Second Success

In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with Head of Tivon Fine Jewellery, Ariel Tivon.

Ariel Tivon is the 2nd generation owner of Tivon Fine Jewellery. Born in Israel, raised in South Africa and now living in the UK and a father of 2, Ariel’s true passions lie in family, jokes, jewellery & gems – in that order.

He came into the family business by happenstance but his flare & creativity for design, coupled with single-mindedness & talent for picking exquisite gems has led to him continuing his father’s legacy into the future.

Having recently started his own podcast, titled Gem & Jokes with Ariel Tivon, it’s wonderful to him on my podcast for you all sample his approach to business and his humour.

Let’s hear from Ariel on how he entered into the family business, and why dropping your ego and having a great sense of humour are key for success!!

Tivon Fine Jewellery - https://tivonjewels.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tivonfinejewellery/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/ariel-tivon-7a190865/

Gem & Jokes with Ariel Tivon Podcast: https://open.spotify.com/show/151M905dvWiR0lKly9tnd0

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with International Property Buying Agent & Founder, Sebastien Nicolleau.

Sebastien Nicolleau, originally from Bourdeaux in the south west of France, arrived in the UK in 1999. He graduated with a Master’s degree in Business Management from the University of Bath in 2001. He then spent 13 years working for large corporations, Nasdaq and CAC 40 companies, mainly in international strategy development and markets launch.

He always knew he wanted to own his business, and when life took an unexpected turn, it also gave him the opportunity to pursue that path.

For the past 10 years, Sebastien has been actively involved in property investment across Europe. During which time he developed an extensive knowledge base and expertise of the UK, French, Spanish and Portuguese property markets.

Through first-hand experience as a property investor, he realised that the current process for finding and acquiring property was unfit for purpose. He found it to be a complex, frustrating and time-consuming journey which could be challenging, even for the most experienced buyer. Sebastien wanted to address these challenges and develop a professional service, tailored exclusively to the buyer’s needs and founded Galleon in 2014.

His vision is simple: to change the Real Estate industry; remove the challenges and pitfalls when acquiring a property, and for buying agents to become the first point of contact for anyone looking to acquire a property.

Let’s hear from Sebastien on taking risks, throwing yourself into the deep end and how coming into business from a corporate career was more challenging than he ever thought!!

Galleon Property Search - https://galleonpropertysearch.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/seb_nicolleau/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/galleonps/

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with CNBC Make It senior reporter, Jade Scipioni.

Jade Scipioni, based in New York, is currently a senior reporter for CNBC Make It, where she works on in-depth profiles on top CEOs, celebrities, and athletes. Top interviews include Whole Foods CEO, Dwayne Johnson, Cameron Diaz, Shaquille O'Neal and Serena Williams.

During her career she has covered various fields in journalism.

Her journalism career began at Court TV covering courtroom trials. She still remembers getting her first major "on the ground" assignment as a rookie; the Anna Nicole Smith paternity case. That story took her on the road to Florida and the Bahamas for weeks.

A few years later, Jade was recruited to CBS News' 'The Early Show,' where she covered big stories like Captain Phillips, the 'Miracle on the Hudson', Drew Peterson, the 2008 financial crisis and the presidential election.

Jade’s career has spanned from Bloomberg News to Fox Business to her current role at CNBC Make It.

Let’s hear how Jade takes inspiration from all those she works with and giving 110% in everything she does matters most!!

Jade Scipioni - http://www.jadescipioni.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/jadescipioni/

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jadescipioni/

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with entrepreneur and founder, Chris Desai.

Chris Desai, founder of Vayyu and The Vayyu Foundation was born in Leicester to an English Ballerina Mother and a Political Refugee Indian Father. He grew up in a multicultural working class environment, being exposed to Eastern and Western cultures both at home and abroad.

Chris’ fascination of the natural world and exploration allowed him to quickly excel at activities like hiking, flying, sailing and more recently diving. His creative talents also developed in his early years to include literature, poetry and singing which was nurtured by his mother.

Through the amalgamation of these interests and culture, he continued recording music and writing and found himself signed to a music label in London by the age of 21. Shortly after this music career began he also entered the clothing world and he developed a love for high fashion and textile design.

After a highly successful stint in the music and fashion industry, he returned to his first love which was nature which allowed him to create an organic sustainable and ethical fashion apparel brand; Vayyu which was awarded the second most ethical brand in the United Kingdom and established a registered environmental charity called The Vayyu Foundation which now has projects in over 21 countries.

Today we’ll get to hear how he gained his success from understanding what he didn’t like and what he didn’t want to do.

VAYYU Website: https://www.vayyu.com/

The VAYYU Foundation: https://www.thevayyufoundation.co.uk/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/vayyu/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/vayyu/

Article: https://www.lifehack.org/articles/communication/10-great-lessons-highly-successful-people-have-learned-from-failure.html

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with wine sommellier Ksenia Karpenko.

Ksenia Karpenko is a renowned wine sommelier and the founder of Bespoke Wine Collection.

Four-time, Wine Spectator Restaurant Award winner, Ksenia’s love of wine is matched only by her dedication to positivity and appetite for adventure.

From the underground wine cellars of exclusive, Maldivian beach resorts, to the chic, 5-star hotels of Moscow, Ksenia takes each day in her stride whilst preserving time to savour the little moments in life that mean the most.

Today we’ll get to hear how she escaped her home town to follow her passion for adventure and the childhood urge to become a sommelier. We’ll get to hear how she doesn’t take no for answer and sees challenges as hurdles that need to be crossed!!

Website: https://bespokewinecollection.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ksenia-karpenko/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/malinkka08/

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with Emotion AI pioneer, author and CEO, Dr Rana el Kaliouby.

An AI thought leader, Machine Learning scientist Dr Rana el Kaliouby, is Co-Founder and CEO of Affectiva (an MIT spin-off), and author of the book Girl Decoded: A Scientist’s Quest to Reclaim Our Humanity by Bringing Emotional Intelligence to Technology.

A passionate advocate for humanizing technology, ethics in AI and diversity, Rana has been recognized on Fortune’s 40 Under 40 list and as one of Forbes' Top 50 Women in Tech.

Rana is a World Economic Forum Young Global Leader and a Young Presidents' Organization member, and co-hosted a PBS NOVA series on AI.

She holds a Ph.D. from the University of Cambridge and a Post Doctorate from MIT.

Her book Girl Decoded was released around a year ago; an insight into the growth of emotion AI and facial recognition as well autobiographical story of a young woman's push against societal norms, and moving from her home in Egypt to the UK to study and to go further afield to study and start up her own company in the US, along with the various challenges she faced and overcame.  

In this podcast, Rana talks a little about her journey into business, the importance of mentors and what she considers key in her move from academia to running her own successful business.

Personal Website: https://ranaelkaliouby.com/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kaliouby/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ranaelkaliouby/

Affectiva Company Website: https://www.affectiva.com/

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with medical doctor and skin aesthetics specialist, Dr Qian Xu.

Dr Qian Xu has 12 years experience as a medical doctor, and has been specialising in facial aesthetics and skin rejuvenation since 2012. Her practice has evolved from simple injectable and aesthetic treatments to encompass a more holistic, medical approach to skin health and prevention of premature skin ageing. 

Not only does Qian have a thriving aesthetics practice, she is a leading authority and well-respected mentor in the industry, and is also a practising hospital doctor in A&E. It is the combination of these two seemingly unrelated specialties that has crystalised her belief that looking good is more than just skin deep.

Qian gets to talk about her journey as a yound child moving to the UK from China unable to speak English, to becoming a doctor and then running a successful business. We get to hear how she manages to overcome the challenges before her.

Website: https://www.saclinic.co.uk/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/drqianxu/

For red light therapy with Dr Qian Xu:

Website: https://www.redjuvenatemedical.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/redjuvenate_medical/

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with mutli-award winning photographer, Sanjay Jogia of Eye Jogia Photography.

Sanjay is an Internationally acclaimed, award-winning photographer who has been featured as One of the World’s 6 Best Wedding Photographers by the global Professional Photographer Magazine. He is the only Wedding Ambassador by Canon UK representing the EMEA region, as well as being a global Brand Ambassador for X-Rite, Fundy Software, Tether Tools, Loupedeck, Canson Infinity, Eizo, Spiffy Gear, and Dreambooks Pro.

Together, Sanjay and his wife Roshni established ‘Eye Jogia Photography’, a successful Luxury Destination Wedding Photography Studio based in Harrow on the Hill - but Sanjay’s self-taught love of photography started at school by developing his own style and approach from a young age with his father’s film Canon AE-1 camera.

Known for his unconventional creativity in a timeless style, Sanjay travels the world as a Photographer, Educator, Mentor, Judge, Brand and Industry Ambassador. His wedding images are a blend of ‘Reality’ and ‘Fantasy’ - a fashion and movie inspired approach using beauty lighting and posing techniques which are balanced with a sensitive, observant and almost portrait-like documentary approach for the majority of wedding images giving his wedding couples the best of both worlds. Ultimately, he wants to tell the amazing story of all Eye Jogia couples in a way they will cherish with pride.

Sanjay has won over 80 of Print Competition Awards but now is privileged to be invited regularly as a Judge for WPPI in Las Vegas, for SWPP in London, SM Fotografi in Sweden, and for the British Photography Awards as an Associate amongst various online European competitions.

Sanjay has also proudly represented Team GB in the World Photographic Cup for the past two years with 2 of his images as ‘finalist’.

Last but not least, Sanjay actively represents the British Wedding and Events Industry with his ongoing participation in the UK Government Taskforce for Weddings in two of the 6 Working Groups to gain government support both financially and operationally to reignite the industry in the wake of the Global Pandemic following a year of industry wide neglect.

Website: https://www.eyejogia.com/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/eyejogia/

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with magician, David 'Magicman London' Harris.

David, or as he is professionally knows, Magicman London, has a multi-faceted approach to each event, from corporate days, gala dinners, trade shows to weddings, each client is treated individually bringing a zest of imagination and fun leaving guests feeling they have witnessed something amazing.

David’s love of magic began at the age of five watching his father performing a coin trick which David still performs today. As a professional magician his constant striving for new ideas, inspiration for new tricks develops from daily life and people he meets, and this breathes new life into his magic.

David’s reputation within the entertainment world is renowned and well respected and has become an artisan within his field.

In this episode, he'll talk about his success, all built upon passion and following your dreams!!

Website: http://www.themagicman.london/

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/magicmanlondon/

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In this episode of the Second Success Podcast, Dr Rakish Rana talks with entrepreneur, Javed Laher.

Javed is a London based tech professional with over 15 years of experience working for the biggest companies in the world which include Microsoft, Amazon and IBM. With an undergraduate Degree in Business Management with Computing, as well as a Postgraduate MBA, both from Brunel University in London, he also studied at Harvard University in Boston USA, to achieve a certificate in Strategic Business Management.

He has launched a disruptive food app into the UK market and has been called a “Disrupter” in the food tech space by Authority Magazine, with features in multiple articles for his creation.

He’s also started a podcast on YouTube called “Suits N Tracksuits” where he shares more about mindset, positivity and resilience, to inspire the younger generation.

Javed has a very charitable nature and was invited to Buckingham Palace for an exclusive dinner as part of his support for the British Asian Trust charity, through which he had the pleasure of meeting Prince Charles and the Duchess of Cornwall, Camilla.

We'll get to hear him talk about how he went onto achieve his Successes!!

But the big question we’ll get to hear him answer will be, “Is he going to be the next James Bond?”

Cheff33 - www.chef33.com

LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/javed-laher-digital-marketing/

Suits N Tracksuits Podcast - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCVBFfqgUJ9wef6RmzEI0RVg

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