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OneRare is more than just a game. It is a true Foodverse where brands & users can share common spaces for interaction and engagement. Brands get a unique opportunity to explore new ways to build a direct, customized, one-to-one connection with a global userbase.  Unlike traditional advertising where brands pay per view to build outreach, OneRare allows them to achieve this through novel methods on the blockchain. We are already seeing the first of Food brands come into the NFT space, with Coca Cola and Taco Bell releasing artworks. OneRare allows brands to go one step further with our gameplay. Users can see an actual use-case of their product as Ingredients, discover their actual in-house menu & dishes, and get to truly interact with food. As we grow, users can immerse in interactive brand experiences to discover what their favorite food business stands for. For established food brands, this is an opportunity to re-engerise their users and discover ways of monetization in Web3. Having a Foodverse presence will enable them to reach out to global audiences, new generations that haven’t yet tried them. This also makes the brand younger and more appealing, and an obvious next step from social media engagement. For new & upcoming brands, OneRare provides the perfect platform to create their first digital impression at no cost at all. They get a chance to showcase their product and use-cases in Web3 and create recall value for audiences that don’t know them yet. For Chefs & Restaurants, we create the perfect window for global recognition. With their culinary skills and fame being limited to their region or social media channels, OneRare allows chefs to go truly global, and create an emphatic entry into Web3. Rather than independent NFT releases, chefs and restaurants get to be part of a Foodverse, where their dish is engaged meaningfully in gameplay. The opportunity for the Food mavens to come into blockchain and monetise global audiences, rather than local, is tremendous. Taking their food to every corner of the world, OneRare aims to be the ultimate foodverse for the entire industry. https://www.linkedin.com/in/supreetraju/

Positively Perfect is a unique gifting online store, which through power of words motivates people, bring about a change in destinies, give them courage, make them feel more loved, or make them accomplish the impossible. Positively Perfect through these words aims to remind one of what they yearn to be reminded of and most importantly, these words connect to the soul and inspire one to be the best version of themselves. Founded by Ms Nidhi Jain Seth, the brand was established with a goal to encourage people and make them the best version of themselves through emotional moments which makes them more memorable. Serving people with an extensive range of products meant to stir a vibe. Catering to a very niche segment, the brand has successfully placed itself on the list of top gift brands across the country. Positively Perfect also encourages appreciating ourselves for our wins, regardless of them being small triumphs or grand victories, thus promoting self-gifting as a viable option for the customers along with lauding others presence and endeavors. With 21 years of experience in the gifting & recognition industry, positively perfect has seen the flipside; deeper relationships being formed with customers and clients. The store vows to make gifts that are inspirational at heart, that could move and change lives, and make people and your brand someone worth remembering. The store currently features an array of unparalleled collections ranging from spiritual gifts, inspirational presents and interesting games (based on Indian mythology). The top-selling collections of the brand include Devdutt's Collection of My India and Epically Game Series, Rajiv Talreja: Leading Business coach of India, a book by Rajesh Setty (Silicon Valley-based Entrepreneur), Founder of Audvisor, inspirational cubes, Inspirational Wall Art Affirmation frames and more. Planning to branch out and create new horizons of love, affection and collective success, the brand intends to revamp the gifting culture and instill a creative streak in the sector. Reflecting well-thought and laid-out innovation, the brand envisions to spread joy and warmth amongst people.

Incepted on Aug 12, 1997, BUSY is a leading Business Accounting Software for MSMEs in India, South Asia, Middle East Asia, and Africa. It is developed and marketed by BUSY Infotech Pvt. Ltd, an active member of trade associations like NASSCOM & ESC. BUSY intended to focus on Software Development activities which were being undertaken as Software Division of Digitronics Infosolutions Pvt. Ltd. previously. DIGITRONICS was established two decades ago on Sep 17, 1990, by a group of IT professionals with a vision to deliver quality IT Services and Solutions. It is recognized as one of the leading IT Resellers in North India now with an annual turnover of over Rs. 100 Crores. BUSY has a grand launch at IT-ASIA in 1994 at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi and experienced an overwhelming response. Since then the software has sold over 300,000 Licenses in over 20 countries. Stellar clients on global front including World Bank, Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (ICAI), Le-Meridien Hotel, Asian Paints, Wembley Laboratories, Plaza Cables, Flair Pens, All India Management Association (AIMA), Archana Airways, GD Foods Pvt. Ltd, Sargam Electronics, Children Book Trust, Rotomac Greetings & Gifts, Chicco, LG, Paras Milk, Delhi Public School and many more are using BUSY. BUSY has been enjoying a monopoly in offering expert business solutions to MSMEs for more than last 2 decades. Counting on its expertise, BUSY empowers MSMEs by assisting them with a sought-after business solution that manages their accounts, business processes, and operational controls. This software enjoys a vast clientele list across geographies and industry verticals such as FMCG, Retail, Manufacturing, Trading, Distribution, and Service. BUSY is being sold and supported all over India and overseas through a network of over 450 Channel Partners, besides own offices in Delhi, Mumbai & Kolkata. More and more training institutes are taking up BUSY to teach computerized accounting. https://busy.in/

EDUSTOKE is formed with the sole objective of alleviating the issues of access, quality, and affordability of K-12 education and after school activities and engagements, for parents. Led and managed by a team on K-12 Industry veterans, in the last four years Edustoke, has helped over 11 million parents make the most appropriate decision about their child schooling options. In the process we have proven our revenue models having generated revenues more than 40 million rupees. Edustoke is today India's largest online platform in preschool to K-12 space bridging parents' need for information and expert advice on education choices and the critical need for schools to market themselves and gain enrolments in an increasingly competitive environment. Over the past four years the brand has served over 11 million parents and listed over 17500 + preschools, day schools in over 10 cities and across India for boarding schools. It has attained dominant position in internet searches in their operating geographies and nationally for boarding schools. The brand has achieved unit profitability with revenues of over INR 40 million and has developed, tested, and operationalized a proprietary search and decision-making technology, which uses both the prowess of technology and human counselor to make the best possible decision for the parent. The brand aims at serving over 50 million parents in the coming few months and scaling admission support to 30 cities and realize over 20000+ school admissions. Broadening and deepening their engagement with parents incorporates complete parent onboarding and outsourcing of admission offices for schools as well, fee payment and loan products for both parents and schools. The brand also aims at launching and operationalizing a series of K12 after schools and allied services incorporating discovery, selection, administration, content dissemination as well as billing and payment systems, in both offline and online modes. https://www.edustoke.com/

Mukunda Foods is a kitchen robotics company providing automation solutions for Cloud Kitchens and QSR brands. Bangalore-based Mukunda Foods, co-founded by Eshwar K Vikas and Sudeep Sabaat in 2012, has been re-defining the culinary business using robotics solutions by manufacturing automated machinesto prepare various dishes with minimum human intervention. With the use of advanced technology such as Artificial Intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT), Image Analytics, Assistive Cooking Technology, Centralised Cloud Computing and High Steam Microwave, the disruptive company has manufactured five machines that are able to cook global cuisines such as Indian, Chinese, South Indian, Pizza, Biryani and Snacks. The new-age automated machines manufactured in the Bangalore facility including Dosamatic(A fully automatic dosa-making machine); Wokie (Automatic Chinese food and Indian, Thai gravies); Rico (The Automatic Rice, Noodle & Pasta Maker); Eco-Fryer(For frying French Fries, Momos, Samosas, Burger Patties, etc. in less oil) have been installed in over 22 countries so far. In addition to this, over 2500 bot machines have been installed at some of the leading F&B brands across India such as ITC, Rebel Foods (Faasos), Chaayos, Ola Foods, Wow Momo and few other renowned brands in Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Kolkata. Maintaining its position as the industry leader, Mukunda Foods continues to make long strides and has recently designed a KAAS (Kitchen As A Service) model to make cloud kitchens a profitable venture. With the latest kitchen automation solutions, the cloud kitchens can spread their wings and increase their monetary value by multiple folds. The challenge of high capex and manpower cost can be taken care by fully managed and automated kitchens by Mukunda Foods. The brand endeavours to be the country’s largest kitchen automation brand in the food retail industry. Team Mukunda aspires to grow by every passing day and thus the brand is focusing on developing a number of other products and projects that could help reduce dependability on labor, elevate consumer experience and help brands expand faster. The brand is passionate about working as an extended R&D arm for developing and manufacturing products. https://www.mukundafoods.com/

Do Yu feel guilty while consuming packaged foods owing to their artificial ingredients, added preservatives, synthetic taste or nutritional deficiency? Keeping you in mind, Yu has re-imagined packaged foods and developed wholesome Instant Meal Bowls while eliminating ALL of the above adversities. Eating clean is increasingly becoming a lifestyle. Consumers today are conscious about their health, dietary intake and nutrition in the foods they consume. Keeping these consumer preferences in mind, Yu has crafted a range of delicious Instant Meal Bowls that contain ZERO preservatives, additives, artificial flavourings or colours. Developed using advanced lyophilization technology, chef-curated artisan recipes and natural ingredients only, Yu’s meal bowls retain their original taste and aroma while enjoying a non-refrigerated shelf life of 12 months. The brand’s philosophy is to bring Yu – the consumer, healthy packaged foods that are wholesome, delicious, full of nutrition, preservative-free and made using recognizable, natural ingredients only. This disruptive consumer foods brand “Yu” is Founded by Bharat Bhalla and Varun Kapur, two serial investment professionals who share a common penchant of discovering delicious foods while remaining conscious of what they eat. Their lifestyles often entailed significant travel but they tried not to compromise on the quality of foods they consumed. This passion for discovering wholesome foods that were easily accessible led them on a journey to re-imagine consumer packaged foods. While exploring and experimenting with various food technologies, they identified a significantly advanced bio-chemistry process used in the 2020 NASA Space X mission to the International Space Station that provided healthy everyday meals to its astronauts in outer space! Their curiosity to better understand this advanced lyophilization technology led them to invest in a lab-scale equipment. By combining the most advanced food science technology and culinary arts of expert chefs, they were able to re-imagine the future of consumer packaged foods – ‘Instant Meal Bowls’ that combine gourmet flavours and nutrition without the use of any preservatives or artificial ingredients! What started in a 12 ft by 8 ft make-shift R&D facility with small lab-scale equipment in mid-2020, has now culminated into a commercial scale fully integrated 12,000 sq ft advanced, state-of-art, commercial-scale food-lab in Gurgaon, India. ‘Clean Label’ Foods crafted by Culinary Chefs and preserved using Advanced Technology The Yu Differentiator ● 0% usage of preservatives, additives and artificial ingredients ● 100% taste, aroma and texture ● 100% natural ingredients ● Wholesome and full of nutrition ● Refrigeration free shelf life of 12 months ● Ready in under 5 minutes by simply adding hot water Customers can spot Yu’sproducts on shelves of Reliance Smart & Signature, Spencers, SPAR, Modern Bazaar, Needs Supermarket and several other modern / general retailers in Delhi NCR. Apart from an e-commerce enables proprietary website, customers pan-India can purchase Yu’s products on partner e-commerce platforms like Amazon, Flipkart, Cora Health and in Delhi NCR on platforms like Big Basket, Grofers, Swiggy.. www.yufoodlabs.com

Dr Nachiketa Sinha, consultant psychiatrist is a dedicated professional working towards breaking stigmas. Working in New Brunswick, Canada since 2006, he has been active in initiating important changes to mental health delivery systems and has a unique ability to bring different stakeholders together for a common goal. He is also known for playing an instrumental role in the introduction of Community Treatment Orders (CTOs) in New Brunswick. A graduate in Bachelor of Surgery and Bachelor of Medicine from Karnatak University, Dharwad, India, Dr. Nachiketa Sinha completed his training in Psychiatry at the Bedfordshire and Luton NHS Trust, Cambridge Deanery. He then went on to attain his post-graduation in Master of Business Administration in Healthcare from the University of British Columbia's Sauder School of Business in Vancouver, Canada.   As an assistant professor he has been involved in various academic activities including teaching and supervising medical students and residents in the Psychiatry department at Dalhousie University, since 2008 or 2009. He is also an assistant professor with the Faculty of Medicine at Dalhousie University in Halifax, N.S. He is also the author of an internationally recognized self-help book, Empowered and Strong. Dr. Sinha moved to the Moncton area in NB, Canada in February 2016. Prior to this, he served the communities of Woodstock and Perth-Andover in the picturesque Upper River Valley. Some of his interests center around providing equity in treatment and he is recognized nationally for his role in providing culturally appropriate psychiatric care to the First Nations communities of New Brunswick.  His work with First Nations communities involved teaching and educating stakeholders, including Health Canada, the New Brunswick Department of Health, the Assembly of First Nations, and local health authorities regarding such topics as: • Mental health • Mental illness • The impact of residential schools  • The impact of colonization • PTSD • Addictions • Lateral violence • Sexual abuse He has and continues to regularly contribute mental health related information through social media including; LinkedIn and Twitter, and most recently he has started doing short videos on Instagram: @drnachiketasinha; please follow him to help spread the word in support of mental health.

Beyond Garage is a one-stop online solution to find the best mechanic for all the repair and services of your car or bike. Our services include anything and everything related to the vehicle, from general service, painting, insurance work to breakdown services like vehicle not starting jumpstart and many more. In Conversation with Mr. Mahmod Kotebagil, Founder of Beyond Garage. www.beyondgarage.in 

In Conversation with Ayush Agarwal, De Zero Stories Podcasts took a journey to the beginnings of Rasayanam - a much-needed research-centric ayurvedic wellness company that offers various authentic and certified wellness products for both women and men. Do checkout their website to order - https://rasayanam.in/

eWheelers Mobility Solutions Private Limited is leading EV retailing with technology and multi-brand experience studio in the country. It is the first online mobility marketplace for electric vehicles and charging stations. Founded by the trio, Mr Vasu Deva Reddy Beerala, Mr Ram Kumar Medishetty, and Mr Susheel Kumar Kallepally, the company started its journey in 2019 with a vision to offer connected mobility solutions to the people. The best friend triad observed the toxic effects of fuel emission and the level of pollution suffocating the earthlings and decided they needed to take action. eWheelers, along with EV OEMs and many other service partners, is working towards building an extensive network to provide the best possible solutions, and support to the electric vehicle users in India. The brand has also partnered with leading brands like Hero Electro, GT Force, Avon Cycles Voltron, Lohia, Attero, Yug Bike, Delta Sakura and many more. It is also working proactively with mechanics to address their capacity-building and training needs. Empowering the EV Marketplace, eWheelers alongside other leading EV brands, envisions to co-exist healthily without causing any further impact to the environment. With plans to expand in near future, the brand intends to reach out to a larger customer base and convey the green message via its products and services. www.ewheelers.in

In conversation with Author Duo of Amazon Best Seller - Deepak Ghadge and Arun Lal on their book - Dhool Dhoop Dhakka - Entrepreneurship by Design.   More about the book - https://www.dhooldhoopdhakka.com/ To Purchase the book on Amazon - https://www.amazon.in/Dhool-Dhoop-Dhakka-Entrepreneurship-Design/dp/B08PZ9181W/ref=sr_1_3?crid=1SI6VC6QOI14K&dchild=1&keywords=dhool+dhoop+dhakka&qid=1628783431&sprefix=dhool+dh%2Caps%2C289&sr=8-3 Arun Lal: Arun Lal has diversified experience Managing Projects, Leading Teams, Training, Coaching, Consulting, and Mentoring. His professional experience ranges across IT, Manufacturing, Utilities, Retail, and Telecom. He has trained more than 15,000 participants. He is a certified Project Management Professional, draft reviewer of PMBOK, and winner of an International Project Management Poetry contest. He passionately works to inspire students and professionals and kindle the fire of entrepreneurship. https://www.linkedin.com/in/arunkumarlal/ Deepak Ghadge: Deepak Ghadge has worked in top MNCs in Insurance, Banking, and Financial services in senior and strategic positions. He has done his Executive Program in Business Management from IIM Calcutta. He has a Fellow in Life Insurance (FLMI – LOMA). He is a part-time blogger, and is exploring the world of podcasts and youtube content creation. He is passionate to coach and inspire students in management, professional, and technical fields to become better entrepreneurs. Linkedin - https://www.linkedin.com/in/deepak-ghadge-7560121/

This interaction is very unique. 1. I got introduced to a new kind of app - that is not a social media app, but a TRIBE media. CheKMarc - an app that is set out on a journey to create Communities of Communities. ChekMarc is a free global social platform where people connect one-on-one and in communities to help each other achieve goals. Connections are positive, private and safe.  2. I introduce my friend Hari Krishna to join as a Guest Host for this episode.  This conversation is with Vrinda Johnson and a deep dive into the world of ChekMarc. www.chekmarc.com Vrinda Johnson Co-Founder & COO The Inspired & Creative Drill Sergeant. The Tireless Cheerleader. Vrinda has always been passionate about mentorship and the power of human connection. She  began this journey with ChekMarc because she believed (and continues to believe) wholeheartedly in the need for a platform that unites people in the simplest, purest of ways. Vrinda is an academic and believes that one never really stops learning. She is eagerly looking  forward to what she can learn from the ChekMarc community. In addition, she is excited to bring  her professional and personal experiences to ChekMarc and drive others closer to their goals. Prior to ChekMarc, Vrinda spent most of her career in Leadership and Financial Services  consulting at Russell Reynolds Associates and PwC. She has over 15 years of experience in  strategic consulting including leadership development, customer experience and digital  transformations, and large-scale enterprise transformation projects. Vrinda gained extensive  expertise in the growth of digital across all industries, including FinTech & InsurTech, Vrinda is a devoted mother of two, and she and her husband spend most evenings and  weekends between homework, art lessons, and basketball and track competitions. In her nonexistent free time she is also an athlete & fitness enthusiast, and is just getting back into her first  love, dance.  What does ChekMarc mean to you? “I strongly believe that before anything else, we are human beings first; and it is this  fundamental commonality that lays the foundation for our ability to 'be’. ChekMarc is the only  platform that brings this belief to life and shows us the power of human connection