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Debunking ESG MythsMore than just a “fad”: Translating obsession into actionIn this episode, Sue Bonney, former head of ESG at KPMG, reveals the real meaning behind the corporate obsession with ESG. From transparent reporting to holistic integration, they explore the myths surrounding ESG and its impact on business growth, challenging conventional wisdom with data-driven insights. Tune in for a fresh perspective on sustainability and actionable strategies for organizations navigating the ESG landscape.IN THIS EPISODE(00:00) Is the ESG obsession just to stay ahead of regulators?(05:57) ESG in the long-term scenario(09:41) Are companies obsessed with ESG to avoid risks & penalties?(11:10) How...
2023-11-2331 min
Debunking ESG MythsUncovering Climate Risk: The dangers of overlooking the severity of climate-related risksWhat are some key strategies that businesses and financial institutions can implement to effectively mitigate and manage transition risks associated with the shift to a low-carbon economy? Join Ravi Chidambaram and Dr. Géraldine Bouveret as they discuss how climate risk extends beyond physical risks and encompasses the often-underestimated transition risks, which can have far-reaching consequences for the financial stability of our world. Gain insights into the CR360 solution, a tool that assesses the resilience of business units in transitioning to a low-carbon economy, helping them identify vulnerabilities and opportunities. Tune in now!IN TH...
2023-11-0929 min
Debunking ESG MythsTrailer: Debunking ESG MythsESG today is fraught with many complexities and contradictions. Multitudes of standards and data sources and evolving regulatory requirements make it very hard to distinguish fact from fiction. So how do you cut through the BS and get to the truth?In this show, we engage with experts and academics who are well-positioned to deconstruct ESG preconceptions and debunk them with scientifically backed data. So if you're a business leader, a knowledge seeker, or otherwise interested in the rapidly evolving space of sustainability, we believe this is the best show for you.Do subscribe, follow...
2023-11-0301 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST23 | Have Faith and You Will Succeed | Anita Soni, CognitionDon't miss our latest conversation with Anita Soni, founder of Cognition, on ShopTok! Discover how she helps children overcome cognitive challenges and excel in life. Learn the power of persistence, the importance of focusing on goals, and the role of parents in nurturing independence. Tune in now! In This Episode(00:01) Intro.(03:23) Customer Acquisition.(05:15) Issues children face.(06:28) Outlier Kids.(07:40) How to make kids outlier. (09:20) How to increase focus.(10:22) Parents over-control their kids.(12:32) Challenges.(13:43) Success(14;25) Word of mouth. (15;20) Edtech in today's world.(16:55) Monetary benefits vs growth. (18:33) A...
2023-11-0310 min
Debunking ESG MythsThe Green Bonds Revolution: Is the grass actually greener on the other side?Is the Green Bond Market Really Green? Join Ravi Chidambaram in a candid conversation with green finance expert Alexandra Tracy as they delve deep into the world of green bonds. Is it truly a game-changer for sustainability, or just another marketing gimmick? Uncover the challenges, opportunities, and potential impact of the green finance market as they separate fact from fiction in this episode of Debunking ESG Myths.IN THIS EPISODE(00:00) What is green finance?(03:14) Evolution of the market in Asia(06:29) Market skepticism around green bonds(10:30) What are some advisable reforms to get rid...
2023-09-2125 min
Debunking ESG MythsAddressing Greenwashing: Does a good ESG score equate to being a good company?In this episode of "Debunking ESG Myths", host Ravi Chidambaram dives deep into the world of greenwashing with guest expert Dr. Kim Schumacher from Kyushu University. They explore the various shades of greenwashing, from compliance and competence to financial strategies. They also discuss the essence of a "good" company, highlighting the importance of transparency and credibility as the true differentiators. As they unravel the complexities, they shed light on the evolving landscape of corporate sustainability and stakeholder expectations. Tune in now!IN THIS EPISODE(00:00) What is Greenwashing?(02:49) What Makes a Company Good?(06:38) Does a...
2023-08-1735 min
MoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT30 | Being Rich is Not the Same as Being WealthyDo you feel information overload in a world where every other person has their opinion on finances and investments? Are you also confused about which asset to buy given so many options? Meet Rajeev Prasad, an accidental investor who ended up diversifying his portfolio to include a lot of profit making assets and eventually creating wealth out of money. Discussion Points(01:42) Who is Rajeev Prasad?(03:33) Rajeev as a single parent(04:53) Rajeev does not believe in calculated risks(06:53) Who did Rajeev start his investing journey(08:50) Rajeev’s portfolio diversification(09:16) Rajeev’s opinions on Real Estate(12:50) What is the d...
2023-06-2137 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST22 | Empowering Women Professionals with Flexible Work SolutionsIn this episode we explore the story of Flexibees, a platform that is revolutionizing the way businesses hire qualified professionals and helping women professionals return to work on their own terms. We'll discuss the challenges and opportunities Shreya and co-foudners faced, the importance of communication and filtering for flexible work, and their vision for the future. Whether you're a business owner, a professional seeking flexible work solutions, or just interested in the future of work, this video is for you. Don't miss out on the insights and advice from the founders on how to build a successful startup.
2023-06-1431 min
MoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT29 | How to make Daulat in times of economic uncertaintyAre your CAs charging a hefty amount for advice on investments? Meet Varun Fatehpuria, Founder of Daulat, a wealth management app designed for Indians. Varun talks about how GenZ is impulsive when it comes to investing and ignores the two Ds of investment - Disciplined approach and Diversification. He also breaks some myths about Real Estate investments and Bitcoin. Tune in to the episode to reach your investment goals. Discussion Points(01:56) Who is Varun Fatehpuria?(03:15) How does Daulat help in uncertain economy?(05:38) Covid induced economic volatility(09:10) Panic calls from relatives during economic volatility(09:52) Psychology of investing(13:02) T...
2023-06-0732 min
AVV Founders and FriendsAV5 | Starting a Business with Your Partner and The Art of the Reverse Pitch | Kevin Hoong, Oyen InsuranceConvincing A-players to join a new company in a completely new industry may sound nearly impossible. How do you create a winning team when you have no funding? In This Episode(03:04) Getting started in pet insurance(06:14) The first three hires(07:47) Starting a business with your partner(11:45) Hiring a growth marketer(13:50) Establishing company values and ensuring new hires are aligned with them(17: 03) Blending disruptive youngsters with experienced professionals(19:43) Generating employee referrals(22:48) Hiring before funding(27:06) Setting newcomers up for success(30:43) 4 key learnings as a new manager(38:52) Staying on track amidst distractions(40:21) The art of the Reverse Pitch The...
2023-04-1143 min
AVV Founders and FriendsAV4 | ‘Self-Serve’ HR and Building a Remote-First Organisation | Jason Kan, Virtual InternshipsGetting your team to embrace the culture you want to build is challenging especially when they are remote and distributed across the world. How do you create structures and processes without making it heavy and bureaucratic?In This Episode(02:00) How Jason joined Virtual Internships(05:11) Forming the early team(08:06) Being intentional about culture (12:31) Getting newcomers to embrace the company culture(17:01) Leveraging and developing junior hires to maximise their contribution(21:54) Delegating work the right way(25:47) Setting up a distributed team for success(28:52) Socialising new hires in a remote-first environment(31:39) Making HR a ‘self-serve’ process before building out the Peopl...
2023-03-2134 min
AVV Founders and FriendsAV3 | Expanding Regionally - Hire Local and Trust the Teamhttps://www.crazytokmedia.com/POPS Worldwide is one of the few Vietnamese companies to successfully expand regionally in SEA. In this conversation, Esther dives into the crucial aspects of trust, attitude, and personal qualities and how she grew the company from a 4 person team in Vietnam to a 400 person team across 3 different countries. She reflects on finding, motivating and retaining leaders for the long term as a regional company in a highly competitive hiring market. Our GuestEsther Nguyen is a media and technology entrepreneur who founded POPS Worldwide. She has since been a pioneering f...
2023-03-0227 min
AVV Founders and FriendsAV2 | Articulating Team Values - Velocity vs. Speed | Kartick Narayan, Founder & CEO, KiloAs a first-time founder, Kartick reflects on optimising for speed, how his leadership principles have evolved, and designing a hiring process that ensures new hires are aligned with Kilo’s company values.Our GuestKartick Narayan is the Founder & CEO of Kilo, a Vietnam-based company on a mission to bring millions of traditional businesses online by connecting wholesalers, distributors, and manufacturers with retailers.In This Episode(04:00) The first hires(07:30) Developing shared values(11:00) Aiming for velocity, not speed(14:20) Screening for values(16:40) Establishing a hiring process to avoid mi...
2023-02-2233 min
AVV Founders and FriendsAV1 | How It Feels to Be an Early EmployeeHau Ly and Adrian Latortue kick off the season with a discussion about their own experiences as early employees in Vietnam-based startups. Hau discusses the growth curve and early leadership lessons while Adrian talks about the benefits of early employees and how he went about establishing a new team from scratch. In This Episode(00:30) Introduction to Hau and Adrian(02:10) Two people and a dog(04:10) Imposter syndrome(06:10) Hiring people better than you(08:15) Culture is shaped by the early employeesIf you’re an early-stage founder, an investor or otherwise interested in the startup ecosystem in Vietnam and...
2023-02-0112 min
The Token SingaporeanTS11 | Cryptocurrency and the (not so) Secretive Blue Dollar Economy of ArgentinaPablo shares his journey from not being able to open an investment account in a bank to trading in cryptocurrency full-time. He also talks about the numerous learnings he has had during his journey.A Bit About PabloPablo is a crypto industry insider and NFT trader from Argentina with an experience of over eight years in the field.Discussion Points for TS11Pablo’s entry into the crypto worldThe Blue Market of ArgentinaMainstream usage of cryptocurrency in ArgentinaThe NFT spaceTips for beginners in crypto tradingLinksFollow the show on...
2022-12-0124 min
The Token SingaporeanTS10 | Donovan Choy on Why Principles Should Come First in the NFT and Crypto SpaceDonovan Choy talks about the importance of sticking to first principles in crypto trading and the future potential that Web 3 holds. He also shares why popular speculative media articles in the realm of NFTs and crypto are like a double-edged sword.A Bit About Donovan ChoyDonovan Choy is a writer and author from Singapore who currently works at Bankless, a United States-based media publication. He produces regular articles on the topics of cryptocurrency and researches new NFT projects.Discussion Points for TS10Donovan Choy’s career historyThe intersection of popular media ar...
2022-11-1830 min
The Token SingaporeanTS9 | ChanelCoco on Tasty Toastys, transitioning to Web3 and Community-BuildingChanel shares with us how she transitioned from a regular job to Web3 and then to founding Tasty Toastys and the power of community building in the NFT space. She also shares with us her top tips for navigating the world of Web3.A Bit About ChanelChanel Lee is the founder of the Tasty Toastys NFT project, a a limited edition generative NFT collection. She is also an adjunct lecturer at LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore. Prior to her entrepreneurial venture, she held Marketing and Business Development roles at a number...
2022-11-0359 min
The Token SingaporeanTS8 | Understanding Gas FeesThe word Gas is used for so many things. It refers to a type of matter. It's used for heating and cooking in many households. We also use it as a synonym for petrol and worry when the prices go up. But what does it have to do with crypto?Discussion PointsHow to understand gas feesWhat makes them go up or downThe concept of gas limits and how they impact your transactionWhen is a gas fee too high?Gas fees as a factor in evaluating NFTsLinksFollow the show on Apple...
2022-09-2315 min
MoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT28 | How to Invest in Startups When You’re Not Yet a Millionaire | Angel InvestingAre you fascinated by the world of startups, and really dying to capture some of that unicorn magic for your own portfolio? But that's hard if you’re not a millionaire because no credible founder is going to take a few thousand rupees or a few hundred dollars. So is there a way to directly invest in a startup when you don't have a lot of money?Discussion PointsHow angel investing worksHow it differs from crowdfundingHow to find good startups to fundLegalities of small-ticket angel investingRealistic ROI and time to cash outRisks and pitfalls of...
2022-09-1636 min
The Token SingaporeanTS7 | NFT Investing StrategiesFirst people seemed to be making millions on NFTs. Now they seem to be losing their shirt. What strategies can one follow to try and build wealth via NFTs?Discussion PointsTypes of investorsStrategies for being a FlipperAdvantages of being a HolderLinksFollow the show on Apple or SpotifyView the transcript—Vnstr began her research into the crypto space in 2017. She began exploring the world of NFTs in 2021 and has never looked back since. She enjoys speaking with community members and project founders to understand the motivations behind their pr...
2022-09-0813 min
MoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT27 | How I Built Wealth Despite a Late Start | Prasenjit DasguptaCan you live a happy, financially secure life, even if you start investing only in your 30s? Or if you start so late, do you need to boost your returns with day trading derivatives or crypto? Not really. Today we talk with Prasenjit Dasgupta, who shares with us how he's built wealth despite just starting in his 30sOur Guest TodayPrasenjit Dasgupta is a graduate of IIM Calcutta and the Chief Financial Officer of Digital.ai. He started investing in his 30s and built up wealth through a combination of stock...
2022-08-2640 min
The Token SingaporeanTS6 | Five Rules to Avoid Getting ScammedThe NFT world is new and interesting and there are new things cropping up every day. It’s like the Wild West during the Gold Rush. But like the wild west, it’s also full of scamsters and people trying to con you for a quick thousand dollars or two. But fear not - there are five simple rules you can follow to safeguard yourself. Today we discuss how.Discussion PointsProtect your recovery phrase even when you have $0Don't click links other than those on official profileDon't interact with strangers on Discord or TwitterUse official plat...
2022-08-2519 min
The Token SingaporeanTS5 | How To Buy an NFT on a MarketplaceSo there's this NFT that you've been eyeing for a while and it's now at a price you might be able to afford. How do you buy it from a marketplace like OpenSea?Discussion PointsSimilarities and differences between NFT marketplaces and ecommercePopular marketplaces you could tryWhy smaller marketplaces might sometimes be a better optionInformation to consider before you buyBidding on NFTs that are not currently on saleLinksFollow the show on Apple or SpotifyView the transcript—Vnstr began her research into the crypto space in 2017. She began exploring th...
2022-08-1117 min
MoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceHena Mehta on How Money Works Differently For WomenWe talk about the importance of saving and investing, and just overall managing your finances well. But what if your specific needs aren't easily addressed with the one-size-fits-all kinds of products that you have in the market today? Women, in particular, face very specific issues around expenses, credit and disproportionate impacts of difficult situationsAbout Our GuestHena Mehta is the CEO and Co-Founder of Basis, India’s financial services destination for women. Launched in 2019, Basis helps women make financially well-informed and independent decisions by offering financial education, safe sp...
2022-08-1028 min
The Token SingaporeanTS4 | How to Mint an NFTBefore you can show off your shiny new NFT, you need to ‘mint’ it in order to bring it into existence. In this episode we will discuss how an NFT is minted and some issues and points to take noteDiscussion PointsWhere to source your new NFTPre-sale and public saleWhitelisting and how to get whitelistedThe impact of ‘gas’ pricesLeveraging NFT communitiesLinksFollow the show on Apple or SpotifyView the transcript—Vnstr began her research into the crypto space in 2017. She began exploring the world of NFTs in 2021 an...
2022-07-2814 min
The Token SingaporeanTS3 | Connecting with NFT CommunitiesNFTs can be complicated creatures. The space is always evolving and it’s not always easy to figure things out by yourself. That’s when you need to turn to others who are further along on the journey. But where do you find them?Discussion pointsThe need to join NFT communitiesWhere almost everything happens, DiscordA great project discovery tool, TwitterGo deeper into DeFi with TelegramGet lost in RedditHow not to get overwhelmedLinksFollow the show on Apple or SpotifyRead the transcript—Vnstr...
2022-07-1512 min
The Token SingaporeanTS2 | Your First Steps with CryptoWhile NFTs do intrigue many people, the steps to enter this world make it overwhelming for most. So, here we are with Vnstr who shall break it down for you so you can start investing in the cryptoworld without any further delay.Discussion Points:Setting up your walletGetting cryptocurrencySigning up for MetaMask WalletStoring passwordsLinksFollow the show on Apple or SpotifyRead the transcript—Vnstr began her research into the crypto space in 2017. She began exploring the world of NFTs in 2021 and never looked back si...
2022-06-3013 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST21 | The Realities of Being a Part-Time AuthorCan the passion and flair for creatives be a potential career option for you? Rishi Piparaiya, one of the top executives in the corporate world, is one such creative soul who dived into his passion for the written word. But he did it with planning and deep knowledge. This helped him steer clear of unpleasant surprises of the writing world and stick to the core- the fun of the writing process. If you are desirous of stepping into any creative field, this episode of ShopTok is a must-listen for you! Guest ProfileAn E...
2022-06-1735 min
The Token SingaporeanTS1 | What are NFTs and How Are They Used?NFTs! Blockchain! Millions of moolah! I’ve heard all these words but what do they mean? Also, while you’re at it, could you help me understand how can I get started? Am I too late? Can I create my own NFT? If you have similar thoughts when you hear about NFTs and the crypto world, this episode is for you!Discussion PointsWhat is Blockchain?What is a Non-fungible token?Valuing an NFTChecking the authenticity of an NFT artworkInnovative forms to create value for an NFTWhat is Staking?NFTs as deeds
2022-06-1616 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST20 | The transition from an offline to an online model of businessSolopreneurs often feel that they are limited by their business model with respect to their resources- being the sole employee with a fixed geographical presence. But with the advent of technology, transitioning from offline to online has made it seamless for these solopreneurs to make the most of their skills and resources. We have one such businesswoman with us who transitioned her teaching skills to the online model, making her offer her services to a wider audience. If you’re a solopreneur thinking of making the move from offline to online, then this ShopTok Episode is for you!...
2022-06-1028 minShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST19 | Making the Transition from Corporate Leader to ConsultantEver wondered what you’ll do once you achieve all that you want in your career? Is it then time to fade into the sunset and ease into a life of leisure? Or do you feel like you’re up for new challenges? Well, if you’re one of those for whom a single innings isn’t enough, you’ll love this episode. Arvind Sankaran, an engineering graduate from Birla Institute of Technology and Science, Pilani, and a master's degree holder from Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta, had finished his 1st innings successfully, serving in the banking...
2022-06-0338 minShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST18 | Santosh Katti on Learning from Objections When Launching a New ProductRevolutionary products often have a history of being labelled as “needless” - till people suddenly discover they really need them! That’s how it was with Graphene.Back in 2014, when Santosh Katti first started trying to sell AI as a service to clients, nobody seemed to understand its potential. It took years to build and educate the market, but it paid off in spades as they became one of the earliest players in a major new industry.On this episode of ShopTok we’ll learn from Santosh how he found ways to keep going while trying t...
2022-05-2747 minShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST17 | Aanan Khurma on Using eCommerce Platforms to Jumpstart Your BusinessA few years ago, I barely knew anyone who put a lot of thought into their health and their wellbeing. Well, I mean, after almost what three years of COVID, I think that has changed very much. Almost everyone I know now is like cycling or going to the gym, or using the time that they've got back from working from home, to try and take care of themselves. And this extends to not just working out, but also eating healthy, living healthy, maybe sleeping at the right time, things like that. So, clearly, this has now created the...
2022-05-1358 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST16 | Sahil Mehta on Building a Profitable D2C Brand PortfolioBusiness is all about focus they'll tell you. Focus on one product, one service, one customer profile, maybe one geography. But what if you want to do it all? What if you don't want to limit yourself and instead want to sell a range of products or services aiming for the widest market possible? Can you even be successful that way? Well, today we are talking to Sahil Mehta of Emmbros Overseas, who has not one or two, but actually multiple brands, in multiple areas, spanning skincare, nutrition, fitness, women care, baby care, I mean, men, women, babies, well...
2022-05-0639 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST15 | Darpan Seth on How to Exit from Your StartupWhat do you think about when you hear the words serial entrepreneur? Do you imagine a startup founder raising money growing fast, and then making an exit, and then doing it all over again. But what if I told you that people do this with bootstrap ventures as well, perhaps even more often than with startups. Today, we are talking to Darpan Seth, founder of Nextuple, which is his second business after a successful exit with his first one. We are going to understand from him his learnings from the first exit, and how he's approaching business this time...
2022-04-2932 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST14 | Sharad Lal On Growing A Business With Just A Few Big ClientsMost people don't even get started on one business idea. And it's rare to find someone who's worked on two or three. But six, come on, that's crazy talk, right? Well, not really. Today we are speaking with Sharad Lal, Founder and currently chairman of 24 Inc, a Singaporean advertising agency that helps large clients execute on digital and retail campaigns. He also runs a successful podcast called “How to Live”, which was recently number 3 in Singapore. And I'm really frankly quite jealous, because that's a higher rank than my podcasts have ever achieved.
And that's not all. He's...
2022-04-2238 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST13 | Sneha Visaria on Building a New Brand in a Mature, Low-Margin IndustryWhat would you say if I suggested that you should build a new brand in a mature, highly fragmented, price sensitive industry? And what if I also challenged you to grow it at the same speed as a tech startup? Well, you'd likely say that's crazy talk. But it really isn't. Today we are speaking with Sneha Visaria, Founder and Director of PDD Falcon, a leading Indian stainless steel home and kitchenware brand, that started just about a little over four years ago. And it's been more than doubling revenue every year. A feat that I think is beyond...
2022-04-1538 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT25 | Paolo Garde on Transitioning from Operations to Software EngineeringLooking at the salaries, demand for Software Engineers nowadays, have you ever wished you had opted for computer science or some sort of programming course, rather than following your current path in operations, marketing, HR, or anything other than software engineering? Well, the good news is that you can actually make that transition even now, even if you are mid-career, and you might not even need to go back to college to make it happen.
Today we are speaking with Paolo Garde who made the transition to Software Engineering after eight years in F&B which is...
2022-04-1340 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST12 | Nidhi Arora | Challenges in MonetisationStarting and running a business isn't easy. A good idea is just the starting point. From there on, you need to build the product, find a way to market it cost effectively, get enough people to buy it, and try to achieve at least a breakeven point quickly. So, you can become self-sustaining. These are all hard things. And I know personally having had a startup in the past it didn't work out. So these are all hard things, that not all businesses are able to make it happen, even if they have a good idea and put in...
2022-04-0827 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT24 | Pallav Patni on Making a Career as a SpecialistIf you work for a few years in the corporate world, you might have realised that the working world is divided into two kinds of people, generalists and specialists. And while it might seem that being a generalist gives you maximum flexibility, and maybe even the chance of getting to the top as CEO, the reality is that companies don't really run and cannot actually run without the help of a strong cast of specialists, HR people, lawyers, finance people, facilities, and maybe to an extent, even sales. And as such, specialist careers could well be a lower risk...
2022-04-0542 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST11 | Mridula Shridhar on Beating Large Franchises at their Own GameWhen we talk about business success, we usually think about the Founder, the person who set up and grew the business in its early years. But in many cases, a successful stable business, especially a family business is passed on to the next generation who then take it forward into the future. So how does the new generation make their mark? And what are the challenges in making a transformation towards a new way of doing business?
Today, we talked with Mridula Shridhar, CEO of Kido enterprises, an early childhood education firm. And unlike the fabulously well-funded e...
2022-04-0138 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT23 | Maita Gaerlan on Building Friendly, Yet Effective Work RelationshipsIf you're like me, you might wonder why everyone likes to do so much small talk before they get to the point. Why not just get down to business and just get the work done? So efficient, right? But what you gain from a transactional conversation with someone and what you might gain in the short term is actually hurting you in the long run?
So today we talked with Maita Gaerlan, head of Australia, network optimization for Sendle, whose ability to build quick claws and long lasting work relationships. It's something I've always admired. She seemingly...
2022-03-2935 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST10 | Azmul Haque on Carving Out a Profitable Niche Within a Highly Competitive MarketWe all have business ideas from time to time. Speaking for myself, I think I get one every week but when we think of it, we convince ourselves that the market is too crowded, there won't be any takers. Yet another shop, another consulting firm, another podcast even. So with so many well established choices available, why would a customer want to try yet another option? And yes, that may be true in the broad sense. But who says you have to go broad? When you're starting out, you don't need much to be successful and success could well...
2022-03-2531 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT22 | Troy Stevenson On What Your Super-Boss Thinks of YouThe feedback process in most companies isn't always the best but at least you get it eventually to some extent, you know what your boss and your team members think of you. And maybe you also get feedback from some of your peers from time to time, but do you know where you stand in the bigger picture?
Have you ever really wondered what your super boss or maybe leadership thinks of you? How do they evaluate when the time comes for performance reviews and what could you do to get noticed in the right way? Today...
2022-03-2233 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST9 | Tania Misra On Turning Your Art Into A BusinessWhat do you think of when you hear the word business? I for one, imagine a shop or a restaurant, or maybe like an accounting firm. But stop for a moment. What about artists, writers, musicians. They have to make money selling their work as well. What are the challenges they face and is that a tension between the desire to make high art and the mundane everyday business of making money? Today we talk with Tania, an architect by training. And the extremely talented founder of Padme Hum and Tanya studio which are ceramic studios based in Singapore...
2022-03-1828 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT21 | Aki Taha On How to Negotiate Your Job OfferFor those of us hunting for a job it’s usually a puzzle as to how we should go about negotiating the offer. Should we play hardball and risk losing the opportunity? Or do we just go with what’s been offered and maybe leave money on the table?
Well, today we are talking with Aki Taha, who was till recently leading recruiting for Netflix in Asia Pacific. He’s kindly offered to help us understand what goes on behind the scenes during the recruiting process and how to go about negotiating a job offer. We hope you co...
2022-03-1551 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST8 | Karthik Sridharan on Building a $3M Biz on a $60 Tech StackAre you a budding entrepreneur who thinks you need to have the perfect idea to get started? Or someone with a great idea who’s unsure whether you can actually build it? And then you aren’t even getting started. Who knows how many good ideas died that way before they ever saw the light of day? But you know a secret? It doesn’t have to be like that. You don’t need to have the perfect idea and that idea doesn’t need a million dollars to start
Today we talk with Karthik Sridharan, founder of Flexipl...
2022-03-1135 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT20 | Wen Szu Lin on Thinking and Communicating ClearlyIn today's world, it's no longer good enough just to do the work and wait for it to be recognized. We're always told that we need to communicate well and ensure that we project our work in a manner that others can understand and appreciate. But how exactly does one do that? Is it just about being fluent in the language or writing like a best selling author? Or must you join something like Toastmasters? Or take dramatics lessons to get better at speaking? or can anyone become a better communicator?
Well, today we are privileged to...
2022-03-0829 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST7 | Always Be Selling by Nishit RawatArticles about entrepreneurship make it sound almost as though you start a business, work hard on it for a few years and then reap the results, as if it all goes in a smooth straight line. But reality isn’t like that. Entrepreneurship is more often like a maze, a few steps forward, a roadblock, a pivot, then a few steps forward again, till you eventually figure out how to make money or realise that you’ve hit upon a dead end. What do you do then? Do you give up and get a job or do you start all...
2022-03-0431 min
MoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT25 | Henley & Partners on Relocating to Achieve Your Financial GoalsThings like low taxes, affordable healthcare, security and ease of travel, which were really never factors in your 20s and 30s suddenly start taking a front seat in your 40s and 50s. And these are factors that go beyond what you can manage just sitting where you are. These are country-dependent, making it imperative that you take stock of where you will eventually live long-term. But this is a complex decision. For Indians like me and generally people in most parts of the world, it isn’t easy to just up and move to any other country.
He...
2022-03-0229 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT19 | Vivi On Overcoming A Non-Tech Background To Become A Tech Company GMEver wondered why some people seem to zoom ahead in their career, getting promoted seemingly every year, while the rest of us remain stuck in place, begging for promotions that come maybe once in three or four years? Today we are talking with Aviana Elisabeth Audrey or Vivi as she is known to pretty much everyone. Vivi is the recently-promoted GM for GrabFood in Bandung, Indonesia, and her short but stellar career so far is exactly the kind of example I was talking about. Check this out and let us know if you find something useful for yourself.
2022-03-0138 minShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST6 | Shagun Malik On How To Avoid Burnout in Your Own VentureAfter starting your own venture, you'll think you are the master of your own time and no more pressure of meeting deadlines and constant anxieties. Maybe you think you can truly enjoy the freedom of your own venture. It sounds like a dream but mostly it feels more intense than the corporate job. There's a constant call for accountability on yourself and no one else to blame for failures. Today, we discuss how to avoid burn out in your own venture with Shagun Malik , who quit her corporate job to follow her passion after working for international companies and f...
2022-02-2515 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT18 | Amrt Sagar On Launching A Business In An Unfamiliar MarketImagine you woke up one day and your manager asked you to take up an assignment in a new country. It’s a lot of young professionals’ dream to work in a new country. But what if it isn’t just any job. You are actually being sent to an unfamiliar country to be the first employee and set up the business from scratch. Would it feel exciting? Or scary? You don’t even speak the language! How’d you even do it?
Today we’re chatting with Amrt Sagar, currently founder and CEO of Carzuno, who recalls for...
2022-02-2226 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST5 | Priti Agarwal On How My Employees Helped Me PivotHave you ever had a brainwave and couldn’t wait to leave everything and start on it, only to realise that things didn’t exactly work the way you thought it would? A lot of times reality check, the actuall implementation, execution etc makes one realise that the idea needs tweaking, and possibly even a proper mutation for it to work. And through the journey, the end result may end up differing a lot from the initial seed idea.
And that is imperative. You have to be flexible like in everything else in life, to adapt and morph...
2022-02-1815 min
MoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT24 | Neha Desai On Can You Be A Full Time Day TraderEveryone wants to know how to trade so they can also earn quick money. And this question has become almost omnipresent in the last 18 months, with the unilateral rise in the stock market. Everyone thinks it is the quickest and the most sure-shot way of making money, and that it requires nothing more than opening a trading account and having a shot at it. We are here to discuss how to differentiate between investing and trading, and why they require a very different mindset.
Show notes available here.
By the by, we have set up...
2022-02-1614 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT17 | Andrew Kim On Getting A Foot In The Door of Early Stage StartupsOpen LinkedIn on any given day, you'll find at least one post about being rejected or ghosted by recruiters and not only from one company. So, in a world where people are being ghosted or rejected hundreds of times even at traditional organisations, how does one actually stand out in the crowd of applicants? What’s really happening behind the scenes after you submit your resume? How does one get a foot in the door of an exciting early stage company?
We are chatting with the founder and CEO of Fynd, startup super-recruiter, Andrew Kim to learn wh...
2022-02-1543 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST4 | Sandeep Mittal On Transforming A Service Business Into a SaaSIt's fantastic to run a consulting or service business. Unlike product businesses and tech startups, you get to meet clients and see the results of your work firsthand. And, best of all, you start making money right away.
Your shed. The deals are contingent on your customers. And business growth is entirely dependent on the number of people you can hire. So it's no surprise. Uh, venture capitalists prefer to fund SAS businesses over service businesses. So, is that a way to connect both worlds? Can you create a profitable service business? Let's listen a few tips...
2022-02-1122 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT16 | Letitia Ng On Maximizing Value From Networking GroupsBefore Covid, you often go to somewhere you meet soon-to-be mentor, business partner, colleague, investor or new friends, networking event. Nowadays, you don't go nowhere but meet those people virtually at home. Whether in person or not, we all know networking is very useful to make connections, improve career, extend your network and opportunities. In this episode, Letitia will be sharing what you should look plan and what benefits you could get from joining a network and how to maximize the values out of that.
By the by, we have set up the CrazyTok community to with a...
2022-02-0822 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST3 | Bradley Jacobs On Getting Started With Your Freelance Consulting BusinessEver wondered whether it's possible for you to take all those skills you develop during your career and make a little bit of side income, offering them as a service to others. Well, spoiler alert. The answer is yes.
Don’t take it from us, take it from someone who has gone through this journey. In this episode, Bradley Jacob, who is the founder and CEO of Mylance, who has just done it himself very successfully - built an entire business, helping others do the same - is going to share what it takes and how you can...
2022-02-0426 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST1 | Joe Rhew On Using A Sabbatical To Build Your BusinessSo you have a business idea sitting there at the back of your mind but you’re concerned about leaving your company or taking a long break from the workforce? What if it fails and then you struggle to find your way back to the workforce? You could do it on the side, which is what most people seem to be doing nowadays, but it’s quite tiring to work nights and weekends on your second job and what if you can’t make enough time to give it the attention it deserves?
Today, Joe Rhew is going t...
2022-02-0424 min
ShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsST2 | Vani Gupta On How To Stand Out As A Small Business In The Big MarketIn the company I worked at most recently, I had the opportunity to work with a large number of small business owners. And though they were very different in almost every way, they all had one question in common, how to increase sales and grow their business. And the number one request they hid from us as a company, was to help them stand out from others so they could get more customers. As a business owner, freelancer, or even a podcaster like myself, we have the same question. How do we differentiate from our competitors? How do we...
2022-02-0430 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT15 | Camille Ang On Accelerating Career With Fast Growing CompaniesWe know that many of you, probably most of you, our ambitious growth minded professionals, seeking ways to accelerate your career but what does it mean to accelerate? How fast can you really go? Given the right opportunities and maybe even with the right skills and the right mindset, is it really possible to rocket to the top? Or do you really just maybe get promoted a year or a couple of years earlier than your peers?
Well, today, we have a real rocket ship story for you with Camille, who went from intern to head of...
2022-02-0342 min
MoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT23 | Neha Desai on Choices You Make Towards Financial IndependenceFinancial Independency is what all of us dream about, whether you're 20 or 50. And all our episodes address either a specific point in this journey or tools to enable you to walk this journey so you can get to a level of financial independence.
We believe financial independence is the point at which you truly have the freedom to decide how you want to live, with the resources to afford it. It is what gets you out of having to do things you would rather not be doing, working soul-crushing jobs or spending time at work when you m...
2022-02-0115 minShopTok: Lessons from Small Business Owners, Entrepreneurs, Freelancers and CreatorsShopTok Trailer: Stories and Lessons from Small Businesses, Creators and EntrepreneursEvery day we read or listen to tales of startups and funding and the latest and greatest on the tech scene. But VC funded startups are only a fraction of the economy. Why don't we ever talk about the other 99.9%?!
We’re here to correct the balance with ShopTok, the weekly show for and about small businesses hosted by Amit Ray, host of top-ranked Asian shows MoneyTok and JobTok.
Each week we interview business owners, freelancers and creators across Asia to learn about their journeys and challenges and to get from them their top lessons for...
2022-01-2502 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT22 | Best of 2021Being financially successful and independent is everyone else's goal and money is the utterly important part of our everyday life. That’s why we have brought to you, our listeners, various knowledge on managing financials, investing tips from Angel investors, interesting discussions about inflation, how to reduce risking loss in trading and so on, in the last 20 Episodes of MoneyTok. But, we will NOT stop there. We really appreciate your support, and we are motivated to bring more and more interesting and useful knowledge about Finance and exciting new things next year.
To begin with, we have a f...
2021-12-2806 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT14 | Best of 2021JobTok has brought to you interesting learnings - from dealing with colleagues, how to get noticed in meetings, preparing for year-end proposals to making successful career transitions, joining an unknown startup over a tech giant, over the 12 episodes we published.
But we will NOT stop there. We look forward to the break but we are coming back strong in 2022 with insightful tips about careers and so much more.
To begin with, we have a few exciting news to share. In addition to our current shows, MoneyTok and Jobtok, we are launching our third show called S...
2021-12-2806 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT21 | GratitudeRome was not built in one-day and certainly, not alone. CrazyTok has released 20 podcast episodes for MoneyTok and 12 episodes for JobTok with support and love from our colleagues, partners, guests and mainly our listeners. We wanted to give actionable, take away for our listeners in terms of financial management or the success of your careers through the podcast we create and we hope that it has been very useful to you all. 2021 was surely not a very easy year but it is coming to an end and we would like to appreciate your contributions to us. May you all...
2021-12-2109 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT13 | GratitudeRome was not built in one-day and certainly, not alone. CrazyTok has released 20 podcast episodes for MoneyTok and 12 episodes for JobTok with support and love from our colleagues, partners, guests and mainly our listeners. We wanted to give actionable, take away for our listeners in terms of financial management or the success of your careers through the podcast we create and we hope that it has been very useful to you all. 2021 was surely not a very easy year but it is coming to an end and we would like to appreciate your contributions to us. May you all...
2021-12-2109 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT12 | Varun Sharma On How To Navigate A Dynamic OrganizationWhen mapping your career path, especially in a larger organization, there is an often faced conundrum. Should I stick to the same line of business, becoming a domain or niche expert, or should I leverage the internal mobility in the organization, whereby I can get the opportunities to actually change roles and lines of business. What is the path that helps accelerate and secure your future the best? Also, as a hiring manager, should you look to get people from the same line, or should you be looking to get diversity. And by diversity I do not mean identity...
2021-12-1422 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT20 | What Differentiates The Financially SuccessfulMany of us - maybe most of us - take advice and tips from our friends and peers. Or perhaps we might read articles about high net worth people and how they made their money. But few of us are privileged to connect with and observe the habits of financially successful people on a day to day basis. Well today we have with us Mark Reeve, Partner at St James Place Wealth Management, who’s spent his entire career advising people on how to deploy and invest their money. And he’s going to give us insights into how fina...
2021-12-0730 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT11 | Rivana Mezaya on Making Career TransitionsHave you considered changing your career direction or industry but remained where you are because you’re worried you wouldn’t be able to make the shift? Well today we’re talking to Rivana Mezaya, Director at Grab Indonesia, who’s not only made the shift but done it repeatedly and in completely different ways, from law to government to academia to tech and she’s going to help us figure out how to make a successful career transition.
And in case you love what she has to say and want to learn more, Meza has kindly o...
2021-11-3025 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT19 | Getting started with Angel InvestingDon’t you sometimes wonder how it must feel to be an early investor in all these startups that raise money and get valued at millions or tens of millions of dollars? Like, think about the people who invested early in Grab or Ola or Moka or any of the billion-dollar startups in the region. They must have made a killing on their investment, right? So how did those people manage to get the opportunity to invest in startups and how could we do the same?
These kinds of people who write the first few che...
2021-11-2331 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT10 | The Top 3 Concerns of New GradThe early years of your working life can be quite challenging because that’s when you learn the mostly unwritten rules of the game. And unlike at school or university there is limited support to see you through, other than the networks you are able to build. I was lucky in my first job, as I joined as part of a management trainee batch so we had each other. And many of them became close friends, not just colleagues, so we had a real support group. But not everyone is so lucky.
Today we have wit...
2021-11-1627 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT18 | Climate-Proof Your FinancesWe recently read a couple of worrying reports. One was about Dragonflies spreading north as the world warms, giving them a greater habitable area. And the second one was about animals shapeshifting in response to climate crisis. Warm blooded animals are changing beaks, legs and ears to adapt to a hotter climate and better regulate temperature.
And further on the human side, the latest issue of the Economist reports that climate commitments so far will at best give us a 50-50 chance of hitting the outer bound 2 degree temp rise with only a 5% chance of keeping with 1.5...
2021-11-0912 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT9 | Prasad Naik on Taking A Career GambleHave you ever had to make a choice between a safe, lucrative role versus something new and different and unknown that could accelerate your career but, equally, turn out to be a dead end or disaster? Do you take the safe, boring route to the top or do you roll the dice and take what might be the biggest gamble of your career?
We talked to Prasad Naik, Director at Wolt, about exactly that kind of choice and how he made the decision between a safe, lucrative job offer with a leading global brand versus joining an...
2021-11-0219 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT17 | Make Money Saving the World (ESG Investing)The IPCC report on climate change came out recently and it was a real gloomy one. Looks like we are on the brink of climate disaster and we have only ourselves to blame. And this was only one of the many disasters happening around us all the time.
Honestly, doesn't it seem like each time you tune in to the news there's something happening in the world that you really don't like? Something that really goes to the heart of your values or what you stand for? And all you can do is just fret about it...
2021-10-2613 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT8 | Hard Work Alone Won‘t Get You A Good RatingYear end is when everyone slogs it out to complete their projects and do a good job so they can try and gain some brownie points in their performance reviews.
But does that work? And is a last minute blaze of glory the only thing that you can do to try and boost your rating and bonus? Actually, no. If you start planning now, you can do a lot more.
In this episode we cover 3 things (in addition to hard work) that could help improve your chances of a good rating and 5 steps you can...
2021-10-1911 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT16 | Climate-Proof Your Retirement
Get your free retirement location checklist and full episode transcript here
Unpredictable climactic events have been occurring with increasing frequency as well as intensity and it's no longer just animals or insects or forests getting decimated. This time it's personal. The change is literally at our doorsteps in the form of wildfires, record high temperatures, flash floods, droughts.
What used to be something we thought was a hundred years away is now being measured in decades. In our lifetime. And so, weirdly and very unfortunately, it has suddenly become critical to factor in climate change...
2021-10-1214 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT7 | Give Them A Win (New Hire Onboarding)Got a new joiner on the team? Maybe it’s a new employee or perhaps someone who’s transferred from elsewhere. It’s their first few days and they’re naturally a little tentative, feeling their way around the org and getting used to the working style in your team. So, how do you help them settle in and build their confidence so they can start taking on their share of responsibility quickly?
Show notes: https://bit.ly/jt-ep07
2021-10-0508 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT15 | The OG Of Passive Income (Dividend Investing)Free resource: Checklist to spot dividend traps. Click the show notes link below
It is common nowadays to fantasise about side hustles that will earn us a tidy passive income so we can eventually quit our jobs and chase our dreams. So we give up our weekends chasing side hustles in the hope that we'll magically stumble into a niche and make massive amounts of money overnight. But that rarely happens - and definitely not without a lot of work.
So why bother, especially when there's a far easier way to earn truly passive income...
2021-09-2813 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT6 | 4 Steps to Land Your Dream Job (Job Hunting)I have very few career regrets, but if I had to pick, I'd say one regret is that I spent half of my career going with the flow. I wonder sometimes whether I might have been better off if I had made more intentional choices earlier in life.
If you too have been moving jobs just because they made an offer, or pay a bit more or are just at a convenient location, think again. Don't you have a dream job or a dream role or even a dream location that you want to work at someday...
2021-09-2115 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT14 | Your Finance Wants to Get Engaged (Investing for Women)
So, you can multitask like a goddess with 10 arms, but not one of those arms is managing your money? Or maybe you're the woman who has your entire work project mapped out in your head yet you have no roadmap for your personal financial journey? Or maybe you're your family go-to gal for all sorts of non-google-able facts but you have barely any idea about your bank balance?
Money management for many people, especially women, can feel a bit like flossing. You know it's important, but you keep putting it off because you hate doing it so...
2021-09-1414 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT5 | First, Be ReliableYou've contributed good ideas in meetings. You've taken on new projects. You even volunteered to take that weirdly quiet new guy for a drink - and man was that a boring evening. Yet, whenever there is something to be done, your manager always turns to this other person to get the job done. You give it your best, yet they are their go to guy or gal. What are you doing wrong?
Show notes here: https://bit.ly/jt-ep5
2021-09-0706 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT13 | Watch this SPAC (SPAC Stocks)Free SPAC-Spotters Checklist with this episode. Click through to show notes using the link below
Tech companies have really soared in price over the past year or so. So it's almost impossible now to find good growth prospects in today's market. That's why lots of people - myself included - are waiting cash in hand for a new generation of tech unicorns to IPO, so we can scoop them up before they too become unaffordable.
Unfortunately IPOs are long, painful and costly affairs for the startups in question, so many of them are now opting...
2021-08-2630 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT4 | Show, Don't TellSo you've been in the same role for years now and it's getting to be a bore. But your manager doesn't trust you to do a bigger job and neither are they willing to let you move to something else because now you're too critical to the team.
It's the eternal dilemma. Companies want you to prove you can do bigger things before they let you take on more responsibility and definitely before they promote you. But how do you prove you can take on expanded scope without an opportunity?
Show notes here: https://bit...
2021-08-2511 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT12 | The One Thing Affecting Your Entire Financial Future (Inflation Causes and Effects)Free inflation-directed investing guide with this episode. Link below.
Why is it that a few dollars could buy a month of groceries 50 years ago, but now it isn't enough to cover a single family dinner out? In one word - inflation.
Inflation is the single most important thing affecting your income, savings, investment and wealth creation - in other words pretty much your entire financial future, so whether you are a salary/ wage earner, a new or experienced investor, or even a home-maker responsible for the household budget, this is something you absolutely must know a...
2021-08-1233 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT3 | Get Noticed In MeetingsPicture this. You are in a Zoom meeting with your team members and have a point to make. You keep unmuting to get a word in but others are monopolising the conversation and you never really get a chance. And then the meeting ends with all your words of wisdom unsaid.
Sound familiar? So how do we avoid such situations from happening? How do we project authority so people hear out what we have to say? How do we make everyone shut up and listen?
In this short episode we share so...
2021-08-1009 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT11 | Buy High, Sell HigherThere are two investing maxims that you would have heard often: "Cash is king" and "buy low sell high". But thanks to an extraordinary amount of economic stimulus/ money printing, there is a very real possibility of inflation shooting up and seriously reducing the value of your cash holdings. As a result, proactive investors are desperate to put their money into any kind of appreciating asset, including those kinds of alternate or fringe asset classes without fixed standards of value like crypto, NFTs, startups etc.
In these markets, the old maxims might not work as well as...
2021-07-2930 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT2 | Nowadays, Career Growth Is Like Rock ClimbingOnce upon a time, you finished college, joined a large, respectable institution and then worked hard for 40 years to earn a well-deserved retirement. Well, my friends, that world is long gone. In its place is a new kind of work life - unstable, unclear and sometimes merciless. And yet, potentially magical and vibrant and infinitely rewarding, for those who learn to navigate it. So, how do we make sense of this new world?
Today we discuss ways in which you could prepare yourself for a career of unlimited opportunities. Show notes are here, along with links to...
2021-07-2719 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT10 | The Big Advantage We Have Over Wall StreetDon’t you just hate it when Goldman Sachs (and that guy from school you still hate) managed to make bank in the market while you burnt your annual bonus or perhaps your stimulus check chasing some Reddit meme stock? Well, there is a way to win the game. You just have to play it differently.
And don't miss this fantastic FREE resource: a Target Stock Price Calculator I have successfully used to buy my favourite stocks at great prices during market drops and crashes.
Show notes and access to all resources are at https://bit...
2021-07-1524 min
JobTok: Level Up with Career Growth and Job Hunt Tips From High AchieversJT1 | Fire These Four Engines to Launch a Rocketship CareerHi there and welcome to JobTok, the show where we give you practical and honest insights to help you accelerate your career, improve your job prospects and become a more valuable professional. Whether you’re looking to improve your own career prospects or help develop your team, you’ll find a lot of honest, insightful, behind-the-scenes information on this show, kind of what you might expect from a pretty supportive mentor.
Today we walk through an overview of what it takes to build a solid foundation for career growth and success using a framework that we will use...
2021-07-1316 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT9 | How Much Is Bitcoin Really Worth?Confused by the twists and turns in the Bitcoin plot? Worried about losing your shirt on something worthless, but also have FOMO in case it shoots to the moon? In this episode we lay out three ways in which you could objectively view its value. Show notes are at https://bit.ly/mt-ep9
2021-07-0229 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT8 | Basics of the Stock MarketDon't know the first thing about the stock market? In this episode we show the journey of a fictitious company from startup to IPO and beyond in order to illustrate how stocks are priced and the basics of how the stock market works.
This is a long one. You may want to refer to the show notes at http://bit.ly/mt-ep8
2020-10-0546 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT7 | WhenTo Use A Financial PlannerIt's fashionable to talk about managing your own finances. But is it always the best idea? Is there a place for a financial planner in your investing strategy? Show notes at https://bit.ly/mt-ep7
2020-09-0714 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT6 | The Incredible Benefits of Investing As A CoupleIn this episode, we talk about transparency in joint finances (for better or for worse!), how to get more than double the benefits of investing as individuals and other not-so-obvious advantages to investing as a couple, including at least one way in which the rich get richer! Show notes at http://bit.ly/mt-ep6
2020-08-2422 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT5 | How to Reliably Achieve (Most Of) Your GoalsIn today's episode we discuss a robust methodology for achieving your goals with minimum risk. Since the calculations can be a bit tough, please visit my show notes to download a financial planner that will save you hours of effort and iteration!
Show notes and FREE Financial Planner on: https://bit.ly/mt-ep5
2020-08-1024 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT4 | How Much Should You Save For A Comfortable Future?Is financial planning an unending quest for wealth maximisation? And how can we decide how much we need to save?
Show notes and a handy financial goals calculator at bit.ly/mtok4
2020-07-2532 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT3 | A Penny For Your StocksAre you or your friends newly trading on Robinhood or other free platforms? Don't get fooled by these ultra-cheap stocks!
Show notes and resources here
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2020-07-1023 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT2 | Don't Give Up On Your Artisanal Coffee (Yet)How much could you save? How much should you save?
We discuss some rules to guide your savings plan as well as ways to increase your savings without giving up the little things you love. Finally, I share my little life secret about savings.
Feel free to copy and use the free savings calculator at https://bit.ly/mt2-scs
2020-06-2725 minMoneyTok: Practical Advice and Tips on Money, Investing, Wealth Creation and Financial IndependenceMT1 | Layoffs Are Coming. Are You Ready?Today we discuss how to prepare for a possible layoff.
We'll cover the criticality of an Emergency Fund and Health Insurance, the surprising benefits of Home Insurance, pros/ cons of an emergency Credit Card and Job Hunting. We'll also discuss side hustles as a way to make spare cash.
Free Resources
Emergency Fund Calculator at https://bit.ly/mt-efc
2020-06-1430 min