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ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional Excellence
Hosted by Sivaraman Swaminathan (Swami), this show decodes what goes on behind the minds of people who strive to achieve mastery, excellence, and success in their business or profession. It explores their life purpose, motivations and inspiration, and attempts to understand their personal growth journey. We try to understand the why behind what they do and how they are successfully accomplishing what they set out to do in their lives.
You can discover the mental models of these high performers…
Episodes
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceAI is Rewriting Marketing Attribution | Scott Desgrosseilliers | Ep 021
AI is changing how customers discover brands - and making marketing attribution far more complex. In this episode of The Super CMO Show, Swami speaks with…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceConsent, Compliance and Conversational AI | Nithin Seth | Ep 016
Consent, Compliance, and Conversational AI: Marketing's New Reality Join us on The Super CMO Show, where we delve into the world of marketing with a special…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceCracking The Gen-Z Marketing Code | Srinjoy Das | Ep 018
In this ultimate guide, we'll dive into the world of marketing to Gen Z, the most digitally savvy generation yet. As a business leader, entrepreneur, or…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceHow To Make Marketing Attribution Work | Scott Desgrosseilliers | Ep 019
Marketing attribution is one of the toughest challenges for modern marketers — and most get it wrong. In this episode of the ContraMinds Podcast, we sit down…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceMastering Data-Driven Marketing with Google | Amita Mehra | Ep 012
Google's AI Revolution in Digital Marketing | Exclusive Insights from Amita MehraIn this exciting episode of The Super CMO Show, we sit down with Amita Mehra…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceStaying Relevant For Creative Excellence | R Sridhar | Ep 013
In this inspiring conversation, R.Sridhar, a renowned marketing legend from India, shares his profound thoughts on achieving creative excellence and staying…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceUniversities Need To Be Marketed Like Brands | Burzeen Bhathena | Ep 017
The Business of Education Marketing Burzeen Bhathena reveals how universities market themselves like top consumer brands, balancing competition, regional…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceUnlocking Cross Media Orchestration and Analytics | Prof. Prasad Naik | Ep 014
In this insightful video, Prof. Prasad Naik shares the secret to marketing excellence: Unlocking Cross Media. By leveraging the power of performance marketing…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceWhy CMOs Need To Think Like Growth Architects | Megha Agarwal | Ep 020
What does it really take to become a modern CMO? In this episode of The Super CMO Show with Swami, Megha Agarwal shares why she calls herself a…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceWhy Marketing Must Make People Believe, Not Just Buy | Akhil Almeida | Ep 015
In today's fast-paced business landscape, marketing strategies often focus on driving sales and conversions. However, marketing leader Albert Almeida argues…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceHow Air Asia is Reinventing the Airline Experience | Mahek Shah | Ep 010
Discover how Air Asia is revolutionizing the airline experience through innovative marketing strategies. In this episode, Mahek Shah shares his insights on how…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceHow EnAble India Unlocks Potential | Moses Gorrepati | Ep 09
Moses Gorrepati has over 15 years of experience championing inclusion and empowerment for people with disabilities. As a leader at Enable India, he heads…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceThe Secret Behind Mayora's Success | Ricky Afrianto | Ep 011
In this episode of ContraMinds Podcast, we dive into the secret behind Mayora's success, a leading FMCG company in Indonesia. Ricky Afrianto, the marketing…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceBuilding Digital Out-Of-Home Experiences using Data and Algorithms | Srikanth R | Ep 08
Building Digital Out-Of-Home Experiences using Data, Automation and Algorithms Srikanth Ramachandran is the Founder of Moving Walls, a world-renowned AdTech…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceBuilding Products People Want | Prof. David Fradin | Ep07
Are you tired of building products that nobody wants? In this video, David Fradin shows you how to create successful products that people actually need and…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceHow CMOs Can Make Enterprise-Wide Impact | Prof. Venkatesh Shankar | Ep 06
In this episode of the ContraMinds Podcast, we dive into the world of accountability in marketing and how Chief Marketing Officers (CMOs) can make a…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceThe World Need Technology-Driven Marketers | Sukumar Muthya | Ep 05
Inside the Mind of a Technology-Driven Marketer Sukumar Muthya is a seasoned marketing technology executive with over 27 years of marketing experience across a…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceMarketing Needs Humanized Growth | Marc De Swaan Arons | Ep01
HUMANIZED GROWTH: A NEW BLUEPRINT FOR MARKETING Mark de Swaan Arons is a thought leader in global marketing leadership. An experienced marketing hand, Marc had…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceUnderstanding Customer Behaviour | Prof. Peter Fader | Ep02
Join the ContraMinds Podcast as we explore the intricacies of customer behaviour with the world's leading marketing professor, Peter Fader from the Wharton…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceWhy Brands Need Semiotics | Dr. Tanvi Gupta | Ep03
Dr. Tanvi Gupta is an Associate Professor of Marketing at the Indian Institute of Management Udaipur (IIMU) and a practicing semiotician. Her academic research…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceWhy Marketers Need to Recalibrate, Reskill and Reboot | Amit Tiwari | Ep 04
In today's fast-paced digital marketing landscape, marketers need to adapt quickly to stay ahead of the curve. Join Amit Tiwari as he shares his insights on…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceSrinivas Venkatram on Building Your Capacity to Contribute (#073)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! What if career growth depended less on your next designation and more on the value you create? In Episode 73 of…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceAnnie Vella on Why AI Can Write Code, Engineers Need to Solve Business Problems (#072)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! As AI takes on more of the coding, where can software engineers make the biggest difference? In this episode of…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceJeremy Stevenson on The 12 Levers for a Better Life (#071)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! What if more than a century of self-help advice could be distilled into just 12 practical approaches? In this episode of…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceKelly Swingler on How to Stay Ambitious Without Burning Out (#070)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Burnout rarely arrives without warning. Burnout expert Kelly Swingler explains how to recognise its early physical…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceScott Desgrosseilliers on AI Rewriting Attribution: Are Marketers Ready? (#021)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! AI is changing how customers discover brands - and making marketing attribution far more complex. In this episode of The…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceLogan Yonavjak on Why Great Strategies Fail Without Ready Leaders (#069)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this episode of the ContraMinds Podcast, Swami is in conversation with Logan Yonavjak, Co-founder and CEO of Readiness…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceNick Petrie on Why High Performers Burn Out And How To Stop It #068
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Burnout is often treated as a personal problem, but what if the real issue is the way modern work is designed? In this…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceMegha Agarwal on Why CMOs Need To Think Like Growth Architects (#020)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! What does it really take to become a modern CMO? In this episode of The Super CMO Show with Swami, Megha Agarwal shares…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceThe Entrepreneur's Guide to Growth and Wealth - ContraMinds Timeless Wisdom Edition 2 with Shyam Sekhar (Ep03)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! What does it really mean to build wealth as an entrepreneur? And more importantly, what happens after success? In this…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceLearn To Align Risk With Personality - ContraMinds Timeless Wisdom Edition 2 with Shyam Sekhar (Ep02)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Markets don’t just test intelligence. They test temperament. In this Timeless Wisdom episode, Shyam Sekhar breaks down…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceRethinking Capital: First Principles for Entrepreneurs - ContraMinds Timeless Wisdom Edition 2 with Shyam Sekhar (Ep01)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Most founders treat capital as the fuel that powers a business. But in this conversation, Shyam Sekhar flips that idea on…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceJoseph Pine on the Transformation Economy: Don’t Just Serve Customers—Transform Them (#067)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this conversation with Swami, B. Joseph Pine II explains the shift from the Experience Economy to the Transformation…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceShekhar Natarajan on Why AI Needs a Trust Layer (#066)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this episode of ContraMinds, Shekhar Natarajan explains why the biggest challenge in AI today isn’t intelligence—it’s…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceProf T Prasad on Why Markets Make The Best Classrooms #065
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this episode, Swami is in conversation with Professor T Prasad of IIM Bombay also known as ‘Mandi’ Sir. Prof Prasad…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceContraMinds Timeless Wisdom - Kumar Vembu - Why Leaders Must Reinvent to Stay Relevant (Ep03)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In the final episode of the Contra Minds Timeless Wisdom series, Swami explores a radical idea from Kumar Vembu…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceContraMinds Timeless Wisdom - Kumar Vembu - Culture is Engineered, not Announced (Ep02)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this episode of the ContraMinds Timeless Wisdom series, Swami revisits his conversation with Kumar Vembu to explore…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceContraMinds Timeless Wisdom - Kumar Vembu on People, Trust and Ownership (Ep01)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this timeless conversation from 2021, Kumar Vembu reflects on how enduring organisations are built—not through…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional Excellence2025 Recap Episode - 12 Questions Heading into 2026
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Across a year of conversations on ContraMinds and The Super CMO Show, a pattern quietly emerged. No matter the domain—AI…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceProf. Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty on Curiosity, Chaos & Real Education #064
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this powerful conversation, Prof. Jeevanjyoti Chakraborty of IIT Kharagpur breaks down something we all struggle with…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceThinking With Machines: Sense-Making, AI Agents, Future of Work - Prof. Vasant Dhar (#063)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this deep and wide-ranging conversation, Professor Vasant Dhar( @NYUSternBusiness ) NYU professor, AI researcher…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceJillian Reilly - Be Wilful. Go Astray. Feel Your Way (#062)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! The 10 Permissions: From Stuck to Self-Directed in a Fluid World In this thought-provoking conversation, author and…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceHow To Make Marketing Attribution Work - Scott Desgrosseilliers (#019)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Marketing attribution is one of the toughest challenges for modern marketers — and most get it wrong. In this episode of…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceNeeraj Sagar on Why 50 is the Half Time of Your Professional Career (#061)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Discover how to prepare for the biggest career changes in your 50s with tips on lifelong learning, curiosity, and…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceHow to Market to Gen Z (The Ultimate Guide)- Srinjoy Das (#018)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this ultimate guide, we'll dive into the world of marketing to Gen Z, the most digitally savvy generation yet. As a…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceWhy Universities Need To Be Marketable Brands - Burzeen Bhathena, Marketing Director, NMIMS (#017)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Join us on The Super CMO Show, where we dive into the minds of extraordinary individuals who have achieved success in…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceConsent, Compliance And Conversational AI: Marketing's New Reality: Nitin Seth, CEO & Co-Founder, SMS Magic & Conversive
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Join us on The Super CMO Show, where we delve into the world of marketing with a special focus on consent-driven…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceHaving A Job Vs Building A Career: Scripting Your Journey To Being Extraordinary
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Job vs Career: The Mindset Shift That Changes Everything If you are a professional, it is vital to recognize that a job…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceSteven Puri On Doing Deep Work In A Distracted World (#060)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In today's digitally driven world, staying focused and avoiding distractions is a major challenge. As we strive for…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceTake the Leap From Being Average to Extraordinary: Your Path To Being Extraordinary
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Are you tired of feeling average and wanting to take your life to the next level? In this powerful episode, we're…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceAkhil Almeida on Why Marketing Must Make People Believe, Not Just Buy
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In today's fast-paced business landscape, marketing strategies often focus on driving sales and conversions. However…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceProf. Rohit Srivastava on Why India Needs 10x Innovation to Beat China (#059)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this thought-provoking conversation, Prof. Srivastava highlights the importance of innovation in technology…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceCross Media Orchestration For Creative Excellence with Prof. Prasad Naik, University of California Davis
Let's know what you liked and learnt! If you are a marketer looking for the next holy grail of thoughts and ideas around future marketing skills, this episode…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceHow Micro Schools Can Transform Education With Sai Gaddam
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this thought-provoking conversation, neuroscientist and educator Sai Gaddam explores the growing gap between…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceContraMinds Recap: Best Of 2024 on Ultralearning, Innovation, Resilience, Overcoming Alcohol Addiction, Communication, and AI.
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Listen in to the Best of 2024 episode, where some of the best minds and most accomplished professionals we had in…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceLegends of Advertising Series -Creative Excellence and Staying Relevant : Thoughts from R.Sridhar, An Advertising Legend from India
Let's know what you liked and learnt! In this inspiring conversation, R.Sridhar, a renowned marketing legend from India, shares his profound thoughts on…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceElena Aniere on The Slow Food Revolution (#057)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Transforming Global Food Systems Through Local ActionElena Aniere, a 20-year veteran at Slow Food, shares profound…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceDr. Nigel Paine on Agile Learning for Today's Organisations (#056)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Revolutionizing Organizational Learning Dr. Nigel Paine, a leading expert in organizational learning, advocates for a…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceThe Super CMO Show - Amita Mehra (#012)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Amita Mehra on Mastering Data-Driven Marketing with Google Google's AI Revolution in Digital Marketing: Insights from…
ContraMinds Podcast - Unlocking Personal Growth and Professional ExcellenceRajendran Dandapani on Skills Over Scores: The Zoho Schools Approach (#055)
Let's know what you liked and learnt! Zoho's Revolutionary Approach: Skills-Based Learning for Tech Industry Success Rajendran Dandapani, a tech leader at Zoho…