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Having gone from 250 to 600 Million internet users in 5 years, how has building for India changed? Are we ready to build our own ByteDance or Alibaba equivalent? What does it take to build a 50-100 Billion Dollar platform out of India? In episode 5 of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha, we talk with Umang Bedi- Co-Founder at VerSe Innovation - the company that’s building Dailyhunt & Josh. Umang was previously the Managing Director at Facebook and Adobe for South Asia.

We talk about what it takes to develop, build and serve Indian content to a multi-layered Indian market.Join us as Umang talks about building for one billion users and the secret behind the success of leaders building value in India.

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How has the venture fund narrative shaped up in India? Is there a so-to-say Indian way of venture funding? What are the big areas of future growth for those wanting to build brands and businesses in this market? In episode 4 of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha, we deep-dive into understanding the Indian investment landscape with our guest Anand Lunia, Founding Partner at India Quotient, A Venture Capital company borne out of India.

Anand elaborates on the need for an Indian UI/UX to better suit the sensibilities of Indian audiences, what it takes to build a scalable business and be a successful entrepreneur in India.

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What is creativity today? How has its role changed? Also, how does one sell great work? In this episode, we talk about how creativity as a function and a process has evolved. Creativity, today, has to be more original. It has to acknowledge that the world has changed. It has to be from the heart. And finally, creativity has to connect.

In this episode, our CEO & CSO Leo Burnett, South Asia - Dheeraj Sinha, speaks to Chaka Sobhani, who is the Chief Creative Officer of Leo Burnett, London. With 20 years of experience as an award winning director, writer and creative, she has worked for the biggest broadcasters, brands and agencies worldwide. She spent over 10 years as a film maker and in television and then for a few years at leading independent agency 'Mother', running a number of accounts and building their content ability, before joining Leo Burnett. Chaka has overseen Leo Burnett London be named Agency of the Year 2016 by Epica and Direct Agency of the Year 2016 by Campaign, as well be part of the most awarded network in the world (according to AdAges 2015 Awards Report).

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Who really builds the brand? How do consumers make choices? How can marketers reduce consumer indecision? In this episode we chat about a marketer’s responsibility to help consumers make simple choices and frictionless decisions. It’s all about turning planet-sized problems into brain-sized ones as we improve people’s decision confidence while making it easy for them to connect with and adopt brands..

In this episode, our CEO & CSO Leo Burnett, South Asia - Dheeraj Sinha, speaks to Matthew Willcox, a strategic planner in global advertising agencies. He has also set up the Institute of Decision Making, a think tank that acted as a bridge between marketing practitioners and academics studying decision making. His book, The Business of Choice was published in 2015 and won Marketing & Sales Books “Marketing Book of The Year” and the American Marketing Association’s prize for best books in marketing.

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There is a general erosion of the truth, and thereby trust. The rampant disinformation has made it challenging for brands to navigate through the murky waters of fake news. In this episode we speak easy about what measures can be taken by brands and people alike to take up the cause of data and truth-based discourses in society.

In this episode, our CEO & CSO Leo Burnett, South Asia - Dheeraj Sinha, speaks to journalist & entrepreneur Govindraj Ethiraj about BOOM and FactChecker- and their pivotal role in busting fake news, and his stint as the founder-editor for Bloomberg TV, and with UIDAI.

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How is the idea of leadership changing? What makes for a good leader? What do brand managers of today need to do differently? The tenth episode of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha unravels these mysteries with Mainak Dhar, bestselling author and CEO, India and South Asia Kimberly-Clark.

Dive into the world of leadership and brand building, and listen as Dheeraj and Mainak answer questions that have plagued our minds for years. Is leadership about being in control or giving away control? What separates a good marketer from a bad one? Tune in to uncover revelations that will help you manage your time and navigate the future of leadership, all in a single conversation.

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Is the automotive industry product-driven? Or do brands have a part to play? Why are specific models more successful than most others? Discover answers to all these questions in the ninth episode of Speakeasy..
In this episode, our CEO & CSO Leo Burnett, South Asia - Dheeraj Sinha, delves deep with Rajesh Jejuriker, Executive Director, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. to discuss the thinking behind the newly launched Mahindra SUVs, what the future holds for Mahindra in the automotive space, what makes for success in this space today and much more. Tune in now!

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Every young and ambitious person in India thinks of starting their own company. But what makes a start-up truly successful? Is it better to start a business in a space that is predicted to boom or in a space that you are passionate about? The eighth episode of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha gives us a glimpse into the intricacies of the start-up world, with Vishal Gondal, the founder and CEO of GOQii.

Learn more about the obstacles every young entrepreneur faces from someone who has seen it all. Listen as he addresses every unanswered question that you have about the field. Is there such a thing as a pioneer’s curse? What does crisis mean to an entrepreneur? Join Vishal and Dheeraj as they dig deeper into the future of the gaming and healthcare industries in India. To uncover interesting revelations about the gamification of healthcare, tune in now!

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Wondering what the future holds and how to go around adapting to it has been a task with the current COVID scenario. Do businesses even need a purpose, or should they go about merely doing well with their business? How is data changing our world? What does it mean for creativity? Are data and creativity anti-thesis to each other? but we have an expert we sat down with who specializes in reinventing people, organizations and teams and keeping them relevant at all times..

In the seventh episode of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha, let’s dig a little deeper into the change, future trends, Importance of data, leadership, avoiding market domination and transforming work forces from a range of industries from technology, media and blue chip firms.

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Today, start-up ideas have become a dinner table conversation in every Indian household. But how do you build start-up brands? In the sixth episode of Speakeasy with Dheeraj Sinha, let’s dig a little deeper into the fundamentals of building a direct to consumer brand, with Kannan Sitaram – Venture Partner at Fireside Investment.

Discover more on how to make these brands successful and what exactly do venture capitalists look for. Join Dheeraj and Kannan as they answer some burning questions like, what can start-ups do that legacy brands like Unilever and P&G cannot? Or will these online brands ever go offline? For some unexpected revelations about how to keep up with the new-age consumer and the business world, just tune in.

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