For our Season 3 finale, Naga is in conversation with podcaster and content guru - Jay Acunzo to discuss, what differentiates great creators from all others, how to find your first 10-50 true fans? Is there a one size fits all approach to monetization?   Reach out to Jay Acunzo and Check out his content - Member Group (Paid) - https://jayacunzo.com/membership  Podcast - 3 Clips – https://jayacunzo.com/3-clips  Podcast - Unthinkable – https://jayacunzo.com/unthinkable-podcast  Twitter...

Is there really such a thing called passive income? Is it accessible to creators? Dive into the nuances of the world of Affiliate marketing with an affiliate marketing veteran who's in the business for a decade and now derives all of this creator income from affiliate marketing. Reach out to Dilip and Check out his content - Affiliate Marketing Blog – https://dkspeaks.com Podcast about Podcasting – https://thepodcastinguniversity.com Tastes of India Podcast -...

Dive into how creators can curate and scale online communities as a key monetisation and engagement lever with Abhishek the chief curator of the Remote Indian Community. Abhishek is the creator of the RemoteIndian project - A vibrant community of more than 1400 members in India, some of whom are working at Doist, Gumroad, Gitlab, Prisma etc. This community enables Indian professionals to help each other navigate, balance and grow in a remote career.    Insights from the episode can be...

How has podcasting changed during the pandemic? We talk to a panel of international guests Mo (More Sibyl Podcast), Olivier (Awaken the Awesome), Bettina (NRI Woman) to pick their brains about listenership, how to win a sponsor, imposter syndrome and reflections on 2020 for these stellar podcasters in light of Covid-19.   Reach out to Mo (More Sibyl Podcast) - Podcast - https://www.mosibyl.com/ IG - https://www.instagram.com/mosibyl/ e-mail - [email protected]   Reach out to Olivier...

In conversation with Pete who is Founder and CEO of Ampjar, a karmic advertising community that helps small brands to acquire customers through a fast and simple exchange of shout outs. We discuss the evolution of marketing, the similarities of SMB Online Retail and the Creator Economy and what creators can do today to amplify their reach and genuinely reach out to their target audience in a way that reflects their personal brand.   Prior to running Ampjar, Pete ran a social and digital...

In the second conversation with Sharique Shamsudheen, a personal finance and business YouTuber with over 500k subscribers. Sharique is also a serial entrepreneur and in this episode we talk about creating revenue streams outside of youtube by leveraging and creating your community.   Reach out to Sharique - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/ShariqueSamsudheen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharique.samsudheen/?hl=en Website - https://marketfeed.news/   Reach out to Naga...

In conversation with Sharique Shamsudheen, a personal finance and business YouTuber with over 500k subscribers. Sharique is also a serial entrepreneur and in this episode we talk about the 3 pillars of content creation and how to find success on YouTube. Book Suggestion - Rich Dad Poor Dad, Sapiens Reach out to Sharique - YouTube - https://www.youtube.com/ShariqueSamsudheen Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/sharique.samsudheen/?hl=en Reach out to Naga –  Twitter - @n1n3stuff /...

In conversation with Omkar Diwekar a cinematographer and national award-winning film, Unreserved. Don't know what a cinematographer does? This is a continuing dialogue on the different folks involved in the video creation, editing, and distribution process.   Book Suggestion - Notes on Cinematography   Reach out to Omkar Diwekar - Twitter - https://twitter.com/MishterApu Website - https://www.omkardivekar.com/   Reach out to Naga –  Twitter - @n1n3stuff / @PassionPeop1...

For this episode, Naga is in conversation with Jane Carter a business coach with a special focus on the obstacles in monetizing a business, the narrative in our head that holds us back and how this applies to creators / passionprenuers in the Creator Economy and how they can re-draft that narrative.   Creator Tools - Mastermind Group - Find your nearest mastermind group here - https://www.meetup.com/topics/masterminds/    Reach out to Jane Carter - www.janecartercoaching.com   Reach...

To kick off Season 3, Allison Dillard who used to be an adjunct professor of mathematics talk to Naga on her journey to be an independent online creator and solopreneur. Creator Tools - Kajabi - For the people who are wondering, Allison runs her entire online course on Kajabi. If you are interested to know more about Kajabi, you should check out Li Jin’s Substack - https://li.substack.com/p/interview-with-kajabis-cpo-the-secret Book References -  Crush Math Now by Allison Dillard Raise...

For Season 3 of the Passion People Podcast, we will focus on working closely with our new partners at Ep Log Media to bring you more of what you love. After talking to people about their journey till now, it is now time to focus on the money and monetization. This season will focus heavily on the evolution of the creator economy both in India and around the world. Stay tuned for new episodes every month.  Follow The Passion People Podcast on Twitter You can follow us and leave us feedback...

Who am I and how do I get what I want? Getting through a divorce and healing? Job Hunting during Covid-19 and a personal set of criteria for job qualification.  Do you know what is important in your life? Only then can you figure out how to get it.  Among the important things in life - rate and rank items by priority to then find out what are non-negotiable and what are things that are nice to have.  T-Shaped Knowledge where you learn as much as you need to about adjacent areas and dive deep...

Actor | Writer | Model | Entertainer Vasundhara wears many hats, the most significant of them is that of an actor. She has acted in over 13 Tamil Films with a couple more on the way. Her film Thenmerku Partuvakatru won about 7 national awards. A more recent film Bakrid is doing the rounds in the film festival scene and has won, as of now, the Chennai International Film Award. The film is on Prime. Phenomenon - Podcast - https://www.phenomenonpod.com/ Reach out to Vasundhara on Instagram...

Designer | Entrepreneur | Multi-Potentialite  Geetika is a designer and founder/ CEO of Vacation With An Artist (VAWAA), a global platform to book creative vacations with remarkable artists and makers around the world where you can spend one-on-one, in-person time diving into a skill. From bamboo bicycle making in India and shoemaking in Czechia to natural textile dyeing in Vietnam, VAWAA is dedicated to promoting and preserving global arts and crafts and creating a new way to travel. Reach...

Only 27 years old, former financial advisor Rachel Richards has made a name for herself in the personal finance realm. In 2019, Rachel quit her job and retired, with over $10,000 per month in passive income! She is the bestselling author of “Money Honey” and “Passive Income, Aggressive Retirement.” She has been featured on the Penny Hoarder and the New York Times and has been contracted to speak at colleges. Rachel is also a real estate investor with 35 rental units. Her valuable money...

White Water Kayaker | Mountain Biker | Software Architect | Outdoor Adventurist A rafting trip to the Ganga which was on Manik's bucketlist made him realize how dumbing the experience of rafting under a guide on a classical touristy experience was and that pushed Manik towards the solo sport of Kayaking.  During our conversation, we delve into how Bangalore is an unlikely place for one to Kayak and eventually go on to bust that myth. I want to tell you in advance that this episode will...

Professional Dancer | Product Manager | Coach Dance forms as a medium of expression. Latin and ballroom - different forms of dance. Fun and tricky because you have a partner. Amazing way to spend time at an evening outside. Latin and Ballroom - makes for a safe community. Does not mean you are intimate and makes for a safe environment, just a way out of their stresses. When it comes to art, there is no stopping to learn. You can explore so many different avenues. Art teaches you...

We explore the following questions around what it means to be a conscious consumer in today's day and age and how Aish is making this passion of his, manifest. What is conscious consumerism? How did it impact Aish's life? What are the changes that he has made? How can people be more conscious? How is it linked to mindfulness? Reading Material discussed on the show - Gary Vaynerchuk on the biggest cultural shift of our times:  https://www.garyvaynerchuk.com/veecap372/ John Mackey and...

Journalist | Author | Marine Conservationist | Martial Artist Sudeep Chakravarti is an award-winning author of several bestselling works of narrative non-fiction. His latest book is Plassey: The Battle that Changed the Course of Indian History, published in January 2020. His other notable non-fiction works include The Bengalis: A Portrait of Community (shortlisted for The Hindu Prize, and Tata Literature Live! Award), Red Sun: Travels in Naxalite Country (shortlisted for the Crossword...

(Micro) Biologist | Eco Warrior | Change Agent  Simran is a Ph.D student studying Micro Biology specifically yeast as part of her Ph.D thesis. She is interested to know how micro-organisms can help humanity tackle the worlds impending problems like plastic and climate change.  When she is not trying to hypnotize yeast cells to do something they aren't really happy doing, Simran is teaching children how to code with cute robots. Now, talk about science for good!  Warning - This episode is...

Business | Fashion | Video Production | YouTube   Pooja Tripathi is an Indian American filmmaker, actress, and musician. She grew up in Pittsburgh & New York City, and studied Business Administration and Violin Performance at Carnegie Mellon University. Pooja began her career in the fashion industry, working in buying and digital marketing at top brands including Fendi, Bloomingdale’s, and Dior.    She entered the world of film production as a producer of video content for Videofashion...

Critical Thinker | Serial Entrepreneur | Creative  Andy learnt the joy of being a creator when he applied a lot of what he had learnt theoretically when he started his first start-up, a micro-brewery.  He got into journaling when a teacher in college taught Julia Cameron’s The Artists Way and Morning Pages - Frame of Consciousness (Value of writing, reflecting, thinking) for 3 months as part of a class. Here are some excerpts from the conversation - “Pay attention to what you are afraid...

Journalist | Radio Producer | Podcaster Stumbling on a career path in radio.  Breakfast Radio - Talk back radio - Talk back, call in segments,  Catch Up Podcasting for a commercial radio station where the radio station airs the show for people who may have missed the original segment. What is interesting is the fact that the ads were cut out from the podcasts.  Discovered podcasting during the archival process of burning radio shows on CDs. Binged on all episodes of this american...

A short message from Naga for the year end!