Gaurav Arora
My encounter with Life
Gaurav Arora
Master Coach, Facilitator and founder of xMonks
About Gaurav Arora
Gaurav has a decade of rich experience in the professional services industry as a Facilitator, Coach and Speaker, with a strong track record of building high-performing leadership teams. As a facilitator, he has been recognized for creating stimulating and interactive learning environments, encouraging participation and individual creativity. As an Executive Coach, he works to dismantle barriers that come up in the workplace for leaders and help them in fulfilling their intent. A storyteller by heart, he leverages various methodologies and technique to put his point across and create the breakthrough.
He founded Inspire Coaching Systems in 2009, now known as xMonks and started a social development initiative “iOwn” in 2016, which is a platform to connect coaches with Social Development Sector to create possibilities and transformation for the change makers and bringing coaching to the grass root level.
Gaurav is an Engineer and a Management Graduate in Marketing. He is a recipient of the “Young HR Professional of the Year 2009-10” by Employer Branding Institute and has been awarded as the 100 top Leadership Coach in 2017. Recently, Gaurav has been honored with the 2019 ICF Young Leader Award. Gaurav is a voracious reader and loves adventure sports. In his free time, he does calligraphy, painting, and reads books.
Take home these learnings
2)The story of Mount Bonell
3)Uncovering the evolution of humans
4)An interaction with hope, faith, and love.
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Nicodemus Manohar Samuel
Through The Lens of An Armed Forces Pilot
Nicodemus Manohar Samuel
Retd.Air Vice Marshal, Director Business Development at Boeing
Nicodemus Manohar Samuel
Samuel has superannuated as an Air Vice Marshal from the Indian Air Force after a career spanning 36 years, the best part of which was involved in aviation-related Operations, Experimental Test Flying and Defence Procurement related activities.
As a pilot in the IAF, he had flown extensively all over India, in the Peace Keeping Force in Sri Lanka, as part of the two scientific expeditions in Antarctica, and in Congo as part of the United Nations. These also included tenures as a Flying Instructor and a Senior Test Flying Instructor.
In the higher ranks in service, his expertise in test flying was utilised repeatedly for Defence Procurement-related activities, and he handled a number of projects for the IAF in various appointments at HQ and the Ministry of Defence. I was also appointed to manage Transport and Helicopter Operations at the highest level in Air HQ, and Joint Operations at the HQ IDS.
Samuel has retained his interest in academics and obtained a Master's degree in Defence Studies and Management Studies, as well as a Master of Philosophy in Business Management, also serving as a Head of Faculty at the College of Defence Management. He uses this experience to give talks on Leadership at various forums in the Corporate sector.
While not working, he is either cycling, painting, reading or involved with music.
Take home these learnings
2. The story of the scientific expedition
3. Losing fellow soldiers in a combat situation
4. The difference between officers and leaders
Nathan Farrugia
Miles to go before I sleep
Nathan Farrugia
Entrepreneur, Business Coach and CEO
About Nathan
Nathan Farrugia is an endurance athlete, business performance coach and entrepreneur, and has led organisations in technology, education, healthcare and hospitality. He is also the owner and representative of Vistage in Malta, a TEDx and Motivational speaker and philanthropist.
Nathan has completed some of the world’s toughest extreme challenges, raising thousands of euros for charity. In 2011, he ran a million steps to complete a world first marathon by running 27 consecutive marathons in 27 days in each of the 27 European union countries. He is married to Deirdre and has two children, Robyn and Keira and lives in Malta.
Take home these learnings
2) Explaining why bringing accountability in culture, is important for growth.
3) Defining flow from Nathan's lens.
4) Explaining how playing with your strengths is fulfilling your role.
Patrick Hamilton Walsh
How to achieve a consistent flow of inspiration with action?
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Patrick Hamilton Walsh
Chief Talent and Operations Officer, Tuutti Frutti Strategies
About Patrick
A problem solver who enjoys working with diverse teams to find workable solutions. Currently based in Sweden, serving as Head of Talent, Business Intelligence and Growth for the City of Stockholm, advising on European pandemic response leadership, global talent mobility and working to provide solutions to global megatrends.
A results-oriented executive with over 20 years domestic and international experience in start-ups, multinational corporations and major accounting firms. With a start-up DNA, I have been highly successful in building relationships with decision makers, seizing control of critical problem areas, and delivering on customer commitments.
A team player with an ‘anything is possible’ attitude and superior interpersonal skills, capable of motivating staff to peak performance and an excellent track record in converting opportunities into success and growth. I am a results-orientated and decisive leader with a large network who thrives in ever-changing environments and shows effective decision-making and judgement.
Patrick Hamilton Walsh is an Author, Adventurer, Life Coach and Phoneographer.
After training as a Chartered Accountant, in 2007 he filled a backpack with what he needed, sold everything else and set out to explore the seven continents and meet as many weird and wonderful people as possible.
He can be found posting on Facebook, ranting on Twitter and pretending to be cool on Instagram. When he is not studying Digital Marketing, fans of mobile phone photography may find him dishing out encouragement at his ‘Nothing but a Nokia’ page.
Originally from Co. Tyrone, Northern Ireland he is supposed to be living in Dublin at the moment – but he could be anywhere on the planet hanging out with the locals.
Take home these learnings
1) How to step out of the victim zone and celebrate life?
2) Ways to pull yourself out of self-sympathy.
3) How to help yourself transform and transcend into a higher plane of life?
4) How does the path of goal-oriented self-realization look like?
Francisco Palao Reinés
Scaling Above Stakes and Mistakes
Francisco Palao Reinés
Founder and Doer at Purpose Alliance
About Francisco
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Francisco Palao (PhD, MBA) is an award-winning innovator and a purpose-driven entrepreneur and his purpose is to evolve humanity through technology, social change, and love.
Francisco has founded several companies, including: Cognocare (an award-winning AI-based assistant to personalize cancer treatments), LeanMonitor (a cloud-based platform acquired by Gust.com in 2014 and aimed at helping big organizations and startups to implement lean startup principles and to improve their innovation techniques/strategies), Nativoo (an AI-based platform for personalized tourism, acquired by SBTUR in 2012) and IActive (a high-tech company focused on AI and named Cool Vendor by Gartner in 2012).
In addition, Francisco collaborates with leading business schools and universities, such as Singularity University and IE Business School teaching on entrepreneurship, disruptive innovation and exponential technologies.
Francisco has been honored with several prestigious international recognitions, such as the TR35 award given by the MIT to innovators under 35 all over the world.
Take home these learnings
1) Creating impact by leading a purpose-driven life.
2) The meaning of being a real entrepreneur
3) Mindset as key to make conscious decisions
4) How to be comfortable with uncertainty
Brett Hill
How to Practice Mindfulness In Everyday Life
Brett Hill
Professional speaker, trainer, coach, author, and specializes in mindful communications
Brett Hill
Brett is the host of the Language of Mindfulness and Organizational Mindfulness podcast. He is a professional speaker, trainer, coach, an author, and specializes in mindful communications. Brett has distilled a lifetime of deep study and practice into mindful communications in his training, lectures, and writings. He has a degree in interpersonal communications, has taught meditation to many hundreds of people, and has studied the mindful presence and communications for many years in such schools as Hakomi (somatic, mindful psychotherapy), The META institute (Mindful Experiential Therapy Approaches), The Mindfulness Coaching School, and others. He founded the Quest Insitute mediation center in Dallas Texas.
In addition, Brett has launched several businesses and is deeply technical having worked for Microsoft as a Sr. Technical Evangelist and Worldwide Technical Readiness Manager for Microsoft Online Services. Before and after joining Microsoft, he was named by Microsoft as "most valuable professional" and wrote software for organizations like Fresh Produce Sportswear and the Texas Rangers baseball team. He was CTO for a startup that went on to get several rounds of funding. In addition, he developed and taught classes on-site for organizations like Citibank, Ford, State Farm, Progressive, and many other Fortune 500 companies.
Now he focuses on helping professionals learn the power of conscious, mindful communication. In all of his work, he's concluded the key skill any person can study to improve their professional and personal lives - is mindful communication. He says "the limits of what we can achieve personally, professionally, and even as a people - is bounded by our ability to effectively communicate".
Take home these learnings
2. The impact of mindfulness on interpersonal relationship
3. How organizations are adopting mindfulness during the great resignation
4. Hurdles of practicing mindfulness
Richard Sheridan
How to organize humans effectively in an organisation?
Richard Sheridan
CEO and Chief Storyteller at Menlo Innovations
About Richard
Richard Sheridan is a co-founder, CEO, and "Chief Storyteller" of Menlo Innovations, a software and IT consulting firm that has received multiple awards and news coverage for its innovative and positive working culture.
Richard, the CEO of Menlo Innovations, became disillusioned in the course of his career in the tumultuous technology world. He was consumed by a single thought: things could be better. Much, much better. He had to figure something out. Why can't a workplace be brimming with friendship, human vitality, creativity, and efficiency?
Rich co-founded Menlo Innovations in 2001 with the goal of putting an end to workplace hardship. Rich's passion for building happy workplaces inspired him to write Joy, Inc.: How We Built a Workplace People Love, which became a best-selling and generally acclaimed book. His second book, Chief Joy Officer, proves that a pleasant and engaging leadership style is genuinely beneficial to a company's bottom line.
Take home these learnings
2) How to build a workplace people love?
3) How to manage conflicts in an open culture?
4) How to hire, retain and interview people?
