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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…
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- SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
Ep 77: Update: Format Change in ‘Trendspotting’ series
Send us Fan Mail We hope you are having a good week! This episode comes as a quick update on our Trendspotting series that we launched earlier this year. From…
SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay KumarEp 76: Vidyun Hebbar, the Award-Winning Photography Prodigy
Send us Fan Mail He picked up his first camera at the age of 3! Today, this 10-year-old has won the hearts of photographers and enthusiasts around the world…
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Ep 75: Trendspotting ‘What has changed in L&D Today?' with Jyothi Dass and Sanjay Dugar
Send us Fan Mail The question we attempt to answer today – what has changed for all of us L&D folks ever since the pandemic turned the world on its head…
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Ep 74: Marie Skelton, the Resilience and Happiness Expert
Send us Fan Mail This week, we bring you the incredible and inspiring story of someone who after finding true grit and resilience following an accident that…
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Ep 73: Trendspotting 'Changing Style of Performance Conversations' with Jawad Ahmed and Sanjay Dugar
Send us Fan Mail It’s that time of the year, folks – it’s time for the customary annual performance reviews in most organizations. With new ways of working…
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Ep 72: Jyotsna Ramachandran on How to Write and Publish Your Book
Send us Fan Mail If you’ve been toying with the idea of writing a book, this may just be the inspiration you need to get going! Meet Jyotsna Ramachandran, a…
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Ep 71: Trendspotting 'To Innovate Or Not To Innovate' with Dhruti Shah and Sanjay Dugar
Send us Fan Mail That’s the question – is this the time to innovate? Turns out, innovation is the need of the hour, not just today, but tomorrow and in the…
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Ep 70: Neha Saxena Shenoy and Rohit Shenoy on the Future of Talent Management
Send us Fan Mail With the much welcome increased organizational focus on people and their wellbeing, the role of HR or human resources has never been more…
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Ep 69: Trendspotting 'Pandemic & Women in the Workplace' with Preethi B Rao and Sanjay Dugar
Send us Fan Mail A recent report has found that 22.1% fewer women comprise the workforce in India in 2021, as compared to the same number in 2019, while the…
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Ep 68: Héctor Villarreal Lozoya on Technology for Facilitation
Send us Fan Mail Technology has pervaded almost every aspect of our lives. Today’s guest is someone who has been a tech expert and enthusiast well before the…
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Ep 67: Trendspotting 'The Hybrid Workplace' with Shaleel Nalakath and Sanjay Dugar
Send us Fan Mail How’s life in The Hybrid Workplace? Welcome to a new episode of our 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or…
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Ep 66: Dr. Lakshmi Kumar & Sangeeta Kapoor on Evolution of K-12 Education
Send us Fan Mail How has education in schools evolved during this pandemic? Bringing in some deep insights on this are two seasoned educationists heading The…
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Ep 65: Trendspotting 'The Great Resignation' with Jawad Ahmed and Sanjay Dugar
Send us Fan Mail Presenting our first episode of 'Trendspotting' series of podcasts where we deep-dive into a hot topic or trend we’re seeing or hearing about…
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Ep 64: Lowell Sheppard, the 'Never-Too-Later'!
Send us Fan Mail It’s time to start the year on an inspiring note and our first guest of the year is the one and only Lowell Sheppard who is currently on a…
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Ep 63: Refresh 2022
Send us Fan Mail It's time to build something new! Here's to starting 2022 on that note. With that, we are thrilled to be back with lots more exciting guest…
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Ep 62: Shiny Happy People in 2021!
Send us Fan Mail With 2021 coming to an end, the Shiny Happy People team brings you their top episode picks from the year. You can listen to them below. A big…
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Ep 61: Ronnie Teja, the Global Entrepreneur
Send us Fan Mail This week, Vinay gets into conversation with fellow global nomad Ronnie Teja whose passion for entrepreneurship and marketing has seen him run…
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Ep 60: Chaitsi Ahuja on ‘Brown Living’ for a Greener Tomorrow
Send us Fan Mail On a mission to plant a million trees, social entrepreneur Chaitsi Ahuja is making waves with her sustainability lifestyle store ‘Brown…
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Ep 59: Tyler Crowley, the Technologist
Send us Fan Mail Technology has taken over our lives, but what is the downside to it? Meet the tech maverick who is credited as the force behind Stockholm’s…
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Ep 58: Ingrid Bens on ‘Facilitating with Ease!’
Send us Fan Mail It's Facilitation Week 2021, the annual global celebration to promote the power of facilitation hosted by the IAF (International Association…
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Ep 57: Chevonne Hassan on Making Meaningful Connections, Creating Safe Spaces
Send us Fan Mail Taking off from her own transformational journey which started with the HR and Talent Development space in the corporate world, Kuala…
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Ep 56: Alessandra Pollina, the Quotable Female Millennial Entrepreneur
Send us Fan Mail Meet Alessandra Pollina, founder and owner of the Boston-based boutique PR and marketing agency Quotable Media Co., who became a full-fledged…
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Ep 55: Steve Gamlin, the Motivational Firewood™ Guy
Send us Fan Mail He helps individuals, entrepreneurs and teams see what they truly want, be the person they need to become to achieve it and create the action…
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Ep 54: Cat Janisko on Lights, Camera, Confidence!
Send us Fan Mail This week, we peer inside the beautiful mind of Cat Janisko, on-camera coach and the woman behind ‘The Confidence CEO’ which helps CEOs and…
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Ep 53: Angel Ribo, the CEO Confidant
Send us Fan Mail Gear up for an exciting conversation with Angel Ribo, the CEO Confidant who has helped more than 1500 CEOs across 33 countries accelerate the…
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Ep 52: Abhimanika Yadav on Making The World A Fitter Place
Send us Fan Mail This week, we get behind the scenes with the articulate and authentic Abhimanika Yadav, a certified fitness coach, and fashion and grooming…
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Ep 51: Susan RoAne on How To Work A (Virtual) Room
Send us Fan Mail She’s the best-selling author of the classic ‘How To Work A Room’ which has sold over a million copies in 14 countries, and she’s named by…
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Ep 50: Vinay Kumar on ‘Facilitation Stories’ with Helene Jewell and Pilar Orti
Send us Fan Mail This week, instead of a guest interview, we bring you a special episode feature from the ‘Facilitation Stories’ Podcast by the International…
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Ep 49: Kelli McLoud-Schingen on Creating a More Inclusive and Equitable World, One Step At a Time
Send us Fan Mail This week, we bring you a riveting conversation between Vinay and the brilliant Kelli McLoud-Schingen, a Global Diversity and Inclusion…
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Ep 48: Paul Dupuis on the Year That Wasn't!
Send us Fan Mail The Shiny Happy People podcast has just turned one! What better way to celebrate this than to bring back our very first guest, the one and…
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Ep 47: Van Lai-DuMone on Reimagining Creativity
Send us Fan Mail A harbinger of curiosity and creative thinking, TEDx Speaker Van Lai-DuMone is on a mission to rewrite the way we apply creativity in the…
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Ep 46: Arundhati Kumar on Planet and People: From HR Pro to Sustainability Entrepreneur
Send us Fan Mail She started her career in Human Resources, spending 17 years across industries as a senior HR professional and a leadership and performance…
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Ep 45: Insight into 'Insights 10 in 10'
Send us Fan Mail As we hit pause on our ‘Insights 10 in 10’ series of episodes for the time being, we bring you our favorite clips from this series. Tell us…
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Ep 44: Joeri Schilders on the Magic Sauce of Innovation
Send us Fan Mail We continue the exciting theme of ‘Innovation’ with this riveting conversation with the master of innovation himself, Joeri Schilders, Founder…
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Ep 43: Insights 10 in 10: Innovation
Send us Fan Mail Adapt or die. Pivot the business. Necessity is the mother of invention. We’ve heard these words and phrases often. So, this week, it’s all…
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Ep 42: Douglas Ferguson, the Human-Centered Technologist
Send us Fan Mail Motivated by a mission to rid the world of horrible meetings and offer meaningful meetings in their place, Douglas Ferguson is the founder and…
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Ep 41: Insights 10 in 10: Stakeholder Management
Send us Fan Mail Have you got your ducks in a row? Stakeholder management is absolutely critical to the success of any project or activity or change measures…
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Ep 40: Adrian C Bazemore on ‘Learning Never Stops’: The L&D Paradigm
Send us Fan Mail Yes, indeed, no matter whether we are in office or working from home, the learning never stops, as Vinay finds out in this riveting…
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Ep 39: Insights 10 in 10: Networking
Send us Fan Mail With or without a pandemic, one thing will never change – our need to network and connect with others. This week, Vinay brings you his Top 10…
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Ep 38: Anjali Raghuvanshi on HR - Looking Beyond 2021
Send us Fan Mail From 100% remote teams to hybrid workforces, the Human Resources in every organization the world over has quickly evolved over the past year…
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Ep 37: Insights 10 in 10: Influencing Skills
Send us Fan Mail This week, our ‘Insights 10 in 10’ episode dives deep into the art of influencing which is defined as the ability of an individual to…
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Ep 36: Dr. Dennis Reina on Trust, the Foundation of Effective Relationships
Send us Fan Mail Following up on last week’s ‘Insights 10 in 10: Trust in Leadership’, we bring you an incisive and inspiring conversation with none other than…
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Ep 35: Insights 10 in 10: Trust in Leadership
Send us Fan Mail There is no leadership without trust. Today, more than ever, trust is an essential asset for leaders to diminish barriers, break down silos…
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Ep 34: Ethan Jerry Mings on Facilitating Strategy and Effectiveness
Send us Fan Mail This week, we shift gears as Vinay digs deep into the role group process facilitation in helping organizations achieve strategic…
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Ep 33: Insights 10 in 10: Building a Personal Brand
Send us Fan Mail ‘The conscious and intentional effort an influence perception of an individual, by positioning them in a specific way, so as to achieve…
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Ep 32: Srikanth ND on Leadership in the Future Workplace
Send us Fan Mail Remote, in-person or a hybrid, the Future Workplace is here. So, this week, Vinay takes a closer look at what leadership looks like now and in…
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Ep 31: Insights 10 in 10: Resilience
Send us Fan Mail Presenting our very first 'Insights 10 in 10' episode on Resilience, something we have needed a lot of in the year just gone by! Vinay gives…
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Ep 30: Sara Ness on Authentic Leadership
Send us Fan Mail Our first guest of the year is the amazing community leader and facilitator from Austin, Texas, Sara Ness, Chief Instigator at Authentic…
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Ep 29: Refresh 2021
Send us Fan Mail A brand new year, a new format and exciting, new guests! See what we have in store for you in 2021, including our new 'Insights 10 in 10'…
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Ep 28: Shiny Happy People in 2020!
Send us Fan Mail 2020 is almost over (yay!) and the Shiny Happy People team brings you their top episode picks from the year. You can listen to them below. A…
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Ep 27: Ramkrishna Mukkavilli on Stopping Water Wars, the AWG Way
Send us Fan Mail According to the United Nations and WHO, over 2 billion people lack access to safely managed drinking water. Our guest today is someone who is…
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Ep 26: Arihant Jain on Meme Marketing
Send us Fan Mail They make us smile and, most often, laugh out loud. Internet memes have gained soaring popularity over recent years and this week, we take you…
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Ep 25: Bhavneet Singh on Redefining K-12 Digital Learning
Send us Fan Mail This week, we shift gears as Vinay follows the story behind the digital learning company, Sandbox & Co which is redefining K-12 learning…
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Ep 24: Sudeep Ralhan on How HR is Evolving - Part 2
Send us Fan Mail In the second part of our 2-part series on the evolution of Human Resources in the remote workspace amidst a global pandemic, Vinay gleans…
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Ep 23: Shalini Nair on How HR is Evolving - Part 1
Send us Fan Mail In this age of the remote workspace amidst a global pandemic, Human Resources functions have had to (and continue to) undergo rapid evolution…
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Ep 22: Snapshots from Facilitation Week 2020
Send us Fan Mail What an amazing week last week was, of celebrating the impact of facilitation! This special episode captures snapshots of some of the 220+…
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Ep 21: Sanjay Dugar on Celebrating Facilitation Week with Kavitha Talreja, Shalaka Gundi & Shalu Bhuchar
Send us Fan Mail It’s International Facilitation Week! And to commemorate this momentous occasion, we bring you a special episode with guest host, Sanjay…
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Ep 20: David Wetton on Conscious Leadership
Send us Fan Mail As organizations are being compelled to be more aware and mindful today, Vinay invites David Wetton, host of the brilliant ‘Conscious…
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Ep 19: Paul Zelizer on Being An Awarepreneur
Send us Fan Mail The importance of communities has never been more critical. This week, we bring you the amazing story behind one such community, that of…
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Ep 18: Lance Peppler on Growing Your Organization Exponentially
Send us Fan Mail In the wake of this pandemic, organizations have been compelled to go back to the drawing board, and adapt and reinvent themselves in order to…