Quality Management meets Innovation

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This is a conversation with Anshuman Tiwari – TIQS Professional. We discuss the following 

  • Quality management for startups
  • Is Quality Management an after thought?
  • How innovation and quality management are interlinked
  • Do they intersect?
  • Confusing innovation with artistic creativity?
  • Quality professionals outlook to life
  • Book recommendations

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Ultra Swimmer Sucheta Deb Burman | Swimming across Palk Strait | Training | Nutrition | Mental Prep

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This is a conversation with Sucheta Deb Burman. In this podcast, we discuss the following

1. Long distance swimming
2. Her swim across the Palk Strait (Ram Setu), from India to Sri Lanka and back
3. Water, creatures, and challenges in open water swims
4. Her training plan for ultra swims
5. Diet and nutrition, what's carb loading and how regular Indian food helps athletes
6. Mental toughness amd building it
7. Open Water Swimmers Foundation

and more.

About Sucheta
Sucheta Deb Burman is an open water swimmer and coach. She was certified by the NIS (National Institute of Sports)/SAI (Sports Authority of India) as a Swimming Coach. 
🏊‍♀️She completed a 34 km crossing of the Palk Strait in 2022 in 10 hours 9 minutes.
🏊‍♀️ She completed a 36 km swim from Worli Sea link to Gateway of India in 8 hours 45 minutes.
🏊‍♀️ She completed a 16 km swim from Governors Bungalow to Gateway of India in 4 hours 43 minutes.
🏊‍♀️ She completed the 76th World’s Longest Open Water Swim, India in 2019, 81 km in 12 hours.

🏊‍♀️ Join Sucheta's intiative https://www.openwaterswimmersfoundation.org/
Follow her at

LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/environment-eliteultramarathonswimmer-sucheta-deb-burman
Instagram: https://instagram.com/suchetadebburman?igshid=YmMyMTA2M2Y=

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Rahil Gangjee – Indian Pro Golfer

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In this episode, we are joined by Pro Indian Golfer Rahil Gangjee. We dive into the world and life of a pro golfer. This episode touches upon the following:
1. Rahil's introduction to golf
2. How he manages training, travel, and competitions
3. Keeping himself physically and mentally fit
4. Golfer's life
5. How a coach and caddy help a golfer

Tune in and learn about the golfing life.

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Sustainable Packaging with Ved Krishna @ Pakka Inc

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This is a conversation with Ved Krishna, the founder of Pakka Inc. At Pakka, they build and invest towards sustainable packaging (bags, flexible packaging and moulded products) from agricultural residues. We talk about their innovation process, company culture, sustainability, and more. This was a very insightful conversation and Ved shares some wonderful points for life.

5:20 – 8:35 Innovation in sustainable packaging for the food industry

12:08 – How to develop an innovation culture

14:37 – 20:57 Management tips for success in Sustainability 

20:58 – 29:41 Sankhya Pranali for Family businesses to scale up 

29:42 – 33:06 Four Key Lessons by Ved Krishna 
             
33:07 – FIP Focused Improvement Plans for Innovation

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Sustainable Ceramics by Earth Tatva | Shashank Nimkar

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In this episode, we learn about sustainable ceramics from Shashak Nimkar.

The podcast discusses the following:

  1. Origins of Earth Tatva
  2. Research process at National Institute of Design
  3.  Recycling of ceramics
  4. Innovation process used to finalize the process
  5. Linear vs circular ceramic production
  6. Sustainability impact
  7. Supporting Earth Tatva 

About Shashank Nimkar

Shashank is the founder and CEO of Earth Tatva and is a multi-award winner designer who practises circular design through industrial design, animation and policy framing. He is recognized as a circular economy pioneer by Ellen MacArthur Foundation and has been felicitated with some prestigious awards at Dada Saheb Phalke Film Festival and James Dyson Award. His work has been featured in more than two dozen national and international prestigious publications like Forbes, UNDP and events like Global Grad Show where only 100 best graduation projects from around the world are exhibited in Dubai every year.

He is highly passionate about materials, their application and how they can be kept in use for multiple cycles to accelerate implementation of circular economy.

He is currently on a mission to raise awareness about the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) among students so all of us can together make meaningful creations today that would make our tomorrow better.

Earth Tatva Website
https://www.earthtatva.com/

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  • http://linkedin.com/in/ssnimkar
  • http://instagram.com/ssnimkar1811
  • http://facebook.com/ssnimkar
  • https://www.behance.net/SSNimkar

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हिंदी Dronacharya Awardee Coach Jiwanjot Teja

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In this episode, we sit down with Coach Jiwanjot Teja, who has won the prestigious Dronacharya award for coaching in India. Coach Teja shares his top tips for training, nutrition, all-weather conditioning, and controlling heart rate for competitions. He also shares his journey to becoming India's top archery coach and the challenges he faced along the way. Whether you're an archer yourself or just looking for some motivation and guidance, this episode is not to be missed.

इस कड़ी में, हम कोच जीवनजोत तेजा के साथ बैठते हैं, जिन्होंने भारत में कोचिंग के लिए प्रतिष्ठित द्रोणाचार्य पुरस्कार जीता है। कोच तेजा प्रतियोगिताओं के लिए प्रशिक्षण, पोषण, सभी मौसम की अनुकूलता और हृदय गति को नियंत्रित करने के लिए अपने शीर्ष सुझाव साझा करते हैं। उन्होंने भारत के शीर्ष तीरंदाजी कोच बनने के अपने सफर और रास्ते में आने वाली चुनौतियों के बारे में भी बताया। चाहे आप खुद एक तीरंदाज हों या बस कुछ प्रेरणा और मार्गदर्शन की तलाश में हों, इस एपिसोड को मिस नहीं करना चाहिए।

Time Stamps

0.50 – Winning in Punjab’s Archery competitions | पंजाब की तीरंदाजी प्रतियोगिताओं में जीत

1:40 – Initial days as an archer | एक तीरंदाज के रूप में शुरुआती दिन

4:00 – Key support provided by Punjab University | पंजाब विश्वविद्यालय द्वारा प्रदान की जाने वाली प्रमुख सहायता

5:00 – Athlete travel in the 90s | 90 के दशक में एथलीट यात्रा

6:40 – His coaching journey | उनकी कोचिंग यात्रा

9:00 – Indian vs Korean archers, ***training at high altitudes*** | भारतीय बनाम कोरियाई तीरंदाज, ***ऊंचाई पर प्रशिक्षण**

11:20 – how nutrition affects archers | पोषण तीरंदाजों को कैसे प्रभावित करता है

14:40 – Body type required for archery | तीरंदाजी के लिए आवश्यक बॉडी टाइप

17:20 – Heart rate in archers | तीरंदाजों में हृदय गति

18:50 – How to be still in archery | धनुर्विद्या में स्थिर कैसे रहें

20:00 – Always practice against tough competition | कड़ी प्रतिस्पर्धा के खिलाफ हमेशा अभ्यास करें

21:00 – How to handle big moments in archery competition | तीरंदाजी प्रतियोगिता में बड़े पलों को कैसे संभालें

22:00 – All weather conditioning | सभी मौसम कंडीशनिंग

24:10 – Practicing for time crunch in archery competition | तीरंदाजी प्रतियोगिता में समय की कमी के लिए अभ्यास

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HINDI – Running 100km NON-STOP! Meet Ultra Runner Sufiya Sufi – Innovation, Sports, and Life Podcast

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Today on #InnovationSportsLife we have someone who runs insane distances. She recently ran 100km non-stop (about 11 hours), and holds three Guinness world records. In 2019, she ran from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, The Trans India Run Challenge. She covered almost 4000 km in 87 days (13 days before the world record timeline), became the fastest female runner to run from Kashmir to Kanyakumari, and set a new world record. In 2021, she completed her 2nd world record running challenge, The Golden Quadrilateral Run Challenge; it was 6000 Km long. She not just completed the challenge but broke the previous record by 82 days. After Golden Quadrilateral Run, she ran on one of the world’s most challenging roads, The Manali to Leh Highway. She completed that Manali-Leh Running challenge in 6 Days and 12 hours. In July 2022, she completed her 4th expedition, The Siachen-Kargil Run (470 KM in 6 days and 8 hours). It was a tribute run to our army Bravehearts on the Kargil Vijay Diwas. 

Get ready to hear from Sufiya Sufi. Watch the full episode now.

01:31 – Running for 11 hours straight
03:45 – How India appears to an Ultra Runner
05:45 – The Zone for a runner
06:15 – Music while running
07:15 – Planning nutrition and rest during runs
08:05 – How villages help runners
08:40 – A beautiful moment in Kashmir
10:30 – Himalayan ultrarun – Manali to Leh
16:24 – What not to do for Ladakh runs
19:37 – Food in remote areas
21:15 – Bio breaks for ultra runners face
24:00 – How to keep going for tough targets
26:00 – Qatar Expedition

Support Sufiya's expeditions at https://www.ketto.org/fundraiser/support-sufiyas-next-fkt-running-challenge-fastest-run-across-qatar

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The Go Giver Way with Bob Burg – Innovation, Sports and Life Podcast

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This is a discussion with Bob Burg, the author of the book The Go Giver https://amzn.to/3FkwHnl

We talk about the following in our conversation
🎯 What is the Go Giver Way
🎯 Non-monetary giving
🎯 5 Principles of Giving
🎯 How do you measure value added to others
🎯 Authenticity in social media
🎯 Side gigs and hustle culture
🎯 Mentorship – How to find mentors and add value to them

Bob also mentioned Rabbi Daniel Lapin book – https://amzn.to/3Dkgw84

➡️ About Bob Burg https://burg.com/

Bob is the author of a number of books on sales, marketing and influence, with total book sales approaching two million copies.

The American Management Association named Bob one of the 30 Most Influential Leaders and he was named one of the Top 200 Most Influential Authors in the World by Richtopia.

The Go Giver https://amzn.to/3FkwHnl

➡️ Dr Hemang Shah is the host of Innovation, Sports and Life where we discuss approaches to help us innovate better. Follow Hemang at https://www.linkedin.com/in/hemang

Vinod Bhat: Learn how a Mutual Fund Investor Strategizes

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The investment industry moves at a breakneck speed. Information of all levels from highly-specialized sources to the WhatsApp university hits you in the face. How does a mutual fund strategist navigate through these waters?

I learned a bit about this world from Vinod Bhat, CFA, a  Senior Vice President and Portfolio Manager at a leading AMC. 

In this conversation, we dive into

1. A day in the life of a mutual fund strategist. How he scans the markets, fluctuations, etc.

2. How to prioritize among global market cues

3. Keeping yourself sane in dealing with the stock market chaos

4. How to determine if a long terms strategy is working out

5. Working with information overload

6. How to consciously ignore areas

7. Activities that help him return to the center

There are aspects from his world that can help us become better planners and leaders.

You can follow Vinod at https://www.linkedin.com/in/vinod-bhat-cfa-2bb12a/ 

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Ramit Tandon – Mindset of India’s Top Squash Players

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In this episode, Ramit Tandon joins us right before he left for the 2022 Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. He is India's top squash players while leading a corporate life simultaneously. At the time of recording, Ramit is India's ranked at #2 for India and #36 in the world.

We discuss the following

  • Preparation for a high level squash tournament
  • Strategies for playing at the highest levels of sport
  • Mindset training
  • Balancing work, diet, and staying in game shape
  • How sports helps his corporate career

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