Two Founders Walk Into
Two Founders Walk Into
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One got fired. The other nearly went bankrupt. Naturally, they did the most illogical thing—built one of India’s fastest-growing Change Movements with 37,000 changemakers. On this podcast, Ajit Sivaram and Satish Manchikanti spill the secrets of leadership—sharp insights, harsh truths, and enough jokes to make HR nervous.
Because great leadership isn’t built in boardrooms. It’s built in moments when everything goes spectacularly wrong.
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The podcast emphasizes leadership lessons drawn from real-life experiences, with topics covering failure, resilience, and cultural transformation. Episodes feature discussions on the importance of leadership in challenging times, with examples such as navigating business crises and building effective teams.
One got fired. The other nearly went bankrupt. Naturally, they did the most illogical thing—built one of India’s fastest-growing Change Movements with 37,000 changemakers. On this podcast, Ajit Sivaram and Satish Manchikanti spill the secrets of leadership—sharp insights, harsh truths, and enough jokes to make HR nervous.
Because great leadership isn’t built in boardrooms. It’s built in moments when everything goes spectacularly wrong.
India has 96–97% school enrollment. So why can't 50% of Grade 5 students read a Grade 2 sentence?That's the question at the heart of this conversation — and it's the exact problem that Akshay and Madhuri from U&I have spent years trying to solve on the ground.In this episode, we go deep inside U&I Teach, one of India's most innovative after-school education programs, now running across 150 learning centers in 40 cities including Bengaluru, Hyderabad, Mumbai, Delhi, Pune, and Chennai. #EducationIndia #SocialImpact #NGOIndia #LearningGap #TheoryOfChange #VolunteerIndia #FoundationalLiteracy #MentorshipIndia #AfterSchoolProgram #IndiaEducation #ShelterHome #ImpactPodcast #BengaluruNGO #HyderabadNGO #MumbaiNGO
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