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Sundeep Rao

Welcome to The SoapyRao Show, where we dive deep into the questions of life with a touch of humor and a whole lot of heart. Join your host, Sundeep Rao, a remarkable stand-up comedian with a knack for self-deprecating humor, as he brings you informative, introspective, and fun conversations with some of the coolest people around. From Mumbai to New York, from comedy specials to international summits, Sundeep's journey has been nothing short of extraordinary. Join us for a weekly dose of laughter, inspiration, and everything in between on The SoapyRao Show.

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Israel “Izzy” Kalman is an international authority on bullying. During four decades of exhaustive research and fieldwork, he has been changing the way bullying is understood and neutralized. While exposing problems with the conventional, legalistic approach to bullying, Izzy has pioneered a pragmatic, more psychologically sound approach.

Izzy's Website: https://www.izzykalman.com/about

Izzy's Ted Talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CMLFugvgJJc

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The Golden Rule: How free speech is the answer to bullying ft. Israel Kalman #139

Jenny Simanowitz was born in South Africa and studied at the University of Cape Town and Trinity College Cambridge. She has worked in Europe as an international Communications Trainer and performer for over 25 years, running communication courses, and performing and moderating for international corporations and higher education colleges.

Jenny is a founder member of the Centre for Applied Positive Psychology at Warwick University, England.

Her latest Communication Cabaret “Wild Granny Jenny” which deals with death, aging, and sex in later years, led to her being chosen as the closing keynote speaker for TEDX Vienna 2022 at the Volkstheater in Vienna.

She has just completed her book “Adventure Before Dementia” due for publication in 2024 and is working on a new show “Dirty Old Women” which she will perform together with Kathy Tanner.

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The Wild Ride: Dealing with aging, sex and death as you get older ft. Jenny Simanowitz

Dominic Colenso knows a thing or two about the highs and lows of performance. By the time he was 26 he had flown a Thunderbird, lost one million dollars and been fired by Simon Cowell. Beginning his career as a professional actor, he worked extensively on stage and screen before training as a director at the Royal Academy of Dramatic Art in London. 

Dominic’s experience and fascination in how the body, breath and voice can influence performance led him to set up his communication skills training consultancy In Flow and to write his bestselling book “IMPACT: How to be more confident, increase your influence and know what to say under pressure”. Dominic now works with organisations around the world to help individuals, teams and leaders take centre stage and deliver outstanding performances. 

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Impact: Mastering The Art of Influence ft. Dominic Colenso

Co-CEOs of LeapZone Strategies, Isabelle Mercier and Margarita Romano are 'no-nonsense' dynamos, born to catapult heart-centered entrepreneurs and business leaders to build impactful brands, businesses and lives.

Together, Isabelle and Margarita co-founded their first business venture a few years out of their teens, which quickly escalated to become one of Canada's most awarded branding and creative firms; from prestigious international design awards to national entrepreneurs of the year. They are true pioneers in brand positioning, and to this day still continuously re-establish the way people do business. Throughout their careers, they’ve had the opportunity to work with more than 500 companies, including some influential and iconic brands like A&W, Robeez Footwear, TEDx, Earls Restaurants, IMAX Corporation, and HSBC Investments just to name a few. With over two decades of hands-on experience in branding, marketing and business growth, as well as extensive learnings from traveling the globe, Isabelle and Margarita are determined more than ever to help entrepreneurs and thought leaders all over the world become The First, The Best or The Only. 

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Forging fulfilling partnerships: Unlocking success and boundless love ft. Isabelle Mercier and Margarita Romano

Anand Neelakantan is an Indian author, columnist, screenwriter, television personality, cartoonist and motivational speaker. He is known for writing mythological fiction and has authored eleven books in English and one in Malayalam. He follows the style of telling stories based on the perspective of the antagonists or supporting characters of a larger work. His debut work Asura: Tale of the Vanquished (2012) was based on the Indian epic Ramayana, told from the perspective of Ravana—the first book in his Ramayana series.

Anand Neelakantan wrote the official prequel series of novels for the Baahubali film series. Titled Bahubali: Before the Beginning, it is a three-book series which acts as a prequel to the films. The first book of the trilogy, The Rise of Sivagami, from the Bahubali: Before the Beginning trilogy released on 7 March 2017. S.S Rajamouli, the director of the Baahubali series, revealed the cover of the book at the Jaipur Literature Festival in 2017.

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Ancient wisdom: delving into India’s past, present and possible futures ft. Anand Neelakantan

Giovanni Emanuele Corazza is a Full Professor at the Alma Mater Studiorum University of Bologna, founder of the Marconi Institute for Creativity (MIC), and Member of the Board of the International Society for the Study of Creativity and Innovation (ISSCI). He holds a PhD in Telecommunications and Microelectronics from the University of Rome Tor Vergata, and a PhD in Psychology from the Université de Paris. 

https://it.linkedin.com/in/giovannicorazza

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bEusrD8g-dM

http://mic.fgm.it

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The force within: Discovering the power of human creativity ft. Giovanni Emanuele Corazza

Liz Kislik is a management consultant and executive coach, and a frequent contributor to Harvard Business Review and Forbes. Her TEDx “Why There’s So Much Conflict at Work and What You Can Do to Fix It” has received more than half a million views. She specializes in developing high-performing leaders and workforces, and for 30 years has helped family-run businesses, national nonprofits, and Fortune 500 companies like American Express, Girl Scouts, Staples, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, and Highlights for Children solve their thorniest problems.

Link to her free book: https://lizkislik.com/resolve-conflict/

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Human conflict: The threat of polarising ideologies ft. Liz Kislik

Jan Boelen is a curator of design, architecture, and contemporary art. He is the artistic director of Atelier LUMA, an experimental laboratory for design in Arles, France. Boelen studied Product Design at the Media & Design Academy in Genk and is the founder and former artistic director of Z33 – House for Contemporary Art in Hasselt, Belgium. He was the curator of the 4th Istanbul Design Biennial in Istanbul (2018) and initiated Manifesta 9 in Belgium (2012). Boelen curated the Lithuanian Pavilion Planet of People in the Venice Architecture Biennial (2021).

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Mega problem: Why is the future of design at risk? ft. Jan Boellen

Dr. Jody Stanislaw received her Doctorate in Naturopathic Medicine in 2007. She is a Type 1 Diabetes Specialist and her TEDx talk titled Sugar is Not a Treat has over 5 million views, which can be found at www.drjodynd.com

Having overcome the struggles of living with Type 1 Diabetes since the age of seven, she has become an expert on the damages of sugar. Via her virtual consulting practice, she has helped thousands of people from around the world improve their blood sugar control.

For people with Type 1 Diabetes, she offers private and group training programs and online training courses.

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The poison at home: How sugar has taken over our lives ft. Jody Stanislaw

Dr Clive R Boddy is a research methodologist and also a pioneer in the field of corporate psychopathy where he has been researching the effects of toxic, psychopathic managers on businesses, organizations, and society since 2005. He is Deputy Head of the School of Management at Anglia Ruskin University.

You can watch his Ted Talk Here: https://youtu.be/tlB1pFwGhA4?si=3sqJDlEqhzHaBmHb

His book called "A Climate of Fear: Stone Cold Psychopaths at Work" is available from Amazon

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Bullying: Recognising the threat to individuals at the work place ft. Clive Boddy

Axel Zein is the CEO of WSCAD, a company delivering CAD software for electrical engineers. In three years Axel turned the company around, grew revenues by 57%, and achieved the Nr. 2 status in Central Europe. In his previous role, Axel led a business unit at EPLAN, a German electrical CAD software company where he doubled profits and revenues within 3 years.

His unit has been awarded for two consecutive years as the fastest-growing business unit in the company. Axel is an IBM alumni. During his 15-year tenure at IBM, he had several positions in marketing, sales, and management and received various awards. Axel graduated in Computer Science (M.Sc.) and has a Ph.D. in business administration, both from the University of Stuttgart, Germany.

You can connect with Axel on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/axelzein/

You can watch his YouTube video here: 

The Perfect Boss: Dr. Axel Zein at TEDxStuttgart

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My boss sucks: Identifying and rewarding good leaders ft. Axel Zein

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