Personal Branding Building Blocks HT Smartcast

In this episode, we have a really special guest today, a woman leader and a very compassionate human being, Sumitra Mishra in conversation with our host Ashutosh Garg. Sumitra is an Executive Director at Mobile Creches and Country Director of IPartnerIndia.org. She has contributed all her working life towards the betterment of children. She worked at a school for children with disabilities and trained herself for the deaf, blind and multi-sensory disabilities, she did this work for 15 years until she joined Mobile Creches. Mobile Creches helps the children of migrating workers at construction sites and acts as a nest for safety and security for such children. These children are looked after by Mobile Creches from the age of infancy to six years old. Sumitra enlightens us on the laws that require builders to have creches and support for children of the construction workers in India. 

In this episode, Ashutosh Garg engages in a vibrant conversation with Pawan Gadia, CEO, Ferns, and Petals.

Pawan shares his experience starting to work when he was just 16. He shares the inspiring story of the humble beginnings of his journey. He talks about his ironic transition from the steel industry to the flower industry. He analyzes the dynamics of the flower business.

Pawan talks about how he rebuilt his company after a fall. He lists the ingredients that go into building a good team. He emphasizes the role of delegation and empowerment in a team. He examines the changing mindset of Indian consumers toward the floral industry.

A gold medalist Doctor in Cardiac Radiology, a Lifestyle Consultant, owner of Mind and Body Clinic and an avid marathoner! We are delighted to have the very motivated Mrs. Pallavi Aga with us today. 

After finishing medical college and working as a Cardiac Radiologist, Mrs. Aga turned towards Lifestyle Consultancy. She believed that her changing health and the deteriorating and unhealthy lifestyles of people led her into being a lifestyle consultant. Through her clinic, she provides low carb and high fat/protein diet plans to her clients. She does not believe in cutting down food and starving oneself in order to lose weight. 

In this episode, Ashutosh Garg engages in a thought-provoking conversation with Kalpana Viswanath, Co-Founder, Safetipin, an organization that assures safety to women. Kalpana, a sociologist and a women safety activist, is a consultant with several bodies of the UN.

Kalpana discusses the primary issues related to women’s safety. “In India, the female labour participation is falling”- she comments. The talks about a hidden danger: the normalization of sexual harassment. She attempts to interconnect theological ideologies and the social norms existing today. She talks about polytheism and goddesses.

In this episode, Ashutosh Garg engages in an insightful conversation with Varun Garg, Director and Head of Marketing, American Express. Varun is an alumnus of London Business School.

Varun talks about his early life in Singapore and the inception of his career. He shares his enriching experience working with AmEx. He shares the inspirational story of how he set up AmEx in Bangladesh.

In this episode, Ashutosh Garg engages in a conversation with Shubhra Puri, Founder- Gurgaon First. Shubhra is a reputed journalist.

Shubhra talks about her early life and career. She explains the working and methodology of Gurgaon First, a platform for the stakeholders in Gurgaon to express themselves. She talks about what motivated her to start the company. She also shares the political and social challenges she had to face.