SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar
In this business podcast that is all about people, Vinay Kumar, a Leadership Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, OD Consultant, Podcaster, Global Nomad, Wildlife Stalker and Records Collector, interviews leaders, thinkers, strategists, and doers to reveal actionable insights, first-hand experiences, smart strategies, brilliant tips and lesser-known best practices on a range of subjects in business leadership and people management, from innovation, DEI, facilitation, technology, future of the workforce and sustainability to evolution of leadership, storytelling, negotiation, digital learning, mental wellbeing, the art of staying positive and even water wars! Plus each episode features curated recommendations from Vinay and his guest for your own RWL (Read Watch Listen) list to keep you shinier and happier!
Episodes
172 episodes
Ep. 172: Did They Get It Right? SHP Special: Past Guests' Predictions!
Did they predict right? In this Shiny Happy People special, we bring you clips from five past episode dating all the way back to 2020, when we first started this podcast, and share what those guests had predicted – on the future of learning, ta...
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Ep. 171: Dr. Myriam Hadnes on Facilitation Evangelism, ‘Unprofessionalism’ and ‘Workshops Work’
With a PhD in Behavioural Economics, Dr. Myriam Hadnes describes herself as a Facilitation Evangelist – a practitioner obsessed with uncovering why some facilitated experiences spar...
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Ep. 170: Karen Ansen of Ignite on Workplace HR & Employment Law
Meet workplace lawyer and employment and industrial relations specialist, Karen Ansen who is the heart and soul behind Ignite HR & Employment ...
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Ep. 169: Pushkar Bidwai on People Matters & HR Talent in India-APAC
A transformative leader in the Digital Media and HR Technology space, our guest today is Pushkar Bidwai, CEO of People Matter...
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Ep. 168: Radhika Dutt on ‘Radical Product Thinking’
Our guest today is the author of ‘Radical Product Thinking: The New Mindset for Innovating Smarter’, a book whose methodology is now ...
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Ep. 167: Oscar Trimboli on ‘How to Listen’
Meet Oscar Trimboli, the award-winning author of ‘How to Listen’ which has been touted a...
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Ep. 166: Nathy Ravez of ‘There’s a Workshop for That’ Podcast: A Shiny Happy People Collab
In a special Shiny Happy People podcast collab, Vinay switches between the host and guest hats with the fabulous Nathy Ravez, host of
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Ep. 165: Nik Kinley on Rewriting Your Leadership Code and the Power Trap of Leadership
This London-based psychologist and psychotherapist brings in a unique experience of having worked with royalty, criminals, CEOs, politicians, and children! Meet the brilliant Nik K...
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Ep. 164 (Re-Release): Marie Skelton, the Resilience and Happiness Expert
News events around the world right now is far from 'happiness'. In the face of all the despair, fear and suffering, who better to give us some hope and positivity than a happiness and resilience expert. So this is our re-release of Episode 74 f...
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Ep. 163: Dr. Marcus Ranney on the ‘Human Edge’ to Longevity
“Science in the bloodstream. Story in the soul. Spartan spirit in the gym.” Meet Dr. Marcus Ranney, a high-performance longevity physician, tech entrepreneur, and modern-day explorer ...
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Ep. 162: Dr. Cecelia Herbert on Workplace Behavioral Science & Organizational Psychology
Our guest today is the brilliant – and the ever-curious – Dr. Cecelia Herbert, a Workplace Behavioral Scientist and a Doctor of Organizational Psychology with a career as a pract...
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Ep. 161: Silvia Damiano of About My Brain on Neuroleadership
“I’ve spent years studying the brain, but it’s the heart that’s taught me how to lead, heal and grow.” It’s all about our brains on today’s episode! Meet Silvia Damiano, a scientis...
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Ep. 160: Linmin (Michelle) Zhang on Facilitating Leadership Transformation through Inclusion
Bringing over a decade of experience in Leadership facilitation and coaching, driven by a passion for transformative learning experiences, Linmin (Michelle) Zhang, Founder and MD of
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Ep 159: Dr. David Sweet on HR & Recruitment in Japan
As a kid in Colorado, United States, he grew up thinking he was part Japanese (after a playful prank from his mother). Today, he has been living in Japan for almost three decades. One could call that destiny alright! Meet
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Ep 158: Marga Hoek on Business for Good
“Business for good is good business,” says our guest for this episode and we could not agree more.Meet Marga Hoek, a three-time CEO who gained international recognition for her visionary, innov...
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Ep 157: Moe Poirier on the Evolving Future of Masterful Facilitation
Delivering experiences that drive change, Moe Poirier is the masterful facilitator best known for his work upskilling training teams around the world to level-up their impact on the p...
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Ep 156: Dr. Ravi R. Iyer on People First Leadership & Wellbeing
Our guest today is a Harvard-trained physician-scientist, TEDx speaker, author, inventor, and entrepreneur with a 42-year career in medicine, science and leadership. Meet Dr. Ravi Iyer<...
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Ep 155: Startup Junkie & Kiva’s Claudia P Scott on Inclusive Entrepreneurship
Empowering innovators and entrepreneurs among the underserved segments of Arkansas, United States is the amazing team at Startup Junkie led by our guest today –
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Ep 154: Rangineh Azimzadeh Tehrani on Peace and Conflict Resolution through Facilitation
Facilitating deeply human spaces centered on connection and community for over 15 years now is the one and only Rangineh Azimzadeh Tehrani, the Principal and...
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Ep 153: IMD’s Julia Binder and Knut Haanaes on Leading Sustainable Business Transformation
We know sustainability is good for business. But how can organizations really go about it, well beyond the green washing, to create lasting impact? Meet the experts from Institute for Management Developme...
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Ep 152: Mirjami Sipponen-Damonte on Facilitating High Impact Strategy & Leadership Development
Wishing you all a fabulous New Year! Welcome back and we are glad to kick off 2025 with our first guest of the year, Mirjami Sipponen-Damonte, the CEO of Finnish boutiqu...
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Ep 151: Best of Shiny Happy People in 2024
It’s a year-end SHP tradition – where we bring you our top picks of the year. This time though, we invite our past guest hosts, Dhruti Shah(who, by the way, now has a podcast of her own
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Ep 150: Alex Bailey on Humanising the World of Work
A visionary leader on a powerful mission to humanise the world of work – meet Alex Bailey, Global CEO and Co-Founder of Bailey &...
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Ep 149: Paul Dupuis and the launch of Future Ready Leadership Gym©
Something a little different today! Last week, our parent entity, C2C Organizational Development in association with Take 5 Global LLC launched an innovative and visionary...
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Ep 148: IAF’s Tamara Živadinović on Facilitation and Rural Community Development
We are back with one of our favourite subjects – it’s time for facilitation! Our guest today is seasoned facilitator who started her journey in agriculture development and is today a leading force in the facilitation community in Serbia and the...
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