suprwork Podcast

Sonali Kothari, the Co-founder and COO of Turian Labs—a Strategy & Innovation Consulting Company and she’s also the founder of Innishari a creative space in Pune —and a true multi-hyphenate! In this episode, Sonali shares her unique perspective on navigating life and work with purpose and balance. We spoke about achieving success on your terms, the power of passion projects, and what exploring diverse paths can teach us about creativity and resilience.

Shweta and I spoke about how the new generation looks at the world, what they think about the older generations, and some insights from the playground and parents of these youngsters who will create the New India in a few years.

Ajay Bhandari is a business leader with 30+ years of rich experience, Ajay has done it all! He’s managed P&Ls of $60M enterprises, led global teams of over 2000 professionals, closed M&A deals worth $170M, and driven strategy along side top consulting giants like McKinsey, BCG, and Bain. He’s currently the SVP Professional Services at ‪Icertis.

What an amazing conversation this was. Don't be fooled by Siddhant's quiet demeanour because the amount of work he's put into building Ugaoo shows his will to go on even when times are tough! We spoke about the new generation who will build India in the future, what skills they should pick up, and work ethics one needs to make it in life!

Super episode this! Good friend Ajay Deshkar and I spoke about choosing the right career (especially for Engineers), how failing is absolutely an option, why you should speak in numbers, and how a boss thinks and what they know! I'm sure you'll enjoy the episode.

A conversation that's an investment for all youngsters who seek growth along with content in life! Deepak has guided many youngsters in India and USA to accept the practices of spirituality bestowed upon all by Indian literature and mythology. A Krishna bhakt, he loves talking about the teachings of Bhagavad Gita as well.

What an amazing conversation this was. One of my favourites on the show till now. Raman and I spoke about how disrupting oneself is the best way to grow in life, experience of working with Mr. Ratan Tata, Compounding in Life, and how to level up one's leadership game.

Dr. Abhishek and I spoke about the mindset of students from non-metro India, future for young professionals in a highly competitive place like India, making a career in politics, social entrepreneurship as a career option, and some lessons in politics at work you wouldn’t want to miss!

In this episode, Ashwin and I spoke about multiple topics that will bring a unique understanding to a young professional about all things related to work culture, learning by osmosis, connection between marks in school & money, and how no matter what you do, the dots join together to make you better.As promised, here's Ashwin's Insta page: https://www.instagram.com/ashwinsavephotography

Awesome conversation with Ranjeet Deshmukh, Founder of @roadbounce . Ranjeet and I cover a lot of topics in this one. We spoke about his Shark Tank Experience, Should one start a business, working in a startup as an employee, how India is as a market, and having friends as your CEOs! Follow RoadBounce: https://www.instagram.com/roadbounce5Follow Ranjeet on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ranjeetdeshmukhFollow Aniruddha on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aniruddhapawade

Ram Balmur is a creative professional with immense experience in photography and visual arts. Ram and I chat about what it is like to get into a creative profession. Follow Ram on his Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ram_balmur

Don't miss this one! Salil Dighe is an Ethical Hacker and Cybersecurity expert with 2 decades of experience. He's worked as a Cybersecurity expert with Pune Police Cybercrime Division, Visiting Faculty for Cyber Forensics — Indian Army (INT School Pune), was the CISO at Poonawala FinCorp and he now runs his own Cyber Security consulting business. IMPORTANT LINKS:Report Cyber Crime on National Cyber Crime Portal: https://cybercrime.gov.inFraudulent Communication: https://sancharsaathi.gov.in/sfc/

Super conversation this one! Priya and I spoke about how people mistake HR as a narrow people management based function, what HR actually has evolved into, how startup mentality can help people do better, sentiment analysis, future of HR with Gen Z, Learning and why it matters, and how people interact in South Africa and Dubai!

Nidhi and I explore multiple topics in this episode. We talk about how to bring innovation at work in a world that's constantly in disruption mode, communicating effectively with people, establishing a personal brand, and how young professionals can make an impact with their work.

Jesal and I had an amazing time talking about how family business works, how members of the family function as a business unit, what it takes to start a business, who should start one and who shouldn't, and what a Boss thinks about his employees.

What will take for Indians to become more professional? Abhijit talks about his experience of IIM Bangalore, working with a Global Consulting firm like PWC, and handling good and bad clients.

Advocate Harshavardhan Bhende is the Founder & Principal Advocate at Regulus Advocates & Consultants. In this episode, Harshavardhan and I talk about his career, rights of employees they must know, how to deal with negativity at work, how to deal with POSH issues & complaints, and how one must stay legally safe in day to day life and at work.

Deep dive with Chetan Shetty, the COO of Extentia, about success, failure, life. Chetan and I talk about how people are reshaping company culture and how emerging technologies & new ideas are transforming mindsets.Do share your feedback and suggestions through comments. This podcast and the YouTube channel are an attempt to bring honest and real world advice to young professionals.

In this episode I speak to Dr. Jagat Shah. Mr. Shah is a successful businessman managing multiple companies. He also has mentored thousands of entrepreneurs not just in India but across the globe. We spoke about growing small businesses, how people influence businesses, opportunities in the international market for players at all levels, and the power of networking.About Dr. Jagat ShahHe has a PhD. in International business, is a Diamond technologist, is certified as a cluster development expert by UNIDO and is a Certified management consultant (CMC) from ICMCI, USA. He is based in Ahmedabad in India with operations inUSA and Canada. After his studies, he worked for 10 years in MNC’s like Xerox. In 1996 he started his for profit company, Global Network, where he and his team work as advisor to overseas governments and companies on Trade (Exports and Imports), technology transfer, Joint ventures and Investment. In 1997, he started an international trade training school in Ahmedabad, India - Global Network Institute (GNI), since 27 years and has conducted 214 cohorts of international business program, attended by 6100 business owners, including MNC’s, corporates & SME’s from around the world who have become established exporters. In 2004, he started his not-for-profit company, Cluster Pulse, where he and his team has implemented international market strategies, technology development projects, cluster development, import substitution, innovation and competitiveness related projects for World Bank, USAID, UNIDO, GIZ, DFID, GCC, ADB, IADB, The commonwealth secretariat, European Union, Nokia and Microsoft in many countries, besides India.In 2017, Under his not for profit company, Smart village, he and his team implemented a smart village program which are adopted by Indians living in The USA. Under this program, they convert the 62 NRI ( USA ) adopted villages in 19 states of India into smart villages in 1000 days.In 2015, he started a for profit company, Vibrant Markets, which is a global market research firm conducting primary & secondary market research for global and Indian markets. He and his team has served 600 clients in several countries.In 2015, he launched his Mentor on road drive in India which was a popular program, self driving to 22 states of India, driving 12,000 kms, meeting small medium companies and start ups to understand their pain points of doing business and submitted a 49 one - liner policy recommendations to PMO to improve ease of doing business in India. In 2017, he launched his Mentor on road USA road drive, supported by USCommercial Service and EDC - US department of commerce and Start up India under which, he completed self driving, 21,000 kms in USA to 35 states and 35 cities in USA over 82 days meeting 4000+ American companies, start ups, women owned businesses and Indian diaspora explaining them through presentations on “New India 4.0 and business opportunities for American companies in India”.His most challenging assignment so far has been in Afghanistan where he worked with thousands of carpet weavers, dry fruit farmers and women entrepreneurs in handicrafts, to train and connect them to global markets. He is currently mentoring Afghan women entrepreneurs online.He is a Speaker in several national & international Management schools. He is a Rotarian and managing trustee of two charitable trusts.He thanks his wife Rupal Shah for constant support & encouragement in his journey and has two children, son Nisarg Shah who is into AI & data analytics and a daughter, Monisha Shah who lives & works in Canada in peace & conflict management area.

In this episode, I speak to Priyanka Gidwani about how leaders achieve the delicate balance of managing business & people at the same time. Priyanka's insights will help you get a better perspective on how seasoned leaders navigate the unknown and take their teams on a journey to a better future. About Priyanka GidwaniPriyanka Gidwani is a dynamic and accomplished leader with over 30 years of cross-industry experience in Hotels, Retail, and FMCG. Currently serving as the CHRO of Mahindra Holidays, with a rich background working across esteemed Tata entities including Tata Pharma, Taj Group of Hotels, Croma Retail, Tata Global Beverages, and Tata Coffee.Priyanka is a hands-on leader with strategic outlook, growth mindset, strong People management skills and has demonstrated ability to work across multiple sectors, organizational levels and stakeholders. Her expertise spans a wide range of areas including Human Resources, Inclusion Equity & Diversity, Culture, L&OD, HR Technology, Change Management, Business Development, and Business Excellence.With a Master's degree in Human Resource Development & Management from the prestigious Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies (NMIMS) in Mumbai, and an Executive Leadership Program by Michigan Ross School of Business she brings a strong academic foundation to the vast professional experience.

The state of Maharashtra has always been a powerhouse of Indian industry. But with a changing economic landscape the state's position as a top performer is in question. I speak to Deepak Karandikar the current President of MCCIA, Pune about Maharashtra's economy, it's future, and how MCCIA plays a crucial role for small and big businesses in Maharashtra. About Deepak KarandikarDeepak Karandikar is the MD & CEO of Praditi Pressparts which was founded in 1982. He is the President of the Mahratta Chamber of Commerce Industries and Agriculture (MCCIA), Pune for the year 2022-2024. Deepak ji has done some commendable work for multiple MSMEs via MCCIA as Chairman of MSME Committee.An example of his contributions is successful execution of the Lean Manufacturing Clusters, launched by the Ministry of MSME, Govt. of India. About 130 MSMEs were directly benefited with direct positive impact on their bottom line. Mr. Karandikar has also been a substantive contributor in building institutions like National Agriculture and Food Analysis and Research Institute (NAFARI), Auto Cluster Development & Research Institute Ltd. (ACDRIL) and MCCIA Electronic Cluster Foundation (MECF). He has done several representations to the Government in the Ease of Doing Business area and is engaged with Ministers and Senior Officers to follow up on the representations.

Welcome to the first episode of suprwork Podcast. The idea behind this podcast is to bring opportunities to learn from people who've done some commendable work. In this episode I speak to Nandita Khaire. She's a Brand Strategist. This episode will help you with knowledge about branding, strategy for business and personal branding, role of culture, identity, and societal trends shaping brand narratives, and the future of branding with the rise of AI. About Nandita KhaireNandita Khaire is a Brand Strategist with immense experience across industries. She has worked with manufacturing, services, retail, hotels, restaurants, food, wines, real estate, education, health, fitness, leisure, media, logistics, infrastructure, NGOs evaluating and addressing their branding and marketing needs. Having had experience in running an advertising agency, she is familiar with advertising and marketing communications strategy, including digital marketing. She has successfully consulted a number of SMEs in branding and marketing.She teaches as a guest faculty on advertising, brand management, and marketing communications in some of the leading undergraduate and post-graduate schools. She has also written textbooks for distance learning on advertising and marketing communications (Marcom) and currently writing a book on marketing in the new environment.She collaborated on a coffee table book ‘Merchants of Pune’ with Sakal Publications. The book profiled 100-year-old business families of Pune who enriched the city created employment opportunities and created something unique for the city. She regularly writes for ‘Sampada’ on branding for SMEs. Sampada is the monthly magazine from Mahratta Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (MCCIA) and Rubber, the trade magazine for the Indian rubber industry.She has served as a jury member for digital marketing awards. She is a mentor at Malhotra Weikfield Foundation, deAsra Foundation. She is an avid Iyengar yoga student and has many other interests.