Shattering the glass ceiling, one Wine glass at a time is Sonal Holland- India's only Master of Wine. After working for a Fortune 500 company and self-rejecting multiple business ideas, she decided to pursue a diploma in Wine and that first step was one of the many. Today she is a Master of Wine, runs a Wine academy, consults multiple hospitality businesses, conducts workshops and it wouldn't be wrong to say, she is a Wine influencer! Catch her speak to Gauri about her journey to and in the Wine...
Mar 24, 2021•1 hr 5 min•Season 1Ep. 28
Joining Gauri this week is Sanjiv Razdan who is a veteran in the food business and is now the founder of a mentorship network. They talk about the food business, innovations over the years, entrepreneurship- the challenges and the fun part of it, the role of social media and branding in recent times. He also shares the importance of having a mentor who can guide and help carve a positive career trajectory, and talks about the GLEAM network, which he describes as a matchmaking portal between a me...
Mar 17, 2021•49 min•Season 1Ep. 27
In 1999, when the Indian Army was fighting at the border, we were glued to the TV screen watching her report the proceedings live. Cut to 2020, when there was a migrant exodus due to the lockdown, we were glued to a screen watching her report it live. She is the role model of every aspiring journalist and is one of the most powerful women in the country. Barkha Dutt- a prominent TV journalist, author, columnist, and now a digital journalist with a YouTube channel named Mojo Story. She is a recip...
Mar 10, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 26
It's the 25th episode! And to celebrate this milestone, we invited Kavita Rajwade, co-founder of the IVM Podcast Network to give us an insight into the world of podcasting with India's premier podcast network. Gauri and her talk about conceptualizing this show, and the others; how to choose the right hosts and guests, and what makes for a great listening experience. They also discuss the audio industry in general, its history and future, and how every medium these days is trying it's best to sta...
Mar 03, 2021•59 min•Season 1Ep. 25
While an average human produces 500 gms of waste each day, Divya Ravichandran deals with just 100gms of waste each year. How does she manage to do this? Divya is the founder of Skrap, a Mumbai-based environment sustainability startup that helps businesses implement zero waste solutions. She is a passionate advocate of sustainability, low waste living and positive climate action. Divya herself leads a zero-waste lifestyle and discards less than 100 grams of waste in a year. In this episode, she t...
Feb 24, 2021•45 min•Season 1Ep. 24
Being a food critic can be a dream job for many. Imagine getting paid to eat some of the best food in the world using a secret identity; it’s like being a culinary James Bond with a license to bill it to work. But there’s more to reviewing than ordering everything on the menu and opining on it later. To dive deep into what it really takes to be a Food critic, it was an honour and privilege for me to chat with Mr. Richard Vines. He has spent time with venerated publications like the Asian Wall St...
Feb 17, 2021•38 min•Season 1Ep. 23
This week, Pooja Dhingra- a pastry masterchef and the founder of Le15 Patisserie gets candid with our host, Gauri about her journey from a young 22 year old freshly back from Paris to the sought after businesswoman she is, today. Pooja was selected for by Forbes India for their ‘30 Under 30’ achievers list- 2014 and the Forbes 30 under 30 Asia list. She is the author of 'The Big Book of Treats', 'Can't believe it's eggless' and 'The Wholesome Kitchen'. She also runs a podcast called 'No Sugar Co...
Feb 10, 2021•52 min•Season 1Ep. 22
It's February and it's the season of love. So Gauri invited her husband and business partner Jay Yousuf to talk about their lives- personal and professional, and address some questions about couples working together, received in an Instagram AMA. Follow Jay Yousuf on Instagram: @jayyousuf https://instagram.com/jayyousuf You can follow Gauri on Instagram: @gauridevidayal https://instagram.com/gauridevidayal Twitter: @gauridetails gauridetails You can listen to this show and other awesome shows on...
Feb 03, 2021•51 min•Season 1Ep. 21
This episode is a special one where Gauri celebrates 10 years of 'The Table' with none other than the OG Restauranteur Mr. AD Singh who- brings in the 20th anniversary of the Olive group of restaurants. With over 30 years of experience, he has great advice for budding entrepreneurs and enlightening insights into the restaurant business. Follow AD Singh on Twitter: @ADsinghOlive https://twitter.com/AS singhOlive Instagram: @adsingholive https://instagram.com/adsingholive You can follow Gauri on I...
Jan 27, 2021•39 min•Season 1Ep. 20
With the pandemic changing the way we work, co-working spaces are increasingly coming to the forefront as a solution for a lot of small and mid sized businesses. In this episode, Gauri chats with Marlies Bloemendaal, co-founder and creative director of Ministry of New, a collaborative workspace in Mumbai that has been recognized globally for its concept and aesthetics. At a time when a lot of enterprises are still reeling from the lockdown, they talk about what the future looks like for each of ...
Jan 21, 2021•36 min•Season 1Ep. 19
The education system has no choice but to advance itself and grow to adapt to the digital system. The digital tools are here to stay and the opportunities of remote learning are endless. 23 year old entrepreneur, Akanksha Chaturvedi, the Founder & CEO of Eduauraa, an Ed-Tech venture that aspires to provide high quality education at an affordable cost. Realising that education is the central pillar of any country and that access to education should not be linked to a child's social economic b...
Dec 30, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 18
As the world continues to grapple with the COVID-19 pandemic, the remarkable resilience of India's healthcare industry has been on display. This week, Gauri is joined by Dr. Sanjay Arora, Founder & MD - Suburban Diagnostics and is a known leader in the diagnostics and healthcare industry. He has studied and trained at the esteemed J.J. Hospital, TATA Hospital, the Johns Hopkins Hospital and Henry Ford Hospital in the US. His visionary approach towards women’s health has helped bring a change...
Dec 23, 2020•56 min•Season 1Ep. 17
Today, Enrich is one of the largest salon chains in the country with 87 company-owned and operated outlets spread across six cities and serving over 1.5 lack customers every month. However, global lockdowns have affected all businesses, salons especially. This week, Gauri is joined by Vikram Bhatt, Founder & Director of Enrich Hair & Skin Solutions, to talk about why he calls himself 'the accidental entrepreneur', building the Enrich brand over the last 20 years into what it is today, wh...
Dec 16, 2020•52 min•Season 1Ep. 16
One thing the COVID-19 pandemic hasn't changed is the retail consumption of wine. In fact, even with restaurants closed down, drinking just moved from locations to homes instead. On this episode, Gauri is joined by a pioneer in the Indian wine space - Rajeev Samant, Founder & CEO of Sula Vineyards. Rajeev has had innumerable firsts in India - from planting the first Sauvignon blanc, to revolutionising wine tourism with India's first winery tasting room in 2005, to opening the first winery re...
Dec 09, 2020•39 min•Season 1Ep. 15
This week, Gauri Devidayal is joined by fellow podcasters and hosts of the Feeding 10 Billion podcast - Varun Deshpande and Ramya Ramamurthy. Varun is the Managing Director at The Good Food Institute India and Ramya is their Communications Specialist, an accomplished media professional and the author of the book 'Rebuild: How Brands in India Overcame Crisis and Emerged Stronger, Better, Wiser'. The Good Food Institute is highly involved with building the future of food by working with scientists...
Dec 02, 2020•59 min•Season 1Ep. 14
It is said that one of the key qualities of a successful leader is authenticity. This week, Gauri is joined by the inspiring Ashu Khanna, Motivational Speaker, Author, Leadership Coach and Founder & CEO, Arka Leadership, to talk about how one can become a good leader. They discuss the qualities of a good leader, how Ashu came to recognise herself as a leader in the first place, what leadership and the term 'boss' mean for Ashu, how leadership is a way of life, meeting people who have the tit...
Nov 25, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 13
This week, Gauri is joined by Chiki Sarkar, publisher, Juggernaut Books. Chiki is a visionary entrepreneur who had the foresight to adapt her publishing house to the ever-evolving digital space well before the lockdown. Since bookstores were closed in the first few months of the lockdown, more and more of us have had to be more dependant on our digital devices to read. So who better to have on the show to talk about all this than Chiki!On this episode, Gauri and Chiki discuss how Chiki sees the ...
Nov 18, 2020•1 hr 14 min•Season 1Ep. 12
For a lot of us, the benchmark for a great meal is if we're still thinking about it long after we've had it. This greatly applies for the dishes prepared by Garima Arora, Chef Owner, Gaa & Here, and the guest on this episode of This Round is On Me. Garima is the first Indian woman chef to be awarded with a Michelin Star, and she was also named 'Asia's Best Female Chef' in 2019. After graduating from Le Cordon Bleu in Paris, she worked at the famous restaurant Noma in Copenhagen, learning alo...
Nov 11, 2020•41 min•Season 1Ep. 11
This week, Gauri is joined by a master of communication - Matt Abrahams, educator, author, coach, podcaster and co-founder of Bold Echo LLC. Matt is also a professor of Effective Virtual Communication and essentials of Strategic Communication at Stanford University Graduate School of Business. On this episode, Gauri and Matt have an absolutely fascinating conversation about what 'strategic communication' and goal-based communication really mean, why it's important for leaders to be vulnerable an...
Nov 04, 2020•48 min•Season 1Ep. 10
This week, Gauri is joined by serial entrepreneur Rishi Khiani, Founder & CEO of KaamPe, a well known name in the media, consumer tech and enterprise space. He is also the co-founder of Fork Media and Revolutionary Fitness and has been involved in founding multiple successful startups before this like Urban Eye Media (acquired by Network 18 group) and Scootsy (acquired by Swiggy). Rishi has also led two of India's largest conglomerates as the CEO of Times Internet Ltd. and the founding COO o...
Oct 28, 2020•1 hr 6 min•Season 1Ep. 9
There's so much more to the F&B industry than just restaurants, and who better to talk to about this than Ranveer Brar, one of the most celebrated chefs in the country, a judge on MasterChef India, an author, restauranteur, food film producer and benefactor. Ranveer and Gauri talk all about what the last few months have been like for Ranveer, how travelling less during this time has allowed him to spend more time with his family and loved ones, keeping his YouTube channel and Instagram handl...
Oct 21, 2020•44 min•Season 1Ep. 8
If you live, or have even just spent time, in India, there's no way you've not seen one of the famous Amul ads. This week, Gauri is joined by the immensely creative man behind these adored ads, Rahul da Cunha, MD and Creative Head - daCunha Communications. Rahul also writes, directs and produces theatre, as well as dividing his time with photography, among the myriad of things that he does. Gauri and Rahul talk about how his days in advertising aided his career in theatre, the need for passion i...
Oct 14, 2020•1 hr•Season 1Ep. 7
One of the best things about being a restauranteur is the people one meets. That's how Gauri met this week's guest, Ravinder Bhogal, through a casual introduction during a lunch service, which turned into a great friendship. Ravinder is a renowned and award winning British food writer, TV presenter, journalist, chef and restauranteur. She has her own TV show called 'Ravinder's Kitchen', and restaurant called 'Jikoni' in London. She has also written two cookbooks - Cook in Boots, and the recently...
Oct 07, 2020•1 hr 9 min•Season 1Ep. 6
There isn't a single entrepreneur who hasn't had a day of stress and anxiety - it just comes with the territory of running your own business. The current COVID-19 situation, however, has only exacerbated this. On this episode, Gauri is joined by Shayamal Vallabhjee, to talk about how best to deal with this current situation. Shayamal is a South African born sports scientist with a Masters in Psychology, a high performance coach, Men's Health Trainer of The Year and an ultra marathoner. He has li...
Sep 30, 2020•1 hr 1 min•Season 1Ep. 5
Entertainment is something we all can’t live without but like with everything else, the industry is in a serious state of flux. This has led to a recalibration of all kinds of practises and processes by industry leaders. This week, Gauri is joined by a friend who is her eyes and ears into Bollywood, Siddharth Roy Kapur, MD - Roy Kapur Films, and the President of the Producers Guild of India. They talk about what got him into the entertainment industry, how he decides on which movies are worth pr...
Sep 23, 2020•45 min•Season 1Ep. 4
On this episode, Gauri is joined by Aditya Patil, Founder & CEO, Ascend International School, a true visionary who set out to rethink the age-old system of education and is setting high bars to transform learning for the children of today. Aditya's philosophy is based in making children want to learn more, being led by their curiosity and guided by an ever-evolving curriculum. Gauri and Aditya talk about everything from how he got into the educational space, his thoughts on homeschooling and...
Sep 16, 2020•51 min•Season 1Ep. 3
It's now well established that the global pandemic is destined to change the DNA of a lot of industries - the hospitality industry being one of the hardest hit. This has been a heavy blow for restaurateurs around the world, many of whom have had to make the difficult choice of closing down spaces that they've built with so much love. For those still in survival mode, life will probably never be the same again. Hence, restauranteurs are all asking the same question - what will a post-coronavirus ...
Sep 09, 2020•50 min•Season 1Ep. 2
"Sometimes you win and sometimes you lose. But there's a better one. Sometimes you win and sometimes you learn." - Harsh Mariwala We drop the first episode of the podcast with one of the most celebrated entrepreneurs of our country - Harsh Mariwala, Chairman, Marico Ltd. Harsh has always exuded the view that, when it comes to business, profits shouldn't be our sole focus but rather a by-product of focusing on one's purpose or mission. Gauri and Harsh talk about how to arrive at a purpose for you...
Sep 02, 2020•55 min•Season 1Ep. 1
This Round Is On Me is an insightful show which focuses on global topics and trends emerging post the pandemic and deep dives into them with industry Thought Leaders and Experts. The show aims to inspire and challenge you, and perhaps help you rewire your approach going forward. Your host, Gauri Devidayal, is a Partner at Food Matters India Pvt. Ltd. and co-founder of F&B brands including The Table, Magazine St. Kitchen, Mag St Bread Co, The Table Farm, Miss T, Mei 13 and Iktara. Being an en...
Aug 21, 2020•1 min
