EP #126: Sujani Siva - Founder of PH SPOT, Online Public Health Community For Career Growth

Sujani Siva ( @sujanisiva ) has worked for 12+ years in public health across various sectors (not-for-profit, academia and government) & founder of PH SPOT ( @phspot ). About 7.5 years ago, while concurrently working full-time for the government of Canada, she decided to build and launch PH SPOT to support the workforce in public health. To help them build their dream public health careers, where they get to not only make an impact but also find fulfillment in their careers.She joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss rediscovering LinkedIn, being raised by a single mother, putting in processes to scale PH SPOT without spending more time, her thoughts on AI, replying to every email (hundreds) she received during the first few years of getting her company off the ground, dealing with doubt as an entrepreneur and so much more.Follow Sujani:- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sujanisiva/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Sujani Siva01:27 - Formative years that shaped Sujani’s life path03:15 - How she got into public health05:04 - Her first job ever07:18 - Working at the Government of Canada for 10+ years10:17 - The story behind how she started PH SPOT15:00 - Being told that starting her company was a mistake19:48 - How much time she spends building her business21:30 - Her secret to building a great community24:36 - The struggles of being a solo founder25:48 - Has she become less social while building her PH SPOT?27:50 - Why she prefers bootstrapping over fundraising29:37 - Sujani’s thoughts on AI31:45 - Dealing with doubt as an entrepreneur35:20 - Where she sees herself in the 3-5 years37:24 - Sujani and Ara talking about how much money you really need40:50 - Resources she leverages to be a lifelong learner42:12 - Trying to make quicker decisions without procrastinating46:31 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old self49:35 - How she wants to be remembered by friends and family51:21 - Creator Confessions55:53 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan    Support the show