Bosses On Internet with Hardik Vaidya Hardik Vaidya

The boss on this episode is the world's most decorated ICC Umpire. 5 time consecutive ICC Umpire of the Year and a freshly minted author, Simon Taufel, is a Cricket legend. Despite initially having no intention of becoming an umpire, he agreed to go along with a friend to an umpiring course. After he passed the subsequent exam he began umpiring grade cricket. He quickly progressed through the ranks and made his first class debut in 1995, aged just 24.

Simon stood in his first One Day International (ODI) on 13 January 1999 in the match between Australia and Sri Lanka at Sydney when he was 27 years old. He umpired his first Test match in December 2000 – the Boxing Day Test between Australia and West Indies at Melbourne. He became a member of the Emirates International Panel of ICC Umpires in 2002. He was chosen to umpire at the 2003 Cricket World Cup.

Taufel is the youngest person to have received the ICC's Bronze Bails Award for umpiring 100 ODIs.

In this conversation with Hardik Vaidya, Simon talks about his newly launched book - Finding the Gaps, his thoughts on Virat Kohli's evolution as a player, MS Dhoni's leadership style, and many interesting anecdotes from the field.  If you enjoy Cricket, you cannot miss this episode!


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About MS Unnikrishnan:
M.S. Unnikrishnan, is the Managing Director & CEO of Thermax since July 1, 2007. Mr. Unnikrishnan is a Mechanical Engineer and a graduate in Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School, USA.  

He re-joined Thermax as General Manager in 1997. Since then, he has headed the Waste Management and Absorption Cooling divisions of Thermax. In 2000, he became a member of the newly formed Executive Council. He has also led the human resources function of the Company and spearheaded the transformation initiative of the Company.  

Under Mr. Unnikrishnan’s leadership, Thermax grew to be a billion dollar company in 2010-11. During the period, Thermax extended its reach through two acquisitions in Europe. It also positioned itself as a leading supplier of power systems and equipment through two joint ventures, one of them for the niche area of supercritical boilers.  

Mr. Unnikrishnan co-chairs the CII’s National Committee on Industrial Relations. He chairs the Capital Goods Sectoral Skills Council of FICCI. He is a Member of the Development Council appointed by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Undertaking, Government of India since 2009.  

Mr. Unnikrishnan was the Chairman of CII’s National Committee of Capital Goods & Engineering. In 2016, he also chaired BRICS Business Council.


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In conversation with one of India's finest business leaders, Mr.Unnikrishnan, MD & CEO of the global energy and environment engineering conglomerate, Thermax Ltd.  He shares some never before heard stories from his life on the show. We speak about his alternate career ambitions, relationships, leading Thermax and more!

About MS Unnikrishnan:
M.S. Unnikrishnan, is the Managing Director & CEO of Thermax since July 1, 2007. Mr. Unnikrishnan is a Mechanical Engineer and a graduate in Advanced Management Programme from the Harvard Business School, USA.  He re-joined Thermax as General Manager in 1997. Since then, he has headed the Waste Management and Absorption Cooling divisions of Thermax. In 2000, he became a member of the newly formed Executive Council. He has also led the human resources function of the Company and spearheaded the transformation initiative of the Company.  Under Mr. Unnikrishnan’s leadership, Thermax grew to be a billion dollar company in 2010-11. During the period, Thermax extended its reach through two acquisitions in Europe. It also positioned itself as a leading supplier of power systems and equipment through two joint ventures, one of them for the niche area of supercritical boilers.  Mr. Unnikrishnan co-chairs the CII’s National Committee on Industrial Relations. He chairs the Capital Goods Sectoral Skills Council of FICCI. He is a Member of the Development Council appointed by the Ministry of Heavy Industries and Public Undertaking, Government of India since 2009.  Mr. Unnikrishnan was the Chairman of CII’s National Committee of Capital Goods & Engineering. In 2016, he also chaired BRICS Business Council.


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On Part 2 of this episode, we speak about leading rapid organizational growth, managing expectations of employees, building deep authentic relationships and more! Headquartered in Mumbai, Suburban Diagnostics is one biggest and rapidly emerging healthcare brands in India, backed by the legendary Venture Capital firm, Sequoia Capital. They've so far conducted 14M+ tests on over 4M+ patients.

About Dr.Sanjay Arora: Dr. Sanjay Arora, who is an alumnus of the Grant Medical College, Mumbai, has a specialization in Cytopathology from the Tata Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins and the Henry Ford Hospital, USA. He has been honoured with the ‘100 Most Impactful Healthcare Leaders’ Award by the World Health & Wellness Congress in 2018, the VCCircle Healthcare Investment & Awards in 2015 and the Frost & Sullivan 7th Annual India Healthcare Excellence Awards in 2015.


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On Part 1 of this episode, I speak with the Founder & MD, Suburban Diagnostics, Dr.Sanjay Arora.
Headquartered in Mumbai, Suburban Diagnostics is one biggest and rapidly emerging healthcare brands in India, backed by the legendary Venture Capital firm, Sequoia Capital. They've so far conducted 14M+ tests on over 4M+ patients.

In this episode, we speak about his background and upbringing, building a brand from scratch, his inspirations and much more!

About Dr.Sanjay Arora: Dr. Sanjay Arora, who is an alumnus of the Grant Medical College, Mumbai, has a specialization in Cytopathology from the Tata Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins and the Henry Ford Hospital, USA. He has been honoured with the ‘100 Most Impactful Healthcare Leaders’ Award by the World Health & Wellness Congress in 2018, the VCCircle Healthcare Investment & Awards in 2015 and the Frost & Sullivan 7th Annual India Healthcare Excellence Awards in 2015


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On the first episode of Bosses On Internet with Hardik Vaidya, our first guest is the Chairperson & CEO of Vu Televisions, Devita Saraf. In this interview, Devita shares stories from her Marwadi business family upbringing, perspectives on luxury, global perspectives, technology in India, belonging to the INR 1000+ crore club, her meeting with Donald Trump and lots more.

About Devita Saraf:
Devita Saraf is the Founder, Chairperson and CEO of Vu Televisions, a $150 million (revenue) luxury television brand. She founded the company at the age of 24 after completing her Bachelors in Business Administration from the University of Southern California, Los Angeles.  Her early influences of business, technology and design helped her co-develop products with Intel and Microsoft until she founded her own domain of making high-tech products that appeal to new age consumers. The company is driven to be the visionary in consumer electronics for the modern and intelligent consumer and with 1.5 Million Vu Televisions sold worldwide.


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