
Business Podcast by Roohi | VC, Startups
Business Podcast by Roohi an audio based interview style podcast where I chat with thought leaders, Venture Capitalists, creators, founders, entrepreneurs. About a wide range of topics from investment thesis to start up space.
It's a podcast for creators, makers, builders, doers, business people and Venture capital enthusiasts.
Latest episodes

Dec 27, 2020 • 28min
Ep #8:How to 4C's of Marketing? Ft. Jeff Beale
The wait is over!
Are you interested in the 4 C's of Marketing, advice on how to break into the industry, etc ?. In this episode, I have invited special guest Jeff Beale or Mr.Marketology | Marketing Strategist at The Marketology Group. Jeff has been featured on ABC,NBC,CNN,Fox News, and more for his marketing approach.
Jeff has shared some fantastic insights on the 4 C's of Marketing, Best strategies for how to break into the industry and much more.
Key Takeaways from today's episode:
✅ 4 C's of Marketing: Content, Contact, Communicate,Consistency,
✅ Social Media is meant to be social
✅ Don’t wing marketing
and much more
Thoughts? What is your take on marketing?, Any advice for those who want to break into the industry?
Do listen to this episode if you want to learn more about the 4 C's of marketing, and much more
Connect with Jeff on:
Jeff's Website: Mr.Marketology.com
Mr. Marketology across all social platforms
LinkedIn: Jeff Beale
Be a part of the Marketology community: marketologygroup.com
Connect with the host Roohi Kazi:
Instagram-roohik2
LinkedIn: Roohi Kazi
Check out this link for more listening options/platforms, and next step groups: https://bop.me/roohikaz
Business Podcast by Roohi website: https://6thimbles.wixsite.com/bizpodroohi

Dec 27, 2020 • 25min
Ep #11:How to start a startup while in college. and much more Ft. Lucas Vining
The wait is over!
Are you interested in starting your startup while at college, stuck on how to build a team for your startup? In this episode, I have invited special guest Lucas Vining, Junior at George Washington University | CEO at Ichosia Biotechnology | DC Inno 25 Under 25 | Executive Chairman at Sa'akom Farms. Lucas has shared some awesome insights on advice for first-time startup founders in college, team building strategies, and much more.
Key Takeaways from today's episode:
✅ As a first-time start-up founder in college join business competitions for non-diluted funding and first real feedback from experienced entrepreneurs
✅ Be careful about whom you start a company with
✅ Biggest Advice for First Startup Founders: Just start the company, don’t be afraid of failure
and much more
Thoughts? What is your take on founding a startup while at college? Any advice for those wanting to start something on their own?
Do listen to this episode if you want to learn more about starting a startup while at college, team building advice and strategies, and much more.
Connect with Lucas on:
Instagram: @lucas.vining
LinkedIn: Lucas Vining
Ichosia Biotech company website: https://www.ichosia.com/
Sa’akom Farms website: https://www.saakom.org/
Sa’akom Farms Contact Form: info@saakom.com
Connect with the host Roohi Kazi:
Instagram: roohik2
LinkedIn: Roohi Kazi
Check out this link for more listening options/platforms, and next step groups: https://bop.me/roohikaz
Business Podcast by Roohi website: https://6thimbles.wixsite.com/bizpodroohi

Jul 27, 2020 • 52min
Ep #7:How to SEO Strategies, Wordpress Plugins Ft. Devanand Pandey
The wait is over!
Are you interested in or struggling to build your SEO strategy, generate traffic? In this episode, I have invited special guest Devanand Pandey a passionate Digital Marketer | Trainer, Founder of Digi Globes | Owner of Digital Marketing Hike Academy. He is currently on a mission of training 1 million people for free.
Devanand has shared some amazing insights about SEO, Wordpress Plugins and much more.
Questions covered in today's podcast episode:
✅ What is your journey?
✅ Where do I start my SEO strategy?
✅ How to conduct keyword research and use in content?
✅ How to write SEO friendly content?
✅ Link Building?
✅ Is SEO dead?
✅ Which SEO tools Devanand uses?
✅Top 5 Ranking Factors?
✅On Page, Off Page Optimization?
✅Platform best to get started with blogging?
✅ Top 5 WordPress Plugin’s for SEO optimization?
Thoughts? What is your take on building an SEO strategy, generating traffic for website?
Do listen to this episode if you want to learn more about creating a sound SEO strategy, and start blogging with WordPress.
Connect with Devanand on:
Website: https://digitalmarketinghike.com/
Connect with Roohi Kazi: Instagram-roohik2, and join the Educating and Learning Together Facebook Group to connect with previous guests on this podcast series

Jul 22, 2020 • 14min
Ep #6:How to create an Instagram Brand Ft. Matthew Reynolds
The wait is over! Are you interested in or struggling to build your Instagram brand? In this episode, I have invited special guest Matthew Reynolds one part of the trio behind the Instagram account @someguyswithacamera.
Someguyswithacamera started in 2018 as a no-budget filmmaking in Liverpool U.K and have gone on to produce several amateur films, on zero budget, amass 6k followers on Instagram and build their brand.
Matthew has shared some amazing insights about community building and engagement strategies, Instagram story ideas, and much more.
Topics covered in today's podcast episode:
✅ Community Building Strategies
✅ Instagram Branding Strategies
✅ Interact and Connect Strategy
✅ Instagram Story Strategies
✅ Instagram Live Content ideas
✅ Hashtag Startegies
✅ Instagram Brand Checklist
Thoughts? What is your take on building an Instagram Brand?
Do listen to this episode if you want to learn more about creating a sound Instagram brand.
Connect with someguyswithacamera on:
Instagram: @someguyswithacamera
Facebook: Some Guys with A Camera
Youtube: some guys with a camera
Connect with Roohi Kazi: Instagram-roohik2, and join the Educating and Learning Together Facebook Group to connect with previous guests on this podcast series.

Jul 11, 2020 • 21min
Ep #5:How to run an International Business Ft. Sandeep Balaji
Does one week feel too long?. The wait is over! Are you interested or struggling in running an international business, etc? then this episode is for you.
In this episode, I have invited special guest Sandeep Balaji, CEO @ IncrementumX | Creative Entrepreneur | Growth Consultant.
Sandeep is a serial entrepreneur and executive with experience in Consumer Internet, Enterprise Software, Media, Consumer Electronics and Engineering. Sandeep has shared some amazing insights about running an international business, early-stage strategies, and best advice for entrepreneurs, etc.
Key Takeaway's from the episode with Sandeep were the main elements of running an international business:
✅ Contextualize
✅ Global from the get-go
✅ Pricing
✅ Multiple Markets Feedback
✅ Leverage Innovation
✅ Global Talent Pool: Hire the Best
and much more.
Thoughts?
Do listen to this episode if you want to learn more about operating an International Business, Entrepreneurs.
Connect with Sandeep Balaji: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandeepbalaji
Connect with Roohi Kazi: Instagram-roohik2, and join the Educating and Learning Together Facebook Group to connect with previous guests on this podcast series.

Jun 26, 2020 • 16min
Ep #4: How to earn $500 per month from Telegram ft Umer Qureshi
Does one week feel too long?. The wait is over! Are you interested or struggling in Affiliate Marketing, etc? then this episode is for you.
In this episode, I have invited special guest Umer Qureshi, a 16-year-old professional blogger, affiliate marketer, and online entrepreneur. Umer is the founder of the GuideBlogging.com website where he teaches new bloggers how to succeed in the blogging space and is the Admin of a more than 23,000 members Facebook Group Guide Blogging where he shares tips, and tricks on Affiliate Marketing, etc, amongst other accomplishments. Umer has shared some amazing and powerful tips, and insights about affiliate marketing, community building strategies, and affiliate marketing paid and free plan tools.
During the episode I asked him:
* How to get started in the Affiliate Marketing Space as a student?
* Best Advice for Affiliate Marketers
* Affiliate Marketing Strategies
* Tools for Niche, etc?
Do listen to this episode if you want to learn more about Affiliate Marketing, Community Building, and Affiliate Marketing tools.
Connect with Umer Qureshi: Facebook: umerqureshi, Instagram: akaumerqureshi, Website: https://guideblogging.com/
Connect with Roohi Kazi: Instagram-roohik2, and join the Educating and Learning Together Facebook Group to connect with previous guests on this podcast series.

Jun 19, 2020 • 27min
Ep #3: How to Network Effectively, and Affiliate Marketing Space Ft. Abisheikh Jain
Does one week feel too long?. The wait is over! Are you interested or struggling in Networking, Affiliate Marketing, etc? then this episode is for you.
In this episode I have invited special guest Abishiekh Jain Jain, a 20 year old college dropout who has graced the TedX stage 2 times, and is a serial entrepreneur. Abishiekh has been featured on The Huffington Post, Entrepreneur amongst others. He is the founder of Hackers Den- a tech blog that simplifies technology in English, amongst other ventures in the blogging and career space respectively. Abishiekh has shared some amazing and powerful tips, and insights about effective networking, and the affiliate marketing space, along with his best advice for youngsters.
During the episode I asked him
*How to effectively do networking as college students, students?
*How to nurture your network into paying customers, fans, etc for personal, B2B, and B2C companies?
*Best Advice for Networking?
*How to start in the Affiliate Marketing Space?
*Best Advice for entrepreneurship?
Do listen to this episode if you want to learn more about Effective Networking, Affiliate Marketing, and Best Advice for Youngsters.
Connect with Abishiekh Jain: LinkedIn-https://www.linkedin.com/in/abishiekhjain/, Instagram: abishiekhjain, Connect with Roohi Kazi: Instagram-roohik2, and the Educating and Learning Together Facebook Group
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Jun 12, 2020 • 57min
Ep #2: Importance of Bio, Insta Story Strategies, etc Ft. Vijay Kumar Nayak
Are you interested in Instagram Story Strategies, Content Carousels, etc then this episode is for you. In today’s episode I had the pleasure of interviewing special guest Vijay Kumar Nayak a PPC Expert, who also helps with personal branding on Instagram Stories Strategies, Content Carousels, Social Media Profile Optimization. Vijay aims to help 1,000 individuals with building their personal brand online.
So you guys can find Vijay on Instagram- more active on this platform under the handle vijay.kumar.nayak or through his website vijaykumarnayak.com. I will be attaching the links below so you can follow him and ask him questions on content carousels, Insta Story Strategies, etc.
Thank you so much for listening to this episode! Wait wait I have something for you I would like to offer you an exclusive invite to my Facebook Group Educating and Learning Together where you will get a chance to potentially interact with some of the guests I have brought to speak in my podcast series. If you want to receive this invite, follow me on Instagram under the handle roohik2, take a screenshot of where you are listening to this podcast, and write 1-3 things you have learned from this episode, and tag me in your Instagram Story.
Don’t forget to tune in next Saturday for the next episode in this series where I will be talking to Abishiekh Jain a 20 year old college dropout who has graced the TedX stage 2 times, and is the founder of Hackers Den, serial entrepreneur amongst other accomplishments on Networking, and Entrepreneurship.

Jun 5, 2020 • 25min
Ep #1: Importance of LinkedIn, Personal Branding, and Publicity Ft. Deepak V Maddila
Are you a college grad, or student then this episode is for you?. Today’s episode is about personal branding, and publicity with special guest Deepak V Maddila a personal branding and publicity expert. Deepak is the Founder of DVM Media a PR Firm that focuses on publicity for brands and entrepreneurs in the U.S that does over 7 figures in revenue. Deepak is not just an accomplished PR and Publicity specialist but has spoken on Tedx Stage, been featured in Forbes Magazine for the Growth Hacking Book, Inc magazine named him an expert in marketing, and in 2018 he was named one of the 30 Gamechangers in India.
Apart from the PR, and Publicity space, Deepak loves talking to people, physics, and marketing.
The three biggest takeaways from today's episode were:
Personal Branding at its core = Voice, and values with a unique and engaging spin
Huge Importance of Linkedin for college students, anyone to build your personal brand as a thought leader, showcase your voice, engage with others
Importance of positioning on Personal Brand
You can connect with Deepak on Linkedin, Facebook, Twitter, Instagram or directly through his website. Facebook: deepakvmaddila, Twitter: deepaklive24, Instagram: @deepakvmaddila, Website: deepakvmaddila.com. Connect with Roohi Kazi on Instagram -> @roohik2.

May 30, 2020 • 2min
Introduction to Business Podcast by Roohi
In this episode I introduce about the podcast topic, personal background and what you can expect from this podcast series.