Masters Decoded

In today's episode, I invite Arjun Khanna, a Fashion Designer whose designs have amazed the greats for the last 30 years now. AK the brand he runs and also fondly called by his near and dear ones, is a couturier that is synonymous the finest menswear in India. His contribution to mens fashion in India has been pioneering with his sheer imagination when it comes to his designs. His talent is evident through his outstanding collections that are guaranteed to please. For the last 30 years he has been known to revolutionize men’s fashion with his attention to detailing, exemplary tailoring and his exquisite designs. He is known for his signature style that has become distinctive in Indian fashion wear. From celebrities, business moguls and actors, Arjun’s clientele includes famous personalities like Rahul Bajaj, Anand Mahindra and Gautam Singhania. Indian film director, Shekhar Kapur has even worn a sherwani by the designer to the Oscars while musician Zakir Hussain was dressed in Arjun’s designs on his world tour in 2007. His powerful loyalists in the film and modelling industry include heartthrobs like Ranbir Kapoor and Arjun Rampal. Hollywood megastar, Will Smith also wore the designer’s outfits on his visit to Mumbai in 2006 and appreciated his designs to the extent of buying several outfits for himself. The sportsmen that are fond of his creations include batting master Sachin Tendulkar and bowler Harbhajan Singh.  In 2008, Sir Richard Branson was spotted in an Arjun Khanna Sherwani at the Virgin Mobile launch in Mumbai. Arjun's latest initiative is an offbeat lifestyle-themed boutique called Vespa Rodriguez in Goa. He believes that his collections should have an experiential component, as clothing is a form of self-expression.

In this episode, I continue from last week conversation with Daniel Chan. Dan Chan Master Magician is an internationally renowned, award-winning magician whose magic has taken him all over the world. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dan is regarded as one of the nation's top corporate magicians and performs at events for thought leaders and influencers worldwide. Dan Chan Presents is the ultimate entertainment experience, featuring world-class sleight of hand, playful pick-pocketing, and thoughtful sleight of mind.

Dan Chan masters more than most, promises more than expected, and delivers more than hoped. Chan's been called "the perfect entertainment solution for savvy corporate audiences" and for good reason. Over the past decade, Dan Chan Presents grew into one of Bay Area's most recognizable entertainment brands, epitomizing the best in corporate entertainment. In addition to reinvented classics, Dan has new technological marvels up his sleeves. Find out why Buzzfeed named Dan Chan Master Magician Silicon Valley's Favorite Magician. He has created several new routines integrating smartphones and iPads into unique, one of a kind performances that are photo-worthy moments your guest will capture and share on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram. Dan's signature cultural Bian Lian performance is a legend among tech billionaires and Silicon Valley elite.

Dan Chan Master Magician has been called to entertain at many of the world’s most influential events because of his promise to deliver “sophisticated magic for intelligent audiences”. With 20 years of full-time performance experience under his belt, find out for yourself why 49ers, Adsemble, Airbnb, Apple, Bank of America, Baidu, BitTorrent, Buzzfeed, BMC, Breathometer, Charles Schwab, Chevron, Cloudflare, CISCO, Deloitte, DOCOMO Innovations, EA, eBay, Exabeam, Facebook, Falconstor, Golden State Warriors, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Kleiner Perkins, KRON4, KTSF, Marriott, Merrill Lynch, Novartis, OneLogin, Open AI, Oracle, Paramount Pictures, PayPal, Pfizer, Pitney Bowes, Quora, Radio Disney, Red Hat, Ritz Carlton, Roche, Sequoia Capital, SF Giants, Shutterfly, Sony Play Station, Specialized Bicycle, Thumbtack, Twitter, USCG, USMC, VISA, Viv, Wells Fargo, Wild Aid, Yahoo, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, billionaires around the world, and countless other corporations have chosen Dan for their most important events. His achievements, however, have never deterred him from the ultimate goal as an entertainer— making unforgettable moments for his guests!

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In this episode, I would like to invite you on the first part of the two-part show of a magical journey with Daniel Chan. Dan Chan Master Magician is an internationally renowned, award-winning magician whose magic has taken him all over the world. Based in the San Francisco Bay Area, Dan is regarded as one of the nation's top corporate magicians and performs at events for thought leaders and influencers worldwide. Dan Chan Presents is the ultimate entertainment experience, featuring world-class sleight of hand, playful pick-pocketing, and thoughtful sleight of mind.

Dan Chan masters more than most, promises more than expected, and delivers more than hoped. Chan's been called "the perfect entertainment solution for savvy corporate audiences" and for good reason. Over the past decade, Dan Chan Presents grew into one of Bay Area's most recognizable entertainment brands, epitomizing the best in corporate entertainment. In addition to reinvented classics, Dan has new technological marvels up his sleeves. Find out why Buzzfeed named Dan Chan Master Magician Silicon Valley's Favorite Magician. He has created several new routines integrating smartphones and iPads into unique, one of a kind performances that are photo-worthy moments your guest will capture and share on Facebook, Snapchat, Twitter, and Instagram. Dan's signature cultural Bian Lian performance is a legend among tech billionaires and Silicon Valley elite.

Dan Chan Master Magician has been called to entertain at many of the world’s most influential events because of his promise to deliver “sophisticated magic for intelligent audiences”. With 20 years of full-time performance experience under his belt, find out for yourself why 49ers, Adsemble, Airbnb, Apple, Bank of America, Baidu, BitTorrent, Buzzfeed, BMC, Breathometer, Charles Schwab, Chevron, Cloudflare, CISCO, Deloitte, DOCOMO Innovations, EA, eBay, Exabeam, Facebook, Falconstor, Golden State Warriors, Google, HP, IBM, Intel, Kaiser Permanente, Kleiner Perkins, KRON4, KTSF, Marriott, Merrill Lynch, Novartis, OneLogin, Open AI, Oracle, Paramount Pictures, PayPal, Pfizer, Pitney Bowes, Quora, Radio Disney, Red Hat, Ritz Carlton, Roche, Sequoia Capital, SF Giants, Shutterfly, Sony Play Station, Specialized Bicycle, Thumbtack, Twitter, USCG, USMC, VISA, Viv, Wells Fargo, Wild Aid, Yahoo, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital, billionaires around the world, and countless other corporations have chosen Dan for their most important events. His achievements, however, have never deterred him from the ultimate goal as an entertainer— making unforgettable moments for his guests!

You can book Dan on AirBnB Experiences - AirBnB Experience

In this episode, I have invited Deep Bajaj. Deep calls himself an entrepreneur at heart, solving "unaddressed" intimate and menstrual hygiene issues faced by women with award-winning, category-defining products. His objective is to launch high impact products for women and focus on matters that have neglected or not explored. Using PeeBuddy (India's First Female Urination Device), women can stand, and pee/urinate in all dirty, public, unfriendly, and unhygienic toilets. Recommended by best of doctors (for use during pregnancy/arthritis).

At *Sirona*, they stand for hygiene. At the core, Sirona is committed to solving those Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene issues for women, which are *not adequately addressed* in India.

Three solutions are -

You can learn more by watching their award-winning videos (fun) introducing three solutions SIRONA Menstrual Cups, PeeBuddy, PeeBuddy PregRx.

Peebuddy

PeeBuddy PregRx

Sirona Menstrual Cup

From Sirona product sales - they also fund pathbreaking 'pay it forward program' AAAN where they work with trafficked sex workers and move them to sustainable menstrual hygiene products at No cost to them.

For their work, they have been covered by best of media (BBC / Yahoo / HT/ Fortune) and have won many awards (National Entrepreneurship award by GOI | Economic Times 40 under 40 | Fortune 40 under 40 | TiE Spirit of Manufacturing Award | Economic Times BCG Innovation award (Inclusion) | ET Startup of the year - Social Enterprise)

You can find more on www.thesirona.com or www.peebuddy.in

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Welcome to the fourth and final part of the Crisis Management framework for businesses during scenarios like Covid-19. In continuation of the last week, this week, I would focus on additional areas to consider during the Crisis. I would highly recommend if you haven't listened to the first three episodes of Crisis Management Framework, then before you hear this episode, please do listen to the three parts.

You can find more details on the BOSS Framework on - https://www.gregoryshepard.com/about-boss

In this episode, I have invited Angad Singh Gandhi. Angad is currently a Brand Ambassador for Glenfiddich a world-renowned and premium Whiskey and Liquor brand. Angad, who used to be a banker, stumbled into his ambassadorship for Glenfiddich by chance. But when the offer came about, he couldn't refuse. He traveled to the distillery in Dufftown, Scotland, and met with like-minded people who taught him so much; he couldn't believe the dearth of knowledge to be had. But what struck him, in particular, was that Glenfiddich is one of the world's last family distilleries and that alone immersed him even more in the emotive side of the brand.

Angad has an engineering degree and has completed his MBA from IMT Ghaziabad, India.

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Welcome to the third part of the Crisis Management framework for businesses during scenarios like Covid-19. In continuation of the last week, this week, Greg and I would focus on the Standardization and Kaizen Loop phase post Strategy and Execution phase. I would highly recommend if you haven't listened to the first and second episode of Crisis Management Framework, then before you hear this episode, please do listen to the two parts.

You can find more details on the BOSS Framework on - https://www.gregoryshepard.com/about-boss

In this episode, I have invited Deep Thomas. Deep is a Global business leader and management professional with over two decades of experience in delivering sustained increasing profitability through business transformation leveraging Global processes, Information capabilities, Digital, and Advanced analytics solutions. At Aditya Birla Group, Deep is responsible to create a group-wide customer database supporting the diversified conglomerate’s products and sales strategy.

Deep led Citigroup’s Global Decision Management Centre of Excellence where his team drove high performance insights and impactful analytic solutions across 36 countries. He has also held various leadership positions with HSBC and American Express in India and US to steer global agenda and business transformation leveraging information management and advanced analytic solutions.

Deep is Computer Science graduate with an MS in Information Systems and an MBA in Marketing from Arizona State and holds numerous patents in Decision Science and Information Management.

Welcome to the second part of the Crisis Management framework for businesses during scenarios like Covid-19. In continuation of the last week, this week, Greg and I would focus on the Strategy and Execution phase post definition of North Star. I would highly recommend if you haven't listened to the first episode of Crisis Management Framework, then before you hear this episode, please do listen to the first part. 

You can fine more details on the BOSS Framework on - https://www.gregoryshepard.com/about-boss

In today's episode I invited Captain Vikram Singh. He has had a glorious career of flying for the national carrier Air India for 17 years. He is currently Captain and certified to fly Boeing 777. In his own words, he is proud to be associated with the national airline and is proud of representing India across various destinations he flies. In the last three months, Vikram has been called on to fly to China to deliver health saving equipment. In addition to flying to China, his services were called upon to participate in the world's most extensive multi-country evacuation plan to bring Indian citizens back to India. The mission touted as Vande Bharat Mission has many of us proud, and I would like to thank Captain Vikram Singh for his services.