HT Smartcast Leadership Lessons

About HT Smartcast Leadership Lessons

Leadership Lessons is a show where host Yatin Naik, Business Head at HT Smartcast, talks to leaders across industries about their journeys, aspirations, their challenges and how they overcame them. This is an HT Smartcast Original.

Publisher

HT Smartcast Originals

Category

business

Language

en

Explicit

No

First episode

15 Sept 2020

Latest episode

11 Sept 2026

Latest episodes

59 episodes in the feed.

1. 

   11 Sept 2026

   WOVEN TRUE: Ep 2 - From a Village Loom to the World: Join India's Silk Network

   Behind every Silk Mark label is a trusted network of weavers, cooperatives and sellers. They are called authorised users, and they are the heart of the Silk Mark story. In this episode of Woven True, host Nelson John returns to Dr. Naresh Babu N., IFS, Joint Secretary (Technical), Central Silk Board (CSB), and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Silk Mark Organisation of India (SMOI), to go behind the label. Together they explore what an authorised user really is, and why the system rests on trust and responsibility. Who can join, from a single village weaver to the largest silk house. The real benefits that open up, from authentication and national and international expos to training and lasting credibility. The simple online journey to becoming a member, and the pre-inspection that keeps it genuine. And how the promise of purity is protected, through surprise visits, vigilance checks, lab testing across 17 authorised labs, and blacklisting for anyone who misuses the label. We also understand the community behind the mark, including the many women artisans who carry this heritage forward, and hear a warm, open invitation for every silk business to become a part of it. If you make or sell pure silk, this one is for you. Come and be part of the journey. Woven True is a Silk Mark Organisation of India series, presented on HT Smartcast in association with Fever Bengaluru. To learn how to become an authorised user, visit the Silk Mark Organisation of India website. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

2. 

   10 Sept 2026

   Saugata Gupta, MD & CEO Marico, On Building Global Brands From India & Careers In FMCG

   Saugata Gupta, Managing Director and CEO of Marico Limited, on what it really takes to build brands in India and take them global. In this conversation he unpacks why succeeding in India gives you a head start anywhere in the world, how Marico grew beyond its legacy brands into premium personal care, foods and digital first categories, and how to tell a short lived fad from a habit worth investing in. He also talks about the owner's mindset that keeps a large company moving fast, why structure and process should work like brakes that let you drive faster, the optimistic case for AI as a decision making tool rather than a cost cutting one, and what Marico looks for in young talent beyond the CV. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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   27 Aug 2026

   WOVEN TRUE: Ep 1 - The Silk Mark, Explained: How to Buy Pure Silk with Confidence

   Host Nelson John interviews Dr. Naresh Babu N., IFS, about the Silk Mark, explaining how to confidently buy pure silk by understanding its features and varieties.

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• Dr Naresh Babu N
• Vivek Varshney
• Shuba Nagesh
• Rajiv Tandon
• Raghavendra Rao

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Podcast Authority Score: 14 / 100

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Quality

14

Social presence

0

YouTube

0

Engagement

32

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