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In this episode, we’re talking about a topic that is crucial for all leaders - having a strong second-in-command! We’re thrilled to have Cameron Herold, a former COO and business coach, join us as our guest. With over 1,000 entrepreneurs and CEOs under his belt, Cameron has a wealth of knowledge to share on this topic.We’ll be discussing everything from what qualities to look for in a potential second-in-command, to how to communicate effectively and establish trust. And we’ll be covering the role a second-in-command plays in decision-making and problem-solving. Plus, we’ll talk about the benefits of a well-functioning second-in-command relationship for both the leader and the company.So, if you’re a leader or entrepreneur looking to build a high-performing team and create a successful business, this episode is a must-listen! We’ll be asking Cameron questions like:How do you know if someone is ready to step into the role of a second-in-command?What are some common mistakes leaders make when working with their second-in-command?How can you ensure that your second-in-command is aligned with your company’s goals and vision?Key Questions Answered In This Episode:How do you know if someone is ready to take on the role of a second-in-command?What are some common mistakes leaders make when working with their second-in-command?How can leaders ensure that their second-in-command is aligned with the company’s goals and vision?How does having a strong second-in-command impact your personal and professional growth as a leader?This episode will be valuable for leaders and entrepreneurs who are looking to build a high-performing team and create a sustainable, successful business. Tune in for insights and practical advice from Cameron Herold on how to lead up and lead down effectively.We’re excited to dive into this topic with Cameron and to share his insights and practical advice with you on how to lead up and lead down effectively. Cameron Herold is a former COO and business coach with over two decades of experience in the industry. He is known for his work with over 1,000 entrepreneurs and CEOs, helping them grow their businesses and reach their full potential. Cameron is a sought-after speaker and has been featured in numerous media outlets, including The New York Times, Forbes, and Inc. Magazine. He is the author of several books, including "Double Double" and "Meetings Suck". With his wealth of knowledge and practical experience, Cameron is considered a leading expert on business growth and leadership.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Listen to #1 Executive Coach Marshall Goldsmith on xMonks Drive podcast.If you're looking for a new way to get inspired and motivated, this is it!Marshall Goldsmith is an executive coach who has worked with the CEOs of some of the world's biggest companies. His books have sold over 5 million copies worldwide, and he has been named as "the #1 Executive Coach in the world".In this episode, Marshall talks about how he helps his clients achieve their goals by helping them understand themselves better--and then giving them tools to change their behaviour. Marshall also talks about how he became the #1 Executive Coach in the world and what he has learned over his 40+ years of coaching some of the most successful CEOs in the world.About Marshall Goldsmith Marshall Goldsmith is a world-renowned leadership coach, executive educator, and author. He has more than 40 years of experience working with top leaders from around the world, including CEOs and senior executives from over 150 major corporations. He has been recognized as one of the top 10 executive coaches in the world by Forbes and has been named one of the top-ranked executive coaches by Harvard Business Review. He is the author of several bestselling books, including "What Got You Here Won't Get You There," "Triggers," and "Mojo: How to Get It, How to Keep It, How to Get It Back if You Lose It." He is also a keynote speaker and frequent guest on television and radio programs. His expertise in the field of leadership development is unmatched and his insights and strategies are valuable for anyone looking to improve their leadership skills.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

The workplaces have never been as generationally fragmented as they are presently. We have 5 gens working together in a mix pool. Each generation comes with their own strengths and we are surely witnessing the results. But how to keep such diverse minds aligned to a common vision. How would the future look like? Who is going to lead who? How will leaders shift? The 100th episode brings to you everything you need to understand 21st Century organizations with Eddie Turner. About Eddie TurnerEddie is a Certified Speaking Professional™ (CSP®) and ranked #9 on the Top 30 list of Motivational Speakers by Global Gurus. Eddie Turner is one of Marshall Goldsmith's 100 Coaches. Forbes recognized Eddie as the Preeminent Authority on Emerging Leaders. He is ranked #18 on the Top 25 Thought Leaders in Leadership by Thinkers 360 and ranked #32 on the Power List of the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership to Watch in 2022. IFLD named Eddie one of the Top Mentors on the Globe for 2022!He is the author of an international best-selling book, A C-Suite Advisor, and the former host of the Keep Leading!® podcast, which earned Apple Podcasts' coveted New & Noteworthy designation and reached 80 countries around the globe.Eddie has appeared in national print, radio, and television media such as the Wall Street Journal, CNN, Fox News, PBS, NPR, and ABC. He has also worked as a national media commentator.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Happy New Year Folks! The xMonks Drive 2023 year opener couldn't have been better! Pandit Dasa has joined us as the first guest of the year. He is a former monk and an authority on Mindfulness, and Mental Health. Listen to the episode as Pandit brings out the best from his experience and tells us why empathy alone can not generate productive workplaces. What do modern leaders need to do more?About Pandit DasaPandit Dasa is a Mindful Leadership Expert, author, and motivational keynote speaker. His inspirational speeches aim to create a more mindful workplace culture, that increases productivity and improves retention.He encourages leadership and co-workers to appreciate and celebrate the success and contributions of others. This attitude fosters trust, enhances teamwork, and greatly impacts employee performance. He emphasizes the importance of leading without ego and highlights the importance of cultivating self-awareness and personal growth and development. Pandit Dasa has spent 15 years as a monk in New York City and today he speaks on Mindful Leadership, Resilience, Mental Health, and Stress Management and helps companies transform their workplace culture to create a more collaborative and engaging environment.#Panditdasa #mindfulleadership #urbanmonk🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Whether you are a budding podcaster or someone who wants to acquire the Art of Charm, Jordan Harbinger in this episode has only the best pieces of advice for everyone. An absolute force of a human, Jordan shares about his journey, a million downloads and the art of winging a conversation. Jordan Harbinger is a Wall Street lawyer turned podcast interviewer with an approachable style and knack for securing high-profile guests. His podcast, The Jordan Harbinger Show, was selected as part of Apple’s “Best of 2018.”Today, The Jordan Harbinger Show has over 5 million downloads per month and features a wide array of guests like Kobe Bryant, Moby, Dennis Rodman, Tip “T.I.” Harris, Tony Hawk, Cesar Millan, Simon Sinek, Eric Schmidt, and Neil deGrasse Tyson, to name a few. Jordan continues to teach his skills, for free, at 6-Minute Networking. In addition to hosting The Jordan Harbinger Show, Jordan is a consultant for law enforcement, military, and security companies and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and the Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Jason Feifer is in the house everyone! The nonstop optimism machine as he likes to call himself talks about the illusion around identifying with your work, humble beginnings and building a tomorrow.Jason Feifer is the editor in chief of Entrepreneur magazine and host of the podcast Problem Solvers, which is about entrepreneurs solving unexpected problems in their business. Outside of Entrepreneur, he is the author of the book Build For Tomorrow, which is an action plan for embracing change and adapting fast, as the host of the podcast Build For Tomorrow (yes, same name as the book), which is about the smartest solutions to our most misunderstood problems. He writes a newsletter about how to find opportunity in change.He has also worked as an editor at Men's Health, Fast Company, Maxim, and Boston magazine, and has written about business and technology for the Washington Post, New York, and Slate.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

This episode brings to you the agile, diligent and the purpose weaver, Mr. Sanjeev Mantri with us. He is a sports fanatic who loves to be on the move. Sanjeev shares his lessons learnt from being on field to leading corporate halls. Listen to Sanjeev bringing a new lens to losing, leading and leaving a legacy. About Sanjeev-A seasoned banker with experience that betrays his age, Sanjeev is already excelling in his new role as Executive Director for the company's retail business division.With more than 20 years experience in the BFSI sector, Sanjeev joined the group in 2003 and has since left his indelible imprint across the Corporate Banking and the SME space. He holds credit for introducing various innovative products in the SME segment and the group’s expansion in the rural markets.Prior to joining ICICI he has spent over 7 years with BNP Paribas, Mumbai handling diverse responsibilities in the Corporate Banking space.A qualified Chartered Accountant and Cost Accountant, number crunching comes naturally to him. On the personal front, Sanjeev is known to be an avid sports person with a special interest in running marathons.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Everybody is different. We don't need to figure it out. We just have to respect it. What we as a society have made a norm are actually just 2% of the people. Who set the benchmark? Who drew the line? Meet Praful, Queer Neurodivergent Entrepreneur on the latest episode of xMonks Drive in a chat with Gaurav Arora.Praful Baweja is the Co-Founder of 6 Degrees Growth Network, Queer Neurodivergent Entrepreneur & Design Thinker. Praful has been narrating stories based on diversity inclusion and strategic brand & marketing communication for corporates, celebrity and social sector clients for almost 2 decades.Currently, he pursues happiness by including diverse viewpoints of stakeholders, their equity & creating a culture of belonging for various organisations through policies, branding & programs. He has won the Wow Awards Asia Gold for Best Use of Augmented Reality, Silver for Best Use of Virtual Reality & Bronze for Best Use of Interactive Technology for Capgemini Tech Fiesta 2019🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Are you having trouble expanding your startup? You're not the only one! It's common to occasionally run into a wall. Nevertheless, many people are able to create successful businesses. What exactly are they changing, then? What realities have shifted in these decades? In this conversation, you will explore how coaches can help a start-up environment to accelerate growth with Rohit Thakur.1. Why do Start-ups need Coaching?2. Tips to expand a start-up environment3. What is the importance of coaching in organizational development? Rohit Thakur is Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO) at LEAD, India’s largest School EdTech company, and the first unicorn in the segment. At LEAD, Rohit is responsible for spearheading employee engagement, talent management and development, stakeholder engagement, internal communication, compliance, and health and safety environment. Prior to joining LEAD, he was the CHRO at Paytm. He has also worked with Microsoft India. He spent 11 years at General Electric in various HR leadership roles across multiple businesses such as energy, capital, engineering, corporate and aviation, both in India and the US. He was also associated with Eicher Tractors, Cadence Design Systems and Bausch & Lomb.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Acceptance is a small, quiet room. And in this room, there is space for everything bitter life offers. Life is not always like we want. Even though we imagine it to be in a particular way, it ends up being something else. But what is important is that these factors should never be able to stop you from what you want. In this life philosophy-centred episode of The xMonks Drive, get a chance to listen to the unabridged story of Anupam Arun and his powerful breakthrough of learning Acceptance.The episode contains-Why is acceptance of life situations important? What are some uncommon meanings of acceptance? How can you add more acceptance to your life? How acceptance helps you overcome failure, grief, and hurt? Anupam Arun is the Country Head & SVP at Cvent. He has a strong and diverse background in Banking & Financial Services (BFSI) covering Voice & Non-Voice Back Office Operations and Shared Services Operations & Controls. Currently, he is a part of the global leadership of SAS market leader in enterprise event management In his career, he has led multiple lines of business, successfully executing objectives and managing multiple stakeholders in diverse geographies in a matrix environment 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

A leader is neither born nor made. A leader chooses to be a leader. So does that mean, it has always been inside us all the time? Most of us fail at it because we go straight into leadership skills without first addressing the leader’s mindset. Leadership is more than just a title. Who you are is how you lead. It’s that simple.As you reflect on your own leadership, I’d invite you to answer the question, “Who are you being?” with Alain HunkinsWhen you show up to work, or lead in your home, or community, “Who are you being?”The more you look for an answer, the more you become aware of your inner leader.Over his twenty-five-year career, Alain has worked with over 2,000 groups of leaders in 27 countries, including 42 of the Fortune 100 companies. In addition to being a leadership speaker, consultant, trainer, and coach, Alain is the author of the book CRACKING THE LEADERSHIP CODE: Three Secrets to Building Strong Leaders (published by Wiley, March 2020). Alain is a faculty member of Duke Corporate Education and serves on the Academic Board of Advisors for the New Delhi Institute of Management. Alain’s work has been featured in Chief Executive, Fast Company, Inc., Training Magazine, Chief Learning Officer, and Business Insider. He’s also a regular leadership strategy contributor to Forbes. Alain was recently named #33 on the Global Power list of the Top 200 Biggest Voices in Leadership for 2022 by LeadersHum. A father of two teenagers, he lives in Northampton, Massachusetts.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Leadership is one of the hottest topics around. Every few minutes, a new leadership-related blog, podcast, opinion piece, or article is out. Almost anyone can refer to themselves as a leadership coach, and many people from various areas of life do so. However, a lot of them endorse unevaluated and unproven notions.A successful leader never stops learning.Tune in to the podcast episode to learn the lesson of acceptance, develop purpose-driven leadership, and be inspired by Anurag Agarwal's journey. In this episode, we are going to talk about-* To lead is to add value to people* How to stay grounded when you are on the top?* The trap of lust and power; and breaking out from that* Building a purpose around Contribution* The enemy of a fulfilling experience: FEARAbout AnuragAnurag Agarwal, CEO & MD of Natural Remedies has been associated with the company for over 20 years and has been leading it for the past 5 years. Passionately committed to the paradigm of “Harnessing Nature and Applying Science for Health and Happiness,” Anurag Agarwal believes in ‘Collaboration and Winning Together.’ At Natural Remedies, the organizational culture, where everyone - be it, employees, customers, or partners, feels valued and respected. They are strongly merged to business goals of the organization which is aiming to double its revenues by the year 2020.He believes in the mantra of being sensitive and mindful of the impact to the environment, people, customers, and everyone associated with Natural Remedies.The company was founded in the 1950s by his grandfather Ramlal Agarwal with a vision to deliver top quality animal health care products at reasonable price. The company has come a long way since then and has built a strong presence in the major markets like USA, Australia, Korea, South East Asia, Latin America, Europe, and the Middle East.Under the innovative leadership of Anurag Agarwal, the company has carved a place for itself as India's No.1 herbal veterinary healthcare company. Natural Remedies has also made its foray into the world of human health and their healthcare products offer a perfect recipe for improving the quality of life of its customers. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

The festive season just got over! And I am sure you had a great time with your family and friends.What each festive season or to say good or bad times teach us that --Connections Matter. There could not have been a better time to discuss more deeply on the matter.My guest, Pat Hedley joins us to offer hard-earned wisdom about the true spirit of making a connection. One being learning and sharing, a learned skill that can be mastered by anyone, even introverts. She debunks the notion that networking is a self-interested act. Instead, she makes networking accessible, joyful and life-affirming.In this episode, you will learn—-1) How to stay in touch with people?2) How to build curiosity in people?3) What stops people from nurturing their connections?4) What are the parameters to look for before investing in a relationship?5) What is the true essence of connection?Pat looks for great opportunities to bring people together to help one another. With three decades of global private equity experience at General Atlantic, now she independently invests in and advises innovative growth companies.Current investments include business services (Triple Mint, Mogul, BrandVerge, Sorcero), wellness (Hint, Milk+Honey, Leda Health) and consumer (Margaux, Bespoke Post, Omsom). More than half of these companies are founded and led by women. She selectively takes on advisory or board assignments helping CEOs accelerate growth and translate strategy into results.She is the author of Meet 100 People, A How to Guide to the Career and Life Edge Everyone's Missing, encouraging young people (and all of us) to meet people and build valuable life-long relationships. She speaks at corporations, alumni events, colleges, and other venues. TEDx speaker at Dartmouth College 2018. www.meet100people.com🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

You are more than your title, but some problems do come along with these titles. What are the problems which only CEOs face and can relate to? How does one go from an HR head to a full-time CEO? So when everybody around you is doubting you, how do you build faith in your team, and in your stakeholders? That's the story of Amit Malik. In this episode, let yourself experience the power of acceptance in tough times to come out winning. An accomplished Business, Customer and People focused leader with over 23 years of experience in Financial Services – Insurance, Banks, Captives and FMCG. Being a strong believer of inclusion & diversity, building capability and bringing social impact through sustainability initiatives, has been making a difference at Aviva since last 9 years with expertise in areas of Business Transformation & Growth, Strategy & Consulting, Business Restructuring, Change Management, Digital Strategy, Financial Analysis & Impact, Leadership & Capacity Development, Operations & Customer Services Management. He has served as the Executive Director on Aviva India Board and member of all Board level Committees, working with both shareholders as part of the Joint Venture, as the Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director for the organization. With collaboration at heart, he has worked with global teams and have a strong track record of Developing Leaders and building high-performance teams. He is also a Certified Coach from ICF and Erickson and was Awarded ‘Top 40 HR Leaders’ 2014 in the country by Asia Pacific HR Congress. He has been an esteemed speaker at various forums, jury member and authored several articles on Future of Insurance, Customer services, Innovation and personalization , Key trends and practices in leading national dailies.Personally he is very keen to work towards increasing the Financial literacy of a common Indian.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

We grow into the adults, we needed as children. Does that come into our way of becoming leaders? The truth is life happens to all. Jerry Colonna adds that in between life happening and decisions we make, one cannot be a strong leader unless one allows oneself to grow, and this can only happen by leading a life examined. Hear more of life and leadership with Jerry in this episode of The xMonks Drive.In this episode, you will learn-1) How to respond both sympathetically and compassionately?2) Reason why people do not open up3) Better human beings make better leaders4) Recognise the role one plays in their own reality5) Why do many people feel a sense of suffering in their work?Jerry Colonna is CEO and co-founder of Reboot.io, an executive coaching, and leadership development firm, and author of ‘REBOOT: Leadership and the Art of Growing Up’ (HarperBusiness, June 18). For nearly 20 years, he has used the knowledge gained as an executive, venture capitalist (VC), journalist, and a board member for 100+ organizations to help people lead with humanity, resilience, and equanimity. For more, see https://www.reboot.io/bookPrior to his career as a coach, he was a partner with JPMorgan Partners (JPMP), the private equity arm of JP Morgan Chase. Previously, he led New York City-based Flatiron Partners, which he founded in 1996 with a partner, Fred Wilson. Flatiron became one of the nation’s most successful, early-stage investment programs. His first leadership position, at age 25, was editor-in-chief of Information Week magazine. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Can listening as a core discipline bring transformation in systems? Hear from the author of Transforming Systems—Why the World Needs a New Ethical Toolkit and the former member of The Planning Commission Of India and the learning factory himself, Arun Maira. The episode contains the wisdom of exemplary leadership, living, listening, kindness and special bits from Arun’s core memories. In This Episode, You Will Find-Balancing The Power That Comes With TitlesSimple Joys Of LifeWhat Is The Purpose of Your Work?When You Stop Learning, You Stop LivingKindness Lessons Learnt From ParentsListening As A Core Discipline In Transforming SystemsListening and Dignity Go TogetherLet Kids Discover Their Roles In WorldWhat Is The Essence Of Life?Arun Maira has an unusual combination of experience as a hands-on leader, a consultant to leaders, and a thought leader on leadership and institutional transformation, in the private, public and social sectors. He has written several books on institutional transformation and regularly writes in journals. Arun was a Member of India's Planning Commission from 2009-14, prior to which he was Chairman of the Boston Consulting Group, India. Earlier, he had worked with the Tata Group in India for 25 years, and for another 10 years with Arthur D Little Inc and Innovation Associates in the USA. Presently, he is Chairman of Helpage International and an Advisor to several civil society networks. Arun Maira was born in Lahore in undivided India on August 15, 1943. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

How does one walk the path of giving hope of life to people, while losing his own brothers to suicide? That is Dennis Gillan for you, folks! The xMonks Drive brings to you the story of Dennis Gillan who turned his misery into a mission. Listen to him, as he takes us on his personal journey of being a reluctant warrior, masking his grief for 16 years to establishing his own suicide prevention foundation–Half A Sorrow.Dennis Gillan is an ordinary guy with an extraordinary story of loss, perseverance, and healing. Dennis helps tear down the walls of silence which have surrounded the issues of mental health, depression, and suicide. He infuses his passion and humour into a tough subject which touches everyone in the audience.Dennis Gillan is a thought leader on the topic of Suicide Prevention and Mental Health Advocacy. He travels internationally speaking, raising awareness, and opening up the conversation of mental health. He is the Executive Director of Half A Sorrow Foundation. Dennis has been deeply touched by suicide after the losses of two of his brothers to suicide 11 years apart. After years of sitting on the sidelines, he jumped into helping those in need by working on the suicide prevention hotline when he lived in Chicago. After moving to South Carolina, Dennis got involved with several non-profits that take on mental health issues and this allows him to lobby lawmakers and raise awareness by sharing his story.Dennis has a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from West Virginia University and a work history rich in influence and persuasion.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Every business is bound to go through instants of ambiguity as it evolves. During that process, leaders who can guide employees through difficult situations and show them how to handle recurring issues can have a significant impact. In this episode with Umar we will explore ways to look at today's challenges through the lens of adaptive leadership.Umar is a growth and transformation management consultant and Adaptive Leadership facilitator with over 15 years of experience of working with public and private organizations in more than 20 countries around the world. Umar brings an intimate knowledge of implementing changes in the world's most difficult places as Liberia and Sierra Leone as well as advanced context as Singapore. He is currently based in Seattle, USA working towards finalizing his book on leadership challenges in Kyrgyzstan and broader Central Asia. He recently launched his own consulting “Ordo Leadership” (www.ordoleadership.com) which provides bespoke leadership and change management facilitation to private and public sector clients. As Global Business Development Advisor recently and before that as Director of Central Asia Region and Head of Teaching Faculty of Center for Asia Leadership Initiative, Umar taught senior executives using Adaptive Leadership Framework in more than 25 occasions tailored for private companies in Southeast Asia, including Malaysia and Singapore.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

The ability to communicate eloquently and effectively is a skill. However, relatively few of us are aware of this or actively work to hone this skill. One of the crucial elements of communication is ‘listening.' Unless we are good listeners there is no way we can be effective communicators. However, the human mind is fickle and fleeting. Every 7 to 10 seconds, our minds wander, our listening skills degrade, and communication breaks down. In this episode, Oscar Trimboli will tell us about the art of listening. So listen carefully! Oscar Trimboli is an author, host of the Apple award-winning podcast Deep Listening and a sought-after keynote speaker. Along with the Deep Listening Ambassador Community, he is on a quest to create 100 million deep listeners in the workplace. Through his work with chairs, boards of directors, and executive teams, Oscar has experienced first-hand the transformational impact leaders can have when they listen beyond words. He believes that when leadership teams focus their attention and listening, they will build organizations that create powerful legacies for the people they serve – today and more importantly, for future generations. Oscar is a marketing and technology industry veteran working for Microsoft, PeopleSoft, Polycom, and Vodafone. He consults with organizations including American Express, AstraZeneca, Cisco, Google, HSBC, IAG, Montblanc, PwC, Salesforce, Sanofi, SAP, and Siemens. He is the author of how to listen - discover the hidden key to better communication - the most comprehensive book about listening in the workplace, Deep Listening - Impact beyond words and Breakthroughs: How to Confront Assumptions Oscar loves his afternoon walks with his wife, Jennie, and their dog Kilimanjaro. On the weekends, you will find him playing Lego with one or all his four grandchildren. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Have you ever wanted to fly an aircraft and serve your nation? This time on The xMonks Drive we have with us Retd Air Vice Marshal Nicodemus Manohar Samuel to talk about his journey as a pilot in the Indian Air Force. This podcast attempts to raise awareness of the remarkable Indian Air Force.Samuel has superannuated as an Air Vice Marshal from the Indian Air Force after a career spanning 36 years, the best part of which was involved in aviation-related Operations, Experimental Test Flying and Defence Procurement related activities.As a pilot in the IAF, he had flown extensively all over India, in the Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, as part of the two scientific expeditions in Antarctica, and in Congo as part of the United Nations. These also included tenures as a Flying Instructor and a Senior Test Flying Instructor.In the higher ranks in service, his expertise in test flying was utilised repeatedly for Defence Procurement-related activities, and he handled a number of projects for the IAF in various appointments at HQ and the Ministry of Defence. I was also appointed to manage Transport and Helicopter Operations at the highest level in Air HQ, and Joint Operations at the HQ IDS.Samuel has retained his interest in academics and obtained a Master's degree in Defence Studies and Management Studies, as well as a Master of Philosophy in Business Management, also serving as a Head of Faculty at the College of Defence Management. He uses this experience to give talks on Leadership at various forums in the Corporate sector.While not working, he is either cycling, painting, reading or involved with music.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Some people are born on third base—they inherit money, marry into wealth, or win a lottery. The rest of us must hit base (and occasionally strike out) in our quest to amass our own money. And this is what a true entrepreneur's journey involves. However, the question is: How far would you go to sate your thirst for knowledge and become an Indian solopreneur?This podcast with Purva Aggarwal (Founder of Good Good piggy and one of the participants of Shark Tank, India) is a special homage to all the parents who gave their kids the freedom to forge their own paths in life.Purva is the first female soloprenuer in India and third globally to enter the 'children's online banking & wallet' space with her startup called Good Good Piggy. As India's first disruptive EdFinTech start-up for pre-teenagers- Good Good Piggy positions as a digital piggy bank and behavioural rewards platform...doubling up as an investment channel to form good habits while contributing towards their financial security. Purva is also the Ambassador of the India Chapter of Women in Tech, an international non-profit (head-quartered in Paris, France) dedicated to promoting greater diversity in tech. She is also a Financial Analyst at a private equity investment advisory firm in London and a writer, under mentorship with a leading publication for institutional investors. In 2020, Purva was selected to join the ImpactGen Talent Program at Kairos Society Europe, a global community of celebrated young leaders who are using entrepreneurship and innovation to find solutions to the world's greatest challenges. With her academic background in Investment Banking and Finance, Purva is also a researcher in the field of Mergers and Acquisitions. Previously, she has worked as a business development specialist with management consultancies (including Sameer Mittal & Associates, now part of Intertrust Group) and international organizations in trade and policy making, including the Global Policy Insights-AI Policy Lab and the International Trade Council, India. She has also delivered risk-based internal audits, business process reviews, internal financial control (IFC) and IT general control (ITGC) reviews for leading organizations such as BDO India and Grant Thornton. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

You may have heard of mindfulness, or the capacity to be fully present in the moment, which can offer a variety of advantages. According to general mindfulness research, these advantages range from reduced stress and sadness to elevated levels of focus and happiness. But what does mindfulness really mean? And how can you spot it and make use of its many advantages? One method to fully experience the present moment and incorporate that awareness into daily life is to practice mindfulness meditation. What are the other ways we can practice mindfulness? Here is all you require to get going.Brett is the host of the Language of Mindfulness and Organizational Mindfulness podcast. He is a professional speaker, trainer, coach, an author, and specializes in mindful communications. Brett has distilled a lifetime of deep study and practice into mindful communications in his training, lectures, and writings. He has a degree in interpersonal communications, has taught meditation to many hundreds of people, and has studied the mindful presence and communications for many years in such schools as Hakomi (somatic, mindful psychotherapy), The META institute (Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches), The Mindfulness Coaching School, and others. He founded the Quest Insitute mediation center in Dallas Texas.In addition, Brett has launched several businesses and is deeply technical having worked for Microsoft as a Sr. Technical Evangelist and Worldwide Technical Readiness Manager for Microsoft Online Services. Before and after joining Microsoft, he was named by Microsoft as "most valuable professional" and wrote software for organizations like Fresh Produce Sportswear and the Texas Rangers baseball team. He was CTO for a startup that went on to get several rounds of funding. In addition, he developed and taught classes on-site for organizations like Citibank, Ford, State Farm, Progressive, and many other Fortune 500 companies.Now he focuses on helping professionals learn the power of conscious, mindful communication. In all of his work, he's concluded the key skill any person can study to improve their professional and personal lives - is mindful communication. He says "the limits of what we can achieve personally, professionally, and even as a people - is bounded by our ability to effectively communicate".🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Life doesn't come with a manual, and no matter how long we spend "in the womb," when it's time to go out into the big wide world, we still don't seem to know what's going on.And occasionally all we need is someone to talk to. Prayer is a way of getting in touch with the essence of things, more so than simple talk, despite its own strength. It is the best listener you can ever discover. In this episode with Agapi, we travel the bridge between our soul and humanity with the power of prayer.AGAPI STASSINOPOULOS is a best-selling author and speaker who inspires audiences around the world. In one of her first books, Unbinding the Heart: A Dose of Greek Wisdom, Generosity, and Unconditional Love, she shares the wisdom from her life’s adventures and experiences. In her latest book, Wake Up to the Joy of You: 52 Meditations and Practices for a Calmer, Happier Life, she takes readers on a journey and inspires them to let go of what doesn’t work and instead create the lives they really want. Agapi was trained in London at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art and then moved on to receive her master’s degree in psychology from the University of Santa Monica. Her two books on the Greek archetypes, Gods and Goddesses in Love and Conversations with the Goddesses, were turned into PBS specials. In her newest book, SPEAKING WITH SPIRIT: 52 Prayers to Guide, Inspire, and Uplift You, Agapi presents a non-denominational guide to harnessing this power of prayer in your life and using it to find connection, peace, and gratitude. She is currently conducting workshops for Thrive Global, a company founded by her sister, Arianna Huffington, to help change the way we work and live. Agapi has spoken and conducted meditations at many organizations and companies including The Today Show, L’Oreal, Accenture, SAP, LinkedIn, Pandora, Google, Nike, Weight Watchers, PepsiCo, Starbucks, Global Citizen Company, Museum of Modern Art, ABC Carpet & Home, Women’s Health Magazine, Paul Mitchell, NYU, Gympass, and Hearst Communications amongst many others such as podcasts with Deepak Chopra, Lewis Howes, Maria Menounous, Sharon Salzberg, and more. She brings home the importance of self-care, practicing gratitude, generosity and self-love to enhance performance and productivity so we can experience happiness and fulfillment. She divides her time between New York and Los Angeles and was born and raised in Athens, Greece. FIND HER online at www.WakeUptotheJoyofYou.com 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Who we are is how we lead. It’s not just about what we do in the world when it comes to leadership; it’s also about who we are. Take a minute to consider whether it is possible to divorce one's identity from the roles we play. I don't believe so.You need to have a solid understanding of who you are as a person and how to use that knowledge to your advantage as a leader. You may assess your leadership strengths and weaknesses using this knowledge to become a more effective leader. Then, you can work to improve your weaknesses while enhancing your strengths.A sought-after keynote speaker, facilitator, coach and author, Alain Hunkins helps leaders achieve performance goals, more easier.His work connects the science of high performance with the performing art of leadership. Leaders trust him to help unlock their potential and expand their influence, leading to superior results, increased engagement, higher levels of retention, and greater organizational and personal satisfaction. He has a gift for translating complex concepts from psychology, neuroscience and organizational behavior into simple, practical tools that can be applied on the job.With his Master’s in Fine Arts in Acting from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s Professional Theater Training Program, and a BA from Amherst College, Alain is on the faculty of Duke Corporate Education, ranked #2 worldwide in 2019 by Financial Times on its list of customized Executive Education programs. He also serves on the Academic Advisory Board for the New Delhi Institute of Management and has lectured at UNC Kenan-Flagler’s business school, Pepperdine Graduate School of Education and Psychology, UMass-Boston College of Management and Columbia University. Alain was invited to Den Helder, Netherlands to give a TEDx talk called "The Basic Truth Most Leaders Neglect.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

The world needs women leaders - from running big organisations to running countries. Gender-equal leadership will prompt a more efficient and integrated society.Nevertheless, despite the fact that women enter the workforce in relatively equal numbers to men, their ascent to the top can be more difficult and slower for them. But this did not stop Mrs. Sangeeta Talwar. She broke the barriers and the biases and helped in launching an iconic brand like Maggie.Sangeeta Talwar is acclaimed as the first woman in the Consumer Products sector in India and has blazed several new trails. In a career spanning over 30 years, Mrs. Talwar has worked across large businesses of European, American, and Indian corporations. She largely worked with the private sector in India & in Switzerland as well as spearheaded the implementation of a national-level, Social sector - World Bank-funded project in Rural India. She has multifunctional exposure across the disciplines of Marketing, Sales, Human Resources and General Management and has built familiarity both with urban as well as rural India.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Humans are social beings who crave connections, trust, and belongingness. People strive to connect with other people about ideas, feelings, and experiences that matter to them and that they may share with others because they don't like to feel alone in what they are experiencing.Thus, building communities becomes crucial for fostering connections between people and creating the infrastructure needed for these interactions to happen. This is what we discuss in this episode with Luca.Luca Buchholz is based in Berlin and is a Global Community Manager at Camunda. She has built a support program for Camunda’s network of global meetup organizers over the past three years. In this episode, at The xMonks Drive she discusses everything you need to know about building a community.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Systemic Coaching throws open a vast arena where the coaching is not just about how a team works together but also how it can mean a lot of different things. There is a lot of talk about "systemic" these days, but is there really a consensus on what it means in the context of coaching?We delve into leadership coaching and how systemic thinking may be used in coaching in this episode with Dr. Paul Lawrence.Paul is a leadership development consultant, coach, coach supervisor, and researcher. He founded his new company Leading Systemically in late 2021.He designs and delivers leadership programs, including coaching skills programs and programs in teaming excellence. He has more than 4,500 coaching hours experience, working with leaders across a diverse range of industries. He is a trained coach supervisor, having trained at Oxford Brookes University.Before moving into consulting and coaching, He enjoyed a 15-year corporate career performing leadership roles in the UK, Australia, Spain, Portugal & Japan, with responsibilities for other markets across Europe & South-East Asia. I have experience in corporate strategy, organisational development, marketing, operations, finance & HR.He is an Honorary Research Associate at Oxford Brookes University and conducts an ongoing program of research into leadership, coaching and change. He has authored more than a dozen academic articles and book chapters, and four books.He is currently working on his fifth book with the working title 'The Wise Leader'. This book will challenge contemporary perspectives on leadership and leadership development, offering organisations practical guidance in enhancing collective leadership capacity.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

As a child, Kevin was taught to be polite—to say “please” and “thank you” like all the kids are. You could say that he learned a cursory form of gratitude at an early age.But take a pause and think for a moment, is being thankful and being grateful the same thing?This is what Kevin talks about in this ultimate gratitude podcast. So if you want to discover the true power of gratitude and embrace gratitude as a lifestyle then this episode is just for you. During a bout of depression in early 2018 when Kevin began to discover the true power of gratitude and embrace gratitude as a lifestyle. He realized that his early expressions of gratitude were anemic and bordered on robotic. As such, they failed to tap into the power of gratitude that neuroscientists and positive psychologists talk about. As he adopted gratitude as a lifestyle, he began incorporating gratitude into his work. Whether that was speaking engagements, training or coaching sessions, or his podcast, he started sessions by asking people to pause and express gratitude for something. Then, in June 2019, he was inspired to host a gratitude challenge. So he did. At first, it was in conjunction with his podcast. He hosted a 10-Day Gratitude Challenge to celebrate the 100th episode milestone. It was a tremendous success with almost 300 participants, and by the second day, a 100-person waitlist. So, he launched a second session of the challenge. And it grew—organically and globally. By the fifth session, more than 1,000 people from 40-plus countries had participated, and by the 10th session, that number grew to over 2,000 people from more than 50 countries. Somehow, Kevin had tapped into the power of gratitude and people’s hunger for it. He also co-created The Gratitude Challenge Card Deck, a resource that shares 52 of the creative prompts from The Gratitude Challenge for people to use to grow and guide gratitude in their life, work, or family. His latest endeavor is 30 Days IN the Power of Gratitude, an app-based journey helping people explore and embrace the power of gratitude in a 30-day journey. He is the founder and host of This Extraordinary Life Global Community and Podcast. Kevin is a graduate of Gonzaga University with a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership. He has an undergraduate degree in theology from Mercer University. He is a Fellow with Creating the Future and The Colson Center. He lives in Woodstock, Georgia, where he enjoys being a husband, father, grandfather, friend, creator, and gratitude guide. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Seeking a radical purpose in life is something that humanity has been aiming for, since centuries. But humanity must undergo a radical revolution in the way we see ourselves, nature, and our mission. We need to change the paradigm so that we can fully express our willingness to work together and have an impact as a group.This is what we discuss in this podcast. Learn what led Jose to the point in his life that, despite his triumphs, he began to doubt his surroundings and actions in this interview. He gives us a new definition of "radical" through research into human behaviour and psychology and the fusion of the body, mind, and heart.Jose is an entrepreneur, a change agent, a paradigm shifter, a researcher, and an author. He is the co-founder of Radical Purpose, a Collaborative helping other people switch to ways of collaborating that suit their needs.His primary concerns are in devising strategies to escape from the current prevailing systems of coercion and exposing the truths about them. In doing so, he sketches out the workplace of the future, one with a balanced environment. This frequently results in harmony and a sense of purpose fulfillment for the individual.After 13 years of working in a dysfunctional organisation and industry, Jose realised that he could no longer live or make a contribution to the dysfunction of the systems of force. In order to create the Radical Purpose Framework, Collaborative Canvas, and Collaborative Agreement as well as co-author Radical Companies, he has spent the last seven years studying human motivation and organisational environments.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

What is Compassionate living? Have you wondered? Is it a way of living where one's mind and heart are both open to understanding others' experiences, or is it our shared connectivity with all life, where one acts from that place of informed caring? Compassion is not that simple and sometimes often confused with empathy and sympathy. But all these terms are different.Come explore with us in this episode all you need to know about compassion with Immanual Joseph.Immanual is the founder of Compassionleaders, whose mission is to empower workplaces with compassion skills that enable human and business excellence. For over 6 years, he has been a student and evangelist of workplace compassion. He is convinced that love, kindness, and decency have a crucial place in the work setting. He created the 9-Pillars of workplace compassion framework and authored ‘The Fifth Revolution- Reinventing workplace happiness, health, and engagement through compassion’. He has taught compassion workshops globally, including at Amazon, Salesforce, Box, and HSBC. He is a former cancer scientist, and author of seven fiction and non-fiction books, multiple scientific publications, book chapters, and articles. He dreams of a world without walls, of global harmony, and workplaces that empower their people to thrive. He currently resides in McKinney, Texas, with his wife and kids. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Do you find it difficult to say NO? Many of do we feel that we are obligated to say yes all the time. But have you really wondered how much does it cost when you end up saying yes to everyone every time..when you want to say NO actually…Saying no is never easy, but it can be particularly difficult after accepting a commitment. You can be concerned that walking away will sever relationships, make you seem erratic or untrustworthy, or make you look ineffective on a team. But what does it actually cost? Find out in this episode with Matt Parker.Matt K. Parker is a writer, speaker, researcher, and third-generation programmer. Over the last two decades, he's played a variety of roles in the software industry, including developer, manager, director, and global head of engineering. He has specialized in hyper-iterative software practices for the last decade and is currently researching the experience of radically collaborative software makers. He lives in a small village in Connecticut with his wife and three children.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Life has given us gifts that we cannot even imagine. Life gives us messages to aline, realign or even reorient itself and we often even miss them or misinterpret them. But these messages bring out the best in us. In this episode, I talk about one such incident that left a huge impact on my life.Gaurav has a decade of rich experience in the professional services industry as a Facilitator, Coach, and Speaker, with a strong track record of building high-performing leadership teams. As a facilitator, he has been recognized for creating stimulating and interactive learning environments, and encouraging participation and individual creativity. As an Executive Coach, he works to dismantle barriers that come up in the workplace for leaders and help them in fulfilling their intent. A storyteller by heart, he leverages various methodologies and technique to put his point across and create the breakthrough. He founded Inspire Coaching Systems in 2009, now known as xMonks and started a social development initiative “iOwn” in 2016, which is a platform to connect coaches with Social Development Sector to create possibilities and transformation for the change makers and bringing coaching to the grass root level. Gaurav is an Engineer and a Management Graduate in Marketing. He is a recipient of the “Young HR Professional of the Year 2009-10” by Employer Branding Institute and has been awarded as the 100 top Leadership Coach in 2017. Recently, Gaurav has been honored with the 2019 ICF Young Leader Award. Gaurav is a voracious reader and loves adventure sports. In his free time, he does calligraphy, painting, and reads books.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

What if I ever come to you and ask you about the wildest dream you would want to live before you say goodbye to this life. How would you respond to that? God's desire for us is that we fulfill our purpose. But are we doing that? Skip has tried to answer this question. Listen to this episode and explore topics around friendship, connection, and purpose.Skip Lineberg is highly creative, visionary marketing leader, innovator, problem-solver, podcaster & published author. Certified Scrum Master. His Top 5 strengths are ideation, strategy, achiever, positivity and competition. (Clifton Strengths Finder 2.0). Skip is a published author and podcast host. By day, Skip is a B2B marketing executive and visionary, energetic leader in the IT world.He is blessed to apply these gifts in many diverse roles--as a mentor, as a marketing manager, in training and public speaking, teaching at colleges and universities, as a youth sports coach and as a father.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

What does it mean to give and be a Go giver? For me personally, giving is a way of life, like a purpose and our actions should reflect that way of life. In this episode, Bob Burg joined us on The xMonks Drive to explain giving. Let’s hear from the master about how he came up with this concept of giving and how can this be applied in the business context today. Bob Burg shares how a subtle shift in focus is not only a more uplifting and fulfilling way of conducting business but the most financially profitable way, as well. For 30 years he’s helped companies, sales leaders, and their teams to more effectively communicate their value, sell at higher prices with less resistance, and grow their businesses based on Endless Referrals.Bob has regularly addressed audiences ranging in size from 50 to 16,000 — sharing the platform with notables including today’s top thought leaders, broadcast personalities, Olympic athletes and political leaders including a former United States President.Although for years he was best known for his book Endless Referrals, it’s his business parable, The Go-Giver (coauthored with John David Mann) that captured the imagination of his readers.The Go-Giver, a Wall Street Journal and BusinessWeek Bestseller, has sold over a million copies. Since its release it has consistently stayed in the Top 25 on Porchlight’s (formerly 800-CEO-READ) Business Book Bestsellers List. The book has been translated into 30 languages. It was rated #10 on Inc. Magazine’s list of the Most Motivational Books Ever Written, and was on HubSpot’s 20 Most Highly Rated Sales Books of All Time.Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales approaching two million copies.The American Management Association named Bob one of the 30 Most Influential Leaders and he was named one of the Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World by Richtopia.Bob is an advocate, supporter and defender of the Free Enterprise system, believing that the amount of money one makes is directly proportional to how many people they serve.He is also an unapologetic animal fanatic and served on the Board of Directors of Furry Friends Adoption and Clinic in his town of Jupiter, Florida.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

What is Metaverse? Is it just a buzzword, the next internet, a video game, or an idea? It's been nearly six months since Facebook announced it was rebranding to Meta and would focus its future on the upcoming “metaverse.” But what does metaverse mean to you? Join this episode of The xMonks Drive with Dr. Mark van Rijmenam and unveil the future talking to you.Dr Mark van Rijmenam is a future tech strategist, international keynote speaker, author and expert on disruptive innovation and how we can benefit from emerging technologies such as big data, blockchain, AI and VR/AR. Dr Mark van Rijmenam is the founder of Datafloq and co-founder of AKVO. Datafloq is the one-stop source for emerging tech, offering C-level Executives information, insights, knowledge and opportunities to drive innovation with data and use technology in ways that benefit employees, customers and citizens. AKVO enables users to immerse themselves and create lasting memories with friends & family by experiencing the virtual worlds together. He recently launched the Between Two Bots podcast with Dan Turchin, covering the cultural, technological and ethical implications of artificial intelligence, technology and the metaverse. He has a bachelor’s in hospitality management, a Master of Science in Marketing Management, and a PhD in Management from the University of Technology Sydney. His research was on how organisations should deal with big data analytics, Blockchain and AI. He is a globally recognised speaker on big data, blockchain and AI, a future tech strategist and author of 3 best-selling management books. His last book, The Organisation of Tomorrow, discusses how AI, blockchain and analytics turn every business into a data organisation.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

“God could not be everywhere, and therefore he made mothers.” Isn't this true, god made angels and sent them on earth as our mothers. In this special episode on The xMonks Drive, I celebrate the three most important women in my life. Listen to this episode and celebrate motherhood because life doesn’t come with a manual—it comes with mothers.Gaurav has a decade of rich experience in the professional services industry as a Facilitator, Coach and Speaker, with a strong track record of building high-performing leadership teams. As a facilitator, he has been recognized for creating stimulating and interactive learning environments, encouraging participation and individual creativity. As an Executive Coach, he works to dismantle barriers that come up in the workplace for leaders and help them in fulfilling their intent. A storyteller by heart, he leverages various methodologies and technique to put his point across and create the breakthrough. He founded Inspire Coaching Systems in 2009, now known as xMonks and started a social development initiative “iOwn” in 2016, which is a platform to connect coaches with Social Development Sector to create possibilities and transformation for the change makers and bringing coaching to the grass root level. Gaurav is an Engineer and a Management Graduate in Marketing. He is a recipient of the “Young HR Professional of the Year 2009-10” by Employer Branding Institute and has been awarded as the 100 top Leadership Coach in 2017. Recently, Gaurav has been honored with the 2019 ICF Young Leader Award. Gaurav is a voracious reader and loves adventure sports. In his free time, he does calligraphy, painting, and reads books.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Can you express love, care, and kindness to those who are different from you? This time on The xMonk Drive, Will Sullivan joined us to help us understand what it means to be kind in a world which is fractured and separated by caste, creed, religion, and whatnot. Come let’s take a quick peep into the mind, heart, and soul of a professional kindness advocate, a leader who happens to be gay. Will Sullivan is a purpose-driven leader, kindness advocate, communicator, community builder, and the founder of aspiring better human. He has 25+ years of experience building successful large front-of-house teams. He is also a key member of the task force that successfully reopened NYC Cultural Institutions without issue.Being a leader in an ecosystem which ultimately welcomed over 150,000,000 guests has taught Will much about leadership, hospitality, service, and most importantly, human kindness. Having the honor and privilege to lead thousands of colleagues is an amazing gift and one he truly cherishes. He is the leader who makes the impossible POSSIBLE, the insanity of high-pressure environments SANE and the team UNDERSTAND what they do matters!🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Is it possible for leaders to operate from a space of compassion while doing business? Is there any connection between leadership and compassion? This time on The xMonks Drive, Blaine Bartlett joined us to explain the true essence of leadership in today’s era.Blaine Bartlett is globally recognized as a leadership development master. As a speaker and the author of 5 books including the international best-seller Compassionate Capitalism: A Journey to the Soul of Business, he has personally delivered programs to more than 300,00 individuals directly impacting more than one million people worldwide. He’s been featured in the TV series World’s Greatest Motivators; the movie and book Think and Grow Rich: The Legacy as well as three TEDx talks and numerous podcasts. As CEO of Avatar Resources, a global leadership consultancy he founded in 1987, he’s worked with entrepreneurs and leaders in many of the largest companies and organizations on the planet to change the way leadership is used to foster Compassionate Capitalism.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

What is coaching? It’s a simple question, but a rather complex one. It means different things to different people. But have you thought, about what coaching means from the pioneer of coaching himself? Dr. Pat Williams who is also known as the original gangster of coaching reveals what actually is coaching and how it creates transformation.Join us on this episode of The xMonks drive, and explore coaching and how it is different from other modalities of human development with Dr. Pat Williams.One of the early pioneers of coaching, Pat is often called the ambassador of life coaching. Pat is a Master Certified Coach (International Coach Federation) and a Board Certified Coach (Center for Credentialing and Education). He has been a licensed psychologist since 1980, and began executive coaching in 1990 with Hewlett Packard, IBM, Kodak and other companies along with the front range of Colorado. He is a graduate of Kansas University in 1972. He completed his masters in Humanistic Psychology in 1975 (University of West Georgia) and doctorate in Transpersonal Psychology in 1977, (University of Northern Colorado). His dissertation was Transpersonal Psychology and the Evolution of Consciousness. Pat joined Coach U in 1996, closed his 16-year therapy practice, and six months later and became a full-time coach. Pat was a senior trainer with Coach U from 1997-1998. He then started his own coach training school, the Institute for Life Coach Training (ILCT) which specializes in training those with a human services orientation. ILCT has trained thousands worldwide since 1998. Pat was department chair of the Coaching Psychology program at the International University of Professional Studies, and has taught graduate coaching classes at Colorado State University and Denver University, Fielding University, Loyola University, City University of London and many others. He was also a curriculum consultant for the Coaching Certificate program at Fielding International University. Pat is a past board member of the International Coach Federation (ICF), and co-chaired the ICF regulatory committee. He is past president of ACTO, the Association of Coach Training Organizations and an honorary VP of the Association of Coaching Psychology and a Founding member of Harvard University’s Institute of Coaching. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

How do you handle the hard times in your life? When the world is going through these situations, how are you managing and keeping your head above the water?It’s not easy, and surviving is not the goal. So what are you doing for yourself? This time on The xMonks Drive, Nick Jonsson joined us to throw some light on executive loneliness. Nick Jonsson is the Co-founder & MD at EGN Singapore & Indonesia, Asia's #1 Executive Peer Network, a best-selling author, and is Singapore's top 100 Entrepreneur 2021 Winner. When he won the Entrepreneurs 100 Award 2021: Singapore’s Emerging Entrepreneurs of the year, he felt honoured to achieve this success by living a life that is driven by a mission. As a global thought leader on the subject of well-being, he began his mission of helping to remove the stigma that surrounds mental health in workplaces worldwide. Since then, as an author of Amazon’s Number 1 International Bestselling book in Mental Health, titled Executive Loneliness, he has been featured in many national newspapers, magazines, and on international television and radio stations. On World Kindness Day 2021, he was named one of Asia Pacific's 50 Leading Lights. As Founder & Managing Director of EGN (Executives’ Global Network) Singapore, he lead a team that promotes meaningful professional relationships by matching senior executives in confidential peer groups where they can help each other both face personal and professional challenges and identify opportunities for growth. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

What does it mean to be resilient in the face of a tragedy? What does it mean to be change-proof? Does it mean that you know how to handle change, or you are preparing for those instances that when they occur, you have that mindset to deal with them? This time on The xMonks Drive, Adam Markel joined us to explain our relationship with change and will help us become resilient in the face of tragedy. Adam Markel is a bestselling author, international keynote speaker, and business mentor who inspires organizations to discover the power of resilience. Adam Markel is a recognized expert in professional and personal reinvention. A highly sought-after keynote speaker, transformational leader, and business mentor, he guides individuals and businesses to capitalize on change and magnify their impact.After building a multi-million dollar law firm, Adam became CEO of one of the largest business and personal development training companies in the world, overseeing more than $100 million in sales.His unique expertise is in combining practical business tactics with accelerated learning strategies to embrace change, encourage innovation and increase sales for people and organizations worldwide. Adam Markel inspires, empowers, and guides people to achieve massive and lasting personal and professional growth, whether it be as a keynote speaker, facilitating corporate workshops or mentoring individuals.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Have you come across someone who attempted a fraud against the US government knowingly or unknowingly, consciously or unconsciously?Well, at times, the biggest failure of our life can become a reason for us to lead a purposeful life. This time on The xMonks Drive, Matt Tenney joined us to inspire us with his life story and ignite a spark of mindfulness.Matt Tenney works to develop highly effective leaders who achieve extraordinary, long-term business outcomes – and live more fulfilling lives – as a result of realizing high levels of self-mastery and more effectively serving and inspiring greatness in the people around them.Matt is a social entrepreneur and the author of "The Mindfulness Edge: How to Rewire Your Brain for Leadership and Personal Excellence Without Adding to Your Schedule" and "Serve to Be Great: Leadership Lessons from a Prison, a Monastery, and a Boardroom". He has been teaching mindfulness in various capacities since 2002. He is also an international keynote speaker, a corporate trainer, and a consultant with the prestigious Perth Leadership Institute. Matt’s clients include Wells Fargo, Marriott, Keller Williams, The Four Seasons, and many other companies, associations, and universities.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

In today’s world, where the hybrid is becoming a reality, how do you build genuine connections that you value?We believe in strong bonds, genuine relationships and if you also believe in consciously and intentionally investing in relationships both on a personal and professional front then this episode is for you. Join us on the 60th episode of The xMonks Drive with Pat Hadley.Pat is a growth company advisor and investor with more than three decades of global private equity experience. She adores disruptive technology and dynamic management teams who find new ways to address old challenges. Pat is the author of Meet 100 People: A How-To Guide to the Life Edge Everyone Is Missing, a book about the importance of personal networks.Pat worked as a managing director at General Atlantic (GA) until January 2015, where she spent nearly 30 years in a variety of roles, including over a decade of direct growth investing. Pat also established GA's global marketing and human capital strategies, as well as the company's global talent network.Pat worked for a Bain Capital-backed healthcare firm before joining GA. She had previously worked at Bain & Company as an associate consultant, advising healthcare clients. Ms. Hedley graduated from Dartmouth College with a BA in Computer Science and an MBA from Harvard Business School with a focus on entrepreneurship. Ms. Hedley is a native Hungarian speaker.She is the current Chairman of Reach the World, a non-profit that promotes global awareness by using technology to connect student travellers with classrooms.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

A community is a group of people around a shared sense of belonging but building a community is more than bringing together people who share a common belief. So, what exactly is a community? Why do we want to be a part of a community?Well, to answer this, we have with us Spud Marshall, one of the leading voices in building both offline and online Communities. During his conversation, he unveils the various facets of community building and leaves us with the question, “How can I create moments of wonder, where my community members are willing to take a pause, participate and explore possibilities?”Spud Marshall is a social entrepreneur, community builder, and fog machine enthusiast. He is the founder of My Creative Community, which supports groups in designing engaging experiences for their communities. He works with a variety of organisations, including the Sullivan Foundation, Nasdaq Entrepreneurial Center, and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts, as well as Teach for America, the American Planning Association, and Johnson & Johnson, as a facilitator, coach, and consultant. He was the Innovation Director of 3 Dots Downtown, a community art and innovation event facility that he founded. He's also the originator and driving force behind the co. space, a 20-person intentional community for young changemakers that's been dubbed one of higher education's most innovative innovations. Spud launched New Leaf Initiative, which now acts as a dedicated co-working facility and innovation incubator, prior to those activities. He has been named a Knight Foundation Emerging Cities Champion, as well as one of the country's top millennial civic leaders and one of central Pennsylvania's "Foremost Under 40" business leaders. Spud has a master's degree in strategic sustainability leadership with a very impressive failure track record (contact him if you're interested). He and his wife, faithful dog, and curious cat currently reside in State College, Pennsylvania.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Trust is the foundation of any relationship. It allows you to feel safe and be open to people. But it takes a huge amount of effort to build trust, and probably four times the efforts to reestablish trust. So, what are the steps are you taking to rebuild, restore, or repair a relationship and come back stronger? This time on The xMonks Drive, Charles Feltman, a transformational coach and an expert on trust, join us to help us rebuild trust in a relationship. Charles Feltman has more than 25 years of experience coaching, facilitating, consulting, and educating people in positions of leadership. His clients' success and wellbeing at work and in other aspects of their lives is an overarching goal in all of his work. He spent a decade in senior roles in the technology industry before launching his coaching and consulting business. Today, Charles focuses his efforts on two key areas: individual leadership coaching and leadership teams, as well as leadership development programmes.Charles works with executives and managers who want to improve or build critical leadership skills that lead to extraordinary business success. He also works with executives and project teams who want to regularly deliver outstanding results. Based on three decades of experience working with individuals and teams to establish, maintain, and repair trust, Charles is the author of The Thin Book® of Trust: An Essential Primer for Building Trust at Work. Charles served as a mentor coach for Newfield Network's programmes after finishing his coach training in 2000.Charles graduated from the University of California, Santa Cruz, with a bachelor's degree in psychology and a master's degree in organisational development and communication from the University of Southern California. He is a Professional Certified Coach with the International Coach Federation (PCC). The Leadership Circle Profile, MBTI, DiSC Work of Leaders, and the Triscendance Trust Assessment for Leadership Teams are among his certifications. 🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

What if you have someone in your life who can remember things that are important to you? What if you come across someone who gets joy seeing you smile, who gets joy seeing you do the magic?This time on the xMonks Drive, Rajesh Setty popularly known as the Silicon Valley Spark plug, joins us to explain the importance of looking at possibilities in different life situations. Rajesh Setty is a Silicon Valley-based serial entrepreneur and business alchemist. He has co-founded more than a half-dozen technology and publishing companies. He has been a member of the founding teams of various technology and publishing companies (10x) since 2000. A few have gotten out, a few have made it to the startup graveyard, and the remainder are making progress. Audvisor is the company's newest initiative, a mobile audio streaming app with micro-podcasts from over 125 world-class specialists.He has written and published various novels (18x) since 1983, with his first book being published when I was thirteen years old. Four murder mysteries, a collection of poems, a book on mathematics, six business books, and two books on how to get people to think are among the books available and has around 2,000 blog articles.Since 2016, he has produced over 2500 Napkinsights (a napkinsight is an insight that fits on a paper napkin). Rajesh has also produced a package of 101 thank you cards with distinctive designs, two decks of playing cards with mini sagas (stories of exactly 50 words each), and more.He's been training first-time entrepreneurs (1400x) various parts of how to bring their ideas to life since 2010. He's also lectured in front of audiences ranging from a small group of CEOs to several hundred conference attendees in the United States, India, Singapore, Malaysia, and Mexico.Finally, Rajesh considers himself to be a "work in progress," which translates to "He guarantees his work, but leave the progress to God."🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

How can we create a workplace people love? In fact, most of the challenges faced by organizations today, are not technology-related rather they are human problems. So, the question is- How do we organize humans more effectively?This time on The xMonks Drive, Richard Sheridan co-founder and CEO of Menlo Innovations, joins us to explain how humans impact organizations.Richard Sheridan is a co-founder, CEO, and "Chief Storyteller" of Menlo Innovations, a software and IT consulting firm that has received multiple awards and news coverage for its innovative and positive working culture.Richard, the CEO of Menlo Innovations, became disillusioned in the course of his career in the tumultuous technology world. He was consumed by a single thought: things could be better. Much, much better. He had to figure something out. Why can't a workplace be brimming with friendship, human vitality, creativity, and efficiency?Rich co-founded Menlo Innovations in 2001 with the goal of putting an end to workplace hardship. Rich's passion for building happy workplaces inspired him to write Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love, which became a best-selling and generally acclaimed book. His second book, Chief Joy Officer, proves that a pleasant and engaging leadership style is genuinely beneficial to a company's bottom line.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

You just need one person in an entire family to release the past patterns and the reactive tendencies and gift a generative future to the next generation. The question is are you willing to be that person…?This time on The xMonks Drive, Kathy Caprino, a leadership coach who has dedicated her life to the advancement of women in business, joins us to share her belief and show us the path of purpose.Kathy Caprino LLC provides a wide range of career and leadership development programmes, seminars, training, products, and coaching services to help professionals "find brave," extend their impact, and illuminate the world through their work and leadership. Kathy's organisation now has a comprehensive Coaching Team of top-level, renowned coaches and advisers who work with professionals ranging from new college graduates to mid- to high-level professionals and C-Suite executives who want to have a long-term positive impact.Her own experiences inspire her to help women create true breakthroughs in order to attain their most ambitious and exciting objectives and ambitions. She worked as a corporate marketing executive for 18 years, rising through the ranks of publishing, marketing, and product management.She has been giving professional advancement training for the past 16 years and has become a Senior Forbes writer with her column "Career Bliss," as well as a powerful voice on LinkedIn and Thrive Global. She has spoken at over 200 corporate and leadership conferences and events, and has been featured in over 100 top media outlets as an expert source on women at work, careers, leadership, and more, offering effective strategies for thriving through change and taking control of our lives and careers to make the impact and difference we desire.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

Do you aspire to be the next TEDx speaker? Do you wish to leave your audience with The Aha Moment ? Then this is the episode for you.This time on The xMonks Drive, Andrea Sampson joins us to share her insights from finding your core idea and structuring your talk, to presenting it to your audience.Andrea Sampson is a former Strategist and Consultant who worked in marketing and advertising for over 25 years, presenting and building strategies for Fortune 100 companies. Andrea is sought after to help teams and executives build presentations or pitches because she has a natural gift for creating interesting stories and persuasive information. Andrea's passion for ideas brought her to TEDxToronto four years ago, where she first contributed as a Speaker Coach, then as the Director of Programming in 2015, and finally as the Conference Co-Chair in 2016. Talk Boutique, a speaker management, development, and representation company, was founded as a result of this volunteer work. Andrea was the 2017 Singularity University Canada Summit's Co-Director.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com

If you can unlock a way for people to continue finding their purpose, how much better would our society be?? Well, the actual question is, Do you live a life from a space of creating an impact, and if you are, what kind of impact are you creating? On this episode of The xMonks Drive, Vanessa Liu joins us to explore what it means to live a life of impact.Vanessa Liu is a technology innovator, a business builder, and a digital media entrepreneur. She's been creating, launching, and re-launching businesses for a long time. Vanessa has over 23 years of experience as a serial founder, operator, strategist, and investor at SAP, Trigger Media, and McKinsey, and has a proven track record of value creation. She supervises SAP.iO's North American Foundries in New York and San Francisco, including programmes focused to women and diverse-led B2B business IT companies, and has recruited and accelerated 70+ enterprise software startups in her role as Vice President of SAP.iO, SAP's early-stage venture arm. Vanessa was previously the Chief Operating Officer of Trigger Media Group, a $22 million digital media company.InsideHook (a digital media firm and a men's lifestyle brand) and Fevo (a women's lifestyle brand) are two of Trigger's portfolio companies she co-founded (SaaS technology for group experiences at live events). She began her career as an Associate Partner at McKinsey & Company's Media and Entertainment Practice, with offices in Amsterdam, London, and New York.Vanessa is a Non-Executive Director of Appen Ltd. at the moment (ASX: APX). Bounce Exchange (Wunderkind), Crave Global, Grata Data, GroundSignal, Kable AI, and Narrativ are among the start-ups in which she is an advisor or investor.🔗 Connect with us:LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/gauravaroragrvInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/inspirewithgrvSpotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/7vdhTjZlhltIt4e9YiBgMF?si=92853a15e3584866Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/the-xmonks-drive/id1549886334Website: https://xmonks.com