Best Sripad Podcasts (2026)

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ISBis20 | Making an Impact: Reminiscences of the journey from former Deans 14:33

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3y ago14:33

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In this episode of ISBis20, we hear from former Deans of ISB on what motivated them to join the School, the challenges they faced, and their leadership journey. They talk about key moments and decisions contributing to the brand ISB and its growth as a top-rated global B-School.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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ISBis20 | Making An Impact | Professor Milind Sohoni 9:31

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In this episode of ISBis20 series , we feature Milind Sohoni, Professor of Operations Management, and one of the longest serving faculty members at ISB. He not only shares his own journey, but also how ISB went about building an active culture of management research in India.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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ISBis20 | Saving lives, saving the economy | Prof Sarang Deo and Prof Sripad Devalkar 12:30

3y ago12:30

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The pandemic necessitated India to embark on one of the world's most extensive vaccination campaigns ever to be undertaken, with 960 million eligible adults in January 2021 to be vaccinated. In this episode, Professors Sarang Deo and Sripad Devalkar share insights on the formal supply chain model they developed in collaboration with the Center for …

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ISBis20 | Making an Impact | Professor Prasanna Tantri 10:27

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In this episode of ISBis20 series, we feature Prasanna Tantri, Associate Professor, Finance, and Executive Director - Centre for Analytical Finance. He shares the journey of his transition from being a student at ISB to now serving as faculty at the School.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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ISBis20 | Unicorns from ISB: Umang Kumar, Co-founder- Car Dekho 11:52

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This episode of the ISBis20 series features Umang Kumar, PGP Class of 2006, who is the Co-founder and President of Car Dekho. Umang recounts his journey and ISB’s role in it.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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ISBis20 | Unicorns from ISB | Aakash Chaudhry, MD- Aakash Educational Services 6:01

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This episode of the ISBis20 series features Umang Kumar, PGP Class of 2006, who is the Co-founder and President of Car Dekho. Umang recounts his journey and ISB’s role in it.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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ISBis20 | Unicorns from ISB | Rahul Garg, Moglix 6:16

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This episode of the ISBis20 series features Rahul Garg, PGP Class of 2010, whose Unicorn start-up Moglix - a Noida-based B2B industrial goods eCommerce marketplace – is digitally transforming the supply chain of the manufacturing sector in India. Rahul recounts his journey and ISB’s role in it.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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ISBis20 | Shaping a Generation: Andrew Poon & Professor Dominic Houlder 12:12

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Episode 12 of ISBis20 features Andrew Poon, the first international student, along with Professor Dominic Houlder, who taught the very first class at ISB. In this episode, they share the excitement of being part of the founding class at ISB and that unforgettable year where they converted challenges into opportunities.…

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Shaping a Generation | Maulshree and Ramanan | ISB is 20 14:21

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The third part of the #ISBis20 series features some alumni, who share their experience and learnings from their time at ISB. In Episode 11, Maulshree and Ramanan, the founding class students, reminisce on their journey.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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Laying the foundations | Padyala Rangarao, Gurmeet Singh and Sunil Kumar | ISB is 20 11:22

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The second part of the #ISBis20 series features veteran employees who placed their faith in the dream that was ISB and helped it lay firm foundations for the journey to come. Episode 10 features Padyala Rangarao, Gurmeet Singh and Sunil Kumar, who were among the first partner employees at ISB’s Mohali and Hyderabad campuses. They reminisce their jo…

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Laying the Foundations | Meenu Wadhwa and Ravindra Herlekar | ISB is 20 12:33

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The second part of the #ISBis20 series features veteran employees who placed their faith in the dream that was ISB and helped it lay firm foundations for the journey to come. In Episode 9, Meenu Wadhwa and Raveendra Herlekar, who were among the first employees at ISB’s Mohali campus, reminisce about their journey with the School, including the chal…

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Laying the foundations | Shiv Kumar | ISB is 20 11:10

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Episode 8 of the #ISBis20 series features Shiv Kumar, one of ISB's earliest employees who played a key role in setting up both its campuses. He reminisces about the challenges of the early days and what went into forming the Student Engagement and Applied Learning department.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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Steering the ship | Harish Manwani, Chairman of the ISB Board | ISB is 20 6:37

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Chairman of the ISB Board, Harish Manwani reflects on how the collective vision of a group of leaders evolved into the ISB of today, and the role of the board in ensuring that the vision of the School is translated into reality through good governance that creates great leaders.By Indian School of Business (ISB)

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Laying the foundations | Phanibala and Srinath | ISB is 20 11:22

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The second part of the #ISBis20 series features veteran employees who placed their faith in the dream that was ISB and helped it lay firm foundations for the journey to come. In Episode 6, Phanibala V and Srinath V, who were among ISB's earliest employees, reminisce about the early days and their challenges, and their contribution to the School.…

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Laying the Foundations | Professor Kavil Ramachandran | ISB is 20 9:23

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The second part of the #ISBis20 series spotlights some of the veterans among the faculty and staff who believed in the dream and helped ISB lay firm foundations. In Episode 5, Professor Kavil Ramachandran, who joined ISB as its first faculty member, reminisces about the early days and their challenges, and his contribution to the School.…

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The smell of the Place: A tribute to Professor Sumantra Ghoshal 10:18

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Professor Sumantra Ghoshal was a gifted teacher, a prolific author and a visionary management guru who was to be ISB’s Founding Dean. It was his infectious energy and enthusiasm that inspired the founding batch of the PGP to become part of the ISB dream. He passed away at the age of 55, in March 2004. In this special episode of #ISBis20, we pay tri…

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The coming together of great minds | Giving shape to the vision | ISB is 20 13:56

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Episode 3 of the #ISBis20 series presents previously unseen material in the form of a promotional film made in June 1999 by Bill Enco of McKinsey & Company to propose the idea that was to become the Indian School of Business. The film features leading academicians and business leaders, who came together to give shape to this idea, articulating thei…

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The Dreamers | Founding Dean Pramath Sinha | ISB is 20 12:14

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In Episode 2 of #ISBis20, Pramath Sinha, the School's Founding Dean, and the author of 'An Idea Whose Time Has Come' - a book that tells the story behind it - looks back on how the idea called ISB was brought to life. He also recalls the early days of the School and the challenges that had to be overcome to lay the ground towards building it into t…

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The Dream | Founding Chairman Rajat Gupta | ISB is 20 13:02

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#ISBis20 is a collection of twenty stories, told through interactions with key stakeholders, that celebrate the impact ISB has had on management education and research in its two decades of existence. In the first video in this series, we hear about the genesis of the idea called ISB - about how the founders envisioned and built a world-class, indu…

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Episode 11 - The Hersh Truth, Part 2: A Conversation with Emily Hersh 32:59

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Our conversation with lithium mining entrepreneur Emily Hersh continues in part 2. In this episode, she discusses how she sees the future evolution of lithium ion batteries, how she identifies projects that are worth taking on, and what makes a person take on entrepreneurship as a career path. Plus we play a lightning round of rapid-fire questionin…

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Episode 10 - The Hersh Truth, Part 1: A Conversation with Emily Hersh 36:00

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Emily Hersh, mining entrepreneur and gifted raconteur, joins us to talk all things lithium. Our conversation was so long and wide-ranging we had to split it into two parts. In part one, we discuss how she got started in the lithium industry and the geopolitics of lithium in South America. Make sure to check out Emily's podcast, The Minerals Manhatt…

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Episode 9 - The State of Solid State: A Conversation with Chloe Holzinger 50:31

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Chloe Holzinger, ex-IHS Markit analyst and newly of The Engine, stops by to talk about her background in batteries and tech startups, the future of solid state batteries as she sees it, and the way she thinks about identifying great businesses. Then, she turns the tables and makes the Cell Siders open up about their views on the next ten years in t…

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Episode 8 - Fly Like an E-gull: A Conversation With Shashank Sripad 58:58

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In this episode we talk with Shashank Sripad, a Ph.D candidate at Carnegie Mellon University, about his work on electric aviation and lithium-ion batteries for EVTOL applications. He explains the benefits of electric propulsion for aircraft, reveals why energy density is not the most important factor for urban air mobility, and tells us what the co…

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Episode 7 - Blighty's Batteries: A Conversation With Jon Regnart 47:46

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In this episode we talk with Jon Regnart from the Advanced Propulsion Centre UK about Britain's strategic approach to growing its battery and EV industry. He also discusses how the UK goes about building links between academia and industry, the importance of a domestic battery manufacturing supply chain for the automotive sector more generally, and…

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Episode 6 - Hard Rock Cafe: A Conversation With Joe Lowry 56:32

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In this episode we sit down to talk with Joe Lowry, from Global Lithium and the Global Lithium Podcast, about the future of the lithium supply chain. We discuss what the lithium industry needs to do in order to grow up, what 2030 could look like if we play our cards right, and reveals why all the wounds in the battery arms race are self-inflicted.…

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Episode 5 - Model Citizen: A Conversation With James Frith 51:04

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James Frith from BloombergNEF's energy storage arm comes by to talk about modeling battery costs and the future of the industry. He discusses why 2021 might be an unprecedented year in the battery industry, why solid state batteries look set to be even cheaper than legacy lithium ion technology, and reveals the one question he wishes people would s…

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Episode 4 - Mind the Gap (between academia and industry): A Conversation With Intercalation Station 59:33

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In this episode, Nick and Andrew from Intercalation Station stop by to talk about bringing academics and industry together, how the SPAC attack might be an overall positive for the industry, and some of the challenges that lie between the battery lab and the dealer lot.By Cell Siders

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Episode 3 - An Ode to the Anode 33:58

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In this episode we look at anode materials from synthetic graphite to silicon, tackle the recent controversy about corrosion and calendar life in lithium metal anodes, and try to address some listener questions along the way.By Cell Siders

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Episode 2 - The Marvelous Mrs. Manganese 45:49

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In this episode, the Cell Siders team tackles the pros and cons of manganese-rich cathode materials. Then we take a look back at Tesla's Battery Day, discuss amorphous solid state electrolytes, and talk lithium ion alternatives.By Cell Siders

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Episode 1 - VW's Power Day, Cuberg, GM and Solid Energy 40:58

5y ago40:58

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We take a deep dive into VW's Power Day to talk about what it means for the company and the EV industry as a whole. Then we look at Northvolt's acquisition of Cuberg and GM's new partnership with Solid Energy Systems.By Cell Siders