Talk To Me: Recent Episodes
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In the thirty-second episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of youth entrepreneurship by discussing the life itself with the recipient of the Diana Award 2019. Featuring Harsha Ravindran, Co-Founder and Chief Marketing Officer of Ascendance and CEO of StartMyName.com - the conversation explores the joys and perils of early success.
Connect with Harsha on LinkedIn here.
In the thirty-one episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of youth leadership by discussing about the various programmes available to develop our future leaders. Featuring Ananti Rajasingam, CEO of Yayason Chow Kit Malaysia - the conversation explores they why behind this rather common narrative and sheds light on the role her foundation plays in all of this.
Connect with Ananthi on LinkedIn here or email her team at admin@yck.org.my
In the thirtieth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of leadership in young employees by discussing the different working styles between generations and why we need to start embracing the way Gen Zs are thinking about work. Featuring Sameeta Sparks, facilitator and learning designer at Art Wellness and a builder of soft skills through game based learning, the conversation explores the path that led her to where she is today and the future of work with Gen Z in the mix.
Connect with Sameeta on LinkedIn here.
In the twenty-ninth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of self-love. Featuring Leon Teh, Transformational Coach and Facilitator, Speaker and Mental Health Advocate - the conversation explores the importance of self-love and its pillars.
Connect with Leon on LinkedIn here.
In the twenty-eighth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of compassion by discussing the practice of it both in our lives and in the workplace. Featuring Dr. Immanual Joseph, former cancer drug discovery scientist and certified professional coach from the Institute for Professional Excellence in Coaching, the conversation explores how compassionate leadership works, the advantages of it and its nine pillars in the workplace.
Connect with Immanual on LinkedIn here.
In the twenty-seventh episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of the 3I's 'Inspire, Innovate and Influence' in this up close and personal interview featuring three of the category award winners; Ayu Shahriah Salem (Top 10 Young Talent Awards), Nicklaus Gan Zhau Hern (Most Xperience Awards) and Kiran Tripathi (Most Inspiring Awards) together with Zhi Ee Chan, Founder & CEO of Monstar Asia. Find out why they were ultimately chosen as winners for their respective categories, their inspiring stories and how they pulled it off!
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In the twenty-sixth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of inclusivity by discussing employee well-being in the workplace. Featuring Cherie Ha, Women's Holistic Nutrition Coach and Small Business Mentor at the ABS Institute of Management, the conversation explores how having an overall healthy wellbeing helps create inclusivity and some of the challenges women go through in the workplace.
Connect with Cherie on LinkedIn.
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In the twenty-fifth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of Diversity in the workplace by exploring the question of 'How Do We Make Diversity, Equity and Inclusion At Work?' Featuring Ori Gold, Co-Founder and CEO of Bench, the conversation explores how technology can be used as a strong process tool to eliminate biases and how we should look at tokenism as a starting point and not just a checklist.
Connect with Ori Gold on LinkedIn.
Find out more about Bench Connect here.
Register for the upcoming HR event on setting priorities for 2021 featuring Ori Gold, Jon Tanner and Roshan Thiran here.
In the twenty-fourth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of World People View by exploring the local approach. Featuring Charles Brewer, Group Chief Executive Officer at Pos Malaysia Berhad, the conversation explores the benefits of experiencing different cultures when leading organisations abroad and why logistics is the integral cog in any plan or mission.
Connect with Charles Brewer on LinkedIn here.
In the twenty-third episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of Customer Experience by exploring the human side of the service. Featuring Phang Chui Kean aka Teacher Kean, Parenting Trainer and Public Speaker, the conversation explores how we can strike a balance between tech convenience and the human experience in this digitalised age.
Connect with Teacher Kean on LinkedIn here.
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In the twenty-second episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of OKR by exploring the question 'How Do We Balance Productivity, Trust and Surveillance? Featuring Catherine Chen, OKR coach, the conversation explores the struggles and benefits of working remotely, how we can ensure a healthy level of productivity and why both employees and employers shift towards a OKR based work culture.
Connect with Catherine on LinkedIn here.
In the twenty-first episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of life by exploring the subject self purpose and fulfillment. Featuring Lisa Wong, Transformation Coach at Opeaklife and Mindvalley, the conversation explores how we can become intentional in every aspect of our lives and Lisa’s own tried and tested methods.
Check out Opeaklife's Website here.
Connect with Lisa on LinkedIn here.
In the twentieth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of Edtech by looking back at Leaderonomics Digital journey through the years. Featuring Sashe Kanapathi, COO at Leaderonomics Digital and Eva Christodoulou, Head of Solutions and Services at Budaya, the conversation sheds light on personal stories behind the scenes with hopes to spark a listeners in the tech space to innovate, create and grow their own people and business.
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In the ninetieth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of health and wellness by exploring the subject in regards to this new digital workplace. Featuring Azran Osman-Rani, CEO and Co-Founder of Naluri - a digital health startup based in Malaysia, the conversation explores how people can become more mentally resilient to adopt sustainable healthy lifestyles and the tips and tricks to making it work, health and wellness a well oiled machine again.
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Check out Naluri's Website here.
Connect with Azran on LinkedIn here.
In the eightieth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of artificial intelligence by exploring the question 'How Is It Changing Our Lives?' Featuring Melvin Poh, PE Investor, Entrepreneur and Founder of Empirics Asia - the conversation explores some of the common misconceptions of AI, how far it's actually come and where does it leave humans in the race of excellence.
Check out Empirics Asia's Website here.
Listen to the Empirics Asia's Podcast here.
In the seventeenth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of choice by exploring the question 'What Are The Responsibilities That Come With Freedom Of Choice?' Featuring Justin Cohen, bestselling author and global speaker - the conversation dissects our internal framework of choice, our external environment affecting our choices and how it's affecting the world we live in.
Check out Justin's Website here.
Connect with Justin on Linkedin here.
In the sixteenth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of workplace loneliness by exploring the question 'What Is Executive Loneliness And How Do We Deal With It?' Featuring Nick Johnson, speaker, business owner, volunteer and the co-founder and managing director of the Executives Global Network in Singapore - the conversation defines the term, how we actually face it in both our personal and professional lives and the five pathways to overcoming isolation, stress, anxiety and depression in the new normal business world.
Connect with Nick on Linkedin here.
Get Nick's book entitled, 'Executive Loneliness' on Amazon here.
In the fifteenth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of storytelling by exploring the question 'How Can We Connect With Others Using Storytelling?' Featuring Rob Wyse, senior executive in storytelling and content creation with experience in The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg, The New York Times, Forbes, Fortune, USA Today, Inc., U.S. News & World Report, Newsweek, Time, CNN, CNBC and NPR - the conversation centers around 6 steps to successfully use storytelling at work, business and our lives.
Connect with Rob on Linkedin here.
In the fourteenth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of learning by exploring the question 'How Are Learners’ Behaviors Shifting In The 21st Century?' Featuring Handi Kurniawan, a global learning and development leader, author, speaker and talent advisor - the conversation leads to a surprising realisation about educators and the responsibility that comes with it.
Connect with Handi on Linkedin here.
In the thirteenth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of Womanhood by exploring questions in regards to who we are and how can we find ourselves. Featuring Leslie Morgan, an author, consultant and thought leader on women’s leadership, work-life balance, inspirational parenting, overcoming adversity and surviving violence against women - the conversation goes into equality vs equity and why we shouldn't necessarily treat everyone the same regardless of gender.
Check out Leslie's Website here.
Connect with Leslise on Instagram here.
In the twelfth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of Identity by exploring the question of 'How Can We Shift Our Identity & Re-Frame Our Failures?'. Featuring Anthony Trucks, a motivational speaker who seeks to help coaches and speakers quickly make multiple big goals real using 'The Shift Method' - the conversation goes back to the two crucible moments of Anthony's own shift before answering the question that could lead you to your limitless potential.
Check out Anthony's Website here.
Connect with Anthony on Instagram here.
In the eleventh episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of listening by exploring the question of 'Why Do We Have Trouble Getting Others to Listen?'. Featuring Greg Williams aka 'The Master Negotiator, a multi-time published author, acclaimed public speaker and negotiation expert - the conversation goes into the essence of communications. its subtleties and how our faculties come into play whether we realise it or not.
Check out Greg's Website here.
Connect with Greg via email at: greg@themasternegotiator.com
In the tenth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of innovation by exploring the question of 'How To Innovate As Entrepreneurs And Intrepreneurs?'. Featuring West Stringfellow, Founder and CEO of HowDo - a free, self-guided innovation training platform - the conversation goes into the misconceptions of LEAN and SPRINT based innovation and innovation best practices in both a business and employment environment.
Check out West's Website here.
Connect with West on Linkedin here.
In the ninth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of entrepreneurship by exploring the question of 'How To Be An Everyday Entrepreneur?'. Featuring Willem Gous, a South African entrepreneur who's creating jobs in Africa by helping people build profitable businesses in a matter of weeks - the conversation answers concerns about entrepreneurship and dissects some of the false myths.
Check out Willem's Website here.
Connect with Willem on Linkedin here.
In the eight episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of passion by exploring the question of 'Can Passion Put Food On The Table?'. Featuring Derrick Kirk, an entrepreneur and motivation speaker who overcame many obstacles by having a passion - the discussion explores what we actually understand passion to be and the healthy mix it needs to ultimately put food on the table.
Check out 'My Thoughts with Derrick Kirk on Spotify here.
In the seventh episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon flies solo as he talks about why it's important to align our personal values to the values of the organisation with work for, and the benefits we can reap from it. By providing a clear 3 step process, Nigesh shares what you have to come to terms with at the very start before anything else.
In the sixth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of dreams by exploring the question of 'What Happens To The Dreams We Give Up On?'. Featuring Caroline Ong, Country Director - Malaysia Designate at Our Daily Bread Ministries, the discussion answers whether we can actually live our lives without a dream.
In the fifth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of exposure by exploring the question of 'How Are Young Adults Supposed To Gain Experience Before Working?'. Featuring Suet Ling, Head of People and Culture at Leaderonomics and Andrea Chew, Marketing Strategist at Leaderonomics, the discussion opened up a rather unique can of worms.
Get a copy of Suet's book 'To All The Single Ladies' here.
In the fourth episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of adversity by exploring the question of 'Why We Find It Difficult To Overcome Obstacles'. Featuring John Register, Paralympian, Bestselling Author and Inspirational Keynote Speaker, the discussion brought an important constant into play as the need to overcome it versus the need to use it, was debated.
In the third episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon flies solo as he talks about what people actually need when it comes to the way they intend to lead their lives. By exploring the differences between generations and how it affects which side of the coin we lean towards, Nigesh dives deep into the topic of ideals and self-direction.
In the second episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of technology by exploring the question of 'Has Mankind Gone Lazier Than Ever In History?'. Featuring Vicks Kanagasingam, CEO of Xperanti IoT | Sigfox Operator, Strategic Advisor and Coach at Leaderonomics and Business Mentor, the question led to a light bulb moment that differs from the initial premise.
In the first episode of Talk To Me, host Nigesh Armon dives deep into the topic of gender by exploring the question of 'Why Don’t Men Talk About Real Struggles?'. Featuring fellow colleagues Sashe Kanapathi, COO of Leaderonomics Digital and Andrea Chew, Marketing Strategist at Leaderonomics, the question led to a realisation we often neglect.