Episodes

  • E102: 'Employee-like benefits for the self-employed' with Benjemen Elengovan

    E102: 'Employee-like benefits for the self-employed' with Benjemen Elengovan
    Mar 19 2024

    Companies like Zomatos and Ubers have given rise to gig economy. Gig workers have lot of flexibility - they can choose type of work and hours of work. But they lack benefits that full-time employees get. Can we marry flexibility with benefits? My guest today asks, why not?

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (00:54) - What problem Benji is solving
    • (03:40) - Identifying the problem
    • (06:56) - Journey so far
    • (10:46) - Benefits for self-employed
    • (13:22) - How self-employed can sign-up
    • (15:02) - Response of the community
    • (17:13) - Challenges
    • (20:35) - Expanding across different geographies
    • (26:36) - Future of work
    • (30:06) - Kindest thing anyone has done
    • (30:21) - Best leadership quality
    • (31:06) - Definition of living a good life

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
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    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Benjemen Elengovan

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjemenelengovan/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

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    32 mins
  • E102: 'Protect your wealth with will' with Priyanka Sud

    E102: 'Protect your wealth with will' with Priyanka Sud
    Mar 12 2024

    When it comes to wealth, there are lot of chatter about making wealth and growth wealth. But what about protecting it? How to ensure it gets passed to the next generation in the way you would like it to be?

    One of the ways of protecting wealth is with will. To discuss how to protect your wealth with will, I have a good friend of mine and a leading lawyer, Priyanka here. We discuss everything about creating will.

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (00:59) - Who should create a will?
    • (02:46) - Are there any restrictions for creating a will?
    • (06:29) - Common mistakes in drafting a will
    • (09:28) - Involvement of a lawyer
    • (13:11) - How often to review a will?
    • (14:08) - Handling joint properties
    • (19:07) - Handling properties in multiple countries
    • (24:33) - Potential problems in executing a will
    • (30:12) - Kindest thing anyone has done for you
    • (30:58) - Best leadership quality
    • (32:20) - Definition of living a good life

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Priyanka

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-sud-654254186/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.
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    34 mins
  • E100: 'How not to operate a startup' with Samson Selladurai

    E100: 'How not to operate a startup' with Samson Selladurai
    Mar 5 2024

    While we talk about entrepreneurship, most of the discussions are about success, growth, and all the glories associated with it.

    It is said that we learn the best from our success and from other's failures. So here I'm talking to my friend Samson who can be rightly called as a serial entrepreneur to discuss what we should be careful about and what we should avoid in the path of entrepreneurship.

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (02:33) - Samson's ventures
    • (04:10) - Lessons from failed & successful ventures
    • (11:19) - Balancing passion and execution
    • (16:36) - Identifying problems to solve
    • (20:16) - Thinking about exits
    • (22:43) - "I'm safe" app
    • (28:23) - Kindest thing anyone has done
    • (29:18) - Best leadership quality
    • (31:15) - Definition of living a good life

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Samson

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sselladurai/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.
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    34 mins
  • E99: Dealing with Dad Anxieties

    E99: Dealing with Dad Anxieties
    Feb 27 2024

    Today in "Being a dad" series, KK and I are going to talk about parental anxiety from Dad's point of view.

    Anxiety is part of life. We can't avoid it. But we should learn to manage it, otherwise it can damage our families. KK and I are going to talk about trigger points for anxiety and our coping mechanisms of anxiety.

    Let me set some expectations here: I've two boys. KK has a son and a daughter. They are still young. Our kids are still in school going ages. They have not appeared for board exams, we have not stood in line for hours for college admissions, we have not handled the tension of marriage, and so on.

    And we are not counsellors. We are not telling you how to handle anxiety in all its different forms.

    Then why are we doing it? To paraphrase KK, this is an exercise for our younger and older selves. We wish someone taught us what we learnt; or we want to look back through the journey. In a way this is a documentary of our journey of being a dad.

    Hope you find it interesting.

    If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to either of us.

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (02:01) - Trigger points for anxiety
    • (12:17) - Impact of society
    • (13:36) - Anxiety & Homeschooling
    • (17:55) - Scenario Planning
    • (21:58) - Living in Metro vs Tier-II cities
    • (27:26) - Ambition vs Contentment
    • (29:31) - On being a perfect dad
    • (31:57) - Summary

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Krishna Kumar (N)

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/storytellerkrishna/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.
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    35 mins
  • E98: 'How to protect yourself from Identity Theft' with Sastry Tumuluri

    E98: 'How to protect yourself from Identity Theft' with Sastry Tumuluri
    Feb 20 2024

    We are living our lives on the digital space more and more. But how many of us understand digital safety? I brought in my mentor and good friend Sastry to discuss the topic. Sastry is a serial entrepreneur and a Information Security Specialist. He also dealt with an identity theft. Hope today's conversation is useful to you.

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (01:17) - Definition of identity theft
    • (05:01) - Example of an identity theft
    • (08:31) - Purpose of identity thefts
    • (09:27) - Are Indians safe from identity thefts?
    • (10:05) - Identity thefts in digital era
    • (11:57) - How identity thefts happen
    • (14:50) - How social engineering happens?
    • (19:23) - Protecting ourselves from identity thefts
    • (24:20) - How to know if you are hacked?
    • (29:36) - What to do if your details are hacked?
    • (31:57) - What is the kindest thing anyone has done?
    • (32:47) - Best leadership quality
    • (33:52) - What is the definition of living a good life

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Sastry

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sastry/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.
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    36 mins
  • E97: Building a family culture

    E97: Building a family culture
    Feb 13 2024

    Hello and welcome to Gravitas WINS conversations. KK and I are doing a series on "Being a dad". We already talked about how we learn to be a dad, who are our role models, and how we bond with kids. In the Today we are going to talk about building a family culture.

    I hope you find this actionable and insightful. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to either of us.

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (00:38) - Why family culture is important
    • (07:27) - Elements of family culture
    • (15:02) - It is not easy
    • (17:16) - Role of grandparents
    • (23:31) - Role of environment
    • (28:31) - We have not figured out everything
    • (33:04) - Closing thoughts

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Krishna Kumar (N)

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/storytellerkrishna/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.
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    35 mins
  • E96: 'Solve and scale via GenAI' with Krishna Kumar, CEO of GreenPepper

    E96: 'Solve and scale via GenAI' with Krishna Kumar, CEO of GreenPepper
    Feb 6 2024
    Generative AI is the talk of the town. But is genAI a solution looking for a problem or can we use it to solve business problems? How can we use it to scale our business? What are its potentials for businesses?To discuss all of this, today I'm joined by Krishna Kumar, CEO of GreenPepper. He has been using OpenAI and developed more than 20 tools on it; he conducts workshops on prompt engineering, and possibilities of GenAI for business innovation.What you'll listen(00:00) - Introduction(01:12) - How KK is using OpenAI & ChatGPT(04:29) - Tools KK's team developed on OpenAI(08:16) - Workshops for CXOs on OpenAI(11:23) - What kind of problems CXOs are solving using OpenAI?(13:49) - Use ChatGPT to generate ideas(18:34) - Deeper example of marketing for retail commerce(24:03) - m to be careful about in using ChatGPT(28:32) - Kindest thing anyone has done(28:54) - Best leadership quality(29:40) - Definition of living a good lifeHere are the main points discussed in the episode:1. The Rise of Generative AI: - Generative AI, specifically OpenAI's ChatGPT, has become immensely popular and widely used. - Its versatility as a general-purpose technology and productivity tool has made it a part of people's daily lives. - The exponential growth in AI capabilities and the vast amount of data being added to ChatGPT contribute to its effectiveness.2. Development of Customized Tools: - With the release of ChatGPT 4, users can now create customized versions of the model to suit their specific needs. - Krishna Kumar and his team have developed several tools on OpenAI, ranging from productivity and writing tools to creative tools for creating cinematic visuals. - These customized tools enhance productivity, reduce the need for extensive prompting, and enable users to generate content effortlessly.3. Workshops on Prompt Engineering: - Krishna Kumar conducts workshops to help CEOs and CXOs understand and harness the potential of generative AI. - The workshops focus on transitioning from the Google search mindset to effectively interacting with ChatGPT. - Prompt engineering and writing are emphasized to achieve better results and explore various use cases across different functional areas.4. Utilizing Generative AI in Business Contexts: - CEOs are using generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, for personal productivity and efficiency gains. - They encourage their teams to use ChatGPT for various tasks, from drafting emails and writing blogs to creating proposals and case studies. - The optionality and idea generation capabilities of generative AI help businesses break biases, explore new ideas, and communicate more effectively with customers.5. Applications in Retail Commerce and Beyond: - Generative AI can be extensively used in different customer touchpoints, such as customer communication, content writing, and idea generation. - In retail commerce, it can assist in creating compelling product descriptions, writing blog content, running effective marketing campaigns, and even generating professional grant proposals. - By using generative AI, businesses can streamline their communication, cater to specific customer personas, and save time, which can be utilized for strategic thinking and creativity.Overall, the conversation highlights the transformative potential of generative AI in solving business problems, empowering leaders, and revolutionizing communication across industries.Note: This summary captures the essence of the conversation and may not include all the details discussed. It is advised to listen to the full podcast episode for a comprehensive understanding.Connect with meTwitter: https://twitter.com/jjudeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/Website: https://jjude.com/Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribeYoutube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswinsEmail: podcast@jjude.comExecutive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.comConnect with Krishna KumarLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnakumarm/Your feedback countsThank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.Have a life of WINS.Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.
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    30 mins
  • E95: Bonding with kids

    E95: Bonding with kids
    Jan 30 2024

    In this series on "Being a dad", KK and I talk about everything about fatherhood. Bonding with kids is not an easy task, especially when we live in a materialistic world. There is an ongoing demand to work more, earn more, and bring home more. We can easily excuse ourselves for working more saying we are only doing that for kids.

    Amidst this, today we want to talk about how we both are taking steps to bond with our kids. I hope you find this actionable and insightful. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to either of us.

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (01:26) - How KK is bonding with his son and daughter
    • (04:29) - Three factors to bond with kids
    • (10:08) - When telling stories go into details
    • (14:45) - Difference between daughters and sons
    • (15:49) - Kid's biases develop much younger
    • (20:04) - Working in software industry & bonding with kids
    • (27:35) - How parents help us to bond with our kids

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Krishna Kumar (N)

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/storytellerkrishna/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.
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    33 mins