Masters Decoded

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Vishwas Mudagal. Vishwas dons many hats; he is a successful serial entrepreneur, a professional CEO, a #1 best-selling author, an angel investor, and a motivational speaker.

Mudagal co-founded GoodWorkLabs, which has become a multi-million-dollar company growing at 500% year on year. It was ranked 3rd fastest growing tech company by Financial Times 2018 and awarded the 5th fastest growing company by Deloitte Fast 50 2016.

His other venture GoodWorks Cowork is one of India's fastest-growing coworking & managed office brands. Awarded No.1 Coworking space in Bangalore, GoodWorks is pioneering 'coworking for enterprise' with large workspaces, Grade A infrastructure, tech-driven operations & beautiful designs.

He received the 'Business Leader of the Year' Award 2020 by Economic Times Now channel and the 'Star Entrepreneur Award' from Indira India Innovation Summit 2011. In addition, he was named in the Top 11 personalities of Bangalore by Deccan Chronicle in 2014.

Writing is his passion, and he has embraced storytelling as his parallel career. 'Losing My Religion is his debut novel, which has become a sensational bestseller and is billed as a must-read for every professional / student/entrepreneur. The Last Avatar (Book 1 of AGE OF KALKI Trilogy) is his second book.

His popular web series AskVishwas has garnered over 80 Million views on social media.

Mudagal is a renowned 'Male Champion of Diversity' and a leader who has gone the extra mile to advance gender equality and empower women in the workforce. He is the Executive Member of Lean In India - He For She program. He also won the Manbassador Award 2018 for bringing a massive change in gender equality in the global industry.

To know more, visit his blog: http://www.vishwasmudagal.com/.

Masters Decoded, in partnership with Asian Digital Super Movers, is glad to announce special series every Sunday at 6 pm IST or 830am EST on ClubHouse.

Our first episode is on the Role of AI within Asia, and our guest of honor is Sameer Dhanrajani. Sameer is currently CEO and Co-Founder of AIQrate.

Sameer is a globally recognized AI expert and has worked with numerous Fortune 500 and global organizations to build and deploy their AI strategy. 

Listen to the interesting conversation on what AI holds for the future, especially in the Asian market.

#ArtificialIntelligence #AI #Asia

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Kunal Jeswani. Kunal is currently CEO of Ogilvy India. He has spent over two decades in the communications business working with various clients, including Unilever, Mondelez, Vodafone, BMW, Dabur, and Pernod Ricard. Kunal also worked on the Indian Premier League (IPL) launch for the BCCI and led the South Asia Cricket Boards' bid for the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup.  

He has been with Ogilvy since 2005 and has worked across the company's Advertising and Digital businesses. Before this, he was Chief Digital Officer, Ogilvy India, and continues to be focused on growing Ogilvy's digital footprint in India. 

Kunal's passions, outside of work, include scuba diving and origami. He is also a Governing Council member of one of India's premier Marketing Communication Institutes - MICA, Ahmedabad.

Masters Decoded in partnership with Asian Digital Super Movers is glad to announce special series every Sunday at 6pm IST or 830am EST on ClubHouse.

Our first episode is focussed on Building Brands with Purpose and our guest of honour is Deep Bajaj. Deep is currently CEO and Founder of Sirona Hygiene Pvt. Ltd.

Deep is entrepreneur at heart, presently solving 'unaddressed' Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene issues faced by women with our award winning, category defining products.

Listen to this fun conversation on how he has been able to build a brand in a taboo space successfully. 

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Neeraj Gaba. Neeraj Gaba is popularly addressed as the very sassy, supremely fashionable, witty, brutally direct #MrGaba on TV & digital platforms. His adept communications skills in Hindi, English & Punjabi, with high scoring on emotional & intellectual intelligence quotients, and image consulting methods basis innate belief in 'inside out phenomenon' have aided him in garner widespread popularity as an emphatic and creative role model for today's youth. His TEDx talk on '#Unfollow' was one such showcasing.

His creative bandwidth across platforms like TV, live events, digital, print, etc., and donning multiple hats have further strengthened the journey towards becoming a wholesome entertainer and mentor.

Associations like mentor & panelist on India's Next Top Model on MTV India since the reality program's inception in 2015, or as a life coach on marriage to real-life couples on Shaadi Fit on MX Player, or as the Runway Director of Lakme Fashion Week since 2014 or Hamleys Ramp Camp's Ambassador & Mentor since 2014, or the multiple other creative roles on projects like Seychelles India Day 2013, Myntra Fashion Weekend 2014, Prague - a Hindi Feature film of 2011, I Am She 2010 Miss Universe India pageant (alongside Sushmita Sen), etc. can be seen as a representation of his gamut of offerings.

He is a Leeds Business School MBA with over 20 years of diverse work-life experience across North America, the UK, Singapore, Australia, and India. #MrGaba is a name with a cause to 'entertainingly mentor' and a purpose with a passion for helping today's youth live a wholesome life.

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Meghana Narayan. Meghana is passionate about early childhood nutrition. Her commitment to making a positive change to these statistics is why she started Slurrp Farm. She is a mother to an 8-year-old, Nandita, who has inspired many Slurrp Farm products. She believes that every child has the right to good nutrition to thrive.

Before starting Slurrp Farm, Meghana led the Public Health practice at McKinsey & Company. She holds an MBA from Harvard Business School, a BA in Computation as a Rhodes Scholar from Oxford University, and a BE with Distinction in Computer Engineering from Bangalore University. 

Meghana was a competitive swimmer for many years. She has won over 400 national gold medals and has represented India at the Asian Games.

A fierce competitor in sports and business with a clear focus on her goals, she has some fantastic stories to recite.  

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Monica Jasuja. Monica is a digital business executive with over twenty years of global experience in strategizing, defining, leading, building, and deploying commercially viable innovative software products and solutions, primarily in Financial Services.

Her focus is on solving for consumers in Digital Payments. Consumer Products is a passion; continuously learning to support businesses to grow and disrupt is her strength and a key driver.

Monica is an accomplished product leader, managed multi-year strategic initiatives across design, development, deployment, and Go-To-Market (primarily for the financial services industry).

Her international exposure in multiple geographies, USA, Singapore, Taiwan, and India, adds a global perspective to her product approach.

Since 2017, Monica spearheaded a new vertical for prominent Digital Players, emerging Fintech leading initiatives across sales, business development, product, and other cross-functional areas (Legal, Marketing, Policy) to create new revenue opportunities and expansion opportunities of payment rails in India.

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Dr. Anamika Chawhan. Her objective is - YOUR SUCCESS!

She is a Ph.D. from IIT Bombay and has made 12 good years of contributions in academia and corporate.

She is India's leading Business & Life Skills Coach, Cognitive Scientist, and Founder of Magnificent U.

She also has the following certifications on her shoulders:

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Vandana Bhatnagar. Vandana Bhatnagar serves as the Chief Program Officer at National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and has management responsibility for the organisation's funding strategy and portfolio development.

She also leads all technical engagements related to research, analytics, occupational standards, and learning content. A vital member of the senior leadership team, Vandana plays an integral role in developing NSDC's business development strategies to drive skilling operations through its robust partner network.

Vandana has over 25 years of professional experience in banking, development finance institutions, and applied research. Before joining NSDC, Vandana was associated with World Bank as Senior Institutional Development Specialist, Water Department Global Practice.

She has earned a Master of Business Administration from IIM Calcutta and is an alumnus of St. Stephen's College, Delhi University.

In today's episode, I have the pleasure of inviting Alankrita Sahai. Alankrita is an Indian model-turned-actor and beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned as Miss India Earth 2014. She is the first Indian to win seven titles at the Miss Earth pageant held in the Philippines. 

In 2018, she made her acting debut with the Netflix romantic comedy film called Love per Square Foot. The same year, she also played the role of Alisha in the movie Namaste England. She is also a TEDx Speaker. She has worked with over 200 brands and has been the face of many leading brands. She is the last India's representative at Miss Earth, who Femina Miss India and Miss Diva chose. 

At the Miss Earth contest, she won the most awards, including a gold medal for evening gown, silver medal for Miss Photogenic, and bronze medal for swimsuit and national costume. Her national costume was designed by internationally acclaimed fashion designer and beauty pageant mentor Melvyn Noronha.