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RISEUP@work is a dynamic program hosted by Dr. Deepak Bhootra, that explores how real professionals grow, lead, and create impact in today’s fast-changing workplace. Through honest stories and real-world experiences, the show highlights the challenges, decisions, and turning points that shape modern careers. Each episode delivers practical strategies and actionable insights that viewers can apply immediately—whether they are building their path, leading teams, or navigating change. More than just advice, RISEUP@work sparks meaningful conversations that inspire long-term growth, reflection, and leadership at every stage of a career.

  1. Aug 27 ·  Video

    RISEUP@work (Aired 08-26-26) Career Reinvention: How to Rebuild Confidence and Create Your Own Path

    In this episode of RISEUP@work, host Dr. Deepak Bhuthra sits down with Anya Fileva, founder and creator of Claw and Paw Apparel, to explore what career reinvention really looks like when professional success no longer feels aligned with who you are. Drawing from her journey from Ukraine, corporate life, fashion design, and entrepreneurship, Anya shares how she stopped climbing someone else’s ladder and began building a path rooted in creativity, identity, and personal fulfillment. Chapters (00:00:00) - Rise Up At Work(00:02:25) - What is the single point that shaped your life?(00:03:53) - In the Elevator With Rachel(00:06:26) - Anya Mukhtar's(00:07:10) - The Colorist on Her Pets(00:09:59) - Katie on Starting Over(00:11:45) - Rise Up at Work(00:12:31) - Anya's Claw and Paw(00:15:21) - T-Shirt(00:17:06) - How do you keep your customers happy?(00:19:10) - Deepak On AI's Impact On His Profession(00:21:52) - Rising Up at Work(00:23:42) - Deepak Bhutra on Anya Filewa(00:24:39) - How to Overcome Self-Doubt(00:29:26) - In the Elevator With Rich People(00:31:38) - Doug Baldwin on Women's Confidence(00:33:04) - What's That One Mantra for Real Success?(00:35:21) - Rising Up at Work(00:36:03) - Anya's journey to success(00:36:36) - What Is Confidence?(00:36:47) - What was the first biggest surprise you got as a founder entrepreneur?(00:39:03) - What Advice Would 21 Year Old Anya Have For Her Life?(00:41:04) - What would you tell a 21 year old about his or her life(00:42:23) - Have You Got What it Takes to Start a Business?(00:44:25) - Cats and Dogs: The New Fashion(00:45:56) - Where Can People Find Claw & Paw Code?(00:47:36) - Anya's Entrepreneur Talk

    RISEUP@work (Aired 08-26-26) Career Reinvention: How to Rebuild Confidence and Create Your Own Path

  2. Aug 12 ·  Video

    RISEUP@work (Aired 08-12-26) B2B Client Acquisition: How to Build a Predictable Growth System

    In this episode of RISEUP@work, host Dr. Deepak Bhoothra sits down with Sabrina Kinckle, growth systems consultant, to uncover why talented professionals and B2B firms often struggle with unpredictable client acquisition and what it takes to build a consistent growth engine.

    RISEUP@work (Aired 08-12-26) B2B Client Acquisition: How to Build a Predictable Growth System

  3. Aug 6 ·  Video

    RISEUP@work (Aired 07-15-26) Workplace Mental Health: What Every Leader Needs to Know

    In this episode of RISEUP@work, host Dr. Deepak Bhuthra welcomes Michelle Coates, occupational therapist and founder of Blue Balance, to discuss why workplace mental health, employee wellbeing, and disability management are essential leadership responsibilities not just HR initiatives. Together, they explore how healthier workplaces lead to stronger teams, higher productivity, and better business outcomes.

    RISEUP@work (Aired 07-15-26) Workplace Mental Health: What Every Leader Needs to Know

  4. Jul 8 ·  Video

    RISEUP@work (Aired 07-08-26) Future Leaders Start Early: The Skills AI Can’t Replace

    In this episode of RISEUP@work, host Dr. Deepak Bhuthra welcomes Khayang Gagiano, author, educator, and talent transformation expert, for an eye-opening conversation about where successful careers really begin. Challenging the belief that professional development starts in adulthood, Khayang explains how the foundations of leadership, resilience, creativity, communication, and emotional intelligence are built during the earliest years of life.

    RISEUP@work (Aired 07-08-26) Future Leaders Start Early: The Skills AI Can’t Replace

  5. Jul 1 ·  Video

    RISEUP@work (Aired 07-01-26) The AI Workplace Shift: Why Trust, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Matter More Than Ever

    in this episode of RISEUP@work, host Dr. Deepak Bhootra welcomes Paula Quincey, CEO of Engaged Humans and relationship intelligence expert, for a powerful conversation about the one competitive advantage technology can’t replace: human connection. As AI, hybrid work, and constant change reshape the modern workplace, Paula explains why trust, emotional intelligence, psychological safety, and healthy conflict are becoming essential leadership skills. Chapters (00:00:00) - Rising Up at Work With Paula Quincy(00:01:03) - Bring the Human Back into the Workplace(00:01:55) - Paul and the Workplace Relationships(00:04:51) - What is Relationship Intelligence?(00:06:22) - Building Trust in the Workplace(00:11:00) - Relationship Challenges at Work(00:12:15) - Rising Up With Paula Quincy(00:12:38) - Why Do People See Conflict as a Negative?(00:18:34) - In the Elevator With Conflict(00:21:40) - The Need to Call Out Traitors(00:23:28) - 21 Year olds Starting the Workforce(00:24:11) - Rising Up at Work(00:26:40) - Paula on Psychological Safety(00:30:09) - Mental Well-Being in the Workplace(00:34:58) - Rising Up at Work(00:36:30) - Rise Up at Work(00:36:59) - What It Means to Be Successful, Not Just Survive(00:37:30) - Thinking About Well-Being at Work(00:38:49) - How to Talk to Yourself When You're a 21 Year Old(00:44:03) - The Crisis of Sales Personal Safety(00:45:04) - The Secret to a Flooding Workplace(00:47:36) - Deepak Bhutra

    RISEUP@work (Aired 07-01-26) The AI Workplace Shift: Why Trust, Emotional Intelligence, and Leadership Matter More Than Ever

  6. May 14 ·  Video

    RISEUP@work (Aired 05-13-26) Confidence is built before careers begin: why communication, self-worth, and emotional intelligence shape future leaders

    In this episode of RISEUP@work, host Dr. Deepak Bhootra sits down with Jasmine Davis, founder and CEO of Pretty Talk LLC, to explore why leadership development must begin long before young people enter the workforce. Drawing from her experience in juvenile justice, youth mentorship, and character development, Jasmine shares how confidence, communication, empathy, and emotional intelligence are becoming the true power skills of the modern workplace.

    RISEUP@work (Aired 05-13-26) Confidence is built before careers begin: why communication, self-worth, and emotional intelligence shape future leaders

  7. Apr 29 ·  Video

    RISEUP@work (Aired 04-29-26) Sales isn’t luck it’s a system: why founders fail to scale and how to build a real revenue engine

    In this episode of RISEUP@work, host Dr. Deepak Bhootra sits down with Gearoid Cox founder of Sales Pipeline to break down why most founders struggle to scale revenue and what it actually takes to build a predictable sales engine. Drawing from his experience in enterprise sales and entrepreneurship, Gearoid reveals the biggest mistake leaders make: relying on hustle instead of building structured, repeatable systems. Chapters (00:00:00) - Rising Up at Work With Deepak Bhutra(00:00:33) - Girod on Growth(00:00:51) - What Does Sales Pipeline Do Today?(00:01:36) - In the Elevator With Entrepreneurs(00:02:00) - What Do Business Leaders Get It Wrong When They Build a Sales Engine(00:03:32) - What to Do About Sales When the Company's On Fire?(00:05:25) - How to fix a sales culture(00:06:33) - WSJD Live: The System of Solutions(00:10:55) - The Need to Grow Your Business(00:13:08) - How To Have A Real Talk With a Founder(00:16:01) - The Cost of Resilience in Sales(00:17:24) - Rise Up at Work(00:17:53) - Talking to Oliver Giroud(00:18:15) - What Does Sales Have to Teach Us About Resilience?(00:20:14) - What Makes Great Salespeople So Burnout-Free?(00:23:54) - How to become more resilient and purposeful in your career(00:26:17) - In the Elevator With Peter Garud(00:28:10) - In the Elevator With Steve Jobs(00:30:44) - What Side of You Has Entrepreneurism Revealed?(00:32:14) - How to Get Out Of the Trap of Growth(00:33:35) - What Advice Would You Give to Your 21-Year-Old Self(00:36:11) - Rising Up at Work(00:37:07) - Overwhelmed? Here's Help!(00:39:41) - In the Elevator With Steve Jobs(00:40:56) - Getting Out of the Job(00:43:21) - How to Balance Your Life(00:46:37) - Grow Cox on Why You're Complaining and How to Prevent(00:48:12) - Putin's acceptance speech

    RISEUP@work (Aired 04-29-26) Sales isn’t luck it’s a system: why founders fail to scale and how to build a real revenue engine

  8. Apr 22 ·  Video

    RISEUP@work (Aired 04-22-26) Working harder won’t close deals: the real reason opportunities stall and how to fix it

    In this episode of RISEUP@work, host Dr. Deepak Bhootra sits down with Mark Phinick, author of When Deals Go Quiet and founder of Let’s Make It Rain, to uncover why effort alone doesn’t accelerate sales success. Mark challenges traditional selling by revealing that deals don’t close through persistence alone, but through understanding how organizations actually make decisions. Chapters (00:00:00) - Rising Up At Work With Mark Finnick(00:01:01) - How to Accelerate Your Sales Career with SEO(00:01:24) - Sales Coach: Effort and Organization Goals(00:02:54) - How to Manage a Pipeline of Deals(00:10:34) - How to Rise Up at Work(00:12:06) - The 4 Conditions That Must Be Included Before a Deal Forms(00:14:53) - What to Do For New Sellers?(00:17:51) - How To Catch Weak Deals Before They Crash(00:20:34) - Marketing Champion: How to Keep the Client Excited(00:22:09) - Marketing Lessons on Enthusiasm(00:23:03) - The Challenge of Being a Champion(00:23:45) - Rising Up At Work(00:24:24) - Stop Sellying(00:28:23) - Coach vs Champion: The Business Case(00:31:39) - Does Forecast Pressure Distort Sales Development?(00:35:21) - Rising Up at Work: Segment 3(00:36:34) - What's With the Quiet Stage of Enterprise Deals?(00:40:14) - Mark Cuban: The Secret to Deal Making(00:44:18) - What Makes a Great Salesperson?(00:45:40) - In the Elevator With Mark Zuckerberg(00:46:27) - What Makes a Great Salesperson?(00:48:24) - Rise Up At Work

    RISEUP@work (Aired 04-22-26) Working harder won’t close deals: the real reason opportunities stall and how to fix it
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RISEUP@work is a dynamic program hosted by Dr. Deepak Bhootra, that explores how real professionals grow, lead, and create impact in today’s fast-changing workplace. Through honest stories and real-world experiences, the show highlights the challenges, decisions, and turning points that shape modern careers. Each episode delivers practical strategies and actionable insights that viewers can apply immediately—whether they are building their path, leading teams, or navigating change. More than just advice, RISEUP@work sparks meaningful conversations that inspire long-term growth, reflection, and leadership at every stage of a career.

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