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Why Booklet guy is on a mission to make India read? | Amrut Deshmukh | #TGV302

Reading for 6 minutes a day reduces stress by 68%

~uknown

Tune into #TGV302 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Amrut Deshmukh’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING

0:02:45 Amrut’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His/Her SUCCESS

0:06:15 How a book has saved his life - the incident that changed his life forever

0:09:15 Why people should read?

0:13:00 Physical books vs ebooks vs audio books - which one is for whom?

0:17:00 Many ppl buy a lot of books but end up reading some or none - how to break the jinx?

0:21:00 Reading and not implementing is as good as not reading

0:25:00 Out of 1900 books he read so far…3 must-read books for everyone

0:27:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:28:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS

0:29:30 TRIVIA ABOUT world’s most sold book

ABOUT THE GUEST:

A book saved him when he was about to end his life. He strongly believes "If I'm not reading, I'm not changing. If I'm not changing, I'm not growing." and he is on a Mission to Make India Read!

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Solving REAL Problems at Work Through Storytelling | JAMIE DIXON | #TGV301

“Every business has a story to tell.” —Jay Baer,

Tune into #TGV301 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Jamie Dixon’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:02:45 Jamie’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS

0:06:15 Lessons learned in his coaching journey

0:10:15 What is Business Storytelling?

0:13:00 How can we solve business problems using storytelling?

0:17:50 About his book - The Story Habit

0:21:00 How to inculcate the habit of storytelling?

0:25:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:28:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:29:30 TRIVIA ABOUT storytelling 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Jamie Dixon is a coach, trainer, and author, who has worked with ambitious leaders in over 160 multinational companies over the last 10 years. 

He coaches and trains in both English and Mandarin. He is also conversational in Japanese. 

He is an IAC-accredited coach, a certified TinyHabits coach, and also certified in Everything DISC.

Jamie will be launching the book The Story Habit, and I think that it would bring great value to your audience. The Story Habit is a manual of the mind for leaders because leaders need to impact, influence, and inspire action which is possible if they learn how to speak the language of the mind.

Connect with Jamie on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mrjamiedixon/

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How to recession-proof your career? | Arvind Chaturvedi | #TGV300

It's a recession when your neighbor loses his job; it's a depression when you lose yours.

~Harry S Truman

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0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:04:30 As the world braces itself for the tough economic times ahead, the question that looms large in everyone’s mind is, “is my job recession-proof?”

0:09:45 Can one actually recession-proof their career? How does one do it?

0:14:00 How should one prepare for recessionary times?

0:18:00 What does Growth actually mean and how does it happen?

0:22:00 What is the biggest obstacle to growth?

0:29:00 How to grow in career? what are the top 3 things that contributed to your career growth?

0:37:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:42:00 What are the qualities that Arvind looks for in a future employee and why?

0:44:30 TRIVIA ABOUT How Often Do Recessions Happen? 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Arvind Chaturvedi is a Business & IT leader with over 30 years of experience gained through success in organizations operating in the public and private sector markets. 

He Has a proven ability to manage organic & inorganic growth and operate large multi-functional teams. 

He has Demonstrable achievements in IT transformation, change management, tracking, and delivering measured benefits. 

Also Holds a Consistent record of commercial success in growth and turnaround situations.

Connect with Arvind Chaturvedi on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/arvindchaturvedi/

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How to Turn Uncertainty into Competitive Advantage? | Ursula Eysin | #TGV299

True genius resides in the capacity for evaluation of uncertain, hazardous, and conflicting information. 

~Winston Churchill

Tune into #TGV299 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Ursula Eysin’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:03:45 Ursula’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN Her SUCCESS

0:07:35 What is the Scenario Thinking process? How it has benefited the US army?

0:10:00 The 7 steps of scenario planning to take conscious decisions in your company strategy

0:12:00 How to use scenario planning to keep your business growing in an ever-changing environment?

0:14:00 How to turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage and actively create your business desired future?

0:17:00 Is a fully automated world success for humanity or its main danger? Should you automate your business and to what extent? 

0:20:30 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:23:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:24:30 TRIVIA ABOUT First handheld phone 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Ursula Eysin is a Vienna-based Creative Strategist and Founder of Red Swan which helps individuals, companies, and other organizations to turn uncertainty into a competitive advantage with future scenario thinking method. 

Master in Sinology, Political Science, Economy, and Advanced Studies in Public Relations Ursula uses her knowledge to share information on future scenarios, technology, business, and the human factor and helps her clients become wildly successful by diving deep into their subconscious minds.

Connect with Ursula on LinkedIn:

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Supporting 1000s of entrepreneurs through Ideapros | Fred Cary | #TGV298

"One of the huge mistakes people make is that they try to force an interest on themselves. You don't choose your passions; your passions choose you."

~Jeff Bezos

Tune into #TGV298 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Fred Cary’s conversation with Naveen Samala

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:03:45 FRED's PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His/Her SUCCESS

0:06:45 Toughest lessons learned as an entrepreneur

0:09:00 What ideapros is all about?

0:13:00 “F *CK Average, Be Legendary”

0:17:00 How entrepreneurs can find their niche?

0:21:00 About the top 3 startups that Fred founded

0:24:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:26:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:28:15 TRIVIA ABOUT entrepreneurs 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Frederick Cary is a powerhouse entrepreneur who has founded over ten companies and amassed billions in value. Today, he is focused on helping up-and-coming entrepreneurs get on their paths to success by finding their niches and remaining confident and steadfast along the way.

Fred is renowned for making it his latest mission to provide guidance for entrepreneurs who want to succeed in business and help them achieve a positive mindset and 10x- ing their potential.

Frederick’s professional experience combined with his business and economic insights form a unique blend of educational outreach, and leadership qualities, and his strong devotion to his work and his team have helped hundreds of brilliant entrepreneurs find their purpose and create their legacy and would love to share his ideas and expertise with your listeners.

Connect with Fred Cary:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/frederickcary/

https://fredcary.com/

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How can leaders shape the future through generative intelligence? | Albana Vrioni | #TGV297

“A leader takes people where they want to go. A great leader takes people where they don’t necessarily want to go, but ought to be”

~Rosalynn Carter

Tune into #TGV297 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Albana Vrioni’s conversation with Naveen Samala

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:05:15 Albana’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN Her SUCCESS

0:12:45 Toughest Lessons learned in her entrepreneurial journey

0:21:15 What is Generative leadership – How can leaders shape the future through generative intelligence?

0:28:00 How leaders are going to react to things that they don’t know about Problem-solving or Future shaping? How can leaders resolve the dilemma?

0:36:00 Common trends that you have observed while coaching executives

0:40:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:43:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:46:30 TRIVIA ABOUT future 

ABOUT THE GUEST (Albana Vrioni):

Executive and Business Coach, change leadership facilitator, and management adviser with a focus on Business Innovation and Transformational Change Leadership. Developing High Performing Teams and Innovation driven Cultures. 

She partners with executives and business owners who want to excel in transforming their vision into reality - overcome pressing challenges, innovate their business, and create sustainable growth. She supports her clients in being Game Changers and thrives in "taking an eagle's flight" to realize their aspirations.

Connect with her on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/albanavrioni/

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LinkedIn content creation journey of a young influencer | Ananya Narang | #TGV296

“Focus on how to be social, not on how to do social”

~Jay Baer

Tune into #TGV296 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Ananya Narang’s conversation with Naveen Samala

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING

0:03:45 Corporate after education in Covid- how did Ananya land her first job

0:08:45 Her success mantra and top 3 things that contributed to her success so far

0:12:18 About LinkedIn - how she garnered over 63K followers - what helped her?

0:17:00 How does she approach content creation on LinkedIn

0:22:00 Content creation as a student - who inspired her?

0:27:00 What are some of the don’ts on LinkedIn?

0:32:00 SRCC/DU experience

0:37:00 Challenges that the students are facing today

0:42:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:46:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS

0:49:00 TRIVIA ABOUT the first and Oldest University in the world

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Ananya Narang is part of Deal Advisory - M&A @ a Big 4 consulting firm

she has graduated from Sri Ram College Commerce with 9.86 CGPA

She bagged AIR 6 CBSE’19 and AIR 1 CBSE’17 …

Connect with Ananya on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-narang/

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Septemics: Hierarchies of Human Phenomena | Jim Marshall | #TGV295

“Every one of us is, in the cosmic perspective, precious. If a human disagrees with you, let him live. In a hundred billion galaxies, you will not find another.”

— Carl Sagan

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0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:02:45 Jim Marshall’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY, Success Mantra, AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS

0:07:00 What is septemics?

0:13:00 How is Septemics beneficial?

0:19:00 How can one use Septemics to help others, such as family, friends, and business associates?

0:24:00 What was his inspiration for his book Septemics?

0:29:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:33:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:35:30 TRIVIA ABOUT Psychology facts  

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Jim Marshall, B.S., is a polymathic intellectual and autodidact whose areas of expertise include psychology, philosophy, theology, parapsychology, science, engineering, mathematics, law, literature, history, metaphysics, military science, education, organization, political science, physical culture and music

Connect with Jim Marshall on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/jim-marshall-b10982205/

Link to his book:

https://amzn.eu/d/ifKa0c1

 Follow him on Twitter:

@septemics

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Futurifying the businesses using technology | Ankit Sinha | #TGV294

“Don’t sit down and wait for the opportunities to come. Get up and make them”

~Madam C.J. Walker, the first female self-made millionaire

Tune into #TGV294 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Ankit Sinha’s conversation with Naveen Samala

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:02:30 ANKIT’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS

0:05:45 WHY HE CALLS himself as a Lifelong intern?

0:08:15 How he and his team are futurifying the businesses?

0:10:30 Major technology trends 

0:14:00 How the business landscape is evolving and his advice to the tech startups.

0:17:00 What’s the meaning of Searce?

0:21:00 About his company culture code: HAPPIER

0:24:00 About Find My Store Solution 

0:27:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:30:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:32:45 TRIVIA ABOUT Venture capitalists 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Ankit Sinha is the Vice President of Searce Inc, a modern technology consulting firm that empowers clients to ‘Futurify’ their businesses leveraging cloud, AI, and analytics.

In his current role Ankit spearheads the consulting teams at Searce, mostly working with clients across the Digital Natives spectrum. 

As the vice president he has closely helped develop the cloud, big data and applied AI practice. Most startups are on bold ambitious missions, and Searce with its 1200 strong workforce brings rich experience from the battle scars gained in the last 16 years. 

He is passionate about his work and strives to keep innovating, delivering intelligent, impactful & futuristic business outcomes, to help organizations futurify. 

Armed with a bachelor’s degree from IIT Madras and a MBA from IIM Lucknow, Ankit has achieved several milestones throughout his prolific career.

 Ankit has worked across renowned organizations such as Paytm where he was the Vice President and helped streamline the tech offerings for Paytm that would diversify the core financial services business. 

At Google Cloud, he was the Regional Business Lead and the National Channel Head working with customers on Search Appliances, Google Apps, Google Maps, Chrome and Android for Work, Cloud Platform, and more.

During his leisure, he enjoys playing Chess online and is a bit frustrated that his rankings have not moved up despite hours of effort. 

Currently residing in Gurgaon with his family. He truly believes that “Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication” and wants to implement that mantra in all walks of life.

Connect with ANKIT SINHA:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/ankitsinha/

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The secrets to unstoppable confidence and success | Vanessa Ramond | #TGV293

Confidence is key - once you have that, you are unstoppable

~Timothy Weah

Tune into #TGV293 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Vanessa Raymond’s conversation with Naveen Samala

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:02:45 Vanessa’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN Her SUCCESS

0:05:30 What is unstoppable confidence in Vanessa’s opinion?

0:07:15 Why do people lack confidence?

0:09:40  How the level of confidence can dictate success in life, business, and relationships

0:12:30 How to show up to win?

0:15:00 How to Step into power?

0:17:00 About her book: Killer Confidence - your ultimate guide to unstoppable confidence

0:19:30 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:21:15 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:22:50 TRIVIA ABOUT Self Esteem 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Vanessa Raymond is an interactive motivational speaker, business image coach, and best-selling author of “Killer Confidence - your ultimate guide to unstoppable confidence”. She is passionate about helping people step into their power of greatness to accomplish higher levels of success in business and life.

Vanessa’s expertise is derived from building a highly successful international performance career and multiple business owners over the past 20 years. Her personal delivery style, using personal stories, humor, and practical achievable action steps engage audiences at a whole new level. 

Link to her book: https://amzn.eu/d/4n3wG6a

Connect with Vanessa Raymond:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/vanessa-raymond-3a5897200/

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