The Making of a Thought Leader

Surbhi Dedhia

The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is designed to encourage entrepreneurs, business owners and individuals to build their thought leadership in a systematic and simplified way. In the busy of building a business, entrepreneurs often miss out on connecting with themselves and engaging with their audience. This leads to forgetting about their unique self. In the podcast, Surbhi Dedhia will draw from her experience of working with global thought leaders and with the entrepreneurs to share nuggets of information that will help you design your thought leadership. Along the way Surbhi will bring on-board some of choicest guests who are on their journey to engage their audiences. She will collaborate with her peers who are experts in their respective niche to share ideas, do's and dont's and a-has! Surbhi Dedhia is a digital marketer and branding specialist. Her experience ranges from traditional marketing communications to the rapidly evolving modern digital marketing. She is also the founder of Digital Genie, a boutique marketing company and of JotMyBio.com a done-for-you personal bio writing service.

  1. 11/10/2023

    Reputation Management: Through the Lens of PR

    In the times when your digital presence precedes physical presence, knowing about reputation has become a business 101. From large organisations to start-ups, anyone can face a crisis situation.  Along with Evan Nierman, the PR and Crisis communication guru, host Surbhi Dedhia discusses how building one's reputation is so close to the topic of building thought leadership. Today, we all are in the public eye, thanks to our digital footprint. So how do we proactively take steps to manage and build our reputation.  In the episode, learn about  Understanding the different challenges that can arise in managing reputation.Why companies should proactively have a manifesto for crisis management and therefore for safeguarding reputationHow public relations techniques can better prepare you to navigate a not-so-favourable situation.Examples of what should brands do when they get a negative reviews and much more.This short episode packs a lot of info and therefore it is a great listen if you are short on time yet want actionable ideas. Tune in to listen! Get to know more about Evan's work at the following links: Website: www.evannierman.com Social Media:            ●       Twitter - @EvanNierman ●      Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RedBanyan/ ●      LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-nierman Book: The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone Mad Special Audience Giveaway:   ●      GIVEAWAY TITLE: 10 Ways to Prevent You or Your Business from Being Canceled ●      URL: www.avoidbeingcanceled.com Thank you for listening! You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadership The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.com Jot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    35 min
  2. 09/26/2023

    Design your Leadership style with Enneagram

    In the routine of life, we often tend to operate from a default mode. While cultivating and nurturing leadership, it is essential we know each others motivations, fears and also our own. The guest on this episode, Tracy O'Malley shares that we must design how we lead and operate.  Giving her own example,  she shares how she discovered the Enneagram personality test at a turning point life and that helped her transform both in life and business. This episode covers in depth: - Why one must operate from design not default - Leadership involves leading people and it is important to understand each members motives and fears. - Why Enneagram personality test and how it can benefit you. - How can you apply Enneagram in your daily life. - Knowing yourself is the critical for building thought leadership and much more. Tune in this episode with host Surbhi Dedhia and guest speaker Tracy O'Malley. ***As a listener of this podcast, use a discount code THOUGHTLEADER  to receive your blueprint from Tracy O'Malley:  https://www.tracyomalley.com/offers/ompAoGjd/checkout Know more about Tracy: Website: https://www.tracyomalley.com/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley/ Podcast: https://www.tracyomalley.com/podcast Thank you for listening! You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadership The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.com Jot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    40 min
  3. 08/07/2023

    Entrepreneurial Thought Leadership with Sidarth Mahindra

    Are you an entrepreneur who knows the potential of engaging your audience on digital landscape. And yet, you've been putting that aspect of being online and visible on the back burner? Well, tune in to this episode as our guest speaker today has an advice for you.  Meet Sidarth Mahindra, founder and owner of Pet Corner, an all-inclusive pet care service brand. Sidarth's rallying cry for all entrepreneurs is to take the leap and use your intuitiveness to navigate the dynamic business landscape.  In conversation with Surbhi Dedhia, Sidarth shares a few things he does to keep himself on top of his game and achieve balance between his businesses and self growth.  This episode is high energy and packs a punch so do not miss it. Know more about our guest Sidarth Mahindra at: Website: https://www.sidarthmahindra.com/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidarth-mahindra TikTok: @SidarthMahindra Thank you for listening! You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadership The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.com Jot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    27 min
  4. 07/18/2023

    Leadership Lessons: Growing and Leading a Family Business

    Leading a business is hard. Leading Family Business is even harder as one has to work with familial ties and legacy.  That said, our guest on this episode had a completely different experience as the family business was handed over to him.   Meet Mr. Jaber Abdul Wahab, the group CEO of Bridgeway Group. Bridgeway Group is a transnational conglomerate operating in multitude industries. One may think that when you come from a business family, you naturally grow skills to learn how to run a business. In Jaber's case that was not true.  Surbhi Dedhia, host of #TMTLPodcast, had a meaningful conversation with Jaber as he shares: Why he defines himself as one and a half generation of family run business and not the second generation leadership?In the early days of taking over the business, when the decision literally meant identifying sharks and dolphins and then choosing to swim in the ocean accordingly.How he used his learning from Engineering to adapt and learn on the go.The challenges of growing a legacy business, expanding into new sectors and securing profitability.Pivots during the pandemic and the testing time for his leadership.What is his role as a leader to drive the brand Bridgeway within different companies.How he is building his own thought leadership internally and externally.Lastly, his message to all the budding entrepreneurs. This episode is power-packed and covers vast array of topics.  Jaber's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaber-abdul-wahab-75572721/  Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaberpv Bridgeway Group: http://bridgewaygroup.com/ Thank you for listening! You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadership The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.com Jot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    36 min
  5. 06/15/2023

    Leadership Lessons: Master Influence By Being Intentional

    We tend to forget that leadership is highly contextual and if we were to apply it from one context to another, without changing perspectives, it may not work.  Host Surbhi Dedhia talks to Dr. Karuna Ramanthan in this episode about how leaders can master the art of influence by decoding their organisational narratives and how this can in-turn help to build their thought leadership. Dr. Karuna has an established track record, gained over nearly 3 decades, in supporting Senior Leaders and Organisations through difficult transformations, increasingly in middle manager execution challenges, and in values, people and culture change.  With his rich experience and illustrious background in the Singapore military forces, the episode goes over: 1. How being in Military allowed Dr. Karuna to decode deep rooted knowledge of leadership. 2. Why leadership is contextual and how can one identify with different perspectives. 3. Why organisations must tap into the middle level managers and educate them about the power of influence. 4. We should move from being accidental to being intentional in our lives and create opportunities for us. 5. Artificial intelligence is here and while the future of work is still a mystery, building intentional thought leadership will be a competitive advantage. The discussion is replete with examples and offers ideas to apply in our daily lives. If you'd like to contact Dr. Karuna, his website and social media details are below: Website: https://krk.sg/ Email: Karuna@krk.sg Linkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-karuna-ramanathan-885b52a/ Thank you for listening! You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadership The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.com Jot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    44 min
  6. 05/09/2023

    Power of Communities to Build Thought Leadership

    Each of us belong to some group, such as a university alumni or an industry association or a business group, etc. And we humans like it that way.  When it comes to professional environment, especially for a business owner it can get lonelier and difficult and that's where belonging to a professional community can help. In this episode, host Surbhi Dedhia is talking with Mr. Chirantan Joshi who is a leading businessman in UAE and is also the National Director of Corporate Connections - a select community for business owners. Chirantan a.k.a. CJ has successfully built this community from ground up.  On the show, he shares: What made him bring Corporate Connections to UAE? Why it is different than other community he was a part of.Why building a community was important for him and how using key virtues of patience and empathy helped him to lead better?Defining the success of the community and localising a global brand to local needsGrowing the community from strength to strength - Challenges and WinsGrowing his own thought leadership with the community on topics close his heart.and much moreListen to the full episode as CJ shares generously about building a community and making it thrive under his leadership. Know more about Chirantan Joshi: His personal brand website: https://www.chirantanjoshi.com/ Connect with him on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshi8/ Download his e-book on Mastering Time: https://www.chirantanjoshi.com/wp-content/uploads/Mastering_time_book_8-15-19.pdf Thank you for listening! You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadership The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.com Jot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    46 min
  7. 01/23/2023

    Boost Your Confidence with Body Language

    In developing personal brand, body language is usually the elephant in the room. We all know its there but no one pays attention to. Research studies show that body language count for a whooping 60% of our total communications. The nonverbal signals make up a huge part of our daily communications. In this episode, Surbhi is joined by Jane Hanson who is a 9-time Emmy award winner for her work in journalism and now is a sought-after coach by executives to help them communicate better. In the episode, Surbhi and Jane talk about practical ways that you can bring awareness about your body language in daily communications. Different sensorial parts make up for over all body language. Jane discusses how one can consider each of it and then hone the overall body language. Enjoy this episode. If you’d like to connect with Jane, below listed are few links to get in touch with Jane directly: Website: https://www.Janehanson.com/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janehansontv/ Email : jane@janehanson.com Thank you for listening! You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadership The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.com Jot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    29 min

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The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is designed to encourage entrepreneurs, business owners and individuals to build their thought leadership in a systematic and simplified way. In the busy of building a business, entrepreneurs often miss out on connecting with themselves and engaging with their audience. This leads to forgetting about their unique self. In the podcast, Surbhi Dedhia will draw from her experience of working with global thought leaders and with the entrepreneurs to share nuggets of information that will help you design your thought leadership. Along the way Surbhi will bring on-board some of choicest guests who are on their journey to engage their audiences. She will collaborate with her peers who are experts in their respective niche to share ideas, do's and dont's and a-has! Surbhi Dedhia is a digital marketer and branding specialist. Her experience ranges from traditional marketing communications to the rapidly evolving modern digital marketing. She is also the founder of Digital Genie, a boutique marketing company and of JotMyBio.com a done-for-you personal bio writing service.