Your Other Side Avi Jhangiani

If you were trapped under the rubble of a building hit by a plane, how would you feel about your future? Meet Sujo, 9/11 survivor and founder of YouCanFreeUs, who was pulled out from the rubble of the World Trade Center. This defining moment changed his life forever as he took on the daunting task of ending modern slavery. Sujo's journey is filled with resilience and hope. This motivational speaker believes that how we respond to tough situations defines who we are, and not our education qualifications. Listen to a candid chat with my school friend as we reminisce old times and the role that our childhood plays in defining us.

If everything we do operates between the spectrum of fear and optimism, then where would you stand? Meet Sanjay, founder partner of 100X.VC, who believes that budding entrepreneurs need to acknowledge the space in between and have a fast learning mindset. In order to be successful, they need to operate with irrational optimism and perseverance to make dreams happen in a dream-taking world.

Do you know what makes an outlier? Well, they just don't challenge the status quo but they also inherently operate with a maker mindset. Meet Ashish, co-founder of Near Store, an outlier who is constantly sensing opportunity and triggering disruption to improve lives . From investment banking to retail innovation, this multifaceted entreprenuer believes we need to be more broadminded and embrace accidents to solve humanity's complex problems.

If children are the future of our world, shouldn't we see the future through their eyes? In fact Justyna from Belgium, psychologist and Montessori educator with a corporate HR background, believes in giving them wings to fly. She is an aspiring author of Zen Masters, a middle grade fiction. She is also co-founder of Planet Pilot, a virtual open innovation platform for teens. Ceaselessly seeking to adopt the most successful learning methodologies into an innovative model that meets the needs of the 21st Century, she uses her superpower of bringing stories to life.

The most relatable inspiration comes from the 'aam aadmi', the common man who you probably see every day, not from the wealthy and famous. Meet Vidhyadhar, a wise and humble activist who understood this at a very early stage in his career and empowered more than 10 million youth. The founder of LeadCap Trust is the Curator of Global Shapers of the World Economic Forum and Fellow of UN and Ford Foundation. 

Do we know the direction that our inner compass is pointing to? Meet Ashish, CEO Happy Finish APAC, who believes that without curiosity, it would never be possible to discover your passion. Operating at the intersection of art and technology, his team delivers new age digital experiences at this award-winning global production studio. Listen to his views on self discovery, career choices, life of experiences and more.