Cristina Serrano | The Truth About Silicon Valley AI, Trading Floor Burnout & Glass Walls | Ep 45

Cristina Serrano | The Truth About Silicon Valley AI, Trading Floor Burnout & Glass Walls | Ep 45

She has lived at the absolute apex of high-stakes execution. 📊📈From the relentless, hyper-masculine trading floors of Merrill Lynch and Santander where decisions move millions, to a life-altering battle with cancer that forced her to completely redefine everything she thought she knew about success, leadership, and resilience. 💡This week on @youareaforce_podcast Are A Force*, meet the extraordinary **Cristina Serrano**:📈 Former High-Finance Trader👩‍💼 Independent Board Member, Substrate AI🤖 Chair, Subgen AI Foundation💡 Founder of Talerion📕 Award-Winning Author of Leadership ReikiShe is truly one of the most fascinating voices operating at the rare intersection of AI, leadership, corporate governance, neuroscience, and human potential.In this powerful conversation, we pull back the curtain on:⚡️ The "Glass Walls": Why brilliant women are still blocked by invisible lateral barriers and exactly how to break through them.⚡️ The Burnout Myth: Overthrowing the dangerous corporate lie that suffering is the baseline price of ambition.⚡️ Digital Colonialism: The brutal geopolitical battle for AI sovereignty and what it means for the future of global business.🚨 If you are shrinking yourself to fit into rooms that were never built for you, this is your wake-up call.Don't just enter the room... own it. 👑🎙️ EPISODE 45 IS LIVE! Watch now on YouTube or stream on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.

Saina Nehwal | Olympic Medal, Injuries, Mental Strength & Becoming World No.1 | Ep 44

Her greatest achievement isn’t being a World No.1 , or an Olympic Medalist , or a 24-time international title winner It is changing what millions of young GIRLS believe is possible. An 8-year-old girl waking up at 4AM and travelling 50km on the back of her father’s scooter just to train. That little girl grew up to become one of India’s greatest athletes. No luxury facilities. No shortcuts. Just relentless discipline, sacrifice, and a dream.This week on You Are A Force, it is an absolute honour to welcome @nehwalsaina Olympic Medalist Former World No.1 24 International Titles Padma Shri Padma Bhushan Major Dhyan Chand Khel RatnaIn this conversation, we talk about: The mental and physical demands of becoming World No.1 Competing through injuries, fatigue, pressure & menstrual pain The sacrifices she and her family made to reach the very top Meeting PM Modi and joining politics to create impact beyond sport What success actually feels like when the cameras turn offThis is not just a badminton story. It’s a masterclass in turning dreams into reality. EPISODE 44 IS OUT NOW. Watch on YouTube and listen on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Amazon Music.What is the one lesson from Saina’s journey that stayed with you? Save this for the days you need motivation. Share it with someone chasing a dream. Comment your biggest takeaway.#SainaNehwal #YouAreAForce #Badminton #WomenInSports #olympics

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]