BBS - Business, Banter & Stories

Aditi, Vishakh and Anurag•podcasters.spotify.com

Stories of Success & Failure, and the banter in between. Rich anecdotes that cover the critical areas of life - business, sports, society, leadership. Created to inspire people through real life examples, and push the boundaries of what we think possible.

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Episodes

Meet Deeya Bajaj - Mount Everest summiter, TED speaker, not-for-profit Founder and a Wharton MBA

In this episode, we learnt - Everest is climbed in the dark what happens when your dad's oxygen supply gets cut off 1 hour from the summit what drives you to climb Mt. Everest, and ski across Greenland in 21 days at sub-zero temperatures. Introducing Deeya Bajaj, a woman who has climbed 6 of "The Seven Summits" and is part of the first Father-Daughter duo to summit Mt. Everest. She is also a Wharton MBA, internationally-recognized adventurer, speaker, business leader, and founder of a non-profit...

Jul 04, 2022•29 min•Season 1Ep. 4

Meet Eleanor Haglund - serial entrepreneur, and MBA graduate from Columbia University, and a super-networker

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to chase your startup dreams in the middle of pursuing your MBA degree at an Ivy league school, this is the episode for you. Listen to Eleanor as she shares - 1.40 - 4.50 : What is Aspire 360 (now Allianse), how did it start, and evolve to become the business it is today. 8.00 - 10.27 : Networking tips. How do you connect with a stranger? 11.40 - 13.50 : How does Eleanor deal with unpredictability & uncertainty as an entrepreneur 13.50 - 15.40 : ...

Mar 02, 2022•19 min•Season 1Ep. 3

Meet Andy Hwang - angel investor, startup mentor, ex-leadership at Stripe, Facebook and Google

Andy has had a career spanning 20+ years, with leadership positions at companies like Google, Stripe and Facebook (now Meta). He was on the landing team for Facebook’s entry into Asia, and also helped set up Facebook's office in Singapore. He's built & lead teams at the biggest of stages. His next chapter is playing the role of angel investor and startup mentor to the founders of tomorrow. In this episode he shares - 1) Why it's a brilliant idea to get away from the HQ of large companies 2) ...

Jan 30, 2022•24 min•Season 1Ep. 2

Meet Neha - a Stanford MBA alumni, ex-director of Minted

This is Neha, an entrepreneur in making. Listen to her as she shares (1) her transformative experiences in the Stanford MBA (including some interesting advice given by Reece Witherspoon) (2) her experiences at Stitch Fix ($10bn market cap), and their unique approach to motivating employees (3) her fool proof method to having a 'clear the air' talk with your superior (4) tips on how entrepreneurs can manage their biggest enemy - 'uncertainty' (5) the vision behind her new company (its raison d'et...

Jan 08, 2022•22 min•Season 1Ep. 1

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