Candid Conversations: Recent Episodes
Rennu Dhillon
Founder & CEO of Genius Kids, Rennu is a well known motivational and inspirational speaker on issues affecting the community, especially women and children. She has been described as having this captivating, inspiring voice that both adults and children love to listen to. Enjoy listening to her weekly radio show Candid Conversations With Rennu Dhillon, as well as stories for children. Rennu has spoken worldwide on topic ranging from women empowerment, raising the next Steve Jobbs, to how to start a successful business. She has received numerous awards for her contribution to education and most recently was invited to speak at the House of Lords in London, United Kingdom.
Guest: Dr. Pannu Author of this fabulous book shares his vision and how from running a super successful dental practice with over 9 clinics, he was inspired to produce and author this book.
Guest: Aditi Bagepalli, a former Genius Kids student talks about the non-profit she has launched "Will Be There" and the struggles teens face today.
Guest: Yash Kilam (age 14) Prodigy of Genius Kids Shares his views on gun violence and mental health awareness, and his blog.
Guest: Sonali Agrade shares her musical journey. A must listen for all those who want to pursue their singing career
Guest: Aparna Madireddy, talks about her views on marriages based on so many conversations and the recent census reports
Guest: Teru Clavel provides insight into why Asian kids are so advanced in their learning and the pros and cons of placing pressure. Is their a right way to parent your child? Tune in and learn some ways to motivate and work with your child
Guest: Bindu Fernandes shares the statistics and the update on the situation of domestic violence in the Bay Area
Guest: Maria Devassy Maria shares her journey of how she has survived breast cancer and the support that is necessary for this journey.
Guest: Sarika Batra shares her journey and experience of how she has broken into media and is pursuing her dreams in TV productions bagging some great productions.
Guests: Shana Nijjar and Sheena Dhillon, founders of Play Date Play Redefined, the new indoor entertainment and party center in Fremont talk about their venture.
Guest: Shivaani Sharma shares her journey as she pursues her passion in films , acting, directing, producing movies that send a message to the community.
Guest: Sukhi Singh shares her incredible journey of how she turned a vision into reality and today is one of the most well known Indian food brands in stores.
Guest: Graham Wiseman shares his personal journey and loss of his son at age 15 to depression and what parents need to do to help their children. Do not brush off depression as something kids outgrow. Early Invention and help is a MUST.
Guests: Cynthia and Sandy from Lice Clinics of America, Fremont and Castro Valley share the effective ways of treating head lice.
GuestL Mayor of Fremont, Lily Mei explains the reasoning behind the process of selection.
Guest: Yogi Chugh shares his views on how the city has proposed the downtown location for the Fremont Navigation Center.
Guest: Elveera Rebello shares her secrets to balancing her career, kids, family with her passion for women empowerment, fashion shows and beauty pageants.. all possible if you believe in yourself.
Guest: Remains anonymous shares how she controls her destiny and does not let the constant mother-in-law issues get to her.
Guest: Anil Sekhar shares his journey of how the family has coped with Autism and the importance of diet, nutrition, acceptance and early intervention.
Guest: Bhawna Sharma Puri shares her 5 P's secret on how she balances and juggles motherhood, career, kids, hubby .. saluting Mompreneur.
Guest: Mom Ami Patel and daughter Riyani Patel share the experiences of dealing with Tourette's and how Riyani is sharing her experiences by becoming an author of books.
Guest: Shreya Balaji a former prodigy of Genius Kids shares her views on the kind of issues teenagers deal with today.
Guest: Steve De La Hoya shares his experience of the battle he is having of simply trying to be a good dad for his son and the intensity of the negativity faced with the ex- and the courts.
Guest: Lily Ayobi shares her personal experiences of the challenges in finding the right life partner these days despite all the social media platforms.
Guest: Nancy Pangli Upcoming singer leaves her dental career to pursue her passion of music. First song released by Sony Music.
Guest: Sarina Virk Torrendel
How to land that dream job - get tips from the career coach Sarina on how to make yourself seen and heard.
Guest: Author Heather Allen talks about her book "The Quarks Particles That Matter" and what she hopes to achieve through her book teaching kids how to deal with bullying.
Guest: Rashim Mogha
Rashim shares her journey of how she broke the stereotyped woman and escaped to create her own destiny. Today she shares her success and tips on how to live and lead a life of success in your career and personal life.
Guest: Naina Sodhi Learn the difference between anxiety, depression and stress and the effects of stress on children
Guest: Jainu Jogani
Community outreach to help the Jogani family in raising funds for the cure of their beautiful daughter Reyna - https://www.facebook.com/reynascure/
Guest Host: Dr. Veena Puri An interactive discussion where we discuss the importance of immunizations and the myths around it.
Guest: Sunny Boparai known as King Sunny, shares his personal journey of how he "came out of the closet" and the experiences he had while growing up, and how he is giving back to the community.
Guest host: Simantinee Roy Shares her journey of being diagnosed at age 22 with Hodgkins Lymphoma Stage 11A and how she handled that and continues to be positive through her life journey.
Guest Host: Simi Markar - MFT - Family and Marriage therapist shares the importance of counseling for all types of concerns for all ages. She touches on the topic of how important it is for father's to be actively involved in raising their children, especially daughters.
Guest Host: Arun Goel, councilman city of Dublin shares the vision and plans for the city that everyone is moving to, today.
Guest Host: Naveli Garg, shares her personal experience of cyber bullying and how she dealt with it.
Guest Host: Anu Peshawaria, attorney, activist and author, talks about the importance of dealing with domestic violence.
Guest Host: Dr. Nirmaljit Dhami shares the causes and how to deal with post-partum depression, and the importance of families to get involved in this.
Guest: Christina Benner, a single mom who shares her experience of dealing with a dead beat dad and the challenges she faces as a single mom.
Guest Host: Nyna Caputi, The Expat Woman Founder, and Producer and Director of the award winning documentary Petals In The Dust. Nyna shares the experiences she has had which motivated her to produce this film and found The Expat Woman.
Guest Host: Sabina Zafar, Council Member - San Ramon, shares her passion and experiences of why she chose to stand for the position of Council for the city and what her plans are for the city of San Ramon.
Guest Host: Teresa Keng, Council Member - City of Fremont, shares her views on why she chose to stand for elections and her goals for the city of Fremont.
Guest Host: Kamal Dhillon, well know author, activist and The Black and Blue Sari, I Am Kamal, shares her experiences of being brutally abused, and how she escaped and began a new life.