About Karuna Ramanathan

Karuna is a transformational leadership expert with nearly three decades of experience in supporting senior leaders and organizations through difficult transformations.

About this episode

In this episode, Karuna shares his knowledge and experiences as a Transformational consultant. We delve into topics around leadership, company culture, being influential and more! Tune in to an inspiring and thought-provoking conversation with Karuna! 

Quotes

3:08 – Accountability in the military is on every leader in position

4:34 – Leadership is all contextual and is driven by practice, so no true organizations have the same leadership demand

5:09 – A lot of my work starts with actually helping leaders accept the fact that they are human beings

6:40 – Strategy starts the movement

7:36 – The ultimate aim is to make the manager a leader

7:43 – In my opinion, every mother is a leader

7:57 – I think when you put many clever people in a room, you don’t necessarily have a very clear direction

10:06 – Leadership is influence

10:48 – Leaders often over emphasized or overestimate their knowledge, while employees often under estimate their influence

11:08 – Start turning on the switch, where they can influence people positively

11:30 – Only the leader is accountable for the outcome

14:03 – We are responsible for the people who work in the organization

14:18 – Every individual has the ability to be successful

19:37 – Your happiness is at home and your success is at work

20:32 – Everyone can become a leader

21:07 – The potential for the world to reclaim its sanity is in its people, in its power, it’s not in thestructure, it’s not in the climate, it’s not in all those things that matter

21:17 – You can be a leader without having a specific position

21:40 – Overcome, improvise, adapt

22:27 – The three key qualities of a leader are respect, empathy and humility 

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Website:https://krk.sg/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/karuna.ramanathan
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Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-karuna-ramanathan-885b52a/

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 About Jennifer

Jennifer is the Founder of Global Restaurant Investment Forum (GRIF), the most prestigious global hospitality event. As a woman in a male-dominant industry, she spotlights Middle Eastern talent and culture while providing a platform for F&B investment opportunities.

About this episode

In this episode, we speak to Jennifer about her journey as the Founder of a company within a male-dominated industry – F&B. She also talks about her experiences and challenges as a woman, and shares insightful tips for young entrepreneurs.

Quotes

5:52 – A lot of females are starting to take leadership positions within the hospitality industry

7:30 – Take what’s happening here in the Middle East to a larger audience within the restaurant investment community

7:52 – We’ve been able to really show people who have come over to our events what’s happening here in Dubai

9:03 – It’s not necessarily a complicated industry but it really is one of the most, I won’t say difficult but challenging market to really get in

9:53 – People have been sitting around and sharing meals and that’s where they connect and I think that you’re able to really break down cultural barriers

10:06 – Food is a great way to understand people’s culture and also to appreciate the uniqueness of different parts of the world

10:50 – We were able to survive covid, has been quite an achievement in itself as well

11:11 – We were able to really support the industry during the difficult time

11:53 – It is really about finding the right team, getting the right advice and ensuring that you know what you’re getting into

12:07 – Try to find mentors around you who can help you through your journey in the corporate world

12:18 – It’s not just about the money, it’s about the skills, network, and what you personally bring to the table

13:00 – They’re very happy to help people and to give their time, to support the next generation that’s coming up

13:22 – Mentorships are a really big part of helping people get through and maintaining the industry

Useful Links

Website:https://www.grif.com/

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/grifsocial/

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jennifer-pettinger-haines-a85b7a5/

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About Samir Geepee 

Samir is an Executive and Career Coach with a unique ability to let his clients shine with authenticity by providing them with practical tools and strategies.  He has been recognized for his exceptional work and has been featured in numerous publications and media outlets.

About this episode

In this episode we delve into the key principles and strategies to help business leaders achieve productivity and sales growth. Samir also talks about the key elements of effective communication within a team and shares tips on how business leaders can find their vision and convey that to the team to create a common goal.

Quotes

3:07 – I still am learning new things

3:15 – Building a bulletproof mindset is about having first and foremost the right kind of intentions and thought process

4:45 – Effective conversation is a muscle that we have to constantly exercise

5:40 – Stop setting expectations

6:07 – Instead of expectation, what we should set is agreements

6:09 – An agreement is always a two-way conversation and expectation is always a one-way conversation

12:41 – Choose anything that you feel it’s a reward

14:44 – The first step in having a conversation is always by asking questions

14:48 – By asking, “what do you do” you empty their mind and create space for them to hold your ideas

16:05 – No matter how much you learn, it’s not enough so you keep going out there and learning more and more

20:07 – Be authentic, find what it is that you truly stand for from within.

Useful Links

Website:     https://samirgeepee.com/

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

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/lifecoachsamirgeepee/

Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/samirgeepee/

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About Daniyal Vadsaria 

Daniyal Vadsaria is a seasoned marketing manager with a proven track record of helping startups, entrepreneurs, SMEs, and enterprise-level organisations navigate the digital landscape through innovative marketing techniques and technology solutions. Possessing over seven years of industry experience, Daniyal brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to his role as Business Unit Head at Anideos. 

About this Episode

In this episode, Danial talks about the lessons he has learned as a Marketing professional, along with some tips for aspiring marketers. He also shares some insights and opinions about the future of marketing!

Tune in to an educational and thought-provoking podcast.

Quotes

1:52 – I just love how creativity works with marketing to generate impactful results

5:25 – Self-learning is something that has been with me for a long time

6:37 – You have to be adaptable

7:10 – It is a must to constantly keep learning

9:20 – You have to ensure that you understand your audiences

9:37 – Gauging success is ultimately how close you get to your goal.

11:34 – Sometimes, with technology, although used every day, we don’t truly understand the impact it can have

11:40 – Understand the depths of it

19:08 – One thing that drives me is challenge. It’s like a war for me, and I have to win it

21:17 – Take that leap and do something of your own

22:36 – Take the risk and be your own boss

Useful Links

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/daniyal.vadsaria

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

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/daniyal-vadsaria/

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About Leila Rezaiguia

Leila is Head of the Academy of Executive Coaching UAE, and a GTCI Faculty Member. She co-founded Kompass The Coaching Company, a global Talent Management Consultancy that enables Performance Excellence. Leila has 18 years of international experience building high-performance teams for top organisations, business schools and sporting teams.

About this episode

In this episode we talk to Leila about her journey as the Co-Founder of a company. Through the conversation we also step into the importance of company culture, how people can preserve a positive culture, and keeping up a work-life balance and mental wellbeing.

Quotes

2:29 – I’m really passionate about developing female leaders especially in our region

5:48 – I inspire people to really reconnect with their human side which they tend to forget

12:50 – Organizational cultures are not striving 

13:37 – It feels like we’re going backwards if I may call it this way and we’re miles away from having a holistic approach in organizations 

14:48 – Self-care for me meant every now and then I’ll take a holiday, I’ll go by the beach and lie down on the sand

14:53 – Self-care goes way beyond lying down on the sand

15:30 – It is mandatory to be selfish when we’re thinking about our own self-care. You can’t give to people what you don’t have, if you’re not taking care of yourself

17:30 – I also bring in that wisdom of nature and what can we learn from the wisdom of the seasons and when we are aligned with the wisdom of the season, what shows up and what we can achieve

18:26 – Simply pause and remember that they are human beings 

21:00 – Bring in your own unique touch by actually challenging and sharing your passion with people

24:50 – I see the field really evolving and a lot more maturity now than we had let’s say five years ago or ten years ago

Useful Links

Website:https://kompassconsultancy.com/

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

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/kompassconsultancy/

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/leila-rezaiguia/

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About Ankur Joshi 

Ankur grew up in India and has been a serial entrepreneur for over 10 years. He has worked across startups from varied industries, from eCommerce to quick-serve restaurants and more. 

About this Episode

In this episode, Namita and Ankur talk about his journey as a serial entrepreneur, his inspiration, and some of the challenges he faced along the way.  Ankur shares his approach to risk-taking, how to stay determined, and the factors that contribute to success. Like they say from humble beginnings great things come, Ankur's journey will definitely resonate with the story of every young entrepreneur.

Quotes

00:52 – Education was our only way out 

00:59 – The best gift that my parents can give to me is to make sure that they guide me to get a better education 

4:25 – Financial security shouldn’t be a big challenge; we should be able to get through and work hard

8:09 – Keep your needs down

8:26 – You shouldn’t increase your needs when you’re going through an upcycle

8:41 – Keep your needs low and automatically you will have more freedom in life, you will have more freedom to take risks

8:52 – Just made sure that our way of life was very, very frugal and minimal

11:26 – Innovation for me personally is thinking about sustainability and thinking about technology or products which can survive the test of time over the next ten, or twenty years 

12:37 – It’s not necessary to be first in the market, more important, to survive the test of time

13:38 – If we are failures, the probability of success will increase

15:08 – Diversifying the business across multiple parameters is something that I’m borderline paranoid about 

15:43 – We have to start thinking exponentially

20:12 – The sense of fear is still what motivates us

21:10 – Always have something fun and interesting to do every day

Useful Links

Website:https://gonuclei.com/
Instagram:https://www.instagram.com/the_nuclei_life/

Twitter: https://twitter.com/gonuclei

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/1ankurjoshi/

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About Rachid Laurent Elamarie

Rachid is the General Manager Middle East at Fever, a company that helps millions of people discover the best experiences in their cities, with a mission to democratise access to culture and entertainment in real life.

Fever is the leading global live-entertainment discovery platform. They have grown globally and are in over 100 cities including Dubai and now going into Abu Dhabi. You are probably heard about the candlelight series where they put on concerts with a room filled with hundreds of candles! They really are working with some amazing artists and bringing to life events that we have never seen before!

About this episode

In this episode, Rachid talks about his journey, the importance of finding enjoyment in the journey of life and why he is so passionate about being involved with a mission driven startup.

Quotes

3:17 – The man who loves walking will go a lot further than the man who loves the destination

3:37 – The mission resonated with me; to democratize access to entertainment and culture

4:17 – This mission-driven startup, I feel that I can deliver a lot more if I really believe in the mission statement

5:48 – We became the company, the largest entertainment startup in the world that is able to enable those content creators, those promoters, those producers, those event organizers with data  and insight

6:04 – We are the enabler of the industry, so we keep extremely good relationships with all of the players in every market we enter

8:41 – The cultural state, the heritage of each market need to be preserved

10:55 – Always partnering up with the right players, with the right owner of that art, of that culture, of that entertainment and helping them really go with it   

12:13 – We always focus on really working with the local artists, with the local entertainment

15:32 – Say no to the wrong ideas

16:02 – You need to really focus on one major idea, one project

16:46 – Learn how to say no politely but learn how to say no

19:43 – Find something that you are really good at but that you really like and go with it

Useful Links

Website:https://feverup.com/en/dubai
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rachidelameri/
Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/feverup/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/fever_us
Twitter: https://twitter.com/fever_US
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About Jad Toubayly

Jad Toubayly is the Founder & CEO of Idealz. Jad’s interest in numbers and his business acumen has secured him immense experience in the finance world. However, alongside his banking career, he always had a flair for entrepreneurship with more than a dozen start-ups under his belt! 

About this episode

In this episode, Jad shares amazing insights on how to create and build your business in a competitive market. He also talks about his experiences, and his journey as an entrepreneur. 

Tune in to an insightful interview with Jad!

Quotes

4:43 – I think the goal was fairly simple and fairly logical.  I wanted to create a profitable, scalable and defensible business to be proud of

4:55 – I was mainly into making sure that the business cycle had strong fundamentals, strong unit,  economics, and scalable and defensible and make me proud that I built it

5:16 – I made sure it was a necessity than to achieve that goal

7:55 – Option, not the obligation to donate their products to charity

10: 42 – Trying to educate the market about its existence and about its value-add

12:24 – What works for me, may have worked for me because of the formula that I was in

12:37 – Absolutely zero guarantee that it will work for anyone else

13:14 – You must have perseverance, you must persevere

13:21 – If you don’t fight failure and fight the enemy, it will take over, we will fail

17:12 – Rather than counting how much dollars we make, let’s count how many people bless us

17:28 – We continue to count how many people bless us and if we count more of these, we’re definitely going in the right direction and everything else will fall into its place

Useful Links

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jad-toubayly-80a97827/Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/idealzworld/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/idealz/
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About Ludwig Schrödl 

Ludwig is a successful entrepreneur who exited his first company at the age of 23 and has since built, invested in, and exited another 5 companies. He is someone who believes that we live in an age of infinite opportunity and the economic rewards for genuine intellectual curiosity have never been higher.

About this episode

In this episode Ludwig tells us about his story as an entrepreneur, and shares several insights on how to make your money make money. He also explains the concepts of NFTs and Web3 investments in simple terms. 

Tune in to an educational podcast about financial wellbeing!

Quotes

3:08 – I thought if I’m close to someone who has already done it, it probably can shape me or at least it probably can help me to find a way how I can replicate his success somehow

3:19 – Writing letters like real hand-written letters could be a good way to get in touch with someone who is so busy

5:24 – At the end of the day, there’s really some good projects and if you invest in them, you can profit from it probably but you should do your homework

6:07 – People should use thorough cost average

9:55 – You can allow yourself to really chill down, keep calm, buy into the market, grow with the market but you do not have to waste time on unnecessary decisions, unnecessary research and of course you also do not have all the emotional stress

10:30 – It’s necessary to be sure about where the funds are located

12:15 – At the end of the day, you have to concentrate on the perfect market product founder fit

12:31 – There is hard work but there is also that you should work with the right people

13:31 – Make sense to sit down and prepare a lot of the fundamental things  

13:59 – Be patient with the results because results are not there tomorrow or the next year maybe, it’s all about compound interests

15:22 – Activity beats an activity every time

17:02 – It could make a lot of sense to focus on what I work instead of just how hard I can work and how fast I can start

Useful Links

Website:https://www.nealthy.com/

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

Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ludwigschroedl/

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About Mahekkk 

Mahekkk is is a lawyer by profession but has always been inclined towards numerology and graphology due to some personal experiences. She soon decided to delve deeper into these concepts of graphology and numerology to understand its benefits and then share her knowledge with her friends and family circle. Today she hosts workshops and individual sessions for poeple to help them change their life for better.

About this episode

We explore, in brief, the fascinating concepts of numerology and graphology in this episode with Mahekkk Vassa. She talks about the insights the numbers and handwriting of a person and share about them, and how people can channel their writings to create the life they want, and become the person they would like to be.

Quotes

2:58 - I realized that it’s actually helping people

3:07 – If it’s actually helping people, do it for people who need it

3:24 – Doing a full-time job is not allowing me to pursue this extremely well

6:28 – Whatever you’ve become because of a number of situations that happened in your life, reflect in your handwriting

6:40 - Your mind is constantly adapting to the situations that are going around you

9:42 - Make it a habit to write because the more you write, you will know it for yourself that you're becoming a better person

15:16 – My biggest support is my family

17:17 – Instead of complaining, just having those set of people who keep guiding you, who keep motivating you

18:09 – I’m blessed and grateful, I’m surrounded by these kind of people

19:04 – You have nothing to lose when you get into the session

20:12 – Life is gonna be a chaos, take you up, take you down but I think we need to be just that boat which sails through it no matter what

20:24 – By becoming a stronger version of yourself, becoming a better version of yourself

Useful Links

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

Facebook: https://web.facebook.com/mahek.vasa

linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahek-vasa-aa811a168

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