The world sees the 5-second red-carpet photo. 📸✨But what happens BEFORE the camera clicks? 👀A red-carpet moment that looks effortless can take months of planning, fittings, designer negotiations, custom couture, international logistics and a dozen back-up plans. 👗✈️This week on You Are A Force, I sit down with Aastha Sharma ,THE WOMAN BEHIND THE ICONIC LOOKS , founder of @wardrobist and the celebrity stylist behind some of India’s biggest stars, including Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, Saif Ali Khan, Disha Patani and Kiara Advani, to name a few. ✨From Cannes and Bollywood red carpets to Paris, Milan and the world’s biggest luxury fashion houses, Aastha takes us inside the part of celebrity fashion and styling the public never sees. 🌍👠We talk about:✨ How an iconic look is actually created🌍 Why global luxury brands are increasingly turning to Indian celebrities🔥 The pressure, politics and business behind celebrity stylingAnd then we get into the questions nobody usually asks:What happens when two stars want the same designer? 👀What happens when the internet hates your look? 🔥And how do you create a signature when everyone is watching?This isn't really about clothes.It's about image. Influence. Power. Business.Consider this your ultimate, unfiltered Celebrity Fashion Styling 101. 🎓👗🎙️ Aastha Sharma | The Woman Behind the Iconic Looks🎧 THE FULL EPISODE IS LIVE NOW.🔗 Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Amazon Music.#AasthaSharma #CelebrityStylist #BollywoodFashion #CelebrityFashion #CannesFashion #RedCarpetFashion #LuxuryFashion #FashionStyling #BusinessOfFashion #YouAreAForce

🚨 She helped rewrite 300 years of British leadership history. 🏛️The woman behind some of the UK’s most influential CEO hires, board appointments, and executive searches helped shortlist the first-ever female candidate for Governor of the Bank of England—and played a key role in appointing Andrew Bailey.This week on @youareaforce_podcast, I’m honoured to welcome Kate Grussing CBE—Founder of Sapphire Partners and former executive at Morgan Stanley, McKinsey, and JPMorgan.🎙️ In Episode 48, we explore:🧠 Breaking a 300-Year TraditionThe story behind one of the most significant leadership appointments in British history—and what it takes to influence decisions at the highest levels.📈 Executive Search & Board AppointmentsWhy women now hold 43% of FTSE board seats, yet fewer than 10% of FTSE CEOs are women—and what still needs to change.🤖 AI, Hiring & Interview SuccessWill AI reduce hiring bias or reinforce it? Plus, expert advice on how to stand out, move from shortlist to offer, and avoid the mistakes that cost exceptional candidates executive roles.💡 Career Growth & LeadershipHow to build your own “Personal Board of Directors” to accelerate your career, strengthen your leadership, and reach the C-suite.Whether you’re preparing for your next interview, aspiring to the C-suite, seeking a board position, or looking to understand how top executives are selected, this conversation is packed with practical insights from one of the world’s leading executive search experts.🎧 Episode 48 is now LIVE on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and wherever you get your podcasts. Link in bio.👇 Tag someone who’s building their leadership legacy.#YouAreAForce #KateGrussingCBE #ExecutiveSearch #Leadership #WomenInLeadership #CEO #BoardAppointments #BoardOfDirectors #CareerGrowth #InterviewTips #AIHiring #BankOfEngland #AndrewBailey #CSuite #LeadershipDevelopment #PersonalBranding #Podcast #Careers #FutureOfWork #FTSE

🚨 The future is NOT humans versus AI. It is humans with AI. 🦾✨

What does it really take to build global technology companies, raise venture capital, and stay ahead in the age of Artificial Intelligence?

This week on You Are A Force, I sit down with Thea Myhrvold—a global tech trailblazer, serial entrepreneur, venture-backed CEO, and AI strategist.

Before turning 30, she had already:

🚀 Built 3 technology companies

💰 Achieved a successful software exit

🌍 Scaled businesses across Europe, the Middle East, and the United States

🤖 Accelerated through Microsoft Pegasus, one of Microsoft's elite startup programmes

🏆 Recognised as a LinkedIn Power Profile

✨ Selected as a Mercedes-Benz Brand Ambassador

💎 Honoured by the Cartier Women's Initiative

📈 Today, she advises Fortune 500 companies and governments on Artificial Intelligence, innovation, leadership, and the future of work.

In this episode, we explore:

🧠 Why humans + AI will outperform AI alone.

💼 Where the smartest venture capital and AI investment opportunities are heading next.

🚀 The mindset, leadership, and resilience required to build world-class startups.

📚 Book recommendation: How to Be an Adult by David Richo.

💡 People Thea follows for ideas and inspiration: ChatGPT, Sinead Bovell, Cleo Abram, and Mustafa Suleyman.

Whether you are a founder, entrepreneur, investor, business leader, or simply curious about AI, startups, venture capital, innovation, and the future of work, this conversation is packed with practical insights you can apply today.

🎧 The full episode is now LIVE!

🔗 Watch on YouTube or listen on Spotify and Apple Podcasts via the link in our bio.

One message from this conversation stayed with me:

Do not wait for a seat at the table. Build your own.

#YouAreAForce #ArtificialIntelligence #AI #WomenInTech #WomenInBusiness #FemaleFounders #Entrepreneurship #Startup #VentureCapital #Innovation #Leadership #FutureOfWork #Tech #Podcast

✨🌍 From Hollywood icons like @katemoss.official … to Bollywood superstars including @deepikapadukone , @kritisanon , @shraddhakapoor , @ananyapanday just to name a few… 🎥
👑✨ From global royalty… to everyday women… @browsbysuman transformed the way the world sees eyebrows. 🤍👁️
💫 Her signature philosophy is beautifully simple: “Less is more.” ✨🤍
❤️ But behind one of the world’s most respected luxury beauty brands lies a deeply personal story.
Watching her mother lose her eyebrows during chemotherapy inspired Suman to restore confidence through her craft. 🌸 What began as a heartfelt mission became "Brows by Suman" an internationally acclaimed luxury beauty brand with elite clinics on London’s Harley Street, Dubai, and Mumbai. 🌍✈️💎
🎙️ In Episode 46 of @youareaforce_podcast , we uncover:
✨💼 How mastering one hyper-specialised skill built a globally recognised luxury beauty business.
✨👁️ The psychology of eyebrows, beauty, confidence, identity, and why brows are truly the frame of the face.
✨✍️ Everything you need to know about microblading, powder brows, feather brows, combination brows which treatment is right for you.
✨🌿 Expert eyebrow grooming hacks, the biggest eyebrow mistakes to avoid, and simple tips for naturally fuller, healthier brows.
💛 This isn’t just a conversation about beauty.
It’s a masterclass in entrepreneurship, hustle, resilience, craftsmanship, business growth, and creating an extraordinary global brand. 🌟💼👑
🎧🔥 Episode 46 is STREAMING NOW on YouTube, Spotify, Apple Podcasts & Amazon.
❤️👇 If this episode inspires you, watch now, subscribe, follow @youareaforcepodcast, leave a comment, and share it with someone chasing a dream.
Every share helps us celebrate more extraordinary women changing the world. 🌍✨
#YouAreAForce #YouAreAForcePodcast #BrowsBySuman #SumanJalaf #BeautyIndustry

She has lived at the absolute apex of high-stakes execution. 📊📈From the relentless, hyper-masculine trading floors of Merrill Lynch and Santander where decisions move millions, to a life-altering battle with cancer that forced her to completely redefine everything she thought she knew about success, leadership, and resilience. 💡This week on @youareaforce_podcast Are A Force*, meet the extraordinary **Cristina Serrano**:📈 Former High-Finance Trader👩‍💼 Independent Board Member, Substrate AI🤖 Chair, Subgen AI Foundation💡 Founder of Talerion📕 Award-Winning Author of Leadership ReikiShe is truly one of the most fascinating voices operating at the rare intersection of AI, leadership, corporate governance, neuroscience, and human potential.In this powerful conversation, we pull back the curtain on:⚡️ The "Glass Walls": Why brilliant women are still blocked by invisible lateral barriers and exactly how to break through them.⚡️ The Burnout Myth: Overthrowing the dangerous corporate lie that suffering is the baseline price of ambition.⚡️ Digital Colonialism: The brutal geopolitical battle for AI sovereignty and what it means for the future of global business.🚨 If you are shrinking yourself to fit into rooms that were never built for you, this is your wake-up call.Don't just enter the room... own it. 👑🎙️ EPISODE 45 IS LIVE! Watch now on YouTube or stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

Her greatest achievement isn’t being a World No.1 , or an Olympic Medalist , or a 24-time international title winner It is changing what millions of young GIRLS believe is possible. An 8-year-old girl waking up at 4AM and travelling 50km on the back of her father’s scooter just to train. That little girl grew up to become one of India’s greatest athletes. No luxury facilities. No shortcuts. Just relentless discipline, sacrifice, and a dream.This week on You Are A Force, it is an absolute honour to welcome @nehwalsaina Olympic Medalist Former World No.1 24 International Titles Padma Shri Padma Bhushan Major Dhyan Chand Khel RatnaIn this conversation, we talk about: The mental and physical demands of becoming World No.1 Competing through injuries, fatigue, pressure & menstrual pain The sacrifices she and her family made to reach the very top Meeting PM Modi and joining politics to create impact beyond sport What success actually feels like when the cameras turn offThis is not just a badminton story. It’s a masterclass in turning dreams into reality. EPISODE 44 IS OUT NOW. Watch on YouTube and listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.What is the one lesson from Saina’s journey that stayed with you? Save this for the days you need motivation. Share it with someone chasing a dream. Comment your biggest takeaway.#SainaNehwal #YouAreAForce #Badminton #WomenInSports #olympics

70% of family businesses never make it to the second generation. 📉By the third generation, only 12% survive. ⏳My next guest is part of that exceptional 12%. 👏✨At just 22, she stepped into a fiercely competitive, male-dominated FMCG industry. Instead of just following the manual, she rewrote the rules. 🚀This week on You Are A Force, meet the visionary CEO of Parle Agro, Schauna Chauhan 👑She is the ultimate mastermind behind your childhood favorites, transforming the company into one of India’s most iconic beverage empires. From turning Frooti into a massive household staple to pioneering a brand-new category with Appy Fizz, Schauna’s journey is an absolute masterclass in brand building, disruptive innovation, and fearless leadership. 🥭⚡Under her strategic vision, Parle Agro products now reach over 2 million outlets across 50+ countries! 🌍In Episode 43, we strip away the filter to dive into:🔥 What it was really like entering a legacy business at 22 💼🔥 The leadership lessons behind scaling an iconic consumer brand 📈🔥 Why intuition sometimes beats data in the high-stakes boardroom 🧠🔥 The unfiltered realities of sustaining success across generations ⏳This conversation is about legacy, resilience, female empowerment, and building an empire that lasts. 💯🎧 EPISODE 43 IS LIVE ON ALL PLATFORMS! 👇 Drop a 🥭 in the comments if you grew up drinking Frooti, and click the link in our bio to watch the full episode now! 🔗#YouAreAForce #SchaunaChauhan #ParleAgro #WomenInBusiness #BusinessPodcast

Podcast dedicated to spotlighting extraordinary women who are shaping industries, challenging norms, and inspiring change.

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