Stories with Rusty Podcast

Vedant Kaushik
Stories with Rusty Podcast

Stories with Rusty is a podcast series about life, perspectives and stories that I gather from all the incredible people around me. An anthology of stories that will move, inspire, and aspire you. Curated by Vedant Kaushik; find him anywhere under the alias Vedant Rusty.

  1. AUG 9

    SECTETS To Starting Global Business From India, Chinese Products, Food Trucks & More

    Abhijeet Joshi, founder  @chubbytrader9548  shares his unique business ideas that facilitate anyone and everyone to start a successful business from anywhere in the world. He shares stories of his startups in India, including a dream of many, a food truck business, his evolution from working in a job to starting his own business and much more. Watch till the end to learn more about how you can take the leap and run your own business!#exportimport #chineseproducts #chubbytrader #storieswithrusty __ In this episode: 0:00 // Intro 2:20 // What is ChubbyTrader? 4:23 // Reason behind the name "ChubbyTrader" 5:18 // Some examples of products 7:18 // Strange products of different countries 8:59 // More information about the platform 11:02 // ChubbyTrader doesn't ask from customer's profit 11:26 // How ChubbyTrader is different from other Amazon and other platforms 13:32 // Bulk orders from Ali-Baba 14:47 // ChubbyTrader only provide products 15:20 // Ways to reach manufacturers 17:41 // Idea behind building this structure 18:40 // Vedant's COVID situation in London 19:03 // Back to the idea 20:55 // Chinese manufacturers 21:48 // How manufacturers discover ChubbyTrader 24:12 // Simple registration process 28:05 // What are manufacturers looking for? 29:44 // ChubbyTrader's content on social media 31:10 // How did this develop? 32:54 // Food Truck business story (1st Business) 40:08 // 2nd business story 42:08 // How creators can use ChubbyTrader for business 45:38 // Role of ChubbyTrader in trust building 49:31 // ChubbyTrader's Team 51:24 // Indian V/S Other countries manufacturers 54:16 // Next 5 year goals for ChubbyTrader 56:18 // How does ChubbyTrader make a profit? 57:58 // Plans to get more traders 1:02:10 // Satisfied with the progress of the platform? 1:03:59 // Vedant got Déjà vu 1:04:28 // Adding points 1:06:10 // Wrapping-up __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories

    1h 7m
  2. Ab Ki Baar Kiski Sarkaar? ft. ShamSharmaShow

    FEB 23

    Ab Ki Baar Kiski Sarkaar? ft. ShamSharmaShow

    Indian politics has seen it all. Terrifying riots to shining moments that the entire world comes together to celebrate. Join Vedant Rusty and Sham Sharma as they deep dive into Indian politics, its current standing in the world, what to expect in the current election, and many other interesting aspects in today’s edition of Stories with Rusty. A must podcast for today’s youth. Don’t miss a single minute of it if you wish to learn things beyond conventional modes. Timestamps: 00:00 // Intro 01:28 // Sham and Vedant ke morning diaries 2:40 // Sham why on creating content 3:41 // Mummy se pitai and parents reaction when Sham chose Youtube 5:01 // Economics and sales 7:25 // Transition toward YouTube and college elections 8:10 // Delhi University political experience 13:38 // Life after DU 15:03 // Research behind the content creation 16:20 // Story behind Sham’s cap 16:48 // How Sham keeps a tab on what’s happening in India despite not living 20:20 // Sham’s opinion on people with a huge political viewpoint 21:25 // When did Youtube happen? 22:55 // Eureka moment for Sham 24:45 // What changed with the surge of BJP in 2014? 31:15 // US elections atmosphere 34:45 // How does the Indian election look for Sham? 35:30 // What exactly is the opposition thinking? 38:30 // Sham's thoughts about Bihar 40:25 // Development of Politics in India 42:30 // Success behind BJP 45:27 // Differentiating ideology from realism 47:01 // Sham’s experience on leading a quiet life 50:20 // Sham’s content strategy 53:40 // Opinion on Indian media 56:48 // Why Vedant thinks football will overtake cricket in India? 1:00:18 // MMA powerhouse in India and Sham’s interest in it 1:05:10 // What else will be changing in India in the next 5 years? 1:12:40 // Dealing with the overwhelming responsibility of spreading the correct information 1:14:00 // Sham’s suggestion on finding the correct source of learning 1:15:40 // Scope for improvement as elections draw near 1:18:40 // Political spectrum of opinion 1:28:45 // Ethnicity coexisting around the world & UPI 1:34:56 // Future of India 1:38:10 // BJP future beyond Modi Ji 1:41:30 // A takeaway we all must carry 1:43:15 // Vedant’s hypothesis on what is to come 1:45:21 // Is Sham planning to relocate back? 1:46:10 // Wrap up _ _ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories

    1h 47m
  3. Shreya Priyam Roy LOVES Cringe Reality TV, History, IAS Boys & More

    FEB 16

    Shreya Priyam Roy LOVES Cringe Reality TV, History, IAS Boys & More

    Shreya Priyam Roy opens up with hilarious stories about stand-up comedy, UPSC, Bihar, Delhi life, and a lot more. #storieswithrusty #standupcomedy #vedantrusty __ In this episode: 00:00 // Intro 1:11 // Oliver twist, literature, and anya kahaniya 3:08 // Bihar stereotypes that Shreya carried from Patna 3:57 // Paise kaha gawaiye? 5:24 // Vedant’s college day 7:00 // 200 real currency dilemma 7:45 // Going abroad and currency experience 8:41 // Shreya college experience post 50 hazaar 9:48 // IAS aur jaan pehchan 10:23 // Is Shreya getting blackmailed for comedy? 11:05 // 12th fail ka reaction? 11:30 // UPSC aspirants and art role in society 13:18 // Comedy ka keeda 13:54 // Why study history? 15:06 // English and Shakespeare 15:51 // Shreya’s first open mic experience & IIT Kanpur 21:38 // Being on stage ka nasha 22:55 // Vedant's experience with theatre stage 25:10 // What’s more exciting? Small crowd or huge crowd or comicstan 27:22 // Tours experience and excitement 33:03 // Shreya’s extended characters 35:40 // Ab bus yehi karna hai to comicstan 40:25 // Middleditch &Schwartz 41:10 // Accent ka sach 43:25 // Comics & Community 44:30 // Blinkit experience for Vedant and Shreya 46:50 // Shreya ke shauks 49:10 // Hierarchy in comedy space 51:35 // Difference between Delhi and Gurgaon clubs 52:35 // Censorship and OTT comedy 54:15 // How Shreya prepares for different open mics 56:29 // Why mockumentary? 1:00:00 // How to deal with creative blocks? 1:03:33 // What shifts Shreya brought in her shows? 1:05:15 // Online content creation challenges 1:06:25 // Nostalgia, gratitude and what’s next 1:11:15 // Toxic comments and how Vedant and Shreya deal with it 1:13:13 // Temptation Island and Tv 1:17:10 // Youtube and content 1:19:41 // Premium subscription addiction 1:21:09 // Shreya and Big Boss 1:23:37 // Theatre and Mumbai trip 1:27:16 // Art and food 1:34:05 // Shreya’s travelling plans 1:34:24 // Topic selection for female comedians 1:41:00 // Enjoying fun content 1:41:38 // What Shreya do for fun? 1:42:51 // Ancient India and Harappan culture 1:45:25 // Quora, Reddit and Bollywood gossip 1:46:55 // How does Shreya deal with rude people? 1:47:07 // Hosting dinners and parties 1:49:10 // Freedom vs health 1:51:40 // Birthday on 1st January 1:54:56 // Award and Reality shows 1:57:19 // Competition of stand-up show 1:57: 42 // Wrap up and Pav Bhaji __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories

    1h 59m
  4. Shri Ram Mandir Ban Gaya, Ab Kya? 🤔

    JAN 19

    Shri Ram Mandir Ban Gaya, Ab Kya? 🤔

    Ever wondered how an atheist turns into a believer? In today’s edition of stories with Rusty, join Vedant as he shares a deep conversation with Aditya Nath Jha about faith, Hinduism, and the significance of the Ram Mandir for modern Hindus. Tune in for an insightful conversation on: - From atheism to bhakti: Aditya's personal journey of finding faith and the challenges he faced along the way. - The true meaning of Ram Mandir: Explore the cultural and spiritual significance of this historic temple. - The perception of Hinduism and much more. This conversation will leave you questioning everything you thought you knew about religion and spirituality. So, don’t miss out on a single minute and listen to this till the end! #rammandir #hinduism #storieswithrusty __ In this episode: 0:00 - Intro 1:40 - Chaupai on everything is predestined 2:40 - Vedant’s perspective on religion and bhakti bhaw 3:20 - Context behind the conversation - the magnificence of Ram Mandir 5:41 - Upbringing of Aditya 6:31 - Transition from an Atheist to a Believer 13:30 - Objective vs understanding reality clash 14:14 - Hinduism difference from other religions 16:10 - Atheist relation to cognitive dissonance 17:25 - Ram Mandir Pran Pratistha’s significance 19:02 - 2D universe example with Bhog concept 24:00 - What drives modern Hindus away from faith? 25:03 - Cultural significance of the event 26:27 - What lies beyond materialistic life? 29:30 - Except for Tulsidas’s life; what led to him translating Ramcharitmanas 31:03 - Difference between the Western narrative on Hindu granth vs Indian mindset 35:31 - Learning from source and its depiction in modern media 37:40 - Sanatan Dharma on Universe creation 38:25 - Concept of Hiranyagarbh 40:52 - Aditya’s thought on non-vegetarians eating veg on Tuesday & Saturday 41:50 - Rituals categorizations in Upanishad and Naam Jaap 44:18 - Modern thought process on Hinduism and Maya Jaal 48:05 - Final state of bhakti 49:10 - Need of a proper guide 50:50 - Spiritual learning for busy people 52:32 - Applying mortal laws on a supreme being 56:22 - Different facets of life 59:43 - Bringing discipline in spiritual journey 1:00:05 - Wrapping up and takeaways __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories

    1h 2m
  5. JAN 12

    22 Year Old DROPOUT Drives Mercedes, Teaches Astrology, Plays PUBG & Shares HILARIOUS Stories!!!

    In this episode, Riya Upreti ( @riyaupreti ) shares her rapid business success story and some childhood moments like not remembering her first “boyfriend”. Riya Upreti is a young entrepreneur and Instagram influencer known for her work in the field of psychology. At 22 years old, she has made significant strides in her career. She founded Fobet in May 2020 with the mission of offering top-quality educational courses on psychology and providing assistance for individuals of all ages facing personal and psychological challenges. Her platform, Fobet, is unique in its approach to psychology education, offering courses in clinical, counselling, child psychology, and face reading. Riya shares different stories of her life and what she has learned from them. How she used to eat meat and now she does not like it anymore, her problems wearing sarees and living with different relatives growing up. She also shares stories and lessons around schooling, UPSC, peers, judgement, college life, ultra rich people, her obsession with driving cars, depression, empathy, trolls, growth, business, entrepreneurship, wealth, hotels, peace, future plans, women in podcasting, money, being in nature, her love for cooking and specially PUBG. We guarantee that this will be one of the most insightful podcast that you’ll ever watch revolving around Riya’s thought process and how she steers her life. So watch it till the end. Like the video and subscribe to the channel for more amazing guests. __ In this video: Intro // 00:00 Problems w/ saree // 01:30 Who takes 19 yo seriously? // 02:40 Change in perception // 04:15 Saree and confidence // 05:45 Uttarakhand, Pahad, and upbringing // 07:28 US, Schooling, First Boyfriend // 10:20 Doctorate, Relatives, NEET // 15:25 Psychology, College, Ultra Rich // 17:40 Tuitions, Trips, Money // 21:20 UPSC, The Beginning, Judging People // 24:30 Learning from people and experiences // 30:30 Peers, Success, Mindset // 33:20 Support, Routine, Cars // 34:50 Growth, Business, College // 39:30 Astrology and Family // 46:15 Laziness, Content and Entrepreneurship // 53:00 Trolls, Empathy, Depression // 58:46 Wealth and Health // 1:03:10 Hotels, PUBG, Peace // 1:08:30 Future Plans, Women in Content // 1:13:35 How to podcast, Authenticity // 1:20:00 Riya’s content quality and team // 1:26:50 Business lessons and team management // 1:30:30 Cooking, Nonveg or Veg? // 1:38:00 Slowing down and figuring out who is fake // 1:40:37 A creator’s life, perception // 1:44:00 __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories

    1h 47m
  6. Why Stock Market Is NOT For Everyone! | w/ Danny (CBO @SHAREKHAN )

    JAN 5

    Why Stock Market Is NOT For Everyone! | w/ Danny (CBO @SHAREKHAN )

    This is Danny Nathani, Chief Brand Officer at Sharekhan, with over 15 years of experience working in both, Brand Planning and Account Management across businesses and industries, he shares business and marketing insights never shared before. He is one of the few who has done both account management and brand planning roles in his agency tenure. For the past 6 years he has been heading the brand at Sharekhan and is proud to have rolled out a new campaign called #TohMarketMeinMatAa A guy who believes that building a brand is the best moat any business can have - is here to chat with us about his campaign and all his views on marketing in today’s hyper messaging-volume era. In this episode he shares remarkable marketing and branding advice that entrepreneurs can follow and achieve great success. Hope you like the conversation just as much as we did. Leave us a like, subscribe to the channel, and comment who we should bring next. __ In this episode: Intro // 00:00 Impact of Content Creators in Finance // 1:35 Marketing Challenges and Compliance // 4:05 Sherkhan's Core Values and History // 7:13 Experimentation in Marketing //11:03 The Truth Campaign // 12:07 Influencer Engagement and Campaign Intent // 14:07 Hard-Hitting Approach and Brand Perception // 15:01 Customer Reception and Comments // 17:21 Market Penetration and User Behavior // 18:21 Factors for Successful Trading //26:54 Personal Background and Work History of Danny // 30:00 Danny’s Early Career and Learning // 31:27 Decision to Enter Marketing // 36:11 Marketing Career and Brand Building // 40:28 Changes in Marketing Over Time // 42:26 Avoiding Mistakes in Marketing // 43:00 Understanding Truth and Self-Reflection // 43:47 Disruption in Advertising Agencies // 45:02 Importance of Depth in Agency Models // 48:09 Campaign Planning and Execution // 49:00 Transactional vs. Emotional Campaigns // 49:14 Consideration of Media Budgets // 50:35 Relatability of Stories in Advertising // 51:15 Depth in Understanding Products // 51:48 Innovate advertising approaches // 52:23 Investment Strategies and Stock Management // 54:11 Innovation in Product Launch // 55:10 Brand Campaign challenges // 56:04 Creative Design and Media Strategy // 57:13 Importance of decision-making in Marketing // 58:15 Data vs. Gut // 1:03:59 Media Strategy for Campaigns // 1:04:39 Analyzing Brand Campaigns // 1:06:25 Impact of Brand Campaign on Audience Perception // 1:09:30 Future of Sher Khan // 1:10:30 Addressing Casual Traders // 1:12:22 Market Education for Newcomers // 1:13:26 Closing Remarks // 1:14:41 __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories

    1h 16m
  7. Jagriti Pahwa on Girls Hostel Stories, Desi Aunties, Small Town Drama & More!

    JAN 4

    Jagriti Pahwa on Girls Hostel Stories, Desi Aunties, Small Town Drama & More!

    Jagriti Pahwa is known for her comedy videos and Instagram reels, but today she gives us a glimpse of how she thinks about her content and life. From stories around a crazy college where girls weren’t allowed to leave the building because there was a boys hostel in front of it to a special trick she uses to increase interaction and comments. Promise, it gets more and more intense and serious so we recommend you watch it till the end. The conversation includes college life, library lessons, sexism, content strategy, entrepreneurship, cars, short form content vs long form content, existential crisis, becoming Pakistan’s crush, crazy Goa stories, marriage, finding the right partner and believing in God. Jagriti has shared with us a side of her most don’t know online… so make sure you watch it till the end! In this episode: Intro // 00:00 Youngsters are better at THIS // 01:30 Social media usage and guilt // 03:00 What is it like leaving home? // 05:00 Crazy hostel story // 07:00 What does library teach you? // 14:00 Colleges are so strict! // 16:40 Girls and boys cant talk? (sexism?) // 21:25 How does leaving college feel? // 24:15 Numbers MATTER! // 27:20 Advantages of daru friends // 29:25 Dealing w/ hate online/offline // 32:25 Becoming Pakistan’s Crush // 36:35 YouTube vs Instagram // 40:20 Celebrating 5 million subs // 46:45 What do your friends think about you? // 49:00 Relating w/ other content creators // 50:15 Short form vs long form // 54:45 Not having creator friends // 59:00 What’s Jagriti life like? // 59:30 What’s her work like? // 1:04:00 First brand deal // 1:07:25 Crazy Goa story // 1:11:15 Life as a performer // 1:15:30 Trick to ace exams (don’t do it) // 1:20:20 Experience in BioTech // 1:20:45 Relationship w/ Family // 1:25:00 How’s Fatehbad? // 1:28:30 Shadi and finding the right person // 1:29:45 Hobbies // 1:37:00 Cooking is Therapy // 1:38:20 Guilts in life // 1:41:15 Gifting yourself is imp // 1:42:30 Getting into business // 1:45:45 Future plans // 1:47:15 Automations and offloading work // 1:49:10 Do you believe in God? // 1:52:00 Competition is good? // 1:54:25 Problems w/ Brands // 1:56:30 Slowing down // 1:57:10 __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories

    2h 1m
  8. SECRETS To a Happy Corporate Life REVEALED (Ex WhatsApp Head)

    12/15/2023

    SECRETS To a Happy Corporate Life REVEALED (Ex WhatsApp Head)

    In this episode, Pragya Misra ( @PragyaanPodcast ) shares her insights on managing a corporate life as well as being a content creator. Her views are interesting in a way that nobody from either of the areas can fully grasp the depth of it. It will take someone with experiences of both the worlds to fully grasp her insights. Pragya talks about how to deal with envy as content creators, adaptability as a life trait, why corporate life wasn’t enough for her, people from small town having more hunger, getting into golf, extracting life lessons from politics, millennials, burnout, how to manage teams, why trollers cannot troll in real life, dealing with hatred etc. She also shares a wholesome story and her deep insights on meditation as a way of life, how meditation can help you move forward in life, and much more. We hope you enjoy this conversation as much as we did. Check our Pragya’s work at (page link) and while you’re at it…. subscribe to our podcast to listen to more insightful guests and let us know in the comments who you’d like to see next. #podcasthindi #storieswithrusty #golf #entrepreneur #meditation #womenintech #meta #instagram #genz #business __ In this video: Intro // 00:00 Balancing Truecaller and Content Creation // 01:15 Experience at Meta and WhatsApp // 03:05 What does your audience really want? // 04:45 Pragya’s wholesome story // 06:05 The team behind Pragya // 08:30 How did she get into Content? // 12:30 Knowing Aman // 17:30 Is Instagram really toxic? // 19:15 How do you deal with envy? // 21:30 Getting into golf // 24:10 Adaptability as a trait // 28:05 Corporate life is bad. Or not? // 30:10 Politics in corporate is a learning // 35:25 Small towns have more hunger // 37:30 Millennials are better than GenZ at this // 40:15 How vedant and pragya hire // 42:15 Is burnout really good for you? // 45:55 How to delegate? // 48:45 Impatience, getting too rich too soon? // 52:45 Managing different mindsets // 58:15 How genz kids use social media // 01:00:30 Learning from social media hatred // 01:03:15 Can trollers troll in real life? (empathy) // 01:06:55 Meditation and therapy // 01:08:10 Vedant’s new philosophy // 01:11:25 Dopamine and WhatsApp forwards // 01:14:15 Meditation is hard until it isn’t // 01:15:55 Being a rebel in your teens // 01:18:35 Mental clarity through meditation // 01:20:10 Abundance through meditation // 01:31:00 Parting words // 01:33:15 __ // Let's Connect If you're the Instagram type, https://instagram.com/storieswithrusty If you're the Twitter type, https://twitter.com/rustystories

    1h 35m
4.5
out of 5
4 Ratings

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Stories with Rusty is a podcast series about life, perspectives and stories that I gather from all the incredible people around me. An anthology of stories that will move, inspire, and aspire you. Curated by Vedant Kaushik; find him anywhere under the alias Vedant Rusty.

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