Thriving in the Age of Disruption
Unlock your potential with Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra’s proven strategies for business growth, mindset mastery, and innovation in an ever-changing world. Whether you’re launching a startup, steering a family enterprise, or leading teams in multinationals, you’ll gain practical tips on:
- Cultivating an entrepreneurial, crisis-ready mindset
- Building collaborative, high-performance cultures
- Navigating family business dynamics and succession
- Empowering women leaders and fostering diversity
- Balancing ambition with simplicity and well-being
Join Dr. Ramesh—Asia Week’s “Most Influential Woman” and founder of Talent Leadership Crucible—and tap into her global network of entrepreneurs, corporate leaders, and change-makers. Your next breakthrough starts here.
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Episodes
81 episodes
Season 4 - Episode 12 | Pivoting from being a 3rd Gen of a Family Business to a Founder-led Manufacturer with Ravi Chunilal (Vietnam, Hong Kong)
In this engaging episode of Thriving in the Age of Disruption, Ravi Chunilal recounts how a bold pivot transformed his family's long-standing trading business into a thriving garment manufacturing company in Vietnam. A third-generation...
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Season 4 - Episode 11 | From Profit to Purpose: How Digiworld Built a Vision-led Billion-Dollar business with Ms. Hong Trang (Vietnam)
In this insightful episode, Dr. Ramesh speaks with Ms. Hong Trang, co-founder and Deputy General Director of Digiworld, Vietnam’s pioneering market builder in ICT, healthcare, and FMCG. Ms. Trang shares Digiworld’s transformational journey from...
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Mastery Effect - Episode 1 | Leading Systemic Change From Within
Defining personal masteryPersonal mastery isn’t a destination. It’s a discipline.It’s not simply technical expertise - though skill matters.It’s life mastery — living in alignment with values, purpose, and awareness....
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Mastery Effect | From Idea to Impact: The Backstory of the Mastery Effect
Why this conversation mattersIn many conversations with leaders, one theme remains: the importance ofdoing the inner work.Through the podcast and our work with leaders, we’ve seen how personalmastery becomes the q...
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TLC TALKS | SUSTAINABLE SUCCESS SERIES | WHAT IS IT ABOUT?
Sustainable Success for Collective Advantage (SSCA) Leadership is not just about individual mastery. It’s about aligning teams, organisations, and systems toward shared purpose. That’s why we at Talent Leadership...
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Season 4 - Episode 10 | From Paper Routes to Power Bikes: An Intrapreneurial Journey with David Archibald (Viet Nam)
In this moving and candid episode, David Archibald shares his extraordinary journey from a 10 years old paperboy in the U.S. to the head of a thriving motorcycle import business in Vietnam.With a strong work ethic from an early a...
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Season 4 - Episode 9 | A Mother’s Courage and a CEO’s Vision with An Vo (Viet Nam)
In this deeply moving episode, An Vo shares her extraordinary journey of building Janus Executive Search from the ground up, rooted in purpose, empathy, and resilience. Once a high - flying corporate HR leader, An Vo’s path shifted dramatically...
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Season 4 - Episode 8 | Redefining E-commerce: The Journey of Chợ Tốt (Carousell Vietnam) in the Second-Hand Market with Ruby Hoang (Vietnam)
In this thought - provoking episode, Ruby Hoang - COO of Chợ Tốt (part of the Carousell Group), reflects on her 10 years journey leading one of Vietnam’s largest classified e - commerce platforms. From shaping customer trust in second - hand ma...
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Season 4 - Episode 7 | Leading with Resilience: Ong Geok Chwee's Innovation Journey (Singapore)
In this illuminating episode, Ong Geok Chwee, CEO of Bridge Alliance, shares her journey of leading through disruption, embracing innovation, and cultivating personal growth. She explores how to transform the telecommunications landscape with i...
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Season 4 - Special | International Women's Day 2025 : #AccelerateAction
This International Women's Day, we celebrate women's remarkable strength, resilience, and achievements worldwide. The 2025 theme #AccelerateAction, calls us to break barriers, challenge biases, and expedite progress toward genui...
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Season 4 - Episode 6 | From Fishing Village to 2x Tech Startup Founder: Ruby Nguyen’s Inspiring Story
In this captivating episode, Ruby Nguyen, Founder and CEO of Curieous, shares her remarkable journey from launching her first startup at 24 to pioneering an AI-driven EdTech platform. With an impressive background that includes growing Elsa to ...
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Season 4 - Episode 5 | Workplace Happiness, Hybrid Work, and Sustainability with Dr. Tracy Brower (USA)
In this thought-provoking episode, Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra speaks with Dr. Tracy Brower, a sociologist specializing in work, about growth in a VUCA world (Volatility, Uncertainty, Complexity, and Ambiguity). They explore business mindset, crisis...
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Season 4 - Episode 4 | From Corporate Leadership to Purpose - Driven Entrepreneurship: Abraham Y. Elias’s Journey (Vietnam, Singapore)
In this compelling episode of Thriving in the Age of Disruption, Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra sits down with Abraham Y. Elias, a seasoned corporate leader turned entrepreneur, to explore his transformative journey. After 25 years in the corp...
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Season 4 - Episode 3 | An Island Girl Becoming a Greenfield Expert in Vietnam with Alison Astarita (Vietnam, Malta)
In this episode, Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra speaks with Alison Astarita, a global operations executive, greenfield specialist and an accomplished leader in the automotive industry who has spent over 20 years working in Asia, including China a...
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Season 4 - Episode 2 | Gender Equality and Entrepreneurial Leadership with Koh Yan Ping (Singapore)
In this episode, Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra, Founder of Talent Leadership Crucible and Impact Velocity, speaks with Koh Yan Ping, CEO of the Singapore Council of Women’s Organizations (SCWO). Yan Ping shares her journey from working in NTUC to lead...
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Season 4 - Episode 1 | The Journey from Chef to Business Owner and Coach: Victor Burrill (Vietnam, UK)
In this episode, Dr. Ramesh Ramachandra, Founder of Talent Leadership Crucible and Impact Velocity speaks with Victor Burrill, Chairman and Chief Connecting Officer of the Business Executive Network (BEN) in Vietnam. Victor shares his journey f...
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Season 3 - Episode 12 | Holistic Healthcare - Blending Eastern Wisdom and Western Medicine: Dr. Huong Nguyen (Vietnam)
What does holistic healthcare truly mean, and how can it transform patient outcomes?To wrap up our podcast Season 3 today, Dr. Ramesh meets with Dr. Huong Nguyen, a distinguished medical doctor and researcher from Vietnam, who shares he...
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Season 3 - Episode 11 | Expert Insights: Research on Creativity and Innovation, and Impact of AI and WFH: Professor Roy Chua (Singapore)
Welcome to an Expert Special Edition on creativity and innovation research in Asia, and the impact of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Work From Home (WFH) trends, brought to you by Dr. Ramesh and Professor Roy Chua, who is a Professor of Organ...
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Season 3 - Episode 10 | A Post-War Spirit of Independently Finding Solutions in Life: Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong (Vietnam)
Dr. Ramesh delves into the remarkable journey of Ms. Nguyen Thi Nam Phuong, a dynamic entrepreneur from Vietnam. A 'can-do' spirit forged from her post-war childhood helped her navigate education in Russia and later, to co-found one of Vietnam'...
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Season 3 - Episode 9 | Harnessing the Power of Our Networks and Technology for a Sustainable Future: Dr. Katia Chaban (USA)
Dr. Ramesh explores the powerful synergy between people and technology with Dr. Katia Chaban from the USA, to enable innovation so businesses, people, and the planet can thrive. With 25+ years of global IT leadership experience working with For...
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Season 3 - Episode 8 | How Motherhood Ignited My Entrepreneurial Spirit: Truong Ngoc Phung (Vietnam)
Dr. Ramesh catches up with Truong Ngoc Phung, a mother of two and a passionate entrepreneur. Motivated by a desire to become the best mother to her daughters, Phung pursued an entrepreneurial journey in early childhood education.Phung un...
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Season 3 - Episode 7 | Journey of Resilience - From Child Refugee to Corporate Warrior to Entrepreneur: Chrystie Dao (Vietnam)
Join Dr. Ramesh and Chrystie Dao, an inspiring entrepreneur and venture builder with a rich, multicultural background. Chrystie shares her compelling journey from fleeing Vietnam as a refugee child, to carving out a successful international car...
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Season 3 - Episode 6 | Lifelong Learning and Kindness For a Sustainable Future: Dr. Jimmy Pham (Vietnam)
Join Dr. Ramesh to meet visionary Vietnamese-Australian entrepreneur Dr. Jimmy Pham, a transformative leader and advocate for social justice. Armed with a mission to uplift at-risk and disadvantaged youth, Dr. Pham is founder of Vietnam’s Oldes...
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Season 3 - Episode 5 | Forward-Thinking Entrepreneurship from Industry 5.0: Dr. Viveka Kalidasan (Singapore)
What can we apply from Industry 5.0 to models of forward-thinking Entrepreneurship?Dr. Ramesh chats with Dr. Viveka Kalidasan, Founder-CEO of the world's first and only inclusive, industry 5.0 accelerator cum startup stud...
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Season 3 - Episode 4 | Special Edition - Systemic Change for Sustainability: Geert-Jan 'GJ' Van Der Zanden (Thailand)
In this episode dedicated to Sustainability, Dr. Ramesh and Mr. Geert-Jan 'GJ' Van Der Zanden confront the pressing need to overhaul traditional notions of success in business. GJ, Visiting Professor, Author and Expert on Sustainability, Transf...
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