Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Timestamps00:00-Becoming a Mom09:50-Recap of the last decade11:27-Being Reuben's Manager at Bain24:20-Lowest point at Bain and moving to a startup30:15-Optimising for the "b

#71: Pooja Anna Pant: Theatre, Teaching, Religion, Disney, Sabbatical

20 days ago 1h 34m

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Timestamps00:00-Recap of Pooja's past decade02:00-Studying Arts and Aesthetics at JNU06:30-Who should study Arts and Aesthetics10:35-Threatre, stories, and contradictions16:

#70: Sameer Sheikh: Football, Food, London, Instagram, Bain, Revolut, Friends

Apr 21st, 2024 2h

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters00:00-Thoughts on staying in touch08:10-Getting off social media but dealing with FOMO19:30-Comparing yourself to others27:40-Recap of the last decade29:45-Fondest m

#69: Priyanshi Poddar: Bangalore, Personal Branding, Reality TV, Bain, Freelancing

Mar 24th, 2024 1h 43m

Support the podcast ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.buymeacoffee.com/reubenn⁠⁠⁠⁠Chapters00:00-Kicking off Season 301:50-Life in Bangalore's social hierarchy7:00-New definition of "fun"11:00-Favorite memory from Bain15:00-Being average22:00-Advertising,

#68: Surbhi Bhambri: Archeology, Museums, UK

Mar 9th, 2024 1h 11m

I speak with Surbhi Bhambri, with whom I crossed paths at St.Stephen's College in 2010. We talk about her life over the past decade including life in the UK and UAE, studying archeology, working at museums, the future, and more. Recorded in Feb

#67: Augustine Antony: Marketing, Math, Canada

Feb 23rd, 2024 1h 12m

In this episode, I speak with Augustine Antony, whom I first met at St. Stephen's in 2010. We talk about life in Canada, sports betting, studying math, career in marketing, buying a house, and more. Recorded in February 2024Support the podcas

#66: Atikant Kaur Sahni: Law, Constitution, Startups

Nov 26th, 2023 1h 34m

In this episode, I speak with Atikant Kaur Sahni about her life over the last decade. We talk about life in Gurgaon, studying and reading Law, the Indian Constitution, startups, raising money, negotiating, and much more. Recorded in November 20

#65: Linda Thomas: Religion, Content, Sydney

Nov 11th, 2023 1h 38m

In this episode, I speak with Linda Thomas about her life over the last decade. We talk about religion, life in Bombay vs. Sydney, working on PR and Content, the future of OTT in India, Reality TV, Home, MBA, Traveling, and more. Recorded in Oc

#64: Vishaka George: Journalism, Writing, Teaching

Oct 28th, 2023 1h 34m

In this episode, I speak with Vishaka George about her life over the last decade. We talk about her journalism, the newsroom, podcasts, teaching about climate change, her book - House of Uncommons - a fiction book about children with HIV, her w

#63: Priyanka D. Saharia: Community, Culture, Climate

Oct 14th, 2023 1h 24m

In this episode, I speak with Priyanka D. Saharia about her life over the last decade. We talk about living in London, Community, Legacy, Climate, Culture, Anthropology, Startups, and more. Recorded in September 2023Support the podcast - Buy

#62: Anya Thomas: Teaching, Sales, Ambition

Sep 23rd, 2023 1h 24m

In this episode, I speak with Anya Thomas about her life over the last decade. We talk about her recent move to the UK, teaching experiences during her time at Teach for India, a decade of working in corporate, managing people, ambition, money,

#61: Urvashi Bahuguna: Writing, Books, Mental Health

Jul 22nd, 2023 1h 16m

Urvashi Bahuguna is an Indian poet and essayist who grew up in Goa, India before moving to New Delhi where she lived and worked as a writer for many years. She is currently based in the Bay Area in California. We talk about her journey as a wri

#60: Dhruv Bathla: Consulting, MBA, Health

Jun 11th, 2023 1h 16m

In this episode of Reuben's Podcast, I speak with Dhruv Bathla, based in Boston, US, and at the time of recording, is an MBA Candidate at MIT Sloan School of Management. We talk about his 8-year career in Consulting - the highlights and lowligh

#59: Jerry T. John: Game Design, Teaching, Mischief

May 28th, 2023 1h 33m

In this episode of Reuben's Podcast, we speak with Jerry T. John, a Technical Game Designer based in Banglore. We explore Jerry's journey over the last decade and talk about game design and why he pursued a career in it, life in the US, and his

#58: Bhamini Lakshminarayan: Education, Games, Startups

May 14th, 2023 1h 42m

In this episode of Reuben's Podcast, we speak with Bhamini Lakshminarayan, co-founder of Bigfatphoenix Interactive, a game design studio behind Fairside Stories, a game about identity created for kids aged 8-12. We explore Bhamini's life over t

#57: Priyanka D. Rajkakati: Art, Space, France

Apr 29th, 2023 1h 24m

Priyanka and I speak about her journey from science to art over the last decade. We talk about space, the new lunar economy and its hidden side, sci-fi, experiencing near-death and fragility of the body, the importance of art for the scientific

#56: Subhashish Bhadra: Health, Career, Writing

Apr 16th, 2023 1h 25m

Subhashish Bhadra is currently based in Banglore, India, and is part of the leadership team of Klub, a tech platform where consumer internet start-ups raise growth capital. In our conversation today we talk about his journey with mental health,

#55: Rahul Mathew: Consulting, Cycling, Money

Mar 19th, 2023 1h 33m

Rahul Mathew is currently based in New York City where he works as an Associate Partner at Mckinsey & Company. In this episode, we talk about a series of topics including completing a decade at Mckinsey, building a community in NYC, getting a d

#54: Dhruv Sharma: Physics, Fireworks, Investing

Mar 4th, 2023 1h 46m

Dhruv Sharma is currently based in Boulder, Colorado where he is the Head of Portfolio Intelligence at Fabric. In this episode, we discuss a wide range of topics including moving to France, learning French, training to be a pyrotechnician, laun

#53: Bahuli Sharma: Litigation, Law, Politics

Feb 19th, 2023 1h 10m

Bahuli Sharma is currently based in New Delhi where she's an advocate focusing on criminal justice and litigation. In this episode, we talk about her journey through the world of law over the last decade. We chat about why she decided to pursue

#52: Suyash Gabriel: Music, Media, Health

Feb 3rd, 2023 1h 34m

Suyash Gabriel is currently based in New Delhi where he's balancing a career in PR and Music. He plays the drums for bands including The Doppler Effect, Kraken, Zokova, October, Komorebi, and The Yellow Bucket GrammyWinning Effort. He was also

#51: Minu Philip: PHD, Therapy, NYC

Jan 21st, 2023 1h 31m

Minu Philip is currently based in New York City where she is a Ph.D. student. I first met her during our time as undergrads at St. Stephen's College. In today's episode, we dive into her journey over the last decade and talk about pursuing a ma

#50: Nadeem Afroz: Not Gardening Equipment

Mar 13th, 2022 1h

On today’s episode, I’m speaking with Nadeem Afroz. I met Nadeem back in university in 2010 where he was my first roommate. Nadeem graduated with a degree in history and then after giving civils a shot, ended up studying, and now practicing, la

#49: Karishma Makhija: On the Margins

Mar 5th, 2022 58m 40s

⚠️ Trigger Warning: This conversation contains content about suicide and self-harm, which some listeners may find disturbing. On today’s show, I’m speaking with Karishma. I met Karisha back in 2010 in university. After graduating, she went on

#48: George Joseph: Balancing Act

Feb 19th, 2022 1h 1m

On today’s show, I’m speaking with George. I met George back in 2010 in university. In our conversation today, we talk about a bunch of things like his reflections from being the SUS president, why he decided to not pursue civils, and that too