The Heart of the Equation
The Heart of the Equation
Podcast Description
The Heart of the EquationWhere Analytical Minds Explore Leadership, Growth, and the Human Side of SuccessJoin three multi-passionate professionals—Sara, Anisa, and Pragati—as they navigate the challenges and opportunities facing engineers, scientists, and tech professionals. Designed for analytical minds in transition, this podcast explores career growth, leadership, personal branding, resilience, and how to thrive when the unexpected happens.Whether you’re redefining your career, building a side hustle, or recovering from setbacks, The Heart of the Equationoffers real stories, practical advice, and conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. With our combined experience in engineering, coaching, consulting, and community building, we bring diverse perspectives to help you lead with purpose, confidence, and authenticity.New episodes bi-weekly featuring actionable takeaways and anonymous Q&A sessions to address the questions you’ve been afraid to ask. Subscribe and start building a career that aligns with your values and aspirations.Let’s dive into the heart of what really matters.Hosts:Sara: System engineer turned business and leadership coach helping professionals transition into coaching and build side businesses.Anisa: Chemical engineer, resilience coach, artist, and best-selling author helping professionals build well-being and adaptability.Pragati: IT engineer, senior consultant, and community builder, supporting expats and professionals navigating career changes.Connect with us : Sara Mobarhanfard : https://narosibcoaching.com/Anisa Zafar : https://www.treeoflifeguru.com/Pragati Siddhanti : https://myswissstory.com/
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Content Themes
Focuses on career growth, resilience, leadership, and personal branding with episodes such as Women in STEM & Imposter Syndrome, discussing self-doubt among women, and Navigating Uncertainty, which explores strategies for managing fear and anxiety in a volatile job market.
The Heart of the Equation
Where Analytical Minds Explore Leadership, Growth, and the Human Side of Success
Join three multi-passionate professionals—Sara, Anisa, and Pragati—as they navigate the challenges and opportunities facing engineers, scientists, and tech professionals. Designed for analytical minds in transition, this podcast explores career growth, leadership, personal branding, resilience, and how to thrive when the unexpected happens.
Whether you’re redefining your career, building a side hustle, or recovering from setbacks, The Heart of the Equationoffers real stories, practical advice, and conversations you won’t hear anywhere else. With our combined experience in engineering, coaching, consulting, and community building, we bring diverse perspectives to help you lead with purpose, confidence, and authenticity.
New episodes bi-weekly featuring actionable takeaways and anonymous Q&A sessions to address the questions you’ve been afraid to ask. Subscribe and start building a career that aligns with your values and aspirations.
Let’s dive into the heart of what really matters.
Hosts:
- Sara: Supply chain expert, system engineer , fashion entrepreneur and business consultant turned ICF PCC certified business and leadership coach for mid-senior corporate professionals
- Anisa: Chemical engineer, resilience coach, artist, and best-selling author helping professionals build well-being and adaptability.
- Pragati: IT engineer, university lecturer, senior consultant, and community builder, supporting expats and professionals navigating career changes.
Connect with us :
Sara Mobarhanfard : https://narosibcoaching.com/
Anisa Zafar : https://www.treeoflifeguru.com/
Pragati Siddhanti : https://myswissstory.com/
Your calendar is not a measure of your impact. In complex organisations — pharma, life sciences, supply chain — it has quietly become a measure of your fear.
Fear of missing a decision.
Fear of losing visibility.
Fear of what happens if you're not in the room.
This conversation is perfect for supply chain and procurement professionals who are technically strong, organisationally aware, and chronically over-scheduled and who know, somewhere, that working harder is not the same as leading well.
Sara Mobarhanfard is joined by Viraj Mehta, Global Procurement Head at DSM-Firmenich and a techno-commercial leader with 20+ years across pharma, life sciences, and global supply chain. Viraj manages a €900M+ spend portfolio and leads 85+ professionals across global geographies. She speaks from the inside — not as an observer of these dynamics, but as someone who has navigated them at the highest level.
What we cover:
🔹 Why supply chain professionals burn out at a higher rate — and what resilience actually requires in this function 🔹 The difference between being seen and being effective — and why confusing the two keeps strong performers at mid-level 🔹 The meeting diet: how to audit your calendar and reclaim focus time without losing organisational visibility 🔹 The strategic no — how to decline meetings assertively and what it signals to senior leadership when you do 🔹 Why 10 people in a meeting is a trust problem, not a scheduling problem 🔹 Leading a team of 80+ across global geographies — what changes, what breaks, and what you have to do deliberately 🔹 The qualities Viraj looks for when identifying future leaders within her own team 🔹 The difference between performance (what you do) and leadership potential (how you do it) 🔹 Why the ability to unlearn is as critical as the ability to learn — especially in a function moving as fast as supply chain
About Viraj Mehta
Viraj Mehta is a techno-commercial people leader in the life sciences industry with 20+ years across pharma, procurement, and global supply chain.
Viraj is a business centric techno-commercial leader in the Life Sciences industry with a passion to positively impact people driven transformation.
At her core, she is a playmaker, known for her decisive leadership style that inspires diverse and inclusive culture. Viraj acts as a coach, mentor and career sponsor in various networking forums. Viraj lives in Basel with her husband and a teenage daughter. Reading, music and long walks in nature are very close to her heart.
🔗 Connect with Viraj on LinkedIn:
https://www.linkedin.com/in/virajmehta-exec/
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🔗 Podcast hub: https://the-heart-of-the-equation.carrd.co
🎧 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4su6RdGwygkkWJ0ceZe2g8
🎧 Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-heart-of-the-equation/id1794644198
Helpful Resources
📌 Sara's LinkedIn article on types of bosses that block your career: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/five-types-bosses-who-block-your-career-advancement-1-mobarhanfard-tcyre
📌 Free resource — 7 Barriers to Leadership Promotion: https://www.narosibcoaching.com/leadership-promotion-freebie
📌 Free resource : Finding time for growth ( for overworked and overwhelmed managers)
https://www.narosibcoaching.com/time-management-free-guide
📌 Book a Success Roadmap Call with Sara ( for leaders and managers) : https://www.narosibcoaching.com/contact
📌 Grow your coaching business with Sara
www.narosib.com
🎙️ The Heart of the Equation is a podcast for STEM professionals navigating leadership, career growth, and the human dynamics of complex organisations. Hosted by Sara Mobarhanfard, Anisa Zafar, and Pragati Siddhanti.
🎙️ Listen & Subscribe:
📲 Connect with us:
Sara Mobarhanfard:
*Leadership Coaching for corporate professionals: narosibcoaching.com
Anisa Zafar: treeoflifeguru.com
Pragati Siddhanti:myswissstory.com
🔗 Learn more about this podcast : https://the-heart-of-the-equation.carrd.co
🎙️ Listen on Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/4su6RdGwygkkWJ0ceZe2g8
🎙️ Listen on Apple Podcasts https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-heart-of-the-equation/id1794644198
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