Episodes

Starting a brand-new season here on “Passion To Profession” Podcast with a fresh perspective and insight into how to make 2022 your Best Year Yet! In this episode, host Ash shares with you her approach and the 5 things you should NOT do this year and What to Do Instead! Episode Key Takeaways: 1. ❌ DON’T make New year Resolution ✅Do a Past Year Review! 2. ❌DON’T Consume a lot of Content ✅ Instead Create your own Content! 3 . ❌DON’T make Big Goals ✅Build your Systems! 4. ❌ DON’T Overth...

This is a Holiday Special episode sponsored by "Magic Mind " where host Ash shares 6 best lessons learnt from guests on the show ! Episode Highlights! 1.37 - Lesson#1 on Fear Feel The Fear and Do It AnyWay Ash narrates her own experience of facing fear of public speaking by quoting examples of her book launch conference in London where she was invited to speak about her book! 3.53 - Lesson#2 on Opportunity This piece of advice came from guest Heather Monahan on Episode # 29 where heather s...

“Don’t be defined as what you see as an opportunity. Instead, be willing to create your own” - Heather Monahan This episode covers the incredible comeback story of Heather Monahan – a former C-level executive who successfully climbed the corporate ladder , shattered glassceiling to claim her spot in C-suite and then after being named as ‘One of the most influential women in Radio ‘ in 2017 faced an unexpected and sudden termination from employment ! Heather shares with Ash - · Her initial ...

This episode is part of special series called 'Women Of Substance' on Passion To Profession Podcast which covers woman-centered stories! Stories of success , resilience , courage , breaking stereotypes , building strong identity, overcoming adversities and many more ! This episodes features Devina Kaur - Founder of Sexy Brilliant Global revolution initiative which aims to remove toxic shame and raise human consciousness to live life authentically. She is also author of spiritual self-help book-...

This episode is part of special series called 'Women Of Substance' on Passion To Profession Podcast which covers woman-centered stories! Stories of success , resilience , courage , breaking stereotypes , building strong identity, overcoming adversities and many more ! This episodes features Cancer Thriver / TEDx Speaker / Happiness and Fulfillment Coach Caroline Emile ! Caroline sits down with Ash to share her journey of finding her strength while overcoming life changing adversity which in he...

As part of special series called 'Women Of Substance' on Passion To Profession Podcast where we showcase woman-centred stories - stories of success , resilience , courage , breaking sterotypes , building strong identity, overcoming adversities and many more ! In this episode, host Ash chats with Rachel Beck - Author of the book -“Finding Your Way When Life Changes Your Plans: A Memoir of Adoption, Loss of Motherhood and Remembering Home.” Rachel shares her incredible story which starts from bein...

Celebrating International Women's History Month on Passion To Profession Podcast by showcasing woman-centred stories - stories of success , resilience , courage , breaking sterotypes , building strong identity, overcoming adversities and many more! In this first episode of Special Edition series, host Ash chats with Gauri Devidayal - Founder & CEO of The Table - Food Matters India Pvt. Ltd which is rated as #4 restaurant in India by Condenast Traveller publication! She is listed in Forbes India...

This is a New Year special solo episode where I share some personal and professional updates. First part of the episode covers some personal updates- Reflecting back on the most challenging year yet , I try to seek out the positives and shares 3 important things that helped change my perspective on life 1. Minimalism - How clearing out clutter and unwanted things in physical space can help clear your mind and provide the space for taking slighter bigger risks in life. 2. Gift of Time - How this...

How did a literature major from Oxford University become a Top Podcaster and new media entrepreneur? This episode features the incredible story of Jeremy Slate - Founder of ‘Create Your Own Life’ Podcast and ‘ Command Your Brand ’ media company . Jeremy initially started out wanting to be a professor, but life took him on a different path when he had a near death experience at the age of 19 and his mom suffered a stroke – that made him question a lot of his life choices and he started experiment...

In this episode , Ash talks to International Brain change expert/Neurotherapist Dr. Lynette Louise on her passion to help special needs children and their families lead better lives! Lynette shares about her journey which started with adopting not one but 6 kids out of which 4 of them were on autism spectrum and were multiple handicapped. She shares · Her experience adopting and raising autistic kids and giving them better future · Her desire to help special needs kids which ultimately led her t...

This episode features Srini Rao – Host /creator of widely popular ‘ The Unmistakable Creative ’ Podcast which features close to 700 interviews with some of the world’s insanely interesting people! Tim Ferris, Simon Sinek, Seth Godin to name a few! Wall Street Journal Best Selling Author of ‘ The Art of Being Unmistakable’ , Srini Rao is a well-known creativity keynote speaker who helps companies to find their unmistakable unique voice and stand out from the crowd! In this episode, Srini gets can...

In this episode , host Ash chats with Forbes Leadership Contributor , social media ghostwriter Amy Blaschka as she shares why and how she chose a creative writing career ! Growing up , Amy was always a creative child which naturally led her to pursue a degree in Visual Arts but her career followed a non linear path which included working in agencies , advertising and even leading a non profit organization for almost 10 years before she took a leap into her true passion which is writing and helpi...

In this episode , Ash chats with Dhimant Parekh , Impact Entrepreneur and Founder of 'The Better India' and 'The Better Home' Dhimant shares his journey of how he along with his wife Anuradha Parekh built India's largest positive news media platform 'The Better India' In this episode Dhimant talks about Initial years of starting the blog 'The Better India' Impact stories / positive stories that changed lives and how they decided to venture fulltime into their positive news initiative Challenges ...

This episode of 'Passion To Profession' Podcast focuses on the art and entertainment industry and showcases the journey of Austin-based Pageant winner / Show Host / Public Speaker - Pragya Sen! Pragya is an IT professional but her passion and creativity goes beyond that. She is a Pageant winner and holds 3 titles- Mrs. Asia Pacific International 2017 1st runner up Mrs. Bollywood international USA 2016 Mrs. Bollywood Austin 2016 Her most recent accomplishments are receiving ‘Woman of Substance’ a...

In this episode , host Ash chats with International Author and Speaker David Amerland who began his career as a chemical engineer . However David's desire for freedom to travel, and able to work at his own pace- made him choose writing/journalism as compared to engineering and he travelled through Europe and then started working for a SEO company . David Amerland became an expert in semantic search and is credited for authoring the first ever book written on semantic search. His latest work is '...

In this episode , host Ash sits down with Kevin Monroe as he shares his Passion to Profession Story . Kevin Monroe is the host of "Higher Purpose" Podcast , host of " The Extraordinary Life" Community, a coach, community builder , people connector and Purveyor of Purpose and Positivity! Episode highlights his passion to help people and businesses find their higher purpose. As a coach as a business consultant , kevin helps companies become purpose driven people focused value based And strongly b...

In this episode , Inc Magazine's most celebrated columnist , contributing editor Jeff Haden shares his journey and provides insights on how to develop sustained motivation leading to fruition of your goals. In his conversation with Ash , Jeff shares His initial years of working in manufacturing industry Transition point in career when he decided to pursue writing. His deep research and insights about motivation and how to create and develop sustained motivation Morning routine of doing the criti...

This episode showcases International TEDx speaker , Best selling Author and Leadership Coach , Heather Younger Heather shares her Passion to Profession Story with host Ash as they discuss what it takes to build high performance teams . Episode covers Heather Younger backstory Transition from lawyer to leadership consultant , becoming an author and speaker Why Employee experience and loyalty is crucial for building high performance teams and Role of leadership in delivering best employee experien...

In this episode host Ash chats with Career Coach Betty Kempa who shares her story of how she found her true passion of coaching others after years of working in the corporate world . Betty takes us through her experience of working in corporate , then transitioning to become a Career Coach helping women especially at senior levels of management find their dream job/career . In this episode , Betty reveals her signature program that she offers to her selected clients Her Career Bliss service whic...

Episode 12 features Joe Kwon, the connection counselor who is passionate about helping others unlock their personal superpowers. In this episode, we discuss mainly about two such superpowers – Charisma and Executive Presence Joe shares his journey with Ash and walks through 1. His initial years of life and career 2. Corporate role as a privacy attorney 3. His true passion of helping others unlock their powers 4. His work on coaching, authoring and speaking about leadershi...

This episode features interpersonal catalyst , Keynote and DisruptHR speaker - Garry Turner , who is passionate about enabling connections, innovation, and growth in individuals and teams through a mix of workshops, thinking partnerships, keynote talks and live events. Garry shares His years of following traditional path of success - striving for more money , higher job titles, better lifestyle etc His 'mid-life awakening' moment when everything felt hollow except genuine human connections How h...

Episode 10 covers the story of “Joining the Dots Foundation” – NGO based in Bangalore working diligently to uplift rural education in India, particularly Palamaner, Andhra Pradesh. Given the recent pandemic situation , JTD has refocused its efforts towards making Palamaner area safe and help control the spread. They have undertaken a massive FACE MASK DISTRIBUTION effort and have successfully delivered more than 65k + face masks to more than 50 surrounding villages within a span of just 15 days!...

This episode covers the life story of Cornell Thomas , who is an internationally acclaimed motivational speaker and author whose work is endorsed by nation's top life coach Tony Robbins himself! In this episode , Cornell talks about His mom's influence in early life which shaped his thinking Early basketball days and career limiting injury His transition from basketball coach to becoming motivational speaker/author Plus, 3 Public Speaking tips that will help you become a better speaker! You can ...

In this episode , Ash sits down with young entrepreneur and host of Humans 2.0 podcast Mark Metry to dig deep into his story of how he overcame social anxiety and depression emerging as one of the top podcasters , successful entrepreneur. In this episode , we discuss Mark's earlier years - facing racism , bullying How social anxiety affects body and mind What led him to write - "Screw Being Shy" Importance of Mental/Brain Health and the sceince behind it ! (Geeky section of the podcast :)) Bigge...