The Chinwag Collective: Recent Episodes

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Media, arts & entertainment are a part of our everyday lives. These are the engagements that  shape our culture.  

Brian Tellis and The Chinwag Collective meet the people who have worked in defining and permeating this culture. Each episode, the biggest names from the world's of Brands & Advertising, Film & Theatre, Experiential Marketing, and Music get together to talk shop, look to the future of these industries, and have a whole lot of fun along the way.

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The Chinwag Collective is proud to host a special evening, featuring a live chat about music and advertising. The guests for the event include:

Ambi Parameswaran - Brand Coach, Brand Strategist and Founder Brand-Building.com a Brand Advisory.

Rajeev Raja - Creator of the term MOGO™ or 'musical logo', Rajeev
was a celebrated advertising Creative Director and is one of India's finest jazz and fusion flautists. His company BrandMusiq, brings the science of brands and the art of music together, creating tremendous value for clients.

Leslee Lewis - Leslee Lewis is an Indian singer and composer known for his work with Hariharan as the duo Colonial Cousins. Popularly known as 'Lezz' in the industry, Leslee Lewis is one of the first Indian composers to have introduced the Indian audiences to Rock and Pop music.

Rahul Pais - Composer and producer

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In the season finale of The Chinwag Collective, we meet two stars of theatrical costume design, Anubha Patnaik and Pallavi Patel

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Mandar Thakur, COO of Times Music came by to join the Collective for a fun and informative Chinwag about the music industry and so much more.

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Theatre practitioner, stage commentator, and artistic director Vikram Phukan stopped by for this week's Chinwag about the world of theatre. Catch some insights into how we can move the medium forward, the role of critics, and much more.

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Hindustani Classical singer Shubha Mudgal joins us this week on The Chinwag Collective to share thoughts about music, the arts and so much more.

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Managing Director of Teamwork Arts Sanjoy Roy is a huge proponent of the arts. Check out his take on storytelling in marketing on today's episode of The Chinwag Collective.

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On today's episode of The Chinwag Collective, Amer Jaleel, Group CCO and Chairman at MullenLowe Lintas Group talks advertising in an ever-evolving digital market.

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Shernaz Patel brings her considerable experience as an actor and producer to the table as we discuss the world of theatre on this episode of The Chinwag Collective.

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Lesle Lewis is best known as one part of the duo Colonial Cousins, but you'll have his music in some of the most memorable jingles for brands. Catch him this episode as we Chinwag about what goes into creating compositions that resonate with people.

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Today on The Chinwag Collective, we have an impassioned and informative chat with theatre director, light-designer and actor, Arghya Lahiri about all things theatre. 

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Swaroop Banerjee, CBO of Zee Live talks about all things experiential on the Chinwag Collective.

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Neil George MD of for Nivea – India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan, discusses the evolving consumer, the developing gig economy, and the implications for brands on todays episode of The Chinwag Collective.

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Saatvika Kantamneni, stage manager and producer of theatrical and live events, stops by for chat about all things theatre and to make the Chinwag Collective jealous with all that she's achieved at such a tender age!

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Subhash Kamat, Chief Executive Officer, BBH & Publicis, India and Chairman of ASCI sat down with The Chinwag Collective for a chat about advertising, creativity, and everything in between. 

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Join the Chinwag Collective and Lloyd Matthias, pan-Asia business leader and strategist as they chat about all things experiential marketing.

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The Chinwag Collective welcomes founder of TM Talent Management Tarsame Mittal for a chat about talent and how to make it big in music.

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Theatre director extraordinaire Roysten Abel comes in for a Chinwag about the magic of theatre and how he goes about creating works that strike a chord with audiences.

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Is making great advertising creatives like writing love letters for your friends to give to girls? CEO and Chairman of the Havas Group, Bobby Pawar weighs in on this and so much more on this episode of The Chinwag Collective.

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Jasper Donat, CEO of Branded, Producer of All That Matters, It’s a Girl Thing and the YouTube FanFest stops by this episode for a Chinwag about all things experiential and shares some crazy stories along the way. 

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CEO and MD of Universal Music, India and South Asia, Devraj Sanyal is the most metal CEO you're likely to find within or outside the music business. Catch the barbs, the banter, and brilliant insights as he meets with The Chinwag Collective.

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Devraj Sanyal, MD & CEO of Universal Music India and South Asia stops by for a chinwag about how to make it in the music business and much more!

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Theatre is a family business for critically acclaimed director, writer and owner of Akvarious Productions, Akarsh Khurana. That being said, he's come over to chat with the Chinwag Collective about how to turn theatre in India from mom and pop shop into a full-blown industry.

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A very special guest dropped by for a chat with The Chinwag Collective. Damodar Mall, President & CEO of Grocery Retail Business at Reliance Retail, shares some great insights into the business of retail and consumer behaviour.

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Prolific media professional, serial investor, and entrepreneur Roshan Abbas stops by for a fun chat with The Chinwag Collective. Catch him this episode as he shares some of his vast insights into the world of Experiential Marketing.

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The Chinwag Collective meet Nisha Narayanan, COO & Director of RED FM and Magic FM for a chat about all things radio and how independent artists can leverage the medium to get their music out there.

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Media, arts & entertainment is a part of our everyday lives. These are the engagements that  shape our culture.  

Brian Tellis andThe Chinwag Collective meet the people who have worked in defining and permeating this culture. Each episode, the biggest names from the world's of Brands & Advertising, Film & Theatre, Experiential Marketing, and music get together to talk shop, look to the future of these industries, and have a whole lot of fun along the way.