Vogue Insider: 20 Years with Anna Wintour , 300 Covers, Met Gala & Unseen Moments | Jill Demling | Ep39

Schauna Chauhan | CEO of Parle Agro | on Building a Billion-Dollar Beverage Empire | Ep 43

70% of family businesses never make it to the second generation. 📉By the third generation, only 12% survive. ⏳My next guest is part of that exceptional 12%. 👏✨At just 22, she stepped into a fiercely competitive, male-dominated FMCG industry. Instead of just following the manual, she rewrote the rules. 🚀This week on You Are A Force, meet the visionary CEO of Parle Agro, Schauna Chauhan 👑She is the ultimate mastermind behind your childhood favorites, transforming the company into one of India’s most iconic beverage empires. From turning Frooti into a massive household staple to pioneering a brand-new category with Appy Fizz, Schauna’s journey is an absolute masterclass in brand building, disruptive innovation, and fearless leadership. 🥭⚡Under her strategic vision, Parle Agro products now reach over 2 million outlets across 50+ countries! 🌍In Episode 43, we strip away the filter to dive into:🔥 What it was really like entering a legacy business at 22 💼🔥 The leadership lessons behind scaling an iconic consumer brand 📈🔥 Why intuition sometimes beats data in the high-stakes boardroom 🧠🔥 The unfiltered realities of sustaining success across generations ⏳This conversation is about legacy, resilience, female empowerment, and building an empire that lasts. 💯🎧 EPISODE 43 IS LIVE ON ALL PLATFORMS! 👇 Drop a 🥭 in the comments if you grew up drinking Frooti, and click the link in our bio to watch the full episode now! 🔗#YouAreAForce #SchaunaChauhan #ParleAgro #WomenInBusiness #BusinessPodcast Podcast dedicated to spotlighting extraordinary women who are shaping industries, challenging norms, and inspiring change.

Alex Haggard From Stanford to BlackRock & Capital Group | Leadership, Post Natal Depression & Resilience | Ep 42

In the upper echelons of global finance, leaders are often taught to hide their fractures behind polished glass walls fearing vulnerability may be mistaken for weakness, or worse, become a barrier to success. 📈 👩🏻‍💻My guest completely shatters that playbook. Meet Alexandra Haggard [https://www.linkedin.com/in/alexandra-haggard-7281701/] . ✨🙌🏻On paper, her career reads like the blueprint of modern finance:🎓 Stanford University [https://www.linkedin.com/company/stanford-university/] Honors Graduate📊 Managing Director & Head of Product for Europe & Asia at CapitalGroup [https://www.linkedin.com/company/capitalgroupnz/] 📈 Former BlackRock [https://www.linkedin.com/company/blackrock/] Executive🏢 Former CEO of Stamford Associates Limited [https://www.linkedin.com/company/stamford-associates/] 🏆 CFA UK [https://www.linkedin.com/company/cfa-uk/] Charterholder & Former Board Member of CFA UK🇬🇧 Co-Founder of Inclusion in Finance (Formerly Diversity Project) [https://www.linkedin.com/company/inclusion-in-finance/] 💯 Twice named among the 100 Most Influential Women in Finance🏇 International three-day eventing athleteBut beyond the boardrooms, titles, and corporate armour lies a story of extraordinary courage, perseverance, and humanity.In this Episode 42 of You Are A Force, we go far beyond the résumé. 💡This conversation stayed with me deeply because Alex speaks with a level of honesty that’s incredibly rare at the top:⚡ Navigating elite financial institutions without losing herself in a deeply traditional, male-dominated world⚡ Her personal battle with post-natal depression in 2011⚡ An intense 18-month medical journey to diagnose and fight a severe tick-borne disease⚡ Building meaningful change beyond profit by co-founding The Diversity Project and helping reshape inclusion in financeIf you are building a career, a company, a voice, or a future inside spaces that were never originally designed for you , this episode may completely change the way you think about success. ❤️Watch the full conversation on YouTube ( link in the comment) , Spotify & Apple Podcasts via the link in our bio. 🔊🔥

Madhoo Shah: From Roja Girl to Pan-India Icon | Reinvention, Resilience & Bollywood Truths | Ep 41

She didn’t just define 90s cinema, she became the emotional heartbeat of an entire generation. ❤️🎬✨This week on You Are A Force Podcast, I’m honoured to welcome the incomparable Madhoo Shah actor, two-time TEDx speaker, and a woman who has continuously reinvented herself across decades of storytelling. 🌍🔥From her iconic Bollywood debut in Phool Aur Kaante to becoming immortalised as the “Roja Girl” in Roja with visionary filmmaker Mani Ratnam, to starring in 80+ films across 5 languages and now embracing the Netflix & Amazon era with grace and relevance—her journey is a masterclass in resilience, reinvention, longevity, and staying true to yourself. 🎞️⚡In this raw, nostalgic, emotional, and deeply inspiring episode, we dive into: 🎙️✨💫 Navigating a legendary family legacy while carving her own identity💫 Drawing inspiration from her cousin and icon Hema Malini💫 What it truly meant to be a “Pan-India Star” long before it became a buzzword💫 Quiet resilience in a world addicted to perfection, validation & social media pressure💫 The mindset shifts needed to survive and evolve through every chapter of lifeThis conversation is about cinema, identity, emotional strength, self-worth, growth, and the power of evolving without losing yourself. ❤️💬 Comment your biggest takeaway🔁 Share this with someone rebuilding, reinventing, or rediscovering themselves#MadhooShah [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/madhooshah] #YouAreAForce [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/youareaforce] #Roja [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/roja] #BollywoodPodcast [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/bollywoodpodcast] #IndianCinema [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/indiancinema] #WomenWhoInspire [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womenwhoinspire] #TEDxSpeaker [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/tedxspeaker] #Resilience [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/resilience] #SelfGrowth [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/selfgrowth] #PanIndiaStar [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/panindiastar]

From Building Billion-Dollar Empire at Anand Rathi to Empowering Women with LXME | Priti Rathi Gupta | Ep 40

For decades, “safe money” in many households meant cash in cupboards, gold in lockers, and fixed deposits earning quietly in the background.But safety without growth is not protection ,it’s silent erosion to inflation 📉Meet Priti Rathi Gupta , From building billion-dollar strategies at Anand Rathi Groupto studying scale at Harvard Business Schoolto building LXME empowering 1.7 lakh+ women to rethink money, risk, and ownership.In Episode 40 of You Are A Force, we dive into:🔥 Why women were taught to save, but never to invest🔥 The shift from being “consulted on money” to becoming the decision-maker🔥 Why FD, Cash, Real Estate will not beat Equities in long run This conversation isn’t about finance.it’s about participation.It’s time to move your cash from the cupboardto the compound interest curve 📈Share this with a woman who’s ready to rethink money 💬#YouAreAForce [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/youareaforce] #WomenInFinance [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womeninfinance] #FinancialIndependence [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/financialindependence] #InvestingForWomen [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/investingforwomen] #MoneyMindset [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/moneymindset] #WomenAndWealth [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/womenandwealth] #WealthBuilding [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/wealthbuilding] #LXME [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/lxme] #financialfreedom [https://www.youtube.com/hashtag/financialfreedom]

Vogue Insider: 20 Years with Anna Wintour , 300 Covers, Met Gala & Unseen Moments | Jill Demling | Ep39

The covers. The closet. The carpet. 👠✨We all watched The Devil Wears Prada—the job a million girls would kill for. My guest today? She’s the woman who actually had it.20 years at the right hand of Anna Wintour.26 years at the heart of Condé Nast.300+ iconic Vogue covers.This week on You Are A Force, meet Jill Demling—the legendary Entertainment Director who turned the "Vogue Closet" into a global power center.In this episode, we’re opening the vault on:👗 The Vogue Closet: The truth about the most famous four walls in fashion.💎 The Met Gala Unfiltered: The high-stakes chaos that happens after the red carpet ends.🎤 The Star-Maker: How she spotted the "it factor" in Beyoncé, Gaga, and Rihanna before the rest of the world caught on.🕶️ The Anna Wintour Masterclass: The reality of working for the most powerful editor in history.If you’ve ever wanted a backstage pass into the Vogue empire—without the dry cleaning bill—this is your front-row seat. 🎙️🔥#YouAreAForce #Vogue #JillDemling #MetGala #AnnaWintour #DevilWearsPrada #WomenWhoLead #CareerLegacy #FashionInsider #Podcast