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SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

SHINY HAPPY PEOPLE with Vinay Kumar

Written by: Vinay Kumar
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In this business podcast that is all about people, Vinay Kumar, a Leadership Coach, Certified Professional Facilitator, OD Consultant, Podcaster, Global Nomad, Wildlife Stalker and Records Collector, interviews leaders, thinkers, strategists, and doers to reveal actionable insights, first-hand experiences, smart strategies, brilliant tips and lesser-known best practices on a range of subjects in business leadership and people management, from innovation, DEI, facilitation, technology, future of the workforce and sustainability to evolution of leadership, storytelling, negotiation, digital learning, mental wellbeing, the art of staying positive and even water wars! Plus each episode features curated recommendations from Vinay and his guest for your own RWL (Read Watch Listen) list to keep you shinier and happier!

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  • Episode 195: Bennett B. Borden on AI Ethics & Governance
    Oct 8 2026

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    He started his career in the CIA. Today, he is a globally recognized authority on the legal, technological and policy implications of AI. Meet AI Governance & Algorithmic Bias Expert and Founder & CEO, Clarion AI Partners, Bennett B Borden.

    As a lawyer, data scientist, and AI ethicist, Bennett has made significant contributions to the field of AI governance and algorithmic bias testing. He has built a reputation as a trusted counsel to major generative AI companies and Fortune 500 companies, including OpenAI, Anthropic, Microsoft, Amazon, and dozens of others. His deep understanding of AI governance has helped him establish programs in a variety of industries, including technology, insurance, financial services, labor and employment, manufacturing, retail, health, and life sciences.

    Vinay digs deeper into Bennett’s origins story and his passion for AI helping promote AI for Good and AI for All.

    [2:31s] Bennett’s origins story

    [05:50s] Biggest concerns around AI today

    [14:10s] On AI regulations

    [19:13s] AI strategies in organizations and common challenges

    [34:17s] ‘What worries you most about AI?’

    [41:23s] RWL READ: AI readings on Forbes, Fast Company

    [46:00s] Prediction for AI in the next few years

    More on Bennett’s work at https://clarionai.com/

    Connect with Bennett on LinkedIn

    Email Bennett at Bennett.Borden@clarionailaw.com

    Connect with Vinay on LinkedIn

    What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.com

    Subscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.

    This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook

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    55 mins
  • Episode 194: Nathalie Sabourin & Ron Cheshire on Codevelopment Action Learning (CAL)
    Sep 17 2026

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    Co-create. Accelerate. Grow. This is at the heart of the transformative work being done by the author-duo and our guests today, Nathalie Sabourin and Ron Cheshire. Certified coaches and facilitators, Nathalie and Ron are co-founders of Montreal-based ‘The Co-Leadership Group’ which is well-known for their unique expertise of strengths-based participative coaching journeys, co-leadership practices and action learning solutions. They are authors of ‘Codevelopment Action Learning for Business’ which presents the game-changing Codevelopment Action Learning (CAL), its principles, method, roles and tools. CAL helps leaders create a collaborative, learning and engaging culture for their teams – a model for growing participative leadership in the context of today’s transformations.

    Hit play for the lowdown on Nathalie and Ron’s CAL journey!

    [4:05s] Their origins story

    [07:40s] Codevelopment Action Learning or CAL

    [15:39s] Role of a facilitator, coach in CAL

    [19:02s] The 7 Steps of CAL

    [28:39s] The CAL impact: Stories from CAL sessions

    [46:15s] RWL READ: Nathalie & Ron’s book ‘Codevelopment Action Learning for Business: Co-create. Accelerate. Grow.’

    More on CAL at https://codevelopmentactionlearning.com/

    Find out about the CAL Implementation Certification at https://codevelopmentactionlearning.com/cal-certification/

    Connect with Nathalie on LinkedIn

    Connect with Ron on LinkedIn

    Connect with Vinay on LinkedIn

    What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.com

    Subscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.

    This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook

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    54 mins
  • Episode 193: Tom Emery on Evolution of the CHRO
    Sep 3 2026

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    A people performance partner who is passionate about effective HR teams – that’s our guest today, the best-selling author, Tom Emery in his own words. Founder and CEO of HEX, and a strategic partner to CEOs, CPOs, and other c-suite leaders, Tom is the Amazon bestselling author of ‘People People: Reach Your Full Potential as a CHRO’, which has been shortlisted for the 2026 Business Book Awards.

    Having spent several years on the C-suite as a Chief People Officer in both UK PLC and a PE backed businesses, Tom brings in a detailed knowledge of what it looks like when executive teams are firing on all cylinders, and when they’re not. He brings these insights to his work today, partnering with CEOs to build, align, and strengthen the leadership teams and wider organisations around them. He helps CEOs make sense of their roles, have the conversations that others avoid, and close the gap between how they behave and what their businesses actually need from them.

    Hit play for the lowdown on his journey.

    [4:38s] Tom’s origin story – journey into HR

    [08:28s] Top evolutionary shifts in HR

    [16:51s] On his book ‘People People’, the ‘four-leaf clover’ framework for CHROs and more

    [26:41s] Content versus context, AI versus NI (natural intelligence)

    [34:44s] Top challenges HR leaders facing today

    [46:35s] RWL READ: ‘Atomic Habits’by James Clear; books by Adam Grant; ‘Dare to Lead’ by Brené Brown; ‘Luck Factor’ by Dr. Richard Wiseman

    More on Tom’s work at www.hex-development.com

    Connect with Tom on LinkedIn

    Connect with Vinay on LinkedIn

    What did you think about this episode? What would you like to hear more about? Or simply, write in and say hello! podcast@c2cod.com

    Subscribe to us on your favorite platforms – Google Podcasts, Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Overcast, Tune In Alexa, Amazon Music, Pandora, TuneIn + Alexa, Stitcher, Jio Saavn and more.

    This podcast is sponsored by C2C-OD, your Organizational Development consulting partner ‘Bringing People and Strategy Together’. Follow @c2cod on Twitter, LinkedIn, Instagram, Facebook

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    52 mins
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