Grow With Mayanna Mayantha Shaveen

00:00 - intro  

00:44 - පළමු ක්‍රමය  

01:41 - උදාහරණයක් විදිහට පෞද්ගලික අත්දැකීමක්.  

03:14 - දෙවන ක්‍රමය  

04:17 - උදාහරණය   

05:58 - තෙවන ක්‍රමය

This time we invited Kalinga Athulathmudali, (TechKatha Sinhala podcast host) to talk about podcasting and how you can grow as a podcaster. This is the 16th episode of Grow with Mayanna Sinhala Podcast.

01:00 - Beginning of the episode

02:17 - Why start a podcast instead of other types of content

04:06 - Should you upload your podcast to Youtube?

06:55 - Return on investment

10:27 - Motivation

14:40 - Podcast publishing platforms

18:03 - A great way to attract people to your podcast

19:25 - Sri Lankan podcast audience

24:01 - How to grow your audience

28:58 - Live audio rooms vs podcasts

30:50 - (Personal insight) How people listen to podcasts

32:34 - How to monetize podcasts

36:46 - How TechKatha started

39:41 - Equipment

55:11 - Values Kalinga gained from doing his podcast

Yohan Weerasinghe joined us to talk about the skills and qualities you should possess to be a successful entrepreneur. Yohan is a tech entrepreneur, also a partner & CTO of 3ITeam International. So Tune in. This is Grow with Mayanna Sinhala Podcast episode 15

01:00 - beginning

03:09 - Yohan's journey

05:54 - Facing failure

16:57 - Business vs entrepreneurship

23:02 - Branding

33:13 - Pricing

39:20 - Short term goals vs Long term goals

44:21 - Opportunities

48:16 - Trends vs Opportunities

01:02:40 - Audience, Empathy

01:17:34 - Money

01:28:42 - Leadership

01:39:22 - Connecting the dots

KAALI is in the house. This time, Kalith Yuran is featured in the 13th episode of Grow with Mayanna Live Sinhala Podcast. Kaali breaks down the creative process into 4 phases and shared some secrets on being a successful content creator.

01:00 - Introduction
04:23 - Creativity
05:17 - Process phase 01 ( Preparation )
22:20 - Process phase 02 (Pre-competition)
27:01 - Having limitations make you more creative?
34:31 - Process phase 03 (Competition)
39:03 - How can a quality creator attract mass audience?
47:20 - Process Phase 04 (Transition)
52:35 - How to be unique
01:10:58 - Born talent vs hard work debate
01:18:26 - Random Chance explained
01:34:45 - Creative යකා එළියට ගන්න

We invited Kamaj to talk about how a Sri Lankan could operate a business in Canada. Kamaj is the founder of Milk Toronto and he pitched his Sneaker Tub, a subscription box business in Dragon's Den. Now he host a youtube show called Dayya Show. We talk about his journey and experience of working in both Sri Lanka and Canada.   

10:15 - Difference between Sri Lanka and other countries when doing business 

14:53 - Utilities and infrastructure  

19:43 - Funding 

22:50 - Opportunities for SL based businesses 

26:41 - Subscription box model 

29:50 - Subscription box in Sri Lanka? 

36:56 - Global competition 

41:09 - Handling disputes 

45:50 - Resources  

50:30 - Social media promotion 

56:46 - Startup expansion  

01:02:46 - Naming a brand

In this Grow With Mayanna Episode 11, we talk about how to create an online presence to support your career and earn valuable opportunities rather than chasing them. I'm your co-host Mayantha Shaveen and we also have Sanjaya Elivitigala representing eLearningLK.  

00:00 - Highlights 

01:00 - Episode introduction 

03:10 - Getting value from social platforms like Facebook  

06:08 to 10:14 - Fake personal brand 

10:14 - Sanjaya's experience on social platforms 

12:59 - Maintaining different circles  

18:15 - Real life vs virtual life 

24:33 - How to tell a story with google results 

36:41 - Content 

49:32 - Major factor in building an online presence 

52:40 - How to start 

57:59 - 3 types of content 

59:43 - If you don't know what content you should create, do this  

01:03:53 - You have a responsibility  

01:06:32 - How to choose the most suitable platform 

01:22:09 - Networking 01:26:37 - Summary