To a T(alk)

In this episode, we have Mr. Saurabh Bajaj, the marketing head, of Britannia Dairy. He has 17+ years of experience in Business Development, Sales, Marketing & Innovation with Britannia Industries, USL - Diageo, Mondelez (Cadbury) & Wipro Consumer Care. Saurabh is a thought leader and a seasoned professional. He has been awarded as one of the best marketing & communication professionals in the industry by White Page International. In this unfiltered discussion, we discuss the nuances of marketing in times of new normal. We talk about why we don’t have “iconic” advertisements anymore and every other is “trendy”  Join us as we get into a sneak peek into a day’s life of a senior marketing leader.  Keep growing. Have a wonderful week ahead Stay safe and get vaccinated

Today, we have Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, who has been in the Aviation industry for more than two decades. He was the CEO of Air Deccan and Bassaka Air, and currently holds the position of the CEO at Air One India. In the episode, Mr. Arun offers his amazing insights into the aviation industry of India and around the world, while debunking some widely thought beliefs. Tune in to the Episode Today  Streaming Now. Sneak Peek Into Aviation with Mr. Arun Kumar Singh, CEO, India One Air

Today, we have Mr. Gaurav Bhushan Sharma in the second episode of To A Talk Season 2. He is currently the Senior Vice President-Growth at Pine Labs. He has also served as the Vice President-Marketing at Paytm. As an Alumni of IIM Ahmedabad, his insights towards the field of Marketing are incredible and he is a great Market enthusiast. We had an opportunity to interact with him on how brands actually influence the buyers' purchase decisions. He throws light on how Marketing used to be different say a 100 years back and how things changed as time flew. How new ventures enter the market with a low budget where Marketing involves huge expenditure. Look out for some subtle marketing cues, which we tend to oversee in our day-to-day lives, even though they are right in front of our eyes, and which in some way or the other impact our purchasing decisions. How Brands Influence Your Decisions Ft Gaurav Bhushan Sharma

Today we have Mr. Debashish Ghosh with us. He is currently a vice president and country HR head of Berkadia, a Berkshire Hathaway and Jefferies financial services and company. Before joining Berkadia, he was an associate with GE and Genpact managing multiple roles in HR Mr. Debashish Ghosh has a passion to help companies realize their human capital. He has also been recognized in silicon magazine as the top 10 most promising HR leaders in 2020.  He is an official mentor and advisor to many B schools/universities. His words are a guiding light to industry entrants. Tune in to the podcast to gain an insight into the expected post-pandemic changes in recruitment. “If we change just behavior it might just come back in few days, what really needs to change is the mindset”

“Memory management is probably the single most overlooked and underused soft skill of all, so few people have realized the huge benefits that can be gained from it.” On this episode of TO A T [ALK] we have with us The Memory Magician from Singapore, Mr. Nishant Kasibhatla. Nishant Kasibhatla is a Global Professional Speaker and a Virtual Keynote Speaker. He is a Guinness World Record Holder in Memory and a Certified Speaking Professional. In 2011, Kasibhatla memorized 100 colors shown in random sequence and recalled them without a single mistake - setting the new world record for the longest color sequence memorized. American Express, Qatar Airways, and Coca-Cola are just a few companies that have relied on Nishant to deliver presentations that are mesmerizing, memorable, and message-driven. Millions of television viewers have experienced Nishant Kasibhatla on the Discovery Channel, South China Morning Post, Channel News Asia, VTV, Zee TV, and Vasantham TV networks. In his speeches and workshops, Nishant has empowered thousands of people, helping them challenge their limiting beliefs and achieve greater heights of effectiveness. Tune into this episode of our podcast to experience the amusing journey of a person who would take your mind on a really ‘memorable’ ride. Watch 40+ videos of Nishant (on memory, focus and output) https://youtube.com/NishantKasibhatlaSpeaker Download Nishant's Daily Routine to boost your learning power, focus and productivity: https://eventinfo.krtra.com/t/IPnbdhNp0FYf

"Most of the important things in the world have been accomplished by people who have kept on trying when there seemed to be no hope at all." When the going gets tough, the tough get going, this is the motto which has defined the life of our next, and very special guest, Mr. Manoj Kumar. An Arjuna Awardee, two-times Olympian and Commonwealth Gold medalist, along with many more feats, his life has been anything but easy. Ladden with controversies and allegations, Mr. Manoj has fought, both on and off the field to get what he truly deserved, and stopped at nothing short of his goal. Tune in for this special episode of To a T (alk) where you will see the perspective of someone who had nothing and yet made it to a level which most people can merely dream of, all through his grit and determination. Also, get a taste of his awesome Shayari, it's as good as his skills in the ring.

Today, we speak with Mr. Partha Sinha, the President of The Times Group.  Mr. Sinha has been Vice Chairman & MD, McCann World Group.  He started his career with Citibank where he was the marketing manager for Credit Cards. From there, he moved on to Ogilvy and Mather where he started the discipline of strategic planning in India. He has a B.Tech degree in Mechanical Engineering from IIT, Kharagpur, and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Mr. Sinha is an occasional columnist with the Economic Times and the Financial Express and teaches at IITs and IIMs. He is an avid reader, sports enthusiast and loves Indian classical music. In this episode, he exuded his extraordinary mindset. He is a person who seeks change in a world where hatred is ubiquitous.  His views on changing how sports is perceived in India is truly an eye-opener. Tune in to hear the full conversation.

Today we speak with Mr. Piyush Kumar, Founder & CEO, Rooter Sports Technologies Pvt Ltd, India's biggest sports community platform. Mr. Piyush started his corporate journey in the field of advertising and marketing, but his passion for sports from a small age made him start Rooter Sports. Even when the goings were tough, he did not get bobbed down by any situation, and with the magnificent ability to see the ray of hope in every situation he made sure that his company rises to become one of the biggest in the country in the category. Mr. Piyush is a firm believer that all of us should prioritize mental health and wants all Entrepreneurs to take time out for their mental health as well, especially during this Pandemic Tune in now for a talk that covers all the aspects, from business to mind and everything in between.

Today we speak to Ms. Tanya Kathpal Tanya Kathpal is the founder of Eat My News. She transformed her passion for news reading to find a community-driven platform called Eat My News with a global readership and more than 5000 members across the world. She hosts various political, thought leaders & thinkers interviews on Eat My News YT channel in a series called 'Talk with Tanya'. Eat My News was born with a vision that one day every person in this world will be positively inspired, informed, and intelligent. Under her leadership, Eat My News has hosted 10 Youth Leadership Conferences which has had participants from across India and the world, who highly recommend it to their peers as a 'transformative & life changing' experience. She believes in the power of messages and how one message can change a life. She is a three time TEDx speaker and has been invited to 50+ premier institutions like IIM Calcutta, IIT Delhi, IIM Rohtak, IIT Kharagpur, IIT Kanpur, Delhi School of Economics, LSR, Miranda House etc. across the country as a guest speaker/lecturer/panelist. Tanya has also delivered multiple training sessions in leading corporates, institutions and has created various courses hosted on online platforms. Tune in now and listen to how she changed her passion into her career. Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

Today we speak with Mr. Joydeep Karmakar. Mr Joydeep belonged to a family of sports playing personalities, with his father being a national champion swimmer. Mr. Joydeep himself is an Arjuna Awardee, and has represented India in 28 World Cups, 2 Commonwealth Games, 1 Asian Games and 3 World Championships. He qualified to represent India at London 2012 Summer Olympics in Men's 50m Rifle Prone event where he stood 4th and was only a few inches short of the bronze medal. He has his own shooting academy where he trains the next generation of shooters who aim to represent their country at the highest level As per him, his best achievement is giving back to shooting community through his shooting academy Tune into the Podcast to listen to a motivational tale of one of the most humble personalities you will ever come across, a talk which will take you to the deepest roots of human brilliance and splendor, as we discuss about sports, motivation, dedication, perseverance, to everything in between. Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

"The strength of the team is each individual member. The strength of each member is the team." Today we speak with Mr. Sunder Madakshira who is the Head Marketing at Adobe India. Mr. Sunder has actively worked in the marketing domain across several positions in B2C, B2B products and Services. He has worked with brands such as SAP, Infosys, WIPRO, Hindustan Levers and VISA before current role at Adobe. He is a living proof that marketing and sales plays a very vital role in any organization. He has won the "India’s Greatest CMOs” at the Independence Year of India Awards & Business Summit held in Mumbai. In this talk with Mr. Sunder, we discuss his journey right from his college days and understand how he paved his way to become one of the India's well known CMO. In this talk he throws light upon the difference of B2B and B2C industries and provides insights in the industry like no one else. Join us, as we understand how teams are led and change is made at a high level from a CMOs point of view. Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe . Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

Today we speak with Mr. Aniket Doegar, CEO and Co-founder of Haqdarshak, someone who has actively worked to make the country reach great heights in terms of social development, contributing towards making sure that the correct information reaches the correct people in terms of government schemes and enabling citizens to utilize this information for their own growth. In this talk with Mr. Aniket, we discuss his journey as he ventured into the field of social welfare, the taboo and uncertainty that people have towards undertaking a career in social development and the various highs and lows he faced while working towards making Haqdarshak a success. Join us, as we understand the importance of doing work not just beneficial for ourselves but also for others and delve into conversation about the several ways in which India still has to grow. Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

“The greatest discovery of all time is that a person can change his future by merely changing his attitude” Today, we speak with Mr. Raj Shamani, the founder of Shamani Industries, someone who has build brands into the billions, an "experimental speaker" who likes to try out new things and failing rather than doing the same old things and a "useless kid". In this talk, we discuss with Mr. Raj how the paradigm of personal branding has changed over the years and is constantly developing, as he clarifies what actually a "growth hacker" does. Come with us as we relive the story of someone who everyone thought would not be able to do anything, and who ended up proving them wrong. We talk about how can we, in our daily lives should know our Limitations and constantly challenge them, so that we never stop growing, and never stop learning. Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

" A person who believes in ‘Ahinsa Parmo Dharma’ will always succeed in long run”, Saurabh Jain Today we speak to Mr. Saurabh Jain who is the Vice President at Paytm. With ambition and dedication Saurabh is heading the ‘Paytm - Build for India’ program and also has an active role in startup products, developer relations, social impact / CSR, education, and training within Paytm. He is also the founder of Fun2Do Labs. Fun2Do Labs believes in the motto - 'Making education OPEN and FUN!'. He is a Chartered Accountant with a keen interest in technology. He has authored 2 books on mobile application technology including 'Mobile Phone Programming', which was India's first book on mobile app programming. He is the inventor of PERSONAL PERSISTENT MESSAGING SYSTEM (PPMS) and NEURO SYMBOLIC NETWORK GENERATION AND EXECUTION SYSTEM for which he had got provisional patents. He is a charter member of TiE. As a software developer he has been awarded the following titles in the past - ‘BlackBerry Elite’ and ‘Nokia Developer Champion’. He has also been selected as an ‘Indian Leader for Social Sector’ by ILSS. Saurabh is an avid reader and has read more than 175 books in last 4 years. He has also been an excellent speaker at various places like SXSW 2019 and SXSW Edu 2018 in USA and BlackBerry Jam Europe in Amsterdam. Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

"Even today, I have to scratch my head, before writing anything." Today, we speak to Mr Tamal Bandyopadhyay. Getting into Journalism was not a conscious choice of his, and that too, of being a finance journalist. But with continous efforts and a zeal of learning, he today is one of the most widely read business Journalists in the country. When ask about how he does all this, he replies "Honestly, I don't know anything", and holds some of the strongest opinions about the most pressing issues of the nation. He doesn't hesitate in, very subtly, challenging your long-held perspectives, and make you question your beliefs! Dive in now, to listen to ideas and viewpoints as you would have not even thought before. Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

"We have the power to make the world we seek, but only we have the courage to make new beginnings " Today we speak to Mr. Mandeep Manocha who is the Co-founder and CEO of Cashify. He is also the founder of ReGlobe & ZazzyBox. Waste Management has always been close to his heart and he founded Cashify in 2013, a re-commerce platform that enables users to buy and sell used electronics. Being one of the first online re-commerce platform in the Indian market, Cashify has become a huge success amongst Indian consumers.  He sees India as a biggest hub in waste recycling in the world. He believes we are a very entrepreneurial nation. Our Labour is not very expensive and we traditionally as a culture has been very strong in recycling. In the last couple of months they had started a recycling programme as well which is quite environmental friendly. Diligent and hard-working, Mr Mandeep is a man full of confidence. He motivates and inspires the young generations of the country to act in the living present without the fear of failing and being criticized. According to him, the biggest failure in life is to give up and loose hope.  Do listen to this inspiring session to know the reason behind the success of Cashify, where Mr. Manocha talks about his journey of transforming his dreams to reality, thoughts to actions.  Keep yourself motivated. Have a wonderful week ahead. Stay safe. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

"Money is the secondary part of the business, Service is the first part" - Arjun Deshpande Today we speak to Mr. Arjun Deshpande who is the founder of Generic Aadhaar. Ambitious and dedicated, Arjun Deshpande founded Generic Aadhaar which revolutionized the way Indian Pharmaceutical Industry works. It is the first company to support individual medical store owners by helping them gain their huge clientele back. It  also benefits from the zero-investment, asset-light model. Pharma wonderkid Arjun Deshpande is working to ensure generic medicines reach India's masses at inexpensive rates. Started by the sole mission of making medicines available to every Indian, a 16-year-old set his eyes on the pharma industry. He loves football and reading books, but he is not a regular teenager. At this novel age, Mr. Arjun Deshpande, one of India’s youngest and most dynamic entrepreneurs founded the innovative venture, Generic Aadhaar. He convinced the Tata group patriarch Ratan Tata to invest in his venture.  In accordance with the Prime Minister’s vision, Generic Aadhaar is aggregators of a pharmacy chain of medicines to support ‘Make in India & Start-Up India’ drives with providing quality medicines at truly affordable prices to every Indian.

"A pandemic is an antecedent to something magnificent in marketing field" From working as a lawyer to missing out on a Goa trip to start his own company, Mr. Suveer Bajaj is the perfect example of someone who gave up something in order to achieve something even greater.   Suveer Bajaj is running an agency which has stood the strom of time. Started by him and his friends when he was as young as 19, right now his company Foxymoron has esteemed clients across the globe. The company was started when digital boom in the marketing space was just going to start in India and they just took the opportunity with open hands and knocked at all the doors in there starting days to bag their initial clients who although had the money to invest in digital didn't know where to invest in.  And right there they started and never stopped. Suveer Sir is a well know marketing professional who has learnt all the things related to marketing by experiencing it first hand and going with the process of trail and error which might have costed him few times but surely he doesn't regret any bit because all those failures made Foxymoron the creative agency it is today.

"The greatest shortcomings are the hope for betterment" Today we speak to Dr. Nemkumar Banthia, who has devoted his life to science. He is the Scientific Director & CEO of IC-IMPACTS, and the brain behind the famous self-healing roads. Life isn't hunky dory and so is every country's development. In this episode we discuss where India stands in comparison with other countries & infer international collaborations and there benefits. Interestingly, we will get to know how Canada, a developed cosmopolitan, shelters thousands of indigents and below-poverty-line people. Tune in as we talk to a man who wishes to be a benefactor for the world through his contributions in the scientific field. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn

It isn't just creation and promotion; it is the process as well, which a lot of people forget. Today we speak to Ms Anisha Motwani, who is a multi-faceted business leader & draws from her rich experience of over 30 years in diverse industries - advertising, auto manufacturing, financial & health services. She is also the Managing Partner of Strom the Norm Ventures. She has also been the strategic advisor to the Max Group of companies guiding them on key brand & digital transformation projects across several lines of businesses. She also serves as an Independent Director on the board of Abbot India Ltd, L&T Investments, Welspun India, and many other companies. As an industry expert, she advises the World Bank on the prestigious 'Swachh Bharat Programme' and 'National Mission for Clean Ganga.' In recognition of her achievements, she was voted as one of the '50 Most Powerful Women in Indian Business' by Business Today for three consecutive years since 2009. Brand, Digital, and Innovation Expert, an Author. She is the marketing guru of India. She has worked with brands and seen them live and breathe. She believes it right that a brand is what people say about you when you are not in the room so, one should do little but do it right.  She also believes that Indians will also have a globally recognized brand and we shall be the first mover in future, with her passion for her work and remarkable vision today she has several notable contributions to the business world.  Tune in as we go through an Inspiring journey, accompanied by the women herself. Music: https://www.purple-planet.com Follow us for more such inspirational talks. Official Website Facebook Instagram LinkedIn