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On The Go With ManavFear Less with Ria KalsiSend us a textRia is the CEO and Founder of Matriarch, the business on a mission to help people tackle life’s toughest moments with less fear through education.Ria’s business developed from a solo blog which covered topics ranging from lifestyle to culture. Her goal is to help at least one person a day, making the world a better, more inclusive place in the process. Now, through game-changing workshops, Matriarch helps schools and companies tackle taboo topics and leave with practical skills to face them.Ria has two English degrees focu...2025-07-2928 min
On The Go With ManavExploring AI & Innovation with Luke AlexanderSend us a textLuke is the Chief Digital and AI Officer at Four Agency Worldwide, a leading independent international media, creative and communications agency. He is responsible for driving digital transformation and harnessing the latest innovations for Four and its clients.In 2006, Luke graduated from the University of Oxford with a degree in Classics and joined Four’s first graduate scheme. During the seven years, he worked his way up to Head of Digital and Integrated Content. Afterwards, Luke joined the London Legacy Development Corporation, where he helped transform Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park (used fo...2025-07-1037 min
On The Go With ManavChasing Sweet Success with Martin HöflingSend us a textMartin works at Perfetti Van Melle as Global Marketing Manager, leading the global strategy for the iconic Chupa Chups (lollipop) brand across global markets. He has over 15 years of experience in marketing and product/portfolio management.Martin was born and raised in Brazil. After graduating with a bachelor’s degree in international relations, he moved to the US for three years to gain more experience living abroad. Martin moved cities every six months and completed internships in various industries.After moving back to Brazil, he worked in some marketing ro...2025-06-1031 min
On The Go With ManavFrom Law to Leadership with Chris TangSend us a textChris Tang is an entrepreneur, the Director at Star Anise Limited in Hong Kong, and an ex-Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) lawyer. He is also the Chair of the University of Exeter Hong Kong Alumni.Chris was born and raised in the UK and studied law at the University of Exeter (Class of 1996). After graduation, he trained with a Top 20 UK law firm (Irwin Mitchell) as a Corporate M&A lawyer and then worked in two major commercial law firms. In 2010, Chris moved to Hong Kong to set up...2025-05-2740 min
On The Go With ManavFirst-Class Luxury Reinvention with Kelly ForbesSend us a textKelly Forbes is the founder of A’ARU Collective, a luxury hotel booking platform dedicated to redefining luxury travel through meaningful, responsible, and transformative experiences.Kelly began her career at the age of 18, leaving college to join Carrier Luxury Holidays, where she spent eight years honing her expertise in high-end travel. She then embarked on two years of global exploration, deepening her understanding of diverse cultures and destinations. Following her travels, she built a distinguished career in sales and marketing, working with some of the world’s most prestigious hotel brands. ...2025-03-2627 min
On The Go With ManavBeyond the Coffee Cup with Mush PanjwaniSend us a textMush Panjwani is the founder and Chief Happiness Officer at Coffee Wagera – one of the fastest-growing coffee shop chains in Pakistan. He is also a certified ‘happiness trainer’ and trains at corporate and non-profit events. Mush has been a successful sales trainer and motivational speaker for over 30 years. He has worked with corporates, entrepreneurs, managers and sales teams in 20 countries across Asia Pacific. He is also the author of “Dhinchak Life” – a book about living a fantastic life. Mush started his career as a Tutor for a couple of years then dr...2025-03-0523 min
On The Go With ManavUnderwear, Uncertainty & Unbreakable Grit with Luigi La TonaSend us a textLuigi La Tona is the founder of ThunderWear Asia, empowering men in their choices of the first clothing items they put on each day and helping them ‘feel like thunder, down under’. Currently, he lives in Singapore with his family. Before Luigi became an entrepreneur, he started his career as a volunteer firefighter in Canada while working at Home Depot. After backpacking around the world and becoming a scuba diving instructor while teaching in various countries, he moved to Hong Kong to work in corporate for a number of years and then...2025-02-1924 min
On The Go With ManavOWN Your Journey: Career, Education, and Entrepreneurship with Natalie ChanSend us a textNatalie Chan is an entrepreneur, film producer, engineer, and educator. Before entrepreneurship, Natalie worked at Deloitte as a consultant and afterwards worked in various side jobs in the education field while completing her Master’s of Education degree. Natalie also worked in film production, where she realised she could create something out of nothing.In 2016, she founded OWN Academy, a career education company developing young talent through hands-on career experiences. Currently, her team is building the One World Network, a global community transforming employers into educators.Natalie’s diverse achi...2025-01-2233 min
On The Go With ManavJuggling Passions, Profession, and Family Life with Muskkan SamtaniSend us a textMuskkan Samtani is a financial planner & entrepreneur by day and a broadcaster on RTHK Radio 3 by night where she co-hosts and interviews many South Asian celebrities on her show called Network South Asia.If that isn’t enough to keep her busy, she plays cricket on the weekends, is a mom of two, and is an avid presenter and emcee, hosting many prestigious events, including her favourite sport, cricket.Muskkan was born in India and raised in Canada before moving to Hong Kong a few years after university, where sh...2025-01-0837 min
On The Go With ManavBeyond the Horizon with Alice MorrisonSend us a textAlice Morrison is a full-time adventurer, TV presenter, best-selling author and journalist with over 25 years of experience, including BBC and Sky News.Alice has been described as ‘Indiana Jones for girls’, travelling to the furthest places on earth and walking through its toughest habitats - she is the first woman to walk The Draa in Morocco. Her adventures include crossing the Sahara on foot, Morocco to Timbuktu, Jordan Trail, Atlas to Atlantic and more.Alice’s new BBC series, Arabian Adventures: Secrets of the Nabateans is now live. She also h...2024-12-1131 min
On The Go With ManavFrom Engineering to Personal Branding: A Journey of Passion with Nur Habibah SaidiSend us a textNur Habibah Saidi is a content creator, content strategist and copywriter specialising in personal branding, social media and audience growth. Nur completed her Bachelor’s degree in Civil Engineering in Malaysia and then moved to Scotland to complete her Master’s degree in the same subject. Nur achieved high grades and worked as a Civil Engineer for a brief period then decided to make a career move into the world of marketing, which is where she discovered her passion in the sector. Presently, Nur works as a freelance copywriter and wo...2024-10-1621 min
On The Go With ManavHiking Beyond Boundaries: Discovering Passion and Purpose with Peter EliaSend us a textPeter Elia is known as ‘The Man Who Hiked The World’. He is also a Lonely Planet and BBC featured journalist and a photographer who travels around the world in search of incredible walks from less travelled paths.Peter loves to find ways to inspire his audience. Whether that may be off-the-beaten-track destinations or unusual angles on well-known places, he’ll hike any distance, anytime, anywhere to capture the imagination of the reader. So far he’s trekked on four continents and over 30 countries.His Instagram platform has grown to a loy...2024-08-2928 min
On The Go With ManavMindful Leadership and Wellness Retreats with Niki SmirniSend us a textNiki Smirni is the creator of Travelgems, Europe’s leading retreat company focused on the body, mind and soul.Niki is a proud Greek, a mom of twin boys, and her motto is “Think with your HEART, do with your MIND now”. She mentors students and women entrepreneurs and has travelled to over 50 countries. Niki is passionate about well-being and mindfulness and enjoys sharing her knowledge with the travel industry and corporate world. Before founding Travelgems, Niki worked in various corporate roles in marketing, business development and strategy, and has tw...2024-08-0729 min
On The Go With ManavHenna, Heart and Heritage with Sara MushSend us a textSara Mush is an international award-winning Henna Artist and a leading natural henna supplier in Pakistan.Sara grew up in Hong Kong where henna was always a part of her culture. After studying Art Foundation at Loughborough University in the UK, Sara returned to Hong Kong where she worked in her dream job for some time before leaving to turn her passion for henna into a profession.After living in Pakistan for almost 10 years, Sara moved back to Hong Kong in 2023, where she now lives with her husband and...2024-07-0429 min
On The Go With ManavAgency Advisor and Co-Living Pioneer: A Dual Path with Robin BonnSend us a textRobin Bonn is an agency advisor and leadership coach to some of the world’s best-known agencies - McCann, MullenLowe and DDB, and leading independents, such as MSQ, AnalogFolk and Stink Studios.He is the CEO and founder of Co:definery, an advisory and coaching practice that specialises in helping agencies create their own ‘Market of One’. Robin is also the co-founder of Clevernest Property Group, which creates modern and thoughtfully designed Co-Living spaces for working professionals.Before Robin launched Co:definery in 2016, he spent nearly 20 years in agency growth...2024-06-1925 min
On The Go With ManavPR Powerhouse: Insights with Andrew BlochSend us a textAndrew Bloch co-founded Frank, one of the UK’s most respected and award-winning PR agencies. In 2020, he stepped down from his day-to-day role as managing partner of the agency. He remains a shareholder in the company.Presently he runs ‘Andrew Bloch & Associates’ where his portfolio includes non-executive director, board advisory, consultancy and project roles for a range of businesses and agencies, mainly within marketing and communications. Andrew brings an ultra-effective, practical and straightforward approach, and his extensive trusted network to bring the best people in the business to support when n...2024-06-0534 min
On The Go With ManavOff the Beaten Path: Adventures Abroad with Tom PageSend us a textTom Page is a travel content creator and a podcast host of ‘The Worst Traveller’ with 100,000+ followers on TikTok. Tom also briefly works as an actor.Tom was inspired to create content from his personal travel experiences. There were particular moments that shaped his desire to explore the world (mentioned in the episode - yes they are entertaining!).The Worst Traveller is a podcast of travel stories where trouble is involved - e.g. death threats in India to walking across frozen lakes in Canada.In the podc...2024-04-1024 min
On The Go With ManavEmpowering Mental Health: Insights with Tanya MarwahaSend us a textTanya Marwaha is an award-winning mental health, disability and suicide prevention advocate who is passionate about raising awareness of the interconnection between the mind and body.Tanya struggled with her mental health from a young age and was undiagnosed for 7 years, and eventually was diagnosed with depression and anxiety at age 15.During the pandemic, Tanya founded Championing Youth Minds which presently supports over 900 young people globally and founded Chronically Strong Blog which aims to help raise awareness surrounding chronic health conditions, invisible disabilities and mental health.Tanya...2024-03-2826 min
On The Go With ManavMastering Strategy: A Journey with Julian ColeSend us a textJulian Cole is a Strategy Trainer and the Founder of the Strategy Finishing School, a programme with over 4,000 members dedicated to strategists and strategy enthusiasts to get the training they need to become world-class strategists.Julian’s clients include TikTok, Apple, Uber, Disney, Facebook, Snap, etc.Julian previously worked as the Head of Comms Planning at BBDO Worldwide where he grew the team to 16 skilled strategists. He also worked at BBHY in New York City where he led the comms plan for the launch of PS4 to become the bi...2024-03-0631 min
On The Go With ManavLessons from Adversity: Growth and Resilience with Aaron PangSend us a textAaron Pang is the bestselling author of the book ‘Unstuck’, encouraging people to forgive their younger selves, trust their current selves, and create their better selves. He is also a 3-time book author and hosts a top 3% globally ranked podcast, Transformative Purpose. Aaron is also a business transformation and personal transformation coach who is able to develop deep conversations - making him a leading thought leader in self-improvement.In the podcast, we discussed:- Aaron’s experience with Bell’s palsy at ages 20 and 32- A life-changing incident that took pla...2023-06-2130 min
On The Go With ManavClimbing the Corporate Ladder: From Grad to C-Suite with Tonia SavchenkoSend us a textTonia is the Chief Executive, Media at Four Agency Worldwide, one of the leading independent integrated communications agencies in the UK and the Middle East. Tonia started off as a graduate trainee back in 2006 and throughout the past 17 years, she climbed her way to C-suite in the same company. At Four Agency Worldwide, Tonia now leads a business unit of 75 media specialists. In the podcast, we discussed:- Tonia’s career progression from a grad to C-Suite - Career highlights and special memories- Self-doubt & burnout- Being...2023-06-1434 min
On The Go With ManavThe Entrepreneurship Mindset; Trying and Succeeding with Manish SethiSend us a textManish founded Rescued Glass, a social enterprise that up-cycles used glass bottles into innovative household item. This project started as a high school CAS project and a few years later is now established and has worked with many leading institutions around the world. The core behind Rescued Glass is to create impact and make a positive difference; one bottle at a time! In this podcast we discussed:-His entrepreneurship journey (the highs and lows)-How to make the most of university -The importance of putting yourself out there2023-06-0726 min
On The Go With ManavUnleashing the Power of AI and Data with Robyn D’ArcySend us a textRobyn D’Arcy is the Head of Data at AMV BBDO, a creative advertising agency in London. She is passionate about using the latest AI trends in her data and insights work.In the podcast, we talk about why AI and data are crucial now, the risks that come with it, and how her French Literature degree led her to work in the data field.Instagram - @robyn_darcy / LinkedIn - @Robyn D'ArcyDo not forget to subscribe to @OnTheGoWithManav on YouTube & follow the same name on Sp...2023-05-3131 min
On The Go With ManavWhy do we exist? Awakening Wonder with Sahara-Dolly MirpuriSend us a textThis episode features Sahara-Dolly Mirpuri, the author of ‘Mama Gaia', a children's book that seeks to understand our existence. She integrated spirituality into the book, making the story more fascinating.Sahara tells us how she was inspired to write the book after a powerful experience with a stranger. She also mentioned how she turned her fears on whether people will ‘get’ it into action, as the story has positively impacted children and adults.Instagram - @saharome / Facebook - Sahara-Dolly MirpuriYou can order the book here:Am...2023-05-1727 min
On The Go With ManavOvercoming Job Hunt Struggles as an International Student with Idris DinSend us a textThis episode looks at Idris Din’s journey after completing his Bachelor's and Master’s Degrees in the UK as an international student from Malaysia before getting a job in London. He now works at a start-up that connects freelance marketers to other start-ups and scale-ups. Idris had a range of experiences and two degrees from the university, but he still struggled in the journey to get a graduate job as an international student. In the podcast, we discussed how Idris overcame his job hunt struggles as a fresh grad.L...2023-05-1026 min
On The Go With ManavHow to Achieve your Dream Internship with Samah NairSend us a textThis episode highlights Samah Nair’s journey as a former finance placement intern at Warner Bros Entertainment during the 2021-22 academic year in London. After 34 consecutive rejections, Samah’s chance to secure an internship before her final year of university was limited. After applying to Warner Bros, she did not expect to beat out hundreds of applicants to land her dream internship. During the podcast, we discuss Samah’s experience working at Warner Bros, what she did to get the role and how it has prepared her for future opportunities.Samah Nair's...2023-05-0232 min
On The Go With ManavFrom Failure to Success: A Journey to Medical Studies PhD with Stella KozmérSend us a textThis episode discusses Stella Kozmér's journey as a first-year PhD Medical Studies student at the University of Exeter specialising in eating disorders. In 2022, Stella graduated with a First Class Degree in Psychology at the University of Exeter. Her original plan was to attend medical school, but this did not work out. During the podcast, we discuss Stella's journey since receiving her PhD offer at age 22 and how she's dealt with rejection and imposter syndrome over the past few months. Stella Kozmér's Instagram - @stellamed_uk // LinkedIn - Stella Kozmér...2023-04-2537 min