Leaders Creating Rukus
by Aashi Arora
Welcome to "Leaders Creating Rukus" hosted by Aashi Arora. Here we dive into the minds of innovators, disruptors, and change makers who aren't afraid to shake things up. Tune in as we converse with leaders who are challenging the status quo and making waves in their industry. Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and even a little uncomfortable as we explore what it takes to create a positive "rukus" in today’s world.
Episodes
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Regulate First, Lead Second with Dave Gieselman
What if the most powerful leadership tool you have is three deep breaths? Flow state coach Dave Gieselman explains why you have to regulate your body before your mind can solve the problem.In this upcoming episode, we explore: 🔸 The physiological sigh: a simple double inhale and long exhale you...
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Can You Trust What You See, Hear, and Read Online? With Dinesh Mendhe and Hema Dey
Every post, podcast, and video you create carries your time, your ideas, and your reputation. But what happens when anyone with an AI tool can lift it and put their name on it? In this episode, we explore: 🔸 How to prove your content is really yours 🔸 What is TIP and how it can protect your…
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The Human Approach to Networking with Cameo Roberson
One way to build a powerful professional network starts with asking someone about their name. In this episode, we explore: 🔸Why every business needs an operational blueprint before layering on technology 🔸The three referral buckets every business owner should activate 🔸How connector dinners…
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The Business Side of Creativity with Nina Ameri
Your friend is not your business partner, and a handshake is not a contract. Entertainment attorney Nina Ameri joins us to share why the best advisors have the courage to say "walk away." In this episode, we will explore: 🔸 How early contracts protect creators 🔸 How AI is reshaping copyright,...
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From Pain to Purpose with Dr. Ajay Sawhney
When traditional treatment didn't work, Dr. Ajay Sawhney found a different path forward. Now he's built a practice around identifying the actual source of pain, not just managing it. In this episode, we explore: 🔸How everyday stress on the nervous system shows up on X-rays now 🔸Why pain is…
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The AI Translator with Hema Dey
Your website ranked #1 on Google. But does AI even trust you enough to recommend you? Hema Dey unpacks the 4 V's, Visibility, Validation, Veracity, and Values, the new framework replacing the old marketing playbook. In this episode, we explore: 🔸 How AI has become "the new front door" of…
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Sales, Startups, and AI: The Journey of Nikki Ahlgren
She's fearless enough to cold call oil rig workers in North Dakota, but says putting herself on LinkedIn was the hardest thing she's ever done. Meet the founder who's redefining what fear really means in business. In this upcoming episode, we explore: 🔸 Why "you have to do it big and do it hard"...
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The Courage to Start Over with Victoria Hodgkins
What if the next chapter of your career starts with a deeply personal experience? Victoria turned her own journey navigating menopause into a mission to help other women access better care and her story is one you won’t want to miss. In this episode, we explore: 🔸 Why so many women wait years…
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Recruiting the best talent with Tiffany Evans
Ever wonder why some organizations can't seem to fill critical roles, no matter how hard they try? The answer often comes down to two mistakes: waiting until you're desperate, and rushing the process once you are. In this episode, we explore: 🔸 The two biggest mistakes organizations make in...
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Sociology and the Power of Connection with Swati Shah
A common view of networking is that it’s just another transactional chore, but true career growth relies on sociology, active listening, and authentic human connection. Today, we will discuss how understanding social dynamics transforms how we practice medicine, build workplace cultures, and…
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People-First Leadership with Ivan Gonzalez
Many business owners put profits first to survive, but long-term enterprise growth requires shifting your focus entirely toward your people and the quality of your product. In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, we welcome award-winning director and entrepreneur Ivan Gonzalez. Drawing on over...
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From High-Stakes Cardiology to AI-Driven Healthcare Quality with Dr. Saurabh Gupta
Most AI tools are built for general consumers, but very few are sophisticated enough to handle the massive, messy reality of enterprise healthcare data.This Sunday at 4 PM PST on Leaders Creating Rukus, we welcome cardiologist and entrepreneur Dr. Saurabh Gupta. With decades of leadership...
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AI, Finance, and Career Insights with Joe Lessard
Most accountants are trained to look backward at your numbers, but very few are taught how to look forward at your business. This episode on Leaders Creating Rukus, we welcome Joe Lessard, a CPA and specialized healthcare consultant. He is one of the financial world's most refreshing voices,...
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The Health Gap Nobody Talks About with Vasanta Pundarika
Women live longer than men but they spend 25% more of their lives in poor health. This realization made Vasanta launch a movement. In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus we welcome Vasanta Pundarika, CEO & Founder of Lotuspring. She is one of healthcare's most distinctive voices working at the...
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Sheik Ali
What if building your career meant amplifying who you already are instead of starting over from scratch? In this episode, we’re revisiting one of our favorite conversations on Leaders Creating Rukus with keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and LinkedIn authority Sheikh C. Ali. A former medical student...
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Matthew Emerzian
He had the dream job. The music industry. Celebrity clients. VIP events. Success by every traditional measure.Then at 31, while tying his shoes on a Monday morning, Matthew Emerzian thought he was having a heart attack.It wasn't a heart attack. It was the beginning of a battle with severe…
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Leilani Quiray
She built an HR company that leads with compassion instead of corporate scripts. Traveled the country alone during the pandemic to rebuild her life from the inside out. And turned her own healing journey into a mission to create workplaces that are both human and impactful. In this episode of...
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Ashar Ahmed
Ashar Ahmed has spent more than two decades navigating high-stakes litigation, business disputes, and complex legal battles, but behind the courtroom success is a story built on grit, reinvention, and relentless growth. Born and raised in Karachi, Pakistan, Ashar came to the U.S. in 1991 to study...
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Michael Trust
Michael Trust spent more than 35 years navigating the realities of workplace leadership before becoming a California employment attorney. Today, he brings both worlds together, helping businesses and employees solve complex workplace challenges with a rare blend of legal expertise and real world…
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Arun Chervu
He trained at Princeton University, earned his M.D. from Weill Cornell Medical College, and built a decades-long career as a leading vascular surgeon. But behind the titles, accolades, and leadership roles is a story shaped by loss, reinvention, and an evolving definition of purpose. In this...
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Mridu Parikh
She left a fast-paced corporate career. Moved cities with a newborn. Started multiple businesses that didn’t work before finding the one that did. And somewhere in the middle of all that, Mridu Parikh realized… being busy all day doesn’t mean you’re actually productive. If you missed Sunday’s...
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Veena Murthy
She moved across continents as a teenager, alone, uncertain, and determined to choose her own path. She walked away from expectations, questioned success, and rebuilt her career more than once to find alignment. And through it all, Veena Murthy kept returning to one powerful question: Why? In…
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Shayla Higginbotham
Shayla Higginbotham has spent 20+ years navigating the complexity of healthcare, building, advising, and challenging systems from the inside out. Raised in a small town in West Virginia, she learned early what it meant to be different and that success requires more than hard work. It takes…
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Priya Bathija
She grew up the daughter of immigrant physicians in Ohio, expected to follow a traditional path. She didn’t.She tried finance. Pivoted to law. Fell in love with healthcare policy. And along the way, she kept asking one question: How do we actually make healthcare work better for women?This Sunday...
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Dr. Bijal Patel
He nearly lost his life to a sudden, devastating illness. He came back with a deeper understanding of what it truly means to lead, with humanity, not just expertise. In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus Aashi sits down with Dr. Bijal Patel, board-certified nephrologist, healthcare leader…
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Parul Somani
She was diagnosed with aggressive breast cancer at 31. She had a newborn. And she still found her way back to leading with purpose. In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, Aashi sits down with Parul Somani — speaker, author, and mindset coach who turned a career crisis into a roadmap for...
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Maddy Viswanath
What if the reason you’re not getting promoted isn’t your performance but how your leadership is being interpreted? In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, Aashi Arora sits down with Maddy Viswanath, career coach and former HR leader. With 20+ years in HR, Maddy shares how she went from being...
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David Oates
What if protecting your reputation in a crisis meant telling the truth faster, clearer, and louder than the chaos around you? In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus host Aashi Arora sits down with crisis communications expert Dave Oates, founder of PR Security Service, whose career spans more...
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Raihan & Azam Dadabhoy
What if hiring felt less like a black hole and more like a human conversation powered by intelligence?In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, Aashi Arora sits down with brothers, founders, and AI innovators Raihan Dadabhoy and Azam Dadabhoy, co-founders of Sensiply, a fast-growing AI-powered...
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Dr. Katie Chu
What if the most powerful pivot in your life wasn’t about doing more but about finally surrendering and listening? In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus we sit down with Dr. Katie W. Chu, optometrist, author, speaker, and founder of Chu On What Matters, for one of our most heartfelt and...
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Belle Walker
What if the friction in your organization isn’t a people problem but a design problem? In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus as we sit down with organizational efficiency engineer and founder of Belleview Consulting, Belle Walker.Belle takes companies from friction to function, helping…
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Anika Sharma
What if growing your business didn’t mean chasing every trend, but scaling with intention instead? In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus we sit down with product and marketing strategist Anika Sharma, founder of Crescera Consulting. With over 15 years of experience in product marketing and...
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Aparna Agnihotri
In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus we sit down with California licensed attorney, legal educator, and academic success expert Aparna Agnihotri, J.D. Founder of Academic Advantage JD and creator of LawBubu, Aparna is redefining how law students learn, think, and succeed. Her journey was not...
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Sheikh Ali
What if building your career meant amplifying who you already are instead of starting over from scratch? In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus we welcome back keynote speaker, entrepreneur, and LinkedIn authority Sheikh C. Ali.A former medical student who pivoted away from a traditional path,...
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Nidhi Kathuria
What if true leadership wasn’t about becoming more—but becoming more of your authentic self? In this episode of Leaders Creating Ruckus, Aashi Arora sits down with Nidhi Kathuria—social entrepreneur, senior executive, and impact-driven leader—for a powerful and deeply human conversation on…
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Dr. Sahana Sharan
Some career shifts start not with dissatisfaction, but with a deeper awareness of what constant pressure is doing inside. On this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, we’re joined by Dr. Sahana Sharan, a nervous system–based leadership strategist who helps high-performing leaders expand their...
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Sweta Patel
This week on Leaders Creating Rukus, we’re joined by Sweta Patel, founder of Sadhna Legal Nurse Consulting. Sweta is an OB-trained nurse with more than 16 years of experience spanning Labor & Delivery, NICU, infusion therapy, infectious disease, medical device integration, and travel nursing.Her...
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Kim Jones
In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus Aashi Arora sits down with Kim Jones, an executive coach, former Divisional CIO, and educator who has spent twenty-five years helping leaders rise to their full potential.Kim’s career began inside Fortune 250 companies, where she moved through finance,...
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Saba Fatima
This week, Aashi Arora sat down with Dr. Saba Fatima, a pediatric hospitalist, researcher, writer, and creator of Muted in Medicine, for a conversation about identity, grief, belonging, and the hidden emotional labor carried by people in healthcare.From her childhood in Karachi, to medical…
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Rania Chami
In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, Aashi Arora speaks with Rania Chami, a nutrition and life coach whose story reaches from wartime Beirut to coaching rooms in the United States. The episode follows her journey through immigration, motherhood, divorce, and professional reinvention, then...
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Reena B. Patel
What if parenting and leadership were really two sides of the same lesson? In this episode Aashi has an illuminating conversation with parenting expert, positive psychologist, and licensed educational board-certified behavior analyst Reena B. Patel. For more than two decades, Reena has worked…
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Rush Shah
What if leading your business felt less about tracking numbers and more about building steady, intentional growth? In this episode Aashi Arora sits down with Rush Shah, Chief Financial Officer, founder of Modern CFO Services, and trusted advisor to companies aiming to scale with purpose.With more...
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Anniversary Special
In this special episode, Aashi sits down with Emily Scott, financial confidant and thought partner, for a candid, full-circle conversation about leadership, legacy, and the values that shaped her path. From a 20+ years executive career to building a thriving coaching practice, she has created a...
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Priya Shah
What if success didn’t mean doing more—but doing it with meaning? This Sunday at 4 PM PST, tune in to Leaders Creating Rukus as Aashi Arora sits down with Priya Shah—communications strategist, founder, and CEO of ShahSquared® Consulting—for an inspiring conversation on redefining success,...
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Amber Ussin Davey
What if understanding your nervous system could reshape the way you lead? In this episode, Aashi Arora sits down with Amber Ussin-Davey, MA, LCPC, PCC, an executive coach and therapist with more than two decades of experience helping leaders, teams, and mission-driven women navigate change with...
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Nicole Lu
This week on Leaders Creating Rukus, we sit down with multilingual commercial real estate broker Nicole Lu, who shares her fascinating path from world traveler to Los Angeles dealmaker. Nicole has worked in seven languages across Asia, Africa, and Europe, before returning home to California to…
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Asha Kumar & Anil Punyapu
This week, Aashi Arora sat down with Asha Kumar—literary manager, producer, and founder of Door 38 Management & Production—and her husband Anil Punyapu, founder and CEO of UpHealth.ai.Asha’s path stretched from scaling a network of imaging centers in healthcare to building a creative firm that...
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Ashlee Hayes
In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, I’m sitting down with Ashlee Klevens Hayes, PharmD, MHA—founder of RX Ashlee, three-time author (including Confidently You), keynote speaker, and host of the podcast This Wasn’t My Plan.Ashlee has coached more than 6,000 clients worldwide on interviews,...
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Sapna Abrol
This week, Aashi Arora sat down with Sapna Abrol—environmental scientist, founder of Alpha Environmental, and lifelong advocate for sustainability—for a powerful dialogue about science, entrepreneurship, and building solutions that serve both people and the planet.From starting a family business...
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Nikki Arora
In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus we sit down with entrepreneur, investor, and visionary founder Nikki Arora. With over two decades of experience driving transformation across private enterprises and non-profits globally, Nikki is the force behind CerraCap Ventures—a firm dedicated to...
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Welcome to "Leaders Creating Rukus" hosted by Aashi Arora. Here we dive into the minds of innovators, disruptors, and change makers who aren't afraid to shake things up. Tune in as we converse with leaders who are challenging the status quo and making waves in their industry. Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and even a little uncomfortable as we explore what it takes to create a positive "rukus" in today’s world.
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