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The Making of a Thought Leader podcast is designed to encourage entrepreneurs, business owners and individuals to build their thought leadership in a systematic and simplified way. In the busy of building a business, entrepreneurs often miss out on connecting with themselves and engaging with their audience. This leads to forgetting about their unique self. In the podcast, Surbhi Dedhia will draw from her experience of working with global thought leaders and with the entrepreneurs to share nuggets of information that will help you design your thought leadership. Along the way Surbhi will bring on-board some of choicest guests who are on their journey to engage their audiences. She will collaborate with her peers who are experts in their respective niche to share ideas, do's and dont's and a-has! Surbhi Dedhia is a digital marketer and branding specialist. Her experience ranges from traditional marketing communications to the rapidly evolving modern digital marketing. She is also the founder of Digital Genie, a boutique marketing company and of JotMyBio.com a done-for-you personal bio writing service.

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    Reputation Management: Through the Lens of PR

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 10, 2023 35:09 Transcription Available


    In the times when your digital presence precedes physical presence, knowing about reputation has become a business 101. From large organisations to start-ups, anyone can face a crisis situation. Along with Evan Nierman, the PR and Crisis communication guru, host Surbhi Dedhia discusses how building one's reputation is so close to the topic of building thought leadership. Today, we all are in the public eye, thanks to our digital footprint. So how do we proactively take steps to manage and build our reputation. In the episode, learn about Understanding the different challenges that can arise in managing reputation.Why companies should proactively have a manifesto for crisis management and therefore for safeguarding reputationHow public relations techniques can better prepare you to navigate a not-so-favourable situation.Examples of what should brands do when they get a negative reviews and much more.This short episode packs a lot of info and therefore it is a great listen if you are short on time yet want actionable ideas. Tune in to listen!Get to know more about Evan's work at the following links:Website: www.evannierman.com Social Media:           ●       Twitter - @EvanNierman●      Facebook - https://www.facebook.com/RedBanyan/●      LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/evan-niermanBook: The Cancel Culture Curse: From Rage to Redemption in a World Gone MadSpecial Audience Giveaway:  ●      GIVEAWAY TITLE: 10 Ways to Prevent You or Your Business from Being Canceled●      URL: www.avoidbeingcanceled.com Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Design your Leadership style with Enneagram

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 26, 2023 39:40 Transcription Available


    In the routine of life, we often tend to operate from a default mode. While cultivating and nurturing leadership, it is essential we know each others motivations, fears and also our own. The guest on this episode, Tracy O'Malley shares that we must design how we lead and operate.  Giving her own example,  she shares how she discovered the Enneagram personality test at a turning point life and that helped her transform both in life and business.This episode covers in depth:- Why one must operate from design not default- Leadership involves leading people and it is important to understand each members motives and fears.- Why Enneagram personality test and how it can benefit you.- How can you apply Enneagram in your daily life.- Knowing yourself is the critical for building thought leadership and much more.Tune in this episode with host Surbhi Dedhia and guest speaker Tracy O'Malley.***As a listener of this podcast, use a discount code THOUGHTLEADER  to receive your blueprint from Tracy O'Malley: https://www.tracyomalley.com/offers/ompAoGjd/checkoutKnow more about Tracy:Website: https://www.tracyomalley.com/Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/tracy_omalley/Podcast: https://www.tracyomalley.com/podcast Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Entrepreneurial Thought Leadership with Sidarth Mahindra

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 7, 2023 26:30 Transcription Available


    Are you an entrepreneur who knows the potential of engaging your audience on digital landscape. And yet, you've been putting that aspect of being online and visible on the back burner? Well, tune in to this episode as our guest speaker today has an advice for you. Meet Sidarth Mahindra, founder and owner of Pet Corner, an all-inclusive pet care service brand. Sidarth's rallying cry for all entrepreneurs is to take the leap and use your intuitiveness to navigate the dynamic business landscape. In conversation with Surbhi Dedhia, Sidarth shares a few things he does to keep himself on top of his game and achieve balance between his businesses and self growth. This episode is high energy and packs a punch so do not miss it.Know more about our guest Sidarth Mahindra at:Website: https://www.sidarthmahindra.com/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sidarth-mahindraTikTok: @SidarthMahindra Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Leadership Lessons: Growing and Leading a Family Business

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2023 36:23 Transcription Available


    Leading a business is hard. Leading Family Business is even harder as one has to work with familial ties and legacy.  That said, our guest on this episode had a completely different experience as the family business was handed over to him.  Meet Mr. Jaber Abdul Wahab, the group CEO of Bridgeway Group. Bridgeway Group is a transnational conglomerate operating in multitude industries. One may think that when you come from a business family, you naturally grow skills to learn how to run a business. In Jaber's case that was not true. Surbhi Dedhia, host of #TMTLPodcast, had a meaningful conversation with Jaber as he shares:Why he defines himself as one and a half generation of family run business and not the second generation leadership?In the early days of taking over the business, when the decision literally meant identifying sharks and dolphins and then choosing to swim in the ocean accordingly.How he used his learning from Engineering to adapt and learn on the go.The challenges of growing a legacy business, expanding into new sectors and securing profitability.Pivots during the pandemic and the testing time for his leadership.What is his role as a leader to drive the brand Bridgeway within different companies.How he is building his own thought leadership internally and externally.Lastly, his message to all the budding entrepreneurs.This episode is power-packed and covers vast array of topics. Jaber's LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/jaber-abdul-wahab-75572721/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jaberpvBridgeway Group: http://bridgewaygroup.com/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Leadership Lessons: Master Influence By Being Intentional

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 15, 2023 44:11 Transcription Available


    We tend to forget that leadership is highly contextual and if we were to apply it from one context to another, without changing perspectives, it may not work. Host Surbhi Dedhia talks to Dr. Karuna Ramanthan in this episode about how leaders can master the art of influence by decoding their organisational narratives and how this can in-turn help to build their thought leadership.Dr. Karuna has an established track record, gained over nearly 3 decades, in supporting Senior Leaders and Organisations through difficult transformations, increasingly in middle manager execution challenges, and in values, people and culture change. With his rich experience and illustrious background in the Singapore military forces, the episode goes over:1. How being in Military allowed Dr. Karuna to decode deep rooted knowledge of leadership.2. Why leadership is contextual and how can one identify with different perspectives.3. Why organisations must tap into the middle level managers and educate them about the power of influence.4. We should move from being accidental to being intentional in our lives and create opportunities for us.5. Artificial intelligence is here and while the future of work is still a mystery, building intentional thought leadership will be a competitive advantage.The discussion is replete with examples and offers ideas to apply in our daily lives.If you'd like to contact Dr. Karuna, his website and social media details are below:Website: https://krk.sg/Email: Karuna@krk.sgLinkedin:  https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-karuna-ramanathan-885b52a/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Power of Communities to Build Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later May 9, 2023 45:54 Transcription Available


    Each of us belong to some group, such as a university alumni or an industry association or a business group, etc. And we humans like it that way.  When it comes to professional environment, especially for a business owner it can get lonelier and difficult and that's where belonging to a professional community can help.In this episode, host Surbhi Dedhia is talking with Mr. Chirantan Joshi who is a leading businessman in UAE and is also the National Director of Corporate Connections - a select community for business owners. Chirantan a.k.a. CJ has successfully built this community from ground up.  On the show, he shares:What made him bring Corporate Connections to UAE? Why it is different than other community he was a part of.Why building a community was important for him and how using key virtues of patience and empathy helped him to lead better?Defining the success of the community and localising a global brand to local needsGrowing the community from strength to strength - Challenges and WinsGrowing his own thought leadership with the community on topics close his heart.and much moreListen to the full episode as CJ shares generously about building a community and making it thrive under his leadership.Know more about Chirantan Joshi:His personal brand website: https://www.chirantanjoshi.com/Connect with him on LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshi8/Download his e-book on Mastering Time: https://www.chirantanjoshi.com/wp-content/uploads/Mastering_time_book_8-15-19.pdf Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Visionary Storytelling To Build Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 6, 2023 45:44 Transcription Available


    Storytelling is often quoted in context of building brands. Yet, not every organisation gets it quite right. Either the algorithms have filtered the message out or the organisation is stuck in the echo chamber.  Rahul Mudgal joins Surbhi Dedhia in this episode to unpack the idea of Visionary Storytelling for building thought leadership. Rahul is a seasoned marketer in APAC region and has helped organisation's he has worked for build thought leadership with visionary storytelling.This episode covers a vast landscape of storytelling, looks in to companies who are thriving with storytelling, being authentic white navigating the digital conundrum plus a lot more.Rahul shares his opinions on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/bezpredelmudgal/and on Twitter - https://twitter.com/suigeneris_1 Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Boost Your Confidence with Body Language

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 23, 2023 29:07 Transcription Available


    In developing personal brand, body language is usually the elephant in the room. We all know its there but no one pays attention to. Research studies show that body language count for a whooping 60% of our total communications. The nonverbal signals make up a huge part of our daily communications.In this episode, Surbhi is joined by Jane Hanson who is a 9-time Emmy award winner for her work in journalism and now is a sought-after coach by executives to help them communicate better.In the episode, Surbhi and Jane talk about practical ways that you can bring awareness about your body language in daily communications. Different sensorial parts make up for over all body language. Jane discusses how one can consider each of it and then hone the overall body language.Enjoy this episode.If you'd like to connect with Jane, below listed are few links to get in touch with Jane directly:Website: https://www.Janehanson.com/Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/janehansontv/Email : jane@janehanson.com Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Building Likability and Trust with Professional Photographs

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 23, 2022 38:07 Transcription Available


    We humans are a visual species. We are also perceptive which means to like and trust someone we will observe different aspects of that individual. When a personal photo is put up on website or social media site, the likelihood of building connections get higher. A personal photograph showcases your personality and thus contributes to building trust.With the remote and global nature of business today, to build trust and connections, a professional photo goes a long long way.In the episode, host Surbhi chats with Alan Bell from Pixel Rose all about professional photography. Alan is a professional photographer and he shares some of the most common things people miss out when they DIY professional photograph. In this episode, find outWhat are the missed branding opportunities?Important things to know when taking professional photographsWhat not to do while taking professional photographs?Why your business needs professional photography?How can thought leaders build a library of photos to show their personalities?How Alan uses subliminal marketing and why taking action is important.and much more!Some of the websites Alan refers to on the episode are below:https://www.pixelroses.com/https://www.awesomeprofilepics.com/https://www.photofeeler.com/Alan can be reached on LinkedIn too - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alan-bell-photographer/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Business driven by strong values and leadership lessons

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 2, 2022 43:08 Transcription Available


    In this episode we steer towards mission driven and values- based business. Recognised for its innovative transperant business offer and doing good, Nobul is a disruptor in the real-estate business.Surbhi chats with the founder, Regan McGee on How is Nobul bringing the difference in the real-estate business.How Nobul is thriving on strong values systemWhy do they turn down business even it means better revenue streams?Drawing the bridge between employees goals and brand's missionEmbracing change - going fully remote right at the start of the pandemicSustaining the change and brining the global team together.Convergence of industries  and how real-estate tech worksInnovating in a rigid industry rules and much more.The candid conversation elucidates lessons in leadership, building a business on values, pivoting and embracing change.Find out more about Nobul - www.Nobul.comConnect with Regan McGee - https://www.linkedin.com/in/regan-mcgee/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Data Storytelling for Building Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Play 24 sec Highlight Listen Later Oct 13, 2022 30:22 Transcription Available


    The future of storytelling wll be visual and data-driven. And to decipher and decode data in a way that can create influence will be the next level for storytelling skills.In this episode, host Surbhi Dedhia, paints the landscape for data storytelling -1. How did it all come to this point of using data to harness stories?2. What kind of future job opportunities is this creating?3. How can we now build data storytelling into our content strategy?4. What role does Machine Learning play in Data storytelling5. Why should brands build thought leadership with data storytelling?This episode is an easy listen with lots of examples to get insight from.If you liked this episode or have questions on the topic, feel free to write to Surbhi at the rate DigitalGenie.co Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Building Thought Leadership on Twitter

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 27, 2022 40:57 Transcription Available


    With 500 million tweets per day and 436 million monthly active users (2022), Twitter is one of the world's popular social media platforms. Many brands - individuals and organisations - are on twitter and engaging their audiences effectively with 280 characters. It is an epitome of short -form content. In this episode, Surbhi chats with Samantha Kelly who is famously known as #TweetingGodess and had built an entire business starting off with Twitter, organically.  She shares her story on how she got introduced to Twitter and how the domino-effect worked in in her favour as she got the first rule of social right, "Value over Sales, always!"Our candid conversation covers:Twitter as a medium to engage your communityHow does one start building a community on Twitter?How your unique story can attract clients, supporters and followers?Essentials of Twitter to have in place and How to build continuity in communications on any chosen social media platform?Join in their conversation as there are lots of ideas, also for someone who uses Twitter daily.Samantha is also the founder of Women's Inspire Network supported by Wedo and very soon their annual event is happening. Please see the link below to check out the line up of speakers and networking options.https://www.tickettailor.com/events/wedoventuresltd/714902And you can follow Samantha on the following social handles too:Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tweetinggoddessTwitter: https://twitter.com/TweetinggoddessInstagram: https://www.instagram.com/tweetinggoddess/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/tweetinggoddess/TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@tweetinggoddessWebsite: https://www.tweetinggoddess.com/  Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    How to Create and Grow your Personal Brand

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 12, 2022 40:15 Transcription Available


    Creating a personal brand can seem to be a dauting task, at the bottom of your to-do list, one on your wish-list or outrightly a mythical idea. Yet, the recent data points around personal brand are hollering quite the opposite which is personal branding works and it is here to stay.Joining host Surbhi Dedhia on this engaging episode is Michelle B. Griffin who is a personal branding consultant and a visibility strategist. Michelle runn two very popular podcasts and will also soon be a published author. Her methodology towards building your personal brand is simple and actionable.Throughout the episode, Michelle shares her systematic approach to building a personal brand and examples of how one can embark on personal branding journey systematically and benefit from it too. This episode has lots of tips that you can take back to your world and action it.  Hope you enjoy this episode.Here are some useful links:Website: https://michellebgriffin.com/Podcast :  https://michellebgriffin.com/podcast/The LinkedIn Branding Show Podcast: https://michellesquared.com/The 365 Creators LinkedIn community: https://michellebgriffin.com/the365creators/Michelle mentions various personality tests on the episode, here are the links:https://www.truity.com/test/enneagram-personality-testhttps://www.16personalities.com/https://www.123test.com/disc-personality-test/https://high5test.com/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    How to Build Thought Leadership with Videos

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 23, 2022 55:13 Transcription Available


    More than 500 million hours of video are watched on YouTube every day.85% of Facebook videos are watched without sound.45% of people watch more than an hour of videos on Facebook or YouTube per week.69% of people prefer video over text when learning about a product or service.Above listed are some of the valid statistics ( source:Wyzowl) confirming the fact that video era is now and it is here to stay.  In this episode, host Surbhi Dedhia chats with Reim El Houni on how business owners and brands can leverage on video to build their thought leadership. In the conversation they cover - Video consumption increased during the pandemic and it continues to grow. How do content based company cope with outputing so much content.What is the ideal length of the video for it to work?Videos are working as they provide distraction - which type of videos should we go for educational or entertaining?What is the ideal frequency of video posting and how much of video content is too much?Why before embarking on video journey, there needs to be a mindset shift to overcome self limiting beliefs.Reim also shares her experience with producing a daily show at the world's greatest show - Expo 2020This episode is packed with value, quirky ideas and laughs. Do tune in!Get in touch with Reim - https://www.linkedin.com/in/reimelhouni/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Bonus Episode: How to Engage Followers While Evolving Your Thought Leadership Niche

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 24, 2022 22:00 Transcription Available


    What happens when a recognised thought leader shifts his focus beyond the existing niche of his leadership?  In continuation of our discussion, Ron shares how he is going beneath - deeper- into the area of Service Leadership and Uplifting Service Cultures to the world of Care. In this bonus episode, we talk about:- What brought about this shift in his focus?- As an individual, how is he developing his knowledge and eventually thought leadership on the topic?and - How is he engaging his existing community in to the whole new world of care?This conversation offers a peek into how Ron Kaufman, who is a world renowned thought leader in the area of Service Leadership,  is now focusing his genuine thinking in the area of care.Know more about Ron's phenomenal work in the domain of Uplifting Service Cultures and Customer Service here:https://ronkaufman.comhttps://www.youtube.com/c/RonKaufmanNowConnect with him on  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkaufman/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    What Does it Take to Be a Thought Leader - with Ron Kaufman

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 18, 2022 26:43 Transcription Available


    In this phenomenal episode of #TMTLpodcast Ron Kaufman shares foundational concepts on what does is really take to be a thought leader? Ron is one of the world's top 10 recognised gurus in the world of Customer Service. He has built his thought leadership or genuine thinking, as he says, over the last 3 decades. How did he do it? How did he become a recognised thought leader? How did he stay undistracted for so many years? how did he build his community who follow him as their thought leader?In this episode, Ron points out to the fundamentals that can help us understand ourselves better and also offers contrarian view point on why everyone should not be a thought leader! This episodes is full of a-ha moments and the one that challenges our understanding about building thought leadership. Know more about Ron's phenomenal work in the domain of Uplifting Service Cultures and Customer Service here:https://ronkaufman.comhttps://www.youtube.com/c/RonKaufmanNowConnect with him on  https://www.linkedin.com/in/ronkaufman/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Reflections: One Year of Podcasting

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 7, 2022 27:42 Transcription Available


    Amongst the new and modern avenues to communicate, podcasting has definitely stayed strong and its outlook as a medium of choice remains strong.  From business owners to corporates, from individuals to partners, there are billions of podcasts out there to suit different interests.TMTLpodcast's journey from the thought of doing the podcast to completing one whole year of podcasting has been unique. In this episode, host Surbhi Dedhia summarizes thoughts, lessons learnt and experiences shared on various episodes throughout the past year.Tune in to this episode to hear how she launched the podcast in 8 weeks straight and many other fun-learnings along the way!  Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Personal Bio for Building Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 23, 2022 23:27 Transcription Available


    When it comes to personal bios, there are people who have them ever ready and then there are others, a vast majority, who keep pushing writing a personal bio for later. That later never comes.Personal Bios are documents that portray your professional history in a story format. It narrates how your work and skills have made a contribution. Infact, if you are building your thought leadership, personal bio is the first thing you must have in your arsenal.In this episode, host Surbhi Dedhia, shares her 15 years of experience writing personal bios for C-suite to junior staff across geographies. She shares what are some of the commonly made mistakes in bios and how to write a bio that can make you stand out.This short episode will help you to look at your existing bio and make relevant changes or if you don't have one, will motivate you to write one. If you are stuck on writing your bios, because we know writing one can be tricky, you can always connect with Surbhi and her team on JotMyBio.comVisit https://www.JotMyBio.com  for a worldclass bio that captures your professional achievements and showcases your unique personality. Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Influence with the Power of Your Voice

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 7, 2022 36:21 Transcription Available


    When we think of someone using voice as a powerful resource, it is natural to think of famous orators, vocalists or singers. In day-to-day conversations and especially in the digital age, using voice to influence is mostly overlooked. My guest for this episode thinks the opposite. Cynthia Zhai who is a Voice-coach says that due to the pandemic, it has become more and more important for us to leverage our voice.  Because it is even more pertinent for leaders to get heard - both internally and externally.It is said that the pen is mightier than a sword and that a picture paints a thousand words. After talking to Cynthia, I'll add another one here - that a voice gives emotion to words to create action. In this interview, we cover> How Cynthia went on to become a Voice Coach> The concept of 'Full Voice' & How to develop a full voice?> What is voice color?> How can leaders be more impactful and create action with voice?> Why developing a full voice is like Swimming?and more!Hope you enjoy the episode as much as I  did producing it.Links for reference: Website: https://www.powerfulexecutivevoice.com/Linkedin In: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthiazhai/TedX talk : https://youtu.be/PcDerWSyccg3-Days Crash Course - Be Heard in a Noisy World - https://voicemastery.app.heroicnow.com/I'd love to hear feedback on the episode and the podcast so if you can please take a moment to rate the podcast and also send me feedback here - Surbhi@DigitalGenie.co Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    How can you get Lucky while Building Thought Leadership?

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later May 24, 2022 15:53 Transcription Available


    Luck usually cannot be isolated and be identified as an element or a variable in a formula that will lead to one's  success. I find that getting lucky infact, is a process. That is a series of actions taken together over a period of time. The free flowing candid thought sharing in this episodes covers, What is luck?Where to find it?and How to get lucky while building one's thought leadership?Do share your thoughts on what you think luck is and secondly, do you agree / disagree with me on my thoughts around getting lucky? Email me at surbhi@digitalgenie.coAlso, here are the episode links mentioned in this episode:Episode 14 - Clever Content for Building Thought Leadershipand Episode 18 - Amplify Your Brand with Thought Leadership Content Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Publishing a Book Elevates Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 29, 2022 39:57 Transcription Available


    Inspite of the hyper digitalised world that we live in, a physical book still lends a mark of authority and subject matter expertise to the author.  Building one's thought leadership demands consistency and systematically sharing the knowledge and expertise one has attained over the years. Many of us may dream of becoming an author one day, yet it seems a daunting project to embark on. Thanks to all the tools and resources at our disposal these days, writing a book has become easier than before.  In this episode, Surbhi Dedhia is joined by Alinka Rutkowska for a very candid look at why writing a book makes sense even today? What are the types of books one can think of writing? What are the timelines involved? What kind of help and support is available? How knowing your audience can provide you a clear path to writing the book and so much more.Alinka is the Founder & CEO of Leader's Press Publishing company along with an author herself. She is on a mission to help 10,000 entrepreneurs share their wisdom by writing a book by 2030. If you are looking at a long-term window to build your thought leadership, this episode will help you think about all that it takes to write a book. Don't miss this one!Reference Links:Leader's Press Which type of book should you write?Connect with Alinka Rutkowska on LinkedIn Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Corporate B2B podcasts: A great opportunity or another marketing fad?

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 19, 2022 36:39 Transcription Available


    Podcasts are growing exponentially. Infact, audio streaming overall is on the rise regardless of the topic and genre. Businesses have also turned their attention to audio streaming to build thought leadership, and to bring authentic thinking to the front. Corporate podcasts are more popular in the B2B industry.  In this episode, I am joined by Prarthana Sibal, Head of Client Services at award winning B2B Podcast agency, Pikkal & Co. Prarthana has managed over 1,000 podcast episodes from idea to launch. She draws from her experience and knowledge to share some of the top trends in B2B podcasts. She also shares in this episode, the best practices she has observed in designing and maintaining a podcast that performs.Join us in this episode to learn more about the world of B2B corporate podcasts. Are they just a passing fad or actually a great revenue generating strategy?Do connect with Prarthana Sibal on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/prarthanasibal/or visit their agency website: www.pikkal.com  Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    How to Create Content that Stands Out

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2022 16:01 Transcription Available


    There is so much happening in the world today and while most of us spend more and more time on digital channels, the content overwhelm is a reality. Content has become an essential to-do for everyone and to build one's thought leadership,  it is one of the most important tool. In this episode, Surbhi shares top 5 rules for creating content that gets noticed. Hit the play button to hear the top 5 rules.Other relevant episodes mentioned on the show are:Clever Content for Building Thought Leadershipand Identify, Clarify & Magnify your Target Audience Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Public Relations for Building Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 21, 2022 27:43 Transcription Available


    Thought Leadership and Public Relations (PR) are interconnected. Today the power of publishing is in everyone's hands; be it on the website or through umpteen number of social media apps. Managing one's thought leadership with effective PR is essential as it helps in validation of content as well as expertise and builds trust.In this episode, Surbhi is joined by Justin Goldstein of Press Record Communications, - a strategic communications company based in New York city. Justin shares  several insights from his experience in working with Clinton Global Initiative, General Motors, Best Buy and others.Tune in to this episode to understand what are the latest trends in PR and what should organisations look out for when designing PR strategies.Justin's company website is: https://www.pressrecord.co/And you can connect with him on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/goldsteinjustin/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Art and Science of Storytelling with Anjali Sharma

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 7, 2022 50:52 Transcription Available


    Storytelling has gained spotlight in many a business conversation recently and that is because stories are able to attract attention and motivate its listeners to take action. Storytelling is an acquired skill and to understand what it looks like when implemented, press that play button to hear Anjali Sharma from Narrative, a multinational storytelling agency. Filled with practical action ideas and also real life examples this episode will help you get ideas on storytelling and how you can 'go down to the trenches' to seek a good story. Do not miss the 5 things organisations should do to identify great stories - which is a great framework that Anjali shares in our conversation.Besides being a founder of Narrative, Anjali is also an author and has shared her idea on strategic storytelling on several platforms. Connect with Anjali on Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/anjali-sharmaand do check out her website: https://narrative.com.sg/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    The World of Podcasting with Evo Terra

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2022 43:14 Transcription Available


    When it comes to podcasting, there are few pioneers who have made their mark in the podosphere. In this episode, Surbhi is in conversation with one such pioneer,  Evo Terra, a recognised thought leader in the field of podcasting. In this value packed episode you'll learn:-  All about Evo and how he started the 40th ever podcast in the history of podcasting- The trends that evolved from e-books to audio books to podcasts.- Evo's thoughts on building thought leadership with podcasts- Creating brand identity through voice- Building community with podcasts- Podcast is a 'Found-Time activity- Creating a business case for podcasts- How businesses are leveraging podcasts - Not-to- be-missed "Dont's" while preparing podcastsEvo shares variety of insights, generously, from his 20+ years experience in the podcast industry. Don't miss this episode if you are curious about podcasting or serious to build one for your brand.Check out Evo's podcast : https://podcastpontifications.com/and his work with brands at : https://simpler.media/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Top Trends in Building Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 7, 2022 21:34 Transcription Available


    From creating value added content to influencing with authenticity in Web 3.0 there are several observable trends that are emerging for building thought leadership. In this episode, your host Surbhi Dedhia deep dives into some of the trends she has observed and reflected upon. Catch this short episode if you want to know how to fine-tune existing efforts in building thought leadership. If you are just about begining on creating your thought leadership, this episode will help you plan better with some future trends.In this episode, Surbhi is also referring to three other episodes. Links to the episodes are below:Episode 3: Who is a Thought Leader?Episode 6: Is Building Thought Leadership only for Individuals?Episode 18: Amplify your Brand with Thought Leadership Content Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Instagram for Building Thought Leadership with Anjuli Gopalakrishna

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 24, 2022 54:01 Transcription Available


    When it comes to business social media platform, LinkedIn may seem to be the obvious choice. Our guest on this episode, Anjuli Gopalakrishna, begs to differ. She has a valid point when she says, "you go where your customers are!" With various formats of posting to the ease of connecting with audience in real time over Live or DM's, Instagram has a lot to offer when it comes to engaging your community.  In this episode, your host Surbhi Dedhia chats with Anjuli about why IG should be leveraged for building thought leadership. Anjuli also shares her 6C approach to build Instagram mastery and shares umpteen examples of companies like Zendesk, Mailchimp and even how Linkedin has leveraged this platform.This longish episode is well worth your time as its full of actionable ideas and examples that Anjuli has shared generously.Anjuli's website : www.anjulig.comAnjuli's IG handle: @anjuligoLink to her Free course on Instagram Influence Mastery: https://courses.anjulig.com/courses/instagram-influence-2021-free-courseAnd to the paid version at a special price for your audience https://courses.anjulig.com/courses/Instagram-inluence-mastery-2021See you in the episode#buildingthoughtleadership #thoughtleadership #socialmedia #instagram Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Amplify your Brand with Thought Leadership Content

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2022 15:44 Transcription Available


    In this episode, host Surbhi shares six ideas on how brands can weave thought leadership into their content strategy.  Digital evolution has pushed many brands to look at content seriously. While businesses understand the importance of content, they often get stuck in the hamster wheel of just producing more content. Thought leadership is far left behind. In today's world where customer's attention is the most precious thing  to achieve, it is important to differentiate and be found. That's where thought leadership content makes all the difference.Tune into this episode to get started on #buildingthoughtleadership with well planned content for your brand.In previous episode, Surbhi shared 10 resolutions one can make to get started or enhance #thoughtleadership in 2022. Incase you've missed that episode get it on https://podcast.digitalgenie.co/17 Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    10 Resolutions for Building Thought Leadership in 2022

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 30, 2021 31:40 Transcription Available


    Resolutions are being made now for a brand new year. New goals are being set too. Thought leadership can be build systematically with a goal-based approach. Perhaps you are already on the path of building your leadership or perhaps you are just about begining. Wherever you are on your journey, this episode gives you actionable ideas to implement while building your thought leadership.The 10 points shared in the episode will open up your mind towards different ways one can focus on building their thought leadership.Hope you enjoy this episode as much as I enjoyed sharing it.Here are some of the links referenced in the episode1. Episode 16 on #TMTL podcast - https://podcast.digitalgenie.co/identify-clarify-magnify-your-target-audience/2. Episode  12 with Graham Brown - https://podcast.digitalgenie.co/thought-leadership-powered-by-storytelling-with-graham-brown/3. www.JotMyBio.com 15% discount code : TMTL154.  Episode 17 with Karthik Nagendra - https://podcast.digitalgenie.co/tmtl-author-interview-the-thought-leader-way/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    TMTL Author Interview: The Thought Leader Way

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 13, 2021 37:35 Transcription Available


    Thought leadership building for an organisation gets difficult if it is not backed by the senior leaders. Marketers often find themselves in the dilema of chaseing leads and showing ROI instead of owning the thought leadership agenda. How then can organisation in the long run differentiate itself from the competition? On this value packed episode of The Making of a Thought Leader podcast, I am joined by Dr. Karthik Nagendra who is a marketer and also an author of book The Thought Leader way. Dr. Karthik explains how a a systematic approach can help organisations sustain thought leadership agenda in the long run. Being a fellow marketer, I and Dr. Karthik talk all about the funnel chase and how thought leadership can help at each stage. This is one episode you do not want to miss as it has elements for senior business leaders, actionable ideas for marketers and also insights for individuals to work upon. Dr. Karthik is reachable on Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-karthik-nagendra-ba874b7/and his book is available on Kindle and Amazon - https://amzn.to/3rKy73vThank you for following The Making of a Thought Leader podcast. Please press the subscribe button to be notified on your favorite podcast player. Also, leave a review on Apple podcasts and rate it so others can find about this podcast.  Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Identify, Clarify & Magnify your Target Audience

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 29, 2021 13:36 Transcription Available


    Why do we need to know target audience before we work on building thought leadership? Thought leadership content is free, so anyone can access it, then why bother with identifying the right audience? Building thought leadership is not like pitching product or services and yet knowing who we are addressing is very important. Identifying the exact audience helps to shape the thought leadership not vice versa. Tune in to this crisp episode to know essential steps to identify, clarify and magnify target audience. You can learn more about buyer persona here -> https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/have-you-looked-your-buyers-persona-serve-them-better-surbhi-dedhia/and here -> https://www.daretoscale.com/Articles/Scaling-up-with-Buyer-Personas/Download free template of Digital Genie's free buyer persona template  - https://buyerpersona.digitalgenie.co/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    TMTL: Clever Content for Building Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 15, 2021 37:01 Transcription Available


    Content is the foundational tool of building one's thought leadership. Sharing his expertise on content creation for B2B organisations, Trevor Merriden joins me on a conversation that takes us through a path of what makes content clever, how can organisations switch on thought leadership with clever content, what are the 5 essential steps of building thought leadership when you start from scratch and much more.Trevor is the managing director of Merriborn media in the UK and over the past few years he has been working with organisations big and small on helping the create clever content as well as training them.Check his website: http://merribornmedia.co.uk/or connect with him on Linkedin in: https://www.linkedin.com/in/trevormerriden/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Bonus episode: Women Thought Leaders

    Play Episode Play 22 sec Highlight Listen Later Nov 8, 2021 14:27 Transcription Available


    In episode 12, Graham Brown shared several pointers on building thought leadership with the power of story telling. In this bonus episode, our conversation is about thought leadership in women. The gender imbalance is large when it comes to building thought leadership too. Graham shares his perspectives on how we can improve this imbalance. Tell me what do you think about women building their thought leadership? How can they take charge and break the barriers? I welcome your thoughts with me on Surbhi@DigitalGenie.co Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Thought Leadership powered by Storytelling with Graham Brown

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 1, 2021 53:48


    Storytelling is one of the oldest form of transferring information for the humankind. Yet in the fast paced digitalised world it is evolving. It is no longer the one to many model but many to many model at play. How can businesses navigate through the modernised and constantly evolving marketing landscape.My special guest on this episode is Graham Brown, who is a recognised thought leader in the world of podcasts.  Through useful anecdotes, examples from recent history and clarity, Graham shares 360 degree insights into building thought leadership.This longish episode is power-packed with value and challenges everyone in the business world to think of building thought leadership.Graham can be reached at https://www.grahamdbrown.com/If you enjoyed this episode, please review the podcast on apple podcast as it can reach to many more people. If you think there were areas on the episode where I could do better, I welcome feedback at surbhi@digitalgenie.co  Thank you! Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    All Things Marketing & Entrepreneurship with Ritesh Toshniwal

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2021 35:28 Transcription Available


    On this episode, host Surbhi Dedhia is joined by the multi-talented marketer, Ritesh Toshniwal. Ritesh is passionate about technology and believes that start-ups bring innovations that impact daily lives. Ritesh calls himself a techie-turned-marketer and shares valuable insights on what he is observing in the marketing world from B2B and B2C perspective. He says, thought leadership may not be everyone's cup of tea and that  the pandemic has brought one positive i.e. the power of collaboration. He believes that because there is opportunity in collaboaration, thought leadership should not be ignored. Ritesh also shares how thought leadership should be developed at an individual level and at organisation level.Ritesh is passionate to contribute to the start-up community and wants to bring together professionals and thought leaders to support the community.  Ritesh is responsible for driving growth for Homzhub - a property tech start-up in Singapore and is also a mentor & an angel investor through Thinkuvate - an early stage start-up investment fund.This episode is all things marketing and entrepreneurship  packed with trends, insights and unique perspectives from the field.  Infact, Ritesh shares a million-dollar idea on this episode for those who may want to take it up. Tune in to the episode to hear this unique idea!The best way to connect with Ritesh is through Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/riteshtoshniwal/ Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    TMTL: Leverage LinkedIn Company Pages for Building Thought Leadership

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 4, 2021 46:42 Transcription Available


    Building thought leadership has become more accessible for everyone. Yet, there are essential tools that are overlooked. LinkedIn Company pages  is one such amazing tool that businesses of all sizes can leverage today. The expert on this episode of The Making of a Thought Leader podcast, Michelle J. Raymond, helps companies worldwide to leverage Company Pages on LinkedIn. Michelle even says that companies, no matter their size, can look at company pages as their news channel to showcase the latest products or services, behind-the-scenes visuals or even employees who stayed back until midnight to ship products on time.  It is a great medium to showcase authentic personality and culture of the company.If you have a company page on LinkedIn and it is not generating desirable engagement or you are not sure how to best leverage it for your business, this episode is for you. Michelle shares very generously her tips and tricks to make the company pages work to build thought leadership. ... do listen in. Connect with Michelle on LinkedIn Or Follow her Company page on Linkedin Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    TMTL: Trail Blazer Interview with Prantik Mazumdar

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 20, 2021 43:14 Transcription Available


    On this episode, Surbhi is joined by Prantik Mazumdar who wears multiple -hats as the head of business, keynote speaker, venture and angel investor besides being a thought leader in his own right.  Prantik's professional journey has followed a successful path enriched with lessons that he learnt along the way.  On the episode he shares how he converted his failures into vital lessons, how it is important to be intentional about growing one's thought leadership and designing a process of immersing oneself in a particular area. He shares unique perspectives about following key people and how they inspire him to develop his thought leadership. Listeners are in for a treat with actionable ideas from Prantik to take forward on building their thought leadership.  Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    How to Find, Know and Live on Purpose?

    Play Episode Play 30 sec Highlight Listen Later Sep 6, 2021 37:03 Transcription Available


    Starting with Why or be clear on your purpose is often quoted as the fundamental concept that will determine your happiness levels. If you know your purpose, your life, business and relationships will all be aligned is well established. On this episode, host Surbhi Dedhia is joined by Vibhuti Duggar who is the founder of Project Purpose and also a certified NLP trainer. Vibhuti has spent a decade of her career, as she calls it, living on purpose. Having a purpose statement is not enough, living it is important.Filled with examples of how organisations big and small have sustained and survived because they have implemented purpose across their businesses, this episode offers a unique perspective.  Vibhuti also shares her personal journey on living with purpose and deep-dives into how all of us can determine our purpose of life. A fantastic conversation, full of meaning, right here! Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Is Building Thought Leadership only for Individuals?

    Play Episode Play 28 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 23, 2021 27:58 Transcription Available


    Answering an interesting question from a listener, host Surbhi Dedhia shares her thoughts on building Thought Leadership for individuals and organisations in this episode. In her experience, even businesses can build thought leadership in their segment and she shares some of the ways that organisations can look at developing it.  Building trust through out the customer's journey has become an important reason why organisations must look at building thought leadership.For lean and small sized businesses, Surbhi shares few ideas that they can adopt to begin building thought leadership. Tune into the episode to find out more. Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    TMTL: Trail Blazer Interview with Vietek (Vit) Ladislav

    Play Episode Play 28 sec Highlight Listen Later Aug 9, 2021 34:00 Transcription Available


    In this episode, Surbhi is joined by a consistent entrepreneur who has traveled around the world for television content production and is now in Dubai offering the best of video production services. Vietek Ladislav or Vit as he is known to colleagues and friends, is the founder of Square Motion video production company. He believes in performance marketing and offers his clients ROI based videos. The conversation moves quickly from video marketing, leveraging LinkedIn as a platform and also how  to BeLinkedIn Smart.This episode offers great tips on building one's Thought Leadership by leveraging modern marketing tools as a business owner. Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    TMTL: Trail Blazer Interview with Manoj Menon

    Play Episode Play 29 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 26, 2021 37:03 Transcription Available


    In this episode of The Making of a Thought Leader Podcast, Surbhi is joined by a special guest all the way from Singapore  - Manoj Menon.Manoj is a futurist and a thought leader in the digital transformation space. With more than two decades of experience as a  distinguished technology analyst, he has helped multinational companies, financial institutions, regulators, and government bodies alike make sense of a fast-changing world to drive exponential impact in their communities, businesses and careers.Manoj was formerly the Managing Director, Asia Pacific and Senior Partner at Frost & Sullivan – where he was also the first and youngest Senior Partner in Asia at this global consulting firm. He led the business' eventual expansion across the region to 15 major markets, and more than 1000 employees.Manoj is now spearheading a new-age digital-first company called TWIMBIT which is an acronym for Together the World is Moved By Ideas and Technology. (www.twimbit.com)If you are looking for inspiration to build your thought leadership, this episode is a must listen. Manoj shares his story, what he does to amplify his thoughts and how he engages his community. Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    TMTL: Trail Blazer Interview with Dhiren Bhatia

    Play Episode Play 33 sec Highlight Listen Later Jul 12, 2021 26:15 Transcription Available


    On this episode of The Making of a Thought Leader podcast, host Surbhi interviews a trail blazer in his own right, Dhiren Bhatia. Dhiren is a persistent entrepreneur, a podcaster and productivity advocate. Dhiren is the founder of Cloudscape Technologies and shares how he got started to build his thought leadership consistently and systematically. If you are looking for some pearls of wisdom on how to keep up with building thought leadership, you are going to enjoy this episode a lot.  Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Why Building Thought Leadership is Relevant Today?

    Play Episode Play 27 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 16:47


    The world has changed and in this mostly digital existence, sharing your thoughts and putting you ideas in the front is becoming important.  In this episode, Surbhi shares in-depth the reasons why you should be looking (or even re-looking) at your digital presence seriously, few pointers on what should be avoided and also what factors may slow down an expert's journey towards building one's thought leadership. This crisp episode is all you need to streamline yourself and get to work! Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Who is a Thought Leader?

    Play Episode Play 33 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 30, 2021 15:41 Transcription Available


    The title Thought Leader sounds great on a profile but is it something that can be just added to one's profile? There seems to be a confusion as to who is a thought leader and who can be a thought leader. In this episode, Surbhi solves this confusion and also shares her 8-P model of building one's thought leadership. Is thought leadership gained by content? Is thought leadership only for those executives working in famous brands? Is thought leadership only for those from the Ivy league schools? Listen in to find out and get a full dose of clarification. Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

    Welcome to the Making of a Thought Leader Podcast

    Play Episode Play 36 sec Highlight Listen Later Jun 22, 2021 9:44


    Hello! Welcome to the Making of a Thought Leader podcast. In the very first episode, podcast host Surbhi Dedhia wears the big picture thinking hat, shares why entrepreneurs, business leaders and executives should build their thought leadership and the value of doing so in the long run.  Through this podcast, Surbhi will draw from her experiences as a digital marketer, bring on-board fellow experts, entrepreneurs who have stayed focused on building their expertise in the digital landscape.  Thought leader is often side-lined as a marketing jargon and Surbhi aims to inspire entrepreneurs to think otherwise as sharing one's expertise has become one of the existential criteria in the hyper digital world.SPONSORED BY:Get  your personalised professional bio handcrafted by Jot My Bio Thank you for listening!You can connect with the host - Surbhi Dedhia - on LinkedIn to share ideas and thoughts on building your #thoughtleadershipThe Making of a Thought Leader podcast is brought to you by Jot My Bio.comJot My Bio helps executives and entrepreneurs to narrate their professional experience through personal bios. Personal bios are essential to position one's work experience and skill sets to attract more interactions, be it on the About us section of the website, Linkedin or on presentation slides. To get a professionally handcrafted bio, get in touch with https://www.JotMybio.com

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