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
148 episodes
Ep 148: IAF’s Tamara Živadinović on Facilitation and Rural Community Development
We are back with one of our favourite subjects – it’s time for facilitation! Our guest today is seasoned facilitator who started her journey in agriculture development and is today a leading force in the facilitation community in Serbia and the...
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Ep 147: A Special Tribute: Joel Godi of NeuroGifted® on Neurodiversity
On June 8, last year, on Episode 115, we had had a very special guest on this podcast – Joel Godi. The social ...
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Ep 146: Learning Effectiveness the Kirkpatrick Way, with Vanessa Alzate and Jawad Ahmed
On this Shiny Happy People special, we shine the spotlight on a subject very close to our hearts: impact of training and learning effectiveness. And to bring home the point, we bring in the experts or, as they say, the big guns! Meet the Presid...
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Ep 145: Paul McLean on Making ‘Dreams For Life’ a Reality
Dream. Believe. Achieve. That’s the lead-in on his LinkedIn bio, and sure enough, his work is moving worlds to make these three words a reality for thousands of children living in poverty. Our guest this episode is
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Episode 144: Update on Upcoming Episodes from Vinay Kumar
In the midst of his travels between the Philippines, Singapore and India, Vinay gives you a quick update on our upcoming episodes - stay tuned next week for the next guest episode! Connect with Vinay on
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Ep. 143: Aneace Haddad on Unlocking Leadership Superpowers & ‘Soaring Beyond Midlife’
This episode, we have someone who helps C-suite executive unlock their leadership superpowers to transform into high-performing teams by ‘tapping into the profound, transformative energies of midlife – the final frontier in adult development’. ...
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Ep 142: Melissa Indot on Music and Life Journey
A ‘fearlessly curious disruptive empath’ – that’s Melissa Indot in a nutshell, our guest on this episode. A certified life coach, meditation & yoga educator, master ...
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Ep 141: Jack ‘Mr. Toilet’ Sim of World Toilet Org
Look who’s on our podcast today! Meet the veritable Jack Sim, better known globally as ‘Mr. Toilet’, Founder of the
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Ep 140: Sunitha Srinivasan of EIBS on Sustainable Chemicals
Her magical childhood lived on a tea estate in Kerala laid the genesis for her deep connection to nature and her passionate advocacy for environmental conservation. Meet Sunit...
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Ep 139: Smarter Dharma’s Sriram Kuchimanchi on Smarter Sustainability
Our guest today is on the incredible mission of changing the way buildings are designed, built and lived in, in India, using data and communications as the foundations for advancing green building. Circular thinking, in his words, is the key fo...
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Ep 138: Kayleigh Fazan on Revolutionizing Global Retail
Meet Kayleigh Fazan, the visionary founder of The International Retail Academy, a pioneering force in the global retail i...
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Ep 137: Ken Honda on the Art of ‘Happy Money’
Is your money smiling? Find out from our very special guest today, money and happiness expert – the one and only Ken Honda, author of the best-selling book, ‘Happy ...
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Ep 136: Harshita Chandra of Upcycleluxe on Sustainable Fashion
Sustainability is a subject close to our heart and we are pleased to bring you the story of another sustainability warrior. Meet the Co-Founder of Upcycleluxe,
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Ep 135: Samuel H Kim of Center for Asia Leadership
On today’s episode, meet Samuel H Kim, Founding President of the Center for Asia Leadership Initiatives (CALI),...
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Ep 134: IAF Chair, Gerardo de Luzenberger on Future of Facilitation
A passionate and pragmatic facilitator and trainer with a dynamic personality, a great sense of humour and the warmth of real humanity – that’s Gerardo de Luzenberger, our guest on...
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Ep 133: Power of Advanced Facilitation with Rosanna von Sacken
She has been working with groups, organizations and communities in strategic group process facilitation and coaching in the public, private and non-profit sectors, as well as some First Nations communities for 25+ years. She is a Master Certifi...
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Ep 132: Award-winning Wildlife Conservationist, Sanjay Gubbi of Holematthi
Meet the award-winning wildlife biologist and conservationist, Sanjay Gubbi who works extensively on the conservation of large carnivores like tigers and leopards, proposing conservation po...
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Ep 131: ‘Ironman’ Kapil Arora on Fitness & Sports Entrepreneurship
An incredible journey from working 21 years as a corporate honcho to becoming a sports and fitness entrepreneur – that’s the story of ‘Ironman’ Kapil Arora, a fitness expert, a bes...
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Ep 130: Rigzin Lachic on Sustainability in Business
At the height of the excitement for the 2nd edition of #TheLastRun ‘Pangong Frozen Lake Marathon’ in Ladakh happening this February 20, to increase awareness on the impact of global warming, we bring you this...
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Ep 129: Ben Renshaw on How to Be a CEO
This exciting episode, meet Ben Renshaw, considered one of today’s foremost leadership thinkers, whose innovative work with leading organisations, senior executives and entrepreneurs has brought ...
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Ep 128: Dhruv Joshi of Cloud Physician on Remote ICU Management
A very exciting year 2024 to you! Welcome back to Shiny Happy People podcast and here’s kick-starting the new year with a first – our guest today is the first ever medical doctor to come on our podcast yet, who combines his medical brilliance w...
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Ep. 127: Best of Shiny Happy People in 2023!
2023 is almost over and in keeping with our tradition, the SHP team - our host, Vinay Kumar, the host of the limited series ‘The Resilient Entrepreneur’,
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Ep 126: Manal Sayid on Facilitation for Social Change
“Facilitation is possibly the most powerful tool for change.”And that’s exactly what she’s doing – leveraging the power of facilitation for social impact. Meet our guest today, Manal ...
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Ep 125: Dhanpat Jain (DJ) on New Future of Learning & Development
“The need now is to see learning as a journey, instead of training as an event,” articulates the man that’s leading learning and development at one of the world’s biggest conglomerates in India. Our guest today is the multi-faceted ...
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