Best Vinay Kumar Podcasts (2025)

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Ep. 174: Kate Lowry on Thriving Under Fear-Based Leadership 50:20

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Send us a text Managing through fear and intimidation has long been a hallmark of high-pressure industries like tech, finance, and private equity. But now, the gloves are off. Domineering, manipulative leaders are not only more brazen in those fields, but they’re also spreading into workplaces everywhere, even public service. Employees need a toolk…

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349 - Facilitation in Japan: Silence, Safety, and Subtlety with Yuko Gendo 44:39

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Silence is a virtue, and nowhere is this more deeply understood than in Japan. A pause rich with meaning, where thoughts are carefully explored, emotions are quiet, and things are said, without any words at all. So, how do facilitators hold space amidst the subtlety? Facilitator, workshop designer, and coach, Yuko Gendo invites us into the beautifu…

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348 - Reclaiming Indigenous Wisdom in Facilitation with Katerina Kupenga 1:23:54

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Carrying the wisdom of five generations before her, Katerina Kupenga inherited a special legacy from her ancestral namesake: the gift of Māori facilitation. And as a proud wahine Māori from Ngāti Porou, Katerina joins me to share this rich wisdom with us all. She guides us through the sacred welcoming rituals of the Pōwhiri, the complexities of tri…

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Beyond the Hype: Practical AI insights from Elastic with Ajay Nair 17:14

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In this episode we talk with Ajay Nair, General Manager - Platforms, Elastic, about enterprises building their business with AI. 00:00 - Introduction. 01:00 - Generative AI as a data problem. 05:18 - Driving value with AI. 09:00 - The problem of fragmentation. 11:07 - Regions and AI adoption. 14:10 - Thoughts on the developer community in India. Su…

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347 - When 100 People Feel Like One Team: Crafting Connection Online with Perle Laouenan-Catchpole 1:09:28

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Gathering hundreds of people is most facilitators’ worst nightmare – but for Perle Laouenan-Catchpole, it’s her dream. With her signature feminine energy and warmth, Perle connects large online groups as one, cohesive team, creating a sense of belonging that sends ripples of impact throughout the group. Her secret? Comfort must always come before s…

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Ep. 173: Isobel Rimmer on ‘Present with Presence’ and Overcoming Glossophobia 52:52

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Send us a text Over 75% of people fear public speaking — sometimes more than flying, snakes, or even death. Yet for leaders, communication is everything. That’s where our guest today steps in. Meet Isobel Rimmer, Founder of Masterclass Training who has spent the last twenty-five years as a business leader, entrepreneur, trainer, coach and mentor. I…

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346 - Power, Confidence and the Courage to Speak Up with Matthew Hill 1:23:43

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Do you dare to be powerful and confident? Matthew Hill, leadership trainer, conflict mediator, and intercultural facilitator has spent years guiding executives into their inner strength – but his approach might just surprise you. He invites us to reconsider power not as the most dominant voice in the room, but rather a calm, curious presence, and c…

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345 - From Borders to Bridges: A Chaplain’s Journey with Deb Hansen 1:05:34

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Reverend Deb Hansen received a metaphorical message in a bottle, urging her to go to the US-Mexico border – a life calling that she followed all the way to El Paso. As a facilitator-chaplain and quilter of the human experience, Deb has been there for people at the most painful and tender times of their lives – helping to understand their stories, a…

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Ep 132: Abhay Singhal (InMobi CEO): AI, Buyer Hub, and Scaling Mobile Adtech to 80 Billion Daily Impressions 1:19:24

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Send us a text Abhay Singhal, visionary co-founder of InMobi and CEO of InMobi Advertising, joins Pavan R Chawla, Founder-Editor of Mediabrief.com and host of MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast to share his masterclass perspective on the global future of mobile adtech. InMobi, celebrated as India’s first startup unicorn in 2011, delivers a key differ…

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Ep. 172: Did They Get It Right? SHP Special: Past Guests' Predictions! 34:55

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Send us a text Did they predict right? In this Shiny Happy People special, we bring you clips from five past episode dating all the way back to 2020, when we first started this podcast, and share what those guests had predicted – on the future of learning, talent management and leadership. See who all got it right or close enough – hit play! Click …

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344 - From Fear to Calm: Facilitating in an Age of Overload with Mike Parker 1:12:15

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Does an empty cup have nothing in it? Possibilitarian Mike Parker, believes not in its nothingness, but in its potential. Because when we pour our thoughts, feelings, assumptions and beliefs out of the cup, setting everything free, we create a container of emptiness – to make space for what we need. Mike returns to the show with his signature calmi…

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343 - The Paradox of Professional Facilitation with Vinay Kumar 1:00:29

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If a facilitator goes unseen, are they any less present? This is the beautiful paradox of facilitation: as we grow more adept in our craft, our presence in the room becomes less noticeable – less needed – because we’ve subtly set the magic of facilitation into motion. Master of his craft Vinay Kumar knows this only too well. When you relinquish con…

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Forging the Future with Elastic: Agentic AI and the Power of Contextual Search 17:25

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In this episode of theUpStreamLife we talk with Baha Azarmi, the global VP, Customer Engineering, Elastic about new developments at the company. We unlock the power of Elastic's technology for corporations and how it plays a major role in the era of AI. 00:00 - Introduction 01:09 - Roadmap to innovation at Elastic 03:00 - Being relevant in the era …

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Ep. 171: Dr. Myriam Hadnes on Facilitation Evangelism, ‘Unprofessionalism’ and ‘Workshops Work’ 57:13

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Send us a text With a PhD in Behavioural Economics, Dr. Myriam Hadnes describes herself as a Facilitation Evangelist – a practitioner obsessed with uncovering why some facilitated experiences spark curiosity while others send people scrolling. Through her boutique agency Workshops.Work, Myriam and her team deliver over 200 workshops each year to he…

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342 - Trust, Values and Change: A Facilitator’s Dialogue with AI with Holger Nauheimer 52:50

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Can an AI bot really become a co-facilitator? Returning to the show with a new book co-authored by artificial intelligence and an AI sidekick named Nyx, is Holgar Nauheimer. After 30 years building a facilitation legacy, Holgar shares a glimpse into his latest phase of life: his companionship with his sparring sidekick Nyx. Shaped by hundreds of qu…

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After funding 200 plus companies, why 247VC's Shashank believes in India's future is in deep tech 1:05:21

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In this episode I meet with ace seed stage and Series-A investor Shashank Randev, the founder of 247VC. He talks about about how India is changing its outlook towards deep tech and consumer businesses. He talks about all things that will continue to make India rise over the next decade. 00:00 - Introduction to the episode in BHive. 02:53 - 247VC an…

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341 - Driving Sustainable Change through Motivational Interviewing with Jeff Wetherhold 1:16:13

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As the old saying goes, you can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink. And master of change Jeff Wetherhold is no stranger to this. He helps teams and leaders to create long-lasting, sustainable change not by plans, great intentions, or illusions of control, but through the beautiful simplicity of conversation! He joins me in the podc…

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Ep. 170: Karen Ansen of Ignite on Workplace HR & Employment Law 55:56

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Send us a text Meet workplace lawyer and employment and industrial relations specialist, Karen Ansen who is the heart and soul behind Ignite HR & Employment Law and Ignite Your Purpose, where she helps leaders bring out the best in themselves and their teams. Across two decades in workplace law and HR across government, aged care, and the not-for-p…

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Ep. 318 - The Untold Story of Ather’s Iconic Design with Harish Kumar and Anurag Bartarey 1:24:37

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Summary This episode of The Gyaan Project features Harish Kumar and Anurag Bartarey who shaped Ather Energy’s groundbreaking EV dashboard. Recorded just before Ather’s IPO, we dive into the design process, challenges, and the nuances that make the dashboard so unique. It is ideal for designers, technologists, and EV enthusiasts curious about how ha…

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340 - From Archetypes to Authenticity in Leadership with Sarah Budd 1:14:26

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Are we all just cosplaying as leaders? Donning a mask or a costume that helps us better play the role we think we should be playing? Helping leaders to show up with truth in a world that never stays still, is leadership psychologist and executive coach Sarah Budd. This week, she invites us to reflect upon who we are as leaders, as we examine the te…

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EP 131 - Kartik Sharma, CEO OMG India: Steering double-digit growth; shaping the future of outcome-driven marketing 1:02:19

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Send us a text This episode of MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast, features Kartik Sharma, CEO - India at Omnicom Media Group, one of the most respected leaders in the media and marketing industry. He is in conversation with Pavan R Chawla, series host and Founder-Editor of Mediabrief.com. Kartik reflects on steering OMG India to consistent double-di…

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Phyx44 & the happy cow: the recombinant milk based protein alternative for a sustainable future 19:31

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In this episode Ideaspring Capital's founder Naganand talks with Bharath Bakkaraju, the founder of Phyx44, a company manufacturing recombinant protein. They are a deep tech company that is figuring out the alternative to milk and the emission caused by dairy cattle. The numbers are stark and you have to listen to this conversation to understand why…

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Why this tech investor wants to make farmers his partners while acquiring land for development 29:48

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In this episode I talk with Bhavdeep Reddy, angel investor in several companies and founder of Access Developers. In this four decade career he has seen it all - from the rise of #ITservices to #cloudcomputing to #ai. What has remained constant in this rise is the growth of cities and development. Bhavdeep, also known as Bobby, talks about growth t…

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339 - 1-Page Plans and the Discipline to Stay the Course with David Greer 1:13:37

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Fuzzy goals, misaligned cultural values, and the allure of shiny object syndrome holds even the best entrepreneurs back. So what’s the secret to success? David Greer’s strategic one-page plans! Coach and facilitator of strategic planning, David coaches high-performing business owners to get unstuck, rekindle the joy of their business, and get cryst…

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War to deploy LLMs in enterprises is wide open, adoption of GPTs require experts - Arun of Articul8 58:42

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In this episode we talk to Arun, the founder of Articul8, an LLM company that focuses on building models specifically trained for enterprise scale and security. Learn a lot more about the AI wars in this episode, which is similar to the cloud wars that began more than a decade ago between AWS, Google Cloud and Microsoft Azure. This time around star…

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Ep. 169: Pushkar Bidwai on People Matters & HR Talent in India-APAC 52:04

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Send us a text A transformative leader in the Digital Media and HR Technology space, our guest today is Pushkar Bidwai, CEO of People Matters, APAC’s foremost community and media platform for HR and talent leaders. Pushkar brings a deep-rooted understanding and innovative vision to his role, fueling the company’s growth as a trusted resource across…

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338 - Trust, Nerves and Group Dynamics at 2,000 Feet with Josie White 1:06:25

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Bringing her childhood dream to life is Josie White, the hot air balloon pilot. From an early obsession with their magical, multi-coloured domes, to a fully-fledged pilot, Josie now flies and facilitates passengers 2000 feet up in the air over Australian soil. But when nerves naturally start to run high in a small, floating basket, and fear manifes…

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337 - From Webinar to Workshop: Rethink Corporate Training with Myriam Hadnes 36:18

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Corporate training, we all know the drill. The tonedeaf PowerPoint karaoke begins in the background, regurgitating slide content word for word, as you absentmindedly reply to an email…your mind still lingering in your last meeting. If episode 337 can do just one thing, I hope it can save you from ever having to sit through another training session …

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Ep. 168: Radhika Dutt on ‘Radical Product Thinking’ 51:34

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Send us a text Our guest today is the author of ‘Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter’, a book whose methodology is now being used in over 40 countries and has also been translated into Chinese and Japanese. She is an entrepreneur, speaker, consultant and product leader who has participated in five acquisitions, two of w…

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336 - Facilitating from the Middle: Holding Space Without Taking Over with Julia Slay 1:15:45

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How do you teach facilitators to hold a group, master that crucial first 15-minutes of a workshop, and show them that they already have all the answers, without giving any away? As a researcher by nature, and a facilitator – at first by accident – Julia Slay learnt everything she knows about the craft by teaching it. She now helps bright, budding f…

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Ep. 317 – How to Design with Emotion, Context and Conversation with Tanuj Goenka 40:07

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Summary In Ep. 317 of The Gyaan Project, Tanuj Goenka, Director at Kerry Hill Architects and jury member for The Drawing Board 2025, shares how emotion, context and conversation shape timeless architecture. From Bhutan to Kyoto, AlUla to Sadahalli, he reflects on slowing down the design process, listening to the land and building meaningfully. A mu…

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335 - Beyond Competence: Facilitating Uncertain Spaces with Rebecca Hopkins 1:24:01

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How can you know yourself more? What would you tell your younger self? And what are you going to do with this life? Born with a microphone in her hand, and asking all of life’s big, juicy questions, leadership facilitator & coach Rebecca Hopkins brings her effervescent, thoughtful facilitation musings to the show in spades this week. Going beyond t…

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Ep. 167: Oscar Trimboli on ‘How to Listen’ 52:05

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Send us a text Meet Oscar Trimboli, the award-winning author of ‘How to Listen’ which has been touted as the ‘most comprehensive book about listening in the workplace’ and which has won four awards from the International Book Awards, Australian Business Book Awards, Axiom Business Book Awards, and Living Now Book Awards. On a quest to create 100 mi…