Best Rahul Bhatt Podcasts (2025)

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Ir. Ciputra, born Tjie Tjin Hoan (1931-2019), a major Indonesian property developer and later in his life a significant philanthropist 17:49

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Like all of the interviews for my books you may find it strange that I find each one unique in different ways. This is the only interview where I was first interviewed by the subject and, having satisfied him of my bona fides, it is one of the most unusual interviews I have ever done. It extended over several hours as, once Ciputra got flowing with…

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Rahul Bajaj (1938-2022) was Chairman Emeritus of the Bajaj Auto empire founded by his grandfather, Jamnalal Bajaj 29:09

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Rahul Bajaj who passed away at the age of 83 in 2022 had a larger than life personality and, like many of those who I have interviewed for my life story books, was a clear business thinker. He was Chairman Emeritus of the Bajaj Auto empire founded by his grandfather, Jamnalal Bajaj and which was developed to become one of the largest Indian auto gr…

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Julius Tahija (1916-2002) a leading Indonesian businessman and pre Independence politician and military officer. 24:55

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Julius Tahija who died in 2002 at the age of 86 was an extraordinary man. As you will hear he followed a number of core principles which served him well throughout his life as a soldier (awarded the Netherlands Military Order of William during WW2 being that country's oldest and highest military honour) as a politician (holding several Ministerial …

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Ela Bhatt (1933 – 2022) founded the Self-Employed Women's Association of India (SEWA) in 1972. From humble beginnings it now has over 3.2 million members. 48:08

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Ela Bhatt was an absolutely extraordinary women who passed away in 2022 at the age of 89. The Self Employed Women's Association (SEWA) she founded against strong opposition now has over 3.2 million members across 18 states in India. SEWA advances the rights of women workers in the informal economy such as those selling fruit and vegetables in the s…

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Professor Bala V Balachandran (1937-2021) was the founder, chairman and dean emeritus of Great Lakes Institute of Management in Chennai, India 31:48

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Following receiving his undergraduate and post graduate degrees in Maths and Statistics at Annamalai University in his birth State of Tamil Nadhu, a young Bala Balachandran followed the path of many bright young Indians in the 1960s and moved to the US where he had a very successful academic and management consulting career ending as Professor Emer…

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Alluri Venkata Sathyanarayana Raju (born 18 April 1937), commonly known as AVS Raju is the founder chairman of Hyderabad headquartered Nagarjuna Construction Company Ltd. 19:18

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AVS Raju (born 1937) is certainly one of the most unique businessmen I have met. Not only is he obsessed with punctuality in a country where being on time is the exception rather than the rule but he is also a deeply spiritual man and a devout follower of the late His Holiness Bhagawan Sri Sathya Sai Baba who passed away at the age of 85 in 2011. S…

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Narayana Murthy, born 1946, is one of the seven co-founders of Infosys, the leading global technology company 21:07

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Nagavara Ramarao Narayana Murthy (born 20 August 1946) is an Indian businessman. He is one of the seven co-founders of the leading global technology company, Infosys and was at different times its chairman, chief executive officer, president, and chief mentor before retiring and becoming chairman emeritus. Murthy has been listed among the 12 greate…

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Professor MS Swaminathan (1925-2023) - the father of India's green revolution 30:23

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Professor Swaminathan died at the age of 98 in 2023. He was an extraordinary man and it is said his skills in genetic engineering and his powers of persuasion made famine an unfamiliar word in Asia. There is a memorable story of his encounter with the formidable Prime Minister Indira Gandhi who initially refused to allow him to take up what for him…

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Sengkham Phinith (1940-2022), civil engineer and former Vice Minister of Construction of Lao PDR 13:08

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Sengham Phinith was born on 2 December, 1940 near the Lao capital, Vientianne. He trained as a civil engineer rising to Vice Minister of Construction before being falsely accused, dismissed and exiled to a remote region for four years. The way he dealt with this cruel experience is inspirational. On his release in 1988 he founded a civil engineerin…

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Shahnaz Husain (born 1941) is the founder of The Shahnaz Husain Group of India which is internationally renowned for organic beauty care, based on Ayurveda, blending ancient traditions with advanced techniques ... 30:33

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Shahnaz Husain has built an enormous health care business from very humble beginnings starting in her New Delhi home. It is an extraordinary life where she was born into a conservative Muslim family, married at 15 and became a mother at 16, spent time in Tehran before being ordered to return to India by her father when he heard that Shahnaz and her…

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Vijaypat Singhania (born 1938) is a member of the prominent Indian Singhania family having been chairman and managing director of the leading textile company, Raymond Group 38:24

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Vijaypat Singhania, often known as VPS, has led an extraordinary life which is unique in many ways. He was born into a prominent and successful Marwari "joint family" whose original business was founded over a century ago, experienced an unhappy childhood at the hands of a "wicked stepmother", was betrothed at 12 to his future wife who was 9 at the…

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U Nay Oke was born into a prominent Burmese family in 1943 and is the founder of a well known English language school 1:08:34

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There is a chapter on U Nay Oke's life in my South East Asian Added Value book. However, I also interviewed U Nay Oke a few years ago for my Myanmar Oral History podcast ( https://myanmaroralhistoryprojectlifestories.buzzsprout.com) and, although it is a far longer interview than what is covered on the chapter on his life in the book, I thought you…

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Phu Kok An, founder of Anco Brothers Cambodia (born 1954) 22:11

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Okhna (Lord) Phu Kok An has had a remarkable life. He successfully navigated the horrors of the Khmer Rouge regime and the life threatening risks of being killed by pirates when he was involved in the early days of smuggling goods from Thailand to Vietnam during the US trade embargo. He then moved into the cigarette business and for many decades ha…

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Captain Chittarath Poovakkatt Krishnan Nair, Indian (1922-2014), the founder of the Leela Hotel Group 19:50

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Captain Krishnan Nair led an extraordinary life as you will hear from the excerpts I will read from the chapter on his life in Added Value - the life stories of Indian business leaders (published 2010 by Roli Books - https://rolibooks.com/). He founded The Leela Hotel Group (https://www.theleela.com/). Please note that these interviews took place s…

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Introduction to podcast on life stories of leading South East Asian and Indian businessmen and women 1:45

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I have written three life story books - two on India and one on South East Asia. The first being Added Value - the life stories of leading South East Asian business people published in 1999 by Murmeli , the second being Added Value - the life stories of Indian business leaders published in 2010 by Roli Books (https://rolibooks.com/) and the third b…

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G M Rao, Founder and Chairman of GMR Group, India (born 1950) 29:34

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Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao (often known as "GMR") is the founder and Chairman of GMR Group, a major Indian conglomerate with businesses in a range of sectors such as airports (e.g. Delhi, Hyderabad, Goa and Medan), Energy (a mix of coal, gas and renewables), Transportation (e.g highways), Urban Infrastructure and Aero Services - see https://www.gmrgr…

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Eka Tjipta Widjaja, Indonesian - founder and chairman of the Sinar Mas Group (1921-2019) 23:10

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I interviewed Eka Tjipta Widjaja around 1995 when he was in his mid 70s and had already started handing over day to day running of Sinar Mas (https://www.sinarmas.com/en/) to his sons. His was a remarkable life and I must admit I was amazed at the ingenuity and business acumen he demonstrated from an early age and how he worked his way through his …

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Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 25 July 1936) is Non Executive Chairman of Cipla, a major Indian generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935. 39:40

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Yusuf Khwaja Hamied (born 25 July 1936) is Non Executive Chairman of Cipla (https://www.cipla.com/), a major generic pharmaceuticals company founded by his father Khwaja Abdul Hamied in 1935. I interviewed him around 2005 in his office in Mumbai. His story appears in my first Indian life story book, "Added Value - the life stories of Indian busines…

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Henry Sy, Founder of SM Investments/SM Group of the Philippines (1934-2019) 14:18

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Henry Sy, the founder of SM Investments/SM Group (https://www.sminvestments.com/) started with a small shoe shop in Manila and built the business into the largest shopping mall business in the Philippines and China along with many department stores, supermarkets and grocery stores. The business also includes Banco de Oro and numerous real estate pr…

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Episode 7: Aaruni 9:05

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Mahabharat ki padtaal is : A bit of reading the text of the Epic, a bit of interpretation, and the rest - sprinkled with some spices... Episode 7 of this podcast is about Aaruni. His brief story narrating the ‘Guru-bhakti’ may be a metaphor in the epic. But his persona in earlier scriptures, especially in the Upanishads, is much bigger. He seems to…

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Ep 6: Celestial Bitch 9:08

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'Mahabharat ki padtaal' is - A bit of reading the text of the Epic, a bit of interpretation, and the rest - sprinkled with some spices... Episode 6 of this podcast is about a bitch Sarama and her son. Sarama’s original tale is in Veda. Her character in epic is only protecting her child at this juncture. In doing so, she curses……

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Mahabharat ki Padtaal - Ep 5 : Chapters 7:40

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A bit of reading the text of the Epic, a bit of interpretation, and the rest - sprinkled with some spices... Episode 5 of this podcast discusses about its chapters, while continuing the narration about a place called 'Samant-Panchak'. ‘ Discovery of India’ by Nehru ji places Mahabharat before Ramayan, but this narration does not support that chrono…

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Mahabharat ki Padtaal - Ep 4 : Plot-II 7:49

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A bit of reading the text of the Epic, a bit of interpretation, and the rest - sprinkled with some spices... Episode 4 of this podcast unfolds its pages, in continuation of the last episode. It mentions a few plot points, while explaining the plight of Dhritrashtr after the war of ‘Mahabharat’

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Mahabharat ki Padtaal - Ep 3 : Plot 7:36

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Episode 3 of this podcast ‘Mahabaharat ki padtaal’ unfolds the pages of the epic, in continuation of the last episode. Here, its storyteller shows the glimpse of the main plot, while mentioning how voluminous is this great work of Krishn Dwaipaiyan Vyaas. Interestingly, it also appears as a teaser on physical surrogacy.…

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Mahabharat ki Padtaal - Ep 2 : Writing 8:49

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First episode was about how the epic begins. This episode 2 is about how its storyteller connects the tale with the origin of all beings. And a perspective about its creator and writer. The war depicted in this epic could've been actually held between 3000 to 5000 years ago. Some put its date around 3102 BC, a few scholars put it around 900 BC, and…

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Mahabharat ki Padtaal: Episode 1 - The beginning 8:27

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First episode of a series on the epic Mahabharat. It is based on the first English (KM Ganguli version) and First Hindi edition (Gita Press) of this great epic. Both of these are based mainly on a text by Pandit Neelkanth, who lived around 1650 to 1700. The idea is to understand the storytelling of the epic in today's context, while unfolding their…

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How to find if an influencer has fake followers on social media? 4:31

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There are tons of so-called influencers on social media and as a content consumer you have to identify if their followers actually exist. In this episode of Rahulogy Podcast, I will share the easiest way to identify fake influencers on Instagram and other platforms. Let's connect across other channels - Facebook - https://fb.com/rahulogy Instagram …

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How to promote your business on National Give Something Away Day & why? - #GiveSomethingAwayDay 4:03

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National Give Something Away Day is celebrate on July 15 to give away something to someone who needs it more than you do. This is a day which any brand can leverage in marketing. To know how & why, listen to the full episode.To know more, lets connect across other channels -Facebook - https://fb.com/rahulogyInstagram - https://instagram.com/rahulog…

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#B2BWebsites - Best Practices for designing a compelling b2b website 6:21

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In this episode of Rahulogy Podcast, I'm walking you through some of the best practices in designing a B2B websites that helps you generate quality leads. Listen till end and for more info, you can head over to the blog post on the same - 5 BEST PRACTICES FOR A COMPELLING B2B WEBSITE Let's stay connected across social media - Facebook - https://fac…

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What actually content marketing for businesses mean w/Hardik Lashkari 30:11

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Hardik is a freelance content writer, tax consultant and an amazing storyteller. In this podcast he shared his client experiences in India, how he deal with problems and mindest of business owners about content marketing. He busted several myths about storytelling and content marketing. Make sure you listen till the end to learn and be a real conte…

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Fundamentals of UX Designing w/Shubham Bhatt 29:19

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UX Designing is one of the most important factor in successful marketing strategies. But it is also one of the underrated factor that digital marketers mostly ignore. You must be asking where do you need UX design in digital marketing. Well, the landing page is one of the examples. And to know the rest, listen to the full podcast with Shubham Bhatt…

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Content Marketing in India w/Abhishek Thakur 1:03:17

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The businesses in India don't really understand what content marketing is and the content writers aren't paid as well as they deserve. Abhishek Thakur and his team in Maice is trying to solve the problem and provide a platform for content marketers making sure they are paid well on the basis of quality they deliver. Listen to the full episode to un…

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How I realized my true potential and found my passion to follow 2:06

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I was a kind of anti-social guy who couldn't connect with new people easily. But things started changing, I changed my perspective toward lot of things going around and finally, i found my passion to follow and realized my true potential by doing this. --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahulogy/message…

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How to leverage LinkedIn as an Entrepreneur w/ Sam Baisla 39:38

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LinkedIn is a professional networking platform which is sometimes taken just as an online resume or job searching platform. But that isn't true anymore. LinkedIn can be leveraged by anyone including entrepreneurs to grow their business and in this podcast, Sam Baisla, founder and CEO of Nexel World shares how he leverages the platform to connect bu…

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A new problem for businesses in social media marketing 1:44

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Tons of content from millions of brand on social media is making these platforms so noisy that gave birth to a new problem for businesses to promote on social media.Listen to the podcast to know what is that problem and how you can get over it.For more marketing insights and consultancy, visit - rahulogy.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podc…

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This is the best way to leverage social media marketing for a business 2:32

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In this podcast, Marco Cappiotti, an Italian entrepreneur based in India is sharing how he plans to leverage social media after successful marketing on search engine. Need help with digital marketing? visit - http://rahulogy.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahulogy/message…

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How Artificial Intelligence is helping businesses in marketing? 4:49

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In this podcast, you'll discover how businesses are leveraging AI to market their brand on digital platforms. For more insights and help, visit - rahulogy.com --- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahulogy/message

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Marketing trends that you can't afford to ignore in 2019 3:55

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2018 has seen a vast change in digital marketing trends and might have missed to leverage them for your business. In this podcast, I'm sharing 3 digital marketing trends that you shouldn't ignore in 2019, in case you missed in 2018. Struggling with digital marketing? Connect with me on LinkedIn. For more info, visit - rahulogy.com --- Send in a voi…

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3 things I wish I knew when I started as a freelancer 4:53

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As a beginner, we neglect lots of vital things that can save us from lots of trouble and loss. Listen to the podcast to know the three most important things I wish I knew and you should know if you're a freelancer.For more marketing insights and consultancy, visit - rahulogy.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/ra…

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Do you need to join institutes to become a digital marketer? 2:05

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I'm a self-taught digital marketer and listen to this podcast to know why I didn't join institutes to learn digital marketing and you shouldn't too.How to become a self-taught digital marketer? - http://bit.ly/2U3lwoO--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahulogy/message…

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Are you a freelancer, businessman or an entrepreneur? Let's clarify! 2:16

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Social media has made the term entrepreneur so glamorous and fancy that everyone wants to call themselves an entrepreneur. But that isn't true!Listen to this podcast to know what entrepreneurship really meant.For more marketing insights and personal branding, visit - rahulogy.com--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/r…

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Don't let the number of likes and comments stop you from creating content on social platforms 1:06

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Usually, after a couple of post on a platform people stop sharing any more content because of either very less or no engagement.But, it shouldn't happen. If you'll create content merely for likes and comments, you won't succeed ever.Listen to the podcast to know why I create content consistently on LinkedIn--- Send in a voice message: https://podca…

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A secret to success on LinkedIn 1:42

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LinkedIn is a paltform shared by professionals and that's why you can't succeed if you're just sharing tips and tricks, what, why and how. Instead, you need to do this - Listen to this podcast.For more insights on marketing and personal branding, visit: rahulogy.com/blog--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahulogy/m…

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Should I do business with friends? 2:16

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You must have asked this question when you had an idea to start a business, right?It's common. We all have seen how money ruins the relationships and we don't want the same with our friends.In this podcast, I've shared my opinion on this question. Listen to know, I hope it will help you.For marketing and branding insights and opinion, visit - http:…

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A Woman Unparalleled with Preet Sandhu 12:37

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Preet Sandhu is an entrepreneur, speaker, mentor, and author of her first book "A Women Unparalleled". Listen to the podcast to know her and about the book.Follow us across social media @preetspeaks and @rahulogy--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahulogy/message

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One possible reason why your LinkedIn profile might not be doing well. 1:08

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If you're wondering why you're not getting connection requests, messages and job offers on LinkedIn, this might be a reason.For more insights and opinion on marketing and personal branding, visit - http://rahulogy.com/blog--- Send in a voice message: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/rahulogy/message…

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Mentioning people unnecessarily won't help you. 1:31

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Like most of you, I also used to mention lots of people at the end of my posts.There's only one reason why people mention others in their posts - "Everyone wants their content to be read by people he or she admires"Correct me, If I am wrong. Later, with time, I observed that tagging so many people unnecessarily doesn't make much change to the numbe…

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Should you build personal brand or company brand? 1:42

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Well, there’s no comparison among both. Both are important in their own perspective.The question should be - “What should I opt for?”Because everyone has their own vision and dreams. And the choice among these depends on “Who you want to be” and “What you want to accomplish”Once you will get the answer to these questions, this podcast will help you…

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Never let anyone dictate your creativity 1:19

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You need to understand that if someone approaches you to get something done, he or she trusts you and your capabilities.So, instead of following someone else, trust yourself and get that task done. If you'll let someone else dictate your creativity, you'll never be able to deliver your best.For more insights and opinion on digital marketing, visit …

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Advice to my younger-self 1:14

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If you don’t have a strong reason to start something, you will have no reason to stop doing other time-wasting activities.Agree?Well, that’s what I would suggest to my younger self. I wouldn’t tell him to STOP doing this, that and all. Instead, I would suggest him to find something to START. This is because once he would find his passion and he wou…