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How Do I knock My Marketing Goals Out Of The Park?

Over time, Hasita’s favorite marketing saying has become this- most people do not have marketing goals, they have marketing dreams. Marketing campaigns can (and should) be creative and fun and even a bit outrageous. Marketing goals, however, need to be rooted in reality, plain hard facts, and be oftentimes, boring. How do you move from…

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XA Podcast 016 | XA Network And The South East Asia Angel Investing Landscape

What do successful angel investors look for in South East Asian startups? What are they advising their investees to do in the current market environment? And how does an influential angel network like the XA Network help with business growth and sustainability? Find out in this episode with Alap Bharadwaj (Director, Google), Tony Zameczkowski (VP,…

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TS4 | How To Mint An NFT

Before you can show off your shiny new NFT, you need to ‘mint’ it in order to bring it into existence. In this episode we will discuss how an NFT is minted and some issues and points to take note

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How Can I make Instagram Do The Heavy-Lifting For My Brand?

Yep, one of us has a cold here, and it isn’t the guest. We apologize in advance for the ‘nn’s that sound like the ‘dd’s. Pranoy Thipaiah of Kerehaklu knows something, almost viscerally, that a lot of brand managers, marketing folk, and businesspeople miss- no one hangs out on social media to hear from brands….

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S3E21 – It’s OK To Quit, Right?

Uncover the truth about stepping away and embracing change in the corporate world. Join the Small Talk with Rainkraft podcast for career empowerment and fresh perspectives. Season 4 awaits!

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S3E20- Small Talk With Neeraj Kakkar- Drinks, memories, And Selling A Story At Scale

As the CEO of Hector Beverages, Neeraj Kakkar has created one of the most iconic beverage brands to come out of India in recent times- Paper Boat. 

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XA Podcast 015 | From Inception To IPO: Culture, Economics And Timing W/ Hari Krishnan, CEO Of PropertyGuru

Have you ever wondered what it takes for a company to go public? How does the CEO prepare for the journey? What do investors look for? Find out directly from Hari Krishnan, CEO of recently-listed PropertyGuru about the steps and missteps they had on their journey to IPO Discussion Topics: From Inception to IPO: Culture,…

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TS3 | Connecting With NFT Communities

NFTs can be complicated creatures. The space is always evolving and it’s not always easy to figure things out by yourself. That’s when you need to turn to others who are further along on the journey. But where do you find them?

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Do I Even Matter On The Internet?

Existential crises aside, we ask this question (and get asked often as well) – do I matter in the larger scheme of (virtual) things? Being on social media can be hard both for individuals and brands, and yet there is a reward for consistency, for having opinions and being able to articulate them in ways…

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S3E19 – The Challenge Of Building And Changing Careers

For many of us, there’s a fundamental challenge in identifying the difference between a job and a career. Should we commit to one field and become the best in it?

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S3E18 – Being A Multipotentialite And Curating Your Digital Presence – With Nandita Iyer

When you don’t define yourself just by your professional qualifications or limit yourself to one job/one hobby, the possibilities are endless.

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XA Podcast 014 | One And Done: Building A Profitable Company On A Single Funding Round W/ Le Hong Minh, Founder Of VNG Corporation

Could you ever imagine your “hobby” landing you in a position to impact millions of people around the globe? Or, better yet, heading down the path to IPO on just a single funding round? Well, that’s the story of Le Hong Minh, whose interest in playing online games led him to venture into the field…

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TS2 | Your First Steps With Crypto

While NFTs do intrigue many people, the steps to enter this world make it overwhelming for most. So, here we are with Vnstr who shall break it down for you so you can start investing in the crypto world without any further delay.

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Everyone Seems To Be On LinkedIn. But What About Me?

After avoiding the subject for as long as possible (no we’re just kidding, we’ve been dying to do an episode on LinkedIn), Subha and Hasita wade into the realm of social media. And what better place to start, than with the world’s largest professional networking platform? Looking at LinkedIn today, it is hard to see…

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Bonus Episode – WeCrashed, Work Cultures, And Where The Best-Laid Plans Go Awry

Have you had a chance to watch WeCrashed on Apple TV+ yet? If not, we’d strongly recommend that you do, definitely for Jared Leto and Anne Hathaway

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S3E16 – Do You Know How To Say No?

The ability to turn down things we’ve outgrown, things we don’t want to be doing, and things we never wanted to do but got cajoled into, is one of the most underrated skills of our century.

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XA Podcast 013 | Active Intelligence And The Early Days Of VC In SEA W/ Hian Goh, Co-Founder And General Partner, Openspace Ventures

What do you expect from a market that doesn’t have a developed ecosystem? Many investors are extremely cynical about it and rightly so.

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TS1 | What Are NFTs And How Are They Used?

NFTs! Blockchain! Millions of moolah! I’ve heard all these words but what do they mean? Also, while you’re at it, could you help me understand how can I get started? Am I too late? Can I create my own NFT? If you have similar thoughts when you hear about

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Am I Building A business, Or Building A Website?

We hear your frustration! If you want to find out how successful a marketing team will be in the future, get them all to agree on how to go about building a website. Because of its front-facing significance, its dynamic nature, its role in reflecting evolving company goals, and its complexity in mapping, and the list…

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S3E15 – Creating Organisational Resilience By Being A Perpetual Learner – With Srideep Kesavan

Turning around one business is a big deal in itself, but what do you do when you find yourself in situations where you need to turn several businesses around throughout your career?

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ST20 | The Transition From An Offline To An Online Model Of Business

Want to take your offline business online? Here are some effective tips shared by Siti Nurmaisyah on the transformation of your business from offline to online.

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S3E14 – Are You A New Face At The Old Workplace?

You know the saying, one person’s Google Meet is another person’s poison? Some of us have started working with new companies during the pandemic and are only now beginning to see our colleagues in a real-world environment.

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XA Podcast 012 | The Roxy Dynamic: Building Great Co-Founder Relationships W/ Ronald Ros And Rexy Dorado, Co-Founders, Kumu

Building Great Co-Founder Relationships – Developing fund-raising strategy, becoming the Disneyland of social media, Evolution of Kumu from messaging to livestreaming.

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ST19 | Making The Transition From Corporate Leader To Consultant

Arvind Sankaran talks about making the transition from corporate leader to a consultant. He is a successful advisor who provides strategic direction to businesses.

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The Token Singaporean – Trailer

The Token Singaporean is a show about Non Fungible Tokens, the new blockchain based technology poised to change the world of digital art, collectibles and revolutionise the very concept of ownership. It’s brought to you by Vonster, a Singaporean who’s liv

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Do I really Need Someone Else To Tell My Brand’s Story?

Well here’s a super-common question we get asked- if we don’t really know our story, how can we count on a consultant to tell us? Personally, we’ve grappled with this question quite a bit, too. However, having sat in on several brand strategy workshops now, we’ve come to understand that the role of a brand…

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ST18 | Santosh Katti On Learning From Objections When Launching A New Product

In this episode of ShopTok, we’ll learn from Santosh how he found ways to keep going while trying to sell the value proposition of his nascent product.

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S3E13 – Why Does A Voice Inside My Head Keep Telling Me I’m Not Good Enough?

We all have fears and many times these fears save us from doing something dangerous. Some fears turn into limiting beliefs – negative judgments about ourselves that we hold to be true.

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XA Podcast 011 | Coffee Or Froth? Challenges In Finding Sustainable Businesses W/ Peng T Ong, Co-Founder And Managing Director, Monk’s Hill Ventures

Peng T. Ong – Coffee or Froth? Challenges in Finding Sustainable Businesses, Matching people to the right jobs, Market valuations, Learning how to be a VC etc. to explore more listen this podcast

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Why Does My Ideal Customer Not Care About Me?

Genius. Billionaire. Playboy. Philanthropist. Who is this? Subha and Hasita guessed two very different people, which made us think about ICP or the ideal customer profile. Often, our best efforts to engage prospects fail because we don’t understand the real-world context of a client. We group them by age, gender, location, and income, but never…

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S3E12 – Getting Smart About Artificial Intelligence With Kashyap Kompella

Kashyap kompella on getting smart about artificial intelligence, Harmful effects of AI, AI audit and its concept, Advice on starting a career in AI, Metaverse – the concept and experiencing it. Listen Now!

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ST17 | Aanan Khurma On Using E-Commerce Platforms To Jumpstart Your Business

Aanan khurma is talking about ecommerce platforms to jumpstart your business, Acquiring brands and building partnership, Secrets to do well on platforms like Amazon, SnapDeal, etc

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S3E11 – Going From Zoom To The Room

Hybrid work has a particular penchant for being trickier than it sounds. Do we over-communicate when we aren’t all around each other?

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ST16 | Sahil Mehta On Building A Profitable D2C Brand Portfolio

Sahil Mehta on building a profitable D2C brand portfolio. He talks about the challenges that come with market penetration and building a diverse portfolio.

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How Do I Make My Content Go Viral?

Welcome! This episode has Subha and Hasita discussing a topic that’s immensely close to their heart- content marketing. CRED ads are a cult of their own, but how do you really go viral like they did? Should you indulge in moment marketing? Should you write blogs? Build case studies? We answer these questions and many…

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S3E10 – Building A Sustainable Business, One Toy At A Time With Meeta Sharma Gupta

Meeta Sharma Gupta is talking about building a sustainable business, one toy at a time, Handling unfamiliar and new things in entrepreneurship, Tips and learnings from women entrepreneurs and Shumee etc.

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ST15 | Darpan Seth On How To Exit From Your Startup

Today, we are talking to Darpan Seth, founder of Nextuple, which is his second business after a successful exit with his first one.

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S3E9 – Why Is Giving And Receiving Feedback So Difficult?

We don’t always know what does or doesn’t maketh a person, but feedback certainly breaketh us. Why do we hate giving and receiving feedback so much? Why do we take it so personally each and every time?

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ST14 | Sharad Lal On Growing A Business With Just A Few Big Clients

Growing your business takes a lot of time and energy. Listen to the global experience leader Sharad Lal on scaling a business with just a few big clients.

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Why Are My Ad Campaigns Just Not Working!?

B2B performance marketing is wildly different from B2C, and yet we often interchange the two, to no avail. Here’s what we think- use the creative stimulus and fun of a B2C campaign, and focus laser-sharp on your target audience the way world-class B2B businesses usually do. Both marketing functions have a lot to learn from…

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S3E8 – How To Slow Down And Still Grow Your Business With Shailaja Vishwanath

Whether you are building a personal brand or professional a brand, it can feel quite overwhelming to be on multiple platforms and create content and generate visibility.

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ST13 | Sneha Visaria On Building A New Brand In A Mature, Low-Margin Industry

Sneha Visaria on Building a New Brand in a Mature, Low-Margin Industry, How did the business started, perience with exhibitions, Differentiating with your competitors etc. Explore now!

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S3E7 – How To Recognise And Deal With Burnout

A conversation on burnout is both relevant and necessary today. Where does the individual locus of control on burnout end, and what aspect of burnout becomes an organisation responsibility?

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ST12 | Nidhi Arora | Challenges In Monetisation

Nidhi arora on challenges in monetisation, Testing the idea with no cost, Expanding features based on the customer input, Tools can help you create and accelerate your business, Explore now!

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How Much Growth Is Too Much Growth?

“We need better numbers.” Have you heard this before? So have we. Let’s get logical about how much growth businesses actually need. Building a pipeline is not optional, and that’s the basis for why an entire marketing function exists at all, but how much is necessary, really? In this episode, we talk about growing steadily,…

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Since When Did Marketing Become Such A Chore?

It was supposed to be about jingles and fun creatives. Marketing and advertising were a welcome respite from the mundanity of everyday life. Today, can we put the fun back into marketing? Can we still get the results we want, while continuing to have fun? We think so, yes. In this episode, we discuss just…

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JT24 | Pallav Patni On Making A Career As A Specialist

Pallav Patni on Making a Career as a Specialist, Some of the ingredients for successful career, Applying the Ikigai concept to career and life, Balance in life while growing career, listen now!

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S3E6 – How To Hit Your Goals Out Of The Park – With Yash Mishra

Across generations, across diverse contexts, we’re all human. We need support and help, and a nudge in the right direction to help us achieve our full potential.

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ST11 | Mridula Shridhar On Beating Large Franchises At Their Own Game

Mridula shridhar on beating large franchises at their own game, How Kido Enterprises started, Challenges come as the business grow, Advices for entrepreneurs (B2B or B2C), listen now!

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JT23 | Maita Gaerlan On Building Friendly, Yet Effective Work Relationships

JobTok with Maita Gaerlan: How to develop and maintain trustworthy, friendly, yet effective work relationships in your early stages for a lifetime. Listen now.

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S3E5 – How Many Thoughts Does It Take To Become A Thought Leader?

Have you ever wondered what it takes to become a thought leader? Listen to the podcast by Subha to know more about thought leadership and how to go about it.

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ST10 | Azmul Haque On Carving Out A Profitable Niche Within A Highly Competitive Market

Azmul haque on carving out a profitable niche within a highly competitive market, Finding talents and keeping them motivated, Listen now!

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JT22 | Troy Stevenson On What Your Super-Boss Thinks Of You

Troy Stevenson on what your super-boss thinks of you, owning metrics and evaluating methods, managing perceptions, building your brand and reputation, listen now!

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S3E4 – Law In The Times Of Social Justice With Jayna Kothari

Listen to Advocate Jayna Kothari on Laws in the time of Social Justice. Her research & practice interests include discrimination law, constitutional law etc.

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ST9 | Tania Misra On Turning Your Art Into A Business

Tania Misra On Turning Your Art Into A Business, Outsourcing but creating income for women, From corporate work to building art business, Experimenting gets you further, listen now!

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JT21 | Aki Taha On How To Negotiate Your Job Offer

Aki Taha on How to Negotiate Your Job Offer, Who are the different stakeholders in the hiring process? How can recruiters help you? Negotiation techniques and when to use what. Listen now!

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S3E3 – How To Focus When You’re Chronically Distracted

Listen to this exciting podcast, which will assist you in staying focused and not getting distracted. Be smart by using modern technology to stay on the right track.

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ST8 | Karthik Sridharan On Building A $3M Biz On A $60 Tech Stack

Are you a budding entrepreneur who thinks you need to have the perfect idea to get started? Or someone with a great idea who’s unsure whether you can actually build it? And then you aren’t even getting started. Who knows how many good ideas died that way

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JT20 | Wen Szu Lin On Thinking And Communicating Clearly

In today’s world, it’s no longer good enough just to do the work and wait for it to be recognized. We’re always told that we need to communicate well and ensure that we project our work in a manner that others can understand and appreciate. But how exactl

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S3E2 – How Positivity Can Be Your Superpower With Sonia Saini

In this podcast, Sonia Saini will talk about how positivity can be your superpower. Positive thinking is an attainable skill, a superpower that everyone can harness. Listen now!

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ST7 | Always Be Selling By Nishit Rawat

Articles about entrepreneurship make it sound almost as though you start a business, work hard on it for a few years and then reap the results, as if it all goes in a smooth straight line. But reality isn’t like that. Entrepreneurship is more often like a

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MT25 | Henley & Partners On Relocating To Achieve Your Financial Goals

Bhairav Desai and Rory McDaid of Henley & Partners on Relocating to Achieve Your Financial Goals: Why People Look for Residency and Citizenship Listen now!

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JT19 | Vivi On Overcoming A Non-Tech Background To Become A Tech Company GM

Vivi on Overcoming a Non-Tech Background to Become a Tech Company GM: How should I prepare to be the best candidate for the vacancy? Listen now to learn how networking plays a part in promotion!

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S3E1 – How To Be Curious And Not Judgemental

This podcast is about how to be curious without being judgmental, and Subha Chandrasekaran will join us to discuss and answer this question. Listen Now!

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ST6 | Shagun Malik On How To Avoid Burnout In Your Own Venture

A great piece of advice by Shagun Malik is to make sure that your pull is far stronger than the push. In this podcast, she talks about how to avoid burnout when growing a business

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JT18 | Amrt Sagar On Launching A Business In An Unfamiliar Market

Do you want to launch a company in a market that you know nothing about? Listen to this podcast by Amrt Sagar in which he gives tips on launching a business in an unfamiliar market.

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ST5 | Priti Agarwal On How My Employees Helped Me Pivot

Priti agarwal on how my employees helped me pivot, How was the implementation of The Catalyst started, What led to the pivot, Key Lessons and tips for pivot, listen now!

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MT24 | Neha Desai On Can You Be A Full Time Day Trader

Neha Desai on: “Can you be a full-time day trader?” Can you make trading a full-time job? What is the alpha and how do you generate it? High-frequency trading and day trading: listen now.

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JT17 | Andrew Kim On Getting A Foot In The Door Of Early Stage Startups

Andrew Kim on Getting a Foot in the Door of Early Stage Startups: How to Identify a Good Startup to Work For? Tips to get recruiters’ attention and stand out: listen now!

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ST4 | Sandeep Mittal On Transforming A Service Business Into A SaaS

Sandeep Mittal On Transforming A Service Business Into a SaaS, What to prepare for transformation, Lesson learned and tips for transformation, Listen now!

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JT16 | Letitia Ng On Maximizing Value From Networking Groups

Letitia Ng on Maximizing Value from Networking Groups, A little research goes a long way. Be an active listener and play a role. Invest time to get involved. Listen now!

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ST3 | Bradley Jacobs On Getting Started With Your Freelance Consulting Business

Bradley Jacobs On Getting Started With Your Freelance Consulting Business, Step Uno in starting freelance consulting, How to overcome the fear and reduce the risk, listen now!

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ST2 | Vani Gupta On How To Stand Out As A Small Business In The Big Market

Listen to Vani Gupta, who is sharing some remarkable tips for small business entrepreneurs on how they can stand out in the big market & increase their revenue rapidly.

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ST1 | Joe Rhew On Using A Sabbatical To Build Your Business

Joe Rhew On Using A Sabbatical To Build Your Business, When should you take a sabbatical? Package your portfolio and show tangible work, Listen now!

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JT15 | Camille Ang On Accelerating Career With Fast Growing Companies

Camille Ang on Accelerating Your Career With Fast-Growing Companies: Why Should You Be Open to Learning New Things? Building trust and more trust: listen up!

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MT23 | Neha Desai On Choices You Make Towards Financial Independence

Neha Desai, on the choices you make towards financial independence. Ways to reach your financial goals: What are the opportunities to reach your goal? Listen now!

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ShopTok Trailer: Stories And Lessons From Small Businesses, Creators And Entrepreneurs

ShopTok is a weekly show for and about small businesses. Follow ShopTok to get inspired and motivated with practical tips and advice from everyday entrepreneurs who’ve bootstrapped themselves to success.

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JT14 | Best Of 2021

When looking for successful career transitions, career advice, financial planning tips, or risk management solutions, listen to or download our latest podcasts.

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MT22 | Best Of 2021

Risk Management Solutions – Together we put out 12 new episodes this year, bringing MoneyTok to the nice round number of 20 episodes published.

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JT13 | Gratitude

This podcast is about gratitude. Gratitude is a positive emotion that involves being thankful and appreciative and is associated with several mental health benefits. Listen now!

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MT21 | Gratitude

Rome was not built in one day, and certainly not alone. CrazyTok has released 20 podcast episodes for MoneyTok and 12 episodes for JobTok, with support and love from our colleagues, partners, guests, and mainly our listeners.

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JT12 | Varun Sharma On How To Navigate A Dynamic Organization

A dynamic organization is a frequent organizational style that can be found in a variety of business formats. Understanding power dynamics within your organization is crucial

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S2E10 – With The Best Of Intentions

Ending the year and a season, on a high! For the last episode of season 2, we talk about the things that were and the year that will be.

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MT20 | Mark Reeve On What Differentiates The Financially Successful

Without a doubt, striving for financial success is a worthwhile goal. Financial plans and budgets can aid in your current and future financial success.

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JT11 | Rivana Mezaya On Making Career Transitions

Are you looking for a career transition guide or career transition tips and options? Download our podcasts now. Rivana Mezaya on Making Career Transitions!

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MT19 | Alex Dwek On Getting Started With Angel Investing

When you want to get detailed information about angel investing, angel investing basics, or angel investing tips for beginners, download and listen to our valuable podcast.

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JT10 | The Top 3 Concerns Of New Grad

College grads are striving to make up for the coronavirus pandemic’s “lost year.” Young individuals with fresh degrees and professional qualifications are struggling to find work all across the world.

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MT18 | Climate-Proof Your Finances

Investing in alternative energies helps us achieve climate-proof personal finance and protects us from any global warming threat that can impact our finances.

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JT9 | Prasad Naik On Taking A Career Gamble

Learn what works successfully at Procter & Gamble from Prasad Naik, who knows the most about the company. Examine Procter & Gamble job openings in your desired industry in various locations.

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MT17 | Make Money Saving The World (ESG Investing)

Save money and the planet. End extreme poverty and fight inequality and injustice. How to make money while saving the planet?

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JT8 | Hard Work Alone Won‘t Get You A Good Performance Rating

Hard work alone will not get you a good performance rating, let alone a promotion; you also need to deliver results. Listen to Amit to learn the strategy for getting a good rating.

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MT16 | Climate-Proof Your Retirement

This podcast is about how you can climate-proof your retirement. How, in your climate-sheltered cocoon, do you interact with society, especially your near and dear ones, Listen now!

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JT7 | Give Them A Win (New Hire Onboarding)

Got a new member on the team? Use our Onboarding Checklist template & get your new joiner started right with the onboarding checklist.

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S2E9 – Building A Team Without Hunting For Mini Versions Of You!

This podcast is about building a team without hunting for mini-versions of yourself! A look at the nuances of growth, building a team, and learning to let go too.

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MT15 | The OG Of Passive Income (Dividend Investing)

Looking for some smart passive income ideas or side hustles? Listen to or download our OG of passive income podcast today to get inspired.

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JT6 | 4 Steps To Land Your Dream Job (Job Hunting)

It takes a lot of self-awareness, tenacity, and ingenuity to land your desired job. Do you believe your ideal job is out of reach? Listen Now

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MT14 | Your Finance Wants To Get Engaged (Investing For Women)

Money management for many people, especially women, can feel a bit like flossing. You know it’s important, but you keep putting it off because you hate doing it so much.

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JT5 | First, Be Reliable To Win Your Manager’s Trust

This podcast is about how managers value reliability at work. Understand and set expectations properly. Follow through and ensure you and everyone else involved get the job done. Listen now!

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S2E8 – Where Do You Draw The Line? Drawing Boundaries In A Virtual World.

This podcast is about: where do you draw the line. Drawing boundaries in a virtual world. Listen now!

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MT13 | Watch This SPAC (SPAC Stocks)

This podcast is about how SPACs work. Why are they popular among investors and startup founders? How to buy SPACs to make risk-free, guaranteed returns. Listen now!

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