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Episode 14: Major Deepak Iyer - Ghost Operator The Untold Story | The Iceberg Show | Saurabh Puranik

Major Deepak Iyer is an Indian Army Special Forces Veteran. He blends his knowledge from commando operations, strategy consulting, company transformation, and entrepreneurship to generate astounding business results. Deepak began his career as a Special Forces officer in the Indian Army in 2000, where he led commandos in life-or-death combat scenarios in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K). During his service, he assisted his battalion in making history by receiving the Indian Army's "Best Unit" award for operational excellence in J&K three times. Deepak holds an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad and a BA in Military Sciences from the NDA in Khadakwasla. In addition, he completed a Leadership Development Program at Columbia Business School in New York, USA. Deepak has also been a TED-X speaker, a guest lecturer at IIM Bangalore's Colloquium event, and a coach for a Ranji cricket team. He is a passionate Vipassana practitioner. In this episode, he talked about his struggles, mindset, and life as a special forces officer.  Please subscribe and share our podcast channel The Iceberg Show (Improve | Impact | Inspire) for inspirational, entrepreneurial, and character-enriching content. ================= Join Major Deepak Iyer on:  LinkedIn: https://in.linkedin.com/in/major-deepak-iyer ================= Join Saurabh Puranik on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_saurabhpuranik/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhpuranik/

Episode 13: Sushma Rajagopalan - The Expert Guide For Entrepreneurs | The Iceberg Show | Saurabh Puranik

Listen to the expert guide for entrepreneurs by Sushma Rajagopalan on The Iceberg Show. Here's What You Don't Know About entrepreneurship and start-up. The expert guide for entrepreneurs will give you insights about entrepreneurship and will help you to run your business wisely. Sushma Rajagopalan is a Global Leader in the IT Industry with a proven track record of successfully transforming businesses. She is a Venture Partner at Rittenhouse Ventures in Philadelphia. She was the former MD and CEO of ITC Infotech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Limited, India’s foremost private sector company with revenues of over $7Billion. She actively mentors start-ups and serves on the boards of several tech start-ups. She is a mentor with Harvard Innovations Labs and Philadelphia Alliance for Capital & Technologies (PACT). Previously she has held C-level roles in companies like iGate, Zensar, LiquidHub, L&T Infotech and started her career with CMC & Citibank in India. In this episode, she talked about her Iceberg Story, leadership, required mindsets for an entrepreneur, and the dark side of becoming a CEO. Please subscribe and share our podcast channel The Iceberg Show (Improve | Impact | Inspire) for inspirational, entrepreneurial, and character-enriching content. ===================== Join Sushma Rajagopalan on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushma/ ===================== Join Saurabh Puranik on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_saurabhpuranik/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhpuranik/

Episode 12: Sushma Rajagopalan - Decoding The 4 C's Of Leadership | The Iceberg Show | Saurabh Puranik

Sushma Rajagopalan is a Global Leader in the IT Industry with a proven track record of successfully transforming businesses. She is a Venture Partner at Rittenhouse Ventures in Philadelphia. She was the former MD and CEO of ITC Infotech, a wholly-owned subsidiary of ITC Limited, India’s foremost private sector company with revenues of over $7Billion. She actively mentors start-ups and serves on the boards of several tech start-ups. She is a mentor with Harvard Innovations Labs and Philadelphia Alliance for Capital & Technologies (PACT). Previously she has held C-level roles in companies like iGate, Zensar, LiquidHub, L&T Infotech and started her career with CMC & Citibank in India.  In this episode, she talked about her Iceberg Story, leadership, required mindsets for an entrepreneur, and the dark side of becoming a CEO. Please subscribe and share our podcast channel The Iceberg Show (Improve | Impact | Inspire) for inspirational, entrepreneurial, and character-enriching content. ===================== Join Sushma Rajagopalan on:   LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sushma/ ===================== Join Saurabh Puranik on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_saurabhpuranik/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhpuranik/

Episode 11: Major Praful Nangia - Discover The Real Values Of The Indian Army | The Iceberg Show | Saurabh Puranik

Major Praful Nangia is the Indian Army Veteran, an entrepreneur, and firm believer of Ethics and Integrity who served in the western sector during operation parakram and Operation ‘Rakshak’ in the state of J&K. A volunteer for the elite Army Aviation Corps, he successfully cleared a rigorous psychological selection process before being accepted at the Indian Army’s Combat Army Aviators Training School. He is a founder of Talent North, a full-service Talent Advisory firm. Praful sir is an alumnus of the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. He also holds a Diploma in Weapon Systems from Pune University and a Certificate in Business Management from MDI, Gurgaon. Listen to this episode to know the values of the Indian army and what the military teaches you from the Indian Army veteran. He shared his Indian army experience that will help you to practically change your life. He talked about combat lessons, mental toughness, and leadership.  Please subscribe to us and share the podcast with your loved ones. Let’s grow together. ================= Join Major Praful Nangia on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/prafulnangia/ [https://www.linkedin.com/in/prafulnangia/] Website: https://talentnorth.in/ [https://talentnorth.in/] Join Saurabh Puranik on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_saurabhpuranik/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhpuranik/

Episode 10: Rajiv Vaishnav - What Investors Look for in Startups | The Iceberg Show | Saurabh Puranik

Rajiv Vaishnav is a co-founder and Managing Partner at Cornerstone Venture Partners Fund. CSVP Fund (www.csvpfund.com) invests primarily in early-stage (Pre-Series ‘A’ or a Series ‘A’ stage) technology startups developing innovations for both Consumer and Enterprise businesses. We are building India’s frontier ‘Enterprise SaaS’ fund! Rajiv has over 40 years of solid experience in building brands, developing teams, expanding the market share, and building organizations from grass root upwards. He is a Member of General Body and Governing Council of Maharashtra State Innovation Society. He is on the National Advisory Board of SME Chamber of India and the Honorary Executive Chairman of Start-ups council of India. He was heading Ecosystem & Partnerships at RIL's GenNext Venture Fund and Jio-GenNext Innovation Hub. Rajiv was an integral part of NASSCOM’s senior management team, initiated path-breaking initiatives such as Cyber Safety with enforcement agencies, start-up incubators with State Govts under 10K Startup program, evangelized Animation & Gaming sector, lead ISO Standards initiative to establish a Global BPO & Product Quality Framework Standards out of India. He was the first Director & Co-founder, TiE Mumbai and played a key role in establishing the organization in India. In 2000, Rajiv was invited by the U.S. Government to participate in their International Visitors program on ‘US Trade and World Market.’ This is part 2 of Rajiv sir’s episode. If you haven’t watched part 1 then you must because it will show you the magic of life. In part 2 we talked about different aspects of startups. If you are an entrepreneur or an aspiring entrepreneur then you must watch to understand the required mindsets and insights about the start-up world. Please subscribe to us and share the podcast with your loved ones. Let’s grow together ================== Join Rajiv Vaishnav on: LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajivvaishnav/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/RajivVaishnav Websites: https://rajivvaishnav.com/ https://csvpfund.com/ ================== Join Saurabh Puranik on: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/_saurabhpuranik/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/saurabhpuranik/