GoBarefoot Podcast with Shital Kakkar Mehra
Government
GoBarefoot is a membership-based interactive web portal dedicated to the social sector. It brings together individuals, NGOs, NPOs, and CSR arms of organizations with the mandate of creating a one-stop information website for networking and knowledge sharing. GoBarefoot presents "DEVELOPMENT SECTOR LEADERSHIP CONVERSATIONS", a series of insightful interviews with seasoned and reputed leaders of the social sector; where they offer us a peek behind the curtain.
Location:
United States
Description:
GoBarefoot is a membership-based interactive web portal dedicated to the social sector. It brings together individuals, NGOs, NPOs, and CSR arms of organizations with the mandate of creating a one-stop information website for networking and knowledge sharing. GoBarefoot presents "DEVELOPMENT SECTOR LEADERSHIP CONVERSATIONS", a series of insightful interviews with seasoned and reputed leaders of the social sector; where they offer us a peek behind the curtain.
Language:
English
Website:
https://www.gobarefoot.co/
Episodes
Episode 26: Development Sector Leadership Conversations (Shital Kakkar Mehra & Shriyans Bhandari)
9/29/2022
For our next session we had Shriyans Bhandari, Founder & CEO, Greensole.
Shriyans Bhandari is an Indian social entrepreneur, author and co-founder of Greensole. He has done Bachelor of Management studies in finance from Jai Hind College Mumbai and MSM Entrepreneurial Leadership from Babson College Franklin W Olin.
Shriyans is an ardent marathon runner who ran in 85 long-distance races. He started as athletes from Mumbai and run hundreds of kilometers each year and in the process, he went...
Duration:00:29:18
Episode25: Development Sector Leadership Conversations (Shital Kakkar Mehra & Hisham Mundol )
9/15/2022
For our next session we had Hisham Mundol, Chief Advisor - India, Environmental Defense Fund (EDF).
EDF’s work in Indian is centered on playing a catalytic role towards a vision of an Indian pathway to shared sustainable prosperity. He started his career in sales, marketing and consulting with Hindustan Unilever, WorldTel, Accenture & Infosys. He subsequently moved to the development sector where he led the National Condoms Programme for the Indian Government’s National AIDS Control...
Duration:00:36:31
Episode 24: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Shloka Nath )
8/22/2022
For our next session we had Shloka Nath, Head of Sustainability and Policy & Advocacy, Tata Trusts.
Shloka Nath currently leads the Sustainability and Policy & Advocacy portfolios at the Tata Trusts, one of India’s leading philanthropic foundations. As head of Sustainability, she is focused on the organization’s work on climate, energy and environment, implementing and funding sustainable and scalable solutions that help both people and nature thrive through India.
As head of Policy and...
Episode 23: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Dr. Mukund Rajan)
8/1/2022
For our next session we had Dr. Mukund Rajan, Chairman, ECube Investment Advisors.
Dr Mukund Rajan is the Chairman of ECube Investment Advisors, a first of its kind platform created in 2019 to catalyse Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) changes in Corporate India. Prior to this, he held a number of senior executive positions through his 23-year career with the Tata Group, where he served as the first Brand Custodian of the Tata Group, Chief Ethics Officer of the Group, Chairman of the...
Episode 22: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Luis Miranda )
7/8/2022
For our next session we had Luis Miranda, Chairman & Co-Founder, Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP).
Luis Miranda is Chairman of Centre for Civil Society and CORO. He is Co-Founder the Indian School of Public Policy and Take Charge, mentoring programme for Catholic youth in Mumbai.
Luis spends his time, with his wife, connecting dots; using their networks to help the organisations are connected with. He is also on the board of Educate Girls and SBI Foundation. Luis is also Chairman of...
Duration:00:00:19
Episode 21: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Priya Kapadia )
6/28/2022
For our next session we had Priya Kapadia, Head of the Foundation, Marico Innovation Foundation.
Priya has nearly 20 years of experience in Business Planning, Brand Management, Promotions and Marketing Operations. Currently, she is passionately working with innovative enterprises and helping them grow their business. She has extensive experience in Advertising, Media Marketing and Financial Services. Proficient in analyzing market trends for formulating and implementing marketing...
Duration:00:00:04
Episode 20: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Sudarshan Suchi )
6/3/2022
For our next session we had Sudarshan Suchi, CEO, Save the Children.
He is a seasoned civil society leader with both local and global experience in academics, development and in corporate settings, and an authority in Participatory Practices to empower communities to lead transformation. An alumnus of St. Stephens College, Delhi University, and Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex, UK, Sudarshan is a leading development professional, with exceptional strength in conceptualising...
Duration:00:00:18
Epsiode 19: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Anshu Gupta )
5/18/2022
For our next session we had Anshu Gupta, Founder Director, Goonj.
Popularly known as the Clothing Man and the recipient of 2015 Ramon Magsaysay award, Anshu Gupta founded Goonj with a mission to highlight some basic but ignored needs of people on the development agenda, using clothing as a metaphor. Anshu did double diplomas in Journalism and Advertising and PR, apart from doing a Masters in Economics and started as a freelance journalist. He left a corporate communication job in 1998 and...
Duration:00:00:20
Episode 18: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Sumit Tayal )
5/3/2022
For our next session we had Sumit Tayal, COO, GiveIndia.
Sumit is serving at GiveIndia as COO, to fulfill the organisation’s mission of alleviating poverty by enabling the world to give. Sumit's journey spans consulting, private equity and business operations. Prior to joining GiveIndia, he was the COO for Netscribes, a data and insights firm. Earlier, he led the India investment team for Helix Investments, a US-based private equity fund, and consulted for large Indian corporates while at...
Duration:00:22:13
Episode 17: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Vidya Shah )
4/15/2022
For our next session we had Vidya Shah, Executive Chairperson, EdelGive Foundation.
With over three decades of rich industry experience, Vidya has channelled EdelGive’s structure of giving to include both financial and non-financial support to over 150 grassroots organisations, scaling their budgets, impact, and reach, exponentially. She also serves on the boards of various prominent Civil Society Organisations such as Akshaya Patra Foundation, Agastya International Foundation, Janaagraha...
Duration:00:21:58
Episode 16: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Srikanth Vishwanathan )
4/4/2022
For our next session we had Srikanth Vishwanathan, CEO, Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.
Srikanth is Chief Executive Officer of Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, a Bengaluru, India based non-profit working towards the mission of transforming quality of life in India’s cities and towns. Srikanth is one of India’s leading practitioners of city governance reforms and municipal finance reforms, particularly on the application of systems thinking to reform agendas...
Duration:00:29:42
Episode 15: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Rumana Hamied )
3/7/2022
For our next session we had, Rumana Hamied, Managing Trustee, Cipla Foundation.
Rumana has had a long and diverse history of engagement with social causes. In her professional capacity as a film producer, Rumana mainstreamed issues of gaps in access and affordability in healthcare through her internationally acclaimed documentary film, ‘Fire in the Blood’. Alongside, Rumana has been closely involved with the Hamied Family Foundation, playing a pivotal role in mapping the family’s...
Duration:00:32:26
Episode 14: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Shamik Trehan )
2/18/2022
For our next session we had Shamik Trehan, CEO, Dr. Reddy's Foundation.
Shamik Trehan has extensive experience of leading and managing large social sector programs aimed at improving lives of the poor in partnership with communities, government, development agencies and the private sector. Before joining Dr. Reddy’s Foundation as CEO in 2015, he was the Chief of Party of Bihar Technical Support Program for CARE India. The program aimed to accelerate progress towards government of Bihar’s...
Duration:00:37:19
Episode 13: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Dr. Nalini Saligram )
1/27/2022
For our next session we had Dr. Nalini Saligram, Founder & CEO, Arogya World.
Nalini Saligram, Ph.D, is the Founder & CEO of Arogya World, a global health non-profit committed to changing the course of chronic disease. She is an Ashoka Fellow. Under Nalini’s leadership, Arogya World designs and implements scalable, science-based diabetes prevention programs in Indian schools, workplaces, and the community. Her story and that of Arogya World has also been highlighted in a book – The...
Episode 12: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Saurabh Taneja )
1/11/2022
For our next session we had Saurabh Taneja, CEO, The Akanksha Foundation.
Saurabh leads a team of 700+ faculty and staff, close to 800 volunteers - all serving 27 schools that educate 10,000 children and a network of 4000 Akanksha alumni across Mumbai and Pune.
Previously, Saurabh spent four years as a founding school leader of Acharya Vinoba Bhave School (AVBS), Akanksha's first stand-alone secondary school. During the 4-years of his school leadership, he has ensured that ALL students...
Episode 11: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Mary McGovern )
12/21/2021
For our next session we had Mary McGovern, Director Emertia at Women First International Fund.
Mary McGovern is a trained attorney, who has worked as a community volunteer for local and international causes. Her most recent work involved serving as President of the Board of Directors of Women First International Fund. During her tenure, she lead the Board, working in collaboration with staff, through a transformational change of the organization, including a name change, fundamental program...
Duration:00:35:35
Episode 10: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Ingrid Srinath )
12/21/2021
For our next session we had Ingrid Srinath, Director, Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy, Ashoka University.
Ingrid worked on some of India’s greatest brands at Lintas and Grey Worldwide before transitioning to the non-profit sector in 1998 with CRY (Child Rights and You), where she was CEO from 2004-08.She then served as Secretary General at CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, as Executive Director of CHILDLINE India Foundation, and as CEO of HIVOS India.
Ms. Srinath...
Duration:00:41:48
Episode 9: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Amitabh Behar )
10/31/2021
For our next session we had Amitabh Behar, CEO, Oxfam India. Mr. Behar currently serves as the Vice-Chair of the Board of CIVICUS, a global alliance of civil society organisations and activists dedicated to strengthening citizen action and civil society across the globe. Prior to Oxfam, Mr. Behar was the Executive Director of National Foundation for India and served as the Convener of National Social Watch Coalition and the Co-Chair of Global Call to Action Against Poverty, a network of over...
Duration:00:40:17
Episode 8: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Neeraj Jain )
10/11/2021
For our 8th session we had Neeraj Jain, Country Director India & Director South Asia, PATH. He oversees the strategic and programmatic engagement and financial operations for a matrix of global and in-country programs implemented across PATH’s offices in India. He manages PATH’s innovative work across different public health verticals like TB/HIV, neglected tropical diseases, maternal and newborn health, nutrition and immunization has the maximum impact. Neeraj is a member of CII’s Nutrition...
Duration:00:00:20
Episode 7: Development Sector Leadership Conversations ( Shital Kakkar Mehra & Chetna Gala Sinha )
9/21/2021
For our next session, we had Chetna Sinha is the Founder-Chairperson of the Mann Deshi Bank and Mann Deshi Foundation. Chetna Gala Sinha is an activist, farmer and banker. She is the recipient of the Nari Shakti Puraskar, India’s highest civilian award for women who work in the area of women’s empowerment. She is a member of the BRICS women's business alliance. She has served as a Co-Chair of the World Economic Forum in Davos (2018), Switzerland and as a Co-Chair of Financial Inclusion at...
Duration:00:00:20