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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 learning journey for leaders created by none other than the only person to have come on our podcast as a guest twice, Paul Dupuis! The launch featured an engaging conversation around future-ready leadership with Dhruti Shah, host of The Resilient Entrepreneur podcast and Director C2C-OD, Dr. Anurag Batra, Group Chairman & Editor-in-Chief, BW Businessworld BW Group and Founder, exchange4media, and Paul and Vinay of course. The launch was supported by Business World People as Outreach Partner.
Based on Paulâs bestselling book, âThe Rule of 5â, Future Ready Leadership Gym© is a hybrid leadership development programme designed to equip leaders with the essential skills and insights to navigate and thrive in the ever-evolving business landscape of âtoday, tomorrow and day after tomorrowâ. It address core leadership themes connecting concept with real-life examples, stories and âhow toâ applications. The program features an 11-episode video series e-learning which culminates with a mastermind, one-day facilitated workshop in-person with Paul, followed by one-on-one coaching with Paul.
We are pleased to bring you this launch webinar with an exclusive sneak peek into the Future Ready Leadership Gym© conducted live on Zoom on November 12, as a Shiny Happy People special â hit play to tune in to the conversation and glean insights from the experts.
WATCH the official trailer of Future Ready Leadership Gym©
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We are back with one of our favourite subjects â itâs 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 region. Meet Tamara ĆœivadinoviÄ who specialises in designing and facilitating multi-stakeholder processes and social learning, with more than 20 years of facilitation experience of working with different groups and cultural settings, from local communities to governmental bodies in Serbia, Europe and across the globe. Tamara is also the current Regional Director of Europe and Middle East Region of the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and the president of Serbian Association of Facilitators. In January 2025, she will be taking over as Vice Chair of the IAF. Hit play for her incredible story!
[02:57s] Journey into facilitation
[10:06s] Working at the grassroots- Genesis of Mena Group
[16:23s] Facilitation and Rural Development in Serbia
[24:21s] Promoting the power of facilitation
[30:43s] Insights as Regional Director of IAF Europe & Middle East
[41:06s] RWL: READ Peter Senge's The Fifth Discipline, Ingrid Bensâ âAdvanced Facilitation Strategiesâ , Maureen R. Jenkins & Jon C. Jenkins' âThe 9 Disciplines of a Facilitatorâ
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Spread the power of facilitation â join the growing global community of International Association of Facilitators (IAF) here: www.iaf-world.org/
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On June 8, last year, on Episode 115, we had had a very special guest on this podcast â Joel Godi. The social psychologist, social entrepreneur and coach, whose life changed after discovering that he was neurodivergent, ADHD & Autistic (ASD1) in his early 40s, had been on a mission ever since to improve the quality of life of the neurodivergent community. Through his company NeuroGiftedÂź, Joel worked tirelessly to create awareness and education, give voice to the neurodivergent community through advocacy, improve employability, help support neurodiversity initiatives and create value for individuals and organizations.
On October 7 this year, the world lost a true gem of a person with Joelâs sudden demise.
The Shiny Happy People podcast is committed now more than ever to take Joelâs legacy and his work on neuro-diversity to more people â we bring you this re-release of Vinayâs conversation with Joel from Episode 115 as a tribute to an extraordinary human being who touched the lives of many, many people, and more than that, gave a new meaning to their existence.
Rest in peace, Joel, you are sorely missed.
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On this Shiny Happy People special, we shine the spotlight on a subject very close to our hearts: impact of training and learning effectiveness. And to bring home the point, we bring in the experts or, as they say, the big guns! Meet the President and CEO of Kirkpatrick Partners, Vanessa Alzate, and Kirkpatrick Certified Facilitator, Jawad Ahmed, who together bring you fresh insights, solid cases, top tips and best practices on the worldâs leading methodology in training evaluation, the New World Kirkpatrick Four LevelsÂź. This episode goes out especially to all the HR and L&D leaders and their business counterparts â hit play to get the lowdown on how you can transform training programs for your organization and maximize their impact aligned to your business goals.
[04:13s] Top myths about the Kirkpatrick Four LevelsÂź
[07:59s] ROE (return on expectation) versus ROI (return on investment); case studies
[20:13s] Challenges: Why aren't more companies using the Kirkpatrick Model?
[25:30s] Best practices: How can we enable training evaluation impact for more organizations?
[35:15s] Future plans for Kirkpatrick Partners
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Dream. Believe. Achieve. Thatâs the lead-in on his LinkedIn bio, and sure enough, his work is moving worlds to make these three words a reality for thousands of children living in poverty. Our guest this episode is Paul McLean, Chief Learning Officer, Master Facilitator & Coach at IGNITE Performance, and Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit, Dreams For Life. With over 15 years of sales acumen, Paul at IGNITE Performance, a boutique human learning & development consultancy, has delivered applied learning & enablement outcomes for over 5,000+ individuals, 300+ teams globally. Paulâs deep passion for learning and supporting human development sowed the seeds for âDreams For Lifeâ which is working to eliminate poverty by making early education a reality for underprivileged children in Indonesia and now Australia. Hit play to witness the force that is Paul McLean!
[03:06s] The origin story
[07:55s] Australia to Asia: The Cultural Transition
[12:42s] Corporate to Consulting: The Career Transition
[17:10s] âDreams For Lifeâ: Genesis and story so far
[36:04s] RWL: Read âBe Your Own Leadership Coachâ by Karen Stein and âNever Split the Differenceâby Chris Voss
Connect with Paul on LinkedIn
More on Dreams For Life at www.dreamsforlife.org
Join Dreams For Lifeâs mission. Volunteer. Sponsor. Partner. Connect: https://dreamsforlife.org/involved
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In the midst of his travels between the Philippines, Singapore and India, Vinay gives you a quick update on our upcoming episodes - stay tuned next week for the next guest episode!
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This episode, we have someone who helps C-suite executive unlock their leadership superpowers to transform into high-performing teams by âtapping into the profound, transformative energies of midlife â the final frontier in adult developmentâ. Meet Aneace Haddad, a former tech CEO who became an executive coach after discovering that he liked people more than computers! He is the author of âSoaring Beyond Midlife: The Surprisingly Natural Emergence of Leadership Superpowers in Lifeâs Second Halfâ.
With a career that spans four decades and multiple continents, Aneace offers deep insights into adaptability and renewal. His unique perspective to leadership coaching and development results in a natural, organic emergence of leadership excellence. Aneace is a senior advisor at McKinsey and an external facilitator at Deloitte University.
[02:27s] The origin story
[05:02s] Pivot to the world of consulting
[12:01s] Genesis of âSoaring Beyond Midlifeâ
[15:34s] Shifts in midlife transformations
[25:38s] âLetting goâ: Tipping point for leaders
[31:02s] Top takeaways of âSoaring Beyond Midlifeâ
RWL: READ Aneaceâs bestseller âSoaring Beyond Midlife: The Surprisingly Natural Emergence of Leadership Superpowers in Lifeâs Second Halfâ
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More on his work at www.aneace.com
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A âfearlessly curious disruptive empathâ â thatâs Melissa Indot in a nutshell, our guest on this episode. A certified life coach, meditation & yoga educator, master energy healer/ shaman, family constellations practitioner and an emotional healing guide, Melissa facilitates peopleâs personal healing journey towards create a purposeful life by their design by disrupting societal norms and expectations.
Rooted in her own personal healing journey through addiction, sobriety, cancer care-giving, loss of loved ones and grief, Melissaâs work has used music to help women in midlife to ditch the stereotypes, shift mindset, heal trauma, disrupt outdated behavioural patterns and transform dreams to compelling realities.
Melissa is the Creatrix of Intuitive Music Programming (IMP), a modality using music as a foundational tool that facilitates dynamic shifts through layers of out-dated belief systems. By the way, she was also a pop star back in the day!
Hit play to listen to one of the most powerful stories you will ever hear â a story about the power of music, love, loss, life and healing.
[03:54s] Her early career as an accountant and a music popstar!
[15:23s] âMusic is the language of the soulâ
[17:16s] Genesis of IMP and Melissaâs journey of healing
[32:08s] Life of an empath
[45:51s] RWL: Melissaâs recommendations to READ âThe Book of Womanâ by Osho; WATCH her YouTube channel for her meditation music videos
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Look whoâs on our podcast today! Meet the veritable Jack Sim, better known globally as âMr. Toiletâ, Founder of the World Toilet Organization, the global non-profit which has been working to improve toilet and sanitation conditions worldwide since 2001. Today, it has 15 members and has now grown to 151 member organizations in 53 countries.
The Singaporean serial entrepreneur whose motto is âto live a useful lifeâ has started and run 16 businesses and 8 social businesses. Jack then retired at age 40 to devote his time towards changing the world. He has founded the Restroom Association of Singapore in 1998 and created the UN World Toilet Day observed on November 19 every year.
Hit play to listen to this fascinating story!
[03:00s] Genesis of the World Toilet Organization
[11:33s] Making toilets âfashionableâ
[19:00s] The need to talk more about the global sanitation issue
[33:33s] Whatâs next for the World Toilet Org
Look out for Jackâs book âThe Gumption of Mr. Toiletâ releasing on August 27, 2024 by Penguin Random House.More about the World Toilet Organization at https://worldtoilet.org/
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Her magical childhood lived on a tea estate in Kerala laid the genesis for her deep connection to nature and her passionate advocacy for environmental conservation. Meet Sunitha Srinivasan, the brilliant mind and soul behind EIB Solutions, a family-owned manufacturing enterprise that produces eco-friendly, biodegradable cleaning formulations that are human and animal-safe.
With nearly 30 years of professional experience across various industries, Sunitha holds the exciting laurel to have started her career as Indiaâs first female tea taster and blender! She then went on to work in the retail sector for over two decades in across five countries before she started EIBS.
Sunitha has pioneered a retail skill development course for underprivileged children through Jeevika Skills Foundation, a CSR initiative of C2C Organizational Development. Sunitha is also an author with two historical narratives in her repertoire, while she is currently working on her third book.
Hit play to listen to this fascinating story!
[04:00s] Starting her career as Indiaâs first woman tea taster!
[06:25s] From retail to entrepreneurship and sustainability
[18:00s] Of safe, sustainable chemical manufacturing at EIBS
[22:30s] The economics of it all, the business model
[25:00s] Influencing mindsets towards sustainability
[39:36s] RWL Read Sunithaâs books, âTrailblazers of the Travancore Plantationsâ and âEchoes of History: Travancoreâs Legacyâ; âSecret Life of Treesâ by Peter Wohlleben (what Sunitha refers to as âBook of Forestsâ in the podcast)
More about Sunithaâs work at EIBS here: https://www.eibs.co.in/
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Our guest today is on the incredible mission of changing the way buildings are designed, built and lived in, in India, using data and communications as the foundations for advancing green building. Circular thinking, in his words, is the key for a future-ready India.
Meet the remarkable Sriram Kuchimanchi, founder and CEO of Smarter Dharma which is building the worldâs first Sustainability Resource Planning Platform (www.sdplus.io) and which has become an impactful force in influencing key players in building environmental, social and institutional sustainability today. An Ashoka Fellow and TEDx Speaker, Sriram gave up his corporate tech job in the US 13 years ago to move back to India and work at the confluence of technology and sustainability, assisting communities, companies, and government agencies understand, embrace and practice sustainability.
Hit play to listen to Sriramâs incredible journey!
[06:02s] Journey from corporate world into sustainability entrepreneurship
[13:40s] Genesis of âSmarter Dharmaâ
[15:47s] Sriramâs âcircular thinkingâ concept behind Smarter Dharma
[33:12s] Biggest barriers to green construction today
[43:14s] Biggest learnings
[49:05s] RWL Read âEcotopiaâby Ernest Callenbach
More about Smarter Dharma at https://www.smarterdharma.com/
More about Sriram here: https://www.ashoka.org/en-in/fellow/sriram-kuchimanchi ; https://businessindia.co/climatechange/smarter-dharma-changes-the-way-buildings-are-designed
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Meet Kayleigh Fazan, the visionary founder of The International Retail Academy, a pioneering force in the global retail industry. With an unwavering commitment to elevating customer experiences, Kayleigh has championed a transformative âbottom-upâ approach, fostering a new era of excellence in the world of retail.
For over 15 years, Kayleigh has been on a mission to empower shopfloor teams within global retail brands, equipping them with the essential soft skills needed to excel in an ever-evolving marketplace. A renowned expert in retail leadership, Kayleigh has led countless brands on a journey towards customer-centric success, arming them with the tools to create meaningful connections with their clientele.
Hit play to listen to her roaring success of a story!
[03:23s] Her journey into retail
[10:02s] Exploring the global landscape of retail
[15:47s] âDonât lose touch with the shop floor ever!â
[28:49s] Starting her entrepreneurial journey
[37:39s] Return of the retail stores post COVID
[51:16s] RWL Read âThe Culture Mapâ by Erin Meyer and âUplifting Serviceâ by Ron Kaufman; Tony Robbinsâ podcast
More about Kayleighâs work at The International Retail Academy
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Is your money smiling? Find out from our very special guest today, money and happiness expert â the one and only Ken Honda, author of the best-selling book, âHappy Money: The Japanese Art of Making Peace With Your Moneyâ. Ken whose books have sold over eight million copies since 2001, is the first person from Japan to be voted into the Transformational Leadership Council, a group of personal and professional development leaders.
A law graduate from Waseda University in Tokyo, Ken started his career as a business consultant and investor and his financial expertise comes from owning and managing several businesses, including an accounting company, a management consulting firm, and a venture capital corporation. His writings are known for bridging the topics of finance and self-help, focusing on creating and generating personal wealth and happiness through deeper self-honesty. Ken provides ongoing support through mentoring programs, business seminars, therapeutic workshops, and correspondence courses.
Hit play to listen to Kenâs fascinating journey â and to learn more about the art of making your money smile!
[04:15s] Formative years: Genesis of âHappy Moneyâ
[09:00s] Reactions to âHappy Moneyâ 22 years ago
[10:53s] Money EQ: What it takes
[16:46s] Kenâs top tips for money EQ
[20:41s] âHappy Moneyâ readers
[29:00s] Concept of happiness and money globally
More about Ken and his work at https://kenhonda.com/
Get your copy of âHappy Moneyâ here.
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Sustainability is a subject close to our heart and we are pleased to bring you the story of another sustainability warrior. Meet the Co-Founder of Upcycleluxe, Harshita Chandra, a passionate entrepreneur and an international sustainability consultant who has also won the Sustainability Initiative of the Year by Entrepreneur India.
A graduate of National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Harshita is an engineer-turned-fashion technologist who has worked towards driving Fashion Businesses enabled by Technology, in Digitalisation, Business Strategy, Marketing, Automation, Technology Integration.
Upcycleluxe is Indiaâs first zero-waste & sustainable fashion marketplace that âcalculates environmental impact with plastic-free being the norm and zero-waste a lifestyle.â It was born out of Harshitaâs experience at her fashion internship when she witnessed massive wastage of products from leading fast-fashion brands which left her asking several questions about the ethics of consumption and fair-trade practices in the fashion industry.
Hit play to listen!
[06:31s] The harsh realities of fast fashion
[22:22s] The genesis of Upcycleluxe
[26:48s] Artisanal greenwashing
[36:36s] The economics of a sustainable business
[42:28s] Vision for Upcycleluxe: Making sustainability a norm and accessible to everyone
Support the sustainability initiative behind Upcycleluxe at https://upcycleluxe.com/
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On todayâs episode, meet Samuel H Kim, Founding President of the Center for Asia Leadership Initiatives (CALI), whose early work in diplomacy, international development, social entrepreneurship and research led him to start an organization that is today helping key leaders in multiple spheres in Asia build robust frameworks, devise effective policies, and formulate new strategies for increasing their communitiesâ growth and sustainability. Samuel oversees over 50 projects every year!
Samuel also co-leads the annual Asian Leadership Conference and Asia Leadership Forum, in which over 350 global leaders representing 280 entities from 110 countries join forces to discuss solutions for the worldâs most pressing problems. Samuel has worked in a wide range of sectors, ranging from strategy consulting, social entrepreneurship, and international development to politics, the military, and Koreaâs national government. He has also served as a Fellow at Harvard Universityâs Asia Center and at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University. He holds an MPA from Harvard, an MA from Seoul National, and an LLB from Handong Universities. Oh, and he has also edited fourteen books to date!
Hit play to listen to this inspiring and insightful story of leadership!
[04:54s] His work in diplomacy
[14:22s] His work in research and academics
[26:48s] Samuel the author
[30:16s] Genesis of Centre for Asia Leadership Initiatives (CALI)
[40:09s] Vision for Centre for Asia Leadership Initiatives (CALI)
[45:54s] RWL: Explore resources from CALI at https://asialeadership.org/resources/publications/
Find out more about Samuelâs work at CALI at https://asialeadership.org/
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A passionate and pragmatic facilitator and trainer with a dynamic personality, a great sense of humour and the warmth of real humanity â thatâs Gerardo de Luzenberger, our guest on todayâs episode, in a nutshell. This Certified Professional Facilitator | Master is the current Global Chair of IAF (International Association of Facilitators) â before this, he served on the IAF Board from 2018 till 2022 as Director of Professional Development.
Gerardoâs journey in facilitation dates to the 90s â he was one of the first to bring facilitation to Italy, and he founded the Scuola di Facilitazione, the first Italian initiative aiming at training facilitators and team leaders, in partnership with Bureau Frank Little (the Netherlands). His consulting firm, Gerardo de Luzenberger sas specializes in stakeholdersâ engagement, participatory planning, deliberative democracy, conflict and change management, organizational development.
Vinay traces Gerardoâs journey so far and his vision for the future of IAF and the global facilitation community. Hit play!
[04:30s] Journey into facilitation
[11:36s] Facilitation in Italy â Insights
[17: 40s] Journey into IAF (International Association of Facilitators)
[22: 00s] Spreading the power of facilitation
[28: 43s] Gerardoâs vision for IAF as it turns 30
[36: 10s] Gerardoâs top tip for facilitators and the larger global community
[41:18s] RWL: Harrison Owenâs works on the âOpen Space Movementâ; âTen Principles for Leading Meetings That Matterâ by Marvin R. Weisbord & Sandra Janoff
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She has been working with groups, organizations and communities in strategic group process facilitation and coaching in the public, private and non-profit sectors, as well as some First Nations communities for 25+ years. She is a Master Certified Professional Facilitator (CPF|M) with the International Association of Facilitators (IAF) and was on the IAF board for 4 years.
Meet Rosanna von Sacken, M.Sc., CPF (M) is the founder and principal consultant and facilitator of Advanced Consulting and Facilitation Ltd who is known for her visual, interactive and fun approach to facilitation and coaching work, in the areas of leadership or team development, courageous conversations, strategic planning or visioning, multi- stakeholder / community engagement, or growth journeys. She is also a certified Visual Coach and a licensed practitioner of FIRO-B. Her education and training enables Rosanna to blend methodical and evidence-based approaches with practical and people-centered processes.
[03:24s] Start of her journey into emergency management and facilitation
[09:22s] Transitioning from consulting to facilitation
[23: 44s] The IAF experience
[29: 30s] âA lifelong learnerâ
[38:23s] RWL: âCreating Clarityâ by Holger Nils Pohl; âThe Inner Work of Ageâ by Connie Zweig; âThe Art of Gatheringâ by Priya Parker
More about Rosannaâs work on https://www.advancedconsultingfacilitation.com/
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Meet the award-winning wildlife biologist and conservationist, Sanjay Gubbi who works extensively on the conservation of large carnivores like tigers and leopards, proposing conservation policies for their protection, and minimizing human-wildlife conflict. The PhD holder in Leopard Ecology and Conservation has won the Whitley Award (Green Oscars) in 2017 and the Co-Existence Award in 2019 and he has authored several books and articles in English and Kannada.
Through his organization Holematthi Nature Foundation, Sanjay and his team are working tirelessly to help conserve and protect the wildscapes of Karnataka, working closely with locals and the government to provide alternatives for forest-based resources to local communities, conduct outreach programmes to improve awareness on wildlife conservation, and mitigating human-wildlife conflict.
Vinay traces Sanjayâs stories from the wild â hit play to listen.
[02:35s] An âaccidental conservationistâ: Journey into conservation
[10:00s] âBoots on the groundâ: Conservation advocacy
[19: 34s] â10% science, 90% communication skillsâ: What it takes for conservation advocacy
[25: 17s] Managing the human-wildlife conflict
[35: 00s] Funding for wildlife conservation work in India
[43: 00s] Stories from the wild
[51:00s] RWL: David Quammenâs âMonster of Godâ; Dr. George Schallerâs books;
Sanjayâs books: âLeopard Diariesâ and âSecond Natureâ
See how you can get involved in saving wildlife: https://www.holematthi.org/
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An incredible journey from working 21 years as a corporate honcho to becoming a sports and fitness entrepreneur â thatâs the story of âIronmanâ Kapil Arora, a fitness expert, a best-selling author, TEDx Speaker and a successful corporate leader, who holds several marathon titles, including the âGold Tata Mumbai Marathonâ winner, a âLimca Book National Record Holderâ for performing 948 lunges in one hour, and a three-time âIronman 140.6â title. Since 2023, after almost a decade of juggling between his marathons and ultramarathons and his job as CEO of a jewellery company, Kapil has been successfully running his own sports and fitness enterprise with âKA Sports & Eventsâ.
Hit play to listen as Vinay traces the story of a man who is truly unstoppable!
[03:10s] Life before
[05:31s] Start of his fitness journey (and writing his bestsellers)
[21: 38s] On âKA Sports & Eventsâ and the running industry
[32: 28s] What it takes to stay fit and motivated
[36:19s] RWL: Kapilâs recommendation to Read âBuddhaâs Dietâ by by Tara Cottrell & Dan Zigmond;
Kapilâs books: â5 Secrets: 5 Time Management Secrets of Ultra Successful Peopleâ; â21.1 Running Mistakesâ; âMade Not Bornâ
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At the height of the excitement for the 2nd edition of #TheLastRun âPangong Frozen Lake Marathonâ in Ladakh happening this February 20, to increase awareness on the impact of global warming, we bring you this very special episode where Vinay digs deep into what sustainability in business means and looks like, in conversation with the award-winning sustainability entrepreneur, Rigzin Lachic.
Rigzin is Founder and Proprietor of Dolkhar in Ladakh, a boutique luxury hotel that exists in perfect harmony with the environment and the local community. Inspired by Ladakhâs people, culture, and tradition, Dolkhar is a fully sustainable business with the values of conscious, sustainable, and contextual travel at its core.
Rigzinâs deep-rooted vision of sustainable and responsible tourism for Ladakh extends beyond Dolkhar â as Vice President of All Ladakh Hotel and Guest House Association, Rigzin has played a pivotal role in bridging the gap between the local community and the administration.
Rigzin is winner of Inspiring Women of Travel Asiaâs âForward Thinker in Travel Awardâ, and the Economic Timesâs Travel & Tourism Annual Conclave âBoutique Hotel of the Year 2023-24â, among her many accolades and recognition for her work.
Hit play to listen to her extraordinary story.
[03:22s] Genesis of the idea of Dolkhar
[13:50s] Building Dolkhar, a sustainable business
[18:48s] Running a sustainable business
[24: 03s] Sustainability: Leading by example
[41:46s] RWL: Read âThe Forty Rules of Loveâ by Elif Shafak; âAncient Futures: Learning from Ladakhâ by Helena Norberg-Hodge
Explore Dolkhar at https://dolkharladakh.com/
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