While She Builds

Himani Kothari

While She Builds is a podcast for ambitious professionals who want to think like founders and take ownership of their careers, inside or outside corporate. Hosted by Himani, each episode features real conversations, practical frameworks, and honest insights from founders and operators building something of their own.

Episodes

  1. What No One Tells You About Building a Global Company at 22

    MAY 7

    What No One Tells You About Building a Global Company at 22

    What if the system you trusted failed you, and building your own became the only option? At 22, Krish Bajaj turned the chaos of international student migration into a company, leading teams older than him and making decisions without a playbook. This conversation is about ownership, signal vs noise, and building before you feel ready. In this episode, we cover: Why international student mobility is structurally brokenHow founders often misunderstand the real problemLeading teams that are older and more experiencedSignal vs noise as a decision-making filterWhy boredom and “doing nothing” unlock clarityHow habits and identity shape resilienceA practical framework to validate ideas early Chapters (00:00) Intro (01:03) What Roam Does and Why It Exists (06:24) Why Student Migration Is Broken (08:29) The $500 Billion Market Nobody Talks About (13:13) The Hidden Cost Of Moving Abroad Alone (15:32) Leading A Team Older Than You (17:02) How To Make Experienced People Want To Follow You (20:19) Signal vs Noise: How To Filter Ideas That Actually Work (23:31) How To Manage Ideas Across A Team (27:20) Pattern Recognition and Storytelling As Founder Skills (29:59) Why Boredom Is A Superpower For Builders (33:29) Solving Problems In Your Sleep (35:12) Neuroscience, Habits and Keeping Your Head Straight (38:26) How To Validate An Idea By Talking To Real People (40:26) Go To Ground Zero With Your Customer (42:14) Final Advice: Find Your Interest and Let It Compound (43:21) Closing Thoughts Connect with the guest: Krish Bajaj Follow While She Builds: 🎧 Spotify: While She Builds 📺 YouTube: @whileshebuilds 📍 Host: Himani Kothari: LinkedIn & Instagram @himanik13

    44 min
  2. Building Before You're Ready: A Founder's Guide to Leading With Less Certainty

    APR 14

    Building Before You're Ready: A Founder's Guide to Leading With Less Certainty

    Building does not always start with confidence. Sometimes it starts with energy, curiosity, and a willingness to test before you feel ready. In this episode, Karan Kapoor shares how he thinks about risk, momentum, and taking action without waiting for perfect clarity, and why starting small often tells you more than overthinking ever will. Karan Kapoor is the Founder of Vividh. In this conversation, Karan talks about early stage decision making, testing ideas through action, and how momentum is built by moving before certainty arrives. In this episode, we cover: Why confidence often comes after actionHow to think about risk in the early stagesUsing energy and curiosity as signalsAvoiding paralysis through overplanningWhy small experiments matter more than big intentionsLearning through movement rather than theory Chapters (00:00) Intro(02:21) Why Success Still Feels Empty(05:40) The Moment You Realise This Isn’t Enough(09:12) The Problem With Following The Right Path(13:55) Why We Ignore Our Gut Instinct(18:30) How To Start While Working Full-Time(23:48) Why Playing Safe Is Risky(29:10) What It Takes To Reinvent Yourself(34:52) Stability vs Ambition Trade-Off(40:15) The Identity Shift That Comes With Growth(47:05) How To Start Before You’re Ready One idea to try this week Set a 30 minute decision timer. Pick one decision you have been thinking about for more than a week. Set a timer for 30 minutes. Use that time to write down: what you knowwhat you do not knowwhat would change if you delayed it another monthWhen the timer ends, decide with the information you have. No more research and waiting. Connect with the guest: Karan Kapoor Follow While She Builds: 🎧 Spotify: While She Builds 📺 YouTube: @whileshebuilds 📍 Host: Himani Kothari: LinkedIn & Instagram @himanik13

    53 min
  3. From Corporate to Freelance: Building a Portfolio Career Without Burning Out

    MAR 17

    From Corporate to Freelance: Building a Portfolio Career Without Burning Out

    What do you do when the safest career move is not the right one? In this episode, Henry Wandsworth shares how being offered a role at Number 10 Downing Street forced him to rethink success, walk away from certainty, and build How Social on his own terms. This conversation explores choosing alignment, trusting your timing, and building something sustainable without burning out. In this episode, we cover: Why the safest option is not always the right oneThe decision to walk away from a role at Number 10Moving from corporate structure into self employmentHow Henry built How Social step by stepThe emotional reality of choosing independenceWhat early stage founders misunderstand aboufreedom and stabilityBuilding a business that fits your life, not theother way around Chapters (00:00) Intro (02:44) How Henry Built His Career From Scratch (07:42) The Moment He Knew Freelance Was Next (10:56) Career Milestones That Changed Everything (13:08) The 20 Percent Rule For Personal Branding (14:08) How Henry Built His Personal Brand (19:25) Going On This Morning Live On TV (25:00) Juggling Multiple Roles Without Burning Out (28:29) How To Rest, Recharge And Say No (30:13) Skills Corporate Taught Him That Freelancing Needs (32:46) How AI Is Going To Change Social Media (33:55) Three Ways To Bulletproof Yourself Against AI (34:45) Closing Thoughts And Final Message Connect with the guest: Henry Wandsworth Follow While She Builds: 🎧 Spotify: While She Builds 📺 YouTube: @whileshebuilds 📍 Host: Himani Kothari: LinkedIn & Instagram @himanik13

    36 min
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While She Builds is a podcast for ambitious professionals who want to think like founders and take ownership of their careers, inside or outside corporate. Hosted by Himani, each episode features real conversations, practical frameworks, and honest insights from founders and operators building something of their own.

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  • Creator
    Himani Kothari
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  • Episodes
    3
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    © Himani Kothari
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