Purpose Over Pay: Roshan Abbas on Craft, Culture & Staying Curious
Unstoppable Woman with Shailja Saraswati · Dentsu Podcast Network
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Show Notes
What happens when designation replaces craft?
In this episode of Unstoppable Woman, I sit down with Roshan Abbas — storyteller, cultural architect, performer, and founder — for a conversation that goes far beyond career highlights.
We speak about:
• Why curiosity is the only real career insurance
• The trap of hierarchy and title-chasing
• The difference between random success and cultured success
• Why Gen Z doesn’t want position — they want purpose
• What mortality teaches you about reinvention
• And why obsession with your dream is not optional
Roshan reflects on growing up in a home of teachers, building a life rooted in words, navigating reinvention, and returning to craft when noise gets louder than meaning.
This is not a biography.
It’s a philosophy.
If you care about creativity, culture, leadership, or building something that lasts — this conversation will stay with you.
🎧 Unstoppable Woman — where inner architecture drives outer impact.
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- Introduction- 00:00
- Early Career & Radio Journey - 12:48
- Building Encompass & Kommune - 20:56
- Heart Surgery Experience - 25:36
- Life Philosophy & Values - 39:08
- Creativity & Purpose - 48:06