Amar Vyas is an author, speaker, a fellow podcaster and an entrepreneur. He has written three released books so far and several others releasing very soon. He is also the voice behind some of the very popular indian podcasts - My Kitaab and and recently Baalgatha, both of which have received widespread popularity. He also started a digital media company called Kamakshi Media, which does custom podcasts for businesses. I am so excited here to have him here today and discuss about podcasting in India - the challenges, opportunities and his journey.

In this episode, we talk about:

How Amar got into podcasting

Is this the right time to jump onto the podcasting bandwagon?

How the first podcast: My Kitaab came about

Conversational vs. monologue format for podcasts - which might be better?

Once Amar decided to podcast, how did he go about starting it

How much time does it take to produce one episode

The biggest learning Amar had from his first podcast - and a lot of podcasters make it too

How to find out what your audience is interested in hearing?

How Amar boosted his followers by doing less work

Can podcasts fail? YES - listen to Amar talking about how to identify if your podcast is failing

How Amar used WhatsApp to test the market for his popular podcast Baalgatha

What does a week in the life of a full-time podcaster looks like?

How easy is it to make money for a podcaster

Why should businesses start a podcast of their own

Podcast Karo:

Starting a Podcast is not easy – we get it. At Podcast Karo, we squeeze out the secrets and behind-the-scenes on what it takes to make a successful podcast. Learn from the Pros and rock your podcast. Visit PodcastKaro.com to start and rock your Podcast!

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A huge thank-you to Amar Vyas for joining me for this amazing episode. Until next time, Keep Rocking!

While traveling in India, when you observe the stray dogs and cows, have you ever said this to yourself: "Wish I could rescue this animal from their misery"? Our guest today, Erika Abrams-Myers not only asked that question, but moved all the way from Seattle, USA to Rajasthan to set up a non-profit organization does exactly this. Animal Aid Unlimited has grown tremendously over the several years into this amazing, loving refuge for the homeless, street animals, treating about 150 animals everyday.

In this episode, we talk about:

What made the founders move to India

What did they do before starting Animal Aid Unlimited

How their previous experience helped them establish Animal Aid Unlimited

What might be a better place to raise kids: India or USA?

How you can get funding for starting your NGO

How to pitch for getting funding

Where did Animal Aid Unlimited

Behind the scenes with Animal Aid's Marketing and YouTube videos

What are the sources of revenue for Animal Aid

Links to relevant resources:

Animal Aid Unlimited

Donate to Animal Aid Unlimited

Visit www.repodcast.com for a list of all the links

Podcast Karo:

Starting a Podcast is not easy – we get it. At Podcast Karo, we squeeze out the secrets and behind-the-scenes on what it takes to make a successful podcast. Learn from the Pros and rock your podcast. Visit PodcastKaro.com to start and rock your Podcast!

Erika's advice:

"India is a much more safer environment for raising kids - Erika | Animal Aid Unlimited"

"People give to people - Erika | Animal Aid Unlimited"

"Don't wait to start a venture for the cause you believe in - Erika | Animal Aid Unlimited"

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A huge thank-you to Erika Abram-Meyers for joining me for this amazing episode. Until next time, Keep Rocking!

Vivek Bajaj is a Chartered Accountant, a Graduate from IIM Indore and the director at Kredent Ventures. He started his career as a commodities research analyst and moved on to create one of the most active financial derivatives trading desks in India with over 200+ traders. Now he is actively involved in Financial education and training, focusing on entrepreneurs.

In this episode, we talk about:

How eLearnMarkets was launched

How Kredent Academy applied classroom learnings towards online learning platform

Why Kredent Academy was focused on east India and how they expanded rapidly

Is it beneficial to have a physical classroom or an online classroom?

How to get people interested in teaching and learning

How you can create an online class without having taught a single course

How is the course delivered to the customers?

How to make videos interesting for customers

Who gets to contribute content to eLearnMarkets

How much to charge the lecture creators

What is the most common financial mistake that an entrepreneur makes

Links to relevant resources:

elearnmarkets.com

Kredent Academy

Course for entrepreneurs that Vivek Recommends:

Finance for non-finance people

Equity Valuation & Financial Modeling

Reach out to Vivek Bajaj

Podcast Karo:

Starting a Podcast is not easy – we get it. At Podcast Karo, we squeeze out the secrets and behind-the-scenes on what it takes to make a successful podcast. Learn from the Pros and rock your podcast. Visit PodcastKaro.com to start and rock your Podcast!

Vivek's advice:

"All your employees are your clients - Vivek Bajaj"

"People won't mind watching videos online and not traveling for classes - Vivek Bajaj"

"How we made the classroom more interesting by going online - Vivek Bajaj"

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A huge thank-you to Vivek for joining me for this amazing episode. Until next time, Keep Rocking!

Gaurav Mahshruwala is one of the top financial planner in India. He started his own venture called ACE - short for A cutting edge in 1994 and since then has helped several other entrepreneurs with financial planning and investment strategies. Gaurav also has his own column in Times of India where he talks about tip & strategies using which people can stop worrying about money and focus on the important things in life. We have him on the show to talk about some of the aspects related to entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, financial planning and money.

In this episode, we talk about:

How can entrepreneurs generate wealth?

Why it is important to keep taking money out of the venture

How to distinguish between assets and liability

Is there a difference between Good Debt and Bad Debt

Why it is better to pay EMI on a property you own vs. paying Rent

Why it is better to put your extra money into your EMI rather than Stock market

How to get poor quickly

Couples should go on financial date

Links to relevant resources:

Yogic Wealth

Gaurav Mashruwala

ACE - A Cutting Edge

Podcast Karo

Rich dad Poor dad [Amazon]

Podcast Karo:

Starting a Podcast is not easy – we get it. At Podcast Karo, we squeeze out the secrets and behind-the-scenes on what it takes to make a successful podcast. Learn from the Pros and rock your podcast. Visit PodcastKaro.com to start and rock your Podcast!

Gaurav's advice:

[bctt tweet="Don't fall ill, don't retire and don't die, if you want - Gaurav Mashruwala - India's top Financial planner"]

[bctt tweet="Take a loan and get out of it as soon as possible - Gaurav Mashruwala - India's top Financial planner"]

[bctt tweet="Pay EMI rather than your Rent - Gaurav Mashruwala - India's top Financial planner"]

[bctt tweet="Get quick rich is a get poor quick scheme - Gaurav Mashruwala - India's top Financial planner"]

[bctt tweet="Sometimes people try to convert hobby into a venture, it ends up being neither - Gaurav Mashruwala - India's top Financial planner"]

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Gaurav Mahshruwala is one of the top financial planner in India. He started his own venture called ACE - short for A cutting edge in 1994 and since then has helped several other entrepreneurs with financial planning and investment strategies. Gaurav also has his own column in Times of India where he talks about tip & strategies using which people can stop worrying about money and focus on the important things in life. We have him on the show to talk about some of the aspects related to entrepreneurs, entrepreneurship, financial planning and money.

In this episode, we talk about:

Why insure and is it worth it?

Surprising fact on who should be insuring (hint: its a starting entrepreneur)

Are there any insurances that do not make any sense?

How do you justify insurances that eat into the cash a small business is generating?

How to avoid making the most common mistake an entrepreneur makes?

Links to relevant resources:

Yogic Wealth

Gaurav Mashruwala

ACE - A Cutting Edge

PolicyX.com

Podcast Karo.com

For all the active links to this episode, visit: http://www.repodcast.com

Podcast Karo:

Starting a Podcast is not easy – we get it. At Podcast Karo, we squeeze out the secrets and behind-the-scenes on what it takes to make a successful podcast. Learn from the Pros and rock your podcast. Visit PodcastKaro.com to start and rock your Podcast!

Gaurav's advice:

Entrepreneurs do not have an option - Gaurav Mashruwala - India's top Financial planner

Like this episode? Then please leave a review on iTunes. Ratings and reviews are extremely helpful and greatly appreciated! They do matter in the rankings of the show, and I make sure to reach each and every review.

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A huge thank-you to Gaurav for joining me for this amazing episode. The continuation to this episode will follow soon. Until next time, Keep Rocking!