Konversation with Kushal

By Konversation with Kushal

Kushal Lodha is a qualified Chartered Accountant who achieved AIR 5 in CA Finals, AIR 5 in CA Inter, and AIR 6 in CA Foundation. Furthermore, he has successfully completed all levels of CFA and ACCA, ... more

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September 06, 2024 The Man Behind The Indus Valley Report | KwK #78
Sajith Pai is a long-time media executive turned VC. He is the man behind the Indus Valley Report.
He went to Blume Ventures, one of India's top early-stage venture firms, in 2018 after spending two decades in the media and entertainment industry, most of which was spent working for The Times of India Group in various Strategy & Corp Development roles.
He actively supports and concentrates on Blume's investments in the domestech sector (which encompasses consumer technology, smb saas, b2b markets, etc.).
In this podcast, we have delve into the Venture Capital space, talked about the qualities a founder must possess to get funding from a VC, discussed the Indus Valley Report and more.

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September 06, 2024 From Selling Ladies Purse to Building Rs. 444 Crores Company | KwK #77
This Man’s Company was bought for Rs. 337.82 Crores for a 76% stake by Veranda Learning Solutions.
Do you know what’s common between Mr. Kumar Mangalam Birla (Chairman of Aditya Birla Group), Mr. Piyush Goyal (Minister of Commerce and Industry) and Mr. Nilesh Shah (Managing Director of Kotak Mahindra Asset Management Company)?
They all are alumni of JK Shah Classes.
And if you’re a CA or a CA Student, you ought to have heard his name!
What an absolute honour to host JK Shah Sir and present my book to him! They successfully train around 90,000 students every year across different courses making it one of the largest test-prep organizations in India.
He grew up in a middle-class family and had a humble beginning. During his CA journey, he faced many obstacles, including financial constraints, language barrier, and a lack of quality coaching.
In the pursuit of solving these problems, he developed a passion for teaching and started tutoring his peers and juniors. After completing his CA and moving to Mumbai he started teaching at various institutions.
While Kota is known for engineering, in Mumbai, this coaching institute alone is regarded as the CA factory of India.
He is a perfect example of:
“If you want to see a positive change in the world, start with yourself and be willing to take that first step”
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1h 16min
September 05, 2024 9 Years to Clear CA? | Motivational Podcast | Ft. CANEHADATTA | KwK #76
Neha Datta is a Chartered Accountant by qualification and mentor by Passion. She quit her full time job in one of the Big4 Consulting Firm, to serve the students.
Neha is trying to make an attempt to teach students major life skills that schools forgot to teach, sharing practical solutions to your daily life challenges.
Watch the full podcast to the know her life story!
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35min
September 05, 2024 Saurabh Mukherjea on Stock Markets, and Being BULLISH on India! | KwK #75
In today’s episode of Konversation with Kushal, we have Saurabh Mukherjea with us!
Saurabh Mukherjea is the Founder and Chief Investment Officer of Marcellus Investment Managers. Saurabh was educated at the London School of Economics where he earned a BSc in Economics (with First Class Honours) and an MSc in Economics (with distinction in Macro & Microeconomics).
Prior to setting up Marcellus, Saurabh was the CEO of Ambit Capital. Saurabh is a Founding Director of the Association of Portfolio Managers in India, a trade body. He continues to be part of multiple SEBI working groups whose role is to review and reform the rules governing portfolio management in India.
In this podcast we will discuss about stock markets, various investment products, Indian economy and much more.
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51min
September 04, 2024 From 0 To ₹150 Crores! Story Of Chai Sutta Bar Ft.Anubhav Dubey | KwK #74
In today’s episode of Konversation with Kushal, we have Anubhav Dubey with us! 😍
Our guest Anubhav is the founder of Chai Sutta Bar, one of the fastest-growing Tea-Chain in India which is also growing abroad!
But the journey for Anubhav has not been an easy one, coming from a middle-class family he failed to pass many competitive exams, and then at the age of 22, he started his own tea shop with just ₹3 Lakh!
From that one outlet in 2016, the business has come a long way. Over the years, CSB has scaled to more than 200 outlets in 100 cities in India. Of these, 195 are franchisee models and five are owned by the company and over 100 Crores in revenue selling 3 Lakh ‘Kulhars’ every single day!
In this video, he has answered various different questions regarding his entrepreneurial journey, early childhood, how he stays grounded after such a huge success, how he manage his finance, and much more!

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40min
September 04, 2024 How He Built ₹60,000 Crore Company Selling Oil? Ft.Harsh Mariwala, Chairman of Marico Ltd. | KwK #73
In today’s episode of Konversation with Kushal, we have the Harsh Mariwala with us! 🤩🔥
Mr. Mariwala is the founder and Chairman of Marico, a Fortune India 500 company. Marico, one of the leading FMCG companies, is best known for its Saffola cooking oil and Parachute hair oil, which sells in 25 countries. 🔥
In this video, he shares his turning point in life, his strengths, and weaknesses, key learnings from his parents, things he regrets, and a lot more! We also discuss everything regarding Marico and how he became a billionaire selling oil. 💲
In an attempt to help aspiring entrepreneurs pursue their dreams. He put together a book from his learnings, ‘Harsh Realities’ and talks about his motive for writing the same,
To learn more, watch the entire video till the end! Make sure to hit the like button, and share this amazing episode with your friends and family! 😄🙌
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29min
September 01, 2024 How He Earns Rs. 5 Lakhs/Month At The Age of 14? Ft.Ayush Singh | KwK #72
In today’s episode of Konversation with Kushal, we have Ayush Singh with us.
Ayush Singh is a Data Scientist at Replayed and has experience working on fast-growing frameworks. He has also worked on building core NLP solutions at US-based startup Artifact.
He is the founder of Antern, an AI-powered EdTech platform that uses AR/VR technology to make learning more engaging and fun. He is also writing a book on machine learning titled "Core Machine Learning".
We will discuss everything about Ayush’s journey, how to get started with AI & ML, interview experience at startups, his sources of income, and much more!
To learn more, watch the entire episode till the end! 😄🙌
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36min
September 01, 2024 Money Secrets That Made Him A Billionaire! Ft. Nithin Kamath, CEO-Zerodha | KwK #71
In today’s episode of Konversation with Kushal, we have Nithin Kamath, CEO of Zerodha, with us! 🔥
Nithin is an Indian entrepreneur, a billion-dollar stock broker, and the Co-Founder and CEO of Zerodha, the largest stock broker in India. He started trading at the age of 17 after he was introduced to the stock market by his friends.
He lost a lot of money in the year 2001-2002 due to the market crash. He also worked at a call center at night while trading stocks in the morning to gather capital. Crossing many more hurdles in life, he finally started his own company Zerodha! 💲🎇
In this video, Nithin shares his insightful perspective on funded business vs non-funded business, his biggest fear in life, the Indian stock market, and a lot more! 🙌

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19min
August 30, 2024 How He Got A Job of Rs. 90 Lakhs Per Annum At The Age of 25 Ft. Arjjun Balasubramanian | KwK #70
In today’s episode of Konversation with Kushal, with us, we have Arjjun Balasubramanian, who is working in one of the most well-renowned private equity funds “Warburg Pincus”!
Arjjun graduated from the University of Madras with a degree in business and is a chartered accountant. Arjjun previously worked as a Management Consultant with The Boston Consulting Group, where he worked in a variety of industries including consumer goods, industrial goods, and aerospace and defense.
He is a seasoned associate with a track record of success working across a variety of sectors, including information technology, consultancy, business process outsourcing, fertilizer, sugar, dairy, petrochemicals, pharmaceuticals, and automobile OEM.
Arjjun shares how exactly he got into BCG, his experience working there & what projects he worked on, his CTC at BCG, and how he manages his work-life balance overall.
We also discussed some of the case studies he solved in Boston Consulting Group, how he prepared for management & private equity interviews, and last but not the least, his views on MBA VS continuing the career in the same firm.

About Kushal Lodha -
Kushal Lodha is the founder of KAGR, an EdTech platform in Finance Upskilling. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant in Nov’19. He had secured AIR 5 in CA Finals, AIR 5 in CA Inter, and AIR 6 in CA Foundation. He has cleared all levels of CFA and ACCA as well. He had secured World Rank 3 and India Rank 2 in ACCA in one of the papers. He is the author of two bestselling books, ‘Unlocking Unicorn Secrets’, a book that talks about the success stories of 20 Unicorn Founders of India, and ‘Acing CA’, which talks about his CA Journey. He was awarded the ‘LinkedIn Top Voice’ in 2022.

To know more, follow Kushal Lodha on:
📲 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@KushalLodha548 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📝 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushallodha548 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kushallodha548⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📱 Twitter: kushallodha548

Follow KAGR Club on Social Media:
📝 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kagr-club/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/kagrclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡ Order my first book 'Acing CA' here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.in/dp/8195816886?r... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡ Order my book 'Unlocking Unicorn Secrets' here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.in/dp/0143461605?r… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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August 30, 2024 All About Private Equity-Salary, Work Culture, Investment Ft. Divyansh Jain, PE Blackstone | KwK #69
Hey Everyone! In today’s episode of Konversation with Kushal, I have Divyansh Jain with me! He is currently working as a Private Equity Associate with Blackstone. He’s here 2nd time in this show, and always believed that this podcast on my channel would be a success
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Divyansh is an SRCC Graduate, did a job in Deutsche Bank for 1 year as a Corporate Analyst, completed his articleship from Kolkata, secured an AIR 10 in his CA Finals, got into BCG, and finally, into Blackstone!
We have discussed everything about private equity, his work profile, a typical day working at Blackstone, the pay structure of domestic & global private equity funds, how to crack interviews of private equity companies, and the necessary skills required for it.

About Kushal Lodha -
Kushal Lodha is the founder of KAGR, an EdTech platform in Finance Upskilling. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant in Nov’19. He had secured AIR 5 in CA Finals, AIR 5 in CA Inter, and AIR 6 in CA Foundation. He has cleared all levels of CFA and ACCA as well. He had secured World Rank 3 and India Rank 2 in ACCA in one of the papers. He is the author of two bestselling books, ‘Unlocking Unicorn Secrets’, a book that talks about the success stories of 20 Unicorn Founders of India, and ‘Acing CA’, which talks about his CA Journey. He was awarded the ‘LinkedIn Top Voice’ in 2022.

To know more, follow Kushal Lodha on:
📲 YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@KushalLodha548 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📝 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.linkedin.com/in/kushallodha548 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.instagram.com/kushallodha548⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📱 Twitter: kushallodha548

Follow KAGR Club on Social Media:
📝 LinkedIn: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.linkedin.com/company/kagr-club/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
📷 Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ https://www.instagram.com/kagrclub⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡ Order my first book 'Acing CA' here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.in/dp/8195816886?r... ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

➡ Order my book 'Unlocking Unicorn Secrets' here: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.amazon.in/dp/0143461605?r… ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠
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53min

FAQs about Konversation with Kushal:

How many episodes does Konversation with Kushal have?

The podcast currently has 269 episodes available.