Meet Kayleigh Fazan, the visionary founder of The International Retail Academy, a pioneering force in the global retail industry. With an unwavering commitment to elevating customer experiences, Kayleigh has championed a transformative ‘bottom-up’ approach, fostering a new era of excellence in the world of retail.

For over 15 years, Kayleigh has been on a mission to empower shopfloor teams within global retail brands, equipping them with the essential soft skills needed to excel in an ever-evolving marketplace. A renowned expert in retail leadership, Kayleigh has led countless brands on a journey towards customer-centric success, arming them with the tools to create meaningful connections with their clientele.

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[03:23s] Her journey into retail
[10:02s] Exploring the global landscape of retail
[15:47s] “Don’t lose touch with the shop floor ever!”
[28:49s] Starting her entrepreneurial journey
[37:39s] Return of the retail stores post COVID
[51:16s] RWL Read ‘The Culture Map’ by Erin Meyer and ‘Uplifting Service’ by Ron Kaufman; Tony Robbins’ podcast

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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 Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace With Your Money’. Ken whose books have sold over eight million copies since 2001, is the first person from Japan to be voted into the Transformational Leadership Council, a group of personal and professional development leaders.

A law graduate from Waseda University in Tokyo, Ken started his career as a business consultant and investor and his financial expertise comes from owning and managing several businesses, including an accounting company, a management consulting firm, and a venture capital corporation. His writings are known for bridging the topics of finance and self-help, focusing on creating and generating personal wealth and happiness through deeper self-honesty. Ken provides ongoing support through mentoring programs, business seminars, therapeutic workshops, and correspondence courses.

Hit play to listen to Ken’s fascinating journey – and to learn more about the art of making your money smile!

[04:15s] Formative years: Genesis of ‘Happy Money’

[09:00s] Reactions to ‘Happy Money’ 22 years ago

[10:53s] Money EQ: What it takes

[16:46s] Ken’s top tips for money EQ

[20:41s] ‘Happy Money’ readers

[29:00s] Concept of happiness and money globally

More about Ken and his work at https://kenhonda.com/

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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, Harshita Chandra, a passionate entrepreneur and an international sustainability consultant who has also won the Sustainability Initiative of the Year by Entrepreneur India.

A graduate of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Harshita is an engineer-turned-fashion technologist who has worked towards driving Fashion Businesses enabled by Technology, in Digitalisation, Business Strategy, Marketing, Automation, Technology Integration.

Upcycleluxe is India’s first zero-waste & sustainable fashion marketplace that “calculates environmental impact with plastic-free being the norm and zero-waste a lifestyle.” It was born out of Harshita’s experience at her fashion internship when she witnessed massive wastage of products from leading fast-fashion brands which left her asking several questions about the ethics of consumption and fair-trade practices in the fashion industry.

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[06:31s] The harsh realities of fast fashion
[22:22s] The genesis of Upcycleluxe
[26:48s] Artisanal greenwashing
[36:36s] The economics of a sustainable business
[42:28s] Vision for Upcycleluxe: Making sustainability a norm and accessible to everyone

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On today’s episode, meet Samuel H Kim, Founding President of the Center for Asia Leadership Initiatives (CALI), whose early work in diplomacy, international development, social entrepreneurship and research led him to start an organization that is today helping key leaders in multiple spheres in Asia build robust frameworks, devise effective policies, and formulate new strategies for increasing their communities’ growth and sustainability. Samuel oversees over 50 projects every year!

Samuel also co-leads the annual Asian Leadership Conference and Asia Leadership Forum, in which over 350 global leaders representing 280 entities from 110 countries join forces to discuss solutions for the world’s most pressing problems. Samuel has worked in a wide range of sectors, ranging from strategy consulting, social entrepreneurship, and international development to politics, the military, and Korea’s national government. He has also served as a Fellow at Harvard University’s Asia Center and at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He holds an MPA from Harvard, an MA from Seoul National, and an LLB from Handong Universities. Oh, and he has also edited fourteen books to date!

Hit play to listen to this inspiring and insightful story of leadership!

[04:54s] His work in diplomacy
[14:22s] His work in research and academics
[26:48s] Samuel the author
[30:16s] Genesis of Centre for Asia Leadership Initiatives (CALI)
[40:09s] Vision for Centre for Asia Leadership Initiatives (CALI)
[45:54s] RWL: Explore resources from CALI at https://asialeadership.org/resources/publications/

Find out more about Samuel’s work at CALI at https://asialeadership.org/
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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 today’s episode, in a nutshell. This Certified Professional Facilitator | Master is the current Global Chair of IAF (International Association of Facilitators) – before this, he served on the IAF Board from 2018 till 2022 as Director of Professional Development.

Gerardo’s journey in facilitation dates to the 90s – he was one of the first to bring facilitation to Italy, and he founded the Scuola di Facilitazione, the first Italian initiative aiming at training facilitators and team leaders, in partnership with Bureau Frank Little (the Netherlands). His consulting firm, Gerardo de Luzenberger sas specializes in stakeholders’ engagement, participatory planning, deliberative democracy, conflict and change management, organizational development.

Vinay traces Gerardo’s journey so far and his vision for the future of IAF and the global facilitation community. Hit play!

[04:30s] Journey into facilitation
[11:36s] Facilitation in Italy – Insights
[17: 40s] Journey into IAF (International Association of Facilitators)
[22: 00s] Spreading the power of facilitation
[28: 43s] Gerardo’s vision for IAF as it turns 30
[36: 10s] Gerardo’s top tip for facilitators and the larger global community
[41:18s] RWL: Harrison Owen’s works on the ‘Open Space Movement’; ‘Ten Principles for Leading Meetings That Matter’ by Marvin R. Weisbord & Sandra Janoff

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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 Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF|M) with the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and was on the IAF board for 4 years.

Meet Rosanna von Sacken, M.Sc., CPF (M) is the founder and principal consultant and facilitator of Advanced Consulting and Facilitation Ltd who is known for her visual, interactive and fun approach to facilitation and coaching work, in the areas of leadership or team development, courageous conversations, strategic planning or visioning, multi- stakeholder / community engagement, or growth journeys. She is also a certified Visual Coach and a licensed practitioner of FIRO-B. Her education and training enables Rosanna to blend methodical and evidence-based approaches with practical and people-centered processes.

[03:24s] Start of her journey into emergency management and facilitation
[09:22s] Transitioning from consulting to facilitation
[23: 44s] The IAF experience
[29: 30s] ‘A lifelong learner’
[38:23s] RWL: ‘Creating Clarity’ by Holger Nils Pohl; ‘The Inner Work of Age’ by Connie Zweig; ‘The Art of Gathering’ by Priya Parker

More about Rosanna’s work on https://www.advancedconsultingfacilitation.com/
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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 policies for their protection, and minimizing human-wildlife conflict. The PhD holder in Leopard Ecology and Conservation has won the Whitley Award (Green Oscars) in 2017 and the Co-Existence Award in 2019 and he has authored several books and articles in English and Kannada.

Through his organization Holematthi Nature Foundation, Sanjay and his team are working tirelessly to help conserve and protect the wildscapes of Karnataka, working closely with locals and the government to provide alternatives for forest-based resources to local communities, conduct outreach programmes to improve awareness on wildlife conservation, and mitigating human-wildlife conflict.

Vinay traces Sanjay’s stories from the wild – hit play to listen.

[02:35s] An ‘accidental conservationist’: Journey into conservation
[10:00s] ‘Boots on the ground’: Conservation advocacy
[19: 34s] ‘10% science, 90% communication skills’: What it takes for conservation advocacy
[25: 17s] Managing the human-wildlife conflict
[35: 00s] Funding for wildlife conservation work in India
[43: 00s] Stories from the wild
[51:00s] RWL: David Quammen’s ‘Monster of God’; Dr. George Schaller’s books;
Sanjay’s books: ‘Leopard Diaries’ and ‘Second Nature’

See how you can get involved in saving wildlife: https://www.holematthi.org/
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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 best-selling author, TEDx Speaker and a successful corporate leader, who holds several marathon titles, including the ‘Gold Tata Mumbai Marathon’ winner, a ‘Limca Book National Record Holder’ for performing 948 lunges in one hour, and a three-time ‘Ironman 140.6’ title. Since 2023, after almost a decade of juggling between his marathons and ultramarathons and his job as CEO of a jewellery company, Kapil has been successfully running his own sports and fitness enterprise with ‘KA Sports & Events’.

Hit play to listen as Vinay traces the story of a man who is truly unstoppable!

[03:10s] Life before
[05:31s] Start of his fitness journey (and writing his bestsellers)
[21: 38s] On ‘KA Sports & Events’ and the running industry
[32: 28s] What it takes to stay fit and motivated
[36:19s] RWL: Kapil’s recommendation to Read ‘Buddha’s Diet’ by by Tara Cottrell & Dan Zigmond;
Kapil’s books: ‘5 Secrets: 5 Time Management Secrets of Ultra Successful People’; ‘21.1 Running Mistakes’; ‘Made Not Born’

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