Shaili Chopra - Bringing women's conversations to the forefront
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Shaili Chopra was a prime time anchor and a well known business journalist who had interviewed eminent people such as Warren Buffet, Indra Nooyi, Christine Lagarde among many others. She had also covered the horrific 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Shaili quit at the peak of her career and decided to launch a women-only platform when she witnessed conversations concerning women are considered niche. And hence was born, SheThePeople.TV, considered to be India's largest media platform for women's voices.  Shaili Chopra was awarded the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Business Journalism and named one of India's 50 most influential women in media by Impact Magazine. You can check out SheThePeople website at www.shethepeople.tv You can check out the Maharani Talks on Instagram at www.instagram.com/maharanitalks MUSIC: Lights by Sappheiros https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic •Shaili's memory of anchoring her first show [04:28] •Climbing the corporate ladder of broadcast journalism [07:40] •Her thoughts on the current scene of television journalism [14.35] •Why did she feel a platform like SheThePeople.TV was necessary [16:02] •Why convincing women was the biggest challenge she faced [19:54] •How can independent and investigative journalism can thrive in the age of social media? [31:32] •Her secret to time management [36.39] •How did covering the 26/11 terror attack change her? [39:09] •Her fond memory of interacting with Warren Buffet [42:32]  
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