Send us a text Mumbai Mirror is back. In this episode of MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast , host Pavan R Chawla is joined by Surinder Chawla , President – Response at Bennett Coleman & Company Ltd. (BCCL) , to discuss the revival of Mumbai Mirror as a daily newspaper. From editorial direction to ad sales strategies, Surinder shares how the newspaper plans to rebuild a loyal readership and serve Mumbai with a strong hyper-local lens. In this episode: – What led to the decision to relaunch Mum...
Jun 13, 2025•48 min•Season 1Ep. 129
Send us a text Ajay Kakar of Adani Group joins Pavan R Chawla for a deep, honest masterclass on brand integrity, storytelling, creativity, and marketing’s future. In this powerful episode of MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast from MediaBrief.com, host Pavan R Chawla sits down with Ajay Kakar , Head of Corporate Branding at the Adani Group , for an honest, nuanced conversation on branding, marketing, and the future of the industry. Ajay brings decades of experience from his impactful stints at Ogil...
May 20, 2025•1 hr 13 min•Season 1Ep. 128
Send us a text In this, the 127th episode of the award-winning MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast , host Pavan R Chawla speaks with Dr. Ram Kumar Kakani , Director of the prestigious Indian Institute of Management (IIM) Raipur . A globally respected academic and institutional leader, Dr. Ram shares how IIM Raipur is shaping purpose-driven leaders through a future-ready, values-based approach to management education. He reflects on his leadership philosophy — rooted in the long view — with a powerf...
Apr 30, 2025•55 min•Season 1Ep. 127
Send us a text This, episode 126 of the award-winning MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast from Mediabrief.com, has host Pavan R Chawla speakingwith Prasanth Kumar (PK) , CEO of GroupM South Asia. Their chat (shot at GroupM in Mumbai on 7th March) charts PK’s remarkable journey from a spirited young student to becoming one of India’s most influential media leaders. PK also speaks about the key trends shaping India’s dynamic media and advertising ecosystem, and much more. Reflecting on his childhood,...
Apr 30, 2025•54 min•Season 1Ep. 126
Send us a text In this episode of MVP – The Master's Voice Podcast , Vinay Kumar Swamy, Country Head, Pearson India , is in conversation with show host Pavan R Chawla , who is also Founder-Editor of Mediabrief.com . Vinay shares how the global education leader Pearson is reshaping learning in India through digital transformation, skilling, and purpose-led innovation. At Pearson India’s expansive, future-ready Bangalore office, Vinay had a wide-ranging conversation with Pavan. Vinay, who joined P...
Mar 26, 2025•40 min•Season 1Ep. 125
Send us a text Episode 123 of MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast features Vikas Chawla, MD of Compass Group India. With over two decades of experience, Vikas discusses how the company serves 900,000 meals daily across 45 cities with a 38,000-strong team. In conversation with Pavan R Chawla, Founder-Editor, Mediabrief.com, Vikas speaks of several things, including his journey through leadership roles at Coca-Cola and his entrepreneurial ventures. He highlights key lessons that shaped his approach t...
Oct 22, 2024•58 min•Season 1Ep. 123
Send us a text In this episode of MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast, Angela Scaffidi, Founding Partner & Global Chair of SenateSHJ and Global Chair at PROI Worldwide, discusses strategic communications, leadership, and the evolving PR landscape. She is in conversation with show host Pavan R Chawla. Through SenateSHJ, Angela and her team tackle complex challenges in reputation management, change, and engagement. As PROI Worldwide’s Global Chair, she focuses on uniting entrepreneurial communica...
Oct 14, 2024•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 122
Send us a text From Pavan R Chawla: On this episode of our award-winning series MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast, I host dear friend and popular Advertising and Marketing industry stalwart Bipin R Pandit, COO of The Advertising Club, Mumbai . As a well-respected figure in the advertising and marketing space, Bipin is widely known for his exceptional contributions to the industry through his great work for the Ad Club Mumbai. Equally, he is known and respected for his passion for music. Our conve...
Sep 18, 2024•40 min•Season 1Ep. 121
Send us a text In this special Independence Day episode of MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast , we are honored to have kiran khalap, co-founder and MD of chlorophyll, as our esteemed guest. In conversation with series host and creator and Founjder-Editor of Mediabrief.com - Pavan R Chawla. This conversation celebrates 25 glorious years since chlorophyll's inception on 14th August 1999, and how the agency has emerged as an independent powerhouse, empowering over 400 Indian and global brands through...
Aug 14, 2024•1 hr 12 min•Season 1Ep. 120
Send us a text Join us for Episode 119 of the award-winning MVP - The Master's Voice podcast, featuring an enlightening conversation with the peerless PR and Comms leader, Madan Bahal, co-founder and Managing Director of India's largest independent PR and Marketing firm Adfactors PR. This is a rare media appearance by Madan; to our knowledge, his first in the past three years. In this insightful episode, Madan speaks of building a National Asset like Adfactors PR with Corporate Spirituality. And...
Jun 19, 2024•47 min•Season 1Ep. 119
Send us a text This, our 118th episode of MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast with advertising genius Piyush Pandey of Ogilvy, just landed into our lap from what was to have been a very short telephonic chat about Ogilvy’s latest ad film entitled Jugalbandi for Pidilite’s powerful brand Fevicol. But transcribing this chat into text to try to capture the wonderful , stirring cadences of his passion for great creatives that could only be reproduced through audio, left us with no option but to convert...
Jun 05, 2024•28 min•Season 1Ep. 118
Send us a text This, the latest episode (#117) our award-winning series MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast , features Eeshan Lokhande and Veer Patel, the innovative co-founders of the CEAT Indian Supercross Racing League (ISRL), in conversation with show host and Founder-Editor of MEDIABRIEF.COM , Pavan R Chawla. The discussion dives into the world of Supercross racing and the ambitious journey of CEAT ISRL, highlighting its unique contributions to Indian sports. Genesis of CEAT Indian Supercross ...
Jun 04, 2024•43 min•Season 1Ep. 117
Send us a text Ujaya Shakya, Founder of Outreach in Nepal and author of Brandsutra , and the first vice president of the Advertising Association of Nepal , is my very special guest on this, the 116th episode of our award-winning MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast . We caught up with Ujaya for this Vodcast and Podcast which is available on both – YouTube, and a set of the top global podcast directories including Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts and Spotify, among others. Ujaya speaks of the size of ...
May 21, 2024•35 min•Season 1Ep. 116
Send us a text Our guest on the 115th episode of MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast is Deepika Bhan, President of Packaged Foods at Tata Consumer Products Limited. She shares insights with series host Pavan R Chawla, who is also Founder-Editor of Mediabrief.com. (READ THE COMPLETE POST ON MEDIABRIEF.COM. YOU CAN ALSO WATCH THE VODCAST ON YOUTUBE. VISIT MEDIABRIEF.COM FOR THE VIDEO AND LINKS) Deepika walks us across her experience at Unilever and TCPL, focusing on leadership, marketing initiatives ...
May 08, 2024•41 min•Season 1Ep. 115
Send us a text India’s Top ranked Media & Entertainment Analyst (as per Asia Money Brokers Poll 2021-22-23), Karan Taurani, SVP Elara Capital , speaks with Pavan R Chawla, host of MVP The Master’s Voice Podcast , in this, the 112th episode of the award-winning series . They speak of the Media & entertainment Industry in India, with a focus on Live Sports, IPL24, OTT challenges, the growth of digital and Linear TV with particular reference to the ongoing IPL24. Karan also speaks of the im...
Apr 23, 2024•37 min•Season 1Ep. 112
Send us a text This, the 111th episode of our award-winning series MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast, features Pankaj Krishna, Founder & CEO of Chrome DM , whose company and its verticals are helping keep the Media & Marketing space empowered with credible measurements across the spectrum of distribution, OTT, News consumption and more, including the critical role of data-driven insights and ethical content creation practices for sustainable growth and success. Pankaj speaks with Pavan R ...
Apr 02, 2024•46 min•Season 1Ep. 111
Send us a text Brajesh Singh, President – Arthur D Little India, on powering enterprise with strategy and innovation This, the 110th episode of the award-winning series MVP – The Master's Voice Podcast, features Brajesh Singh, President of Arthur D. Little India , in a dialogue that sheds light on the cutting-edge strategies and digital transformations leading India's growth, the evolution of consulting and Arthur D Little’s unique approach, Digital Public Infrastructure (DPI) and India's Leap T...
Mar 15, 2024•48 min•Season 1Ep. 110
Send us a text This, the 109th episode of our award-winning series Master's Voice Podcast (MVP) on MediaBrief.com features Saumya Rathor , Category Lead for the Potato Chips (Lays) division at PepsiCo India, in conversation with series host and Mediabrief.com Founder-Editor Pavan R Chawla . Saumya sheds light on the intricacies of brand management and marketing strategies and the overall ethos of the vertical she leads at one of the world's leading snack food brands. A journey of empowerment and...
Mar 12, 2024•44 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Send us a text Srinivasan K Swamy (popularly known as Sundar), Chairman of R K Swamy Ltd , joins tMVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast series host Pavan R Chawla for a conversation on the cusp of the company's historic milestone: becoming the first Indian integrated marketing conglomerate to go public and list on the Indian Stock Exchange. The IPO, scheduled from March 4th to 6th, comprises a fresh issue of equity shares worth ₹1,730 million and an offer for sale of up to 87 lakh Equity Shares, pric...
Mar 03, 2024•50 min•Season 1Ep. 108
Send us a text This, the 107th episode of our award-winning MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast, features respected professional Lakshmi Narayanan B, Chief Marketing Officer at CEAT Ltd as our distinguished guest, in conversation with series host Pavan R Chawla. Lakshmi leads marketing for India and globally at CEAT, which is a household name since it was established in 1958. CEAT stands as one of India's leading tyre brands, serving customers across more than 110 countries globally. In this insigh...
Feb 13, 2024•53 min•Season 1Ep. 107
Send us a text In the 106th episode of the award-winning series MVP – The Master's Voice Podcast from MediaBrief.com, Samir K Modi , the dynamic Managing Director of Modi Enterprises and the visionary behind Colorbar Cosmetics , takes center stage with series host Pavan R Chawla, Founder-Editor of MediaBrief.com. Having celebrated Colorbar's 19th successful year, Modi reflects on his entrepreneurial journey, drawing lessons from experiences that shaped him. From his early days as a restaurant st...
Jan 23, 2024•26 min•Season 1Ep. 106
Send us a text This, the 105th episode of our award-winning series MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast, brings you a deep-dive, inspiring, often chuckle-inducing conversation with the remarkable Jo Jackson, CEO of the globally respected D&AD . As the first female CEO of D&AD, Jo passionately emphasizes the organization's commitment to diversity and equal opportunities. She sheds light on the D&AD Shift program, dedicated to empowering underrepresented emerging talents in the industry. T...
Jan 15, 2024•56 min•Season 1Ep. 105
Send us a text This, the 104th episode of our award-winning series MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast, features highly respected and accomplished Industry captain, thought leader and expert Vikram Sakhuja , Equity Partner and Group CEO of Madison Media & OOH , India's largest independent Media Agency. Vikram is in conversation with Pavan R Chawla , series host and Founder-Editor of MediaBrief.com. This, our first episode of the year 2024, is a very special Year-ender in which Vikram offers val...
Jan 02, 2024•1 hr 16 min•Season 1Ep. 104
Send us a text Welcome to episode 103 of our award-winning series MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast, in which I am delighted to bring you a conversation with cricket, business and sustainability luminary Phil Oliver, CEO of Desert Vipers from the DP International T20 League , where Phil and his excellent franchise are using the passion of Cricket to drive awareness about, and the impact of, sustainability for the greater good. Join us as we explore the fascinating journey of Desert Vipers, the cr...
Dec 27, 2023•37 min•Season 1Ep. 103
Send us a text In this, the 102nd episode of MVP – The Master’s Voice Podcast, Shashi Kumar, Founder and CEO of Akshayakalpa Organic , discusses with host and MediaBrief Founder-Editor Pavan R Chawla , his mission to prepare farmers for economic empowerment and society with healthy food habits through the consumption of organic dairy and other products. Pavan had visited the excellent Akshayakalpa Organi farm in Tiptur 150 km from Bengaluru to record this episode. Akshayakalpa Organic works clos...
Dec 18, 2023•40 min•Season 1Ep. 102
Send us a text My distinguished guest on this episode of our award-winning series MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast features Sheena Kapoor , Head Of Marketing, Corporate Communications and CSR at ICICI Lombard , the leading private general insurer in India. Sheena's journey through the finance industry, coupled with her marketing prowess across all kinds of media platforms and her strong focus on CSR, has not only made her a valuable asset to ICICI Lombard but also source of inspiration for profe...
Dec 08, 2023•52 min•Season 1Ep. 101
Send us a text Delighted that in this, our landmark 100th episode of our award-winning series MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast, our distinguished guest is * Leigh Dey * , SVP and Global Chief Marketing Officer of global tech giant Red Hat, which is also the world's largest open-source software company. In this very special episode, Leigh discusses open development, impact, diversity, authenticity in marketing, and much more. She speaks with the show host Pavan R Chawla , Founder-Editor of MEDIAB...
Nov 16, 2023•28 min•Season 1Ep. 100
Send us a text This, the 99th episode of the award-winning series MVP - The Master's Voice Podcast, features Josy Paul, the acclaimed advertising and marketing leader, Chairman, and Chief Creative Officer at BBDO India. Josy's remarkable insights and unique perspective shine through his heart-to-heart conversation with show host Pavan R Chawla, Founder-Editor of MediaBrief.com. Josy embodies rare humility, values learning from failure, and champions free creative spirits. Josy's belief in the si...
Oct 25, 2023•43 min•Season 1Ep. 99
Send us a text In our 98th episode of the award-winning MVP - The Master’s Voice Podcast , Anuj Singhal - Managing Editor of CNBC-AWAAZ is in conversation with MediaBrief Founder-Editor Pavan R Chawla. Anuj is a highly regarded stock market anchor known for his wealth of experience and expertise in the world of stock markets and investments. Anuj's journey at CNBC-TV18 and Network 18 began in 2003 when he joined as a research analyst. Over the past 21 years, he has achieved significant milestone...
Oct 19, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 98
Send us a text Krishnarao Buddha - Senior Category Head at Parle Products Pvt Ltd , needs no introduction as a fine marketing leader who empowers Marketing and, indeed, the entire professional ecosystem, with autonomy, empathy, and partnership with a sense of purpose. We are delighted that he is our distinguished guest on this, the 97th episode of MVP – The Master's Voice Podcast. Krishna, as he is fondly called, has more than 30 years of rich experience across different FMCG brands, as varied a...
Oct 10, 2023•58 min•Season 1Ep. 97
