Being able to reach your goal brings satisfaction, but the journey itself can also be a gift. This week, Devi Ji, a famous Hindi & Bhojpuri singer, graces us on the show with her music and her story. Listen in as Devi sings one of her most popular songs, and her advice to aspiring musicians. 

What is your biggest challenge right now? And what are you doing to overcome them? Share it in the comments and inspire the world!

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Highlights: 

03:51 Art- Its Nature

05:29 Facing the Challenges

07:35 Singing is a Happy Moment

09:31 Devi Sings!

11:53 Advice for Musicians

14:21 Don’t Forget to Smile 

18:01 Devi’s Wish

Are you stressed out and lacking motivation? Are you feeling disconnected in your relationships? Are you experiencing changes in your body? Maybe it’s time you hit the pause button and get recharged. This week, I want to share with you simple tricks that helped me recharge my mind. The last one works like charm! Tune in until the end to hear my bonus tip. 

If you want a copy of some great meditations I use to recharge my mind, simply drop me a message on Instagram, @shakethecosmos. 

Highlights: 

02:38 Maximize Your Energy

04:00 When Do You Need a Mental Recharge

06:47 3 Steps to Recharge

09:55 Mirror Meditation 

11:35 Bonus Tip

How do you identify your purpose in life? Today, I want to share with you one thing that helped me make better life decisions- connecting with my soul. 

There are many beliefs about the soul, but one thing is clear: it can tell you what you should be doing louder and better than your mind or heart or gut can. Listen in as I reveal one simple trick to connect with your soul!

There are many ideas about the soul. What do you think? Let us know your definition of soul in the comment box below!

Highlights: 

02:09 What Do You Think About?

04:42 What Is Soul?

06:42 Soul Connections

Have you ever felt connected with someone but later found out the connection is not as strong as you thought it was? Well, things happen, or maybe we’re starting off on the wrong foot. This week, I am going to share with you one simple trick to build a lasting relationship. This trick is so easy, you actually do it everyday! Listen in as I share with you how I turned an almost broken deal into a sweet one. But that’s only a bonus because afterward, I walked away with a new friend, a very wise mentor.

Relationships and connections are about what you can share together. What activities do you find helpful in building connections? We’d love to hear your ideas too!   

Highlights: 

01:26 What Connection Means

05:28 To Connect is to Share Food?

What does your dream life look like? Whatever it is, you can make that dream come true! Join me as I share with you 3 things that helped me to LITERALLY live my dream life. Plus, a bonus tip at the end of this episode! Believe in yourself. Trust me, it’s your biggest asset. 

Highlights: 

02:30 Daydreaming or Reality

05:03 Key #1- Build a Support System- The STC Way! 

08:34 Key #2- The Down Things

11:00 Key #3- Believe in Yourself

12:35 Bonus! Create a Space Without the Void

Would you rather be a master or a slave? Your freedom starts with your decision. This week, I sat with Ahmed Alyafei, the Founder of Abu Dhabi Art Hub. Ahmed shares what life can be like when you follow your passion, and in his case, art. Learn why talent needs support and how to help artists even when times are tough and some don't appreciate it anymore. If you need inspiration, Ahmed also shares amazing crafts they exhibit at art fests. They are so beautiful, you won't believe what they're made from! Artists are born in unexpected times. And this worldwide change happening now is your next masterpiece. Tune in, create, and inspire the world! 

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Highlights: 

02:41 Life is Interesting

07:13 Are You a Master or a Slave? 

12:19 Talent Need Support

16:20 Bridging Differences

21:20 Art Not Waste

26:09 Art Appreciation Then and Now

31:01 Change is a Chance

What is a good price when you're placing an offer? A lot of people find real-estate perplexing. But before you take a risk on something, here are 3 strategies to help you win the best deals! Tune in and comment on what real-estate topics you want to be included in this series.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  

Highlights: 

01:34 3 Real Estate Strategies

08:22 Real Estate Models

What can your private moment in the bathroom teach you? For Abhi, two life-changing insights came in the shower. Tune in and hear what they are!

You can also share your AHA’s in the comments and let us know what you think. 

Highlights: 

01:41 What is an Insight?

03:30 Shower Insight #1

05:00 Shower Insight #2

Have you ever met someone for the first time and felt like you’ve known each other for a lifetime? Striking a conversation with a stranger gives a fiddly feeling, let alone eating with them and laughing together. Is it possible to happen in real life? Listen as I relate my one-of-a-kind hospitality experience in UAE. You can also share your extraordinary hospitality stories in the comment box below. 

Highlights: 

01:11 An Out of This World Hospitality

04:41 It Felt Like Home

What are your financial goals? If your answer is to start your own savings, you just landed on the right spot! Today, Abhishek interviews Flourish Savings CEO, Pedro Moura. Abhishek and Pedro talk about the primary culprit behind savings problems and how to get your savings started fast and easy. They also talk about the digital transformation of money and what we can expect about the future of banks. As the show ends, the tables take an unexpected turn. Can it be more exciting! Tune in and hear fun learnings to take away from your host turned guest, Abhishek. 

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Highlights: 

03:32 A Young Visionary with Extraordinary Mission

07:12 What is Money? 

12:14 What Makes Saving Hard? 

18:09 Money Relationship Check

23:57 The Evolution of Banking

29:43 How to Start Saving

In this episode, Abhishek shares his fun experience of joining a start-up competition. After submitting his application and expressing his appreciation for the opportunity, he received a call. You won't believe what the caller said...

Tune in and discover how gratefulness affects the experiences we can have!

Highlights: 

02:15 A Glimpse in the Power of Gratitude

05:12 The Call 

Has the world ever surprised you with something spectacular and left you so overwhelmed with no word to describe that experience? Today, Abishek relates his Jeju adventures where he proves that no plan is the best plan. The world is still a warm place to live and life is still worth living. If you have a vision, go for it! Plan for it, and let the universe handle the rest. Join the conversation and share your thrilling edge-of-the-seat stories!

Highlights:

02:20 The Best Plan

05:35 Things Happen

Take a listen to get a quick update on my life, and how I went from paying thousands of dollars in rent to having a plan so everything I have in a box could be stored at $67/month

A quick life update as I have been traveling the world, and having stories and experiences. I am going to be changing the format of the show as my travels evolve and also continue to bringing you inspirational stories of business leaders at the same time. If you have not yet hit the subscribe button, now is a great time to hit the subscribe button.

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Chida Khatua is the CEO and co-founder of EquBot. Chida brings more than 17 years of experience in artificial intelligence and machine learning. Most recently, he spent 18 years serving as the Director of Engineering at Intel and as the founder of a successful startup called Bumperglass. Chida holds several patents in hardware, software, and technology. He was honored by Business Insider as one of the “Top 10 People Transforming Investing,” and as one of the “Top 100 People Transforming Business.” He holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, a Masters from Stanford in Electrical Engineering, a Masters from the Indian Institute of Science in EE, and a BE from VSSUT (UCE) Burla.

Ray Wu, Founder and CEO of Wynd. Ray founded Wynd in 2015. Before that, he served as a technology investor at Silver Lake, consultant at McKinsey, and engineer for Bose and Broadcom. He was also the founder and CEO of Emporium Technologies, a marketplace platform for connecting students. Ray studied electrical engineering and computer science at MIT. During his time there, he co-founded the MIT Tech Fair (now known as TechX), an annual science and technology expo that is one of the largest student-run organizations on campus. He also currently serves on the board of Wu Yee Children’s Services in San Francisco. Ray’s favorite hobbies include playing basketball and singing karaoke.

If you use the code “WyndxCosmos” at checkout on his website (www.hellowynd.com) you can get 10% off!

Ray’s Medium post about why he founded Wynd: https://medium.com/@raymondwu/why-i-founded-wynd-an-air-quality-startup-a65e88847f22#.lsuefaquc

Find him at: https://www.linkedin.com/in/raymondwu8

COVID resources:

• Wildfires and COVID-19 in 2020
• Traveling and COVID-19: Tips for Staying Safe
• Coronavirus prevention guide

Pat combines his entrepreneurial ambitions, operational & sales management expertise, and start up experience, to help young technology companies grow faster by building world class teams and processes. He is a:

• Senior Operating Executive with deep startup experience

• Expert at building and leading enterprise focused sales and BD organizations

• Key team member for high growth companies with IPO and acquisition exits

• Strategic leader who can also be very “hands on.”

Specialties: entrepreneur, start-up, recruiting, building sales machine, sales, operations, marketing, sales management, executive level sales, IT, value based selling, business development, customer success, negotiation 

Pat is currently leading Sales, Product, Marketing and Customer Success for Innovative Software Startup called Indus.AI which is applying Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning, and Computer Vision to some of the the largest challenges facing the Construction Industry.

Find the him at https://www.linkedin.com/in/patobrien17/

Links mentioned in the podcast:

Daniel Pink Ted Talk - https://www.ted.com/talks/dan_pink_the_puzzle_of_motivation

AI Superpowers book - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AI_Superpowers 

Mike Sinyard, CEO, and Founder, Specialized Bicycle Components

A pioneer in the sport of cycling and an international industry leader, Mike Sinyard founded―and still leads―Specialized Bicycle Components. In 1981, he launched the Specialized Stumpjumper, the first mass-produced mountain bike which delivered an affordably-priced product. He is widely credited with making mountain biking available to the masses and ushering in a new era in cycling. In 1994, The Specialized Stumpjumper became part of the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of American History collection.

Mike is a founding member of the International Mountain Bicycling Association (IMBA) and the National Interscholastic Cycling Association (NICA). He is also a consistent advocate for causes supporting the growth of the sport of cycling, healthier lifestyles, sustainable transportation, and youth programs.

Find out more at https://outridebike.org/

YI CHEN, Director, Producer, Cinematographer, Editor

Yi Chen is a documentary filmmaker based in Washington, DC. Her work explores the intersection of racial justice, immigration, and democracy. She is a 2019 Open Society Foundations Soros Equality Fellow and 2020 DC Arts and Humanities Fellow. Her first feature length documentary FIRST VOTE received grants from the Ford Foundation JustFilms, CAAM, ITVS, DC Commission on the Arts and Humanities, Kartemquin Films and Southern Documentary Fund. The film participated in pitches at HotDocs, DOC NYC Pitch Perfect, Tribeca IF/Then, AFI Docs, and Double Exposure Film Festival.

It was workshopped through DCTV Docu Work-In-Progress Lab, Kartemquin Films KTQ Lab, UC Berkeley Investigative Reporting Program, and Docs in Progress Fellowship Program. Her previous film CHINATOWN, about the activism of long-time residents to keep Wah Luck House affordable for low income seniors to stay in DC Chinatown, won IndieCapitol Awards Best Documentary Short and aired on PBS station WHUT. The film was featured by the Washington Post, NPR and NBC4. Yi holds an MFA in Film and Media Arts from American University.

Find the documentary at https://www.firstvotefilm.com/

or https://worldchannel.org/episode/arf-first-vote/

Watch the Documentary Panel Discussion at https://youtu.be/0pNQI_141CY

Arvind, CEO & Founder of Lenz, is a Business Designer whose methods are at the intersection of astute business strategy and creative design thinking. He spent 3 years at Berkeley Business School, 2 years heading strategy at a leading design thinking firm and 8 years in corporate strategy working with C-suite executives.

Arvind’s strategies are differentiated since he digs deep to find the truth in any situation and brings to surface powerful insights that are missed by many. He approaches every project with an open mind and allows the customers, the market, the executives vision and the company dynamics to inform strategies. His open minded approach allows him to work with diverse individuals and find unique insights. He is not shy to tell you that you are heading down the wrong path or share his views on how you can shape the world.

Arvind got his MBA from UC Berkeley and his MSc in EE from Clemson University. He founded a nonprofit called Oxygen that promotes learning for MBA’s post business school.

Find him at arvind@lenzandyou.com or http://www.lenzandyou.com/

Nick enjoys helping companies recruit, hire and scale. Honeit turns interviews into talent insights.

As the Head of Talent Acquisition at TubeMogul (now Adobe), Nick and team scaled from 60 to 360 employees through IPO ($TUBE) in just 26 months. In the same two years, he received his MBA from UC Berkeley (evenings/weekends), started a family (three daughters) and co-founded Honeit Software.

At MTV Networks (Viacom) in New York City, he was the Director of Talent Acquisition responsible for global digital media, interactive technology and product management recruitment.

He’s worked at two HR Technology companies (Taleo, NextSource) and started his career as a tech headhunter in NYC.

MBA from UC Berkeley, Haas School of Business. BS in Applied Mathematics

Find him at honeit.com or nick@honeit.com

William has accumulated over 15 years of experience in technology sales throughout North America, Europe, Middle-East and Asia-Pacific. He holds a Bachelors of Arts (B.A.) in International Relations from Bowdoin College, TEFL Certification from GLV Zhuhai / 平和英语学院, Mandarin certification from Cornell University and another Mandarin certification from Beijing University / 北京大学.

William began his career within the corporate sector of Shanghai as a Media Relations Manager for Wai White Dragon, a publication for Shanghai's elite. William then returned to the United States to work in school administration as Director of Admissions and College Planning at Hales Franciscan High School in Chicago Illinois. He was hired to rebuild the admissions department by devising a plan to increase enrollment numbers among a unique demographic within the Chicago-land area. William then returned to Asia and worked in Business Development in Singapore for TSL Marketing. At TSL, WIlliam ran multiple lead generation campaigns in both English and Mandarin for top-tier tech firms throughout J-APAC.

He then moved to a position as Regional New Business Sales Manager for Google, Asia-Pacific. William has also founded and facilitated internal sales training courses for multiple departments. William transitioned to the APAC Knowledge Manager role where he focused on training and quality systems management for regional and global projects. William then ventured outside of Google to build and direct the Outbound Sales Teams for TradeGecko as Director, and then as Vice President for MyDoc, both Singapore-based startups.

William is currently the Founder of Konsyg and runs an end to end sales operation for Enterprises and SMEs globally. Salesman, defined.   

Find him on Linkedin: William Gilchrist or https://www.konsyg.com/ or email him at william.g@konsyg.com

Assistant Professor Diego Millan joins me to discuss teaching, communication, vulnerability and how COVID-19 has radically altered our commitment to our life pursuits. In this episode, Diego shares his thoughts on mental health and collapse of boundaries between work and life during the pandemic.

Diego is an Assistant Professor of English and Africana Studies at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, VA. Broadly, he situates his current research at the intersection of Black Studies and Humor Studies. Diego is currently working on a book manuscript that brings this together. Tentatively titled Laughter’s Fury: The Double Bind of Black Laughter, this project examines the cultural politics and critical traditions that structure the racialization of laughter.

From 2016-2018, Diego was a Presidential Diversity Postdoctoral Fellow at Brown University’s Pembroke Center, where he taught two courses in the Gender and Sexuality Studies Program: one on American regionalism and another on laughter, resistance, and African American literature. Diego received his PhD from Tufts University’s Department of English in 2016. He is a Mellon Mays Fellow and a Posse Scholar. Diego dreams of one day having an avocado tree that fruits.

Find Diego at https://diegomillan.com/ ,  dmillan@wlu.edu , or on Twitter @laughtersfury

Excuses... They are the weak man's shelter. In times of adversity, they stampede like commuters during rush hour, most unable to escape the flow. Enter Shawn Caliber, a Harlem native with a drive as notorious as the unofficial NYC borough itself. Shawn's modus operandi is a simple one: No More Excuses. His art is self-described as 'motivational music that inspires people to be better in all aspects of their lives’. It's a simple tenet, but one that few people master on this winding road called life. 'No More Excuses' is not only a motto, but also a testament to his drive for success.Whether masterfully engineering tracks for Surefire Creative Studios or collaborating on projects with independent and major label artists alike, the man informally known as S-Caliber raps with the same lethal edge given his namesake. The title track for his debut coaxes the listener to work hard, claiming success is 'the result of progress, when you show promise with integrity and positive energy'. In a music industry filled with pretenders and complacency, he engenders the opposite through every word from his mouth and sound from your speakers.Shawn claims that 'music is a gift, a weapon, and a blessing', and it is one that has allowed him a great ascension in hip-hop, having performed with the likes of Talib Kweli, Wale, Naughty by Nature, Beanie Sigel, Dead Prez and many other notable musicians. Additionally, the music industry has taken notice of his prowess, with the Surefire Creative Studios imprint being nominated for multiple Grammy, Soul Train and BET awards. Whereas some artists would be content, Shawn is working just as hard as the day he started.

Shawn Caliber is currently promoting his latest release, titled “The Best Of Us”- a collaborative album with Boston based rapper, Versatyle. The project features artists such as Skyzoo, Torae, Emilio Rojas, Termanology and other notable names. It also showcases production from Statik Selektah, Latrell James, his Surefire Creative Studios team and others. “The Best Of Us” is available on all digital streaming platforms as well as iTunes, Google Play, & Amazon Music.

Find Shawn:

@shawncaliber or

https://distrokid.com/hyperfollow/shawncaliberandversatyle/the-best-of-us-intro

Vitaliy Lomakin joined ECE in September 2005. He received his M.Sc. degree from Kharkiv National University (Ukraine) in 1996 and Ph.D. degree from Tel Aviv University (Israel) in 2003, both in Electrical Engineering. While completing his Ph.D. dissertation, he was an instructor in the Department of Electrical Engineering, Tel Aviv University, and worked part-time for Xellant, an Israeli high-tech company. In 2002-2005 he was a Postdoctoral Associate and Visiting Assistant Professor in the Center for Computational Electromagnetics at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His research interests include analytical and numerical methods for studying electromagnetic fields in complex configurations as well as applications of these methods for the analysis and design of novel devices and systems. He teaches core undergraduate level courses in electrical engineering and electromagnetics, and assists in the development of a graduate sequence in electromagnetics and optics.

Alice Isabella Sullivan holds a BA from Bowdoin College, an MA in art history from Williams College, and completed her PhD at the University of Michigan. She is a historian of medieval art, architecture, and visual culture, specializing in the artistic production of Eastern Europe and the Byzantine-Slavic cultural spheres between the 14th and 16th centuries. Among her peer-reviewed academic publications, she has award-winning articles, and recently a co-edited book published with Brill. In 2018, Alice co-founded the initiative titled North of Byzantium (www.northofbyzantium.org) – which explores the rich medieval history, art, and culture of the northern frontiers of the Byzantine Empire in Eastern Europe. She is now working on several other books in the field of art history, and is co-directing a new interactive website titled Mapping Eastern Europe.

Contact her at: https://umich.academia.edu/AliceIsabellaSullivan

Book links: https://www.northofbyzantium.org/publications/ and https://www.amazon.com/Byzantium-Eastern-European-Culture-450-1450/dp/900442136X

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Dr. Susan Bernstein has been an executive & leadership coach to high-achieving professionals since 2001. She provides expert guidance to mid- to senior-level professionals to help them boost their career satisfaction and amplify their success. A veteran of leadership roles at Franklin-Covey, Intel, and Accenture, she knows how to help her clients navigate challenging work situations. Susan earned her MBA at UC Berkeley's Haas School of Business and her PhD in Somatic Psychology from the Chicago School for Professional Psychology's Santa Barbara campus. You’ll find her innovative thought leadership on caring for the health of your career in publications including FastCompany, Thrive Global, and Psychology Today. 

Contact her at https://drsusanbernstein.com/ or hello@DrSusanBernstein.com

Check out her video Starved For Touch on Youtube https://youtu.be/uLqcJMNKh3w and one of her exercises on https://www.linkedin.com/video/live/urn:li:ugcPost:6706623674369236992

Jerome Connelly Farmer has had a successful career as an engineer, inventor and technology consultant. He has three engineering degrees from Stanford and an MBA from the Anderson School. He has several patents and spent many years managing engineering teams and consulting for high-tech firms, movie studios, and Fortune 500 companies.

J.C. was born and raised in Ann Arbor, MI. He is an airplane pilot, sailor, scuba diver and avid traveler; he has explored Tibet, camped in the Australian outback, canoed through the Amazon River, and retraced segments of Ernest Shackleton’s famous rescue in Antarctic. J. C.’s passion for wildlife photography has taken him to all seven continents, including searching for Komodo Dragons in Indonesia, wild macaws in the Peruvian jungle, endangered species in the Galapagos Islands, Duck-billed Platypus in Australia, and White Rhinoceros in Botswana.

J.C. is the author of the romantic thriller Counterfeit Lover and the children’s book Santa’s Dashboard. Writing combines his love for adventure, invention and exploration.

When he is not traveling, J.C. lives in Solana Beach, CA.

You can find him at https://www.jeromefarmer.com/ or @jeromeconnelley

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacksongjso/

Some of Jack's favorite apps:

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Jamie Lyn is the friend and collaborator that you meet on your journey that reminds you of your truth while on your mission to be led by the heart.

A lifelong performer with an IMDb page and an MBA, she's worked in marketing and coordination roles for defense and aerospace. 

She parted ways with the corporate world in 2019 to allow space for personal growth through travel, creating and performing, writing, teaching kundalini yoga, practicing reiki, and becoming more familiar with a heart-based lifestyle - using intuition as a guide.

You can follow her on instagram at jamie_lyn_143

Entrepreneur, business consultant, and educator Nicole Silver of Vekita Full Potential talks about the importance of investing time in yourself and shares her strategies for personal development. In the episode, Nicole leads an activity to focus in on what careers and life choices bring you energy.

Nicole Serena Silver has always had a knack for finding holes in systems. She looks at a situation, takes everything into consideration, and creates a whole approach to a solution. Her own struggles with finding her passion and calling motivated her to help others. She knew a solution was needed to address the biggest question we all face, "What do I want to do with my life?" It had to be a solution that was congruent with all the intricate parts of what makes us who we are, the lifestyle we want to create, and how our choices impact relationships in our lives. 

For the past decade, Nicole has been submerged in research and development of curriculum that uncovers the intricate parts of who we are and how to  pair our innate gifts with career and life choices. Nicole founded GROWmyfuture.org, which trains high school educators to deliver a curriculum that empowers youth to design their lives with tools that foster self discovery. After many years of adults asking if she had any resources available to help them discover their career and life path, she decided to write Vekita Full Potential. 

Nicole is a multidisciplinary strategist, with an accomplished track record in roles involving trust-based relationships, leading entrepreneurial vision into implementation, and advancing individuals success with career goals. Nicole is a successful entrepreneur, business consultant, and educator. She has led workshops for fortune 500 companies, taught internationally and has been hired to advise numerous startups.

Bill was born in Philadelphia, PA, the middle of three boys. He went off to college at the University of Michigan where he studied Economics. Upon graduating Bill moved to Chicago to start his career in sales at a professional services firm - and also to extend the fun he had in college : ) 

After four years of working Bill was getting antsy in his role and had an opportunity to cycle across Europe - Turkey to Portugal - to raise money for a charity, so he jumped at it. It wound up being one of the most educational and powerful events of his life. He was hired back at the same company when he returned to work in a different role.

After 8 years in Chicago Bill relocated to San Francisco for a change of pace and to attend business school part time at BerkeleyHaas, and eventually started working for LinkedIn in Sales Readiness for LinkedIn Learning. In 2018 he had the opportunity to move to Dublin, Ireland with work, which he viewed as an opportunity both professionally (e.g. working in an international office) and personally (e.g. meeting people from other countries and traveling), so packed his bags! He's lived in Dublin for 1.5 years.

Find Bill online at https://www.inthekitchenwithbill.com/

Arnaud is a successful entrepreneur, real estate investor and co-creator of “Shinewithplant” and “Get Inspired” on Youtube. He lives in Chicago with his wife, and he has one daughter and one on the way. As a natural critical thinker, Arnaud takes complex investment strategies and converts them into simple life lessons for the average person. Together with his wife, they also spread awareness about the plant-based lifestyle through their own example.

Arnaud is passionate about shaping the next generation of leaders by teaching thought-provoking perspectives on entrepreneurship & life in general and disrupting the traditional approach to a career and life.

Follow Arnaud on Instagram @inspired.me.life

Amrit Acharya is currently Co-Founder and CEO at Zetwerk. Amrit has previously worked at companies such as Mckinsey, Monsato Growth Ventures, Robert Bosch, and ITC. Amrit received his MBA from UC-Berkeley Haas School of Business and Bachelors from Indian Institute of Technology (IIT), Madras.

Darren Reinke is the founder and CEO of Group Sixty, an executive coaching and training company focused on building great leaders from the inside out. He founded Group Sixty in 2010 to help companies win in competitive and rapidly changing marketplaces by maximizing the development and impact of leaders and their teams. Specifically, Group Sixty strengthens organizations by helping leaders and managers to develop an authentic leadership brand and transform them into player coaches who can motivate, engage, and develop their team members. They also coach leadership teams to improve communication, collaboration, trust, and accountability leading to greater productivity and lower turnover. Further, Group Sixty provides training for all levels of an organization to improve communication and executive presence while transforming business relationships to be more collaborative, productive, and appreciative of individual and team diversity.

Darren received a BS in Biological Sciences from UC Davis and a MBA from UC Berkeley’s Haas School of Business. He is also a graduate of Coach U’s advanced executive coaching program and is certified as an executive coach by the International Coach Federation.

Chris is an experienced sales and business development leader .He's worked at top companies like Salesforce, Microsoft and Dropbox. He led cross-functional teams to help F-500 enterprises meet their technology goals, and successfully negotiated numerous six-and-seven figure deals.

Chris is also a Berkeley MBA graduate, marathon runner, and triathlete. 

His current passion project is writer for KnowYourBest.com - a recently launched personal growth blog that provides inspirational articles and tips on goal achievement, personal development and success.

Chris is based in San Francisco.

David helps entrepreneurs, business professionals and artists focus their ideas through the power of narrative. In short, he helps people get their story straight.  

Earlier in his career, David was President of the ad agency J. Walter Thompson in San Francisco, held senior marketing roles at two tech start-ups and was VP Marketing at Yahoo! in its heyday. Today, he teaches innovation methods and storytelling at Berkeley-Haas Business school and several Bay Area accelerators.

David also produces theater and serves as Chair of the Board of the American Conservatory Theater in San Francisco. He holds a BA from Brown University and an MBA from Columbia.

What is product management all about? How can I get into product management? What are the cost vs revenue centers of the company, and how they impact my career? What is the difference between product management and project management?

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Corey Weathers is a Developer Evangelist at Twilio who is passionate about sharing how magical software can be. Whether coding & coaching at hackathons, talking code at tech conferences & meetups, or streaming live on Twilio TV, Corey uses each experience to inspire and equip developers. In addition to his time at Twilio, he has worked in a variety of software development roles over the past 15 years at the IRS, Microsoft and others. Corey holds an MBA from the Haas School of Business at UC Berkeley, and a BS in Systems & Computer Science from Howard University. While a native New Yorker at heart, he’s proud to make central PA home with his family.

Naomi Sturm-Wijesinghe is the Executive Director of the Philadelphia Folklore Project and Co-Founder of Los Herederos, a media arts organization dedicated to inheriting culture in the digital age. A folklorist and ethnomusicologist by training, Naomi specializes in themes of urban and immigrant folklife, indigenous and mestizo traditions of the Americas, Sri Lankan folk arts and waterlore. Her deeply held belief that local knowledge both sustains communities and advances the quality of urban life, is central to these organization's approach to folklife in service of social change. 

Naomi holds an MA in Ethnomusicology from Columbia University and a BA from Bowdoin College. Her public folklore work, media publications, and writing deal extensively with: 1) issues of ethnic identity, political economy and cultural sustainability, 2) transmedia storytelling and documentation, and 3) exploring new models for holistic economic development through folklife-centered cultural tourism. 

In previous years, Naomi has served as the Director of Public Programs for the New York City - based Center for Traditional Music and Dance where she developed and implemented the Sustaining Cultures Program which included Soorya NYC, a multi-year Sri Lankan community based project committed to building interethnic bridges through the island nation’s traditional arts in a post conflict diasporic milieu. From 2014-2017 she served as the Regional Folklorist based at Staten Island Arts where she founded and designed Staten Island’s Working Waterfront: Maritime Folklife of New York City’s Forgotten Borough, an initiative that aimed to revitalize the social capital of Staten Island’s waterfront through cultural heritage tourism based in New York harbor’s unique folk cultural traditions. She continues to develop her decade - long work on transnational Andean music in NYC and beyond through an interdisciplinary multi-sited project called Urban Condors. She sits on the Board of the Directors of the New York Folklore Society.

Sean is a serial entrepreneur having launched and sold multiple businesses over the past 10+ years. He has founded a co-working space in Downtown Los Angeles, multiple e-Commerce companies focused on inbound content marketing for DIY products, and numerous podcasts. 

Sean is super passionate about connecting people and sharing collective knowledge which is why he is currently building businesses around Podcasting-as-a-Service (PodcastPros) and a content media network focused on university alumni (Alumni.FM). He is also a recent MBA graduate from the Berkeley Haas School of Business.

Alex and I went to Bowdoin College (go Polar Bears class of 2008!), and struggled together through a variety of chemistry classes. While I pursued business, Alex continued to study chemistry, and received his Ph.D. in Chemistry at Northwestern in 2014, and did a short postdoc at SUNY Albany in 2015. He currently works as an electroanalytical scientist at Pine Research Instrumentation and lives in Durham North Carolina. Since I’ve known Alex at Bowdoin he’s always been a curious person and we’ve enjoyed many deep conversations throughout our friendship. Recently, Alex resurrected his old YouTube channel, where he focuses on bridging the gap between personal finance/investing and philosophy. To visit Alex Peroff’s YouTube channel, click here: 

She's successfully worked with over 200 companies on their marketing, branding, advertising, and events and has leveraged those assets to scale their businesses. Lauren is a partner at Ciao Ciao Piadina, an Italian restaurant located in La Jolla, San Diego, CA. She is the Vice President of Namaste Wings to Fly America, a volunteer-based nonprofit that helps provide children in India education and essential services so they can be self-sufficient upon adulthood. She founded At Least One Day a Month, a program that collaborates with small nonprofits based in San Diego to provide them with people power, monetary donations, and supplies, one or more days a month.

As a BONUS, there is a spoken word flow performance (15:00) by doc.Peace as well, titled, “Mirror Face-Off." A performance she gifts us with to help overcome fears.

Dr. Peace Uche is doc.PEACE, a Doctor of pharmacy by trade and Spoken Word Poet at heart. doc.PEACE is a best selling author of doc.PEACE of Mind Method: A Poetic Guide to Living Your Best Life (exclusively available on Amazon). She's presented on numerous stages across the world, speaking on how to live a more passionate and fulfilled life consistently. doc PEACE transforms mindsets using the power of spoken word and emboldens aspiring speakers to share their life stories, providing valuable insight on story-crafting and finding a platform. She lives in San Diego, CA where she avidly plays beach volleyball in her free time.

To sign up for the IMPACT SPEAKING SUMMITI, hosted by doc.Peace, click here

To get in touch with doc.Peace, follow her on Instagram at doc.peace

To get in touch with Libby if you'd like to lear;n more, contact her on Instagram oslee_music

You can also watch the podcast video

The force behind OSLEE is Libby Dorot, who brings her classical training as a singer and pianist to her contemporary production and performance of electronic Kundalini Yoga mantra music. In addition to her work as a musician, she is also a Litios Diamond Light Priestess, Evolutionary Astrologer, and certified Kundalini Yoga teacher.

OSLEE music has been described as "Lana del Rey meets Chakra music," and "the Lady Gaga of mantra." She brings her high elevation, heart-centered performances internationally at festivals, retreats, workshops, and seminars in the US, Germany, France, Spain, Italy, and more.

Libby also brings her work as a Litios Diamond Light Priestess internationally, providing training, and seminars with the son of the Litios founders, Gregor Eisele. Recently they had training in Amsterdam, Netherlands, and will soon be offering virtual seminars to aid people in the elevation and harmonization of their Light bodies and Consciousnesses during this unique time.

Libby currently offers free meditations on Instagram Live every Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday at 8am PST, so check her out at Oslee_music on Instagram and #ElevateTogether. 

Roman Vann Jackson is a Program Officer. He acts as an agent for his employer to provide grants to nonprofit organizations on behalf of client foundations. He is a generalist, which means that he provides funding to support different causes such as animal welfare, economic development, housing and homelessness, education, youth development, etc. His two biggest portfolios are Arts and Culture and workforce development where he developed programming and participated on many panels regarding build the capacity of the field and ushered $10s of millions of dollars in grants to support organizational development to nonprofits in New York City and across the country.

His passion for the nonprofit field comes from his experience having been served by nonprofit organizations throughout his life, which has helped him to become the person he is today. Coming from a disadvantaged background the Harlem Children’s Zone was instrumental in helping him, and lots of others, to achieve academic and career success. There are many others across the county just like him who suffer from societal barriers that are helped by nonprofits.

According to Roman, Nonprofits were created to help individuals who are oppressed, mistreated and experience barrier to attaining a fulfilled life due to their ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, social-economic status, education level, physical and mental ability and any other condition that prevents them from attaining the basic American foundation of life, liberty and the pursuit of property and happiness.

To get in touch with Roman: 

• LinkedIn
• Twitter: Vann_Jackson
• Instagram: Vann_Jackson
• Blog

Some resources for non-profit’s shared by Roman with us are below:

• Blue Avocado :

  Blue Avocado is an online magazine fueled by a monthly newsletter designed to provide practical, tactical tips and tools to nonprofit leaders. A small but mighty team of committed social sector leaders produces the publication, enlisting content from a wide range of practitioners, funders, and experts.

• BoardSource 

  BoardSource, formerly the National Center for Nonprofit Boards, is an American nonprofit organization founded in 1988. Its mission is "to inspire and support excellence in nonprofit governance and board and staff leadership."

• BridgeSpan

  The Bridgespan Group is a U.S. nonprofit organization in Boston, Massachusetts that provides management consulting to nonprofits and philanthropists. In addition to consulting, Bridgespan makes case studies freely available on its website and publications.

• CompassPoint

  CompassPoint helps leaders, nonprofit organizations, and movements committed to social justice realize their full power.

• National Council of Nonprofits

  The National Council of Nonprofits is a trusted resource and advocate for America's charitable nonprofits

• Nonprofit Finance Fund

  NFF promotes the success of nonprofits by providing capital, strategic consulting, and using their knowledge and influence to transform the funding and financing landscape.

• Great List of Additional Resources 

Take a listen to Chris Hitchko, Fitness Expert and Owner of ShowUp Fitness. He offers 3 practical ways you can stay healthy and meet your fitness goals while you are at home. Full disclaimer, I felt mad motivated after listening to this podcast myself. 

Chris Hitchko, CSCS, owns ShowUp Fitness, a personal training facility with locations in San Diego, Santa Monica and the San Francisco Bay area. He's has graduated more than 1,000 personal trainers and helped more than 400 become certified through NASM. He is Author of How To Become A Successful Personal Trainer & The Vulgar Truth Diet: Fat Loss. 90% of success is SHOWING UP!

www.showupfitness.com

Join me on a spiritual and uplifting conversation with Emily Perry, who is an intuitive life coach, hair artist, energy healer, and yoga/meditation/breathwork teacher. She is founder of Colorfully Conscious, which was born from Emily’s vision of redefining beauty, by providing clients with tangible, yet infinite experiences of both inner and outer transformation. 

Emily gifts us with a short-guided 3-minute meditation as well (10:00). A recent client said this about her breath exercises: "I absolutely LOVED the breathing exercise. I have found that simple (black and white type of breathing exercises) have helped me in such an immense way. Emily, you are a godsend, a blessing, a nurturing human being, loving, open minded, and free."

Some of Emily's classes are:

Mondays @ 11am PST: Kundalini Yoga & Meditation to Open the Heart & Calm the Mind

Saturdays @ 11am PST: JUST Breathe: Breathwork & Reiki energy healing followed by a sharing circle

Join Zoom Meeting:

https://zoom.us/j/649239143

Darren is a friend and fellow Cal UC Berkeley alumnus, and founder of Group Sixty, which helps companies win in competitive and changing marketplaces by maximizing the development and impact of leaders and their teams. He has over 20 years of experience coaching and advising companies and executives across a range of industries including technology, life sciences, professional services, consumer products, and manufacturing. His career started at Accenture in 1997 out of the San Francisco office. While there, he developed a strong consulting skillset through his strategic consulting work with companies such as Adecco, E*TRADE, and Kaiser Permanente. After his time at Accenture, Darren received his MBA from UC Berkeley. Darren also has gained practical, hands-on experience on the client side working at leading companies including Gap, Neutrogena, and Provide Commerce (now FTD).

Specifically, Group Sixty strengthens organizations by transforming leaders and managers into player coaches who can develop and engage their direct reports. Group Sixty also coaches leadership teams to improve communication, collaboration, trust, and accountability leading to greater productivity, lower turnover, and the ability to adapt to changing marketplace conditions.

Click here to see the 10 tips for leading virtual teams.

In the second episode with Guru Mantra, you get to hear a true story from one of his business mentors. He also shares suggestions for students who recently have gone through yoga training and what intention is good to have when teaching students (07:42).

Guru Mantra Singh was recently chosen as one of the 10 most favorite Kundalini Yoga teachers in the world. He has over 40 years of experience teaching and practicing yoga. As a husband, father, grandfather, entrepreneur and business owner, he shares his life lessons of incorporating yoga lifestyle in all parts of his life. 

https://shakethecosmos.com/podcasts

Vaishali is an experienced Senior Product Marketing Manager with a demonstrated history of successful product launches from ideation to launch in the medical device industry. Skilled in Medical Devices, Sales, Research and Development (R&D), Verification and Validation. Strong marketing professional with a Biomedical Engineering background and certificates from Harvard Business School Online in Finance, Disruptive Strategy, Credential of Readiness focused in Business. 

Organizations recommended by Vaishali for women empowerment and mentorship:

Society of Women Engineers

Healthcare Businesswomen's Association

Med Tech Women

In this newest episode of Shake The Cosmos, Nathan Young discusses storytelling and offers his own story, and also tips for great storytelling. Nathan leads New Narrative, which offers various events, workshops, and a community to provide business and individuals support in taking control of their narrative. Links to some of the references in the podcast:

Sapiens: A Brief History of Human Kind (book)

Brené Brown - Power of Vulnerability (Ted Talk) 

Thanks for your patience with some of the background sounds in this episode. 

Did you smile today?

In the newest episode, I tell a story about an encounter at an airport ... and take a listen to get your smile on. =)

https://shakethecosmos.com/podcasts

Tune in to get tips on:
- What's it like working at a start-up?
- What do founders struggle with when they are trying to launch?
- What do startups need help with?
- How can you make the most of your business school experience?
- What are some trends in tech right now? 

- What are some things to look at when picking up your next company?

- What it takes to convince future employer when you are trying to pivot into a new function?

- What helps people push through the "invisible walls" that exist amongst themselves?

Podcast Outline:

Networking (11:00)

Your life at 100 years old (14:00)

Integrating work-life (24:00)

Prioritizing your ideas (28:00

Finding your passion (33:00)

See more events, podcasts, and connect with Abhishek at www.shakethecosmos.com

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

About the author: Abhishek shares his own life stories and extracting the mental models which informed his critical decisions. He is a business executive passionate about yoga, self-development, and creating value for companies. Abhishek received his MBA from UC-Berkeley, and performs private and public speaking engagements.

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)

Music from https://filmmusic.io
"Inspired" by Kevin MacLeod (https://incompetech.com)
License: CC BY (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/)