On this episode, Hardik chats with a veteran Indian podcaster, Chhavi Sachdev. Chhavi is an independent podcast consultant, coach and has previously co-founded IVM Podcasts, a leading podcast production company. As a multimedia journalist, she has worked with names like BBC, PRI and NPR. Here, Chhavi shares about her journey of creating audio content for over a decade, state of radio, monetization opportunities for podcasters, advice for independent podcasting and lots more. Subscribe to...

As Jamsters Podcast hits the 25th episode milestone, Hardik shares 10 learnings and observations that he's picked up along the way. This episode is for those who are about to start or have just begun podcasting journey. For any feedback, questions or ideas, connect with him on Instagram & LinkedIn.   Subscribe to Jamsters Podcast with Hardik Vaidya now on www.eplog.media or your preferred podcast streaming apps to receive updates about the latest episode. Connect with Hardik Vaidya on...

Simon Taufel, is a former legendary ICC Umpire. Simon won 5 times consecutively, the ICC Umpire of the Year Award. He was also a member of the ICC Elite Umpire Panel. In his current avatar, Simon is a Performance Coach and Trainer, while also being a Partner at Integrity Values Leadership. In this episode, we speak about his journey towards becoming one of Cricketing world’s most decorated umpires. We go deeper into his pre-game and post-game rituals, his influences, some tough on-field...

On this episode of Jamsters, Hardik Vaidya is joined by Vineet Rai - Founder and Chairman of Aavishkaar Group, an organization that employs over 7000 employees. He speaks about his journey from being a Forester in Odisha to managing assets worth over US 1$ Billion and helping impact entrepreneurs across the world. In this episode, understand the basic differences between impact capital and mainstream venture capital, why be an impact entrepreneur over an impact investor, what should an...

Weddings are all about creating and designing personalized unique experiences. On this episode of Jamsters, Hardik Vaidya is joined by a leading Indian Wedding Designer, Devika Narain. Have you ever wondered what’s the difference between a wedding planner and wedding designer? What constitutes a perfect wedding? What advice should to-be brides and grooms keep in mind while planning their wedding? What trends have emerged in the luxury wedding space, post Covid? How do you start your own...

Hardik Vaidya is joined by Jatin Solanki, Co-Founder of educational technology startup, Expertrons; that helps professionals land dream careers and jobs. Using AI video bot technology for career guidance, Expertrons dubs itself as the Netflix for Careers. On this episode of Jamsters, we discuss about the opportunities in India’s Ed tech sector, problems with the education system, professional growth, being backed by some India’s leading venture capitalists and angel investors, value of sales,...

Suveer Bajaj is the co-founder of digital advertising agency – Foxymoron & media network Zoo Media. On this episode of Jamsters Podcast, he speaks about the initial days of building Foxymoron, evolution of digital agency business in India, work culture at advertising agencies, hiring and retention challenges in the industry, mindset to be developed by Influencers, competition from the major strategy consulting firms, role of Influencers and Creators in marketing, understanding brand and...

Utkarsh Amitabh & Hardik Vaidya, on this episode of Jamsters Podcast, speak about building Network Capital - a career experimentation platform, passion economy, finding mentors, building your category of one, managing time, creating communities, and more. Subscribe to Jamsters Podcast with Hardik Vaidya now on www.eplog.media or your preferred podcast streaming apps to receive updates about the latest episode. Hardik Vaidya on Instagram & LinkedIn You can follow us and leave us...

On this episode, Hardik Vaidya is joined by Ritam Bhatnagar, Founder of the India Film Project and a media entrepreneur. India Film Project has established itself as one of the largest content festivals in the world. It is attended by over 65,000 people annually and has representation from over 30 countries. In this episode, Ritam talks about the germination of India Film Project, inspiration from Shahrukh Khan’s film Swades, on producing and distributing films for Gujarati Cinema, creating...

Shantanu Deshpande, Co-founder & CEO of Bombay Shaving Company, on this episode of Jamsters Podcast speaks about what it takes to scale from a startup to building an FMCG company. He shares about his learnings from McKinsey that he applies to growing Bombay Shaving Company, his observations on the behaviours of men and women when it comes to buying grooming products, his first set of investors, the 80/20 rule also called the Pareto Principle, importance of networks from top notch...

On this episode of Jamsters podcast, the Co-founder of Keventers and Fat Tiger, Sohrab Sitaram, based out of Delhi, speaks with Hardik Vaidya about the journey of building Keventers. He shares his insights on re-inventing an iconic brand for a millennial audience, his multiple food & beverage ventures, challenges and scaling opportunities in the food business, the future of food tech, QSR (quick service restaurants), business philosophies, and lots more. If you love food and enjoy...

Varun Duggirala co-founded “The Glitch”, a new-age creative agency in 2009 and it was acquired by WPP in 2017. He is the host of the podcast - 'Advertising is dead'. Varun is a strong believer that content is going to drive the brands of tomorrow and that the creator economy will reshape the way the world works. A propagator of un-hustle culture and being fit for life, he spends way too much time staring at screens and talking into mics. On this episode of Jamsters Podcast, Varun speaks...

Manish Tyagi, also known as the “The Knotty Commander”, is a Stand up Comedian. Prior to this, he used to be a Commander in the Indian Navy, and has served for 23 years. Touring the country and performing globally as a Stand Up Comic, Manish is a regular at the prominent laugh clubs across India and is a 14 time TEDx speaker. On this episode, Manish shares with Hardik about some unheard stories of his days from engineering college, Navy and travelling the country as a stand-up comic. He...

Dhruvank Vaidya has built media and technology businesses across Asia. He has held various CxO and Business head roles in Digital Media, Television and Films, with strong operational execution and commercial acumen. The repertoire of brands that he's worked with in the past include, the Times Group, Star TV, Turner General Entertainment and has been the founder of The Adaptation Company. His multi-country, multi-cultural experiences across India, SE Asia and USA, helps him spot hidden market...

Suhel Seth wears many hats. He is the Managing Partner of Counselage India - a strategic brand marketing consultancy. His clients include Tata Sons, Mahindra & Mahindra, Max India Limited, Coca Cola, The RP- Sanjive Goenka Group and GMR to name a few. He is an alumnus of the Advanced Management Program (AMP) of Harvard Business School. He is active on the Delhi theatre circuit and has acted in 160+ plays and 6 films. Suhel is also an acclaimed author, columnist, actor, keynote speaker,...

Darrpan Mehta is a veteran voice artiste with over 22 years of experience and lent his voice to some of the most celebrated television events including Filmfare awards, Zee Cine Awards, Screen Awards, IIFA awards, ITA Awards and more. Darrpan one of the most heard brand voices of leading television channels such as Zee television, Sony entertainment television, Star TV network, Zee Cinema, Big Magic, & TV etc. As an astute entrepreneur, he leads Sugar Mediaz, an audio content and talent...

Parthip Thyagarajan, set up Wedding Sutra over 20 years ago to cater both B2C (brides-to-be and their families) and B2B (wedding planners, caterers, venues, makeup artists, photographers, gift specialists) audiences. Wedding Sutra has become the go-to source for all information and trends related to weddings. Thyagarajan has worked closely with leading hospitality chains, travel, jewelry, and lifestyle brands for their wedding-specific initiatives. These include companies like IHCL (Taj...

An event management industry veteran with over 25 years in the business, Shaju Ignatius started his entrepreneurial venture, as the Founder of The Ignite Enterprise, in the entertainment content and project management space about a decade back. His specialties include Event IPs, Special projects management, and collaborations in the domains of Entertainment & Live Events. Shaju was part of the initial team in institutionalizing the Events Industry and setting up large-scale productions...

Sanket Mhatre is a Voice Over Artiste who's been in the Voicing industry for 14 years. He has dubbed for more than 150+ South Indian Movies and is popularly known as the voice for Allu Arjun, Mahesh Babu, Surya, Jr. NTR & many A-listed South Indian Actors. He gained fame for his voice for Ryan Reynolds in Deadpool & has voiced for several other Hollywood Movies in Hindi - Avengers Endgame, The Martian, Shazam, Detective Pikachu to name a few. Ben Tennyson, a famous cartoon character...

Mona Shetty is a veteran Indian voice-dubbing artist, director & the President of Sound & Vision India. She is the official voice of the leading actresses in Bollywood and Hollywood. Mona dubs professionally in English, Hindi, Bengali and Oriya, but has also done numerous works in Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Gujarati, Punjabi, Marathi and Asssamese. Her organization, Sound and Vision India is responsible for end-to-end dubbing projects like Mirzapur, Sacred Games, Iron Man...

RJ Mantra, is a man of many faces. Mantra, whose original name is Puranjit Dasgupta is a prolific Indian actor, RJ, director, producer, voice over artist, theatre personality, television presenter and a model. His stints as an RJ with Radio Mirchi, Radio City & Red FM, made him a household name. His venture, Mantramugdh Productions is the brainchild behind successful audio shows such as Spotify original Bhaskar Bose, Audible’s Kaali Awaazein & many more films and theatre plays. He has...

Priyanka Khimani is the Founder & Lead Partner at Anand & Anand & Khimani; the law firm that represents some of the leading names in the entertainment and music business. On this podcast, Priyanka talks to Hardik about some hidden gems from her life. She shares about the early starts in her career, writing for television and radio, building a legal practice as an entrepreneur in India, understanding negotiations, top 3 legal pointers that every content creator or performing...

Daryl Sheldon is Co-Founder of one of India's leading event agencies, Seventy Seven Entertainment Pvt. Ltd. An influential voice in the events industry; Daryl actually started off his journey as a young 21 year old with a keen inclination towards audio-visual experiences and technological innovations. He is a member of the Academic Advisory Board of EMDI (Event Management Development Institute). He is also a jury member for events industry's leading awards - WOW Awards Asia. On this episode,...

Anshul Tewari is the founder and editor-in-chief of India's largest youth-based media platform, Youth Ki Awaaz (YKA). YKA is a user-generated content publishing platform aimed at the youth of India and centered around social issues that matter in today's day and age. In this episode, Anshul talks about the lack of participation and representation of India's youth in mainstream media, which led to creating YKA. He shares some of the most impactful stories of change that inspire him, the...

Arati Kadav is the Director & Writer of Netflix Film, Cargo - a science fiction film, that's been widely appreciated in 25 film festivals across the globe. This episode is a shining story of success for a debut woman filmmaker, who fought all odds to realize a long-held dream. In this episode, Arati speaks with Hardik about her journey as a Bollywood filmmaker, writing and directing Cargo, working with Vikrant Massey & Shweta Tripathi, her inspirations, and lots more. Subscribe to...