What the HAT!?

[podcast_subscribe id="274"] About the guest: Gaurav Singh is a social entrepreneur who founded & led 321 Education foundation for 10 years. In that period 321 Foundation impacted 1 lakh+ students, 30,000 teachers and 1000 schools and an independent evaluation found that in just 1 year, 321 was improving student learning by 4 times. For his work, Gaurav was awarded the prestigious Ashoka & Echoing Green fellowships. He was also the first fellow recruited in the first batch of Teach for India. Twitter: https://twitter.com/gauravsingh961 Harsh Swaminarayan’s Episode: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com/harsh-swaminarayan-talks-about-a-career-in-education-mental-models-and-how-to-be-a-constant-learner-27/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 - Gaurav’s journey from Accenture to the education industry 06:13 - 321 Education Foundation 12:33 - challenges seen by 321 Education Foundation 23:47 - why curriculum needs to be relatable for students 24:34 - Learnings from Teach For India 28:32 - Culture @ 321  Education Foundation 32:57 - Good culture in an organization is important 35:00  - how do you integrate good culture in your organization 40:55 - framework for problem solving 50:30 - stepping into a leadership role 57:19 - Top 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? This is the podcast for you if you are a young adult or currently pursuing or have completed your education. We will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not-so-ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whatthehat

[podcast_subscribe id="274"] About the guest: Khyati is a chartered wealth manager by qualification and Financial Coach by choice. She specializes in discovering the financial DNA of individuals and families. She believes that every family's money story is unique and can be rewritten. She is on a mission to help 10,000 families rewrite their money story. A successful women entrepreneur, admired leader, speaker, and columnist in the financial service industry with over a decade of experience. Founder & Chief Financial Coach of Plantrich & Vama Plantrich. Winner of “Young Innovator in Finance” by International Women Leaders Forum. Trained over 3K people in Personal Finance. LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/khyatimashru Plantrich : https://plantrich.in/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:00 - Introduction 00:19 - Background 02:20 - What is Money Story? 05:00 - Women’s Relationship with Money 09:30 - How to Write your Money Story? 15:30 - Money Pitfalls for Newly Weds 19:20 - Is it better to have Joint Accounts? 25:20 - Building blocks of Personal Finance 26:30 -  Importance of Writing a Will 28:00 - Money Tips for Young Adults 30:00 - 50-30-20 Rule 31:00 - Portfolio Allocation 33:00 - Bitcoin? NFTs? 35:00 - How much should you have in Gold 37:00 - Diversifying across Geography 39:15 - LIC !! 42:00 - Investing in Stock Market 45:00 - Current State of FinTech 46:50 - Top 3 Investment ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? This is the podcast for you if you are a young adult or currently pursuing or have completed your education. We will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. We will also talk with our incredible guests in this podcast about productivity, leadership, management, careers, entrepreneurship, spirituality, and a lot more. On this podcast, we discuss everything and anything that will help us live a better life. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not-so-ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: www.whatthehatpodcast.com About the Hosts: Hiloni Punatar, Atit Kothari, Tapan Desai - https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com/about-us/ Hiloni Punatar - https://webshakers.in/ Atit Kothari - https://kothariatit.com/ Tapan Desai - https://tapandesai.com

[podcast_subscribe id="274"] A startup founder by day, dreamer by night; our guest this week is Dhruv Dewan. He is a co-founder at Thrive. Thrive is enabling restaurants to take back control from food delivery aggregators – including not having to share revenue and owning their customer’s data.  In this episode, Dhruv shares his expertise and experience with building a SaaS business in the food and beverage industry in India, his failures, challenges, and a lot more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dhruv-dewan-3a5b8354/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 00:50 - Start of Dhruv’s career in the corporate world 03:00 - HashtagLoyalty and beginning of Dhruv’s first business 08:30 - Building a SaaS business 12:41 - 5 metrics you should look at as a SaaS founder - Ideal Customer Profile, Product Market Fit, Value-Based Pricing, Monthly Revenue Run Rate, Geography 20:00 - Starting Thrive 23:03 - The four verticals of food ordering - Marketplace, Infrastructure, Logistics, Payments 25:43 - Challenges in a competitive market such as an India 28:58 - Co-founder accountability and how to resolve for entrepreneurs 32:00 - OKRs and how to measure key metrics 35:00 - Pivoting to a different geographical location with your business *37:50 - Advice for college students on what should they work on 42:35 - Corporate world and starting a business 45:19 - Top 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? This is the podcast for you if you are a young adult or currently pursuing or have completed your education. We will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not-so-ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whatthehat

[podcast_subscribe id="274"] About the guest: Neha Mishra is a leadership trainer & a communication coach. She believes that a human mind is directed towards the co-development of others can do wonders for not just self-growth but society. She comes with experience in the field of Marketing & corporate communication for over a decade and for the last 5 years is building her own brand called Epinomi Consulting in the field of training & development. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nehatalks/ Epinomi Consulting: www.epinomi.com ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: 01:38 - What is Neha Talks? 03:58 - Epinomy Consulting 04:50 - Training Leadership Skills and Behavioral Skills 06:30 - Strategies for increasing your emotional intelligence 09:40 - Process and methods to improve your emotional intelligence 13:05 - Impostor Syndrome and working through your biases 16:15 - Goal setting for work, life 19:05 - Indian education system and competition over collaboration 20:30- the myth of leadership 22:45 - 3 key learnings on training people in leadership (1. Ability to relearn 2. Agility or adaptability 3. Rediscovering yourself) 27:29 - how do you make leaders? 30:15 - how to be a good manager? 34:05 -   Top 3 Recommendations - Ankur Warikoo, Gary V, and One Minute Manager ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? This is the podcast for you if you are a young adult or currently pursuing or have completed your education. We will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. We will also talk with our incredible guests in this podcast about productivity, leadership, management, careers, entrepreneurship, spirituality, and a lot more. On this podcast, we discuss everything and anything that will help us live a better life. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not-so-ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: www.whatthehatpodcast.com All streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat About the Hosts: Hiloni Punatar, Atit Kothari, Tapan Desai - https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com/about-us/ Hiloni Punatar - https://webshakers.in/ Atit Kothari - https://kothariatit.com/ Tapan Desai - https://tapandesai.com ------------------------------------------------------------------ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whatthehat

About the guest:  We have Hiloni Punatar with us, award-winning entrepreneur and founder of a Digital Marketing agency WebShakers, who is a Creative Thinker and Marketing strategist transforming the way brands communicate and engage with audiences in the digital space. Armed with a strong background of technology and marketing, she has worked with various global brands across different industries like Future Group, Cipla, One Plus, Realme, IndiaBulls, Saffron Stays, and many more. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilonip/ Key Insights in this Episode: Managing an offshore team Tips for becoming a better negotiator Keeping team motivated ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [02:00] Transition to US [04:30] Managing offshore team [09:00] WebShakers [10:00] What is digital marketing? [13:00] How to motivate your team? [22:00] Dealing with imposter syndrome [26:40] 3 tips for becoming a better negotiator [31:00] Future of digital marketing in India [38:00] Challenges for a women entrepreneur [44:00] Top 3 Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/

About the guest: During the day, she’s a Designer in the Education Technology space. During the evenings, she’s a fitness enthusiast. And at night, she’s a wannabe artist with a dark but mostly lame sense of humor who loves mulling over sociology and existential questions. Our guest this week is Tanisha Wagh who is a Product Designers at Zearn. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tanishawagh/ ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [02:00] About Masters in HCI from Georgia Tech [05:35] Internship at IIT [10:00] Two years in Georgia Tech [12:50] Working at Zearn [16:00] Design Libraries and Design Systems [17:05] Tanisha talks about her job experience [20:15] On taking risks [21:20] UI vs UX vs Visual Designer [27:05] Technical and Creative aspect of design [29:50] Psychology in UX Design [31:15] Ethical vs Unethical Design [32:05] Stickiness aspect of applications [35:15] Constant learning process - medium.com, nngroup.com, dribble, uxplanet [37:15] Career progression for a UX Designer [40:20] Favorite app designs [41:45] Advice to younger self [43:50] What’s next for Tanisha - moving back to India! [45:05] Top 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds. This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not so ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/

About the guest: An engineer, a tech idealist, and an energetic leader - our guest today is Yash Khandor.  If you feel there's always a fixed path to success and you can't make the cut, talk to this guy. From studying Chemical Engineering as an undergrad to a Master's in Mathematical Modeling and Optimization from Carnegie Mellon University, he is currently an Engineering Manager at Mark43 and the Founder/CEO of International Cricket Network - ICN360. While the journey might look haphazard, there's a method to his madness. Website: https://www.icn360.com Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/cricketnetwork360 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/icn360 Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/cricketnet360 LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/43214637 Other Resources mentioned in the episode: 1. Managing Humans: Biting and Humorous Tales of a Software Engineering Manager by Michael Lopp 2. The Manager's Path: A Guide for Tech Leaders Navigating Growth and Change Book by Camille Fournier 3. The Making of a Manager: What to Do When Everyone Looks by Julie Zhuo Timestamps: [02:00] Intro [04:00] Pivoting careers [05:00] What is mathematical modeling? [07:00] Software Engineering at SOTI [12:00] Learning on the job [15:00] Internet of Things [18:00] Immigrate to Canada [22:00] ICN360 [31:00] Creating niche content [38:00] Importance of having a process [40:00] Mental Model to use in everyday life [42:00] Things software engineer should know [44:00] Top 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds. This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not so ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/

bout the guest:  Living, studying, and working in 3 different countries has shaped our next guest’s eternal love for machines and technology, he is Manan Mehta. Manan is an embedded software engineer who is currently building autonomous vehicles at Argo AI. His morning routine includes masala chai and Bollywood music and believes that attitude and strategy can compensate for talent but talent can never compensate for the other two.   Key Insights in this Episode:  [03:30] Software and Hardware Stacks in Self-driving cars  [42:19] Leave no stone unturned  [43:19] Learn through failure    -------------------------------------------------------------------  Timestamps:  [02:00] Intro  [03:00] About Argo.ai  [03:30] Software and Hardware Stacks in Self-driving cars  [04:32] Manan’s role in Argo.ai and discussion on embedded systems  [08:55] How did Manan choose this career?  [14:09] Finding a job after graduating from college  [19:30] Deciding ongoing for Masters program  [21:00] Choosing San Jose for Masters  [24:32] Argo.ai application process   [36:00] Interview process at Argo.ai  [38:52] How to continue to learn in your career - mentors, papers, books  [42:19] Leave no stone unturned  [43:19] Learn through failure    [44:00] Top 3 Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com

About the guest: Currently pursuing his teenage dream of revolutionizing the Indian Educational System as a means to catalyse self-awareness in all humans. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/harshswaminarayan/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/HarshSwaminarayan/ 321 Education: https://321-foundation.org/ Resources: https://www.ted.com/talks/sir_ken_robinson_do_schools_kill_creativity/up-next?language=en https://waitbutwhy.com/2017/03/elon-musk-post-series.html https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCz4a7agVFr1TxU-mpAP8hkw https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYC6Vcczj8v-Y5OgpEJTFBw Key Insights in this Episode: Wicked and Tame problems [18:20] Principles and Mental Models for better decisions [27:00] How to be a constant learner? [31:00] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [02:00] How to create your OWN professional path? [11:00] How did you pivot to a career in education? [14:00] Lessons from Teach for India [18:20] Wicked and Tame problems [20:00] 321 Education Foundation [24:00] Role in 321 [27:00] Any principles that you apply at work or models that you have built that help you make better decisions [31:00] How to be a constant learner? [31:47] What’s next? [34:20] Books Recommendations [36:20] TV/Movie Recommendations [38:20] Podcast/YouTube Recommendations ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds. This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not so ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com

About the guest: After getting his MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade, Daksh worked as a Business Operations Manager and Product Manager at Aditya Birla Fashion and Retail. Daksh currently does Business Development for Know My World, a nonprofit organization that supports teachers in transforming the educational experience through holistic education and cultural competencies. He is also on the board of directors for Know my World. Daksh is the host of Dollar Gujarati and lives with his wife Jaynee in Dallas, Texas. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dakshudayshah/ Key Insights in this Episode: What are job options after MBA [14:00] Why is sales important [20:00] Relationships in the modern world [30:00] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [02:00] What is Dollar Gujarati? [06:00] Should you do an MBA directly after bachelors? [14:00] Job options after MBA [20:00] Why is sales important? [22:00] Working for a non-profit [28:30] How to get selected to become a board member [30:00] Long distance relationship [35:00] Advice to younger-self [40:00] TOP 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds. This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not so ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/

About the guest: Kripa Jalan is the founder of Burgers to Beasts that helps people live a balanced lifestyle. Kripa believes that there is a lot more to fitness than just losing weight and a lot of factors play into your decisions with food. At Burgers to Beasts, they consider all these factors in helping you build a holistic lifestyle. In this episode, we go over Kripa’s personal journey and her fight against her deep-rooted fear of food, how she started creating awareness around health and fitness through her blog, and why she decided to pursue a Masters in Public Health from Harvard University! Kripa believes in providing this education to the masses and is hoping to achieve this goal through Burgers to Beasts. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kripa-jalan/ Burgers to Beasts: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT7nRY3itUKoPY_wq63Ss_w Book a Session: https://www.burgerstobeasts.com/ Key Insights in this Episode: Kripa’s journey against anorexia [2:00] Starting Burgers to Beasts [7:35] Tips on building healthy habits as part of your routine [13:30] Education in Harvard - Masters in Public Health [20:37] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [02:00] Kripa’s Journey and dealing with anorexia [07:35] Starting Burgers to Beasts blog [10:22] Burgers to Beasts as a company [13:30] Top 5 tips for people starting their fitness journey [17:30] Social Media as a double-edged sword [20:37] Education at Harvard - Masters in Public Health [25:15] Harvard Experience and community [28:28] Lifestyle RX - Podcast [32:30] Why is sugar bad for you? How to deal with sugar? [37:55] Tips for nutritionist - pursuing this as a career [40:45] TOP 3

We wanted to wish everyone a very Happy New Year and  Happy Holidays!  This year has been the best and worst of the years. But we wanted to thank each and every one of you who has helped us grow and develop this year.  Thank you for your constant support in listening to our episodes. We really appreciate it!    Best,  Hiloni Punatar: https://www.linkedin.com/in/hilonip/  Atit Kothari: https://kothariatit.com/  Tapan Desai: https://tapandesai.com

About the guest: Khushboo Vaidya is a STEM Career Consultant, speaker, and founder of Boarding Pass For Success. Being an engineer herself, she takes initiatives to inspire students on how to develop an application based approach towards engineering and has conducted seminars for over 4000 students.   She also collaborates with researchers and engineers around the world with a profile of MIT, Stanford, Google, iRobot among others, and interviews them to provide quality guidance to students on her YouTube channel. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khushboo-vaidya-pmp-80230949/  Boarding Pass For Success YouTube channel - Interviews and LIVE Webinars of engineers and researchers from diverse STEM fields like Robotics, Computational Neuroscience, Data Science, AI, and many more, through which students can get access to valuable insights regarding the field, job market, industry requirements, lessons learned from experience and much more. Boarding Pass for Success YT: https://www.youtube.com/c/BoardingPassForSuccess/videos  Website: www.boardingpass.life  Key Insights in this Episode: Why pursue a Master's in Canada? [02:00] The Idea behind starting Boarding Pass for Success [17:40] Why should you get advice directly from people working in the field? [27:00] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [02:00] Why Masters in Canada? [05:35] Masters Program at the University of Waterloo [09:26] Program length and break up of the course [10:50] Time at Blackberry [12:45] Layoff and starting a new job at Brock Solutions [14:15] Brock Solutions - Software Testing Specialist [17:40] Starting Boarding Pass for Success [27:00]  Get career advice from people who are working in that field [28:45] STEM Career Counselling - most important lessons (initially everyone is clueless, whatever you do in college will help you in future, transferable skills are key, understand the expectations) [33:05] Canada vs. the USA - Education [38:45] Boarding Pass Consulting Service - Collaborators [39:20] Top 3 -------------------------------------- SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/

About Guest: Special guest this week is a software team manager and YouTuber, coming from a humble background in India to living the American dream and having a successful YouTube channel with 93K + followers YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCu6WUWDl9tx7bn2e8jy7sNw Key Insights in this Episode: Strategies to use in Career Fair [8:00] Leading a software team [11:00] Should you become a YouTuber? [26:00] Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction [00:30] Why go for masters? [04:05] Why California State University, Chico? [07:00] Starting an Indian Club in the University [08:00] Strategies to use in Career Fair [11:00] Software Management [14:00] Life as a YouTuber [19:00] Strategies for Content Creation [22:00] How to keep yourself motivated while creating content? [26:00] Should you become a YouTuber? [31:00] What’s next for Yudi? [32:00] Resources to learn storytelling [35:00] Advice to younger self [36:00] TOP 3 About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds. This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not so ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whatthehat/ Website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com/contact-us/

About the guest:  Electronics and telecom Engineer, an ex-investment banker at JP Morgan, and an MBA from UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business. Viram Shah has done it all.  And now, Viram is democratizing international investing as the co-founder and CEO at Vested. Vested is an online platform that aims to simplify US stock investing, first for Indian investors and eventually for other parts of the world. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viram-shah/  Vested: https://vested.co.in/ Key Insights in this Episode: Learning as an Investment Banker [03:05] Completing an MBA in the US and the application process [05:40] The Vested Story - how are people outside of the US able to invest in US stocks? [10:53]  ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [00:00] Introduction  [01:20] Taking up a job after undergrad [03:05] Job as an Investment Banker at J. P. Morgan [05:40] MBA in the US after working in India [08:20] US MBA application process - lessons learned [10:53] Experience at UC Berkley [13:30] The idea behind Vested [17:35] The Vested journey  [21:25] Why Vested was started? [23:40] Why is Vested VC driven? The process of onboarding VCs [28:00] Advice for entrepreneurs  [32:00] What’s next for Vested? [34:20] The technology skepticism barrier in India for FinTech Industry [36:38] TOP 3  ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds.  This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more.  Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not so ordinary people.   Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/ FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whatthehat/  Website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com/contact-us/

About the guest: Mitali is an Engineer turned Entrepreneur turned Marketer. But always a consumer-first innovator. Mitali has 6 years of experience in the Indian FMCG industry spanning across sales, marketing & innovation roles. She is currently leading innovation for Pampers brand within the baby care category in India for P&G.  LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mitaliparekh/  Key Insights in this Episode: • Should you pursue an MBA directly after graduation or gain experience first? [05:55] • Does experience matter when you’re applying for a job after MBA? [10:40] • Skills that you need to land a job [30:00]  ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [00:50] Journey from Engineering to a start-up and start-up to MBA [05:55] Should you pursue an MBA directly after graduation or gain experience first? [10:40] Does experience matter when you’re applying for a job after the MBA? [13:35] Landing a job by participating in a competition in college  [17:50] Mitali’s current role [30:00] Skills Mitali looks for in a candidate applying for a job [34:13] Sales to Marketing switch  [43:14] TOP 3  [51:45] Gender equality  ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds.  This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more.  Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not so ordinary people.   Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D All other streaming platforms: https://linktr.ee/whatthehat/  FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/whatthehat/  Website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com/contact-us/

About the guest: Jimeet is a math tutor, a production stage back-hand, a disaster relief volunteer, a karateka, an IT Analyst, a Financial Developer, A Project Manager, a Key Account Manager, a Business Partner, A Director - Jimeet has played diverse roles in his career path till date. Currently working on providing Career Counselling & Test Preparation Coaching & Advice to students and leveraging technology to build products to help students. Has counseled over 10000 students to date. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jimeetsanghavi/ College Pond: https://collegepond.com/ Key Insights in this Episode: How to select the right master's program? [04:00] Which country is currently best suited in the current climate? [06:40] Key metric universities look for in students [22:00] When is the right time to pursue a master's degree? [28:00] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [00:00] College Admissions Process in the late 2000s [04:00] How to select the right master's program? [06:40] Which country is currently best suited in the current climate? [15:30] Jimeet Sir’s personal journey [20:00] Day-to-day [22:00] Advice for engineering students on how to build a portfolio [26:00] How peer pressure is playing a role among students [28:00] When is the right time to pursue a master's degree? [31:00] Leveraging technology to bring collegepond alumni closer to students [35:00] Top 3

About the guest: A fitness enthusiast and a go-getter by nature, entrepreneur Jayam Vora is the Co-Founder and COO of Fitternity, India’s first and largest marketplace and booking platform for fitness services. Starting his career with a technology start-up in the healthcare space. Jayam has spent the last 7 years understanding and working towards solving challenges faced by the Indian user in their pursuit towards a healthier lifestyle. He aims to use technology and innovation to help leapfrog India’s fragmented & under-explored fitness industry to a mature integrated fitness ecosystem. About Fitternity: Fitternity is the largest managed marketplace and service provider in Asia for fitness and well-being services.   Having catered to over 11.5 Million users, Fitternity is operating a network of 12,000+ fitness centers & gyms in India. Fitternity also runs an innovative subscription business - providing users access to all of their network of 12,000+ fitness centers, swimming pools, spas, nutrition counseling, and other wellness services under one membership called OnePass. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jayam-vora-00169565/ Fitternity: https://www.fitternity.com/ Key Insights in this Episode: The Beginning of Fitternity? [04:00] Making Decisions as a Founder [24:00] Business Models and Raising $8.5 million [28:00] Advice for Entrepreneurs and Lessons Learned [40:00] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [00:00] Entrepreneurial journey [02:00] Start of Fitternity [07:30] Biggest challenge in starting Fitternity [13:20] Fitternity and its competitors [16:15] Working with your Co-founder [17:20] Growing Fitternity and monitoring growth [20:00] Learning while working for a startup [24:00] How do you make decisions? [28:00] Investors and business models (raising $8.5 million) [32:00] What’s next in the fitness industry? [40:00] Advice for Entrepreneurs [46:00] Top 3

About the guest: Prajit Nair is an Engineer turned IAS officer who secured Rank 87 in his UPSC exam in his third attempt and now working as a bureaucrat under the role of the assistant collector in Maharashtra's Dhanu region. His key to cracking UPSC Exam: https://blog.forumias.com/ias-rank-87-prajit-nair-kerela-3rd-attempt-detailed-strategy-with-notes-handouts/ His cat (Mushu’s account) https://www.instagram.com/mushu_cn/ Key Insights in this Episode: Reason to choose Civil service as a career option (5.00) UPSC Exam preparation journey (10.00) Role of an IAS officer (15.00) Right attitude to crack the UPSC exam (30.00) Career journey in public service (35.00) ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [2:00] Why IAS [5:00 ] UPSC exam structure [10:00] Exam preparation journey [15:00] Roles and Responsibilities currently [30:00] Right attitude to crack UPSC [35:00] Career journey ahead [40:00] Top 3 ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds. This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Each journey is inspiring. Each story gives you an opportunity to learn something new. Extraordinary insights from not so ordinary people. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/ Website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com/contact-us/

About the guest: Dr. Hari Vasudevan is the Principal of Shri Vile Parle Kelavani Mandal’s Dwarkadas J. Sanghvi College of Engineering, Mumbai, an Autonomous Institution affiliated to the University of Mumbai, He has been working as the Principal of the college since February 2009. He has over 27 years of experience in teaching and has published more than 130 Research papers in International Journals and 4 design patents registered under his name. 8 students have so far received their Ph.D. degrees under his guidance. He is currently guiding 3 more Ph.D. students. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-hari-vasudevan-723a4b15/ Key Insights in this Episode: Becoming an effective leader  [10:00] Difference between Indian and US education environment [20:00] How to get started in data science?[39:00] How has the pandemic affected students[57:00] ------------------------------------------------------------------- Timestamps: [0:00] Why teaching? [3:00 ] Before DJ [10:40] Shift from pre-internet to online learning [20:00] Day-to-day [30:00] Autonomy of DJ [36:00] Spiritual Journey [48:00] Top 3 [53:00] Rapid Fire ------------------------------------------------------------------ About What the HAT!? We are three friends who met in our engineering college catching up with our old friends and acquaintances in this show. Each guest has a different journey, different story, and different insights.  We are connecting and learning from people who have carved their journeys from creating funded startups in India to key roles in big companies. We are talking to people who went to Ivy League colleges and are academicians in India. We are working on gathering stories from these great minds. This is the podcast for you if you are currently pursuing or have completed engineering. If you haven't studied engineering, this podcast is still for you, as we will dwell deep into various industries and sectors such as finance, technology, supply chain, manufacturing, chemical, education, and a lot more. Read more about What the HAT!? on the website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com SUBSCRIBE TO WHAT THE HAT!? Listen to What the HAT!? on Anchor: https://anchor.fm/what-the-hat-podcast Listen to What the HAT!? on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/0JLZXaAgrIDtbxXVtqemWh Listen to What the HAT!? on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/in/podcast/what-the-hat/id1513959425 Listen to What the HAT!? on Google Podcast: https://podcasts.google.com/?feed=aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy8yMWFkMDA5MC9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw%3D%3D FOLLOW US Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/whatthehatpodcast/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/WTHATPodcast Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/WhatTheHatPodcast/ Website: https://www.whatthehatpodcast.com/contact-us/