SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
In this business podcast that is all about people, Vinay Kumar, a Leadership Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, OD Consultant, Podcaster, Global Nomad, Wildlife Stalker and Records Collector, interviews leaders, thinkers, strategists, and doers to reveal actionable insights, first-hand experiences, smart strategies, brilliant tips and lesser-known best practices on a range of subjects in business leadership and people management, from innovation, DEI, facilitation, technology, future of the workforce and sustainability to evolution of leadership, storytelling, negotiation, digital learning, mental wellbeing, the art of staying positive and even water wars! Plus each episode features curated recommendations from Vinay and his guest for your own RWL (Read Watch Listen) list to keep you shinier and happier!
Episodes
184 episodes
Episode 184 (Collab): Culture Matters podcast with Subbu Kalpathi featuring Vinay Kumar on The Leader As Facilitator
We are thrilled to bring you this special collaboration with the chart-topping podcast that unravels the impact of organization culture on the workplace, 'Culture M...
Episode 183: Douglas O’Loughlin on Future-Ready Organizational Development (OD)
Best known for his work in organizational development (OD) spanning over three decades, Dr. Douglas O’Loughlin won over our listeners when he first came on this podc...
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Episode 182: Alain Bejjani on Leading through War, Disorder & Disruption
From AI’s explosive rise to climate disruption and escalating geopolitical strain, history is hitting a tipping point today. Amidst all this, Alain Bejjani offers a striking counter...
Episode 181: Natalie ‘Nats’ Lim-Ang on Growth of GCCs in The Philippines
In this Shiny Happy People special, we bring you a deeply insightful conversation mapping the fast-growing landscape of GCCs in the Philippines – with Natalie ‘Nats’ Lim-Ang
Episode 180: Patrick Hardy on Designing any Disaster
“Prepare for a disaster, and you'll never experience one.” Between setting the world record for 28 hours of nonstop CPR, building emergency shelters with LEGO blocks, and evacuating 240 cats in 90 minutes,
Ep 179: Steve Brown on the AI Ultimatum
We are in the ‘Intelligence Age’ and the ‘humans versus AI’ debates are everywhere. So, we thought we’d bring in an AI futurist and a leading voice in AI, digital transformation, and how AI will shape business, education and society. Meet
Ep 178: Sara Daw on the Growth of Fractional Leadership
Have you heard of part-time C-Suite leaders? Meet Sara Daw, our guest this episode, who is a leading voice on the future of executive work and a pioneer of the fractional leadership move...
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Ep 177: Cindy Huggett on High Impact Virtual Facilitation
Happy New Year to you and we are back with a cracker of an episode to kickstart 2026 with – featuring the OG, the guru of virtual facilitation, Cindy Huggett, CPTD. As a leading ind...
Ep 176: Best of Shiny Happy People in 2025
It’s a year-end SHP tradition – where we bring you our top picks of the year. This time, we invite our guest hosts, Jyothi Dass and
Ep 175: Rick DeLisi on AI and Customer Service
With so much talk around it, it was about time we dedicated a whole episode to AI – and boy, have we got a power-packed one for you! Meet Rick DeLisi who is leading AI adopti...
Ep. 174: Kate Lowry on Thriving Under Fear-Based Leadership
Managing through fear and intimidation has long been a hallmark of high-pressure industries like tech, finance, and private equity. But now, the gloves are off. Domineering, manipulative leaders are not only more brazen in those fields, but the...
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Ep. 173: Isobel Rimmer on ‘Present with Presence’ and Overcoming Glossophobia
Over 75% of people fear public speaking — sometimes more than flying, snakes, or even death. Yet for leaders, communication is everything. That’s where our guest today steps in. Meet Isobe...
Ep. 172: Did They Get It Right? SHP Special: Past Guests' Predictions!
Did they predict right? In this Shiny Happy People special, we bring you clips from five past episode dating all the way back to 2020, when we first started this podcast, and share what those guests had predicted – on the future of learning, ta...
Ep. 171: Dr. Myriam Hadnes on Facilitation Evangelism, ‘Unprofessionalism’ and ‘Workshops Work’
With a PhD in Behavioural Economics, Dr. Myriam Hadnes describes herself as a Facilitation Evangelist – a practitioner obsessed with uncovering why some facilitated experiences spar...
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Ep. 170: Karen Ansen of Ignite on Workplace HR & Employment Law
Meet workplace lawyer and employment and industrial relations specialist, Karen Ansen who is the heart and soul behind Ignite HR & Employment ...
Ep. 169: Pushkar Bidwai on People Matters & HR Talent in India-APAC
A transformative leader in the Digital Media and HR Technology space, our guest today is Pushkar Bidwai, CEO of People Matter...
Ep. 168: Radhika Dutt on ‘Radical Product Thinking’
Our guest today is the author of ‘Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter’, a book whose methodology is now ...
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Ep. 167: Oscar Trimboli on ‘How to Listen’
Meet Oscar Trimboli, the award-winning author of ‘How to Listen’ which has been touted a...
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Ep. 166: Nathy Ravez of ‘There’s a Workshop for That’ Podcast: A Shiny Happy People Collab
In a special Shiny Happy People podcast collab, Vinay switches between the host and guest hats with the fabulous Nathy Ravez, host of
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Ep. 165: Nik Kinley on Rewriting Your Leadership Code and the Power Trap of Leadership
This London-based psychologist and psychotherapist brings in a unique experience of having worked with royalty, criminals, CEOs, politicians, and children! Meet the brilliant Nik K...
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Ep. 164 (Re-Release): Marie Skelton, the Resilience and Happiness Expert
News events around the world right now is far from 'happiness'. In the face of all the despair, fear and suffering, who better to give us some hope and positivity than a happiness and resilience expert. So this is our re-release of Episode 74 f...
Ep. 163: Dr. Marcus Ranney on the ‘Human Edge’ to Longevity
“Science in the bloodstream. Story in the soul. Spartan spirit in the gym.” Meet Dr. Marcus Ranney, a high-performance longevity physician, tech entrepreneur, and modern-day explorer ...
Ep. 162: Dr. Cecelia Herbert on Workplace Behavioral Science & Organizational Psychology
Our guest today is the brilliant – and the ever-curious – Dr. Cecelia Herbert, a Workplace Behavioral Scientist and a Doctor of Organizational Psychology with a career as a pract...
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