GoBarefoot Podcast with Shital Kakkar Mehra

For our next session we had Shriyans Bhandari, Founder & CEO, Greensole.   Shriyans Bhandari is an Indian social entrepreneur, author and co-founder of Greensole. He has done Bachelor of Management studies in finance from Jai Hind College Mumbai and MSM Entrepreneurial Leadership from Babson College Franklin W Olin.   Shriyans is an ardent marathon runner who ran in 85 long-distance races. He started as athletes from Mumbai and run hundreds of kilometers each year and in the process, he went through several pairs of sports shoes. He noticed wasted sneakers that had no future life, just increasing the pollution. This passion gave him a unique business idea of recycling the used shoes. In 2015 Shriyans and his friend Ramesh Dhami decided to recycle old footwear and founded Greensole.

For our next session we had Luis Miranda, Chairman & Co-Founder, Indian School of Public Policy (ISPP).   Luis Miranda is Chairman of Centre for Civil Society and CORO. He is Co-Founder the Indian School of Public Policy and Take Charge, mentoring programme for Catholic youth in Mumbai.   Luis spends his time, with his wife, connecting dots; using their networks to help the organisations are connected with. He is also on the board of Educate Girls and SBI Foundation. Luis is also Chairman of ManipalCigna Health Insurance and Senior Advisor at Morgan Stanley. He is a Trustee, University of Chicago Trust in India and a member of the Global Leaders Group and the Advisory Council of the Rustandy Center for Social Sector Innovation at Chicago Booth.   Connect with us:  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/gobarefoot.co Twitter : https://twitter.com/gobarefoot_co LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/bare...  Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/gobarefoot.co/ Website : https://gobarefoot.co/

For our next session we had Sudarshan Suchi, CEO, Save the Children.   He is a seasoned civil society leader with both local and global experience in academics, development and in corporate settings, and an authority in Participatory Practices to empower communities to lead transformation. An alumnus of St. Stephens College, Delhi University, and Institute of Development Studies (IDS), Sussex, UK, Sudarshan is a leading development professional, with exceptional strength in conceptualising development programs and development-based business models, efficient resource mobilisation, establishing partnerships, and effecting collaboration and coalitions towards issues that impact children’s fair access to basic human rights.   Connect with us:  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/gobarefoot.co Twitter : https://twitter.com/gobarefoot_co LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/bare...  Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/gobarefoot.co/ Website : https://gobarefoot.co/

For our next session we had Sumit Tayal, COO, GiveIndia.    Sumit is serving at GiveIndia as COO, to fulfill the organisation’s mission of alleviating poverty by enabling the world to give. Sumit's journey spans consulting, private equity and business operations. Prior to joining GiveIndia, he was the COO for Netscribes, a data and insights firm. Earlier, he led the India investment team for Helix Investments, a US-based private equity fund, and consulted for large Indian corporates while at KPMG. He started his career writing code and managing projects at Tata Infotech and Cognizant. Sumit holds an MBA from IIM Bangalore and a B.E. from NIT, Nagpur.

For our next session we had Srikanth Vishwanathan, CEO, Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy.  Srikanth is Chief Executive Officer of Janaagraha Centre for Citizenship and Democracy, a Bengaluru, India based non-profit working towards the mission of transforming quality of life in India’s cities and towns. Srikanth is one of India’s leading practitioners of city governance reforms and municipal finance reforms, particularly on the application of systems thinking to reform agendas in cities.

For our next session we had Shamik Trehan, CEO, Dr. Reddy's Foundation.    Shamik Trehan has extensive experience of leading and managing large social sector programs aimed at improving lives of the poor in partnership with communities, government, development agencies and the private sector. Before joining Dr. Reddy’s Foundation as CEO in 2015, he was the Chief of Party of Bihar Technical Support Program for CARE India. The program aimed to accelerate progress towards government of Bihar’s and GoI’s health and nutrition 2017 goals covering more than 100 million people.   Connect with us:  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/gobarefoot.co Twitter : https://twitter.com/gobarefoot_co LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/bare...  Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/gobarefoot.co/ Website : https://gobarefoot.co/

For our next session we had Ingrid Srinath, Director, Centre for Social Impact and Philanthropy, Ashoka University. Ingrid worked on some of India’s greatest brands at Lintas and Grey Worldwide before transitioning to the non-profit sector in 1998 with CRY (Child Rights and You), where she was CEO from 2004-08.She then served as Secretary General at CIVICUS: World Alliance for Citizen Participation, as Executive Director of CHILDLINE India Foundation, and as CEO of HIVOS India. Ms. Srinath is a member of the Securities Exchange Board of India’s technical committee on the Social Stock Exchange and of the NITI Aayog Sub-Committee on the Voluntary Sector. In 2021 Ingrid received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from her alma mater IIM Calcutta in recognition of her contributions to civil society and philanthropy. 00:00 - Introduction 03:32 - Processes and systems that Development Sector can from Corporate Sector and vice versa. 07:52 - What can Government learn from the Development Sector 10:54 - Impact of technology on Fundraising in the development sector 13:47 - How donor profile will evolve 18:10 - Views on personal branding on Social media 21:19 - How has leadership evolved? 23:25 - Ways to develop Leadership 27:27 - Advice for the young professionals in the NGO world 31:36 - Audience Questions Connect with us: Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/gobarefoot.co Twitter : https://twitter.com/gobarefoot_co LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/bare...  Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/gobarefoot.co/ Website : https://gobarefoot.co/

For our 8th session we had Neeraj Jain, Country Director India & Director South Asia, PATH.   He oversees the strategic and programmatic engagement and financial operations for a matrix of global and in-country programs implemented across PATH’s offices in India. He manages PATH’s innovative work across different public health verticals like TB/HIV, neglected tropical diseases, maternal and newborn health, nutrition and immunization has the maximum impact. Neeraj is a member of CII’s Nutrition and Public Health Committee and has over 30 years of leadership experience across Asia and Europe. Connect with us:  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/gobarefoot.co Twitter : https://twitter.com/gobarefoot_co LinkedIn : https://www.linkedin.com/company/bare...  Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/gobarefoot.co/ Website : https://gobarefoot.co/

GoBarefoot presents "DEVELOPMENT SECTOR LEADERSHIP CONVERSATIONS", a series of insightful interviews with seasoned and reputed leaders of the social sector; where they offer us a peek behind the curtain. . . For our 6th session, we had Deepali Khanna, Managing Director, Asia Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation. Deepali Khanna, The Managing Director, Asia Regional Office, The Rockefeller Foundation. She manages the foundation’s policy, advocacy, grant-making, and partnerships in Asia. She leads its initiatives to convene and catalyze strategic collaborations that advance development in Asia, as well as harness Asia’s role in enhancing the well-being of humanity in the region and around the world.

For our fourth session, we have Alkesh Wadhwani, Director, Poverty Alleviation, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Alkesh joined the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation in India in 2003 and was one of the key members who helped conceptualize and implement the $338 million funded Avahan program, the AIDS initiative of the world's largest HIV/AIDS prevention programs.   Connect with us:  Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/gobarefoot.co Twitter : https://twitter.com/gobarefoot_co Linkedin : https://www.linkedin.com/company/barefoot---the-connecting-link/ Instagram : https://www.instagram.com/gobarefoot.co/ Website : https://gobarefoot.co/  

GoBarefoot presents "DEVELOPMENT SECTOR LEADERSHIP CONVERSATIONS", a series of insightful interviews with seasoned and reputed leaders of the social sector; where they offer us with a peak behind the curtain. For our second session we have Anshu Taneja, Country Director, VisionSpring, is an award-winning social entrepreneur. Anshu has several years of experience working across different countries and sectors in a variety of roles. Anshu has been leading VisionSpring in India since 2013 and has grown its impact 10-fold. In 2019 alone, VisionSpring provided clear vision through eyeglasses to 1 million people in India and thus helping them earn and learn better and lead safer lives.