A very focussed discussion around agriculture with Mr. Raghavan, who's been a Food & Agribusiness Leader with a 360 degree view of complex "Geo-Political, Environmental, Socio Economic, Techno-Commercial & Cultural" perspectives of Agri Food Value Chain in Asia Pacific. 

He's a regular speaker at Agri Food industry events/ conferences having started off in the rural marketing space. He's currently the Head of Policy Advocacy & External Affairs at Samunnati. 

In this episode, we discuss all facets of agriculture: marketing, why focus is needed in this space, why / why not to turn vegan, the role of technology etc.  

Note: All views are his personal views only and not of his current / previous organisations he's been associated with. 

It took me 8 seasons & 37 episodes before I found the first Marketing Person to feature on the show. Mr. Dhruv Talwar, GM of Corporate Affairs of the Godrej Group. 

Being a branding person myself, I’ve finally got THE perfect marketer on today’s show which LinkedIn also validates - he's in the elite Creators Day & has over 50,000 followers on the platform. 

He’s won a lot of accolades & awards - has spoken in diverse industries like consumer goods, real estate & hospitality sectors. 

We discuss how Godrej differentiated itself to win 14 global awards, become #1 in the real estate industry, the very elite "Ambassadors Club". 

We also discuss his takeaways from the 6-week Alt-MBA course by Seth Godin.  

Today's guest is Pranav Sanghvi who’s a prolific investor. He’s the Managing Partner at Dot In Network, Principal at MABS Family Office & Managing Partner at Patronus.

What differentiates him from the rest of the investor fraternity is that he's also a DJ, a Music Producer & even an Electronic Music production designer! 

If that's not enough, he's even a Certified Scuba Diver!

Listen to a very interesting show where he shares not only his investor thesis, but also his penchant for music & scuba diving. 

On the first episode of Season 8, I have the opportunity to host Girish Aivalli - one of the most dynamic leaders I know. 

He’s the Chairman, South Asia for AgTech Hub for Innovation; has authored 4 books & also has his own You Tube video series - Tata Katha!

Do follow the Brain Box LinkedIn page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/brain-box-media/

In the Season Finale of the very special "Game Changers" Season, I’ve got a very special guest, Mark Kahn, on the show today. He’s one of the biggest names in the Venture Capital space & is the Managing Partner at Omnivore.

He set up India's first Agri-focussed fund way back in 2011 & is revolutionising this space. 

Just last month, Omnivore won the reputed IVCA Award for Social Impact!

Today’s guest is our first guest from Sweden - Jamal Reimer. He is someone with who I share a common passion - closing large deals! 

He closed his first mega deal way back in 2012 in Oracle- for a whooping $50 mn! 

He coaches enterprise sellers & startup CEOs how to close mega deals in his workshops. 

Not surprisingly, he recently authored the book “Mega Deal Secrets”.

On the third episode of the "Game Changers" series, we have a guest, who's been interviewed by the likes of ABC, CNN, BBC, Thomson Reuters etc. 

He's Martin Stark, the Founder & CEO of World Gay Boxing Championships happening in Sydney in 2023. 

We discuss about:

- How he had his first amateur fight at the age of 47 after suffering from 2 comas; 

- Diversity & inclusion;

- How critical D&I is for small businesses as well;  

- And his new found passion for boxing

Season 7, "Game Changers" is the season where I host trend-setters across industries who've redefined leadership.

Our second guest of the season is Mr. Hetal Sonpal, who is a proven leader in global MNCs like LinkedIn, Microsoft, Intel & Wipro across countries; then moved on to being a successful angel investor, a TedX speaker, a Half IronMan & even an author!

The quest continues & he's even pursuing his PhD from IIM Kozhikode. 

We have a wonderful chat around his just-released book "Against All Odds"; his view points on "Influencing without Authority", and what drives him from one mountain peak to the next!

After 6 amazing seasons, this 7th Season of the podcast promises to be the cherry on top. Aptly titled "Game Changers", this is the season where I host  trend-setters across industries who've redefined leadership.

Our first guest today embodies it perfectly: Mr. Amit Malik, the CEO & Managing Director of Aviva.

He was selected as one of the “Top 40 HR Leaders” way back in 2014 & was the trend-setter for CHROs to be elevated to a CEO, along with the likes of Sunder Ramachandran & more recently, Leena Nair.

In the Season 6 finale, where we've interviewed HR stalwarts, I'm very happy to have a seasoned Talent Acquisition expert on the show. 

He's Mr. Aditya Pal Singh, Director & Head of Talent Acquisition at Informatica. 

He’s got over 19 years of experience, spanning the entire gamut of Talent Acquisition, having worked with Accenture as VP, Talent Acquisition before joining Informatica, one of the biggest names in the DWH space.