In the upper echelons of global finance, leaders are often taught to hide their fractures behind polished glass walls fearing vulnerability may be mistaken for weakness, or worse, become a barrier to success. 📈 👩🏻‍💻My guest completely shatters that playbook. Meet Alexandra Haggard . ✨🙌🏻On paper, her career reads like the blueprint of modern finance:🎓 Stanford University Honors Graduate📊 Managing Director & Head of Product for Europe & Asia at CapitalGroup 📈 Former BlackRock Executive🏢 Former CEO of Stamford Associates Limited 🏆 CFA UK Charterholder & Former Board Member of CFA UK🇬🇧 Co-Founder of Inclusion in Finance (Formerly Diversity Project) 💯 Twice named among the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance🏇 International three-day eventing athleteBut beyond the boardrooms, titles, and corporate armour lies a story of extraordinary courage, perseverance, and humanity.In this Episode 42 of You Are A Force, we go far beyond the résumé. 💡This conversation stayed with me deeply because Alex speaks with a level of honesty that’s incredibly rare at the top:⚡ Navigating elite financial institutions without losing herself in a deeply traditional, male-dominated world⚡ Her personal battle with post-natal depression in 2011⚡ An intense 18-month medical journey to diagnose and fight a severe tick-borne disease⚡ Building meaningful change beyond profit by co-founding The Diversity Project and helping reshape inclusion in financeIf you are building a career, a company, a voice, or a future inside spaces that were never originally designed for you , this episode may completely change the way you think about success. ❤️Watch the full conversation on YouTube ( link in the comment) , Spotify & Apple Podcasts via the link in our bio. 🔊🔥

She didn’t just define 90s cinema, she became the emotional heartbeat of an entire generation. ❤️🎬✨This week on You Are A Force Podcast, I’m honoured to welcome the incomparable Madhoo Shah actor, two-time TEDx speaker, and a woman who has continuously reinvented herself across decades of storytelling. 🌍🔥From her iconic Bollywood debut in Phool Aur Kaante to becoming immortalised as the “Roja Girl” in Roja with visionary filmmaker Mani Ratnam, to starring in 80+ films across 5 languages and now embracing the Netflix & Amazon era with grace and relevance—her journey is a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, longevity, and staying true to yourself. 🎞️⚡In this raw, nostalgic, emotional, and deeply inspiring episode, we dive into: 🎙️✨💫 Navigating a legendary family legacy while carving her own identity💫 Drawing inspiration from her cousin and icon Hema Malini💫 What it truly meant to be a “Pan-India Star” long before it became a buzzword💫 Quiet resilience in a world addicted to perfection, validation & social media pressure💫 The mindset shifts needed to survive and evolve through every chapter of lifeThis conversation is about cinema, identity, emotional strength, self-worth, growth, and the power of evolving without losing yourself. ❤️💬 Comment your biggest takeaway🔁 Share this with someone rebuilding, reinventing, or rediscovering themselves#MadhooShah #YouAreAForce #Roja #BollywoodPodcast #IndianCinema #WomenWhoInspire #TEDxSpeaker #Resilience #SelfGrowth #PanIndiaStar

For decades, “safe money” in many households meant cash in cupboards, gold in lockers, and fixed deposits earning quietly in the background.But safety without growth is not protection ,it’s silent erosion to inflation 📉Meet Priti Rathi Gupta , From building billion-dollar strategies at Anand Rathi Groupto studying scale at Harvard Business Schoolto building LXME empowering 1.7 lakh+ women to rethink money, risk, and ownership.In Episode 40 of You Are A Force, we dive into:🔥 Why women were taught to save, but never to invest🔥 The shift from being “consulted on money” to becoming the decision-maker🔥 Why FD, Cash, Real Estate will not beat Equities in long run This conversation isn’t about finance.it’s about participation.It’s time to move your cash from the cupboardto the compound interest curve 📈Share this with a woman who’s ready to rethink money 💬#YouAreAForce #WomenInFinance #FinancialIndependence #InvestingForWomen #MoneyMindset #WomenAndWealth #WealthBuilding #LXME #financialfreedom

The covers. The closet. The carpet. 👠✨We all watched The Devil Wears Prada—the job a million girls would kill for. My guest today? She’s the woman who actually had it.20 years at the right hand of Anna Wintour.26 years at the heart of Condé Nast.300+ iconic Vogue covers.This week on You Are A Force, meet Jill Demling—the legendary Entertainment Director who turned the "Vogue Closet" into a global power center.In this episode, we’re opening the vault on:👗 The Vogue Closet: The truth about the most famous four walls in fashion.💎 The Met Gala Unfiltered: The high-stakes chaos that happens after the red carpet ends.🎤 The Star-Maker: How she spotted the "it factor" in Beyoncé, Gaga, and Rihanna before the rest of the world caught on.🕶️ The Anna Wintour Masterclass: The reality of working for the most powerful editor in history.If you’ve ever wanted a backstage pass into the Vogue empire—without the dry cleaning bill—this is your front-row seat. 🎙️🔥#YouAreAForce #Vogue #JillDemling #MetGala #AnnaWintour #DevilWearsPrada #WomenWhoLead #CareerLegacy #FashionInsider #Podcast

🌴 She styled @virat.kohli Kohli & some of the most iconic men in India.👗 She pioneered Resort Wear in India @nanditamahtanilabel . 🏁Now? She is taking on motorsports luxe. @an_y1official She built a world where femininity meets performance and elegance meets edge for over two decades without ever being the "loudest" in the room.This week, Meet Nandita Mahtani @nanditamahtani and this is her first ever podcast appearance in @youareaforce_podcast . 🎙️🔥Here is what we get into Episode 38;⚡️ How she spotted opportunity before the world caught on and stayed iconic for 20+ years🏎️ Designing for the speed of Monaco vs the soul of Mumbai and making both feel like effortless luxury🔥 The psychological switch between styling India’s most powerful men and creating chic, powerful women’s wear💫 What it really takes to build something that lasts beyond trends This is not just a fashion story. This is a masterclass in longevity, instinct, and staying relevant.If you’re building something real, this is your unfair advantage. Give it a listen!⚡️🎧 Episode 38 is OUT NOW on all major platforms.👉 Save it. Share it. Comment it.#YouAreAForce #NanditaMahtani #womeninfashion #ANY1 #ResortWear

The most expensive 3 pounds of real estate you own… is the three inches of grey matter between your ears. 🧠Yet until 1993, brain research defaulted to the male brain.Women were largely excluded from clinical studies creating a massive institutional blind spot.🎙️ This week on @youareaforce_podcast , it is my absolute honour to have the formidable @drsarahmckay Oxford-educated one of the most celebrated neuroscientists in the world, internationally recognised speaker, and author of The Women’s Brain Book and Baby Brain. 📚Her life’s work challenges the myth of “hardwiring” replacing it with real, high-stakes biological insight.In this episode, we unpack:💬 Why multitasking is a myth and how it is quietly draining your brain 🤔💬 Why sleep is non-negotiable for memory, focus, and longevity 😴💬 The science of neuroplasticity and how you can actually rewire your brain 🔄💬 What makes the female brain different and how much of it is biology vs bias 💭This conversation will change how you think about your mind, your habits, and your future. 💡Because of neuroplasticity:“The brain you have today is not the brain you have to live with forever.” 💥👉 Episode 37 is LIVE on all platforms !🎧 Listen, share, and tell me the one insight that shifted your perspective

✨ “Some create trends. Few create timeless stories in every stroke of their hand.” ✨
This week on You are a Force, meet the incredibly talented entrepreneur, dancer, and artist Meera Mahadevia
👑 From Royal wardrobes to International Museum halls 🖼️
💃 From Bharatanatyam stage to Hands of 37,000+ women👭
🎬 From Angelina Jolie to Alia Bhatt 👸🏻
She has spent 40 Years turning metal, stone, and silence into living art ✨👜
In Episode 36, we dive into:
💫 How childhood “visual music” shaped her as a designer
🤲 The human hand vs AI : what craftsmanship can do that machines never will
🌿 Creating objects of extreme beauty while staying rooted in Indian heritage
If you have ever wondered how culture, craft, and courage collide, this conversation will leave you inspired!!🔥💎
🎧 Episode 36 is LIVE on all major platforms!
Listen now and let your hands, mind, and soul be your force ✨
#YouAreAForcePodcast #meeramahadevia #womenwhoinspire #luxurybags #legacy

If attention is the new oil…
then trust is the real gold. ✨
Anyone can buy headlines. 📰
Very few can build reputation that compounds for decades.
This week on @youareaforce_podcast , I am joined by PR powerhouse
@jkopach Founder & CEO of The @thejkoagency .
🏆 Forbes 40 Under 40 honouree
🎖️ Netty Awards judge
📈 The strategist behind 5,000+ media placements

A single headline can make a founder famous overnight.
But one crisis can erase years of credibility.
That’s the real game of PR.
💡 In this episode we unpack:
✨ How unknown founders become global brands
🔥 The anatomy of a PR crisis (and how to survive it)
🎤 The PR strategy behind the empire of @taylorswift Swift
💥Brilliant ideas don’t win. Visible ones do.💥
⚡ Visibility isn’t vanity. It’s leverage.
🎙️ Episode is LIVE on all platforms.
👇 Honest question:
What’s harder today building the business or building the reputation?
#PRStrategy #taylorswift #EntrepreneurPodcast #PublicRelations #celebritypr

She has written 18+ books across fiction, non-fiction, thrillers, sci-fi, humour, and horror.She has interrogated power, feminism, authorship, and cultural memory long before AI made it fashionable.And quietly (deliberately) she has shaped how India tells its stories on the page, on stage, and behind the scenes.🎙️ This week on  @youareaforce_podcast  Meet #KiranManral award-winning author, journalist, TEDx speaker, founder of The Story Company India, and host of  @ChasingCreativityKiranManral  and  @NotYourAuntyPodcast  for a conversation that goes far beyond writing.We talk about:🔥 Why most books disappear within months and what makes a story endure🔥 The Bestseller Paradox in a world ruled by algorithms🔥 Feminism beyond slogans as lived, written, and resisted🔥 And the unglamorous, rarely spoken-about reality of being an authorThis is not a “how to write” episode.This is a how to think, create, and claim authorship over your life conversation.Because storytelling isn’t just craft.It’s power. Memory. Resistance. Legacy.🎧 Watch now. Listen deeply. Share widely.

"Progress doesn’t require changing who you are. It requires doubling down on what you already have.” ⚡This week on @youareaforce_podcast, meet Mandy Chiu (@jimincc) @harvardhbs graduate, product leader, entrepreneur, and one of the sharpest minds shaping modern finance.In a world where loud is mistaken for smart, Mandy’s journey from self-described introvert to global financial leader is a masterclass in quiet conviction, long-term thinking, and authentic sovereignty.🎙️ Episode 34 dives into:✨ Why ETFs were once “uncool” and how betting against the noise changed the game✨ How to pivot careers without losing yourself (and why it’s never too late)✨ DeFi, tokenisation, stablecoins, AI and what actually matters beyond the hype✨ Why resilience isn’t about bouncing back… it’s about becoming!! Mandy leaves us with a line you won’t forget:“Don’t dim yourself in rooms that can’t see your light. Build the room and invite others in.” 🏗️PS 👀 : If you were investing in 2026, where would you place your bets?🎧 Episode 34 is out now on all major platforms🎧 LISTEN NOW — link in bioEnjoy, share, and tag someone who needs this perspective 💥#YouAreAForce #MandyChiu #FutureOfFinance #DeFi2026 #WomenInFinance