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Bringing Stories, Strategies and Life Lessons of inspiring Indian Expats who dared to take the leap and successfully transitioned from Employee to Entrepreneur or excelled in Corporate Career itself beyond an average 9-5.Your host Ehsan Ali moved from India to Australia in 2008 with big dreams but without realising settled into a normal job. A decade later, when he tried to escape the mediocrity trap, he couldn‘t get enough help and encouragement. Finally, he launched this podcast as an ende ...
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Despite LinkedIn being the need of the hour, this episode is unique in its own right. This week's guest is one of the early users of LinkedIn, who has not only built her career through LinkedIn but has also helped a lot of people do the same. From being an account manager to HR recruiting to becoming LinkedIn's top voice in 2021, Karen Tisdell foll…
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The less traversed path comes with unique challenges that change the way we think. The guest of this week, Jaya Vaidhyanathan, has stretched her boundaries to show that we can accomplish whatever we set our minds to. Jaya was listed in the top 10 most influential women in tech and has also been named India's most trustworthy CEO. She started her ca…
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Do you want to start a side hustle? Do you want to shift from corporate to entrepreneurship? Then this episode is the answer to your questions. From finance to sales, From banking to cybersecurity, Tinesh Chhaya has experienced it all. He started his journey in finance but soon realized he needed to switch. He moved to sales, where he sold address …
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Starting as a programmer, Malik Irfan has evolved into a Serial Entrepreneur and Innovation thought leader. Today, he runs a Start-up Accelerator as well as a successful IT Consulting Company. He is also the president of AIBC (Australia India Business Council – a 30+ years old non-profit organisation). There is a lot to learn from Malik’s experienc…
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We often find it difficult to pursue our passions. This week's guest Fatema Kudrati shares how a medical school graduate got into child tutoring, development, and NLP training. In 2004, her son was diagnosed with ADHD, and that's when she realized it's not a learning difficulty, it's a teaching difficulty, and all brains can learn. She then started…
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Most of us find it challenging to manage a job along with family. This week’s guest Akash Kannegulla shares how he manages a full-time job and a start-up alongwith a family. He is a perfect example of living his passion, working for a cause and perseverance. While pursuing his Phd in nano-photonics (heard of it before?), he ventured into the world …
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Establishing your own company can be a little intimidating at times. Shifting to a new country is often challenging. Isn't it? Naheed dealt with all of it and is now a Transformational Learning and Development Consultant and a Co-Founder of Futurwits. She started her journey way back in 2004 as a Sales Trainee Manager at Bajaj Life Insurances. And …
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Success leaves clues. It's intriguing how a Chef can become CEO of an airline. Not only that, Koustab became an authority in starting full-service airlines from scratch in the Build-Operate-Transfer model. As a hotel management graduate, Koustav started as a chef and grew rapidly into leadership positions in the hospitality industry. By a twist of …
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Are you keen to build your career around marketing? Does psychology excite you? Are you a parent dealing with a mental health issue? This episode might be the answer to all your questions. From medical school dropout to psychology graduate, From practicing marketing and digital innovation to building his own startup on parent-child psychology, Thro…
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Are you considering starting your own company?? Are you ready to have a paradigm shift in the way you perceive things? This episode has the answers to your questions. From HR graduate jobs to Analytics and Data Science Recruiter, From slacking off on science tests in school to owning an analytical firm, His journey demonstrates his passion for lear…
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Are you feeling stuck in your job and unable to find a way to grow. Then this episode has got the answer you might be looking for. From being a doer to becoming a thought leader, From a data analyst to becoming CDO at a leading financial services organisation, Kshira Saagar demonstrates his passion to learn, his drive to apply, and his determinatio…
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Are you interested in building a brand on LinkedIn? Whether you are a new startup or a full-fledged business, a student or professional in any field, this podcast will help you build an impressive online presence on LinkedIn. Graduating in Computer Science to becoming a Personal Branding Strategist, From self-doubt to self-discovery, Her journey il…
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Are you feeling stuck in your career? Are you planning to become an entrepreneur? Then this episode might be the answer to your questions. From living in a conservative and protective family to being the first working woman in her family, From not choosing the traditional path to owning her business, Her journey showcases her passion to accept chal…
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Do you want to switch career? Do you want to enter into management roles? Then this episode is the answer to your questions. From being a doer to entering into management roles, From being an Executive Manager to becoming an Associate Partner at IBM, Her journey showcases her passion to learn, her purpose to implement, and her determination to achi…
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If you are struggling in finding the purpose of your life, then this episode might be the right place to tune in. From being a door to door salesman to becoming the operational manager of the company, From failing in 6 startup ideas to owing his full-fledged finance academy, His journey showcases his hunger to learn, his passion to explore, and his…
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If you are battling with self-doubt, This episode might help you to get out of that dilemma. From moving to Australia to spending almost 24 years there, From getting pregnant in the middle of the training period to becoming Head of AI and Data Science at HCL, Her journey showcases her passion for learning and her Determination to become better. Aru…
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If you think you need a degree to pursue your dream in any field, Then this episode might help to debunk this thinking. From a rare disease since childhood to becoming a TEDx speaker, From a suicidal attempt to becoming the founder of a company, her journey showcases her passion for life, purpose to live, and determination to achieve. Dr. Kamala is…
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If you are feeling stuck in your career, this episode may be just what you needed to listen to. From a hopeless student to building a career, most professionals would envy, Jay Hira's journey represents passion, drive, purpose, and lots of practical strategies. Starting his career as a Pen Tester, Jay currently serves as the Security and Compliance…
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This is by far the most relatable episode I have had on the Empowering Indian Expats podcast. He started as a typical IT professional in India and currently working as CTO in Australia. At a very young age, Prakhar has shown the importance of both hustling and stability in his life. At the age of 19, he started finding out his interests and buildin…
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This is by far the most practical and comprehensive Career, Start-up and Business conversation I have had on the Empowering Indian Expats podcast At such a young age, Anto has demonstrated a very high level of competency and success both in his career as well as in running a business. Whatever be your ask... Want to build a career Want to be an int…
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How did a B.Com graduate found his way up to becoming Chief Cyber Security Adviser at Microsoft, APAC? Not only that, Abbas Kudrati is also a Professor, Mentor, and Keynote speaker. Abbas has demonstrated that life is full of Opportunities if you are willing to grab one. His story starts way back in a small town in Gujarat named Jamnagar. He comple…
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This is one of the most eye opening conversations on Empowering Indian Expats Podcast. It's an inspiring story of passion, grit, courage, and giving back... Saroni Roy is a media and PR professional who concurred cancer and moved to Australia to build a new life all over again. She applied for more than 700 jobs in PR and Media, without any success…
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Failed in 11th, Got compartment in 12th, Attempted suicide at 16, Struggled with employment Worked multiple jobs Almost got deported from UK His life has been full of twists and turns. He went through a lot of hardships, Yet he kept his spirit high to fight back, His willingness to help people remained high, He continued to develop each day with a …
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Working in a high profile marketing job for 18 yearswith brands like Time Network and CNBC,Punita Parekh decided to quit, with no plans whatsoever. Scary isn't it? But she had enough, she was completely burnt-out. And what she did is worth noticing and learning from. She used linkedin as a platform to build a thriving consulting business. In this e…
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My life is accidental. I was so surprised when Shaily said this. How can one's life be so spontaneous! Before diving any deeper, I would like to give some background of Mr. Shailendra Kumar. He is a Machine Learning Leader, Evangelist, Best Selling Author, Keynote Speaker, and recognised as Top 50 Global Tech Influencer. He also got recognised as t…
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Is the linear career paradigm obsolete? Have you heard of a portfolio career? Been working hard but not happy with the growth? This week’s episode reveals some of the reasons why hard work alone is not the answer. I spoke to a wonderful human being and a well-rounded professional, who also maintains a very good work-life balance. He represents the …
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Graduate Degree, Masters, Certifications & more formal education Vs Learning on the job Doing what you love That energises you That uses your highest potential! Check out Sheetal's story to find out what brings in success and fulfillment. A fresh graduate in mechanical engineering, gets married and moves to Australia.To utilise her time at home, sh…
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Do you feel that no fields are left for advancement in this fully digitized era? To debunk this myth and to share his life experience, we have Mr. Sunil Jha for this episode of the Empowering Indian Expats podcast. Sunil started his journey way back in the 1980s when companies like HCL, Wipro were just settling in the Indian market.Over the last 35…
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I will have no regret in life if I fall dead right now... It was 2012 and I had just acquired my Personal Trainer certification. I needed someone as a guinea pig to hone up my newly learned skills. That's when Dr. Bhuvan Unhelkar trusted me and took the risk.😄 We were friends for a couple of years by now. We started to meet at 5 am every morning in…
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Failed in 12th exam … The same year Ajay Unni built software for a school that printed 3000 report cards for year 11 and 12 students. How did that happen? Much later, he shared his story in LinkedIn article “The joy of failure” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140603131707-5693854-the-joy-of-failuer/ That one freelancing work turned into a company …
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Failed in 12th exam … The same year Ajay Unni built software for a school that printed 3000 report cards for year 11 and 12 students. How did that happen? Much later, he shared his story in LinkedIn article “The joy of failure” https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/20140603131707-5693854-the-joy-of-failuer/ That one freelancing work turned into a company …
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Semi-retired at 30! When most students are stressed about finding a job, Amir Qutub was putting the foundation for building his dream. That was 2014. Today, Aamir’s company Enterprise Monkey, which he started with AUD 2000 in 2014, is a well-oiled machine with 200+ staff serving clients in 5 countries. And, he doesn’t need to spend more than a coup…
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No capital, no connection, no experience... Just the Passion and the Will to do... This week's story is all about that. Manasi moved to Amsterdam from New Delhi with her husband. Prior to this move, Manasi had Corporate (Auditor with Deloitte) and Social Sector experience. Rather than looking for a job, she experimented with inviting people at home…
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All of a sudden, one day someone says you don't have a job. He was made redundant .. the whole IT department got outsourced He felt he lost control of everything. That was 2013... and that's when he said to himself "I want to take control of my life" He started to seriously build his runway in 2018 And finally, took the leap of faith in 2019 Sukhde…
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Forbes 30 under 30 Microbusiness of the year by IABCA Business Woman of the year by IABCA Deakin Young Alumni of the year Award Finalist, Small Business Championships Award Are just some of the accolades she received for her business CHAI WALLI. This week on Empowering Indian Expats podcast is Uppma Virdi, CEO of Chai Walli She moved to Australia w…
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Shilpa Kulshrestha used her redundancy to introspect and come back with renewed energy, not be employed again but to create a life of her choice. Today, she is a Peak Performance Coach, Keynote Speaker, Influencer and Bestselling author of the book “Play it Full”. In this episode, she talks with the host Ehsan Ali about her journey Redundancy Recov…
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Manishi comes from extensive corporate experience working with likes of PWC, KPMG, Essar and Tech Mahindra. His journey into entrepreneurship has been interesting. He recalls Steve Jobs statement "we can only connect the dots backward" After he left his senior IT executive job, he started to consult with SMEs. During that time, a relative of his fr…
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Others' opinion of me doesn't define who I am! Courage, listening to her heart, and leaning into her heritage and mentors have helped Preetie transition and transform her life and help many others do the same. From Hospitality, Executive Search and Project Mgmt, Dropping out of the corporate career to raise her children, Running a successful childc…
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Join Ehsan Ali with his guest, Kapil Kulshreshtha, a senior Corporate Executive turned Career Transformation Coach who shares his story of why he quit his job, his rather bumpy start to entrepreneurship, finding help, making bold choices, and of Grit & Determination. He explains steps to build a thriving coaching business He also talks about new ru…
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On this episode your host Ehsan Ali talks to Prabir Saha, an ex Senior IT professional who decided to leave his lucrative career in late forties to launch his start-up, which he turned into a multiple 7 figure business within 3 years. Not only that, he transformed multiple areas of his life at the same time. Prabir is fun, inspiring and full of wis…
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Thank you for stopping by! If you are an Indian living abroad, feeling stuck in a dead-end 9 to5, or a job or business that's not helping you reach your full potential, you are in the right place. Your host Ehsan Ali is a longtime IT professional living in Sydney. I had left India with big dreams but without realising I had settled for an average 9…
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Our guest this week is proof that you don't need a university degree to succeed in business. In spite of episodes of bullying and depression throughout school and dropping out of school in year 11, Esha has built an organisation that recently got recognised as the third best place to work across Australia and New Zealand. Launched her startup in Ag…
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