In this episode, Nishant Malhotra chats with Brooke Burton, Founder of The People's Club. Brooke is enabling social change and impact by focusing on building communities. Based in Chicago, Illinois, US, Brooke completed her MBA from ROSS Business School, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and BA from Vanderbilt University. This is the first podcast from The middle Road wherein a free flow strategy is deployed. In this mode of the podcast, no set of questions are decided beforehand rather than a ...
Feb 17, 2021•1 hr 7 min•Ep. 20
In this podcast episode, Nishant Malhotra chats with Erica Mills Barnhart, founder of Claxon Marketing and Claxon University. Erica Mills is an internationally recognized expert on how to use words to make the world a better place. The discussion entails the finer points of marketing, messaging, and mission statement for enabling social change and impact within the sustainable development sector. Snapshot of questions with a brief note of introduction of Erica Mills. Erica wears many hats that o...
Jan 27, 2021•1 hr 9 min•Ep. 19
Nishant Malhotra, welcomes Larry C Johnson, a thought leader in relational fundraising and philanthropy. A graduate of Yale University, Larry is the author of the award-winning book “The Eight Principles of Sustainable Fundraising” and based on The Wall Street Business Network ranked among the top 15 Fundraising consultants in the United States. Larry specializes in nonprofit development, fundraising, and philanthropy and serves on multiple nonprofit and corporate boards significantly The Philan...
Jan 18, 2021•39 min•Ep. 18
Nishant Malhotra, interviews Ronald Abraham, Founding Partner, and India Director IDinsight. IDinsight is a global advisory, data analytics, and research organization that uses data and evidence to help leaders maximize their social impact. Its collaborations deploy a large analytical toolkit, including machine learning and randomized evaluations, to help clients design better policies, rigorously test what works, and use evidence to implement effectively at scale. IDinsight works with multiple ...
Oct 23, 2020•1 hr 33 min•Ep. 17
Nishant Malhotra, founder of the platform The middle Road interviews Gireendra, founder of Ideas2 Impacts Innovation Pvt Ltd, an upcoming technology company based in India. He is also the founder of Ideas 2 Impact Innovation Center, a leading accelerator/incubator for technology start-ups in India and Pentathlon Ventures funds, which supports early B2B Tech Start-ups. The chat focuses on how technology is enabling a sustainable social impact within society and the social ecosystem. The podcast f...
Jul 08, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Ep. 16
An excellent overview of the Sustainable Finance with a focus on the Sustainable Bonds. The chat takes through a few selected milestones which led to the rise of Environment, Social and Governance ESG theme becoming mainstream. ESG here implies Sustainable Finance. Sustainable Bonds include Green, Blue, Social and Sustainable Development Bonds/ Sustainability Bonds.
Apr 30, 2020•33 min•Ep. 15
In this webinar, Pranav Khanna and Nishant Malhotra talk about Circular Economy and Evolving Sustainable Finance, respectively. Pranav is founder of Make Circular and Nishant Malhotra founder of Middle Road OPC Pvt Ltd. Nishant is founder of The middle Road platform and this podbean channel. In his first webinar, Nishant talks in-depth about the evolving sustainable finance with a focus on sustainable bonds. Listen to how green, social and sustainable development bonds are emerging as a pivotal ...
Apr 24, 2020•52 min•Ep. 14
Mr Ramanan Ramanathan is the Mission Director at Atal Innovation Mission, the flagship initiative set up by Niti Aayog to promote innovation and entrepreneurship in India. He is also on board of directors at Defense Innovation Organization and Indo US Science and Technology Forum and Chairman NZTE Beachhead India Advisory Board. Ramanan had an illustrious career in the private sector in technology and worked in leadership positions with multinationals including CMC Ltd and presently serves as a ...
Feb 25, 2020•1 hr 15 min•Ep. 13
Nishant met and interviewed Dr Taslimarif Saiyed, CEO and Director of C-Camp at Bangalore. Centre for Cellular and Molecular Platforms (C-CAMP) , established in 2009, is a non-profit organization driving cutting-edge research and innovation in the life sciences in India. Conceptualized by the Department of Biotechnology, Government of India, C-Camp works in a collaborative model bringing together academia, start-ups and industry on a single platform. Fostering a culture of entrepreneurship, the ...
Feb 11, 2020•37 min•Ep. 12
In Episode 8, Mr Manoj Kumar chats about his work at Social Alpha, a leading social entrepreneurship enabler in India in Science & Technology sector and as a CEO at India Health Fund. Manoj is a senior advisor at the prestigious Tata Trusts, where he is responsible for managing the innovation portfolio, promoting entrepreneurship and nurturing the academic/R&D relationships globally. An alumnus of Harvard Business School, he is also the founding trustee of Tata Institute for Genetics and...
Jan 15, 2020•46 min•Season 1Ep. 11
Nishant Malhotra, Founder and CEO of The Middle Road chats with Ms Shilpa Pophale at her office Electronica Finance Ltd. Our discussion covers gamut of topics from Electronica's rise in green machine lending, foray into other micro-lending sectors, prudent risk management system in keeping non-performing assets less than 2%, tie-up with SIDBI within the Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) sector, tapping capital markets for fundraising through first Green Masala Bond issue for NBFC in Ind...
Dec 29, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 9
Nishant Malhotra, Founder & CEO of The Middle Road chats with Mr. Tom Adlam at Sankalp Summit 2019. Tom talks about blended finance esp. impact investing, different instruments used esp. social impact bonds, experience in Africa and future plans in India.
Nov 30, 2019•18 min•Ep. 8
In this mini-podcast, Nishant Malhotra has a riveting conversation with Prof Thomas Finholt, Dean of Information, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. We chat about e-Privacy laws in the US and Europe and ethics in social computing. He has a doctorate in social and decision sciences from Carnegie Mellon University.
Nov 13, 2019•10 min•Ep. 6
Nishant Malhotra talks to Mr. Jagdish Kini for Podcast Episode 3 on The Middle Road. The following is an excerpt of my conversation with Jagdish and not a substitute for the Podcast. Listen to the Podcast here. Mr. Jagdish Kini is an ICF certified global executive coach who trained under Marshall Goldsmith and also in processes developed by the Neuroleadership Group and Dr. David Rock. Jagdish wore many hats professionally and was the executive director and CEO of Bharti Airtel Limited, Managing...
Sep 23, 2019•1 hr 5 min•Ep. 5
Nishant chats with Ms. Ruchi Mathur, CEO Pune City Connect, a leading nonprofit transforming the lives of less privileged people in Pune, India. She discusses leading initiatives in education, digital literacy, and sustainable livelihoods by the nonprofit working in a collaborative role with multiple stakeholders including Government (Pune Municipal Corporation), Corporates, Foundations and Civic Societies working within the social ecosystem. Listen to the impactful chat.
Sep 18, 2019•46 min•Season 1Ep. 4
Nishant Malhotra talks to Ms Anu Aga for Podcast Episode 2 on The Middle Road. The following is an excerpt of my conversation with Anu Aga and not a substitute for the Podcast.. Listen to the Podcast here. Ms. Anu Aga is an iconic businesswoman, social change enabler whose contributions to the society are a harbinger of goodness and uprightness. A philanthropist and successful businesswomen, Anu led Thermax into a global engineering company focused in energy and environment. She strongly support...
Aug 12, 2019•37 min•Season 1Ep. 3
