Podcasts by Melting Pot

Artusha Hamal from 2022-01-20T16:00:30

“There is light at the end of the tunnel, I simply followed the darkness of my own being and kept going until I discovered the light of my soul. Making peace with my deep dark shadows and accept...

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Shyama Kaviratne Management and Banking Expert from 2022-01-14T06:45:36

Shyama and her husband Nihal founded St Judes India Child Care Centres in Mumbai after their return to India after spending 22 years outside the country. They were inspired  after their int...

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Sowjanya Bavisetti Indian Tennis Player from 2022-01-06T16:00:31

Sowjanya Bavisetti is an Indian tennis player. 

Sowjanya says “Never give up on something you really want. It’s difficult to keep going, but worse is regret”

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Rashantha Devanesan Founder Kadambari Jewels from 2021-12-30T16:00:45

Rashantha is the founder of  Kadambari jewels. Gorgeous handcrafted  jewellery inspired by ancient Indian, Central and Southeast Asian cultures. Her work supports charities in Singapor...

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Smita Tharoor Founder Tharoor Associates from 2021-12-23T16:00:38

Smita Tharoor is the founder of Tharoor Associates, a training, coaching and

organisational development company that understands the importance of the

unconscious bias. She is a thou...

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Alexandra Kutas World’s First Runway Model in a Wheelchair! from 2021-12-16T16:00:47

Alexandra Kutas is the world’s first runway model in a wheelchair. Ukraine’s first fashion model with a disability and also an entrepreneur. A doctor’s mistake at birth resulted...

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Yasir Anwar Founder Mahira Foundation from 2021-12-11T23:22:48

Yasir Anwar is the Managing Director and Founder of Mahira Foundation. He has a graduate degree in History, University of Delhi and a Masters in Archaeology and Heritage Management from Indrapra...

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Rouble Nagi Award winning artist and Founder of The Rouble Nagi Art Foundation from 2021-12-02T16:00:30

Rouble Nagi is the Founder of Rouble Nagi Art Foundation & Rouble Nagi Design Studio. She is an Award winning, internationally acclaimed artist with over 800 murals to her credit. With over ...

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Sam Allen An art engagement specialist and passionate advocate of racial activism from 2021-11-25T16:00:05

Sam is an arts engagement specialist, working internationally with audiences, museum and heritage professionals to transform meaning and provide authentic engagement in programming, events and e...

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Juste Jonutyte A Curator, Art Historian, Art Advisor from 2021-11-18T16:00:46

A Curator, Art Historian and Art Advisor based in Vilnius, Juste currently serves as a Board Member at Rupert, a centre for Art & Education in Vilnius, Lithuania, where she worked as a Direc...

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Emilya Colliver Founder, Art Pharmacy Australia from 2021-11-11T16:00:55

Emilya Colliver, Art Pharmacy’s founder and CEO has over 18 years’ experience in the art world across the public and private sectors, Emilya is driven by her passion for supporting Australian ar...

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Eliza Roberts Art curator from 2021-11-04T16:00:23

Eliza is the inaugural Executive Director of Res Artis focused on fundraising, public profile and strategy for the organisation. Eliza served on the Res Artis Board of Directors from 2012 to 201...

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Matthias Hillner Founder of the Studio for Virtual Typography from 2021-10-28T16:00:09

Matthias holds three postgraduate degrees from the Royal College of Art, including a PhD in Innovation Management at the Department for Service Design. He authored the book "Intellectual Propert...

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My dear guests on Melting Pot from 2021-10-26T16:00:14

There would be no Melting Pot without you my special guests. Every single one of you inspires me to continue this journey. Thank you for believing in me and trusting me to share your personal s...

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Sharon Louden An artist, educator, advocate for artists from 2021-10-21T16:00:49

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Saurabh Taneja from 2021-10-18T16:00:26

Saurabh Taneja graduated from IIT Delhi, and intended to move towards a career in the corporate sector. However due to a small stint as a volunteer, Saurabh discovered his passion for making a d...

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Nirjala Sharma from 2021-10-14T16:00:55

An Alumni of Akanksha, Nirjala has completed grade 10. She feels so blessed to be a part of the Akanksha school.

Akanksha gave her the opportunity to play football and soon football be...

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Sunita Iyer from 2021-10-11T16:00:21

Sunita is a big art connoisseur and has donated several art pieces to benefit the Akanksha Foundation. She has helped several people from their New Jersey USA community to be a part of Akanksha ...

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Namrata Khanvilkar from 2021-10-07T16:00:47

Namrata Khanvilkar was an exceptional student in her school days at Acharya Vinoba Bhave School in Pune, and is still trail-blazing as an Akanksha Alumni. 

She gained admission on...

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Fatema Mandal from 2021-10-04T16:00:57

Fatema has studied in Akanksha for eleven years and has been raised by her mother. She lives in Mankhurd so it is hard to travel by train for half an hour in order to reach school. 

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Srividya Prakash from 2021-09-30T16:00:38

Vidya is the CEO of Antara International, working to catalyze the delivery of public health solutions to improve maternal and child health outcomes. 

She previously worked in mana...

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Tahura Mulla from 2021-09-27T16:00:24

Tahura is studying in 10th grade and Akanksha has been her support system since the first time she stepped in her school. She has been guided and always taught that it is okay to be differe...

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Jayshree Oberoi from 2021-09-23T16:00:21

Jayshree has a master’s degree in Zoology from Pune University and is trained in Non-Profit Management and Leadership from the Boston University. She is also an India School Leadership Institute...

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Yashodhara Sherkar from 2021-09-20T16:00:08

Alumni of 2013 batch of KCTVN, Yashodhara is pursuing a BPed (bachelor's in physical education) degree. She is also a professional Cyclist. 

She has been competing for the last 6 ...

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Sejal Desai from 2021-09-16T16:00:55

Sejal has had an incredible 30 year career and joins the Akanksha family most recently from the Communities Foundation of Texas (CFT), where she led a strategic initiative focused on engaging bu...

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Preeti Baghel from 2021-09-13T16:00:27

Preeti is 23 years old and a BA psychology graduate. She is an Akanksha alumni and has worked with Akanksha as an intern too. 

“I believe that everyone should have a safe space fo...

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Chinmaya Potnis from 2021-09-09T16:00:53

Chinmaya is a 2012 Teach for India fellow and a founding member of the first ever standalone Secondary school in Pune. She has Completed her Bachelors degree  from Fergusson College, B...

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Dhanashree Birajdar from 2021-09-06T16:00:54

Currently studying in 9th grade at LAPMEMS school, Akanksha, Dhanashree is from Pune.

Her journey until now is all about getting to know herself better and constantly learning new things ...

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Chitra Pandit from 2021-09-02T16:00:24

Chitra leads the development and communications team and has been with Akanksha for over 10 years.

She drives fundraising initiatives for all of Akanksha’s programs and works closely w...

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Melting Pot trailer Series featuring The Akanksha Foundation from 2021-09-02T14:31:43

A sneak peak into the RISE a series featuring the people of the Akanksha Foundation.

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Presenting reality through Filmmaking Jai Sharma from 2021-08-30T16:00:34

Hailing from Jodhpur, Jai has been working in cinema for 17 years and worked as an assistant director on feature films with Wes Anderson, Zoya Akhtar, Rajkumar Hirani, Rakeysh Omprakash Mehra, G...

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Emotions, Stories and the love for Cinema Shreya Dev Dube from 2021-08-26T16:00:34

Shreya Dev Dube studied photography in Melbourne and later went on to specialise in cinematography at Eicar, Paris.  BITTU her most recent short film won the student Academy Awards, 2020.H...

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Through the lens of life Ariadna Cabroll from 2021-08-19T16:00:04

Ariadna Cabrol studied Drama at Meisner Technique with Javier Jalitó Cava in Barcelona and afterwards she moved to London in order to pursue her studies at "LISPA (London International School of...

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Capturing memories, behind the camera Mehdi Nebbou from 2021-08-12T16:00:23

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The journey from the stage to the sets Rachel Noll from 2021-08-05T16:00:55

Rachel Noll James is an award-winning screenwriter, producer and director. She is also a classically trained actor with a background in both theatre and film. Notable credits include feature fil...

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The art of writing from the heart Maaza Mengiste from 2021-07-29T22:00:09

Maaza Mengiste is a novelist and essayist. She is the author of the novel, The Shadow King, which is shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, and was a 2020 LA Times Book Prize F...

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Motherhood through the pages of life Mansi Zaveri from 2021-07-22T22:00:58

Mansi Zaveri of Kidsstoppress.com fame is a fab mommy on-the-go. A true believer in 'explore to learn', Man...

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Life behind the camera Adib Chowdhary from 2021-07-15T22:00:12

A photojournalist currently based between Beirut and London, Adib Chowdhury was raised between the muted greens of the English countryside and the lush greens of Bangladesh's paddy-fi...

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Living life, in the moment! Esha Desai from 2021-07-08T22:00:03

Esha Desai is the author of HotCuppaFiction, a collection of short stories to let readers enjoy their reading in small doses, one sip at a time. A lover of stories, Esha is herself a lover of co...

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Journey from being a financial journalist to a fiction writer Maha Khan Phillips from 2021-07-01T22:00:40

A communications professional who focuses on making technical information accessible and meaningful to a wider audience, Maha is the Editor of Professional Investor Magazine (CFA UK). Maha works...

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Providing Sustainable Solutions to Entrepreneurs Brice Degeyter from 2021-06-28T16:00:47

Brice is an intrapreneur/entrepreneur, a sustainability defensor, and an optimist. He founded a company called Bizsu to help companies grow while being more sustainable. He is also a sustainabil...

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An Architect who discovered a passion for ceramics Tania Misra from 2021-06-25T11:00:43

Looking at Tania's work, you would assume she has been a potter her whole life. The skillful mastery she exhibits - in particular, with her handcrafted flowers - is just incredible. However, bef...

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The journey from Fashion to Modern Art Terry from 2021-06-21T16:00:15

With a successful career in gemstones, jewellery and fashion industries, Terry is now a well-known gallerist specialising in Asian Contemporary and Modern art. A dynamic and established top exec...

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Discover the importance of art for good Amanda Chen from 2021-06-17T16:00:46

Amanda is the founder and art therapist at Art for Good, a social enterprise which uses art to create good. She also works as an art therapist with the charity The Red Pencil and is an adjunct l...

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Everyone deserves a chance to be heard Sarah Poh from 2021-06-14T16:00:44

Having delved into community work, family work, intra-psychic type of psychotherapy such as Psychodynamic Psychotherapy and Hypnotherapy, Sarah is weaving in knowledge from neuroscience and body...

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Singapore's Favourite Radio Personality Michelle Martin from 2021-06-10T16:00:17

Presenter Michelle Martin has been part of Singapore’s historic moments on radio and TV for 20 years. She’s spoken at Tedx, been the “live” Channel 5 commentator for Singapore’s National Day Par...

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Finding your own unique style to connect with people Charina Widjaja from 2021-06-07T16:00:40

Charina has been the creative lead for DFW creative Pte. ltd. with clientele from lifestyle brands to Fortune 500 companies. Her foresight in creating marketing platforms such as DFW, created mo...

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Creating Art that represents the realities of life Sunaina Bhalla from 2021-06-03T16:00:50

Sunaina is a contemporary artist of Indian origin, who lives and works in Singapore. Educated in India, she moved to Tokyo in the late 90’s and has spent the last two decades in various parts of...

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Art as a medium of expression A’shua Imran from 2021-05-31T16:00:39

A'shua Imran is a Singaporean artist working primarily in the medium of painting and performance. He graduated from Listen

Fashion and beyond trends with India’s leading fashion media expert Nonita Kalra from 2021-05-27T16:00:29

Nonita Kalra has three decades of media experience, in print and television. From 2016, till 2020, she was the Editor of HARPER’S BAZAAR  India. Prior to that (from 2000 to 2012), ...

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India’s leading comedian who left his corporate career to follow his passion Anshu Mor from 2021-05-20T16:00:54

After spending 18 years in corporate life (last assignment - Head of Xbox India at Microsoft), Anshu Mor quit Microsoft in 2016 to become a standup comedian. In his first year he was recognized ...

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A Melting Pot special tribute to Singapore Mental Health Film Festival(SMHFF) Abel Peh from 2021-05-17T16:00:33

Abel is the Programmes Manager at the Singapore Mental Health Film Festival. He strives to use his training in social work and sociology to curate thought-provoking conversations that could insp...

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Keeping tradition alive with her art, Bharatanatyam Rukmini Vijaykumar from 2021-05-13T16:00:03

Rukmini Vijayakumar, is the artistic director of Raadha Kalpa Dance Company, and the director of Lshva, a creative space for artists in the heart of Bangalore. She is the founder of The Raadha K...

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Nothing more important than finding joy and love in your work Tanmay Dhanania from 2021-05-06T16:00:34

Tanmay Dhanania trained at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art (RADA). He played Naseem Ali Khan in Listen

Journey of a Young Creative Entrepreneur and an actor Preetika Chawla from 2021-04-29T16:00:08

Founder of Final Call Productions and Pickle Shickle, Preetika Chawla is an actress from Bollywood. She began her career by doing roles in Television serials like Mumbai Calling and Jyoti. The a...

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Acclaimed Actor with a passion for Languages Rahul Vohra from 2021-04-22T16:00:25

Starting off in 1984, with the Delhi theatre group Chingari, apart from his abiding interest in acting, in films, TV and theatre, Rahul Vohra is an acclaimed actor who has a deep understanding o...

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Acclaimed actor with a passion for life- Charu Shankar from 2021-04-15T16:00:32

Charu Shankar wears many hats- actor, theatre director, dancer, writer, wellness expert and mother to her 5 year old boy and 6 dogs! She's passionate about the arts, loves to workshop good stori...

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A storyteller, preserving the the lost art of Dastangoi Danish Hussain from 2021-04-08T16:00:53

Danish Husain is an actor, storyteller, poet, and a theatre director. He lives in Mumbai and runs his theatre company The Hoshruba Repertory. He was instrumenta...

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The Journey from being an engineer to an artist- Suchitra Pillai from 2021-04-01T16:00:38

Suchitra Pillai is an Indian actress, model, anchor and VJ. A graduate in electronic engineering, she chose a career in arts over engineering. Apart from roles in movies includi...

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Find your home away from home Revathi Iyer from 2021-03-29T16:00:23

Revathi and Yogesh own two award-winning Properties in Coorg; Silver Brook Estate Homestay and Rare Earth Estate Homestay. Silver Brook is managed personally by them and Rare Earth is now manage...

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Reshaping the idea of Design Debprotim Roy from 2021-03-25T16:00:59

Debprotim Roy is the founder and CEO of Canvs.in. Canvs has built a foundational studio of independent senior designers they call  Listen

Traditional Indian sweets with a modern twist Arshya Aggarwal from 2021-03-22T16:00:51

If there’s a stereotype surrounding Indian sweets, Nihira, a company founded by the duo Arshya and Subha Aggarwal, is breaking it. The contemporary Indian brand is giving celebrations a new hall...

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Empowering ecosystems through Healthcare Priya Prakash from 2021-03-18T16:00:53

Priya Prakash is a healthcare entrepreneur and the Founder and CEO of HealthSetGo. HealthSetGo is India's largest healthcare organisation for schools with the vision to establish

India's l...

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Investor of 26 Startups at the age of 26 Ritesh Malik from 2021-03-15T16:00:42

Founder and CEO of Innov8 Co-working, Ritesh Malik has been listed on the Forbes 30 under 30 in the Finance and Venture list (Asia) 2016. Graduated from the Tamil Nadu Dr. M.G.R Medical Universi...

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Sonali Singh A spirited entrepreneur from 2021-03-11T16:00:40

A graduate from Warwick University, Sonali completed her Master’s in Business Management from Imperial College, London. She worked in the U.K for 2 years in finance before returning to India. So...

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Detox, the healthier way with Morning Fresh Mitali Tandon from 2021-03-08T16:00:17

An entrepreneur based out of Bangalore, Mitali Tandon founded a company that manufactures and markets India's first hangover detox solution. A young start-up that's actively working on creating ...

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Creating magic through her brush Bhaavya Kapur from 2021-03-01T16:00:04

Bhaavya believes in colossal dreams, challenging the norms, empowering the people, sharing her knowledge and promoting self-confidence through her art.

 

A self-taught makeup ar...

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Branding as a form of storytelling with Pushpanjali Banerji from 2021-02-25T16:00:42

Pushpanjali Banerji has over 13 years of experience in building international brands. In her role as Brand Director for Kyndal, she handles key marketing initiatives for some of the world’s most...

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Story of an International Art Director who believes she is a lifelong student of the Creative Arts Ana Menchen from 2021-02-18T16:00:17

Ana is an International renowned Creative/Art Director. After years in the creative industry, working for Google Singapore, Sid Lee Toronto, Grey Madrid she is now with TBWA/Media Arts Lab. Ana ...

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Journey of an author communicating business ideas across the globe Kyle Hegarty from 2021-02-11T16:00:10

From start-ups to Fortune 500 companies, Kyle helps organizations grow globally and empowers leaders and teams to find new ways to communicate and lead across our shrinking planet. His sales and...

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Pursuing your passion: From engineering to acting with Saloni Khanna from 2021-02-04T16:00:43

Saloni Khanna is an actor and musician by profession, with a number of web shows, short films and television commercials to her credit along with a Kannada feature film.

Saloni graduated a...

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Exploring the journey of a plant based lifestyle with Brad Vanstone from 2021-01-28T16:00:01

From building businesses to being an entrepreneur himself, Brad Vanstone is the founder of Willicroft, an Amsterdam based venture which combines age-old techniques of making cheese with a more p...

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A journey of courageous adventures as a journalist with Sarah Mcdonald from 2021-01-21T16:00:14

Meet the very talented Sarah Mcdonald, the director of Makewaves, an award winning film company. With incredible experience as a creative individual and her passion for human rights, hear Sarah'...

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A sneak peek into the life of well known Israeli singer-songwriter and actor, Idan Amedi from 2021-01-14T16:00:25

An acclaimed Israeli singer-songwriter and a martial arts expert, Idan Amedi has been very recently recognized for his performance in the Netflix series, Fauda. In conversation with Melting Pot,...

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Lubomila Jordanova Founder and CEO of PlanA.Earth, a Berlin-based startup from 2021-01-07T16:00:56

Originally from Bulgaria, Lubomila Jordanova is the founder and CEO of PlanA.Earth,

a Berlin-based startup developing an algorithm which predicts where and how climate

change will hi...

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Zafer Elcik, Turkish Social Entrepreneur & the Founder of Otsimo from 2020-12-31T16:00:59

We welcome 2021 with our conversation with Zafer Elcik, the founder of Otsimo.

Zafer identifies himself as a multi disciplinary computer scientist and is a young role model <...

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The life of Singapore Entrepreneur Weiting Tan from 2020-12-28T16:00:38

Weiting Tan has worked in leadership roles in an array of industries, such as Human Resources and Technology. Now he has unleashed his entrepreneurial spirit to launch a new startup called El Ma...

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Year End Reflections with host Payal Nayar from 2020-12-24T16:00:56

It’s hard to believe how the year has just flown by. Lives of millions of people have been impacted by the covid-19. Precious lives have been lost and many are grieving for their loved ones who ...

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The Artist Within Tsuyumi Miwa from 2020-12-21T16:00:22

Originally from Nagoya, Japan, Tsuyumi was involved with the arts from a young age. After a career in TV and Radio, she moved to Singapore in 2012. Now in a new chapter of life, she has dusted o...

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Finding her voice in a memoir with Jaishree Misra from 2020-12-17T16:00:29

Jaishree Misra is an Indian author whoseListen

From a passion to a life mission with Tri Phan from 2020-12-14T16:00:35

At the age of 19, Tri Phan was named the first-ever Vietnamese MasterChef Runner-up. But his food journey started way earlier, from turning his hobby into a passion and now it is an ongoing life...

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Lost at 15, Found at 50 with Ashwini Devare from 2020-12-10T16:00:35

By the time she was in her late teens, author and journalist Ashwini Devare had lived in six countries. As the daughter of an IFS officer, Ashwini was witness to life in the Soviet Union, Burma,...

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Baking their way to success with Jerome Buzenet from 2020-12-07T16:00:59

By profession Jerome is a corporate lawyer in Vietnam. But during weekends, he swapped his briefcase for the apron and rolling pin to pursue his  passion for baking. Now he is a born owner ...

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Original Art for a Cause ft. Hanming Wang from 2020-12-03T16:00:08

Hanming works in the tech sector and calls Singapore her home. She is also an artist and illustrator.

What started as a casual brunch conversation with her friend Aditi turned into thi...

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Integrating mindfulness practice into high pressured corporate life with Subba Vaidyanathan from 2020-11-26T16:00:52

After 3 decades of corporate life, Subba Vaidyanathan swapped his high-pressure world of Finance and Banking to focus on preparing leaders and organisations for a fast-changing world.

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A Life in Art with Sunil Padwal from 2020-11-19T16:00:01

Bold, simple, immaculate - are a few adjectives that would describe Sunil Padwal and his work.

They catch your eye even if you are just passing by and this glimpse takes you into a journey...

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The journey from Chef to content creation with Justin Foo from 2020-11-12T16:00:41

At an early age of 16, Justin Foo embarked on his career with food and never looked back. During his fourteen years experience in the business, Justin has worn his chef hat and led teams operati...

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Life lessons learned in poker from professional player Rishabh Chawla from 2020-11-05T16:00

Underneath the poker face is a quick-witted, well-travelled professional poker player who is all about striking a balance in his life. Rishabh Chawla, co-owner of India's largest growing poker c...

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How Holistic Health Impacts Your Wellness from Chiara Squinzi and Pascale Fioretti from 2020-10-29T16:00:42

Holistic Health is an ancient approach to health that considers the whole person and how they interact with their environment. It emphasizes the connection of mind, body and spirit.

La...

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Using technology to drive positive change with Federico Folcia from 2020-10-22T16:00:31

Federico Folcia wants to use technology to make a meaningful impact and drive positive change in our communities. The CEO and founder of Crane is passionate about  improving the quality of ...

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From High School Dropout To Successful Businesswoman Brittany Cosgrove from 2020-10-15T16:00:36

Brittany wants people to feel strong and empowered by the Nope Sisters clothing and use them as a tool for change, just like herself. The high school dropout found success in running her own bus...

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Eye surgeon turned writer Shibal Bhartiya from 2020-10-08T16:00:53

Shibal Bhartiya is an eye surgeon who has transformed lives through her expertise in India.  She also is the founder of Vision Unlimited, a bootstrap social organisation, involved in skill ...

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Making sense of cryptocurrency and blockchain with Dominic Kapalu from 2020-10-01T16:00:58

A crypto and blockchain enthusiast, Dominic Kapalu turned his interests into a thriving career. He became a network marketer and is the Chairman of the recently formed Blockchain Zambia Limited....

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On stage featuring Mumbai theatre pioneer Preeta Mathur Thakur from 2020-09-24T16:00:16

Preeta Mathur Thakur is a respected game changer in the India theatre world. She shares her experience as a woman in the industry who has broken the glass ceiling while innovating and excelling ...

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On stage featuring Mumbai theatre pioneer Preeta Mathur Thakur from 2020-09-24T16:00:16

Preeta Mathur Thakur is a respected game changer in the India theatre world. She shares her experience as a woman in the industry who has broken the glass ceiling while innovating and excelling ...

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A life in tennis with Galo Blanco from 2020-09-03T16:00:24

For our first episode of Season 2, meet Galo Blanco who has been impacting lives through tennis. We speak to Galo about his athlete and coaching career as well as his plans to champion the sport...

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Melting Pot Trailer Season 2 from 2020-09-01T16:00:01

Welcome to a new season of Melting Pot! The past three months have been an incredible journey for us, where we had the opportunity to meet with some very inspirational people. In the first seaso...

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Melting Pot Trailer Season 2 from 2020-09-01T16:00:01

Welcome to a new season of Melting Pot! The past three months have been an incredible journey for us, where we had the opportunity to meet with some very inspirational people. In the first seaso...

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Melting Pot Trailer Season 2 from 2020-09-01T16:00:01

Welcome to a new season of Melting Pot! The past three months have been an incredible journey for us, where we had the opportunity to meet with some very inspirational people. In the first seaso...

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Learning about Awadhi culture through Prashant Chandra from 2020-08-13T16:00:19

Awadhi cuisine is famous for its cooking style achieved through the magical blending of spices, slow-fire cooking and its seasonal harmony with nature. Prashant , a senior advoc...

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Women supporting women with Tanushree Gupta from 2020-08-06T16:00:17

As a feminist,Tanushree uses her words to inspire other women to question the norms of our largely patriarchal society. She aims to employ more women into her business due to their better work e...

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Women supporting women with Tanushree Gupta from 2020-08-06T16:00:17

As a feminist,Tanushree uses her words to inspire other women to question the norms of our largely patriarchal society. She aims to employ more women into her business due to their better work e...

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Women supporting women with Tanushree Gupta from 2020-08-06T16:00:17

As a feminist,Tanushree uses her words to inspire other women to question the norms of our largely patriarchal society. She aims to employ more women into her business due to their better work e...

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Helping Underprivileged Children Through Art With Ruchika Gupta from 2020-07-30T16:00:04

Ruchi, considers herself a wall painter and a mom above all the other roles she plays in her life. Art changed her life and helped define who she is. Now she makes it her mission to help childre...

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An ex-drug offender’s road to recovery with Bruce Mathieu from 2020-07-24T01:49:01

“I once was lost but now I'm found; Was blind, but now I see”!  

Five is the number of times Bruce Mathieu, 50, has been in and out of prison for drug-related offences. He st...

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Jyotsna Singh- launched a business to share her passion for great food- Part 2 from 2020-07-20T16:00:12

Did you enjoy my conversation with Jo last week? Join me for part 2 of the interview this week.

Like her mother and grandmother, Jo loves cooking. Encouraged by friends who loved her r...

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Jyotsna Singh launched a business to share her passion for great food Part 1 from 2020-07-16T16:00:25

Jo imbibed a love for cooking from her mother, her treasure house of recipes includes old favourites and new discoveries across Indian and International cuisines. 

Encouraged by ...

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Jyotsna Singh launched a business to share her passion for great food Part 1 from 2020-07-16T16:00:25

Jo imbibed a love for cooking from her mother, her treasure house of recipes includes old favourites and new discoveries across Indian and International cuisines. 

Encouraged by f...

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Jyotsna Singh launched a business to share her passion for great food Part 1 from 2020-07-16T16:00:25

Jo imbibed a love for cooking from her mother, her treasure house of recipes includes old favourites and new discoveries across Indian and International cuisines. 

Encouraged by f...

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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty with K-Lin Part 2 from 2020-06-25T16:00:53

Did you enjoy listening to K-Lin's story from last week? Join us now for part 2.

Successful Entrepreneur of the year in Singapore, trained Economist and Economics Educator at heart. An...

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Breaking the Cycle of Poverty with K-Lin Part 2 from 2020-06-25T16:00:53

Did you enjoy listening to K-Lin's story from last week? Join us now for part 2.

Successful Entrepreneur of the year in Singapore, trained Economist and Economics Educator at heart. An...

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East Meets West Tapas Fusion Tapas with Donato Diez and Pedro Goizueta Velasco from 2020-06-11T16:00:51

Donato & Pedro met at a hospitality school back in 2008. After separate different adventures around the world in the hospitality industry they got back together to work in a Michelin star re...

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Capturing the sense of fun and discovery in home cooking with Saira Malhotra from 2020-06-04T16:00:21

Meet Saira Malhotra who believes that efficiency rules the day when it comes to cooking. That’s what her cooking classes in New York City are about: recapturing the sense of fun and discove...

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Capturing the sense of fun and discovery in home cooking with Saira Malhotra from 2020-06-04T16:00:21

Meet Saira Malhotra who believes that efficiency rules the day when it comes to cooking. That’s what her cooking classes in New York City are about: recapturing the sense of fun and discove...

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Food marketer turned chef Malavika Raghavan from 2020-05-28T16:00:40

Three years ago, Malavika Raghavan made a career change from food marketing to food creation and decided to go to culinary school to become a Certified Pastry Chef.  Listen

Passionate about hospitality with Vaishali Dasgupta from 2020-05-21T16:00:08

Meet Vaishali Dasgupta, a hotelier and artist, Vaishali is fluent in English, Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Spanish. She was brought up in Calcutta while her roots are in Maharashtra, India. Her m...

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Desserts To Delight by Radhika Sheshashayee from 2020-05-14T16:00:28

Sinsations By Radhika was born out of Radhika Sheshashayee’s desire to create happiness – to see people’s eyes light up when they see something that has been created especially fo...

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Discover a Plant Based Conscious Lifestyle with Georgie and Corina Part 2 from 2020-05-11T16:00:03

Did you enjoy my conversation with Georgie last week? Join us for part two as Georgie continues to talk about her plant based and conscious living mantra, which she has adapted to the menu and p...

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Discover a Plant Based Conscious Lifestyle with Georgie and Corina Part 1 from 2020-05-07T16:00:55

Meet Georgie, an entrepreneur and escapist of the 9-5 corporate life and Saigonese at heart. ‘

In 2015, she moved to Saigon and has called it home since then. Her fuel is anything related&...

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Triple The Fun with Franck Daviniere from 2020-04-30T16:00:31

Franck Daviniere quit his job in France for an adventure in Asia. In 2012 he and his wife welcomed the birth of their triplets, Alexandre, Adrien and Antoine. The family packed their bags and le...

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Conquering Childhood Cancer with Purnota Dutta Bahl from 2020-04-23T16:00:35

80% of the children diagnosed with cancer in India do not survive because of malnutrition 

Meet Purnota Dutta Bahl, founder and CEO of Cuddles Foundation that focuses on providing nut...

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Navigating a cross-cultural world with Giulia Cian Seren from 2020-04-16T16:00

MeetGiulia Cian Seren, a culturally confused 28-year old. Her accent doesn’t give it away but she was born in Italy in a multicultural family, then lived in 6 countries before s...

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Serving humanity through Afghan cuisine Omar Masroor Part 2 from 2020-03-30T10:57:57

Did you enjoy my conversation with Omar Masroorlast week?

As someone from the hospitality industry, Omar has a spiritual side where he s trying to find himself through ser...

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Serving humanity through Afghan cuisine Omar Masroor Part 1 from 2020-03-30T10:57:26

“The universe speaks to us through its amazing creations. We’ve become deaf and blind to the beautiful colours and sounds that are constantly being displayed.

Now I know that a Warrior and...

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Melting Pot Trailer from 2020-03-30T10:56:20

As a Singapore resident who has also lived in different countries like the United Kingdom, India and Spain, I consider myself a global citizen and a traveler at heart having spent most of my lif...

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