Resilience with Dhruti Shah

Dhruti Shah

Every month, author and speaker, Dhruti Shah, Director at C2C-OD, shares a new story of an entrepreneur who has proven to be unstoppable by staying resilient. Success stories are great to keep you motivated, but true learning happens when you fail, stumble, reflect, and rise. Dhruti's interviews are straightforward, conversational, and unpretentious. If you listen closely, you will hear the entrepreneurs reflect and who knows, you may experience some lightbulb moments yourself.   Brought to you by the team at C2C Organizational Development, a firm that supports companies in bringing people and strategy together. (Notice how we have put the word people before strategy - sometimes the details are in the smallest of all things).   Enjoy listening to our podcast!

  1. 12/25/2025

    Episode 24: Best of Resilience with Dhruti Shah | 2025

    This episode is a curated reflection on some of the most powerful conversations from Resilience with Dhruti Shah in 2025. Across the year, we spoke to athletes, founders, leaders, and changemakers about pressure, recovery, identity, purpose, and the internal choices that shape how we respond when things don’t go as planned. Rather than revisiting entire episodes, this wrap brings together specific moments that captured the essence of those conversations, moments that offered clarity, challenged assumptions, or quietly reframed what resilience really looks like. Each segment in this episode represents a different lens on resilience:  vision and foresight, holding belief during uncertainty, recognizing burnout before it takes over, building conscious responses under pressure, and finding strength through authenticity and self-expression. If any of these moments resonate with you, the full conversations are linked below. Each episode goes deeper into the context, experiences, and insights behind the clip you hear in this wrap. Featured episodes from 2025: Rachel Shetty — On vision, mentorship, and cultivating resilience through solution-first thinking  Rahul Chandra — On entrepreneurship, stress, and balancing long-term purpose with immediate reality  Rachel — On burnout, recovery, and understanding resilience as a state that needs ongoing care  Manish Arneja — On internal capacity, conscious leadership, and choosing response over reaction  Jingjin Liu — On authenticity, empowerment, and building resilience by speaking up for oneself   This wrap is an invitation to pause, reflect, and revisit conversations that may offer new meaning depending on where you are right now.  Send us Fan Mail Write to us at podcast@c2cod.com and tell us what you thought about this episode.  Brought to you by the team at C2C Organizational Development, a firm that supports companies in bringing people and strategy together.

    25 min
  2. Episode 18: Tightrope to the Moon with Rahul Chandra: The Founder’s Inner Game & Lessons from Arkam Ventures

    06/05/2025

    Episode 18: Tightrope to the Moon with Rahul Chandra: The Founder’s Inner Game & Lessons from Arkam Ventures

    What does it really take to build—and back—category-defining startups in India’s chaotic, high-stakes ecosystem? In this episode of Resilience with Dhruti Shah, we sit down with Rahul Chandra, Co-founder & Managing Director of Arkam Ventures and one of India’s most respected venture capitalists. Rahul takes us behind the scenes of the founder’s journey, where resilience isn’t optional, conviction must be unshakable, and mastering the switch between a telescope and a microscope is the ultimate entrepreneurial skill. We explore: How childhood experiences shape decision-making in high-pressure situationsWhat separates mega founders from the restEmotional endurance, risk appetite, and learning from early failuresThe themes from his latest book Tightrope to the Moon, a deep dive into the psychology and reality of startup successWith stories that are raw, insightful, and often surprising, Rahul opens a rare window into the world of venture capital, founder mindset, and the dance between dream and discipline.  Listen in for a conversation that’s part strategy, part soul-searching and all heart. Rahul's Books:  The Moonshot Game (2019) Tightrope to the Moon (2024) Connect with Dhruti on LinkedIn  Let us know how you enjoyed this conversation!  Send us Fan Mail Write to us at podcast@c2cod.com and tell us what you thought about this episode.  Brought to you by the team at C2C Organizational Development, a firm that supports companies in bringing people and strategy together.

    39 min

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Every month, author and speaker, Dhruti Shah, Director at C2C-OD, shares a new story of an entrepreneur who has proven to be unstoppable by staying resilient. Success stories are great to keep you motivated, but true learning happens when you fail, stumble, reflect, and rise. Dhruti's interviews are straightforward, conversational, and unpretentious. If you listen closely, you will hear the entrepreneurs reflect and who knows, you may experience some lightbulb moments yourself.   Brought to you by the team at C2C Organizational Development, a firm that supports companies in bringing people and strategy together. (Notice how we have put the word people before strategy - sometimes the details are in the smallest of all things).   Enjoy listening to our podcast!