Unscripted Growth Podcast

What are you really chasing?

Everyone is working hard… so why doesn’t hard work always lead to fulfillment?
Watching my kids play sports taught me something powerful. Speed matters — but accuracy and placement are what actually change the game. And life works the same way. Moving fast without direction just creates noise. Effort without intention doesn’t equal progress. So maybe the question isn’t how fast you’re moving —but whether you’re placing your energy where it actually matters!
 

Unscripted Conversation with Binu Verghese

Some people make an impact loudly. Others do it quietly, consistently, and for decades.Today, I’m speaking with someone I’ve known since kindergarten—someone whose quiet conviction has transformed more than 500 young lives across India.
For over twenty years, Binu Verghese has devoted his evenings, weekends, and heart to supporting underprivileged children through education, opportunity, and dignity. No spotlight. No agenda. Just service.
In our conversation, we explore the moment that set him on this path, what kept him going, the children who reshaped his worldview, and the message he hopes the next generation carries forward.
If you’ve ever wondered how one person can create lasting change—this is the story you need to hear.

Stop apologizing before you speak

Have you noticed how often smart people start great ideas with an apology?“I’m not an expert, but…”“Maybe I’m totally wrong…”“Sorry if this is obvious…”
We don’t lose confidence because others doubt us —we lose it because we’ve learned to doubt ourselves out loud.
These tiny phrases feel harmless, yet they shrink our voice before we’ve even spoken.In my new episode of Unscripted Growth, I explore how small language shifts can change how our ideas land — without losing humility.
🎙️ Stop Apologizing Before You Speak

The Voices We Let In

Today, I want to talk about that tender space inside us —the space that gets shaped, softened, and sometimes bruisedby the voices we allow closest to our hearts.
In this episode, we explore a quiet truth: our lives are shaped not just by our choices, but by the voices we allow closest to us. When the wrong voices get too loud, we shrink. When the right ones guide us, we rise. This is a reminder to protect your inner world, choose your influences wisely, and reconnect with the one voice that matters most—your own.

Unscripted Conversation with Dimitri Gauquier

What do a spy, the glass industry, luxury automobiles, and IT have in common?
One person: Dimitri Gauquier.
In my latest Unscripted Conversations episode, I sat down with Dimitri — someone whose career has reinvented itself more times than most people change job titles. From intelligence work in Belgium to high-end manufacturing to technology, his journey is a masterclass in adaptability, transferable skills, and the courage to say “yes” to the unfamiliar.
If you’ve ever wondered whether your past experiences can open unexpected doors — or whether it’s too late to pivot — this conversation is the reminder you need.

Our Relationship with Ourselves

We talk a lot about leadership, productivity, and growth, but we rarely talk about the source that fuels all three: the relationship we build with ourselves. The way we speak to ourselves shapes how we show up at work, at home, and in every challenge we face. Here is a short reflection on why self-kindness is not optional, but essential.

Unscripted Conversation with Elizabeth Sutherland

Unscripted Conversation with Elizabeth Sutherland

Unscripted Conversation with Liz Sutherland

🎙 Unscripted Growth Conversations | Episode: Grounded Strength and Resilience
 
This Unscripted Conversation is one that stays with you long after it ends. I’m sitting down with Elizabeth Sutherland — someone who grew up in foster care yet carries a kind of grounded strength that comes without resentment or guilt. Elizabeth chose to meet life exactly as it came, and that openness allowed her to ask for help, invest in herself, and refuse to let her circumstances write her future. Her story is a powerful reminder that growth isn’t about having a perfect starting point — it’s about choosing courage, curiosity, and possibility, even when the path is uncertain. This is an honest, brave, and deeply human conversation about rewriting your story from the inside out.

Unscripted Growth Success

Success is something we start chasing early — grades, careers, homes — following an invisible checklist society hands us. But along the way, many of us forget to define what success truly means for us.
In this episode of Unscripted Growth, I explore how real success isn’t inherited from others’ expectations but shaped by our own evolving values. It’s a reminder to pause once in a while, ask yourself what success looks like right now, and make sure your life still reflects that vision — because true success isn’t about reaching somewhere, it’s about returning to yourself. 🌱

Unscripted Growth : Fun and Games with Monica

🎙 Unscripted Growth | Episode: Fun and Games with Monica
In this episode, Monica shares how she’s turned play into a powerful tool for connection and growth.Through fun and games, she’s learned to lower walls, ease apprehension, and bring people closer—both to each other and to themselves.
What starts as lighthearted laughter often becomes something deeper: a reminder that growth doesn’t always have to feel heavy.Sometimes, the most meaningful lessons come when we loosen up and simply play.
✨ Tune in to hear how Monica and her community have found transformation in the joy of play.#UnscriptedGrowth #Leadership #PersonalDevelopment #TeamBuilding #Mindfulness #PlayAtWork