Rising High Podcast

A once in a lifetime opportunity to explore the inner workings of a billion dollar organization with Nikhil Kamath, the Co-Founder of Zerodha, India's first and largest online trading platform. After dropping out of high school and briefly playing professional chess, Nikhil and his brother set out to revolutionize financial investing with zero external capital and a huge appetite for risk. Today, Nikhil has been recognized as Forbes' “30 Under 30” in Finance, Forbes India's maiden 'Tycoons Of Tomorrow', and the National Stock Exchange's “Best Retail Brokerage Award” consecutively in 2018 and 2019! In this episode of Rising High, Rana addresses: ✔️How he bootstrapped his business to consistent free cash flow ✔️Nurturing an office culture with no hierarchies ✔️His greatest learnings in the stock market ✔️The synergies of a trustworthy business partner I hope you enjoy this episode. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Redefine your view of wealth and happiness with Seth Streeter, Founder and CEO of Mission Wealth, who gave up the “ideal” life to pursue his passions and leap towards his deferred dreams. From a major in Sociology to a career in Finance, Seth allowed the red thread of life to guide him to take his wealth management firm from 0 to $23 billion in assets with over 1500 happy families across the country! Seth achieved this by breaking away from the industry norms of unethically pushing financial products to optimizing the life of his clients by redefining wealth! Today, Seth has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Visionary Leaders, Worth Magazine's “Top 250 Wealth Advisors” in the nation, and Pacific Coast Business Times' “Who's Who in Banking & Finance” since 2010. In this episode of Rising High, Seth addresses: ✔️ Being a young entrepreneur and how the world is ripe for youngsters with a passion ✔️ Developing a trustworthy and loyal team by conveying your “Why?” ✔️ Singlehandedly growing a business through strategic partnerships ✔️ Using financial services as a gateway for optimizing his clients' lives I hope you enjoy this episode. Stay tuned for part two where Seth covers topics about turning anxiety to your greatest strength, mentorship, a growth mindset, and even divulges special advice for college students. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Redefine your view of wealth and happiness with Seth Streeter, Founder and CEO of Mission Wealth, who gave up the “ideal” life to pursue his passions and leap towards his deferred dreams. From a major in Sociology to a career in Finance, Seth allowed the red thread of life to guide him to take his wealth management firm from 0 to $3 billion in assets with over 1500 happy families across the country! Seth achieved this by breaking away from the industry norms of unethically pushing financial products to optimizing the life of his clients by redefining wealth! Today, Seth has been recognized as one of the Top 100 Visionary Leaders, Worth Magazine's “Top 250 Wealth Advisors” in the nation, and Pacific Coast Business Times' “Who's Who in Banking & Finance” since 2010. In this episode of Rising High, Seth addresses: ✔️ Being a young entrepreneur and how the world is ripe for youngsters with a passion ✔️ Developing a trustworthy and loyal team by conveying your “Why?” ✔️ Singlehandedly growing a business through strategic partnerships ✔️ Using financial services as a gateway for optimizing his clients' lives I hope you enjoy this episode. Stay tuned for part two where Seth covers topics about turning anxiety to your greatest strength, mentorship, a growth mindset, and even divulges special advice for college students. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Brace yourself as we prepare for the next generation of emotionally intelligent technology with Rana el Kaliouby, the Co-Founder & CEO of Affectiva who was driven by her bold vision of marrying the digital world with emotions. After completing her Ph.D. at the University of Cambridge, Rana joined forces with her childhood hero to create the largest emotion database in the world that gained interest from companies like Toyota, Bank of America, and Proctor & Gamble. Today, Rana is globally recognized as a role model and pioneer in the world of affective computing. She has been recognized as #Forbes ‘Top 50 Women in Tech', Fortune '40 Under 40', and the World Economic Forum's ‘Global Young Leaders'. In this episode of Rising High, Rana addresses: ✔️The process of raising capital for a new idea ✔️The core skills one should be equipped with to succeed ✔️Working at a startup versus an MNC ✔️ Turning down $40 million in funding while being on the verge of bankruptcy ✔️ Allowing perseverance and determination to lead the way I hope you enjoy this episode. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Walk a mile in the shoes of the man who developed the technology behind Google Glasses, Ned Sahin, the Founder and CEO of Brain Power. After winning the best dissertation across all disciplines at Harvard and traveling to over 23 countries without a mobile phone, Ned joined forces with Google to help people across the world remove distractions and focus on what is important. Ned has been recognized as Boston Business Journal's “40 under 40” business people, Medtech's “50 on Fire” and has been published in Forbes, NBC, the Boston Globe, and Wired to name a few. In this episode of Rising High, Ned addresses: - The strategy of developing a relationship and partnership with Google - Finding alternate sources of funding and sponsorship to pursue his dreams - The importance of youngsters in keeping a business innovative and competitive I hope you enjoy this episode. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Dive deep into the mindset of an aspiring lawyer turned businessman, Nick Bayer, the Founder & CEO of Saxby's. Nick addresses the newest form of capitalism, franchising & claiming your slice of a big pie through an innovative business model. Through his inspiring journey from starting a small-time cafe into a household coffee brand, he claims he has gained a PhD in making mistakes. In this episode of Rising High, Nick addresses: Leaning into competition and using it as your driving force Developing college students into CEO's of million-dollar cafes Creating long-term partnerships to succeed in a competitive industry Encouraging entrepreneurship and creativity in the workplace I hope you enjoy this episode. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Build a company culture that no one wants to take a day off from, take the risk to dive into entrepreneurship as a student, and convert that to a successful long-term business with Tristram Norman, the Co-Founder of Simprints. Tristram and his team of co-founders bootstrapped their technology-driven business while pursuing their education by winning hackathons and grant funding. However, they refuse to rely on charitable donations to sustain this non-profit organization. Tristram has been recognized by Forbes '30 under 30' in the social entrepreneurs' category. Under his leadership, he has created a culture of unlimited paid time off and flexibility that has resulted in multiple folds of growth in technology industry. In this episode of Rising High, Tristram addresses: - Building an organization that can stand the test of time - Converting your failures into memorable successes - Developing a culture of outputs over inputs, high trust, and flexibility - Setting the tone and work ethic as a young leader I hope you enjoy this episode. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Explore the world of mergers, acquisitions, and managing a business with Rodney Harl, the CEO of Alene Candles. Rod is a driven CEO who has reached the pinnacle of candle manufacturing in America, producing over half a million home candles per day! Under his leadership, Alene has grown from a small-scale factory to being recognized as the 2019 “Business Excellence” winner. Most recently, Rod transformed the assets and resources of his business to manufacture and donate 60,000 face masks to front-line coronavirus heroes! In this episode of Rising High, Rod addresses: - Acquiring a company with minimal capital and saving 2-10 years of start-up grind work - Maintaining competitiveness by sacrificing short-term gains - Resurrecting the brand though ‘Conscious Leadership' - Benefits of working with a business partner I hope you enjoy this episode. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Fine-tune your entrepreneurial mindset and storytelling skills as we learn from Luke Schoenfelder, the founder and CEO of Latch. From growing up on the farms of Lancaster to being recognized as a serial entrepreneur in ‘Forbes 30 Under 30', Luke shares the importance of envisioning his life story and then doing everything he can to bring this vision into the world. In this episode of Rising High, Luke addresses: - The decision to start a business and raise capital - Being humbled by failure and picking himself up - The role of investing in relationships - Mental health through meditation and hygienic sleep I hope you enjoy this episode. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/

Empower your business dreams as we learn from David Seeherman, the founder of Cejon.  David is a natural entrepreneur who lives by the simple motto, "What's Next?" In line with this mantra, he has now moved on to his second business venture with official rights to Makers' Mark, a multibillion dollar brand.   In this episode of Rising High, David addresses: - How he discovered his passion, - Spent his early years after college, and - Nurtured an entrepreneurial mindset before selling his company to Steve Madden I hope you enjoy this episode. Check me out and follow me on: Instagram: https://instagram.com/risinghighpodcast?igshid=19p5b7gdazxns LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ananya-dugar-456689150/