Talk Impact

Reflections on a year gone by

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 16:00:00 +0800

In this Episode, leading women entrepreneurs Ronica Jones, Global Credit Pros, Maan Sican, Happy Helpers, and Katherine Yu, Rumarocket sit down for a very candid chat with Priya Thachadi to look back on a year that had its fair share of challenges and opportunities. Catch their pearls of wisdom, tips, and hacks picked up as they navigated personal and business challenges in 2021.

Leading with Empathy with Nirmala Sankaran

Wed, 22 Sep 2021 18:00:00 +0800

Priya sits down with Nirmala "Nimmi" Sankaran, Co-founder of HeyMath! to discuss what it takes to last the journey of growing your venture and build a culture that is open and inclusive. Nimmi shares her 20-year journey on leading with empathy and what it takes to build 'Zebra' ventures.

Unleashing the Best Leader in You

Wed, 08 Sep 2021 03:00:00 +0800

Priya and her co-collaborators Derya Bischoff, Advisor, Her & Now, GIZ and Aditi Seshadri, Co-founder, Unlock Impact & Business Transformation Advisor, StanfordSeed discuss the challenges that women entrepreneurs face in the pandemic, making the case for women entrepreneurs to invest in themselves to lead with empathy and resilience in these challenging times. They share their thinking behind the design of the SHELeads program, an 8-week learn-as-you-go curriculum, from Unlock Impact and GIZ, focused on leadership and gender training.

Leapfrogging our way to Gender Equality

Sun, 18 Apr 2021 15:00:00 +0800

Hear from the fabulous Nathalie Molina Niño, a serial tech entrepreneur, a gender and climate-focused investor (at O³), and author of Leapfrog: The New Revolution for Women Entrepreneurs. Nathalie's pathbreaking book is the new bible for women entrepreneurs everywhere. Nathalie sat down with Priya on the sidelines of the launch of the WE Rise Community, a new initiative from UN Women and Villgro Philippines. Catch the full conversation on this episode as Nathalie and Priya discuss the gender financing gap and the power of rising up together to change the status quo.

Taking a Leap of Faith into 2021

Wed, 06 Jan 2021 23:00:00 +0800

Catch Priya in conversation with impact investor Gregorie Perez and Ecosytem Builder Katherine Khoo as they look back at the year that was 2021 and take a peek into what to expect in the new year, bundled with an exciting announcement.

Gender Financing Gap in Asia

Thu, 17 Sep 2020 09:00:00 +0800

In this episode, Priya shares some key insights into the gender financing gap, and the challenges and barriers faced by women entrepreneurs. The post Covid-19 world is a tough landscape and women have been affected disproportionately. Priya also talks about WE Rise, a new initiative her team has designed to support women entrepreneurs in the Philippines. Tune in to find out more!

All things Impact Investing with Shuyin Tang

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:00:00 +0800

In the inaugural episode of Talk Impact, Priya chats with the trailblazing investor Shuyin Tang, Partner at Patamar and Co-founder & CEO of the Beacon Fund, about her journey in impact investing and being one of the first and (still) few female investors in the region. Shuyin is an outstanding leader in the impact investing space and has pushed the boundaries of investing with new fund models and instruments, especially to address the gender financing gap in Asia.

Introducing Talk Impact

Wed, 16 Sep 2020 20:00:00 +0800

Welcome to Talk Impact - a show that brings you stories, insights and tips from leaders who are on the frontlines of social change in Asia - hosted by Priya Thachadi.