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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…
Episodes
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 197: Avi Kohli on AI in Talent Acquisition
Send us Fan Mail ‘A Recruiter’s Superintelligent Best Friend That Understands Your language, intent, and acts.’ That’s the world’s first voice-based agentic…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 196: Jennie McLaughlin & Sarah Rozenthuler on Purpose-Led Leadership
Send us Fan Mail “There is often a gap between ‘purpose stated’ and ‘purpose lived’ – and in the age of AI, purpose now needs to be embedded into everyday…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 195: Bennett B. Borden on AI Ethics & Governance
Send us Fan Mail He started his career in the CIA. Today, he is a globally recognized authority on the legal, technological and policy implications of AI. Meet…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 194: Nathalie Sabourin & Ron Cheshire on Codevelopment Action Learning (CAL)
Send us Fan Mail Co-create. Accelerate. Grow. This is at the heart of the transformative work being done by the author-duo and our guests today, Nathalie…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 193: Tom Emery on Evolution of the CHRO
Send us Fan Mail A people performance partner who is passionate about effective HR teams – that’s our guest today, the best-selling author, Tom Emery in his…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 192: Avy Leghziel on Navigating Chaos
Send us Fan Mail How do you keep performing and succeed in an increasingly chaos-filled world today? That’s the question our guest today, Avy Leghziel has been…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 191: Saurabh Mehta on Evolution & Future of GCCs in India
Send us Fan Mail It’s back to the GCC conversation – this time on the bourgeoning world of GCCs in India! And we could not have had a better guest for this…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 190: Dane Hudson on Discipline in Leadership
Send us Fan Mail Bringing us incisive insights from inside the world of CEOs is international CEO mentor and author of the book, ‘Discipline Beats Vision: How…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 189: Winnie da Silva on Transformative Leadership
Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is Winnie da Silva, a leadership strategist who has enabled senior leaders and leadership teams to achieve results at a…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 188: Mona Momtazian on Change Capability in Leadership Today
Send us Fan Mail Grounded in change psychology, resilience and neuroscience, her work in Change Management and leadership spans over 20 years partnering with…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 187: Alison Lucas and Lizzie Bentley Bowers on ‘Goodbye’, the Art of Leading Change Better
Send us Fan Mail For too long, work and leadership advice has focused on beginnings – how to make a great first impression, nail a new job, or start projects…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 186: Ash Sedeek on Strategic Leadership Communication
Send us Fan Mail Meet Ash Seddeek, a globally recognized executive coach and change leadership advisor with over 15 years of experience helping leaders drive…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 185: Laura Best on ‘Born to Buzz’ and Passion-Driven Leadership
Send us Fan Mail Meet Laura Best, keynote speaker who helps global brands like US Bank activate passion as a science-back method to drive energy, motivation…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 184 (Collab): Culture Matters podcast with Subbu Kalpathi featuring Vinay Kumar on The Leader As Facilitator
Send us Fan Mail We are thrilled to bring you this special collaboration with the chart-topping podcast that unravels the impact of organization culture on the…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 183: Douglas O’Loughlin on Future-Ready Organizational Development (OD)
Send us Fan Mail Best known for his work in organizational development (OD) spanning over three decades, Dr. Douglas O’Loughlin won over our listeners when he…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 182: Alain Bejjani on Leading through War, Disorder & Disruption
Send us Fan Mail From AI’s explosive rise to climate disruption and escalating geopolitical strain, history is hitting a tipping point today. Amidst all this…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 181: Natalie ‘Nats’ Lim-Ang on Growth of GCCs in The Philippines
Send us Fan Mail In this Shiny Happy People special, we bring you a deeply insightful conversation mapping the fast-growing landscape of GCCs in the…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEpisode 180: Patrick Hardy on Designing any Disaster
Send us Fan Mail “Prepare for a disaster, and you'll never experience one.” Between setting the world record for 28 hours of nonstop CPR, building emergency…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 179: Steve Brown on the AI Ultimatum
Send us Fan Mail 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…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 178: Sara Daw on the Growth of Fractional Leadership
Send us Fan Mail 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…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 177: Cindy Huggett on High Impact Virtual Facilitation
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Ep 176: Best of Shiny Happy People in 2025
Send us Fan Mail 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 Shaleel…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 175: Rick DeLisi on AI and Customer Service
Send us Fan Mail 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…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 174: Kate Lowry on Thriving Under Fear-Based Leadership
Send us Fan Mail Managing through fear and intimidation has long been a hallmark of high-pressure industries like tech, finance, and private equity. But now…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 173: Isobel Rimmer on ‘Present with Presence’ and Overcoming Glossophobia
Send us Fan Mail Over 75% of people fear public speaking — sometimes more than flying, snakes, or even death. Yet for leaders, communication is everything…
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Ep. 172: Did They Get It Right? SHP Special: Past Guests' Predictions!
Send us Fan Mail 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…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 171: Dr. Myriam Hadnes on Facilitation Evangelism, ‘Unprofessionalism’ and ‘Workshops Work’
Send us Fan Mail With a PhD in Behavioural Economics, Dr. Myriam Hadnes describes herself as a Facilitation Evangelist – a practitioner obsessed with…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 170: Karen Ansen of Ignite on Workplace HR & Employment Law
Send us Fan Mail Meet workplace lawyer and employment and industrial relations specialist, Karen Ansen who is the heart and soul behind Ignite HR & Employment…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 169: Pushkar Bidwai on People Matters & HR Talent in India-APAC
Send us Fan Mail A transformative leader in the Digital Media and HR Technology space, our guest today is Pushkar Bidwai, CEO of People Matters, APAC’s…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 168: Radhika Dutt on ‘Radical Product Thinking’
Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is the author of ‘Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter’, a book whose methodology is now being…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 167: Oscar Trimboli on ‘How to Listen’
Send us Fan Mail Meet Oscar Trimboli, the award-winning author of ‘How to Listen’ which has been touted as the ‘most comprehensive book about listening in the…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 166: Nathy Ravez of ‘There’s a Workshop for That’ Podcast: A Shiny Happy People Collab
Send us Fan Mail In a special Shiny Happy People podcast collab, Vinay switches between the host and guest hats with the fabulous Nathy Ravez, host of ‘There’s…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 165: Nik Kinley on Rewriting Your Leadership Code and the Power Trap of Leadership
Send us Fan Mail This London-based psychologist and psychotherapist brings in a unique experience of having worked with royalty, criminals, CEOs, politicians…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 164 (Re-Release): Marie Skelton, the Resilience and Happiness Expert
Send us Fan Mail 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…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 163: Dr. Marcus Ranney on the ‘Human Edge’ to Longevity
Send us Fan Mail “Science in the bloodstream. Story in the soul. Spartan spirit in the gym.” Meet Dr. Marcus Ranney, a high-performance longevity physician…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 162: Dr. Cecelia Herbert on Workplace Behavioral Science & Organizational Psychology
Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is the brilliant – and the ever-curious – Dr. Cecelia Herbert, a Workplace Behavioral Scientist and a Doctor of Organizational…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 161: Silvia Damiano of About My Brain on Neuroleadership
Send us Fan Mail “I’ve spent years studying the brain, but it’s the heart that’s taught me how to lead, heal and grow.” It’s all about our brains on today’s…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 160: Linmin (Michelle) Zhang on Facilitating Leadership Transformation through Inclusion
Send us Fan Mail Bringing over a decade of experience in Leadership facilitation and coaching, driven by a passion for transformative learning experiences…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 159: Dr. David Sweet on HR & Recruitment in Japan
Send us Fan Mail As a kid in Colorado, United States, he grew up thinking he was part Japanese (after a playful prank from his mother). Today, he has been…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 158: Marga Hoek on Business for Good
Send us Fan Mail “Business for good is good business,” says our guest for this episode and we could not agree more. Meet Marga Hoek, a three-time CEO who…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 157: Moe Poirier on the Evolving Future of Masterful Facilitation
Send us Fan Mail Delivering experiences that drive change, Moe Poirier is the masterful facilitator best known for his work upskilling training teams around…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 156: Dr. Ravi R. Iyer on People First Leadership & Wellbeing
Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is a Harvard-trained physician-scientist, TEDx speaker, author, inventor, and entrepreneur with a 42-year career in medicine…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 155: Startup Junkie & Kiva’s Claudia P Scott on Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Send us Fan Mail Empowering innovators and entrepreneurs among the underserved segments of Arkansas, United States is the amazing team at Startup Junkie led by…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 154: Rangineh Azimzadeh Tehrani on Peace and Conflict Resolution through Facilitation
Send us Fan Mail Facilitating deeply human spaces centered on connection and community for over 15 years now is the one and only Rangineh Azimzadeh Tehrani…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 153: IMD’s Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes on Leading Sustainable Business Transformation
Send us Fan Mail We know sustainability is good for business. But how can organizations really go about it, well beyond the green washing, to create lasting…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 152: Mirjami Sipponen-Damonte on Facilitating High Impact Strategy & Leadership Development
Send us Fan Mail Wishing you all a fabulous New Year! Welcome back and we are glad to kick off 2025 with our first guest of the year, Mirjami Sipponen-Damonte…
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Ep 151: Best of Shiny Happy People in 2024
Send us Fan Mail It’s a year-end SHP tradition – where we bring you our top picks of the year. This time though, we invite our past guest hosts, Dhruti…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 150: Alex Bailey on Humanising the World of Work
Send us Fan Mail A visionary leader on a powerful mission to humanise the world of work – meet Alex Bailey, Global CEO and Co-Founder of Bailey & French, who…
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Ep 149: Paul Dupuis and the launch of Future Ready Leadership Gym©
Send us Fan Mail Something a little different today! Last week, our parent entity, C2C Organizational Development in association with Take 5 Global LLC…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 148: IAF’s Tamara Živadinović on Facilitation and Rural Community Development
Send us Fan Mail We are back with one of our favourite subjects – it’s time for facilitation! Our guest today is seasoned facilitator who started her journey…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 147: A Special Tribute: Joel Godi of NeuroGifted® on Neurodiversity
Send us Fan Mail On June 8, last year, on Episode 115, we had had a very special guest on this podcast – Joel Godi. The social psychologist, social…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 146: Learning Effectiveness the Kirkpatrick Way, with Vanessa Alzate and Jawad Ahmed
Send us Fan Mail On this Shiny Happy People special, we shine the spotlight on a subject very close to our hearts: impact of training and learning…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 145: Paul McLean on Making ‘Dreams For Life’ a Reality
Send us Fan Mail 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…
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Episode 144: Update on Upcoming Episodes from Vinay Kumar
Send us Fan Mail In the midst of his travels between the Philippines, Singapore and India, Vinay gives you a quick update on our upcoming episodes - stay tuned…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp. 143: Aneace Haddad on Unlocking Leadership Superpowers & ‘Soaring Beyond Midlife’
Send us Fan Mail This episode, we have someone who helps C-suite executive unlock their leadership superpowers to transform into high-performing teams by…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 142: Melissa Indot on Music and Life Journey
Send us Fan Mail A ‘fearlessly curious disruptive empath’ – that’s Melissa Indot in a nutshell, our guest on this episode. A certified life coach, meditation &…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 141: Jack ‘Mr. Toilet’ Sim of World Toilet Org
Send us Fan Mail Look who’s on our podcast today! Meet the veritable Jack Sim, better known globally as ‘Mr. Toilet’, Founder of the World Toilet Organization…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 140: Sunitha Srinivasan of EIBS on Sustainable Chemicals
Send us Fan Mail Her magical childhood lived on a tea estate in Kerala laid the genesis for her deep connection to nature and her passionate advocacy for…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 139: Smarter Dharma’s Sriram Kuchimanchi on Smarter Sustainability
Send us Fan Mail Our guest today is on the incredible mission of changing the way buildings are designed, built and lived in, in India, using data and…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 138: Kayleigh Fazan on Revolutionizing Global Retail
Send us Fan Mail Meet Kayleigh Fazan, the visionary founder of The International Retail Academy, a pioneering force in the global retail industry. With an…