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The Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiDecision Science 2.0: Getting over the decision myopiaTurns out that we all suffer from decision myopia, which is, when we are in an industry, we are so focused on the short-term outcomes that we forget the long-term objectives. This is the reason why most of the disruptions that happen within an industry are made by people who are outsiders to that industry.
In this episode of The Disrupt Show, I speak to Satyajit on how to overcome decision myopia through a simple exercise of asking better questions.
2023-03-0712 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiDecision Science 1.0: Mental Models That Make us Trip-up“I don’t need to be the smartest person in the room, but I must know enough to differentiate medicine from snake oil. That to me is decision making.”
This is what Satyajit Rout told me when I asked him what is good decision making. Satyajit is a decision science practitioner and in this episode of The Disrupt Show, he answers some important questions about decision making. What is good decision making? What are mental models and how do they impact our decisions? Can you really trust your gut? These are some of the questions we aim to ans...
2023-02-1414 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiThe Story of Story ScienceWe all know about the impact of storytelling but very few of us know how to tell good stories. To uncover the secret of good storytelling, I speak to Nischala Agnihotri. She is a story scientist and she talks about how every great stories have common patterns and if we were to implement these patterns into brand storytelling, we can create some amazing and convincing stories.
Nischala is now on a goal to help 200 people tell great stories and understand the science behind them. You can access her story science course here: https://www.storyscientist.community/become-a-thought-leader-free-course/
2023-02-0712 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiSmriti and Pooja on Narrating Stories of SparkThe innate creativity that we have when we are kids is slowly lost as we grow up. This is largely because of the factor of hesitation. However, some people tend to overcome this hesitation and create sparks of change. To understand this phenomenon better, I speak to two very powerful women, Pooja Sriram and Smriti Raghunandan. They have not only had an illustrious career in communications but also host one of my most favourite podcast: Project Spark.
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2023-01-3134 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiSwati Kundra on Building a Founder’s VoiceHow important is a founder’s voice to building a brand? Turns out it is more important that we think. According to a survey conducted by LinkedIn and Edelman 89% of decision makers said that Thought Leadership can be effective in enhancing their perception of an organisation and 42% said that they would pay a premium to work with an organisation that produces thought leadership versus those who do not. But, how do you build thought leadership online? To answer this question, I speak to Swati Kundra. She is the founder of The Ringlets and she helps founders find their voice on...
2023-01-0213 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursday Crafting an effective lead: how to structure the first paragraph of your writingThe first paragraph of any piece of writing is what makes or breaks the piece. It is called a lead for a reason because it leads a reader on to read the rest of the piece. But how do you write a good lead? Is there a method to this madness? We discuss this and more on this episode of #ThoughtfulThursday.
2022-12-2816 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiPiali Dasgupta on creating a brand for an unconventional target audienceWe all know the basics of marketing. Find your target audience and modify your message to appeal to that target audience. This sounds simple when your target audience is generic. But, how do you change your marketing when your target audience isn’t generic. To shed some light on this, I speak to Piali Dasgupta. She is the SVP of Marketing at Columbia Pacific Communities and she talks about her journey and how one should build a brand for non-generic target audience.
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2022-12-2627 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursday Nailing interviews: How to identify the right guest for your contentInterviewing is an art not many people master easily. You have to find the right guests and ask the right questions. But what really goes into a good interview. On this episode of #ThoughtfulThursday my friend Srivats and I take you through how you can up your game when it comes to taking interviews and creature content that is impactful.
2022-12-0726 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiArchana Dutta on the importance of a Second ActWhat is a second act? Is it really important to have one? What about purpose? Should you have one purpose throughout your life or can it change? To answer all of these questions I speak to Archana Dutta. She is the Founder of The Second Act and she talk about why even the small things in life that we change can have a huge difference in our well-being.
2022-12-0518 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursday Effectively using anecdotes: when stories work and when they don’tOn this episode of #ThoughtfulThursday my friend Srivats and I go through the secret behind good anecdotes. When they work and when they don't and why are they do goddamn powerful. Listen in to know more.
2022-11-3024 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursday What can we learn about writing from literary journalism?#ThoughtfulThursday is back with a new vision. I have gotten together with my friend Srivats Lakshman, the host of The CareerCast Podcast to discuss some relevant themes in writing and how we can apply them to our own writing to make them stronger and better.
On this episode we focus on Literary Journalism. What is it? How is it relevant? and What can we learn from it?
2022-11-1637 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiSai Nethra on Building an Effective Personal BrandThe personal brand market has seen a recent boom. CXOs are realising that having a strong personal brand converts into business growth. To demystify what goes into building an effective brand, I speak to Sai Nethra, Head of Operations at The Social Company. She shares her journey and what is an effective way to build your personal brand and why authenticity is key.
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2022-11-1419 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursday Finding the cure to the arrogance endemicWhen a Roman general returned from victorious battles, it is said that it was customary to have a slave stand behind him whispering “Remember you are man” in his ear. That was their way to keep their arrogance and ego at bay. But in the 21st century world where arrogance and self interest are romanticised and you have fewer and fewer people coming to you and telling you that you might be getting too arrogant, I believe that we are facing an arrogance endemic and the adverse impact of this is very large. Hence, on this episode of #ThoughtfulThursday I sp...
2022-10-1209 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiRiddhi Sharma on the Importance of Storytelling for Women EntrepreneursAccording to a McKinsey Study, if we were to increase women participation in the economy, we can add upto $12trn to the global GDP. However, when it comes to funding women entrepreneurs and their endeavours, they suffer from a funding gap of $152bn. To understand this problem further and also to dwell a bit into the solutions, I speak to Riddhi Sharma. She is Founder and CEO of Thought in a dot and also the Founder of Project Sakhi. She talks about her journey and the impact of storytelling for women entrepreneurs.
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2022-10-1035 min
The Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursday You Might be Better Off Not Taking Yourself Too SeriouslyResearch suggests that the more frequently we make fun of ourselves, the happier we tend to be. In other words, the less you take yourself seriously, the happier you will be. This is because humility and the knowledge of one's own ignorance often leads to more success. In this episode of #ThoughtfulThursday, I ruminate over why unlearning and relearning is essential to live a life of humility and growth.
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2022-10-0506 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiSuraj Sudhakar on Building a Fitness and Livelihood Ecosystem to Reduce Deaths by Non-Communicable DiseasesResearch has shown that play is an important element in a child's growth but one of the biggest problems in India today is the lack of it. With many problems being faced by the urban poor, lack of play is seen as the last thing that needs to be solved for. However, it might be more important that it seems. To uncover the importance of play and how to solve this peculiar Indian problem, on this episode of #TheDisruptShow I speak to Suraj Sudhakar. He is the Founder and CEO of CoolCoach, an organisation which is on a special...
2022-10-0326 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiAarthi Venkatesh on Drafting an Effective Personal BrandAll the stories we tell ourselves affect the way we perceive the world. The same goes for the professional stories that we narrate in our head. This is why personal branding is so important. The stories we tell the world through our personal brand also affects our professional purpose. To uncover this, I speak to Aarthi Venkatesh, she is a personal brand consultant and a resume writer and she tells me that personal branding is not an option, but is inevitable.
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2022-09-1919 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursdays Autonomy Over Automation: The New Productivity FormulaOnce an Australian nurse, who took care of people in the last 12 weeks of their lives, recorded their most often discussed regret. What she found was shocking, almost everyone regretted the fact that they did not have the courage to live a life true to themselves, not the life others expected of them.
This little insight sheds light on something that has long been ignored in the business and corporate world. The key to productivity is not just automation, but autonomy. On this episode of #ThoughtfulThursdays I uncover the secret to modern day productivity and its impacts...
2022-09-1405 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiHarnish Shah on Design and Entrepreneurship InterplayDesign is everywhere around us. If you are taking a decision, it is probably a result of good design. But, what goes into making a good design and how does good design impact a brand. To talk about this and more, I speak to Harnish Shah. He is the Founder and CEO of 3 Minds Digital and Design Pitch Deck. He talks about his journey and the interplay he has found between design and entrepreneurship.
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2022-09-1234 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursdays Why You Need to Live Your Life Like an EditorWithout a good editor, a movie would be nothing but a compilation of random shots, without a good editor, a book will be nothing but a hopscotch of random words. An editor plays a critical role, the role of being the eliminator. A good editor is someone who uses deliberate subtraction to add life to ideas, setting, plot and character.
But what can we learn from an editor which we can apply to our lives? On this episode of #ThoughtfulThursdays I share my learnings on adopting an editor's praxis into our lives and the impact it has.
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2022-08-3107 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiSrivats Lakshman and Afnan Ahmed on Narrating Career StoriesThe great resignation has shown us that past expectations one had from their jobs is fast changing. People are now more clueless than ever when it comes to choosing their careers and with the way of work changing rapidly, companies are finding it hard to keep up. In this turmoil, on this episode of The Disrupt Show, I speak to Srivats Lakshman and Afnan Ahmed. They are the co-hosts of The CareerCast Podcast which is a podcast dedicated to telling stories of people with quirky careers. They talk about their own career journey and what their aim to achieve...
2022-08-2923 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursday Everyone Wants to Create Value, but no one Knows HowOn this episode of #ThoughtfulThursday I speak about how you can create value in your work and profession. The problem with careers is people often expect what a job can offer them, instead, they must shift their focus on what they can offer to the job. This shifts their focus on adding value instead of getting done with work. I give three tips on how you can find your value and double down on offering it and how it would impact your careers.
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2022-08-2407 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiMisbah Quadri on Effective Brand StorytellingMore and more people are now understanding the power of effective storytelling and one category that has started adopting this are small businesses. To learn more about the impact of effective brand storytelling on small businesses, on this episode of The Disrupt Show, I speak to Misbah Quadri. She is the Founder and CEO at Monofys which is a new age image management agency and she is also the host of the Epic Brands Podcast.
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2022-08-2227 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursday Call Just One Journalist Every DayOn this episode of #ThoughtfulThursday I speak about the power of calling just one journalist every day. All PR professionals have faced some sort of hesitation when it comes to speaking to journalist. However, speaking to them regularly is not only important but also necessary. On this episode I talk about how can develop a habit of speaking to the media daily and the long-term impact of this practice.
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2022-08-1706 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiPart #3 - Samantak Bhadra on the importance of poetry in our professional journeyOn the third part of the three part series with Samantak Bhadra, he talks to me about his journey and experience with poetry. How it helped him in his entrepreneurial journey and how poetry can help people in their creative journeys.
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You can checkout theSound at https://www.thesound.party/ and follow Samantak on LinkedIn
2022-08-0817 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiPart #2 - Samantak Bhadra on what media professionals must do when they lose the creative zeal in their jobsOn this episode of The Disrupt Show, I speak to Samantak Bhadra. He is a poet and the founder of theSound. On the second part of the three part series, he talks to me about how sometimes we lose our creative zeal in our media professions and how we can easily bring it back.
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You can check out theSound at https://www.thesound.party/ and follow Samantak on LinkedIn
2022-08-0123 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit Pai#ThoughtfulThursdays EP01 - 3 ways in which you can use empathy to find clarity of purpose in your life#ThoughtfulThursdays is a segment under The Disrupt Show which is nothing but a rumination of my thoughts. On the first ever episode of #ThoughtfulThursdays I speak about something that I have observed over and over again in my professional journey. Wherever I have a seen a project or a company which has kept empathy at its core, has succeeded. In this episode I break down the importance of empathy and talk about 3 ways in which empathy can help you find clarity of purpose in your life.
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2022-07-2707 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiPart #1 - Samantak Bhadra on why being weird is essential for a media professionalOn this episode of The Disrupt Show, I speak to Samantak Bhadra. He is the founder of theSound, a full-suite marketing organisation that focuses on making weird, meaningful. On the first part of this three part series, he talks about how he started theSound and why being weird is essential for media professionals.
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You can check out theSound at https://www.thesound.party/ and you can follow Samantak Bhadra on LinkedIn
2022-07-2525 min
The Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiIsha Saxena on Building a Food ExperienceThe food industry was the first one to be hit by the pandemic. However, the industry quickly adapted by tapping into digital platforms. In this episode I speak to Isha Saxena, a designer, a food stylist and a food influencer and she tells us how she is bringing in the experiential element into the way food is consumed on the internet.
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You can follow Isha on Instagram @crittertank
2022-07-1318 min
The Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiPooja Sharma on Giving Fitness a Desi TouchHow would you live a healthy life? Would you follow a specific diet? Go to the gym? Or try a million different advice that you see on social media? Well according to this episode’s guest, you should just keep it simple, eat what you find at home and exercise doing something that you enjoy. On this episode of The Disrupt Show, I speak to Pooja Sharma, she is a transformation coach, an influencer and also an ex-roadie. We will talk about her journey into the world of content creation and how she is using the principles of simplicity to...
2022-07-0517 min
The Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiRupjyoti Gogoi on breaking stereotypes and helping women look their bestWhen people talk about fashion, they usually think looking the best that you can look. However, it might just be looking the best version of yourself and owning it. On this episode of The Dirsupt Show, I speak to Rupjyoti Gogoi, she is a model and an influencer and she tells us how authenticity is as important in fashion as it is in being a content creator.
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You can follow Rupjyoti on Instagram @sherriied
2022-06-2815 min
The Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiTina Basu on The Momfluencer JourneyWelcome to the new season of The Disrupt Show. This season we have partnered with Aflog. In this episode, Harshit speaks to Tina Basu, a momfluencer. They discuss her journey of venturing into the influencer world and how she balances her life of being a mom and a lifestyle influencer.
Want to start off your content creator journey? Visit http://onelink.to/aflog to get started.
Have an amazing story to tell, talk to Harshit on Twitter @HarshitPai, or on LinkedIn.
You can follow Tina on Instagram @twinklingtina
2022-06-2118 min
The Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiNaved Qureshi on Mindful Content Creation for InstagramWelcome to the new season of The Disrupt Show. This season we have partnered with Aflog. In this episode, Harshit speaks to Naved Qureshi, Influencer and Marketing Consultant. They discuss what goes behind creating hit content for Instagram and what steps people need to follow to become a successful content creator.
Want to start off your content creator journey? Visit http://onelink.to/aflog to get started.
Have an amazing story to tell, talk to Harshit on Twitter @HarshitPai, or on LinkedIn.
You can follow Naved on Instagram @navedqureshi.
2022-06-1417 min
The Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiNaina Aggarwal Ahuja on Building Brand Reputation by Having Important ConversationsIn this episode of The Disrupt Show, Harshit speaks to Naina Aggarwal Ahuja, Founder and COO of Talking Point Communications. They discuss how in a post-pandemic world brand reputation has become the key driver for business success and how agencies must change their communication styles to focus on the ever changing needs of companies. She talks about her journey of how she started her company at the age of 25 and immediately started working for big names in the industry.
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2022-03-0325 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiRavindra Sharma on what goes inside a winning political campaignIn this episode of The Disrupt Show, Harshit speaks to Ravindra Sharma, Campaign Lead of Aam Aadmi Party Punjab. They discuss how the political scenario in Punjab has changed over the years and more importantly what goes into building a winning political campaign. Ravindra speaks from his experience of heading 5 winning campaigns in 5 different states and talks about the importance of an overall single narrative and how it is important to drive the messaging in a winning campaign.
Have an amazing story to tell, talk to Harshit on Twitter @HarshitPai, or on Instagram @harshittpaii or on LinkedIn.
2022-02-1734 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiRohit Shroff On Changing The Way Consumers Interact With BrandsIn this episode of The Disrupt Show, Harshit speaks to Rohit Shroff, CEO and Founder of Aflog, a company that is helping brands change the way consumers interact with them. They discuss how in a market where 40% of the people online use ad-blockers, how can brands leverage different modes of marketing to target their preferred consumers. Going through the history of how people have interacted with brands, Rohit talks about how consumer generated content is the future of brand marketing and his company is not only enabling brands to take advantage of this but also help content creators monetise.
2022-02-0337 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiNavya Singh On Taking Truth To Power ViralIn this episode of The Disrupt Show, Harshit speaks to Navya Singh, an Independent Journalist who is working towards taking truth to power viral and informing people about the news they should care about. They discuss the importance of taking the news to the people instead of waiting for them to come to the news and read it. Navya talks about her experience as a woman journalist in organisations like The Logical Indian and The Quint to now becoming an Independent Instagram journalist. She talks about how she is using the platform to spread awareness and truth about the...
2022-01-2728 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiIsmail Lakdawala On The Impact of Genuine Giving On Building a Robust CommunityIn this episode of The Disrupt Show, Harshit speaks to Ismail Lakdawala, Co-founder of Xplore The Earth, which is a travel community of over three thousand people. They discuss everything from what goes into building a robust community of people with shared interest to how one can sustain its journey. Ismail shares his insight on how a sense of genuine giving and shared passion can have a significant impact on how the community is shaped.
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2022-01-2026 minThe Disrupt Show W/ Harshit PaiMaulik Vora On How Proper Branding Can Make a Significant Impact for Small BusinessIn this episode of The Disrupt Show, Harshit speaks to Maulik Vora, Founder of Marathon Designs. They discuss everything from why branding is essential for small businesses to boost their growth journey and when a small business must pivot from just word of mouth to hardcore branding strategy. Maulik gives us insight into how branding for small businesses is changing and what small businesspersons need to keep in mind when they start off their business.
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2022-01-0935 min