Beneath The Force: The Vishal Gondal Show

He is a medical doctor turned entrepreneur who is extremely passionate aboutbuilding products which create impact at scale leveraging technology. According to him we’re at an intersection wherein technology can solve a lot of challenges that mankind faces. Hence, he is excited about building / investing in products which help in elevating the healthcare, agriculture, climate, financial, mobility & real estate infrastructure around the globe. An avid reader and gardening enthusiast, Ritesh has been featured on the Fortune 40 under 40 and Forbes under 30 lists. Find Us Online:Vishal - Linkedin  TwitterRitesh Malik  - Twitter, LinkedInCredits:- WYN Studio: LinkedIn, Instagram- Producer: LinkedIn, Twitter- Engineer: LinkedIn, YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

From being an Economics and Finance graduate to working in Wall Street for 5 years, Roopa Barua is now a renowned award winning filmmaker who seeks to create nuanced cinema that goes beyond geography and human boundaries. She strives to produce useful cinema content. She is a constant source of inspiration to all filmmakers. She set the benchmark so that every other filmmaker would be the same. Find Us Online:Vishal - Linkedin  TwitterRoopa Barua  - Instagram, LinkedInCredits:- WYN Studio: LinkedIn, Instagram- Producer: LinkedIn, Twitter- Engineer: LinkedIn, YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He was born a Dutch as Alexander Luthra but now totally immersed into Indianculture and the Indian way of Life. He is now known as Swami Purnachaitanya, a name given to him by none other than Sri Sri Ravishankar. Swami Purnachaitanya is an author, life coach and a public speaker. His book ‘Looking Inward Meditating to Survive in a Changing World’ published by Penguin India is a best seller. He works at the Art of Living Foundation in Bengaluru teaching yoga around India and abroad and working on rural development and educational projects run by the foundation in the North-Eastern Region of India. He is a member of the Art of Living Council for yoga. His work is aimed towards the preservation and revival of ancient Vedic practices and indigenous traditions in these regions. His only goal is to be useful to people and not be a burden on this planet. Find Us Online:Vishal - Linkedin, TwitterSwami Purnachaitanya  - Website, Instagram, LinkedInCredits:- WYN Studio: LinkedIn, Instagram- Producer: LinkedIn, Twitter- Engineer: LinkedIn, YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

As a child he tinkered around with video games and computers. His schooling saw his extra curriculum almost entirely substituted by this fascination for gaming and at the age of 12, he started programming games. This childhood dream of gaming went on to become his career. He is none other than Anurag Khurana, Founder and CEO, Newgen Gaming. He has an overall experience of 22 in consulting, project management, system design & integration and games development. Anurag’s interests lie mostly dedicated to gaming, and free time is spent absorbing every new game that hits the shelves, listening to 80’s music, watching movies and reading non-fiction. Find Us Online:Vishal - Linkedin, TwitterAnurag Khurana - LinkedInCredits:- WYN Studio: LinkedIn, Instagram- Producer: LinkedIn, Twitter- Engineer: LinkedIn, YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born in a small village in Tamil Nadu, he studied under street lights in his initial schooling days. He got a scholarship to pursue higher education in a big city only to top the class further and then be a topper in CA and today he is one of the most sought-after finance guys in the country. Everybody wants to know from him how to manage their money. And strangely a man who is expected to have sleepless nights due to solving financial issues is a man who has done extensive research on Sleep and the science behind sleep. He is none other than Srinivasan, Founder, of CFO Bridge. Find Us Online:Vishal - Linkedin, TwitterVGS Srinivasan - LinkedInCredits:- WYN Studio: LinkedIn, Instagram- Producer: LinkedIn, Twitter- Engineer: LinkedIn, YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He grew up reading English writers and novelists such as Charles Dickensand Charlotte Bronte along with being bright in academics. His parents' aim was tosee him speak excellent English. Experiences in his growing up years and schooling shaped his thinking. He strongly believes access to higher education must be democratized so that a common person never loses out to exposure. This is exactly what Akshay Chaturvedi is doing at his company Leverage Edu and impacted over 10000+ students and wants to impact 1 million students across the country. Find Us Online:Vishal - Linkedin, TwitterAkshay Chaturvedi - Website, LinkedInCredits:- WYN Studio: LinkedIn, Instagram- Producer: LinkedIn, Twitter- Engineer: LinkedIn, YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He is an industrialist, an educationist, an academician, and an angel investor and philanthropy has been passed on to him as part of his family legacy. Based on his own personal learning and experiences of studying abroad, today he has set up an international-level private university Somaiya Vidyavihar, in the heart of Mumbai. In his free time, he loves going outdoors. One of his favourite spots to go to is Mahabaleshwar. He is none other than Samir Somaiya.Find Us Online:Vishal - Linkedin, TwitterSamir Somiya - LinkedIn, TwitterCredits:- WYN Studio: LinkedIn, Instagram- Producer: LinkedIn, Twitter- Engineer: LinkedIn, YoutubeSee omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He is a multi-potentialite-at-large (founder, policy wonk, activist, and OpEd columnist) and has also been given the tag of our very own desi Indiana Jones who has been snooping around to bring back to India archaeological artifacts taken out during the colonial period under his initiative India Pride project. He also believes that data when bagged by facts can tell a different story and hence started DataReveals.org. He is my friend Anuraag Saxena.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal (https://twitter.com/VishalGondal)You can follow Anuraag Saxena on Twitter:(https://twitter.com/anuraag_saxena)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He is fun-loving, gets bored fast with doing the same thing, He likes to do something new at regular intervals and the entrepreneurial streak in him has been with him since his childhood. He is none other than Akshat Rathee, a serial entrepreneur and currently the Managing Director and Co-founder of NODWIN Gaming, a venture by the NODWIN Group of Companies. NODWIN Gaming is the premier and most recognized esports company in India.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(https://twitter.com/VishalGondal)You can follow Nodwing Gaming on Instagram & Twitter:(https://instagram.com/nodwingaming)(https://twitter.com/nodwingamingaf)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He learned the art of selling and making a profit out of the sale when he was just 10 years old. By the time he was 14, he was successfully running his dad’s HMV Records dealership store. He has been a hustler throughout and has decided the title of his biography if he ever writes one would be - The Hustler. He is today an accomplished leader, pioneering business transformation specialist, and a known name in the staffing industry, he is none other than Taj Haslani.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(VishalGondal)You can follow Taj on Instagram:(https://instagram.com/tajhaslani)You can follow Taj on Twitter:(https://twitter.com/tajhaslani?s=21)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

He is a celebrated voice in the BFSI sector, he pivoted from science to insurance. His father has been his role model from whom he has learned how to derive happiness at work and overtime his idea of happiness at work has evolved tremendously. He also has his own podcast where he shares his views on insurance to entrepreneurship and a lot more. He is none other than Tapan Singhel, MD & CEO, Bajaj Allianz.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(VishalGondal)You can follow Tapan on Instagram:(https://instagram.com/tapansinghel)You can follow Tapan on Twitter:(https://twitter.com/tapansinghel?s=21)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born and brought up in Jharkhand, she grew up to be a timid girl with lots of inferiority complex due to being tall and dusky. From being an introvert to breaking all shackles to walk tall with her head held high and a smile on her face today, she is a TEDx Speaker, an intimacy coach, and a sex educator. That’s Pallavi Barnwal, who has traveled miles in her journey to reach this stage. Let us hear her story in her own words.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(https://twitter.com/VishalGondal)You can follow Pallavi on Instagram:(https://instagram.com/pallavibarnwal1)You can follow Pallavi on Twitter:(https://twitter.com/pallavibarnwal1?s=21)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

She is lively and full of life. She has been a child artist and is now a model, a digital marketeer and has started her entrepreneurial journey in Canada. Extremely passionate about what she does, she continues to be a content creator, voice-over artist, a Podcast host herself and a live stream VJ and am I proud to say she is a GOQii Play coach and has many followers.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(https://twitter.com/VishalGondal)You can follow Vishakha on Instagram:(https://instagram.com/vishakha_sodha)You can follow Vishakha on Twitter:(https://twitter.com/vishakhasodha?s=21)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

One of India’s finest orators and storytellers, Roshan Abbas has been TV & radio host, film & theatre director. author of the bestseller book on public speaking 'Speechless'. Roshan founded and led Encompass (now Geometry Encompass) as Managing Director into becoming India’s largest, most awarded experiential marketing agency. He was also an initial investor in and continues to be a mentor-partner at The Glitch. Both ventures have been acquired by WPP.He has won seven national-level awards for TV and radio. In 2015, he co-founded Kommune – the performing arts collective for storytellers. He also helped conceptualize the Spoken festival, bringing together performers from across the world for storytelling, poetry, spoken word, and song.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(https://twitter.com/VishalGondal)You can follow Roshan on Twitter: @roshanabbas(https://twitter.com/roshanabbas?s=21)You can follow Roshan on Instagram: @roshan1970(https://instagram.com/roshan1970)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Get Mickemised !!One look at him and he can give any young guy a run for his money with his energy, fitness levels and exuberance, Dr. Mickey Mehta, 59, is an author, a leading global holistic health guru, a legendary Fitness and Life coach to Bollywood superstars, top politicians, India Inc. and several Miss Worlds and Miss Universes. He was the first personal trainer of India, fitness columnist and fitness tv and radio presenter in India. He preaches the concept of hostile health and equipment-free workouts. He has also trained police, army, navy and air force personnel. An honorary double doctorate in Holistic Health and Life Sciences, from the Open International University for Complementary Medicines, Mickey has won many awards, and is the author of bestseller 'The Shoonyam Quotient' and 'Lose weight gain shape'. Dr. Mickey Mehta completed 50 years of yoga on the auspicious day of his birthday 29th August when he turned 59 and 39 years in the industry.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(https://twitter.com/VishalGondal)You can follow Mickey on Twitter: @drmickeymehta(https://twitter.com/mickeymehta?s=21)You can follow Nikkhil on Instagram: @drmickeymehta(https://instagram.com/mickey_mehta?igshid=1e3cise8b4cw2)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

Born to parents who were corporate professionals, Bollywood was not the first career option for him but his family lineage to famous Bollywood producers probably got him interested in filmmaking. He went to start his career as an Assistant director on Sudhir Mishra’s film ‘Is Raat ki Subh Nahi’ and went on to direct films like Kal Ho Na Ho, Salaam-e-Ishq”, Chandni Chowk to China, to name a few. Today, he is a producer and screenwriter. He is co-founder of Emmay Entertainment, a motion picture production house. Some of the films he has produced are Airlift, Lucknow Central, Batla House just to name a few. His upcoming movies are Satyameva Jayate 2 and Bell Bottom. When he is not making films he serves on the advisory board of Save The Tiger’s cause. We are talking to none other than Nikhil Advani today on the Vishal Gondal Show.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(https://twitter.com/VishalGondal)You can follow Nikkhil on Twitter: @nikkhiladvani(https://twitter.com/nikkhiladvani)You can follow Nikkhil on Instagram: @nikkhiladvani(https://instagram.com/nikkhiladvani?igshid=dmef1srxwayz)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

A jovial and a voracious reader who reads one book a day and has read over 12000 books till date. Armed with several educational degrees -an alumnus of Harvard Business School, IIM Calcutta and ESSEC Business School Paris, Rahul Narvekar is the founder of the Startup Studio India where he wants to create 1 Million entrepreneurs in the next 3 years. He has had an incredible and inspiring journey so far. From Mumbai slum to being a CEO and an Angel Investor, he talks of his childhood, his life experiences, his happy and sad moments in this first episode of Season 4 of the Vishal Gondal Show- Beneath the Force.You can follow Vishal on Twitter: @VishalGondal(https://twitter.com/VishalGondal)You can follow Rahul on Twitter: @RahulNarvekar)(https://twitter.com/RahulNarvekar)You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app.You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

C. Pallavi Rao Narvekar hails from a family of journalists but chose to pursue her bachelor’s degree in Geography. Her childhood love for radio got her to also pursue a full-fledged career as a Radio Jockey and also doing Voice Overs. Everything was going on well in her life when one day she was told she cannot speak. Imagine a Radio Jockey with no voice. She was diagnosed with cancer and she lost her voice post her Thymectomy surgery, one of her vocal cords got paralyzed. The doctor sealed her career and passion for the radio medium by telling her that it was irreversible and that she could never go back on the air again. However, C. Pallavi Rao Narvekar proved the doctor wrong, defied death twice and got back to doing what she loved. Apart from being a famous RJ of Delhi, she is also an accomplished Bharatnatyam and Kuchipudi dancer, a former NCC cadet, a painter, blogger and now an author. She actually wrote a book on love stories while being in the ICU for her treatment. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, host Vishal Gondal is joined by Kiran Khalap, Co-Founder of chlorophyll.in. Kiran is a school teacher turned copywriter, a brand guru who founded a brand consultancy firm, a writer from his teens and now an author of two books with the third soon to be published and a passionate rock climber who has proven that there is a life beyond advertising and brands. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

On this week's episode, host Vishal Gondal is joined Jasleen Sobti. She's armed with a double Masters in Physics (one from Mumbai University and one from Wright State University, Dayton, Ohio) and a Ph. D. in Electrical Engineering from Texas A&M University, she worked with the US Navy as a Research Engineer for 13 long years. She has sailed on every fleet ship that the US Navy has except the Submarine. She almost applied and got Top Security Clearance but, withdrew her application. Finally, one day she quit everything and is now a certified Art of Living trainer and working towards helping both adults and children. You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on the IVM Podcasts app on Android: https://ivm.today/android or iOS: https://ivm.today/ios, or any other podcast app. You can check out our website at http://www.ivmpodcasts.com/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.