Cool & Candid

When does a workplace actually become inclusive?

Naresh talks to Sonali Dutta, Founder of Youmanize

A rainbow logo in June is not inclusion. After running into bias over her appearance, age and gender early in her career, Sonali went and built the culture she wished she had worked in. She and Naresh get specific about where DEI programmes quietly fail and what belonging looks like when it is real.

From neurodiversity to global leadership

Naresh talks to Danijel Brener, VP of Philips Sleep & Respiratory Care

100+ countries · $300M P&L

Danijel runs a turnaround spanning more than a hundred countries. He also found out he had ADHD late, and a routine check-up turned up a congenital heart condition. Fifteen marathons later, he talks about learning how you are wired and building a career around that instead of someone else's template.

The uncomfortable truth about work, AI and leadership

Naresh talks to Rebecca Sewell, Founder of META-U

Strategic advisor and executive coach

If everyone fits the culture you have already built, who is left to change it? Rebecca makes the case against hiring for culture fit, and walks through the part nobody warns founders about: what you have to let go of once the organisation scales past you.