Payal Nanjiani is one of the world’s few Indian-American globally acclaimed motivational leadership speaker, executive and success coach, and author. She is the founder of the Success Is Within Leadership, whose global platform has developed millions of game-changing leaders, entrepreneurs, and teams. She's also one of America’s most sought-after women's speaker and is active in promoting women in leadership around the world. Payal is well-known for creating leadership breakthrough experiences that are guaranteed to change results. Her work with individuals, corporates and entrepreneurs have proven to inspire people for immediate change in their behaviours, influencing their results massively and helping them achieve their highest level of success. She has helped several organizations develop world-class coaches and leaders within their company. She has been featured on global television, Women's business cover page, global magazines, radio talk shows, podcast and more. She is a regular guest speaker on America’s FM show. Payal lives with her motto- 'Success Is Within' and knows that success can be achieved with speed and serenity in any economy. Payal’s speaking and coaching have largely and positively impacted- Fortune 500 Companies High School & University Small and Medium Business Owners Education Industry Women leaders Corporate Leaders & Teams Mission: Payal’s mission is to help leaders thrive and succeed in their job and business- for themselves, their people and their teams- regardless of the economy and circumstance. She works towards developing game-changing leaders and entrepreneurs. She served as the President of BPW- A national women organization in America. She is known for cutting through the complexity of leadership in today’s fast-changing environment to uncover the core problems and devise real-world solutions. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/payalnanjiani/ Official Website: www.payalnanjiani.com

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Payal Nanjiani – Finish Strong – Acclaimed Motivational Leadership Speaker & Business Coach – Ep #48

Kartik Patiar has done his MBA from SP Jain Institute and has also done an exchange program at ESB Business School in Germany. He has diverse experience in marketing and sales across domains - from industrial engineering in the B2B space to FMCG in the B2C space, to online retail and e-classifieds space in the C2C space. Kartik currently works as Director of National Accounts at Swiggy. Prior to this, he has worked as Senior Manager at Flipkart for 2 years, before which he worked as the Regional Manager at OLX. The other top firms he has worked at are Mondelez International, and Procter & Gamble. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kartikpatiar    

Director at Swiggy and ex-Flipkart – Kartik Patiar – Ep #47

Garima Bharadwaj has done her MBA from Great Lakes Institute of Management in India. Garima has recently shifted to a new role of leading strategy at an IOT company called Enlite Research. Garima’s previous experience includes leading business development & partnerships at The Moms Co, driving strategic alliances and partnerships at OYO Rooms and Business development for Microsoft Dynamics Practice in APAC region. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/garimabharadwaj/   

Thriving in the early days of Indian startups – Garima Bharadwaj – Great Lakes MBA – Part 2 – Ep #46

Garima Bharadwaj has done her MBA from Great Lakes Institute of Management in India. Garima has recently shifted to a new role of leading strategy at an IOT company called Enlite Research. Garima’s previous experience includes leading business development & partnerships at The Moms Co, driving strategic alliances and partnerships at OYO Rooms and Business development for Microsoft Dynamics Practice in APAC region.

Living life with no regrets – Garima Bharadwaj – Great Lakes MBA – Part 1 – Ep #45

Michael Schwartz has done his MBA from New York University’s Stern School of Business, also known as NYU Stern. Michael has got 10+ years of experience ranging from new product development and asset creation to in-market execution and media planning across retail and online. He has worked on iconic global brands such as Axe, Dove Men+Care, Knorr, Amstel and Philips Norelco. He currently works as Brand Director for Amstel at Heineken. Michael has been featured in the prestigious Forbes “30 under 30” list in 2016. Hear what it takes to get into this Forbes list and how Michael's career has progressed and changed since his MBA. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mschwartz/  

What it takes to break into the Forbes ’30 under 30′ | Michael Schwartz from NYU Stern MBA | Ep #44

Praveen Karadiguddi is a Serial Entrepreneur, he has led and founded 2 consultancies with around 120 and 30 people respectively. He has done his MBA from Imperial College London. Praveen helps with digital/agile transformation and builds/enables great teams that build great digital products. He is passionate about Enabling teams to frequently deliver innovative business value and end-user needs Nurturing people to get the best out of them Bringing clarity of purpose Creating a sense of urgency needed for change and Helping teams launch products that solve user pain point An experienced technical and commercial leader with more than 15 years of experience in both private and public sectors. Passionate about transforming organisations & helping teams adopt Agile mindset. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/praveenkaradiguddi/

Serial Entrepreneur & Digital/Agile Transformation Expert: Praveen Karadiguddi, Imperial College MBA, Ep #43

In this episode, Engel Jones, Founder and Podcast Host of Twelve Minute Convos, interviews me, Avinash Bajaj, about my motivation to start The MBA Jam, and more about my personal life and experiences.

I get interviewed by Engel Jones on why I started The MBA Jam and more

Vikramaditya Duggal is currently heading his own organisation - Abhivyakti - the expression. It specialises in training and coaching services for people, leadership and organizational development. He is a professional banker. He worked in State Bank of India for 22 years. He held a variety of roles and responsibilities during that period. He took early retirement to pursue his passion in the field of learning and development. He was Assistant General Manager and faculty member in State Bank Staff College, Hyderabad when he took retirement. Thereafter, he worked in Administrative Staff College of India and Centre for Organization Development, Hyderabad where he developed and delivered a variety of programs in the field of Organizational Behaviour. Some of his areas of interest include Leadership – an inside-out approach, Emotional Intelligence, Coaching, Communication & Presentation Skills, Negotiation Skills, Team Building and Work-Life Balance. He also has the expertise of conducting Out-bound Learning Activities. He is associated with many organizations as Consultant Trainer. He has delivered more than 20 programmes in Indonesia, Philippines, Malaysia and Mauritius. In his experience of over 15 years in the field of Learning & Development, he has interacted with more than 16,000 participants from public, private, government sectors and NGOs. He facilitates personal and organizational transformation by encouraging people to discover their hidden potential and take responsibility for change. He is an Associate Power Coach (APC) from Coaching and Leadership International (CLI), Canada. CLI's methodologies encourage clients to use whole-brain thinking to develop solutions. PCMK's (Power Coaching with Mind Kinetics) scientifically structured methodologies are used in coaching. He is also a Certified Trainer from Success Resources on Accelerated Learning Methodologies that involve left-right brain and VAK in learning. He is B.Com., M.B.A. and CAIIB by education. You can find him here: LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/vikramadityaduggal Website: www.abhivyaktitraining.com YouTube: www.youtube.com/viduggal Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/vikramaditya.duggal Twitter: https://twitter.com/vikram_inspire

Leadership Trainer, Coach, Founder & Chief Energising Officer of Abhivyakti: Vikramaditya Duggal | Ep #41

Ritu Srivastava recently finished her MBA from Coventry University London. She is a keen follower of the Global XR industry (VR, AR, etc..). She is also the founder of the facebook group 'Women in Immersive Tech India'  https://www.facebook.com/groups/1665600700189879/ https://www.linkedin.com/in/ritu-s-72a561144/    

XR industry enthusiast and Founder of the Immersive Tech FB Community in India: Ritu Srivastava | Coventry University London MBA | Ep #40

Puja Talesara has done her MBA from Institute Of Technology And Management, Southern Hampshire University. She has largely worked in Leadership coaching and HR across various organisations. She also runs a podcast of her own, called Leadership Demystified, where global leaders across segments share their insights on the emerging / foreseen interesting leadership trends. Here. she talks about how to re-centre life. More information about her: Human Resource professional with around a decade of experience across Industry segments. Have worked closely with CEOS and Management Team in delivering HR value proposition. Proficient in HR management, aligning HR initiatives to Business objectives. Certified in counselling Robert Carcuff model. Trained outbound Assessor. I believe being Business champion and Talent champion go hand in hand. As numbers drive Business, however, it is the talent who enables it. It is vital for HR initiatives to touch the mind and heart of the people: create Talent Magnet. Passionate about Talent management and growing myself continuously. I had been contributing regularly to 'Prerana' HR newsletter during my stints with The HR Practice. I am happy and geared up to partner for the next suitable Assignment, with an ambitious team and create success story together. Currently in my space of learning and enhancing my skill sets. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/puja-talesara-1236b32b/ Link to Puja’s Leadership Demystified podcast: https://www.linkedin.com/company/leadership-demystified/

How to re-centre your life: Puja Talesara – Organisational Development Consultant, Podcaster and Leadership Coach; Institute Of Technology And Management, Southern Hampshire University MBA; Ep #39

Bhumika Zhaveri has done her MBA from London South Bank University (LSBU). Bhumika is the founder of a company called Interimarket™. InteriMarket™ is a unique platform built to solve the challenges modern organisations face in attracting, evaluating and retaining project based highly skilled talent. Before Interimarket, Bhumika has largely worked in HR & Resource Management in various organisations across London, UK. Machine Learning & AI Enthusiast - techie at heart with expertise in HR, Recruitment, Project Management, Change & Transformation. As a female tech entrepreneur, she advocates #GirlsinTech #WomeninTech and challenges the traditional views that suffocate the growth of brilliant talent due to biases and perceptions. As thought leader within her sector, you will find her regularly writing for well-known publications including HR Tech Weekly & Partners on a wide range of topics, feel free to check them out via company page @InteriMarket LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/bhumikazhaveri/ Article on whether MBA is worth it or not: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140321121413-80480795-is-my-mba-worth-it/

HR Expert with the heart of a Techie – London South Bank University MBA – Bhumika Zhaveri – Ep. #38

Davis Jones has earned his MBA from EDHEC Business School. He is the co-founder of Eazl, a business education company with more than 100,000 students worldwide that has published multiple bestselling video courses on topics like growth hacking, entrepreneurship, management training, and managing your career. Prior to becoming an entrepreneur, Mr Jones was a headhunter for firms in Silicon Valley, the city of San Francisco, and the North Bay at Robert Half, the international talent consulting firm with ~$5.4 billion in annual revenues. While working in talent acquisition, his clients included Western Digital, Lending Club, Hitachi, and the Kendall-Jackson family of companies and small and medium-sized organizations like hedge funds, non-profits, and biotechnology companies. Prior to joining Robert Half, Mr Jones was a team lead and content marketer for the CCA Group, the consultancy that was established by the framers of equity crowdfunding legislation (Title III of the JOBS Act) in the United States. Mr Jones earned an MBA with a focus in global finance from EDHEC Business School in France, ranked one of the top 50 MBA programs in the world by The Economist, and a bachelor's degree in international economics with a focus on international development (with highest honors) from Sonoma State University in California. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/pdavisjones/ Website: eazl.co

Focussing on human progress through education – EDHEC Business School MBA – Davis Jones – Ep. #37

Karthik Viswanathan is a senior product management professional with overall 10+ years of experience in product development, product management and vendor management, with the last 5+ years in core product management - managing platform products, APIs and consumer-facing experiences. Proven capabilities of designing and developing products with exceeding customer satisfaction. A talented and flexible individual with business cognition, product design and development knowledge with good presentation and organisational skills. Technology thought leader, worked on building ML systems pioneering automation. Entrepreneurial mindset boosted with startup experience, with a strong quench for product and process innovation. Certified Pragmatic Marketing Professional in Practical Product Management and a Certified Scrum Product Owner. Specialities: Data-driven product management, with strong consumer and business focus, to drive initiatives from conceptualisation to realisation. Karthik’s journey started at Wipro Technologies, right after his engineering at Anna University in India. Since then, Karthik has worked in Product Management across different companies, such as Sprinklr, 24/7 Innovation Labs, and Flipkart. Currently, Karthik works as Senior Product Manager at LinkedIn India, where he is helping build the LinkedIn team in India. Karthik has done his MBA from Illinois Institute of Technology. LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/apkarthik/ Blog: https://uberproductmanager.wordpress.com/

Episode #036 : Karthik A P Viswanathan | Illinois Institute of Technology MBA | Senior Product Manager at LinkedIn | ex-Flipkart | ex-Sprinklr | Data Geek

Gennaro Cuofano graduated as a Lawyer. Then earned an International MBA from LUISS Business School and the University of San Diego. He then worked as a financial analyst for a Real Estate Investing Company in San Diego, California. At that time he began to think about the possibility to create a blog. It took him two years, but in 2015 he created FourWeekMBA.com, a blog about business modeling, and growth marketing. From online courses with 3,800+ students and paid ebook with 1,000+ readers, he found the web a fantastic place to experiment. Now he dedicates most of his time to starting and growing online businesses. He is also involved in the growth of WordLift.io as Business Developer. https://www.linkedin.com/in/gennarocuofano/

Episode #035 : Gennaro Cuofano | LUISS Business School & University of San Diego MBA | Creator of FourWeekMBA.com | Business Developer at WordLift

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