The High Flyers Podcast with Vidit Agarwal

  Take flight into Mel's journey - In the lead up to this episode and this conversation itself, Mel’s natural energy and optimistic view on life shines through. Hear about being happy and how that comes naturally to Mel (but also dealing with the feedback with that!), family including the tragic death of her brother, her fascinating career including being a wedding planner, recruiter and more recently at KPMG in change and transformation. Especially interesting to unpack how those moves came about and the life experiences tied to them! We also talk about appreciating the good only when you have been through the bad, good leadership, investing in relationships and much more. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.  

Take flight into Corey's journey, growing up as 1 of 5 boys, being the golden child and how that shaped his views and thinking. Founding a financial advisory firm, Verse Wealth after being frustrated by the lack of transparent, good advice for customers who deserve to be treated as partners. I love Corey's perspective on various aspects including learning from his sporting idols, the pursuit for excellence, having mentors and being challenged to do better, no regrets and so much more! Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.

Take flight into Rory's journey, raised in the UK & Scotland, seeing his parents seperate at a young age and how that shaped his perspective on life. Starting his working career in the UK and then deciding to take time off which led to booking a one way flight to Perth, Australia - and now living in Australia 8 years having some painful learnings and positive experiences.  I enjoyed Rory’s perspective on managing ambition with doing the day to day, how winning the Joe Berry Retail award helping his thinking and learning from the likes of Walmart in the US and more recently about his transition from the big business of Mars to an innovative start up called V2 food, in the alternative meat category. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.

Take flight into Mainak's journey, growing up in India & Canada, attending 9 high schools as he moved around with his family. Hear about his love for storytelling & writing that has now led to being a author of numerous books that are Best Sellers! This is in addition to his day job leading the India & South Asia business at Kimberly Clark, his most recent stop on a successful career in the FMCG industry living in Mumbai, Singapore, Bangkok & more. I absolutely love Mainak's humility and perspective on work, life, leadership, family and helping others succeed. Check out Mainak's Linkedin profile for daily lessons on various topics including my favourite 'Leadership in 100 words' posts made by Mainak. Enjoy! -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.

  Take flight into Anoushka's journey that started in Mauritius with a love for culture, languages & people. Hear about how a 1 month holiday to China turned into a 10 year stay working there and being part of the country's growth journey in the early 2000's, then moving to Australia with her family and leading the Duke of Edinburugh's Award, Australia India Chamber of Commerce, founding consultancy Global CQ and being involved in start ups including Allevi8 the mindfull app! I loved Anoushka's perspective on life including being open to new cultures & people, self belief & courage and having a growth mindset - tune in to hear more of Anoushka's insights on how she has navigated through this journey truly being a world citizen and advocate for cultural intelligence. -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.  

Take flight into Tim's journey, he really defines the unconventional & challenging the status quo! Hear about his story from being expelled in year 10 and having to figure it out, going to Vietnam and running events, getting a spark in Korea to build a drinks business in Australia using Korean pear juice that cures hangovers (called Bae Juice) now ranged in retailers nationally.  I love Tim's way of living way - giving it a go, not being afraid to fail & willing to ask for help. Enjoy listening to Tim & be inspired to get the best out of ourselves, everyday (even when you don't know where to start, just start!) -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast on iTunes, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads, guest quotes & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.

  Take flight into Nick's journey growing up in Adelaide, loosing his brother when he was 7, not fitting in at school to his journey leading large teams & brands that started from working in store at Woolworths, hear about how Nick stepped up from a business manager to enteprise leader, time off at the start of this year finding his next role in the midst of the covid pandemic. Hear about what sparked Nick's interest in mental wellbeing & compassionate leadership including his personal journey with depression & opening up. -------- I would really appreciate if you can help by rating this podcast, as it helps others find us and convince guests to come on the show. Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn to see the episode ads & more! This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.  

Take flight into Ben's journey growing up in Hong Kong as an expat family, love for Rugby despite the playing the sport causing a life changing spinal cord injury that made him wheelchair bound for life, figuring it out with a renewed body & mind, travelling the world in a wheelchair, path to becoming a Lawyer at a global firm, starting the Ben Kende Foundation for spinal research & social awareness and so much more! One of the truly inspirational episodes on this show so far - please enjoy! "If you can't stand, stand out" -------- Thanks for your support by subscribing & rating this podcast to help the show!
 
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  Take flight into Troy's journey from growing up in the hills district of Sydney, influence of parents, growing up as a gay man, doing a stint in law & then creating Nexba, to drive a naturally sugar free world with his brother in law, lessons learnt he can share with other entreprenuers & much more - enjoy! -------- Thanks for your support by subscribing & rating this podcast to help the show!   Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn   This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.  

Take flight into Genevieve's journey from growing up as 1 of 9 siblings, studying Occupational Therapy & moving into the corporate world leading Health, Safety, Wellbeing & Insurance for thousands of employees, how to connect with others with story telling & emotion. Hear about Gen's new book Mentally at Work (a must read in today's world!) and a super cool way of creating a personal board of directors for mentors! I always love talking to Gen & always learn something - enjoy!   -------- Thanks for your support by subscribing & rating this podcast to help the show!   Follow us on Instagram and LinkedIn   This episode & show is to inspire you to fly high, learning from value creators to help you be 1% better everyday.