PODCAST · society
UnConventional
by Anisha Valli
Welcome to UnConventional, where amazing things happen.
Episodes
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Bharat Gupta, Fashion Consultant, Commercial Stylist and Grooming Expert.
Bharat Gupta is a fashion consultant, commercial stylist and grooming expert. Advertising and Print: Fashion, commercial and pageant stylist, Bharat styled the Cannes Lions Award nominated Suede Gully campaign for Puma which was released as a music video with Gully Boy famed Divine and over 80...
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Ankur Rathee, Actor & TEDx Speaker
Ankur Rathee is an Indian-American actor and dancer best known for his roles in the Amazon Prime series Four More Shots Please (2019-) , Zoya Akhtar 's Made in Heaven (2019-) , the Hindi films Thappad (2020) and The Tashkent Files (2019) opposite Naseeruddin Shah , and as a finalist on Dance…
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Namrata Iyer, Founder of The Local Thrift
Namrata Iyer is a Designer, Illustrator and the Founder of The Local Thrift, an organisation approaching sustainability in an affordable manner through resale. She consciously tries bringing a multidisciplinary approach to her work and enjoys churning out ideas and solving problems that hopefully...
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Yash Tiwari, TEDx Speaker and Author
Yash Tiwari, a 4 times TEDx Speaker and Josh Talks Speaker at the age of 18, Young Published Novelist from Kanpur, Youth Mentor, with internationally acclaimed and awarded Debut Novel "A Celebration In Tribulation" written at the age of 16. As a Young Public Speaker and Youth Mentor, Yash Tiwari…
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Miss Sara Mora, National Immigrants Rights Organizer
Known as @MissSaraMora on social media globally, Sara has become a sought-after voice in the work of social change with the angle of the migrant community. A college student who took a leave, an influencer, digital media strategist; Sara has dedicated her youth to being a symbol of hope and…
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Sanna Legan, Social Justic Artist and Instagram Ambassador
Sanna Legan is an activist artist, using social justice and her creative practice to make a difference. Currently, she is a sophomore at Carnegie Mellon University, majoring in Art and Global Systems and Management. In addition to her studies, Sanna is the Creative Director of AmplifyHerNYC, a…
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Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran, CEO of Digital Brain and Silk Road Biking
Kesava Kirupa Dinakaran is the CEO and Co-Founder of Digital Brain, an enterprise SaaS company based out of Palo Alto. He was part of the youngest group to ever cycle from Europe to Asia and ran a social impact organization that reached over 7 million people; he was awarded by Amartya Sen, Nobel...
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Roshan Nausad AKA Desi Boy on Fire
Roshan Nausad is 21-year-old Social Media influencer from Melbourne Australia. He has a background in Beauty, Photography, Styling and creative directing. Roshan is very passionate and enthusiastic about changing the issues the south Asian community faces every day such as; Colourism, Racism,...
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Leander Ganzert, Founder of 25onehundered
While visiting Bali, Leander was devastated to learn of a man named Pak Gunung, who was living without one of his hands. There was little access to prosthetics and healthcare where Pak Gunung lived, in stark contrast to the community in Switzerland where Leander had been living. Leander…
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Harsh Agrawal, Founder of CANCEReX
In 2017, Harsh participated in a national science fair in India, where he was inspired by young innovators committed to solving global problems. When he returned home, he became passionate about a problem he wanted to solve – pancreatic cancer. The disease takes hundreds of thousands of victims...
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Audrey Pe, Founder and Executive Director of WiTech
Because current Philippine curriculum is lacking in computer science education, Audrey taught herself to program using available online resources. As she pursued her interest in a technology career, she found very little support and no female role models within the industry. While attending tech...
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15: Shaan Baig, Founder of SB Innovations
At age 13, Shaan suffered a concussion while playing hockey. After learning about the growing problem of concussions for athletes worldwide, Shaan designed a helmet, which was more effective than any existing method, to prevent concussions. The positive impact of the helmet motivated him to...
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14: Anh Ngo, Founder of Food Story - Kitchen Incubator Project
In 2015, Anh’s family vacationed in Sapa, Vietnam, an area known for its beautiful mountainous scenery. Anh was shocked to discover that beyond its picturesque backdrop, the region’s ethnic tribes were suffering extreme poverty. Most of the children in Sapa were forced to drop out of school to…
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13: Reuben Reeves, Founder of Rehab Africa
In Reuben’s community in Liberia, the majority of youth face poverty and multiple barriers to education – including having to walk miles to attend school. Without an education, young Liberians are often forced to turn to crime, drugs or prostitution. Reuben founded Rehab Africa, a nonprofit...
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12: Ishaan Shah, Founder of Stolen Dreams
At the age of fourteen, Ishaan (16 years old currently) saw a documentary which changed his life. He learnt how children around the world were being exploited and forced into slavery. After talking about the programme, the at school, he discovered that none of the people in his year group (156...
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11: Andile Mnguni, Founder of ROAR South Africa
During high school in Johannesburg, Andile (Andy) was a passionate coach to younger students on public speaking, speech writing and poetry. After graduation, Andy realized she could use her coaching skills to foster young change-makers on a large scale. In December 2018, Andy founded ROAR South...
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10: Raphaele Godinho, Founder of Rescuing & Valuing Women
At 16 years-old, Raphaele studied the French Revolution in history class. She noticed that while there was detailed information about the male figures, there was no mention of the strong females who played a role in history. Raphaele realized her entire educational curriculum shared an unbalanced...
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09: Marla Abao, WiTech (Women in Technology)
WiTech is a community organization that educates, inspires and empowers youth to break gender barriers and use technology to make positive differences in society. They hosted the Philippines’ first student-led conference for female students in tech and traveled to Marawi, a neglected area in the...
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08: Archika Dogra, The EduSTEM Initiative
The moment she walked into her first computer science camp, Archika found herself looking around a room of 30 boys and just one other girl. From that day, almost every STEM-related experience she faced sent the resounding message, “STEM isn’t a place for a girl like you.” Frustrated time and time...
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07: Himika Bose: Why Following Your Passion Is Good Thing.
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06: Anshuman Jha: How To Start Acting Career in India
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05: Anika Nayak: How to Start Student Led Organisation at Sixteen
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03: Tushar Dixit: How to Become Film Director at 20
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02: Director of Strategy-Student Voice, Megan Simmons, How To Start Career In Education Policy
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01. Co- Founder of Breaktide Productions, Jalena Keane Lee: How to become Filmmaker at 23?
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