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The Artless Dialogue
The Artless Dialogue is a weekly podcast where two friends in different places in their career have conversations on pertinent topics in business, finance, and careers. With more than 20 years of combined business experience, Ash Mohammed and Saud Waqar are your hosts.
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Don't we all like eating out? But why? What makes us choose one restaurant over another? Why are some busier and more successful than others? This week Ash and Saud delve into the restaurant industry and figure out drivers for success!
Why do we buy things we didn't intend to? How do retailers encourage this behaviour? This week, Ash and Saud dive into the psychology behind retail. We talk about the different techniques retailers use to encourage purchases!
How do sports teams make money? How are athletes paid so much (or not so much)? How does culture, data, technology, corporations, and society interact with sports? In this week's episode, Ash and Saud answer all these questions, talking about sports from all over the world! Tune in if you're interested in sports, business, and/or money!
With the news talking about the world on the verge of a recession, Ash and Saud sit together and talk about this. What is a recession? Is it really coming? How will we cope after COVID-19 has just happened? How a recession would affect the average individual?
For all this and more, tune in!
Sitting down with the founder and CEO of Reward - a market leader in data monetisation and customer loyalty platforms - we talk about data, rewards, and entrepreneurship. Gavin Dein tells us about his journey building reward and what the future looks like for the reward industry!
Inspire. Lead. Succeed. Convince. Befriend. Enjoy. To do all that, you need to communicate. And the better you communicate, the more you'll get! This week, Ash and Saud talk how you can communicate with impact and change your life, for the better!
This episode stars a special guest who'll talk about his international career in product management. Shazil will also provide advice on how people can start their career in product management and where it can take them!
What is risk? Examples and nuances in risk. Risk management. Risk evolution. These are just some of the things we talked about on this week's episode. So tune in, and hear from Ash (the expert) as I probe, trying to learn more!
Our first guest episode! We're joined by Aparna Saroagi - Head of Credit Risk at NatWest Bank in India, founding member of INSquare, and an advocator for women working in technology! We talk about her journey, the importance of women in tech, the relationship between women and tech, and what she's doing to promote this vision!
What's one of the most scariest things to do in your career? Salary negotiations! This week Ash and Saud dispel the fear and anxiousness from salary negotiations, and give you the tips and tricks on how to negotiate your salary politely and successfully!
In this episode Ash and Saud have a conversation on neo banks and online banking. Some topics we cover include: What are neo banks? Neo banks vs traditional banks. Challenges for the banking sector. What the future looks like for banking. So tune in and learn about how banking is being revolutionised!
With 10 episodes out and season 1 ending, Ash and Saud talk about some of their favourite moments podcasting and share their plans for season 2! As always, thank you for tuning in and encouraging us on this journey!
Whoever you are, whatever you do, whether you know it or not, you've given an elevator pitch and will probably have to do so again. This week, Ash and Saud talk about elevator pitches. What are they, tips and advice to create your elevator pitch, and pitfalls to avoid. So tune in, to the last topical episode of the season!
Autonomous or self-driving cars. What are they? What are their benefits? What challenges and risks do they pose? and what does the future look like? These are some of the questions Ash and Saud try to answer in this week's episode.
This week, Ash and Saud talk about how you can plan your career to achieve the outcomes you want. Be it getting better in your role, moving up, or moving sideways. We give a step-by-step plan to follow, with some tools you may find useful. Give this episode a listen and tell us what you think!
This week, Ash and Saud talk about 3D Printing! What is it? How it works? How is it being used today? What are the risks? and what can we expect for the future? Tune in to find out how 3D printing is being used in amazing ways!
This week, Ash and Saud talk about what you can do before and interview to prepare, during an interview to impress, and after an interview to succeed. We also share from our experience, and hope you take something beneficial away from this week's episode!
What is Digital Transformation? What are the trends? How can organisations overcome the risks and challenges to digitally transform themselves? This week, Ash and Saud sit down and try to answer these questions!
Hello everyone! This week Ash and Saud talk about Visibility. What is it? How can we increase it? and how can we improve our visibility during COVID-19 and WFH? So tune in, if you want your work to be noticed and your strengths to be known!
An exciting discussion where Ash and Saud attempt to define the metaverse, discuss what's happening today, and what the metaverse will look like in the future. So tune in and learn how the metaverse will change our lives!
This week, we're talking about networking! Ash introduces the magic 5-step plan, Saud shares his embarrassing networking story, and we talk about networking mistakes to avoid. So tune in!
In this episode, we sit down and discuss the future of payments. We talk about the driving factors, major trends, and regulatory implications.
We hope you learnt something and had a good time!