The Seva at Scale Show

Kiran Shah MBE is an actor, stunt performer, and published poet with one of the most distinctive careers in international film. Known as the world’s shortest professional stuntman, he has worked on over 40 major films, including being featured highest grossing movies in history like Titanic, The Lord of the Rings trilogy, The Hobbit, Star Wars: The Force Awakens, Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, and The Chronicles of Narnia. Kiran has served both as a scale double and stunt double for leading actors, contributing to some of the most technically complex scenes in cinema.Born in Nairobi and raised between India and the UK, Kiran’s path into film was shaped by persistence and adaptability. In 2009, he was appointed Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) for his contributions to the film industry and advocacy for people with dwarfism.In this episode of Seva at Scale, Josh Roy speaks with Kiran about the realities of working in global cinema, collaborating with the likes of Tom Cruise and Leonardo DiCaprio, the physical and emotional discipline involved in stunt performance, and the challenges of representation in entertainment. The conversation also explores Kiran’s work as a poet, his thoughts on storytelling, and how he’s navigated the industry on his own terms.Kiran offers a clear, honest reflection on his experiences, without framing them as extraordinary - but simply as part of a career built through consistency and craft. A true epitome of defying the odds! Josh and Kiran discuss the relationship between visibility and agency, and how small decisions can shape long term impact.This episode provides a thoughtful look at a life spent contributing behind the scenes - and in the spotlight - with clarity, patience, and intention. Hosted by Josh Roy, Seva at Scale, though primarily a business podcast, continues its mission to share grounded conversations with successful people in entrepreneurship, arts, and culture, building positively impactful work across disciplines. Hope you enjoy!

Theodore Grether-Murray (also known as the 'Battery Man') is a high school student obsessed with the future of sustainable energy.At the age of 15 he started working in a top electrochemistry lab focusing on lithium-ion battery research. He then interned at CertCenterCanada, an aviation company, working on Hybrid Electric Planes and Wind Turbine sensors. This then led him to work with Longbow Capital where he reviewed 5 to 20 million dollar deals with some of the most innovative climate tech companies in the world. Just recently he came back from Uganda, working on installing mini-grids in the rural Northern Regions.Achievement:Theodore started an AI pharmacy startup that got 200 pharmacies to work with him. He also consulted for billion-dollar companies such as Shell, SwitchHealth and CIBC. He's now working on Sonda, a company that is focused on reducing noise pollution in the seas.Both The Knowledge Society and Villars Institute students, join Josh Roy and today's guest Theodore Grether-Murray as they have an unconventional discussion what's on the table when it comes to youth innovation and making a positive impact at scale!..Topics:· The meaning of battery-tech to you· What inspired you to start your journey?· What are your productivity tips/mindsets?· What is your advice for future change-makers?· Building in publicAnd more!..Here's Theo's highlight action item I took away:Under-promise and over-deliver. “As ambitious people, we wanna deliver the most amazing work ever, right? I give myself no room for mistakes and I don’t do that because of course I make a mistake, I’m human or one day is bad. And as a result, I hurt my trust with a lot of different people who would’ve given me more opportunities if I hadn’t hurt their trust. Don’t set too high expectations. At one point, if you can’t deliver on it and if you’re just wishfully thinking that you can, it’s going to ruin your reputation with a lot of people. So, set lower expectation goals and absolutely do well on those goals and crush them beyond people’s expectations. Don’t set huge goals and then not end up delivering them.”We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Theodore: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/theodore-grether-murray/🎥 Directed and Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on September 8th, 2024

Neil Mitra based in Vancouver, Canada, is the Founder and CEO of Mitra Biotechnologies, a company developing nanomaterial-integrated biosensors aimed at democratizing healthcare diagnostics. In 2022, while working in the Netherlands, Neil raised a pre-seed funding round for Mitra Biotechnologies. This funding was led by Cory Levy, Pareto Holdings, and Alchemist Accelerator.By the end of 2022, Mitra Biotechnologies aimed to complete their pre-seed financing, partner with hospitals, and begin patient testing. Neil is also a Presidential Scholar at the University of British Columbia, pursuing a degree in Biomedical Engineering. He has been recognized as a Global Teen Leader by the We Are Family Foundation for his contributions to healthcare innovation. Additionally, he is a member of the Masason Foundation by billionaire Masayoshi Son, which supports young innovators.Episode Recording date: 21st August, 2024

Atharva Rao is a high school student (going into Stanford University) who has worked on TradeSynth, an autoML app for anyone to upload a dataset and download a machine learning model trained on their data. For this app, he was accepted to League of Innovators, Canada's top pre-seed accelerator. Currently, he is building a robot arm to destem leaves after becoming interested in hardware and the deep tech space.TradeSynth was selected to receive a $1000 grant from the Rideau Hall foundation, RHF is a non-partisan national charitable organization that amplifies and supports the past, present and future impact of Canada’s Governor General, and seeks to engage all Canadians in the core elements of Canadian democracy. This app also allowed Atharva to be accepted into League of Innovators, a national startup accelerator focused on developing young entrepreneurs at scale.2 time Ingenious+ Regional Award winner ($1000 grant each time) 1517 Medici Fund Grant for robot arm ($1000).Join Josh Roy and Atharva Rao as they discuss entrepreneurship from a youth perspective!

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Navjot Sawhney's journey is deeply rooted in resilience and a desire to make a difference. His family's experience during the 1947 Indian Independence, when his father fled present-day Pakistan with just the clothes on his back, instilled in Nav a profound sense of empathy and a drive to support those in need.With a background in Aerospace Engineering from Queen Mary University, London, and professional experience at Dyson, Nav's path took a pivotal turn when he joined Engineers Without Borders UK in South India. It was here that he encountered Divya, a neighbour whose struggle with hand washing clothes for up to 20 hours a week inspired Nav to promise her a washing machine. This promise led to the creation of the first prototype and the foundation of The Washing Machine Project in 2019.Nav pursued a master's degree in Humanitarianism, Conflict, and Development at the University of Bath, further cementing his commitment to global development. The Washing Machine Project has since conducted extensive research across 13 countries, interviewing over 3,000 families to understand their washing habits and needs.The innovative Divya washing machines have reached almost 30,000 people in India, Iraq, Lebanon, the United States, Mexico, and Uganda. The project's tailored implementation ensures effectiveness in diverse cultural, economic, and environmental contexts. Partnerships with organizations like RS Group, JLR, Santander, and humanitarian giants like UNHCR and Oxfam, have propelled the project towards scaling up globally with support from Whirlpool Foundation.In March 2024, Nav returned to South India with Whirlpool Foundation to deliver washing machines to Divya and her neighbours, fulfilling his promise. Recognized with numerous awards, including the 2023 George H.W. Bush Points of Light Award, The Washing Machine Project continues to innovate sustainable solutions for remote and displaced communities, alleviating the burden of handwashing clothes, one wash at a time.Episode recording date: March 28th, 2023

My guest today is Surya Maddula. He is s 17 y/o Innovator & Lifelong Student, his company is working on Open-Air Active Noise Cancellation powered by AI. At the age of 15 years and 10 months, he received the patent for his invention titled "Noise Cancellation System and A Method to Operate it."He has achieved $42K+ in grants, granted patent, industry leaders as mentors and more!On a personal level, I'm proud to call him a good friend from TKS and a cool guy working on dope inventions that will make a meaningful difference.Topics:*Our guest’s introduction Please tell me about what inspired you to get into AI and what does it mean to you? How did you teach yourself on this topic? Please tell me about your involvement with LLMS. What was the process like from your beginnings of researching this topic to getting opportunities such as becoming a researcher at Columbia University? Please tell me about Whisperwave. What are some challenges that you have faced during this research process and building projects? What ground ideas do your projects revolve around? How does one create an effective plan and then successfully execute, from your own personal experience? And then how do you reach out to the right experts/individuals in the industry? Can you offer any tips you learned? What are some mindsets you have learnt or found useful when it comes to undertaking any innovative project? What would you say is the importance of getting feedback? And tell me about the relationships you built with like-minded innovators/activators/TKS directors. How has The Knowledge Society (TKS) contributed to the value of your dream? Please walk me through the process of inventing a concept and being granted a patent for a novel open-air active noise cancellation using AI. Why is content creation important when it comes to showcasing your work and securing opportunities? What has been some highlight opportunities (speaking at conferences like Shell Changemakers 2023) And do you have any tips for anyone to start creating content? Having created a high impact project, what would your advice be to our generation, the youth, who want to make a positive impact on humanity? How do you balance your work (internships, high-school programs and competitions) alongside your studies? Who inspires you? What are you going to be working on next?*Our guest’s last question

Alan Tang is a corporate financier turned chef turned ed-tech entrepreneur. His company was voted as "Most innovative educational project" by 11,000+ parents and educators, he achieved his goal of giving students from less privileged backgrounds access to CoLab, and is working in partnership with some of the most innovative schools in the world.Calling in from London, today's guest Alan shares insights into the state of the current school system for innovators, working at Synthesis, alternative education systems and the future of education worldwide.Topics: (00:00) - Intro (00:37) - What does entrepreneurship mean to you? (01:15) - Background from chef to education entrepreneur (influencing 11k+ parents, service to underprivileged students and securing partnerships) (03:44) - Why education? What got you into it? (05:08) - Opinion on the traditional school system, why it hasn't changed and it's future (08:07) - Challenges faced (09:58) - Working at Elon Musk's school (11:49) - AI in education (15:54) - Vision for the future of AI and the role you see shaping it (14:00) - Alan's startup, CoLab (16:52) - 3 most important traits for young people to learn (20:27) - Highlight failures which have proved pivotal to your career (23:39) - Book recommendations for getting into education and role models in the EdTech space (28:37) - Exemplary education systems in the world (30:57) - Josh's take on the education system (32:55) - How The Knowledge Society (TKS) is changing lives and the world as a first-of-its-kind human accelerator (35:28) - Advice for youth generation having worked in education (37:57) - Who inspires you? (39:41) - What are you going to be working on next? (40:22) - Closing (41:33) - Find online (42:14) - OutroHere are his highlight action items I took away: Learn traits like resilience, impulse control and emotional intelligence Don't be afraid to make mistakes Try things out. You won't know what you love until you try it out.We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Alan: CoLab - https://www.collaborationlaboratory.com/ LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-tang-ksg/🎥 Directed by Josh🗓️ Recorded on July 22nd, 2024

Prajwal is a 16-year-old innovator focused on building AI projects that enhance the quality of life. He is a member of The Knowledge Society and received a grant from Ingenious+ for his JARVIS project—an AI assistant integrated into a hat, featuring image and voice recognition with low-latency conversations. Currently, he is working on CalendAI, an AI assistant designed to help schedule your life, and he will be journeying across Canada on The Boreal Express train.When he first started out, he was a novice innovator and just another ordinary student "bored at classes". Today, he has recieved a $1,000 grant from Ingenious+ to continue building, showcased to hundreds at TKS Showcase for JARVIS, demoed to a demo-day event for CalendAI and is one of 50 selected from a global pool of applicants going on The Boreal Express across Canada for free.In our conversation, today’s guest Prajwal offers frank and honest advice about how to start making progress, as he is showcasing his work actively to bring value to society and letting other people follow along his journey (having achieved accelerated growth in a matter of 3 months while in The Knowledge Society), and how anyone can make something cool if you put your mind to it.Topics: (00:00) - Intro (01:04) - What does AI mean to you? (03:03) - What inspired you to get into AI? (04:16) - JARVIS Project and impact it's already making (06:35) - How long it took to make JARVIS (07:46) - Building CalendAI, an AI assistant (08:51) - The importance of building in public with your projects for securing unthinkable opportunities for a young person (10:51) - How has The Knowledge Society (TKS) contributed to the value of your dream? (15:54) - Vision for the future of AI and the role you see shaping it (18:09) - Selected one of 50 globally for the Boreal express for free! (hackathon in a trans-national Canadian train from Vancouver to Montreal) (20:40) - Learning the right technical knowledge (23:36) - Getting started with building in public (26:12) - Balancing building projects alongside school (28:21) - Opinion on the traditional school system and changes to be made (from a youth perspective) (32:28) - What are you going to be working on next? (34:39) - Who inspires you? (36:14) - Advice for youth generation having built high impact projects (37:58) - Closing question (38:55) - Find online (39:31) - OutroHere are his highlight action items I took away: Just start! Read books (recommend Elon's biography by Isaacson and Atomic Habits) "Look at what's around you, do you feel inspired? Your life it's just a cage if it's not pushing you higher". Being bored is like your life being caged. Do things that push you higher in life and to impact the world!We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Prajwal: LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prajwal-prashanth/Website - https://prajwal.is-a.dev/🎥 Directed by Josh🗓️ Recorded on July 19th, 2024

Karen calling in from Uganda is exploring the power of regenerative medicine and how we can use it to grow body organs in the lab. Crazy right? Having joined The Knowledge Society under a full ride scholarship by the founder Navid Nathoo, she has been getting closer and closer to this dream. She recently won an award having emerged as a part of the winning team in a Math Contest. She also won the global TKS Moonshot single-handedly.Giving back to those in need has also been a priority of mine as she is a strong believer that we all deserve to live a sustainable life. In order to make this impact, she set up a team called the 'Hearts of Hope' and she goes out to the streets of Kampala to truly understand how we can lend a helping hand where need be.In our conversation, today’s guest Karen is a high-achieving person who wants the best for society.Topics: (00:00) - Our guest’s introduction (00:46) - Please tell me about what inspired you to get into regenerative medicine and what does it mean to you? (02:05) - How did you teach yourself on this topic? (03:34) - What was the process like from the beginning of the Moonshot to winning the grand prize globally? And could you expand on any highlights you learned from the challenge from your own perspective managing the project? Please walk me through the whole process from the start of your project up to winning the grand prize and pitching to the judges. (07:40) - What are some challenges that you have faced during the Moonshot? (10:06) - How do you reach out to the right experts/individuals in the industry? Can you offer any tips you learned? (12:27) - What would you say is the importance of getting feedback? (14:22) - What are some mindsets you have learnt or found useful when it comes to undertaking an innovative project like a Moonshot? (18:11) - How has The Knowledge Society (TKS) contributed to the value of your dream? (24:28) - Tell me more about your other passions. (27:58) - Why is content creation important when it comes to showcasing your work and securing opportunities? And do you have any tips for anyone to start creating content? (31:17) - Having created a high impact project, what would your advice be to our generation, the youth, who want to make a positive impact on humanity? (32:47) - Tell me about your experience founding Hearts of Hope. What does your team aim to achieve and what is the value of giving back to those in need? (35:50) - How do you balance your work (internships, high-school programs and competitions) alongside your studies? (38:00) - Experience at Yale University being a part of Young Global Scholars (41:01) - Who inspires you? (42:15) - What are you going to be working on next? (43:26) - Our guest’s last question Here are her highlight action items I took away: Practice discomfort Get out of your comfort zone Try and fail but don't fail to try (don't be afraid of TRYING! You always have to try and see how things work out)We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Karen: Newsletter - https://karenemily.substack.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-emily-muhwezi-3a328321b/🎥 Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on July 16th, 2024

Niladri Roy is an experienced clean energy industry professional with 6 years in senior management, providing intelligent energy products, platforms and services to utility and renewables clients across diverse global markets, calling in from Clapham, London. Formerly as part of core leadership at clean tech startup Climate Connect Digital, he successfully grew the business leading to acquisition and integration by major international green energy developer Renew (NASDAQ: RNW). Then he drove the energy and carbon software prong of its global growth strategy. Early on his journey, he was inspired by life and travel experiences to roll up his sleeves and muck in for global energy transition. It's a commitment that roots back to vivid early memories of visits to cities darkened by load shedding power cuts across the developing world. He holds a BEng in Electronic & Computer Systems Engineering from King's College London (1999 - 2003), and MSc in Economics and Policy of Energy and The Environment (The Bartlett, Institute of Energy) from UCL (2016 - 2017), where his dissertation was "How technology-centric policies, regulation, and standards can enable innovation of grid-scale energy storage".In this episode, we discuss what ecopreneurship essentially means to Niladri, working as a 9-figure nomad, productivity tips, and lessons he learned working as a school teacher spending a few years as a nomad in Cambodia and Myanmar, and how that inspired him to pivot from his traditional 9-5 career in telecoms to working at a high-growth startup in global energy transition and climate change.Having had a rather unconventional and technical journey, today's guest Niladri shares unique lessons learned and insights, particularly for the youth generation who want to make a positive impact.Topics:(00:00) - Intro(01:54) - Our guest's introduction(02:38) - What clean energy and business means to you(03:57) - About your profession and what Climate Connect Digital does(08:36) - How ML plays a role in clean energy(13:59) - Learning methods you used to teach yourself on these topics & how early-stage bright young dynamic motivated people can learn new technical things & productivity tips(17:43) - Your travels in Southeast Asia and what you learnt(21:01) - Advice for future change makers(23:34) - Do you encourage young people travel?(27:26) - Work life balance (do you believe in it?)(30:50) - Who inspires you?(33:24) - What are you going to be working on next?(36:25) - Our guest's last questionHere are his action items:1. Don't get bogged down in information paralysis2. You have the Internet at your disposal - utilise it!3. Don't listen to the doomers who say the world will end. There's a lot of work to do, but we live in the best times of humanity!We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Niladri:LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/niladri-roy-energy-transitionClimate Connect Digital - https://climateconnect.digital/🎥 Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on July 12th, 2024

Tandy Virdee is a multi-award-winning consultant and co-owner of the clothing and lifestyle brand Rocketsonic, which he started with his twin 12-year-old sons (teaching them about business!). Tandy is also a Virgin StartUp mentor, helping up-and-coming founders find their way. With 33 years of experience, he has worked on prominent brands such as adidas, Barclaycard, Kia UK Limited, Microsoft, Tommy Hilfiger, Diageo, Google and Kellogg Company. Previously, he was featured on BBC Radio London, DESIBlitz and won the ‘Small Business Sunday Award’ from Theo Paphitis.In this episode, we discuss what entrepreneurship means to Tandy, the art of selflessly giving back (through the act of "seva"), having the ability to adapt in business, nurturing world-class youth achievers among other topics.Having had a unique and insightful journey, today's guest Tandy shares lessons learned and insights from his journey.Topics:(00:00) - Intro(02:29) - Our guest's introduction(02:44) - Journey(10:50) - Meaning of entrepreneurship to you(12:22)- Advice for the young generation(15:09) - Keeping up in an exponentially fast-paced society(19:58) - Why you homeschooled your boys and opinion on the traditional education system(21:51) - How people find their passion(23:38) - Rising British Asian youth stars and new initiative to support them(25:54) - Would you change anything in your past knowing what you know now?(27:43) - Using social media the right way(31:12) - Importance of not just showcasing but celebrating with youth(34:39) - Challenges in business(36:29) - Who inspires you?(37:55) - Following the money vs. passion(39:37) - Giving back(48:14) - Taking risks(52:30) - AI/AR and Emerging tech(54:01) - Negative implications of up and coming tech(54:35) - If you were the Prime Minister(56:30) - Our guest's last question(58:19) - Find onlineHere are his action items:1. Be able to adapt2. Learn new emerging technologies3. Just do itWe hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information! —Tandy:Instagram - @wearenewyoungblood @rocketsonicwearLinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/tandyvirdee/Website - tandyvirdee.com🎥 Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on June 11th, 2024

**Exclusive Listener Reward! As a thank you for tuning into our latest episode featuring the remarkable Laya Mathikshara, we're offering a special NFT to our listeners — absolutely free for the first 7 days! This digital collectible is not just a token of appreciation, but also a unique way to showcase your support for our show. To claim your proof-of-listening NFT, simply visit the link below after the episode. Click, Sign in & Claim! But hurry, it's a limited-time offer that becomes a priced collectible after the initial week. Enjoy the insights, stories, and wisdom from Laya, and thank you for being an amazing part of our community. Now, let's dive into the episode!**Link: JPWL NFTLaya Mathikshara is a 16-year old digital artist working in the interdisciplinary field of art and technology. Previously, when she was 13, during the pandemic, she started working on digital art and minted them as Non-Fungible Tokens (NFTs) for sale in cryptocurrencies. This led her to collaborate with SpaceX’s Inspiration 4 launch. The work was auctioned and she contributed the proceeds from it, over $3000, to St. Jude’s Children's Research Hospital for cancer research. She has been delivering speeches at conferences such as NFT NYC, MET AMS, Adobe Design Mix, and the “TN Web3 - Build Ahead” conducted by the Tamil Nadu government of India. She has also presented a guest lecture at the University of the Arts London and in Nas.io’s Web3 Community. Today, she has been in the Web3 space for the past 3 years and has grossed over 1 million dollars from it. In this episode, we discuss parts of her entire professional and personal journey until now, mindsets, teaching herself skills to become exceptional in her fields of passion, her experience collaborating with notable projects and speaking at conferences, and her thoughts for the youth generation.Having successfully made digital artworks and achieving success in a short span of time, today's guest Laya shares lessons learned and insights from her journey. Our hope is that this impromptu discussion could even inspire you to take action to get into the world of Web3 or start and monetise something of your own! Topics:(00:00) - Intro(01:12) - Our guest's introduction(01:34) - Your background story(08:32) - Teaching yourself these topics(11:30) - What Web3 and NFTs mean to you(13:39) - Experience collaborating with SpaceX and other notable projects, and starting your own philanthropic initiatives(18:56) - Experience speaking at various conferences and institutions, and highlight lessons you learned along the way(24:37) - Coolest moment in your journey(26:36) - Challenges you have faced in this field(29:11) - Balancing time with school and your own projects for ambitious people (doing what you have to do vs. want to do)(24:32) - Advice for youth peers who want to start and also who have started and continue growing(27:05) - Balancing work (internships, businesses and competitions) alongside studies as a young ambitious person building stuff(31:40) - Mindsets you have found useful(33:37) - Coolest moment(35:49) - Advice to our generation(37:30) - Who inspires you?(38:30)⁠ - Vision for the future of art & technology, and the role you see yourself playing in it(43:06) - What you are going to be working on next(45:15) - How anyone can get started with digital art today(50:24) - A question I haven't asked you which might be important?(54:16) - Find online(55:07) - Our guest's last questionHere are her action items:1. Don't hesitate and just try things2. Put your work and thoughts on social media platforms for people to understand what you do and who you are3. Do the one thing you love the most and be the best at it!We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Laya:InstagramTwitter/XLinkedInWebsite🎙 Edited by Josh 🗓️ Recorded on April 18th, 2024

Jay Shankarpure is a 16-year old entrepreneur and investor. Previously, he ran the ⁠Arthavruksha newsletter⁠ (2,000+ readers), the ⁠Artha-Samvaad podcast⁠ (75,000+ views) and the ⁠Shodh⁠ - stock research platform with 500K+ lifetime traffic receiving ⁠$150K worth credits ⁠from Microsoft, which led him to speak at the G20 Summit representing the company in the presence of the Education minister of India and delegates across 20+ countries. Today, he currently runs ⁠Spark⁠ - A community of 400+ developers receiving $20,000 in sponsorship along with writing $3-15K checks for early-stage startups at ⁠Localhost⁠. In this episode, we discuss parts of his entire personal and professional journey until now, mindsets, teaching himself technical skills to become exceptional among his peers at his age, his experience speaking at the G20 Summit and building and scaling startups successfully. Having successfully grown companies of his own at a young age and in a short span of time, today's guest Jay shares lessons learned and insights from his journey. Topics: (00:00) - Intro (00:58) - Our guest's introduction (01:17) - What entrepreneurship means to you (02:27) - What inspired you to get into entrepreneurship and financial markets and when you started your journey in the start-up world (07:06)- Co-founding Localhost and the how and why behind it(08:37) - Experience running Spark, Sodh, podcasts and internships (10:37) - Coolest moment running startups(12:12) - Teaching yourself technical skills(17:30) - Speaking at G20 and what you did to increase your "surface area of luck"(20:00) - What are some challenges you have faced being an entrepreneur(23:16) - What skills and traits are essential for any young person to learn who wants to be successful(24:32) - Advice for youth peers who want to start and also who have started and continue growing(27:05) - Balancing work (internships, businesses and competitions) alongside studies as a young ambitious person building stuff (29:23) - Teaching financial literacy in schools(31:16) - Who inspires you? (32:04) - What are you working on next? Here are his action items: 1. Have a "Bias Towards Action" mindset. Make things happen either to impact people or satisfy your curiosity. 2. Put yourself in situations that get you lucky by showcasing your work.3. Combine curiosity and perseverance. We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information! — Jay: Twitter/X - @JShankarpure LinkedIn - https://in.linkedin.com/in/jay-shankarpureNewsletters - ⁠https://substack.com/@jayshankarpure⁠YouTube- https://www.youtube.com/@JayShankarpureWebsite - ⁠⁠https://jays.framer.ai/⁠ 🎥 Edited by Josh 🗓️ Recorded on March 9th, 2024

Nicholas Chua is a 17-year old entrepreneur and independent business owner. As a product manager living in the LA Metropolitan area, Nicholas is interested in building equitable products and software to solve the world’s biggest problems. Between his interests in product management, assistive technology, and digital marketing, he hopes to bring new developments to people in large numbers. Recently, he finished up a global 4-week challenge sprint against Meta creating a safer algorithm for Instagram reels from a psychological standpoint to quell doomscrolling, which won First Place out of 80 teams across 300+ cities.In this episode, we discuss product management, mindsets, how he taught himself technical skills, gathering a winning team and the process he went through to lead his team to victory.Having held internships and started companies while being self-taught all at a young age, today's guest Nicholas shares lessons learned and his mindsets on his approach to work to be successful in projects and generate results.Topics: (00:00) - Intro (00:56) - Our guest's introduction (01:38) - What inspired you to get into product management and what it means to you (02:34) - How you taught yourself product management, assistive technology and digital marketing (03:36) - Process from the beginning of the challenge to winning the grand prize globally. Highlights as the Product Manager of your team. Experience pitching to Meta Oversight Board Executives (09:26) - How to gather a great team and set a great culture (11:13) - Current state of social media platforms. Good or bad? (13:01) - Mindsets you have learned or found useful having led multiple teams (14:32) - Cinematography and editing for over 600,000+ viewers (17:40) - Connections between cinematography and product creation (19:40) - Message to like-minded youth peers (22:02) - Co-creating products with 3 companies with over $545,000+ raised to date (24:35) - Balancing work (internships, businesses and competitions) alongside studies as a young ambitious person building stuff (26:59) - Who inspires you? (28:12) - What are you working on next? (29:59) - Our guest's last question (31:42) - Find onlineHere are his action items:1. Look out for grit, communication, adaptability and willingness to be taught and work hard when taking people on board any team. 2. Be willing to pivot 180 on a project so everyone's on the same page if necessary.3. Communicate is the backbone you should always preach by!We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Nicholas:Website - https://nicholaschua.com/LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/nicholas-y-chua/🎥 Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on March 5th, 2024

Sebastian Drezek is a high school senior at The Pennington School. His life mission is to make life multiplanetary and expand the scope of human consciousness beyond the confines of our home planet. Seb is also the Project Lead of SigmaSpeed, a 28.1 foot tall (or 8.5 meter) rocket. Alongside its 500 pound force rocket engine, SigmaSpeed is the tallest rocket ever built by an educational institution and given recent successful tests, is scheduled to launch in late March/early April of 2024.In this episode, we discuss about rocketry, mindsets, how he taught himself rocket science, first principles thinking and challenges faced in the industry among other things.Being a pioneer and driving towards his life mission, today's guest Seb shares lessons learnt and his mindsets on how he approaches his work as the leader of his rocket team.Topics: (00:00) - Intro (01:28) - Our guest's introduction (02:10) - What rocketry means to you (02:50) - What inspired you to start? (03:32) - Walkthrough of process behind founding a rocketry club to conducting successful test missions & explanation of test missions (06:05) - Your life mission (08:44) - Prediction and hopes for the future of space exploration (10:03) - How The Knowledge Society contributed to the value of your dream (11:14) - How did you educate yourself on rocket science? (12:46) - SigmaSpeed: The World's Tallest Rocket Ever Built by an Educational Institution (14:16) - Mindsets learnt while leading your team (17:34) - Challenges faced in the industry (19:28) - Your message to the youth generation (21:58) - Ramping up production and efficiency (23:11) - Balancing work with studies as a young ambitious person building stuff (24:22) - Who inspires you? (25:38) - What are you working on next? (26:46) - Our guest's last question (28:24) - Find onlineHere are his action items: Define whether you're being intentional/unintentional with your time. Learn from other people's mistakes. Make sure you work with people who are at the same or higher dedication level than you are. Be CLEAR right of the bat!We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Sebastian:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/sebastian-drezek-273602261🎥 Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on January 25th, 2024Photographs courtesy of The Pennington School Rocketry Club

Gloria is the Founder of 14thgunner, social media platform created to promote women's sports specifically women's football (soccer) to fill the necessary gap in the world of sports!In this episode, we discuss creating a football platform, tech, becoming a finalist in competitions, skills that are essential for young people and advice for current and future legends..Through her work, Gloria achieved Rise For The World Finalist 2022, 2nd Best Female Football Freestyler in Kenya 2023 & 4th Best Female Football Freestyler in Africa 2022.--Gloria:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/mgloria/LinkTree - https://linktr.ee/gloriam14🎥 Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on December 13, 2023Music courtesy of Epidemic Music

Basjan van As is the Founder and Managing/Project Director of African Cityscapes Project Management Ltd (ACPM), the most recognised project management consulting firm in Zambia, established in 2016 and now expanded with offices in Lubumbashi, DRC. They specialise in the construction and property sectors in Zambia, DRC and around Africa. Before starting his entrepreneurial journey, Basjan graduated from the University of The Free State (RSA) with distinction, completing a Certificate/Diploma in Quantity Surveying, Construction Management and Project Management and has 16 Years Industry experience as Quantity Surveyor & Project manager. Today, he is an astute Project manager and has worked on a combined project Portfolio exceeding US$370 million and completed project management & Construction mandates in South Africa, Mozambique, Tanzania, Angola & Zambia and on projects ranging up to $130m.In this episode, Basjan talks about project management, the five Ps, how he grew his business, property development and his frank opinion on schooling.With his great knowledge and drive, today's guest Basjan shares wisdom and his mindset on how he approaches his work as a project manager.Topics:• Our guest's introduction• What entrepreneurship means to you?• How you started• Building the business• Portfolio breakdown• Current projects• Explanation of project, development and construction management• Acquiring skills• Mission• Difference between excellent and exceptional• "ADD Delivery" model• Advice for the youth• Handling the pressure• Who inspires you?• What are you going to be working on next?• Find online• Our guest's last questionHere are his action items: Learn through experience. Never be scared to ask questions. Always learn NEW things!We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Basjan:Website - https://www.acpmpltd.com🎥 Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on April 22nd, 2023Music courtesy of Epidemic MusicPhotographs courtesy of African Cityscapes Project Management

Denis Seleznev is a crypto investor.In this episode, Denis talks about the world of crypto, real-world assets, NFTs, his journey as an entrepreneur, building his own Web3 platform, his frameworks and advice young people need to hear.With his deep knowledge and insights, today's guest Denis will share his thoughts on the future of blockchain technology with regards to what he looks for in the companies he invests in.Topics:• Our guest's introduction• What entrepreneurship means to you?• How you started• About your businesses/projects• What the future of crypto looks like after FTX• What is Web3 and how to learn about it• Where Web3 is headed• How you created your own Web3 platform• Hardest moments in business• The advice Gen Z needs to hear• Web3 use cases• Are NFTs obsolete?• Where does your drive come from?• What are you working on next?• Where can people find Denis?• Our guest's last questionHere are his action items: Read more. Talk more. Find out more things that could be a good stepping stone for YOUR curiosity!We hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Denis:LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/denis2005🎥 Edited by Josh🗓️ Recorded on March 17th, 2023

Gaurav Sanganee is the Founder of Closing Delta who has provided consultancy for the top 20 pharma companies for their digital needs. He has held both local and global roles that range from sales and marketing to senior leadership and managerial positions. In his beginnings, he got his start in retail working in freezers. Today, he is on a mission to ‘help pharmaceutical companies unlock the digital divide’.In this episode, Gaurav talks about the world of pharma, Digital Transformation, productivity tips, lessons learned as an entrepreneur, his own consultancy, his Big Pharma background and finding purpose.With his great ambition and drive, today's CapitalTycoon Gaurav brings his knowledge and insights to a conversation that will leave you clearer about why it’s time to close the deltas.Topics: Our guest's introduction Why Closing Delta? How did you start your journey? Finding purpose Leadership + Building relationships (how to hire the right people/team) Productivity tips Momentum and consistency What made you move into Pharma? Digital Transformation Hardest moments in business Advice for young people Why customer obsession matters Intention What does the future of Closing Delta look like? Where can people find Gaurav? Our last guest’s questionWe hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—Gaurav:Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/closing_delta/LinkedIn - https://uk.linkedin.com/in/gaurav-sanganeeYouTube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCL7f1ByfII6rtxucp5N6J8g🎥  Edited by Josh🗓️  Recorded on January 7th, 2023

Ever wanted to start a YouTube channel but not sure where to start?Or wanted to bring more leads into your business organically without paying for ads? If so, this episode’s CapitalTycoon will be right up your street.YouTube can be an incredible tool for you and your business if you get it right, so John Warren will give you all the tools you need for YouTube success.John Warren is a F1 content creator who has amassed over 70k subscribers on YouTube and in this episode he's going to give you his secrets to rapid growth on the platform... as well as the keys to going viral and monetising your channel.Topics: How to go from 0-70k subscribers YouTube algorithm secrets Viral content ideas The keys to monetisation Mastering your YouTube channelWe hope you find value in our discussion and learn useful information!—John:YouTube - https://t.co/NuWficeQ78Twitter - @formulajohn_*Thanks to John for the edits 🙏

Sujay Sengupta is an Indian businessman, entrepreneur and investor who is the Founder and CEO of Fair Value Information Technology Pvt Ltd and GlobalAlley Ventures and CEO of Concept International Business Consulting, which was acquired by consulting giant Acclime. He specialises in Indian market entry for American and European companies. Before starting his entrepreneurial journey, he was someone who was in corporate for 20 years then with 4 friends, decided to start their own businesses. Today, he has grown to 200+ employees across his companies.In this episode, Sujay talks about his pivot from his 9-5 job and pursuing the entrepreneurial route, management, the economy, challenges, consulting, startups and taking risks. With his insights and years of experience, today's CapitalTycoon Sujay brings his knowledge and experience to the table that will captivate you to take the risk to follow your dream.Topics:• Our guest's introduction• The meaning of entrepreneurship to you• Early years and context• Corporate experience• What drove you to take the entrepreneurial route?• Founding and growing of Fair Value Information Technology and CIBC• Founding and growing story of Global Alley Ventures• How did you keep your companies going through tough external challenges?• The importance of taking risks• Challenging moments in business• Number one advice• Management tips• The current economic landscape from your perspective• What are you working on next?• Our last guest’s question

In these ‘Highlight’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite snippets from previous episodes of CapitalTycoon.In this week's highlight Kuljit explains how he believes there's a lack of respect for creative arts in society, despite arts such as music being mass consumed, and why it should be of higher necessity.Listen to the full episode here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VfZXliOyt7Te3Ukt3WsWX#electronictabla

In these ‘Highlight’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite snippets from previous episodes of CapitalTycoon.In this week's highlight Kuljit shares his pivotal moment when he got a call from Andrew Lloyd Webber's company, when his work was discovered, and his experience thereafter.Listen to the full episode here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/4VfZXliOyt7Te3Ukt3WsWX#electronictabla

Kuljit Bhamra MBE is a musical innovator, self-taught British composer, record producer and musician whose main instrument is the tabla - an Indian percussion instrument. He taught himself how to play the tabla at the age of six. Today, he is best known as one of the most prolific music producers in England. He pioneered the British Bhangra sound and was involved in theatre shows such as Bombay Dreams, A Passage to India, The Far Pavilions, Bend it Like Beckham and The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel. As a tabla player, he appears in many notable television and film scores including Dr Who, Mrs Sidhu Investigates, Charlie & The Chocolate Factory and The Guru. He is the recipient of numerous platinum and gold discs and was also awarded an MBE by Queen Elizabeth in 2009 for 'Services to Bhangra & British Asian Music’.In this episode, Bhamra talks about founding his own company, the tabla, the power of self-education, innovation, how to stand out as an entrepreneur, his engineering background and finding success.Today’s episode is a fascinating one. This episode’s CapitalTycoon Kuljit brings his unique expertise and knowledge to a conversation that will awe-inspire you, and perhaps even give you a sense of how you can find your own passion.Topics:• Our guest's introduction• What does tabla mean to you?• Beginnings of your journey?• The power of self-education - unconventional paths lead to unconventional success• Practical advice on how to stand out and find your passion• Meeting the Queen• The tabla• Inventing the world’s first electronic tabla and tabla notation system• Why Keda?• Hardest moments in business• Number one advice?• Purpose• Creativity• What are you working on next?• Who inspires you?--Kuljit:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/kuljit.bhamra/?hl=enYouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCP01mH3oTBRX8TWmI1u5hCQ/featuredTwitter: https://twitter.com/kuljitbhamra?lang=enKeda:https://kedarecords.com/Buy Kuljit's book:https://www.amazon.com/Read-Indian-Tabla-Drums-MODULE/dp/0244903425

Amit Roy is an Indian businessman and entrepreneur who is the Founder and CEO of Sensabyte Technologies Pvt Ltd and CEO of Shimna Engineering Pvt Ltd, which is expected to make a turnover of 6 million in USD by end of this year. He has already started the production of manufacturing railway parts this year. Before starting his entrepreneurial journey, he was a chartered accountant by profession having 26+ years of experience and reached corporate heights, such as being a CFO at IBM. Today, he owns his own factory in Howrah, which focuses on producing railway parts for trains all across India.In this episode, Amit talks about his move from the 9-5 corporate life and pursuing the entrepreneurial route - the advantages and disadvantages for both, as he has seen through is own eyes, management, the economy, failing, manufacturing, competition and taking risks. With his great achievements and years of experience, today's CapitalTycoon Amit brings his knowledge and experience to the table that will make you realise the reasons of taking the risk to follow your dream.Topics:• Our guest's introduction• The meaning of entrepreneurship to you• How you started your business journey• The pivotal move from corporate heights to founding your own company• Amit's company• Hiring the best people• Challenges faced in entrepreneurship• Risks• Management style• Failures - and how to learn from them• How to focus on beating the odds when facing competition• Opinion on the recession, how you see it affecting your business• Advice for young people• What are the foundations of your future?• Our last guest’s question

In these ‘Highlight’ episodes of my podcast, I’ll be selecting my favourite moments from previous episodes of CapitalTycoon.In this week's highlight we question what if Elon Musk created a human being - that can 'think' for itself, 'learn' anything and 'do' anything? Simon Squibb walks us through his analogy of what if Elon created a human being (within the context of the broken education system) that would coast $3 trillion to manufacture hypothetically - and why that $3 trillion would seem cheap. The point is there are people who are unable to find a job because of how the obsolete educational system is built - as school does not teach us how to think for ourselves and restricts our options.Listen to the full episode here - https://open.spotify.com/episode/6jDFbdxopgGGwugLT8GXPvSimon: https://www.instagram.com/simonsquibb/?hl=enWatch the Episodes On Youtube - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCc5NPoyqvoBaOw1xpaWU9Ag

Simon Squibb is the multi-millionaire founder of The Purposeful Project, angel investor, podcast host and serial entrepreneur who has started over 17 businesses. He has achieved 600k+ followers on TikTok. When he first started his entrepreneurial journey, he was kicked out of home at the age of 15. Today, he is a multi-millionaire businessman on a mission to fix the education system and help 10,000,000 people start and grow a business of their own.This episode is specifically focused on the topic of the education system, as Simon talks in particular about the harsh truth behind our school system and why it's fundamentally flawed. With his own experience and incredible journey, today's CapitalTycoon Simon brings his unique perspectives and unconventional ideas to a valuable conversation that will make you question your own beliefs about this vast topic. Students and young people, this one's for you!Topics:• Intro• Perspective on the current education system• Why school doesn't teach entrepreneurship• Ideas on ways to fix the education system• The difference between schooling and education• Ways to encourage young entrepreneurship more• Should teenagers drop out of school?

Continuing on from E2, Mark Trimming is the founder of the world's first Internet shop. He is a long-time serial entrepreneur for the last 40 years and has a pure insight into the early days of the Internet as a pioneer in the industry. Today, he is the head of GoogleYours, which manages Google business profiles on maps. In the second part of my discussion, Mark dives deeper into future predictions, enemies, advice and all with his personal story too with delivered with deep honesty, vulnerability and wisdom - all at the same time. Join me in this thought-provoking conversation with a pioneer in the Internet industry. Topics: • The future of the Internet • Views on society, government and democracy • A warning on the future of AI and human civilisation • Crypto & blockchain • Coming up with ideas • Tell me how you founded the world's first Internet shop? • Why has it not gained publicity as it should and is it about time? • Success vs. failure • What are you working on next? • Our last guest’s question

Mark Trimming is the founder of the world's first Internet shop. He is a long-time serial entrepreneur for the last 40 years and has a pure insight into the early days of the Internet as a pioneer in the industry. Today, he is the head of GoogleYours, which manages Google business profiles on maps.In this episode, Mark talks about the many businesses he has built to the diverse range of topics he is interested in, along with the founding of the world's first Internet shop in Surrey, England, early days of the Internet, crypto, future predictions, enemies, advice and all with a personal story too with delivered with deep honesty, vulnerability and wisdom - all at the same time. This has to be definitely one of the most fascinating conversations I have ever had on this podcast. If all people in the world listened to this episode, the perspective of everyone would change the way they think. Join me in this thought-provoking conversation with a pioneer in the Internet industry.Topics:• Our guest's introduction• The meaning of entrepreneurship?• The early days of the Internet• The definition of success• Why you started?• Time - The importance of being present• Recognising phases in your life• The meaning of money• Crypto & blockchain• Why Google Yours?• Hardest moments in business• Internet is here to stay

Nikita Dmitriev is a young crypto entrepreneur who has transformed e-commerce fashion with cryptocurrency implementation. He has already achieved a million dollar valuation at the age of 17. When he first started his entrepreneurial journey, he had to read a book a week in order to gain knowledge about the industry. Today, he is the CEO of his own company Wicked, a technological start-up focusing on implementing cryptocurrencies and the blockchain technology into e-commerce.In this episode, Nikita talks about the world of entrepreneurship, crypto, the lessons school should teach, encouraging young people, motivation, productivity and what he describes as the "lion mentality".With his great ambition and drive, today's CapitalTycoon Nikita brings his knowledge and experience to a conversation that will leave you clearer about what issues are really important in the business world, and how they relate to you.Topics:• Our guest's introduction• What does entrepreneurship mean to you?• How did you start your journey?• The outdated school system• Practical advice on how to encourage more young people to be entrepreneurs• A purpose beyond the 9-5• Drive and ambition• Crypto• Why Wicked?• Hardest moments in business• The number one advice for Generation Z• Lion Mentality, Daily Routine and waking up at 4AM everyday• How do we create continuous goals?• What are you working on next?• Our last guest’s question