Diversity in Politics: Its Rise

Diversity in Politics: Its Rise Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Toby Chaudhuri, Co-Founder and CSO of SocialxDesign: I’m fascinated that you were in the Clinton White House. Do you have any interesting stories or anecdotes that you can share from your experiences with the Gore campaign or while in the Clinton White House? Is there anything that comes to mind that really left an impression on you? _____   Toby Chaudhuri Diversity in Politics: The

Ritu Singh NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals) Interview – South Asians in North America – To Get or to Give? A Call for Volunteerism

Ritu Singh NetIP (Network of Indian Professionals) Interview – South Asians in North America - To Get or to Give?  A Call for Volunteerism NetIP Spotlight: Live Your Potential is a monthly show featuring experts on trending topics.  “South Asians in North America:  To Get or To Give? A Call to Volunteerism” Jasbina Ahluwalia interviews Ritu Singh Jasbina interviews Ritu Singh, President, NetIP North America, 2012-2014 From Ritu Singh, you will learn about: Finding

Business Launch: Ready Yet?

Business Launch: Ready Yet? Jasbina Ahluwalia We have another question. Welcome, caller. Caller Three asks Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc.: Hi, Aakash. Thanks for your perspective. This is Ravi from Minneapolis. A lot of our first-generation Indian American parents came here as entrepreneurs and business men. Our second-generation bought into this corporate rat race mentality. A lot of us are successful, but a lot of us might not fit that

Set Up a Business: How To

Set Up a Business: How To Jasbina Ahluwalia Here is our next caller. Welcome, caller. Caller Two asks Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc.: Hi, thank you. Aakash, thank you for your time today. I was curious about your business. You mentioned when creating it how it really stemmed from friends coming to you for your insights and advice. You created a business out of that. I was curious about how

Get Involved with Congress

Get Involved with Congress Jasbina Ahluwalia Everyone, we will now take your questions for Aakash. Here is our first question. Caller One asks Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc.: Jasbina, thank you very much. Aakash, that was a great interview. Thank you so much for your insights. Get Involved with Congress: Washington Leadership Program You mentioned the Washington Leadership Program as being a major difference-maker in your time. I understand that

Humility Brings Success

Humility Brings Success Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc.: That’s interesting. You have such a diverse professional background in journalism, government affairs, business development and PR. What is your perspective on how previous endeavors can enhance your chances of success in subsequent seemingly unrelated endeavors? Our listeners are in all different fields and may have similarly been building blocks in different industries. _____   Aakash Patel Humility Brings

Indian Americans in US Government

Indian Americans in US Government Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc.: Okay. What are some of the issues that you find Indian Americans have brought up with respect to your experiences with the political process? What were some of the dominant themes that were articulated? _____   Aakash Patel Former Prime Minister Singh was visiting the White House. For that time period, it was his first visit to

Washington Leadership Program

Washington Leadership Program Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc.: That’s interesting. Now I see the connections. What you’re saying is that it is the key to networking. You are adding value to someone else. You start by showing someone how you can add value and then it’s a sharing of that. Let’s go back to the government affairs that we mentioned earlier. We ran through your experiences. What

Education and Entrepreneurship

Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc.: Wow! There are a lot of conceptual connections there. Tell us about the connection between education and entrepreneurship and why you think that connection is crucial to success. _____ Aakash Patel Education and Entrepreneurship: Don’t Forget to Teach We can always learn from people we meet. Every time I sit down with someone, I bring pen and paper. I always follow up

Early Learning Coalition: Mission

Early Learning Coalition: Mission Jasbina Ahluwalia asks Aakash Patel, Founder and President of Elevate, Inc.: Wow! That is so interesting. I love that market research story. Congratulations on the Florida Governor’s recent appointment of you as Chairman of the Early Learning Coalition of Hillsborough. Tell our listeners about the Coalition’s mission in terms of early learning. _____ Aakash Patel As you know, early learning education around the world is a big cause. Early