The INDUStry Show
The INDUStry Show, a Los Angeles based production, is the longest running talk show featuring journeys of entrepreneurs, executives, and change makers - primarily of South Asian origin. In season 10 now, it has reached more than 30 million eyes and ears across the globe. Entrepreneurship is a lonely journey, even more so for immigrants and women. Through more than 300 stories of adaptability, courage, failure, innovation, resilience, we have shared inspiration, motivation and sense of community. Our founder and host, Dr. Nitin Bajaj, did his PhD thesis on South Asian immigrant entrepreneurs.
Episodes
Lakshmi Pratury is the Founder & CEO of INK - a platform orchestrating transformative conversations inspiring millions and nurturing young innovators and women. Previously she held leadership positions at Intel, AIF, TED.
Hardik Jagda is the Founder, CEO of Proximity Works: powering AI adoption for the biggest names in entertainment, media, and sports. He specializes in lean, fast, revenue-focused implementations of complex ideas at global scale.
Deepika Chopra is the Founder and CEO of AlphaU AI - helping board members and investors strengthen decision confidence in complex, high-stakes environments such as Human–AI collaboration. She is the author of Move First, Align Fast (Wiley 2025).
Faye Sahai is the Managing Director at Vinaj Ventures - advisor and investor to companies and startups. Previously, she was a 3x startup founder and held leadership positions in healthcare, financial, and technology innovation at AIG, Blue Shield, Deloitte, Kaiser Permanente, and Schwab.
Mari Anjaparidze is the Founder, CEO of Arqio - a fast-design, AI visualization tool for architecture and interior design that transforms interior and exterior spaces in seconds. Previously, she was an architect and designer at Baers, Boffi, American Business Interiors among others.
Dr. Abhay Dandekar is a Physician at The Permanente Medical Group and founder, host of Trust Me I Know What I’m Doing - a podcast featuring interesting and talented people linked to the global Indian and South Asian community.
Monsoon Pabrai is the Founder, Managing Partner at Drew Investment Management - a fundamentals-driven public markets fund focused on long-term value compounding anchored in deep research shaped by years of studying capital allocators like Buffett and Munger. Her Fund typically targets high-conviction positions in durable, cash-generating businesses, with a philosophy centered on simplicity, downside protection, and asymmetric upsid...
Amit Garg is the Co-Founder, Managing Partner at Tau Ventures - an AI-first, seed VC fund with $85M+ AUM and focus on automation, digital health, and enterprise with typical check size of $500K. His previous investments include Oak Street Health, Absci, nuTonomy, Misfit Wearables.
Dr. A.K. Pradeep is the CEO, Founder of Sensori AI - Winning the Minds of Consumers with Neuroscience Powered GenAi to enhance Algorithmic Consumer Insights, Product Innovations, Fragrance, Flavor, Music, and Visual Design. Previously, he held leadership positions at Nielsen. He is an alum of UC Berkeley.
Vinita Gupta is the author of The Woman in Deed: Road to IPO, Bridge Tables and More. She is also a Bridge Champion, Board Member, and first Indian-American woman to take a company public in the US. She is an alum of UCLA.
Poonam Goyal is the Founder and CEO of AINAK Eyeglasses - a US-based 501c(3) nonprofit organization providing clear sight for every child so they can learn confidently and dream without limits.
Jeet Kumar is the President/CEO of In Time Tec - a full-service global software and services company partnering to accelerate technology transformations through a team of 1200+ professionals. He holds 12 technology patents. Previously, he held executive positions at Hewlett-Packard.
Aarish Shah is the founder EmergeOne - Fractional CFO support for venture backed tech startups from Seed to Series B and beyond. He is the Host of Nothing Ventured Podcast, featuring operators and investors sharing stories from people that make the startup world go round.
Ashwin Rangan is the CEO of DoubleCheck - modernizing overdraft and NSF practices with real-time tools that let customers control what gets paid. Previously, he was the CIO at Walmart, Edwards Lifesciences, Conexant, CIIO at ICANN.
Tushar Kumar is the co-founder, Twin Peaks Wealth Advisors - helping tech professionals turn equity, major life decisions, taxes into clear strategy. Portfolio of $520M+ specializes in acquisitions, concentrated stock positions, and IPOs through values-aligned wealth strategies.
Sohrab Haghighat is the CEO of Hestus - an AI-powered CAD software that speeds up hardware development. Previously, he was the founder and CEO of SpaceRyde - and an on-demand rocket network for delivery to, from and within space. He was a two time Y-Combinator alum.
Lalitha Ramamoorthy is the CEO of Hikigai - a health AI platform transforming care by making it globally equitable and deeply personalized for every individual. Also, she is a registered dietician, health coach and founding director of School of World Music & Dance.
Liesel Vaidya is the co-founder and CEO of Imera - a venture backed platform focusing on expanding access and opportunity for immigrants in the US. Previously, she was CTO at Leda Health that transformed access to care for survivors of sexual assault.
Dr. Bharat Patel is the founder and President of ALAPIO - the Association of Los Angeles Physicians of Indian Origin - providing free surgeries to those who can't afford it. Launched in 2013, ALAPIO has improved more than 8000 lives.
Naoto Mizuguchi is the Chief Financial Officer at NEC X - a venture studio empowering tech startups with NEC's resources, including 45000 patents, an $8B R&D network, and 125 years of technology leadership.
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