Play to Potential Podcast
Episodes
376: 34.00 Arun Maira - Career Transitions and Insights on Listening
19 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Arun Maira is a former member of the Planning Commission of India and former Chairman of BCG India. He had a distinguished career in Tata Motor...
363: 33.00 Bombay Jayashri on Importance of mentorship and teamwork in the musical journey
05 Sep 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Bombay Jayashri is one of the leading Carnatic musicians in the country. She is born into a family of musicians with a rich lineage in classica...
353: 32.00 Deepa Malik's inspiring journey of overcoming extreme adversity to winning medals at Paralympics
08 Aug 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Deepa Malik is a Silver Medalist at Paralympic Games (Rio 2016), an Arjuna Awardee (2012) and a Padma Shree Awardee (2017). She has won 58 Nati...
341: 31.00 Neera Nundy on Transitioning from a corporate career to social impact: Journey and challenges as co-founder of Dasra.
13 Jul 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Neera Nundy is Co-Founder at Dasra - India’s leading strategic philanthropic foundation. Dasra actively shapes the process of social change b...
330: 30.00 Vinay Sitapati on leadership under constraints - Lessons from PV Narasimha Rao's journey
20 Jun 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Vinay Sitapati is an Assistant Professor in Political Science and Legal studies at Ashoka University. He has a PhD in Politics from Princeton U...
319: 29.00 Roopa Kudva's journey from CRISIL to Omidyar Network: Insights on exploring diverse career pathways.
31 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Roopa Kudva is Partner at Omidyar Network and Managing Director of Omidyar Network India Advisors, where she leads overall Investment Strategy,...
307: 28.00 Chandramouli Venkatesan on Personal Growth and Leadership: Insights from his book - Catalyst
10 May 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Chandramouli Venkatesan (Mouli) has a strong corporate track record of over 25 years. He is an alumnus of XLRI, Jamshedpur and spent his initia...
294: 27.00 Amit Chandra's journey from Investment Banking to Private Equity and Social Impact
26 Apr 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Amit Chandra heads Bain Capital in India and is a Managing Director in the Financial and Business Services Vertical and a member of the Asia Pa...
282: 26.00 Jay Panda on building a successful political career, resilience, and seizing opportunities
29 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Baijayant Jay Panda is currently serving in his 4th term in the Parliament of India. He was elected to his second term (2014-2019) in the Lok S...
269: 25.00 Devdutt Pattanaik on Transitioning from Medicine to Mythology and perspectives on Leadership
16 Mar 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Devdutt Pattanaik writes on relevance of mythology in modern times, especially in areas of management, governance and leadership. Trained in me...
257: 24.00 Suresh Narayanan on Nestle India's turnaround and building a resilient culture
16 Feb 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Suresh Narayanan is the Chairman and MD of Nestle India Limited (which recently crossed INR 10,000 Crores for the first time after about a cent...
247: 23.00 KV Sridhar on overcoming dyslexia, finding his voice, and adapting to the changing advertising landscape.
25 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST KV Sridhar (Pops) is one of the most respected creative leaders in the Indian Advertising World and has been the driving force behind several i...
239: 22.00 Meher Pudumjee on Leadership Transitions, Resilience and leading a full Life
11 Jan 2018
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Meher Pudumjee is the Chairperson of Thermax Limited, one of India’s leading energy and environmental engineering companies. She is also an a...
Play to Potential Podcast - Highlights from 2017
21 Dec 2017
Contributed by Lukas
As we approach the end of 2017, we at the Play to Potential Podcast decided to step back and reflect on the year that has gone by and the incredible l...
230: 21.00 Viswanathan Anand - Unlocking the potential of the human mind and perspectives on Excellence
17 Nov 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Viswanathan "Vishy" Anand is an Indian chess grandmaster and a former World Chess Champion, considered as one of the greatest chess players of ...
218: 20.00 Anu Madgavkar on Career Transitions and Future of Work
27 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Anu is a Partner with McKinsey Global Institute (MGI), the economics and business research arm of McKinsey & Company. She is an alumnus o...
207: 19.00 Dheeraj Pandey on Leadership in a Scale up
13 Oct 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Dheeraj Pandey is Co-Founder, Chairman and CEO of Nutanix, Inc. (Market Cap of ~USD 3.5 Billion) that had an IPO in September 2016. Nutanix i...
196: 18.00 Rama Bijapurkar on Choosing your Playground, Staying Relevant and Board Leadership
29 Sep 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Rama Bijapurkar is India’s most respected thought leader on market strategy and India’s consumer economy. She has an independent consulti...
184: 17.00 Zia Mody on Exploring Law as a Career and Building a Legacy as a Trusted Advisor
31 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Zia Mody is an Indian legal consultant and considered an authority on Corporate Merger and Acquisition Law, Securities Law, Private Equity an...
174: 16.00 Vinita Bali on a Global Career, Transitions and Staying Relevant
11 Aug 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Vinita Bali is a distinguished leader who has held leadership roles in 6 countries (UK, Nigeria, South Africa, Chile, USA and India) across 5...
163: 15.00 Vedika Bhandarkar on Career Perspectives: Investment Banking, Senior Transitions, and Navigating Careers
28 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Vedika Bhandarkar is the MD in India of Water.org, an organization that empowers families with access to safe water and sanitation through af...
153: 14.00 Pramath Sinha on Consulting Careers, Leadership Development, and Education
14 Jul 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Dr. Pramath Sinha has worked in diverse fields spanning business and strategy, consulting, leadership and academia. He spent 12 years with Mc...
141: 13.00 Karthik Reddy on Venture Investing: Pathways and Strategies for Success
29 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Karthik Reddy (based in Mumbai) is a Founder and Managing Partner at Blume Ventures, one of India’s leading tech-focused early stage VCs th...
129: 12.00 Atul Kasbekar - From Engineering to Photography: Navigating Transitions and Reinvention
16 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Atul Kasbekar is an award winning photographer (first Indian to win the prestigious International Food and Beverage Creative Excellence award...
120: 11.00 Nandan Nilekani on Leadership and Transitioning across Infosys, UIDAI, Politics and more
02 Jun 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Nandan Nilekani is an Indian entrepreneur, bureaucrat and politician. He was part of the founding team at Infosys and held several leadership...
110: 10.0 Avnish Bajaj on his journey as an Entrepreneur and as an Investor
15 May 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Avnish Bajaj is the co-founder and Managing Director at Matrix Partners – a Venture Investing firm, a firm that he set up around 11 years b...
98: 9.0 Prakash Iyer on Storytelling, Personal Brand and flourishing in the Gig Economy
28 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Prakash Iyer is a best-selling author, motivational speaker and a leadership coach. Before he officially became a member of the “Gig economy”...
87: 8.0 Viren Rasquinha on Olympic Gold Quest and Unlocking Potential of Olympic Athletes
13 Apr 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST Viren Rasquinha is a former captain of India’s national field hockey team. He quit international hockey to pursue an MBA at ISB and since 200...
77: 7.0 Abhijit Bhaduri on staying relevant in a rapidly Digitizing World
31 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST My seventh guest at the Play to Potential Podcast is Abhijit Bhaduri. Abhijit is an Author, Columnist, Keynote speaker and a Digital Transfor...
66: 6.0 Ravi Venkatesan on Transitioning from Cummins to Microsoft to driving Social Impact
18 Mar 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST My sixth guest on the Play to Potential Podcast series is Ravi Venkatesan. He is the Chairman of Bank of Baroda and on the Board of Infosys a...
46: 5.0 Prof. Kartik Hosanagar on Life in Academia
10 Feb 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST My fifth guest on the Play to Potential Podcast series is Professor Kartik Hosanagar. Kartik is a Professor at The Wharton School of the Univ...
38: 4.0 Papa CJ on Transitioning to and thriving in the world of Stand Up
25 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST My fourth guest on the Play to Potential Podcast series is Papa CJ. Papa CJ is a world-renowned stand-up comedian. He has won awards for both...
24: 3.0 Capt. Raghu Raman on Leadership Lessons from the Armed Forces
10 Jan 2017
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST My third guest on the Play to Potential Podcast series is Captain Raghu Raman. Raghu Raman has possibly one of the most unique career profile...
12: 2.0 Amish Tripathi on Transitioning from the Financial Services World to Writing
21 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST My second guest on the Play to Potential Podcast series is Amish Tripathi, a celebrated author who has written the Shiva Trilogy (The Immorta...
10: 1.0 Vijay Amritraj on Excellence in Sport and Broadcasting
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
GUEST My first guest on the Play to Potential Podcast series is Vijay Amritraj, a Padma Shri awardee, who has been successful in multiple avatars -...
1: Introduction to Play to Potential Podcast Series
06 Dec 2016
Contributed by Lukas
Welcome to the Play to Potential Podcast Series. I am Deepak Jayaraman (CEO, Transition Insight)and I am the creator and curator of this podcast ser...