engaged, and effective life, fostering the quality of attention and life, the practices of self-management, and much much more. Please enjoy! Please visit https://nishantgarg.me/podcasts for more info. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/

Daphne Rose Kingma is a beloved therapist and relationship expert and the author of a dozen books about love, relationships, and living through crisis. She is the author of 12 best-selling books about love and relationships, including Coming Apart, The Future of Love, and The Ten Things to Do when Your Life Falls Apart. She has been a psychotherapist, six-time guest on Oprah, partner in a publishing house, studio painter, and poet. This conversation with Daphne is very close to my heart. We talk about relationships, love, connection, finding true love, How does someone become aware of the origin of their trauma and their childhood issues? and much more. Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ Website: https://nishantgarg.me/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/nishantgar Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/ If you enjoy the podcast, would you please consider leaving a short review on Apple Podcasts? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in helping to convince hard-to-get guests.  Instructions below: a)If you’re on an iPhone, simply scroll down to “Reviews” inside the Podcasts app. b) If you’re on a desktop, click on “Listen on Apple Podcasts” under “The Nishant Garg Show.” Once inside iTunes, click on “Ratings and Reviews” and you’re set.

Dr. Marisa Porges is known for her work on gender and education, leadership, and national security and is the author of What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women (Viking Press, 2020). She is currently the eighth Head of School of The Baldwin School, a 130-year-old all-girls school outside of Philadelphia, that is renowned for academic excellence and preparing girls to be leaders and changemakers. She is an alumna of Baldwin and personally understands the power of its approach to educating girls. Prior to joining Baldwin, Dr. Porges was leading counterterrorism and national security expert. Most recently, she served in the Obama White House as a senior policy advisor and White House Fellow at the National Economic Council, where she oversaw the development of domestic cybersecurity and consumer protection policies.  In this episode, we talk about her experience flying US NAVY jets and military experiences, traveled throughout the Middle East and Afghanistan, conducting research on counterterrorism—including interviews with former members of Al Qaeda and the Taliban, how to raise bold, courageous, and resilient women and men, about carrying a notebook in your hand while at airports, develop this habit of obsessive note-taking. and much more. Book: What Girls Need: How to Raise Bold, Courageous, and Resilient Women Follow Nishant: Friday Newsletter: https://garnishant-91f4a.gr8.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nishant-garg-b7a20339/ Twitter:  https://twitter.com/Nishant82638150 Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/NishantMindfulnessMatters/