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The INDUStry Show
by Nitin Bajaj
The INDUStry Show, a Los Angeles based production, is the longest running talk show featuring journeys of entrepreneurs, executives, and change makers - primarily of South Asian origin. In season 10 now, it has reached more than 30 million eyes and ears across the globe. Entrepreneurship is a lonely journey, even more so for immigrants and women. Through more than 300 stories of adaptability, courage, failure, innovation, resilience, we have shared inspiration, motivation and sense of community. Our founder and host, Dr. Nitin Bajaj, did his PhD thesis on South Asian immigrant entrepreneurs.
Episodes
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The INDUStry Show w Akshit Kandi
Akshit Kandi is the Founder, CEO of SkySync - the AI ROI Firm designing, implementing and managing autonomous operating agents and models to deliver measurable ROI. Previously he was the Senior Product Manager at Salesforce.
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The INDUStry Show w Awadhesh Kumar
Awadhesh Kumar is the Founder, CEO of AK Studios - producing feature length films from South Asian storytellers, targeting American and European markets and top international film festivals.
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The INDUStry Show w Shivang Mehta
Shivang Mehta is the Founder, CEO of Mehta Studios - an independent film studio currently producing a feature length film Landlord. He previously led story production for TV networks including Bravo, CBS, Discovery+, Nickelodeon and OWN. He is an alum of Chapman University.
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The INDUStry Show w Aashumi Mody
Aashumi Mody is the Founder, CEO of Aayka - the largest Indian occasion-wear rental company in the US, bootstrapped to $1.4M in revenue and 4,000+ rentals since 2024. Aayka marketplace allows anyone to rent and resell from their own closet.
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The INDUStry Show w Leena Hingnikar
Leena Hingnikar is a Managing Partner at Hingnikar Family Law, APC - Certified Family Law Specialist for complex family law issues in California. Previously she was a Certified Family Law Specialist at Walzer Melcher LLP. Past Chair, Family Law Section of the California Lawyers Association. She…
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The INDUStry Show w Kern Singh
Kern Singh is the Chairman, CEO, Co-Founder of The Singh Law Firm, PC - Northern California’s premier estate planning practitioners with expertise in advanced planning strategies for Qualified Small Business Stock (QSBS), start-ups, estate taxation, IPOs, and liquidity events. Previously he…
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The INDUStry Show w Preetha Ram
Preetha Ram is the Managing Partner & CTO at Pier 70 Ventures - investing in diverse teams transforming healthcareacross precision medicine, tele-health, drug discovery, and reducing health disparities. She is an academic, scientist, and board member at several for-profit and nonprofit...
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The INDUStry Show w Kenny Dewan
Kenny Dewan is the Founder and Board Member at Together in Giving (TiG) - a non-profit bringing like minded families who are passionate about giving back to create meaningful experiences and building lasting connections. He is also the Founder and Chairman of Akua Behavioral Health - operating...
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The INDUStry Show w Neeharika Munjal
Neeharika Munjal is the Founder & CEO of Young Indian Professionals of New England (YIPNE) - a fast-growing collaborative networking platform. She is a healthcare leader and community builder. She is an alum of Boston University.
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The INDUStry Show w Ambassador Dr. K.J. Srinivasa
Ambassador Dr Srinivasa K J IFS is the First Consul General of India in Los Angeles. He’s a medical graduate and seasoned diplomat with experience in economic diplomacy, political engagement, consular affairs, and public service delivery across 4 continents. His previous postings include Guyana,...
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The INDUStry Show w Payal Sawhney
Payal Sawhney is the Founder President & Executive Director of Saahas for Cause - educating, empowering, and enabling South Asian immigrant community in Los Angeles to improve their quality of life. She is providing education and wellness programs for older adults, women, and youth. She is an…
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The INDUStry Show w Dr. Pradip K. Shukla
Dr. Pradip K. Shukla is the Shah Family Endowed Chair in Innovativeness at Chapman University. He is an award winning expert and a leading business advisor, helping organizations and individuals to optimize results across a diverse range of phases and stages. He is a community leader,...
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The INDUStry Show w Dr. Ian O. Williamson
Dr. Ian O. Williamson is the Dean of Paul Merage School of Business at the UC Irvine. He is an Award winning expert and researcher in human resource management with impact across public, private and not-for-profit executives in over 20 countries.
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The INDUStry Show w Viraj Gandhi
Viraj Gandhi - also known as Chakram is an actor, filmmaker, and music producer. His animated short When Planets Mate was screened at 16 international film festivals, including two Oscar-qualifying festivals. He is the director of In Search of Sumitra, a dialogue-free, hand-drawn animated short...
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The INDUStry Show w Rishi Reddy
Rishi Reddy is the Managing Director & Head of Venture & Growth at Tarsadia Investments - a $2B+ firm making high-conviction investments in category-defining companies globally. He is also the co-founder of ChronicleBio - combining data, biology, and intelligence to redefine treatment of complex...
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The INDUStry Show w Haren Bhakta
Haren Bhakta is the Founder & CEO of Inside Ownership Index (OWN) - first index fund built around insider ownership, aligning investors with the incentives of people leading businesses they own. Previously he was a wealth manager at Morgan Stanley and financial analyst at Prudential Financial and...
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The INDUStry Show w Shravani Vatti
Shravani Vatti is the Founder and CEO of Inwise - AI for team coordination, listens across the tools you use, connects context across teams, and keeps everyone on the same page without meetings. Previously she held senior product roles at Unity, Microsoft. She is an alum of Tuck School of…
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The INDUStry Show w Subramanian “Mani” Krishnan
Subramanian “Mani” Krishnan is the Founder and CEO of Shastha Foods - a trusted national brand and one of the largest US producers of freshly ground, naturally fermented dosa and idli batters. Previously he built and led a leading international technology trading business.
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The INDUStry Show w Arpit Mehta
Dr. Arpit Mehta is the CEO and Co-Founder of Unify, an AI-powered operating system for events, associations, and membership management. He holds a PhD in Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence and has authored 22+ peer-reviewed publications in data science and healthcare. He is an alumnus…
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The INDUStry Show w Sneha Saigal
Sneha Saigal is the Founder of Geeks and Experts, an agency helping tech founders and innovators build authority and community. She has been recognized by NASDAQ as a Face of Entrepreneurship, her work has been featured in Forbes and Business Insider. She is a Techstars alumna, mentor, writer…
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The INDUStry Show w Anjana Gopakumar
Anjana Gopakumar is a Media and technology leader with 15+ years shaping storytelling across television, streaming and digital media. She is a Producer and TV host. Previously she was a Product and Operations leader at Netflix and Nielsen. She is the Founder of South Stack Studios, a non profit...
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The INDUStry Show w Arun Penmetsa
Arun Penmetsa is a Partner at Storm Ventures - focusing on early stage Enterprise software companies in AI, Healthcare, and Security. Previously he built enterprise software solutions at Google and Oracle. He is an alum of Stanford University and Carnegie Mellon University.
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The INDUStry Show w Jini Ettigi
Jini Ettigi is the Founder of Dreamality - expanding access to high-quality music education for youth and making musical dreams a reality. She is an educator and Pop/R&B recording artist and songwriter with a global audience. She Performs across the U.S., Canada, and India.
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The INDUStry Show w Ramesh Swamy
Ramesh Swamy is the Founder of Halifax West - a merchant bank for independent sponsors and middle market businesses providing buyside advisory and capital solutions. Previously he held leadership positions at Curacao and Deloitte. He is the Chairman of Board at International Pemphigus Pemphigoid...
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The INDUStry Show w Ritesh Patel
Ritesh Patel is the Co-owner of Brick Lane Curry House, Montclair, New Jersey. He is also Chair of the Board at Asthma & Allergy Foundation of America, VP of Board at AAPI New Jersey. He is a Founding member of Radio Free Montclair and host of weekly The Desi Hour.
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The INDUStry Show w Sunil Narkar
Sunil Narkar is the Founder, CEO at AME Medical Group, Inc. - a chain of Primary and Urgent Care Centers. He is also the Founder of LA Dramatics and an accomplished Hollywood actor, director, producer and writer.
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The INDUStry Show w Dharti Desai
Dharti Desai is the CEO, Board Member at Thimble.io - powering grades 4 to 12 classrooms with a rigorous, real-world STEM curriculum designed to develop problem solvers who can think critically, communicate clearly, and create meaningful impact. She is the Co-Founder, Ambassador at Animedh...
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The INDUStry Show w Eunice Yang
Eunice Yang is the Founder, CEO of OK2StandUP - enabling healthcare providers with AI-powered activity monitoring and real-time alerts that improve caregiver responsiveness and patient safety. Previously she was a 2x founder, and tenured professor at University of Pittsburgh.
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The INDUStry Show w Ethan Agarwal
Ethan Agarwal is a Public office candidate. Previously he was the Founder, CEO Aaptiv - pioneer in audio based fitness content with $100M revenue and 1M+ paying customers. He is the Co-Founder, CEO, The Coterie - fintech for private fund GPs and LPs, offering end-to-end investment solutions.
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The INDUStry Show w Neeraj Singh
Neeraj Singh is an attorney at Law at Singh Law - an award-winning Criminal and DUI Defense law firm based in Southern California representing individuals charged with felonies and misdemeanors. He ia a Super Lawyers’ Southern California Rising Star.
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The INDUStry Show w Aranya Sahay
Aranya Sahay is the Director and Writer of Humans in the Loop - an independent drama film unraveling hidden biases and ethical dilemmas of artificial intelligence. He is the Winner of Best Debut Film at Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles (IFFLA '25). The film is produced by Storiculture's Museum...
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The INDUStry Show w Pallavi Pande
Pallavi Pande is the Founder of DTOCS - creating classy, compostable tableware for events. She is also the Founder of DTOCS Consulting - helping brands grow on Amazon. She is a Tory Burch Foundation Fellow, Inc honoree, serves on the board of Naturally Seattle.
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The INDUStry Show w Sophie Shah
Sophie Shah is the Founder of Chronically Me - a patient advocacy and resource ecosystem connecting 150,000+ patients across 5 continents to amplify patient voices above clinical definitions. She is the youngest Change Legend for the Tata Mumbai Marathon. She authored multiple research papers.
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The INDUStry Show w Anjali Kakkad
Anjali Kakkad is the Founder, Aligned Rewards - a business growth management and stakeholder alignment platform aligning 360 feedback, employee engagement, goal management, and task management. She also leads Product Growth, Strategy including GenAI and Scalable Architecture for Google Maps.
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The INDUStry Show w Lakshmi Pratury
Lakshmi Pratury is the Founder & CEO of INK - a platform orchestrating transformative conversations inspiring millions and nurturing young innovators and women. Previously she held leadership positions at Intel, AIF, TED.
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The INDUStry Show w Hardik Jagda
Hardik Jagda is the Founder, CEO of Proximity Works: powering AI adoption for the biggest names in entertainment, media, and sports. He specializes in lean, fast, revenue-focused implementations of complex ideas at global scale.
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The INDUStry Show w Deepika Chopra
Deepika Chopra is the Founder and CEO of AlphaU AI - helping board members and investors strengthen decision confidence in complex, high-stakes environments such as Human–AI collaboration. She is the author of Move First, Align Fast (Wiley 2025).
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The INDUStry Show w Faye Sahai
Faye Sahai is the Managing Director at Vinaj Ventures - advisor and investor to companies and startups. Previously, she was a 3x startup founder and held leadership positions in healthcare, financial, and technology innovation at AIG, Blue Shield, Deloitte, Kaiser Permanente, and Schwab.
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The INDUStry Show w Mari Anjaparidze
Mari Anjaparidze is the Founder, CEO of Arqio - a fast-design, AI visualization tool for architecture and interior design that transforms interior and exterior spaces in seconds. Previously, she was an architect and designer at Baers, Boffi, American Business Interiors among others.
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The INDUStry Show w Dr. Abhay Dandekar
Dr. Abhay Dandekar is a Physician at The Permanente Medical Group and founder, host of Trust Me I Know What I’m Doing - a podcast featuring interesting and talented people linked to the global Indian and South Asian community.
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The INDUStry Show w Monsoon Pabrai
Monsoon Pabrai is the Founder, Managing Partner at Drew Investment Management - a fundamentals-driven public markets fund focused on long-term value compounding anchored in deep research shaped by years of studying capital allocators like Buffett and Munger. Her Fund typically targets...
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The INDUStry Show w Amit Garg
Amit Garg is the Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Tau Ventures - an AI-first, seed VC fund with $85M+ AUM and focus on automation, digital health, and enterprise with typical check size of $500K. His previous investments include Oak Street Health, Absci, nuTonomy, Misfit Wearables.
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The INDUStry Show w Dr. A. K. Pradeep
Dr. A.K. Pradeep is the CEO, Founder of Sensori AI - Winning the Minds of Consumers with Neuroscience Powered GenAi to enhance Algorithmic Consumer Insights, Product Innovations, Fragrance, Flavor, Music, and Visual Design. Previously, he held leadership positions at Nielsen. He is an alum of UC...
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The INDUStry Show w Vinita Gupta
Vinita Gupta is the author of The Woman in Deed: Road to IPO, Bridge Tables and More. She is also a Bridge Champion, Board Member, and first Indian-American woman to take a company public in the US. She is an alum of UCLA.
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The INDUStry Show w Poonam Goyal
Poonam Goyal is the Founder and CEO of AINAK Eyeglasses - a US-based 501c(3) nonprofit organization providing clear sight for every child so they can learn confidently and dream without limits.
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The INDUStry Show w Jeet Kumar
Jeet Kumar is the President/CEO of In Time Tec - a full-service global software and services company partnering to accelerate technology transformations through a team of 1200+ professionals. He holds 12 technology patents. Previously, he held executive positions at Hewlett-Packard.
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The INDUStry Show w Aarish Shah
Aarish Shah is the founder EmergeOne - Fractional CFO support for venture backed tech startups from Seed to Series B and beyond. He is the Host of Nothing Ventured Podcast, featuring operators and investors sharing stories from people that make the startup world go round.
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The INDUStry Show w Ashwin Rangan
Ashwin Rangan is the CEO of DoubleCheck - modernizing overdraft and NSF practices with real-time tools that let customers control what gets paid. Previously, he was the CIO at Walmart, Edwards Lifesciences, Conexant, CIIO at ICANN.
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The INDUStry Show w Tushar Kumar
Tushar Kumar is the co-founder, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors - helping tech professionals turn equity, major life decisions, taxes into clear strategy. Portfolio of $520M+ specializes in acquisitions, concentrated stock positions, and IPOs through values-aligned wealth strategies.
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The INDUStry Show w Sohrab Haghighat
Sohrab Haghighat is the CEO of Hestus - an AI-powered CAD software that speeds up hardware development. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of SpaceRyde - and an on-demand rocket network for delivery to, from and within space. He was a two time Y-Combinator alum.
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ABOUT THIS SHOW
The INDUStry Show, a Los Angeles based production, is the longest running talk show featuring journeys of entrepreneurs, executives, and change makers - primarily of South Asian origin. In season 10 now, it has reached more than 30 million eyes and ears across the globe. Entrepreneurship is a lonely journey, even more so for immigrants and women. Through more than 300 stories of adaptability, courage, failure, innovation, resilience, we have shared inspiration, motivation and sense of community. Our founder and host, Dr. Nitin Bajaj, did his PhD thesis on South Asian immigrant entrepreneurs.
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