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The Elephant in the Room141: Cottsbury Founder Ruchi Chawla on navigating challenges of building a sustainable fashion brandShow Notes:As a small business owner what does it mean to run a sustainability brand? Is it true that sustainability brands rooted in demonstrable solutions are generally more successful than those that use vague or superficial eco-friendly messaging? And how useful are authenticity and a genuine commitment to addressing environmental and social problems to building consumer trust? What is their contribution to financial sustainability, long-term loyalty and profitability?Ruchi Chawla, Founder of Cottsbury a GOTS (Global Organic Textile Standard) certified sustainable fashion brand was my guest on the 141st episode of The Elephant in...
2025-10-3020 minThe Elephant in the Room140: The Role of Communications in Sustainability: Insights from Sangeeta Waldron, Author - What will your legacy be?Show Notes: On the 140th episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast my guest was Sangeeta Waldron an industry veteran with over 3 decades of experience. Sangeeta's story is shaped by both personal and professional transitions, including navigating a recession and shifting her aspirations from advertising to government communications. Her bold decision to leave the security of a civil service role for a not-for-profit organisation working with the developing South marks a pivotal moment in her career, reflecting her commitment to meaningful work aligned with her heritage and values.In the episode our conversation delves into how...
2025-10-3032 minThe Elephant in the Room139: Empowering Women in the Climate Sector: A Conversation with Shalini Bharat, Founder & CEO, Nadhi 'She-for-Climate' initiativeShow Notes:The global climate movement/industry is not very inclusive; amongst other things it struggles with gender gap. This is especially true in a country like India where the climate industry, particularly the clean energy sector, suffers from a significant gender gap, with women severely underrepresented in technical and leadership roles. While women disproportionately bear the burden of climate change impacts, social and systemic barriers limit their participation in the very sectors that could offer solutions and economic empowerment.In India there are several government initiatives focused on women’s participation, along with several gr...
2025-10-2828 minThe Elephant in the Room138: Alicia Solanki, Team Lewis on breaking barriers, cultural stereotypes and leading with authenticityShow Notes:Black and Ethnic Minority representation in leadership positions in the UK PR Industry leaves much to be desired and is well below FTSE 100 @11% and FTSE 250 @9% (Parker Review 2025). However, I am an optimist and do believe that direction of travel has been set by advocates and agencies… Collective progress may be slow, but equity & inclusion is mainstream and there are more role models than ever before…Alicia Solanki, Senior VP EMEA @Team Lewis is one such role model challenging cultural expectations and stereotypes to make space for herself in the UK industry. In this fast...
2025-10-2829 minThe Elephant in the Room137: The Crucial Role of Nature in Climate Mitigation Strategies: A conversation with Swapan Mehra, Founder, CEO Iora Ecological SolutionsShow Notes: Shifting political priorities and economic pressures over the past couple of years have seen several countries scale back climate commitments contributing to the growing gap between climate pledges and real-world emissions (still rising).What does this mean for a ‘Just Transition’ and Net Zero? While there is no silver bullet, IUCN and UNEP emphasise Nature based Solutions (NbS) can be pivotal for climate mitigation and adaptation, when pursued alongside rapid decarbonisation globally.To discuss NbS, and climate change I recently caught up with Swapan Mehra a global leader in climate action and ecosystem conse...
2025-10-2828 minThe Elephant in the Room136: What business Purpose, inclusive culture and ESG reporting mean in global citizen services businesses: A conversation with Shikhar Aggarwal, JMD, BLS InternationalShownotes:5 years post COVID I continue to ask the question – Do organisations need to have a business purpose? And what does having a business purpose mean in practice?For the 136th episode of The 🐘 in the Room podcast I spoke with Shikhar Aggarwal, the Joint Managing Director of BLS International one of the world’s largest global service delivery company (visa, passport, consular, and citizen services).Themes covered in the episode include 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾- What it means to be a purpose driven business providing citizen services and facilitating mobility- Insights on global cultural integrati...
2025-07-2916 minThe Elephant in the Room135: Transforming and building trust in Carbon Markets : Insights from Shreya GargThere is research to show that climate washing is on the uptick along with a growing trend by companies worldwide to utilise carbon credits to offset greenhouse gas emissions. The trend (carbon offsetting) is driven largely by companies making net-zero pledges. However in the absence of standardised frameworks and regulations claims of greenwashing can undermine the credibility of carbon mitigation efforts examples: overstating the impact, under reporting harm to communities or environmentTo understand the ecosystem better I spoke with Shreya Garg, a seasoned climate professional and auditor to share her expertise on the dynamics of the...
2025-07-1722 minThe Elephant in the Room134: A conversation with Akashdeep Bansal CEO SaralX on redefining accessibility in societyShow notes:Are there people who inspire you, make you want to be better and do better?I have been fortunate to meet with amazing and inspirational people from all walks of life through my podcast The Elephant in the Room. Individuals who refuse to be defined by their circumstances or the challenges they encounter in life. Akashdeep Bansal, CEO of SaralX, and my guest for the 134th episode of the podcast is one such person. Diagnosed with retinitis pigmentosa at a young age, Akash's path took an unexpected turn when a...
2025-07-1731 minThe Elephant in the Room133: The Role of Companies and Investors in addressing the Nutrition crisis: Insights from Vivek Arora, Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI)Show notes:Did you know that ultra processed foods (UPFs) make 57% of the average British diet and up to 80% when it comes to children and people with lower incomes. And that the major food and drink companies lobbied to block the UK government’s efforts pushing for discounts on healthier and minimally processed products In the Indian sub-continent meanwhile, an average household derives more calories from processed foods than fruits (The Lancet study 2020). What is staggering is that this diet has been reshaped over the course of a single generation. While regulations around ultra-processed foods are...
2025-05-2628 minThe Elephant in the Room132: The Taylor Bennett Foundation's Vision for Diversity in PR: In conversation with Koray Camgöz CEO Taylor Bennett Foundation Show Notes:The current negative sentiment and noise around equity and inclusion can feel overwhelming. At such times it makes sense to step back and celebrate the work of organisations steadfast in their vision (there are many of them around). The Taylor Bennett Foundation (TBF) is one such organisation dedicated to increasing racial and ethnic diversity in the communications industry that has been doing some stellar work to deliver on its purpose. I recently took the opportunity to invite Koray Camgöz, the new CEO of the TBF and one of the nicest people I know in th...
2025-04-2429 minThe Elephant in the Room131: The Rise of Foodhak. Empowering wellness through intelligent nutrition with Sakshi MittalShownotes:The businesses most likely to succeed are those that are born to solve real life problems. Would you agree?For Sakshi Mittal, a Wharton educated, investor at Softbank, a health crisis during her first pregnancy was the trigger to her entrepreneurial journey. The result was Foodhak – a physical and digital ecosystem that challenges the food industry and makes 'food as medicine' accessible to all. Technology and AI are used at Foodhak to gain insights from the latest research and empower consumers in their dietary choices. The first time I heard Sakshi (her chi...
2025-04-0825 minThe Elephant in the Room130: The Power of Collaboration: Sudhir Sahani on Lessons from the Development SectorShownotes:2018, was a defining year for me career wise, it was also the year when I was able to live up to my aspiration to contribute a percentage of my time pro-bono to the third sector. I had the opportunity to align and engage with PRADAN, a leading Indian charity working in the livelihoods space. This opened the door for some wonderful collaborations and strategic work with the organisation in the last 6 years. The person who enabled this partnership was Sudhir Sahni – our paths had intersected briefly in the past.A veteran of the Indian Ad...
2025-02-1837 minThe Elephant in the Room129: The Role of Organizational Culture in Women's Advancement: Lessons from Ashima TyagiShownotes: As a podcast host one of my biggest joys is celebrating incredible people making a difference. People who I know through my work or because of my podcast or from my networks who have raised the bar either in their personal or professional life.My guest on the 129th episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast is Ashima Tyagi, our lives intersected briefly in the late 2000s when we worked in different divisions of one of India’s largest PR and PA agency. At the time Ashima was a rookie, getting to grips wit...
2025-02-0535 minThe Elephant in the Room128: Building a better world: Gagandeep Bhullar on measuring good with Superhuman RaceShow notesThroughout history, there have been genuine supporters and sceptics of equity and inclusion. We can all see how the current political climate in the US has deepened the divide fuelling anti-ESG/DEIB rhetoric, leading many organizations, including prominent ones like Target, Meta, Amazon, McDonald’s, Ford, Harley Davidson etc. to reduce or cease their initiatives. However, there is room for cautious optimism considering that some of the world largest organisations continue to be committed including Patagonia, Costco, JP Morgan Chase, Microsoft, Netflix, Apple, Eli Lilly, Amazon, Pfizer, Salesforce, Google, P&G, Goldman Sachs.But...
2025-01-3130 minThe Elephant in the Room127: Creating an impact unicorn with assistive tech: Prateek Madhav, Co-Founder, CEO AssiTech FoundationShow notes:What role can technology play in breaking down barriers and building inclusion? Can AI be a force for good? There is sufficient research to show that assistive technology can be a game changer for people with disabilities enabling them to be more independent(self-care) and improving their participation in social interactions, education, employment etc. So, when I came across an article by Prateek Madhav on assistive technology, I jumped to the chance to invite him to be a guest on The 🐘 in the Room.According to the World Health Organisation (WHO), a staggering 16% of...
2025-01-1053 minThe Elephant in the Room126: A conversation with Christina Brooks, Founder, CEO Ruebik. inclusion first talent attraction agencyShow Notes:There are some brilliant leaders doing amazing work to promote equity & inclusion in the UK. Would you agree? There are not enough superlatives to describe the hard work and commitment of these advocates.Christina Brooks, Founder and CEO Ruebik is one such leader. Along with her day job she is a trustee for an alternative provision school in Tottenham, a Trustee for pioneering Social Communications Centre for Autism. She also mentors incarcerated young people and advises many black owned social startups.So, I was thrilled to have @Christina Brooks as a...
2024-12-1830 minThe Elephant in the Room125: How social entrepreneur Anusha Bharadwaj (Voice4Girls)is empowering adolescent girls in India to unlock their potentialShownotes: Reams have been written recently about SDGs, climate change, just transition…… what does it mean in practice? India's National Action Plan on Climate Change emphasises the need for inclusive and sustainable development to ensure it does not fail millions on the margins or without a voice. It would not be presumptuous to say that most people in world are aware of India’s demographic dividend. At 21% or 253 million, India is also home to the largest adolescent population in the world of which 120 million are girls. For a just transition and for India to reap the benefi...
2024-11-2943 minThe Elephant in the Room124: : ESG/EHG: The future of sustainable investing and ESG in India: Arvind Chari and Chirag Mehta, Quantum AdvisorsShow notes:The ESG backlash is real, and it is polarising. The rhetoric around it exacerbated because of roll backs by corporates and governments on climate/energy commitments. According to a leading ESG publication, Trump’s victory in the world’s second largest democracy, is likely to result in roll backs on climate and ESG regulation in the country and retreat from the global stage. Despite all the noise against ESG - asset managers globally are expected to increase their ESG related AuM to US$33.9 trillion by 2026 (84% growth). The driver for growth for ESG activity is not altr...
2024-11-1248 minThe Elephant in the Room123: Are stigma and social ostricization the biggest barriers to eradicating Hansen's disease: In conversation with Daisy Mansfield, Leprosy MissionShownotes:Not many people in the western world have heard of Hansen’s disease or Leprosy – for most who are familiar with it arouses fear and aversion. It is a tropical disease that occurs in more than 120 countries, has been referenced in the bible and Victoria Hislop wrote The Island inspired by a visit to Spinalonga, the abandoned Greek leprosy colony, which sold over a million copies.My earliest interaction with the disease was on the Main Street of the city I grew up in. Along the street, one aften came across a small group of p...
2024-10-0430 minThe Elephant in the Room122: Spotlighting the 'S' in ESG: A conversation with Sakshi Bansal, Unesco Kindness Leader, Diana Award RecipientShownotes:Disclaimer: All views expressed in the podcast are Sakshi Bansal’s personal views and do not represent or reflect the views of Arup Ltd.Excited to share the latest episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast featuring Sakshi Bansal FRSA ChMC! 🎙️ Sakshi, a recipient of The Diana Award, the world’s first UNESCO Kindness leader and Founder of Project LEAP, dives deep into the 'S' in ESG. In our conversation, we explore:👉🏾 Psychology's link to sustainability👉🏾 Social equity, triple bottom line, and social license to operate👉🏾 Challenges in r...
2024-09-2134 minThe Elephant in the Room121: Why the social model of disability is key to equitable and inclusive change: Caroline Collier, CEO Inclusion BarnetShownotes:Being an advocate for equity and inclusion requires a certain level of self-awareness, humility and an appetite to be a lifelong learner. Especially considering that the vocabulary around DEIB/DEIBA or whatever you choose to call it is constantly evolving, there is more we don’t know than we know.My chance encounter with Caroline Collier, CEO Inclusion Barnet happened over a LinkedIn recruitment post and my subsequent message to her regarding the language. She was gracious in her response educating me about why they were using ‘disabled person’ (instead of person first language). I was...
2024-09-1229 minThe Elephant in the Room120: In conversation with Sabiana Anandaraj: Lessons for a successful second inningsShow notes:We all need our cheerleaders, the people, who stand by us through thick and thin, who inspire and bring us joy. The friends who are like family or better. I am lucky to have a few friends like that. One amongst them is @SabianaAnandaraj, whom I have known since my first job in PR over 30 years ago when I was a young mom to two toddlers in Mumbai, and she was the young, independent, go getter who introduced me to the workings of the agency and our mutual clients. We worked together for a short whi...
2024-08-1236 minThe Elephant in the Room119: Misinformation, Disposable Diversity, Ethics in PR with Prof. Lee Edwards, Department of Media and Communications London School of Economics and Political Science Shownotes:In the past couple of years, there have been a lot of discussions, debates, articles around how PR practitioners can combat misinformation. It is often cited as one of the bigger challenges along with AI (advanced technology) facing the PR industry.The Elephant in the Room is the role of PR professionals in the dissemination and amplification of misinformation and fake news. How complicit are we as an industry when propagating the agenda of businesses, individuals, and governments?Beyond the industry a lot of people ascribe ‘spin’ a pejorative term to th...
2024-07-3150 minThe Elephant in the Room118: SDG 2 and the role of the private sector in sustainable development: Chris Argent, Head of Sustainability & Corporate Affairs, AMEA, SyngentaShownotes:Most people would agree that sustainability is a much-abused word. It has become a catch call phrase for individuals and businesses keen on asserting their ‘good for society/good for planet credentials’. As we hurtle towards 2030, the reality is that the private sector has a pivotal role to play in helping to meet the SDGs. Cynicism aside, behind the rhetoric and noise, there is serious effort by some businesses to integrate it into their business strategy.A couple of weeks back, I spoke with Chris Argent, Head of Sustainability for AMEA at Syngenta (A lead...
2024-07-1031 minThe Elephant in the Room117: Harnessing the power of GEDI(Gender, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) to build a more inclusive organisation: Kavneet Sahni, DasraKavneet Dasra Shownotes:In my second innings I have been intentional about working with the third sector. Through The Elephant in the Room, I am able to engage vicariously with the sector without being a part of it. To some extent I have been able deepen my understanding and engagement with the sector through PRADAN where I truly believe there is an alignment between my passion and their purpose. However, truth be told the sector is cliquey and closed like most sectors/industries the world over. A bit jarring considering they exist to make society more equitable...
2024-06-1338 minThe Elephant in the Room116: Diversity and Inclusion in English Rugby: Conversation with Jatin Patel, Inclusion and Diversity Director RFU EnglandShownotesNelson Mandela famously said, “Sport has the power to change the world. It has the power to inspire. It has the power to unite people in a way that little else does”. There are examples the world over whether it is Cricket, Football, Athletics, Tennis ……. It brings together fans and inspires current and future generations. However, like the rest of our society and business racism and exclusion is rife in sports. The good news is that there has been a concerted effort by sportspersons, sports bodies, regulators address systemic issues in the past couple of years. Recen...
2024-04-3040 minThe Elephant in the Room115: A conversation with Taisha Nurse, Global Senior Director, Diversity Equity and Inclusion, McDermottShownotesOn The Elephant in the Room podcast it has been my endeavour to spotlight leaders from the global majority. I recently had the privilege to speak with Taisha Nurse, Global Senior Director, Diversity Equity and Inclusion at McDermott. As a senior HR practitioner she has been responsible for building Centre’s of Excellence across multiple geographies before moving to her current role in 2020. A role she loves the most and believes that her various experiences have prepared her to navigate the web of challenges and opportunities she faces in the course of her work.Th...
2024-03-1829 minThe Elephant in the Room114: Steps to building an inclusive recruitment process, with Rohan Shah, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ruben SinclairShownotes: People recruit people from the industry, but also people who look like them, behave like them, are from a similar background, use a similar language... Would you agree? If this is the reality, the question is how important is inclusive recruitment for the PR industry or businesses in general? And what does 'inclusive' recruitment actually mean? What can organisations do to break the cycle of systemic exclusion and homophiliy? Move from being performative to truley transformative??Rohan Shah, Co-Founder and Managing Director, Ruben Sinclair, and I had an interesting conversation about all th...
2024-03-0643 minThe Elephant in the Room113: The transformational power of 'Cultural Intelligence' in driving behaviour change and actions: Ritika Wadhwa, Founder Prabhaav GlobalShownotesThe Elephant in the Room podcast was in hibernation in December and January. We are back this week with our first episode of the year with the indomitable Ritika Wadhwa. Ritika Wadhwa is a strategic advisory board member for British Transport Police, is a Fellow at the Society of Leadership Fellows, Windsor Castle, a Board Director and Trustee of the 5% club. But, above all of that she is an accomplished, kind and hugely generous person - opening up her networks to all who need it (including me). There is a beautiful story behind the name of...
2024-02-1131 minThe Elephant in the Room111: The role of HR in curating organisational purpose and culture: Marcia La-Rose, Group People & Diversity Director, Four CommunicationsR7HlirRiUQqzThp7cBa8Shownotes: A couple of months back I spoke with Marcia La Rose, Group People and Diversity Director, Four Agency Worldwide. Her story is uplifting - she has been at the agency for over 2 decades with over a decade in leadership roles and has been heavily involved in the agency’s acquisition of B-Corp status. In our freewheeling conversation we spoke about her journey as a woman leader from the global majority, her learnings from the journey. We also spoke about👇🏾👇🏾👉🏾 How the role of HR has transformed in the past couple of yea...
2023-11-1326 minThe Elephant in the Room109: The relevance of context, leadership and doing DEIB right: Akin Thomas CEO and Founder AKD Solutions LtdSHOWNOTES:How does context help up define and be comfortable with who we are? In a recent conversation with Akin Thomas we spoke the role of context and how it helps us define our identity. We also spoke about his entrepreneurial streak, how the Johnson and Johnson credo inspired him to define it for his business. In this very thought provoking and sometimes difficult conversation we also spoke about 👇🏾👇🏾👇🏾👉🏾 Organisational consciousness - the sweet spot, where an organisation’s intention and impact goes beyond their need👉🏾 Leadership - as an energy and force for change and the need...
2023-10-1233 minThe Elephant in the Room110: Building a purpose led, B-Corp business: A conversation with Kirsty Leighton, CEO and Founder Milk & Honey PRShownotesI recently spoke with Kirsty Leighton Founder and Managing Partner of award winning consultancy Milk & Honey PR, the highest scoring B Corp global communications agency in the world. As someone who speaks so much about purpose, it is always a great learning opportunity for me to engage with people/founders who believe in the power of purpose. In this freewheeling chat with Kirsty Leighton we spoke about the meaning of purpose and how it manifests itself in business conduct, engagement with stakeholders and sustainable practices. We also spoke about bravery, setting up a business i...
2023-10-1229 minThe Elephant in the Room108: Power and influence of top 2000 companies in achieving the SDGs: Samantha Ndiwalana, World Benchmarking AllianceShownotesA while ago I invited Samantha Ndiwalana, a Senior Researcher at World Benchmarking Alliance to talk about the pivotal role of the private sector in meeting the SDGs. The WBA maps 2000 of the worlds most influential companies. The influence is staggering, the companies have over $36.5 trillion in revenue and employ more than 97 million people across 85 countries. How are these companies identified? It starts with looking at the seven transformations needed to meet UN SDGs: Social, Food and Agriculture, Decarbonisation and Energy, Nature, Digital, Urban and Financial. The WBA then go on to identify the 2000 ke...
2023-09-2821 minThe Elephant in the Room107: Championing accessible tourism: Neha Arora, Founder, Planet AbledShownotes: As a podcast host I meet so many inspiring people - I recently met with Neha Arora, who quit her job after working for nearly a decade in the private sector to set up Planet Abled (2016) with a vision to make travel/tourism accessible and inclusive for people with disabilities. Today, Planet Abled has grown to become a destination developer and ecosystem enabler. Her business is rooted in authenticity, a gap in the market identified because of her lived experience. As a child she and parents (her mother is a wheel chair user and he...
2023-09-1435 minThe Elephant in the Room105: Sustainability in practice: In conversation with Serbjeet Kohli, Sustainability Practice Lead, SteerShownotesWhat does it mean for a business to be Carbon Neutral? Did you know that the buildings businesses inhabit can sometimes have the highest impact on their carbon footprint? When businesses set ambitions to be Net Zero, what are the steps they take to get there? Does taking positive climate action mean sacrificing growth?According to @Serbjeet Kohli Sustainability Practice Lead at Steer a global infrastructure consulting firm - it means decoupling growth with a businesses carbon impact. It is about reducing the impact of carbon generated per dollar, per pound, per I...
2023-08-2936 minThe Elephant in the Room104: Tips for women to be successful in the workplace with Mohana TalapatraShownotesI don’t have to be a crystal gazer to say that we have a long way to go before we achieve gender equality and even longer before we get to gender equity. This is not something unique to one part of the world, this is a reality across geographies in developed and developing countries. After decades of advocacy the only thing we can say with certainty is that there is too much talk, and very little action. And that too much talk has resulted in gender washing and fatigue amongst those in positions in power.
2023-08-1434 minThe Elephant in the Room103: Project Mumbai: Harnessing kindness to build India's kindness capital - In conversation with Shishir Joshi Founder and CEO Project MumbaiShownotesIn the midst of all the doom and gloom, here is a heart warming story and wonderful initiative that taps into the ‘kindness bone’ of people. My guest on The Elephant in the Room podcast this week is Shishir Joshi, a veteran journalist and the Founder and Chief Executive of the award-winning not-for-profit Project Mumbai (www.projectmumbai.org) a public trust striving for social transformation through initiatives of scale.Mumbai, is the city of dreams for millions of Indians. Its a city I spent over a decade in the city and fell in love with...
2023-08-0829 minThe Elephant in the Room101: How HR leaders are leading on purpose and inclusion: Seetha Rani KP, Head of Human Resources at Philips Innovation CampusI can never say this enough - hosting my own podcast means I have had the privilege to meet so many wonderful people, some of whom have gone on to become friends and trusted advisors. My first meeting with Seetha Rani KP was last year when running a workshop for NASSCOM senior industry leaders in Bengaluru, we connected over our lived experiences (and we were both wearing green). She shared a story about her name - her name Seetha has a religious and cultural resonance. So, people have expectations about what Seetha should look l...
2023-07-1824 min
The GolfDom Blog Podcast5 Tips From The Stoic Golfer by Robert Sudha HamiltonRobert Sudha Hamilton is the author of The Golf Book: Green Cathedral Dreams and How To Play Golf: Like A Winner. He has been writing about golf for more than a decade. More importantly, he has been playing golf intensively for many more years, because he loves the game. He is a member of the Bribie Island Golf Club in S.E. Queensland (where kangaroos roam the fairways).On the history front, he majored in the study of Ancient History at Macquarie University BA and went on to complete post graduate studies Grad Cert in that same...
2023-04-2217 min
House Therapy -Staying at Home DiscoveryMoney Matters - Navigating Credit, Debt & Financial Freedom by Robert Sudha HamiltonOpening Deposit An introduction to the about to be published book Money Matters - Navigating Credit, Debt & Financial Freedom by Robert Sudha Hamilton.Robert Sudha Hamilton is a writer first and foremost. He writes on economics, philosophy, health, history, and golf. On the history front, he majored in the study of Ancient History at Macquarie University and went on to complete post graduate studies in that same field and in Human Rights. He is the author of several titles on the ancient world, natural health, personal development, and Stoicism.Books by Robert Sudha Hamilton include: Sp...
2023-04-2230 minThe Elephant in the Room92: Building an inclusive fintech organisation: Karoline Raets, and Laurent JacqueminShownotes:Everybody wants to talk about fintech - apparently it is the new normal. I recently learnt that a staggering 95% of the founders of the FinTech 50 list are male. Not difficult to do the math here - it means women founders make an abysmal 5%. An International Monetary Fund Report from Dec 2022 - Digital Gender Gap, says that women represent less than 13 percent of leadership - both as founders and members of executive boards of fintech firms. Women’s representation in fintech is worse than traditional banking and technology companies. And then there is the...
2023-03-0735 min
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2022-12-3100 minThe Elephant in the Room85: Tehseen Zaidi: Advocating for gender diversity in the workplaceShownotes: What is it like to be brought up in a conservative, small town where girls are groomed from their childhood to just be good daughters, wives and mothers? For the 85th episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast I spoke with Tehseen Zaidi, Head Communications, Syngenta India. Growing up in a small town in UP, Tehseen was unlike her peers, she was opinionated and spoke her mind. She was influenced and supported in large measure by her father (her role model) who believed in empowering his girls, enabling them to fly and define th...
2022-11-2224 minThe Elephant in the Room81: Conversations with DEI leaders: Richa Singh (she/her) VP HR - D&I and CSR at Max Life InsuranceShownotes:We all know that countries and cultures are not monolithic and homogeneous. That when we speak about diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), we are at different points in our journey; sensitivity and awareness levels may wildly differ from country to country within a region or a continent. So, the drivers for DEI will differ from one geography to another. For practitioners to not force fit HQ policies in local markets, a level of cultural intelligence is critical to understanding this.Over the coming weeks I will share insights from my conversations with DEI leaders...
2022-10-1744 minThe Elephant in the Room79: End of Bossism: Servant Leadership Comes of Age with David Thomas Guerra , Transformist: In several episodes of The Elephant in the Room podcast I have spoken with CEOs, academics, influencers on what leadership means. This is a part of my own quest to understand leaders and leadership by listening to others and to redefine it through the lens of my own experience. In this episode of the podcast I speak with @Dave Guerra the author of best seller ‘Super Performance’, a transformist and a proponent of servant leadership. In this freewheeling conversation we spoke about 👉🏾 Exploring what leadership actually means - is it a position? A set of skills or behaviour? 👉🏾 The relevance of words like powerful, commanding, fearless, bossman in today’s context 👉🏾 Resetting the expectation of/from leaders and leadership 👉🏾 Servant leadership - challenges/risks associated with the idea 👉🏾 Building cohesive cultures in a world in a constant flux 👉🏾 Authentic leadership, Conscious leadership, EthShownotesIn several episodes of The Elephant in the Room podcast I have spoken with CEOs, academics, influencers on what leadership means. This is a part of my own quest to understand leaders and leadership by listening to others and to redefine it through the lens of my own experience. In this episode of the podcast I speak with @Dave Guerra the author of best seller ‘Super Performance’, a transformist and a proponent of servant leadership. In this freewheeling conversation we spoke about 👉🏾 Exploring what leadership actually means - is it a position? A...
2022-09-2640 minThe Elephant in the Room71: Using gender sensitive communications as a tool to build an inclusive cultureShownotesThe language we use often reflects the widely accepted socio-cultural values, norms, and beliefs that society holds, including roles men/women and non binary people play. For as long as we know language has been used to undermine people making them seem less competent, confident and places an expectations on what people can aspire too. The constant use of such language reinforces assumptions. E.g. Assumptions that all members of a category (Director) share a gender or that all members of a gender share a characteristic (women prefer to look after child...
2022-06-3042 minThe Elephant in the Room67: Target 33% - Challenges for women in policing in India: Conversation with Meeran C Borwankar and Devika PrasadShownotesThe third episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast in partnership with the India Justice Report focuses on the status of women in policing in India. Despite the target set by the Indian Home Ministry in 2009 to achieve 33% women in the police force - representation has increased by a mere 5% in a decade. While many states have mandated 10% to 33% reservation for women in the police, not one of these States has met its goal. With one woman in every four police officials, the state of Bihar has emerged as the unlikely champion and the best p...
2022-04-2936 minThe GolfDom Blog PodcastHow To Get Better At Golf with Robert Sudha HamiltonThe Golf Book: Green Cathedral Dreams author Robert Sudha Hamilton shares strategies and tips to improve your golf game. How To Get Better At Golf is something golfers of all levels aspire to and sometimes struggle with. In this podcast, the glove is off and golfers are encouraged to get down and get to know their tools of the trade. For too many golfers their clubs are often foreign bodies to a large extent. People live in their big brains to the detriments of their touch. Golf is a game played with hands, arms, legs, and...
2022-04-2837 minThe Elephant in the Room61: Technology for good, bridging the digital divide: Heddy Ring, Telia Company and Lourdes Montenegro, World Benchmarking Alliance“Digital technologies are accelerants, they are cross cutting enablers of sustainable development. It is not just one SDG that they can facilitate or hinder but it is all the SDGs. That is how central the digital system is” @Lourdes Montenegro, Lead Digital Sector Transformation at the WBA.While the pandemic has accelerated the adoption of digital technologies it has also widened the gap between the under-connected and the hyper digitalised. There are numerous examples of those that are being left behind. Across the world the lack of access to both remote and online learning is expected to perp...
2022-03-1545 min
The GolfDom Blog PodcastThe Golf Book: Green Cathedral Dreams The Opening Drive SegmentIn this podcast we feature a substantial segment of the The Golf Book: Green Cathedral Dreams by Robert Sudha Hamilton. Read aloud for the glory of the golfing experience.“Let me begin by saying that all those who play the great game of golf are blessed by the experience inside the green cathedral. There is nothing quite like cracking a big drive down the fairway off the tee. Watching that ball rise in the air and hurtle vast distances to land safely is a sweet affair indeed. Rolling in a putt from an unlikely place on the gr...
2022-03-1258 minThe Elephant in the Room60: India Justice Report Conversations: Budgeting in the Indian Justice System:ShowNotesThe collaboration between The Purpose Room and The India Justice Report came about because we are aligned in our core purpose to contributing our own two cents/rupees to creating a better world. The partnership is about helping raise awareness and understanding of the Indian justice system - so that individual know their rights and familiarise themselves with the workings of the justice system. The aim of course is to discuss how the delivery of quality justice must be seen as a priority and become real in the lives of everyone. As Maja Daruwala sa...
2022-03-0245 min
Sudha Umashanker's storycornerShivratri storyShivratri is a very important festival dedicated to Lord Shiva.There are many stories about this festival.Sudha Umashanker shares one story about a hunter from the Shiva Purana in this episode.Listen on to find out how he was blessed by Lord Shiva on Shivratri when he spared a deer family and also unintentionally performed pooja to a Shivalinga.
2022-02-2807 minAnamika ArrivesCan we have cool weddings please !!Just a loud thought
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2022-02-2010 minAnamika ArrivesRishikesh TimesMy travel schedule for Jan 2022
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2022-01-2906 minAnamika ArrivesA weekend in Dandeli Jungles !!A wow experience in the thick jungles of birding heaven !!
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2022-01-2327 minThe Elephant in the Room50: Moving from success to significance as a mantra in the second act with Shilpa Ajwani, Founder UnoMantra and SheMantraShownotes: In the 50th episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast my guest is Shilpa Ajwani, a strategy consultant & leadership advisor to consumer/lifestyle enterprises and Founder of two startups UnoMantra and SheMantra.As two women leaders we were keen to use our conversation to explore the barriers faced by women in leadership, her second innings; passion projects; spirituality, being a mother, her identity....👇🏾👇🏾👉🏾 Challenges she faced as a woman leader in the direct selling industry 👉🏾 Women and their self-limiting beliefs👉🏾 Being overlooked and the importance of taking charge of one's own career and l...
2021-11-1629 minAnamika ArrivesTake it from the Top !! Somvarpet Hill Range !!Kodagu Trip
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2021-10-0307 minAnamika ArrivesMr God is clicking away !!A short talk
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2021-09-1902 minAnamika ArrivesA Surprise Trip to Kushal Nagar !!My Solo Trips
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2021-09-1812 min
House Therapy -Staying at Home DiscoveryThe Natural Health Show - Microbiome with Sudha Hamilton Vol 1.IBS or Irritable Bowel Syndrome.Type 2 diabetesAlzheimer's diseaseAgeing & LongevityClear Correlations Emerging Between Gut Microbiome & Good Health‘Microbiome’ – Micro meaning very small – Bio meaning life – Me meaning you or me. Remember this term because it is going to become better recognised as an important factor in human health and our longevity. Human microbiome is defined as the collection of genes found in all microbes residing within us – basically all the bacteria, fungi, viruses, and microorganisms inhabiting our bodies. ‘Microbiota’, another term, refers to all microorganisms inhabiting a particular environment like the gut. Th...
2021-09-1641 minAnamika ArrivesHiii He Is James Bond !!A feature reading
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2021-09-1210 minAnamika Arrivesಗಣಪನ ಮನೆಗೆ ತರುವ ಅವಾಂತರ !!ಗಣಪ
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2021-09-1206 minAnamika Arrivesಶ್ರೀ ಗಣಪತಿ ವ್ರತ ಕಥಾಗಣಪ
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2021-09-1031 minAnamika Arrivesಶ್ರೀ ಗಣಪತಿ ಅಷ್ಟೋತ್ತರ ಶತನಾಮ ಪೂಜಗಣಪ
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2021-09-1005 minAnamika Arrivesಗೌರೀಪುತ್ರ ಗಣಪ ಬಂದ !!ಗಣಪ
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2021-09-0903 minAnamika Arrivesನೂರಾರು ಭಾಷೆಗಳ ಆಗರ ನಮ್ಮ ಬೆಂಗಳೂರು ನಗರ !!A reading
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2021-09-0705 minAnamika ArrivesHumility - Thy Name is Ratan TataA Reading
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2021-08-2906 minAnamika ArrivesBook Reading - Who Moved My Cheese !!Book Reading
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2021-08-2809 minAnamika ArrivesHindi Book ReadingReading
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2021-08-2808 minAnamika ArrivesA Fond Memory of The Oval '71Feature
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2021-08-2812 minAnamika ArrivesA Story of a Gentle Strength - Ratan TataA Feature
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2021-08-2804 minThe Elephant in the Room41: A conversation with Sumita Ghose, Founder Rangsutra on building a sustainable social enterpriseShownotes: Sumita Ghose my guest on this episode of The Elephant in the Room podcast is the founder of Rangsutra - a social enterprise working with artisans in rural India. A Fulbright Scholar and the recipient of the MacArthur Fellowship for Leadership, Ghose set up Rangsutra with a goal of bringing about socio-economic development and inclusive growth to rural India by engaging both the community and market. But, the venture almost didn't take off because a leading public sector bank refused to give her a loan since she did not have collateral. A determined Sumita ra...
2021-08-2624 minAnamika Arrivesಬದಲಾದ ಸಂಬಂಧ !!ಪುಟಾಣಿ ಕತೆ
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2021-08-2201 minAnamika ArrivesNo Competition Please !!ಪುಟಾಣಿ ಕತೆ
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2021-08-2201 minAnamika ArrivesSpeechless !!ಪುಟಾಣಿ ಕತೆ
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2021-08-2201 minAnamika Arrivesಅಸಲೀ ನಟಿ !!ಪುಟಾಣಿ ಕತೆ
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Bas Yun HiEk behtareen insaan | Bas Yun Hi | Sudha TapariaKoi hai jo tumhare liye sabse achcha hai...
2021-07-2402 min
Bas Yun HiZindagi ka Falsafa | Bas Yun Hi | Sudha TapariaAaj ek surprise hai aap sab ke liye...tum sab ke liye. Batayega zarur kesa laga! Intezaar Rahega
2021-07-2002 minBas Yun HiDosti pakki? | Bas Yun Hi | Sudha TapariaAb apni dosti pakki ho chuki hai na? Jab bhi man na lage to mujhe bula lijiyega kare janab dost hte isliye hi hai. Aao baatein kare Bas Yun Hi...
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Bas Yun HiSirf Baatein | Sudha Taparia | Part 2Zindagi ki kuch khatti meethi magar sachi baatein. Aao milkar kuch baatein kare - Bas Yun Hi !
2021-05-2901 min
Bas Yun HiSirf Baatein | Sudha Taparia | Part 1Zindagi ki kuch khatti meethi magar sachi - Baatein - lekar main Sudha, laai hu apna podcast. Aao milkar, bas yun hi, baatein kare!
2021-05-2901 minThe Elephant in the Room23 Sudha Singh: The imperatives of gender diversity for a sustainable futureShow Notes: I don't want to brag but in two weeks we will be 25 episodes old. So, I would like to thank my wonderful guests and listeners across the world for their unstinting support. The Elephant in the Room podcast is my continuous listening and learning project so I am pleased to say that it can be yours too - It is available on CIPR CPDHappy coincidence that today is Earth day and this episode is about the imperatives for gender diversity. A recent report places empowering women and girls as the second most i...
2021-04-2219 minSudha Umashanker's storycornerThe fox and the grapesThis story from Aesop's fables is another well loved story about a hungry fox who wanted to eat a bunch of grapes. But then when he couldn't sink his teeth into them despite his best efforts what did the fox do? Listen to Sudha Umashanker read The Fox and the grapes!
2021-03-3102 minSudha Umashanker's storycornerThe crow and the pitcherThis well known story from Aesops fables about thirsty crow who was longing for a drink of water on a hot summer's day is an old favourite. Rather than get upset about his situation he thought up of a clever idea and sorted out his problem .Hope you enjoy this reading by Sudha Umashanker
2021-03-3103 minSudha Umashanker's storycornerThe little gnome who had to stay home written by Susan Perrow and narrated by Sudha UmashankerOnce upon a time there was a little gnome who was very annoyed that he had to stay home. Then one day Mother Tree gave him some words of wisdom which made him feel better. What did she tell him? Listen on to find out
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2021-02-0300 min2021-01-2503 minSudha Umashanker's storycornerAll about PongalPongal or Makara Sankranthi or Lohri or Bhihu is a popular Indian festival that celebrates the Sun God and is a time to give thanks for the bounteous harvest and remember our farmers.There are many traditions around this festival and in this episode Sudha Umashanker ,Journalist and Storyteller pieces it all together #Pongal#SudhaUmashanker
2021-01-1308 minSudha Umashanker's storycornerAlice in WonderlandIn this wonderfully imaginative story a little girl named Alice has some simply unbelievable adventures .It seems as if it will all never end until.......Do enjoy this story read aloud by Sudha Umashanker
2021-01-0107 minSudha Umashanker's storycornerThe Christmas storyWhile Christmas celebrations have become more commercial and tend to focus on presents, gifts and goodies in this episode Sudha Umashanker Journalist and Storyteller focuses on the true significance of Christmas- the birth of baby Jesus in a stable, the visit of the shepherds who heard the news from an angel and the three wise men and many other miracles
2020-12-2311 min2020-12-0101 min2020-11-2203 minAnamika ArrivesIcon of service - Padma Shri Sudha MurtyThis is an excerpt of an interview with Padma Shri Sudha Murty held by Ms Saina Bharucha in Baatcheet
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2020-09-2007 minAnamika ArrivesEnjoy lifeHii friends today I want to share with you the happiness of good health. Health is wealth.
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2020-09-1204 min