Pod Bless Fiji

Episode 4—"The Change Agent" ft. Sachiko Soro—Creative pioneer on entrepreneurship, mana, and leadership

June 06, 2020 02:00 - 49 minutes - 34.1 MB

It takes real courage, mana, and perseverance to break through in a space without much precedence for success; a space where there's a real gauntlet of challenges and adverse stereotypes to tackle—talking to Sachiko Soro, Director of VOU Dance, it was evident that she has those traits in buckets and is someone who works to instill the same in all those she works with. VOU Dance is a world-renowned, award-winning dance company and school, having performed at numerous festivals around the wo...

Episode 3--"The Street Gentleman" ft. Sunjeev Prasad--Image consultancy founder on style, substance, and spirituality

May 21, 2020 01:00 - 51 minutes - 35.1 MB

I had the pleasure to dive deep on both style and substance with Sunjeev Prasad, the founder of men's image consultancy, Street Gentlemen, based in Calgary, Canada--he's been featured in GQ Media, CBC News, Buzzfeed, Shaw TV, and now Pod Bless Fiji! We talked men's health, the place of image vs substance in a time of social distance, starting a business, spirituality, dealing with grief and more. It was amazing to talk to Sunjeev because of his bravery in being vulnerable and perceptive at ...

Episode 2--"The First" feat. Rocky Khan--All Blacks 7s, creating community, setbacks, identity, mental health, and how to #keepmoving

May 13, 2020 18:00 - 46 minutes - 31.8 MB

The ever-smiling Rocky Khan--the first Fijian of Indian descent and the first Rotuman to ever put on the All Blacks 7s jersey, who's on a mission to positively impact the world. We talked about journeys both in career and life, identity, mental health, personal development, rugby, mentorship, empowering others, community and more. Rocky's positivity is infectious and is such a great energy to be around--really glad to be able to share his story and this episode with y'all! Check out Rocky...

Episode 1--"One of a Kind" feat. Bobby Singh--(American) Football's Fijian Super Bowl winner chats about leadership, mentors, sports, business, and life

May 05, 2020 02:00 - 40 minutes - 27.8 MB

In this episode, I was lucky to chat with Bobby Singh--the only American Football player in history to have won the Super Bowl (NFL), the Grey Cup (CFL), and the Million Dollar Game (XFL), who happens to be born in Fiji. A real role model and contributor to the community, I loved chatting about the lessons that his unique career has brought--lessons that I'm excited to share with this episode. Huge thanks to Bobby for making the time--what a gem! This episode is brought to you by www.miph...

Episode 0 feat. Dr Shivonne Prasad--Fijian physician's perspective on working through the coronavirus pandemic

April 25, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Excited and grateful to have respiratory specialist Dr. Shivonne Prasad for "Episode 0" to talk about the microscopic elephant in the room, #Coronavirus, and what it's like to be on the frontlines. We talk about: 1:50min: Most challenging part of being in the coronavirus wards, balancing personal and professional 5:00: How she tunes out during these times 8:56: Civil liberties and government powers in times of emergency 10:27: Tracking systems 14:20: Adoption of technologies in developin...

Episode 0--"Talanoa with a Fiji Frontline Face" feat. Dr Shivonne Prasad--Physician's perspective on working through the coronavirus pandemic

April 25, 2020 16:00 - 41 minutes - 28.8 MB

Excited and grateful to have respiratory specialist Dr. Shivonne Prasad for "Episode 0" to talk about the microscopic elephant in the room, #Coronavirus, and what it's like to be on the frontlines. We talk about: 1:50min: Most challenging part of being in the coronavirus wards, balancing personal and professional 5:00: How she tunes out during these times 8:56: Civil liberties and government powers in times of emergency 10:27: Tracking systems 14:20: Adoption of technologies in developin...

Pod Bless Fiji - Intro Episode

April 19, 2020 16:00 - 57 seconds - 704 KB

Excited to announce Pod Bless Fiji - an original podcast, hosted by Niven Prasad, where you get to hear the personal stories of Fiji's most interesting people

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