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The Good Girls Show with Pari “The 1 thing I regret about Traitors…” Jannat Zubair on the Good Girls' Show!In this episode of The Good Girls Show, Jannat gets real with Pari about life in the spotlight - from being a child actor who “grew up too fast” to navigating the slippery slope of social media fame. She opens up about her time on The Traitors, the twist she still regrets, and the unexpected bond she formed with Apurva Makhija along the way. We talk about the double-edged sword of being the eldest daughter and being the “mature kid” in a room of adults. We discuss the power of manifestation, maturity, support systems (shoutout to her fam!), and of cours...2025-07-2537 min
Braving Business: Tales of Entrepreneurial Resilience and Courage in the Face of AdversityAdaptability, Storytelling, and Leadership: Apurva Desai’s Journey from Silicon Valley to Global ImpactIn this episode of Braving Business, we sit down with Apurva Desai, a seasoned digital technology and media executive, investor, and mentor whose career spans Silicon Valley, Asia, and the Midwest. From his early days at tech giants like Intel and Yahoo to scaling startups like Vuclip and guiding them through successful exits, Apurva’s story is one of resilience, adaptability, and innovation.Now leading Sarvian Inc., a CFO and digital transformation consultancy, and serving as a Partner at Interstate Fusion Ventures, Apurva mentors entrepreneurs, drives innovation, and bridges the gap between coastal and Midwest startups. He’s al...2025-01-1344 min
GradCast454 | Happy and Healthy in Mind, Body, and SoulThis week, Amalie Hutchinson and Anum Anjum are joined by a fellow GradCast host, Apurva Desai. A Master's student in Health Promotion here at Western, Apurva shares about the three components of health, how qualitative research methods fit his goals of connecting with people, and general wisdom to create healthy habits.
To find out more about Apurva's research journey, check out his LinkedIn profile linked here: https://ca.linkedin.com/in/apurva-desai-uwofans4285091
Recorded on March 26, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by...2024-04-0229 minGradCast448 | Bouncing Back with Mindfulness in MindThis week, GradCast hosts Amalie Hutchinson and Apurva Desai are joined by two guests: Varsha Vasudevan and Mani Ahluwalia, both studying topics in Health Promotion. We chat about holistic health, how graduate students experience resilience, and what mindfulness can do for many aspects of success in university.
Recorded on February 13, 2024
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot
2024-02-2030 min
IIFApurva, The Railway MenFilm critics Rahul Desai and Ishita Sengupta discuss the survival thriller Apurva (Disney+ Hotstar) and the YRF limited series, The Railway Men (Netflix).2023-11-2251 min
Funding MedtechEpisode 2 | Bill Manby, Founding and Managing Partner at Interstate Fusion Ventures and Apurva Desai, Venture Partner at Interstate Fusion Ventures | Venture Capital Group
In this episode, Bill Manby and Apurva Desai at Interstate Fusion Ventures and Rich Mazzola discuss the details (fund size, type, investment thesis, check size, etc.) of Interstate Fusion Ventures.
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2023-10-1832 min
Creating Conscious SerendipityThe Ai Evolution of the CFOApurva Desai is a C Suite exec/investor and an OrionCore Member, who grew up in the Midwest and then headed to Silicon Valley to work for multiple big tech companies. During that time, he built a successful career as a CFO and investor. In 2020 he moved back to Chicago where he currently helps startups to companies that are getting ready to go IPO build their Finance Functions. He's also an angel investor and partner in a Fund.
In this conversation, we talk about the impact of Ai and some of the potential impacts it can have...2023-09-241h 04GradCast433 | Four Heads are Better than One: Exploring the Complexities of Maternal Nutrition in UgandaIn this unique episode, hosts Apurva Desai and Meghan Voll interview 4 MA Students from Western’s Master of Global Health Systems: Jiaxin (Cathy) Huang, Alyssa Ramsammy, Vishva Shah, and Rachel Baran. Having completed a research practicum in Mbarara, Uganda for 2.5 months investigating the relationship between maternal and nutritional health, our guests share some insights of their journey, and obstacles Uganda faces towards improving nutritional health for women.
Recorded on September 12, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
2023-09-1929 minGradCast430 | Weird Flex but OK!This week, GradCast hosts Amalie Hutchinson and Apurva Desai are joined by Joel Seigel, a student in the master's of physical therapy program. Joel shares his experiences in the clinic and some advice for keeping your muscles healthy.
Recorded on August 29, 2023
Produced by Amalie Hutchinson
Theme song provided by https://freebeats.io/ Produced by White Hot.
2023-09-0528 min
Brosdks PodcastBrosdks 10.1 - Des(a)i BoisToday we sit down with a die hard sports fanatic and a proper football pundit Manav Desai. 10.2 shall be uploaded by next week.
Shot on 29th of August, 2020, hence transfer window discussion is limited to that.2020-08-3146 min