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Rucha Dave
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For the girls who are unapologetically making their own rules in both career and life. Rucha Dave sits down with your favorite founders, executives and creatives across technology, business and culture to yap all things killing it in business and career. No matter what stage of the journey you're on, there is an episode for you. Tune in every Sunday.

  1. Feb 23

    Ep 46: Your 20's are not the best years but that's a good thing

    Rucha dives into the popular message being told to us about our 20s being the best years before everything turns bad. Tune into this episode to gain insights on all things dating in your 20s, being at different stages of life post grad, and everything in between to truly conquer this messy part of your life to set a great foundation for yourself. Substack: https://substack.com/@browngirlunscripted Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruchadaveofficial YouTube: https://www.instagram.com/ruchadaveofficial

    8 min

  2. Feb 10

    Ep 45: Are best friends the new boyfriends? (or not)

    Rucha sits down to dissect the recent vogue article about best friends being the new 'boyfriends', making new friendships in your twenties and everything in between. She also covers how much friendships can be important to you when you get into a relationship, the way to balance it all and figure out what is working for you. Vogue Article: https://www.vogue.com/article/is-having-a-boyfriend-embarrassing-now

    7 min

  3. Jan 30

    Ep 44: She walked away from med school for this ONE role

    Rucha sits down with Databricks leader Nidhi DeSutter and chats about all things imposter syndrome in the tech industry, pursuing tech vs. medicine as a first gen baddie, and how to break into a career like solutions engineering. Nidhi's Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/nd3/

    31 min

  4. Jan 18

    Ep 43: Harvard, Accenture, & How To Accomplish It All

    Rucha sits down with Accenture Consultant, Harvard Speaker and Founder of Beauty in Balance, Alisha Gupta. This episode is for you if you're someone with multiple career interests, juggling a few passions, struggling with career comparison and wanting to achieve ALL your dreams yet feeling overwhelmed and limited. We got you 3 Alisha Gupta: https://www.instagram.com/alisha_g9/?hl=en Beauty in Balance: https://www.instagram.com/beautyinbalance.co/?hl=en Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/browngirlunscripted/?hl=en YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@browngirlunscripted/shorts SubStack: https://substack.com/@browngirlunscripted?

    26 min

  5. Jan 9

    Ep 42: Scared of Investing? This Founder Has Your Back

    Rucha sits down with Anam Lakhani, Forbes 30U30 featured FinTech founder of Alinea. Anam and her co-founders built this app to help the girlies invest easily, build wealth the right way and also learn along the way. If you're tired of hearing everyone talking about how investing is so good but always feel intimidated the second you try to open a brokerage account, then this episode is FOR YOU. Anam Lakhani: https://www.forbes.com/profile/alinea/ Download Alinea: https://apps.apple.com/us/app/alinea-personalized-investing/id1554623825 Brown Girl Unscripted YouTube (OUR FAV): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCm7fVxT6MqgSg1QG6SmfqWABrown Girl Unscripted TikTok (for the real ones): https://www.tiktok.com/@browngirlunscripted Rucha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruchadaveofficial/ Brown Girl Unscripted TikTok (for the real ones): https://www.tiktok.com/@browngirlunscripted

    15 min

  6. 12/20/2025

    Ep 41: tired of swiping? meet the founder fixing NYC dating IRL

    Dating app burnout is real. In 2025, everyone is looking for an exit strategy from the 'swiping era.' Today, I’m sitting down with Ariana Nathani, the founder of Drinks First and the mastermind behind NYC's most viral IRL mixers. We discuss ghosting, pettiness, dating in NYC, why ghosting has become the norm, and how she’s built a dating ecosystem that actually works without the apps. Ariana's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ariana.nathani/?hl=en Drinks First: https://www.instagram.com/drinks.first/?hl=en Brown Girl Unscripted Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/browngirlunscripted/?hl=en Rucha's Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ruchadaveofficial/ Brown Girl Unscripted TikTok (for the real ones): https://www.tiktok.com/@browngirlunscripted

    28 min

  7. 12/13/2025

    ep 40: how to start a tech company and become a youtuber ft. Natalie Barbu

    Ever been curious about how to start a tech company and becoming a Forbes30U30? Or... maybe you wanted to become a YouTuber full-time. Well, on this week's episode with Natalie Barbu, Founder of Rella and Creator, we chat all things engineering school, growing a startup, and building an audience. Let's get unscripted and make sure you have a google doc or pen and paper near you, because you WILL want to take notes :) Natalie's IG: https://www.instagram.com/nataliebarbu/?hl=en Natalie's YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@NatalieBarbu Connect with Rucha: https://www.instagram.com/ruchadaveofficial Brown Girl Unscripted: https://linktr.ee/browngirlunscripted

    26 min

  8. 08/17/2025

    ep38: is manifestation just neuroscience? ft. founders of Inspired Delusions

    Rucha chats with Founders of Inspired Delusions Podcast and Community, Kayma Wolday and Olivia Rose Thomas about all things neuroscience and what it means to be delusional. Join our Community for career & growth content:  https://www.browngirlunscripted.com Inspired Delusions: @inspireddelusions on all platforms Contact Us: hello@browngirlunscripted.com Lets be besties!! TikTok:  @browngirlunscripted Instagram: @browngirlunscripted Youtube: ⁠Brown Girl Unscripted Rucha: Instagram: @ruchadaveofficial TikTok: ruchadaveofficial

    39 min
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For the girls who are unapologetically making their own rules in both career and life. Rucha Dave sits down with your favorite founders, executives and creatives across technology, business and culture to yap all things killing it in business and career. No matter what stage of the journey you're on, there is an episode for you. Tune in every Sunday.

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