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Planet Impact

by Manthan Shah

Planet Impact is a show on how non-conformist individuals are changing the world. In this show, we speak with the most impactful individuals such as the Ashoka fellows, Forbes 30 under 30 nominees, and TEDx Speakers. With support from Google-PRX, Bridge from Billions and Ashoka, this podcast aims to inspire everyone to become a changemaker.

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  1. Ep. 36. Amit Chandra: Bain Capital and ATE Chandra Foundation

    Amit Chandra is the Chairman of Bain Capital India, a board member of Tata Sons, and a founder-trustee of Ashoka University who has committed to give away 90% of his wealth. Through the A.T.E. Chandra Foundation, he and his wife Archana have rejuvenated thousands of water bodies across...

  2. Ep. 34. Kayalin Akens-Irby: Planet FWD

    Kayalin Akens-Irby is an impact-driven strategist focused on building a sustainable future through her work across tech, investment, and policy. As Head of Growth at Planet FWD, she helps consumer companies measure and reduce their carbon footprint and decarbonize supply chains. Previously, she...

  3. Ep. 33. Tim Dunn: Terra Alpha Investments

    Mr Tim Dunn is the co-founder and CIO of Terra Alpha Investments, a firm offering sustainable public equity investment strategies to accredited investors, combines decades of investment experience with a science-based understanding of environmental risks and opportunities. Terra Alpha uses two...

  4. Ep. 32. Sophie Purdom: Planeteer Capital & CTVC

    Sophie invests in and supports early-stage climate tech founders & their companies via Planeteer Capital, and writes CTVC for 75,000+ subscribers. Prior, she launched an ESG fund at a major endowment. Formerly, she worked at Bain & Co., published a book on sustainable investing, and helped found...

  5. Ep. 31. Ron Gonen: Closed Loop Partners

    Ron is the CEO of Closed Loop Partners, a New York-based investment firm focused on building a circular economy through venture capital, growth equity, private equity, and project finance, with investors including major retailers and family offices. He authored Waste Free World and previously...

  6. Ep. 30. Louise Mabulo: Founder of The Cacao Project

    Louise Emmanuelle Mabulo is a 22-year-old chef, farmer, and entrepreneur. She is the Founder of The Cacao Project, which cultivates resilient and Climate-smart livelihoods, positioning farmers for sustainable success in San Fernando, Camarines Sur, Philippines. Louise is a National Geographic…

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  7. Ep. 29. Satyajeet Tambe: President, Maharashtra State Youth Congress; Founder, Jaihind Yuva Manch

    Satyajeet Tambe is an educationalist, an entrepreneur, and a young Politician from Maharashtra, India. He attended Pune University and John F Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.

  8. Ep. 28. Ara Kusuma: Founder of Aha! Project, Co-leader at Ashoka Young Changemaker and a Nat Geo Young Explorer

    Ara is the founder of the Aha! Project (www.ahaproject.id | @aha.projectid ). It is a social initiative that provides quality and fun learning tools for young students at home. Within less than 12 months since its inception, her initiative has already impacted ~2,400 children across 13 provinces...

  9. Ep. 27. Mesut Keskin: Founder-CEO, E-Bursum, Turkey

    Mesut is an Ashoka Fellow, and founder-CEO of E-Bursum. E-Bursum is the biggest educational finance platform in Turkey that digitizes and democratizes financial opportunities for students. Background: Mesut established E-bursum to build a democratization and digitization movement aiming to make...

  10. Ep. 26. Layusa Isa-Odidi: Associate Partner at Dalberg

    Layusa Isa-Odidi is an Associate Partner, leading Dalberg’s presence in Melbourne, Australia. She focuses on strategic planning and financing across the areas of education, employment, agriculture, and gender. Her recent work in Education to Employment includes working closely with the…

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  11. Ep. 25. Dr. Arunabha Ghosh: Founder-CEO, Council on Energy, Environment and Water (CEEW)

    Dr. Arunabha Ghosh is a celebrated public policy professional, adviser, author, columnist, and institution builder. In this warm conversation, we chat about Dr. Ghosh's Inflexion Points, which is also the name of his monthly Business Standard column. From making documentaries with Jay Z, and...

  12. Ep. 24. Caitlyn Lubas: 22-year old author of 'You Are Where You Go' and an Ex-Instagram Product Specialist

    Caitlyn is the author of You Are Where You Go: A Traveler’s Coming of Age Journey Through 70 Countries and 7 Continents During College. She wrote this book to inspire others with her personal stories of how travel has changed her perspectives about the world. Her goal is to prompt readers to see...

  13. Ep. 23. Krishna Allavaru: Joint Secretary, All India Congress Committee and National In-charge of the Indian Youth Congress

    Mr. Allavaru is a lawyer by profession who has been associated with student politics since his days at the University of Delhi. He deems the youth as the catalyst of societal and political change. He spearheads the Indian National Congress's initiatives on all fronts, be it in taking on the...

  14. Ep. 22. Kiran Bir Sethi: Design for Change and Riverside School

    Kiran Bir Sethi is the Founder-Director of the Riverside School in Ahmedabad, India and the Design for Change organization. She has a design background, having received her diploma in visual communication from the National Institute of Design (NID). She is also the Founder of “aProCh” – which...

  15. Ep. 21. Felix Finkbeiner: Plant for the Planet

    Felix Finkbeiner is a German environmentalist and the founder of the international tree-planting and environmental advocacy organization Plant-for-the-Planet. Starting in fourth grade, he attended Munich International School from which he graduated in 2015. After living in London for three years,...

  16. Ep. 20. Riddhima Yadav: Non-Resident Fellow, Aspen Institute; Sustainable Finance Group, Goldman Sachs

    Riddhima works with Goldman Sachs’ Sustainable Finance Group in New York, which partners with the firm’s global businesses to drive sustainable solutions related to climate transition and inclusive growth. She is also a Non-Residential Fellow at Aspen Institute for the Energy and Environment...

  17. Ep. 19. Dr. Girish Kulkarni: Life of a Changemaker (Part 2)

    Dr Girish Kulkarni is the founder of Snehalaya, an NGO based in Ahmednagar, India. Snehalaya means 'Home of Love', and was founded in 1989 to provide support for women, children and LGBT communities, who have been affected by HIV and AIDS, trafficking, sexual violence, and poverty. In India, 93...

  18. Ep. 18. Dr. Girish Kulkarni: Snehayala

    Dr Girish Kulkarni is the founder of Snehalaya, an NGO based in Ahmednagar, India. Snehalaya means 'Home of Love', and was founded in 1989 to provide support for women, children and LGBT communities, who have been affected by HIV and AIDS, trafficking, sexual violence, and poverty. In India, 93...

  19. Ep. 17. Gavin Thurston: Journeys in the Wild - The Secret Life of a Cameraman

    Gavin Thurston is the award-winning Blue Planet II and Planet Earth II cameraman who worked with Sir David Attenborough for over 20 projects. In this podcast, he shares with us the extraordinary and adventurous true stories of becoming a legendary cameraman. I met Gavin in Dubai on his book tour…

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  20. Ep. 16. Melati Wijsen: Creating a Global Youth Run Movement

    Melati is an 19-year-old Indonesian/Dutch activist and an absolute change maker. She and her younger sister, Isabel, ounded Bye Bye Plastic Bags and have been leading the movement driven by youth since 2013. As of 2019, they successfully banned plastic bags, straws and Styrofoam on their home...

  21. Ep. 15. Sujay Santra: CEO and Founder of Ikure Techsoft Pvt. Ltd.

    Sujay worked in IBM & Oracle for over 12 years, before founding iKure in 2010. The social venture was incepted with the vision to provide affordable and accessible, quality primary healthcare up to the last mile using technology intervention. Realizing that there will never be sufficient doctors…

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  22. Ep. 14. Taylor Reneau: Star Youtuber at YesReneau and Ivy Advise

    Taylor graduated from Harvard in 2015. When most of her friends were choosing jobs in finance and consulting, she decided to become a YouTuber. On her first channel, YesReneau, she uses poetry, storytelling, and sit-down talks to help her subscribers better navigate the “real world”. On her…

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  23. Ep. 13. Vikra Ijas: Co-founder of Kitabisa 'Indonesia's biggest Fundraising Platform'

    Vikra Ijas is the co-founder and the Chief Marketing Officer at Kitabisa.com. His mission has been to leverage tech to connect and amplify kindness. Vikra graduated from the University of Auckland, New Zealand, in 2012 with a Bachelor's in Commerce specializing in Marketing and International...

  24. Ep. 12. Aysha Baqir: Writing the best-seller 'Beyond the Fields' (Part 2)

    Ms Aysha grew up in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her BA in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College in 1995 on a scholarship and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Her time at college sparked her passion for development and she chose to return to Pakistan to work in the non-profit sector.…

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  25. Ep. 12. Aysha Baqir: Kaarvan Crafts Pakistan (Part 1)

    Ms Aysha grew up in Lahore, Pakistan. She completed her BA in International Relations from Mount Holyoke College in 1995 on a scholarship and graduated Magna Cum Laude. Her time at college sparked her passion for development and she chose to return to Pakistan to work in the non-profit sector.…

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  26. Ep. 11. Prashant Lingam: Bamboo House India

    Mr Prashant is the founder of Bamboo House India that works in creating sustainable bamboo-based livelihoods. It utilises bamboo as an economic driver for providing sustainable livelihood opportunities to rural and tribal communities at the base of the economic pyramid. He is also a consultant at...

  27. Ep. 10. Miriam Lancewood: Woman in Wilderness

    Miriam is a best-selling author of the book 'Woman in Wilderness'. She lives with her husband in the New Zealand wilderness, surviving in extreme conditions by hunting wild animals and foraging edible plants. Miriam Lancewood has given up all modern-day comforts to live life right on the edge and...

  28. Ep. 9. Jared Kleinert: Most Connected Millennial

    Jared is the USA Today's 'Most Connected Millennial'. He is the founder of Meetings of the Mind (motm.co). He has also a TED Speaker and has authored two best-selling books '3 Billion Under 30' and '2 Billion Under 20'. His invite-only mastermind community, Meeting of the Minds, curates top...

  29. Ep. 8. Samira Khan: Senior Manager, Global Impact Engagement, Salesforce

    Ms Samira Khan is the Senior Manager at Salesforce.org, USA. She works at the intersection of social impact and tech at Salesforce.org. She had been focused on impact management, the SDGs, and vulnerable populations. Samira has worked on global social impact and innovation across corporations,...

  30. Ep. 7. Arijit Patra: Rhodes Scholar

    Arijit Patra is a PhD student at the University of Oxford. He is one of the few recipients of the prestigious Rhodes Scholarship. He works at the intersection of Machine Learning for diagnosis of Fetal Echocardiography. He graduated from IIT-Kharagpur with degrees in Mechanical Engineering and...

  31. Ep. 6. Bonnie Chiu: Story of Lensational

    Bonnie is a Forbes 30 Under 30 social entrepreneur, a gender equality advocate and a social impact consultant. "Everything happens for a reason. We don't have to force things too much; we should be open to what the universe is giving us." She was born in Hong Kong. She holds an MSc in…

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  32. Ep. 5. Pablo Santaeufemia: Unlocking Limitless Innovation

    Pablo is the founder of Bridges for Billions (https://bridgeforbillions.org/), one of the worlds best social entrepreneurship programs backed by the United Nations, Coca-Cola, Brown and MIT University amongst many others. Pablo is an entrepreneurship and innovation geek, Forbes 30 under 30, and...

  33. Ep. 4. Devika Malik: Ability Beyond Disability

    Devika is the co-founder of Wheeling Happiness Foundation, the Queen’s Young Leader Awardee 2015, UN Women Transforming India winner, Global Happiness Leader and Forbes 30 under 30 awardee 2020. "One mistake that many of us make is equating disability with inability. Sometimes, we disqualify…

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  34. Ep. 3. Anshul Tewari: Democratising Journalism

    Anshul Tewari is the founder of Youth ki Awaz, India’s largest youth media and journalism platform. He is also an Ashoka Fellow, a Forbes 30-under-30 winner, an INK Fellow, a United Nations ITU Young Innovator and works with the Obama Foundation. "If we all come together and speak up, something…

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  35. Ep. 2. Sumitra Pasupathy: From Cambridge to Creating Changemakers

    Sumitra Pasupathy is the Senior Manager of Global Partnership at Ashoka. "I am always looking for inspiring, bright and young interns" Email Ashoka Singapore at [email protected] Follow Sumitra on LinkedIn https://www.linkedin.com/in/sumitra-pasupathy-56291/ About Sumitra: She grew up in Kaula...

  36. Ep. 1. Federico Garcea: Saving the Planet, One Tree at a Time

    Federico Garcea (@federico_garcea) is the founder and CEO of Treedom (@treedom_trees)- Financial Times Top 100 most sustainable companies in Europe, and an Ashoka Fellow from Florence, Italy. This UN World Environment Day, Federico tells us his story from being a financial analyst to being the...

  37. Ep. 0. Manthan Shah: About the Host and the Podcast

    We are living in exceptionally difficult times. Corona Pandemic, geopolitical polarization, the new inequality, climate change and many other wicked problems mark our times. To solve these issues we need a big solution. We need a systems changing solution. This podcast aims to inspire everyone to...

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ABOUT THIS SHOW

Planet Impact is a show on how non-conformist individuals are changing the world. In this show, we speak with the most impactful individuals such as the Ashoka fellows, Forbes 30 under 30 nominees, and TEDx Speakers. With support from Google-PRX, Bridge from Billions and Ashoka, this podcast aims to inspire everyone to become a changemaker.

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