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Get your hand-picked playbook here: https://www.figuringout.co/pdf/fo-553Guest Suggestion Form: https://forms.gle/bnaeY3FpoFU9ZjA47Disclaimer: This video is intended solely for educational purposes and opinions shared by the guest are his personal views. We do not intent to defame or harm any person/ brand/ product/ country/ profession mentioned in the video. Our goal is to provide information to help audience make informed choices. The media used in this video are solely for informational purposes and belongs to their respective owners.(00:00) - Intro(02:56) - How Billionaires Spot Opportunities Before Everyone Else(04:51) - Top 3 Future Business Opportunities: Renewable Energy, Batteries & Data Centers(14:48) - How He Turned Around Kolkata's Broken Power Business(24:14) - How He Rebuilt Trust in Kolkata's Power System(31:35) - How Does Electricity Reach Your Home?(35:21) - Why Overconsumption, Not Weather, Causes Power Cuts(56:47) - The Untold Story Behind Carvaan's Design & Viral Ad Campaign(1:03:09) - Why Saregama Chose Sanjay Leela Bhansali Over Karan Johar(1:06:40) - The Future of Regional Music: Punjabi, Telugu & Hindi Going Global(1:10:29) - His Investment Philosophy: What He Looks for Before Acquiring a Company(1:15:21) - The Long, Painful Bet on Building an FMCG Business(1:19:02) - His Biggest Business Mistake: The Aquapharm Acquisition(1:20:42) - The 5-Year Legal War With a Hostile State Power Minister(1:25:08) - Can Money and Power Influence Politicians in India?(1:28:02) - The Secret to a 220-Year, Seven-Generation Family Business(1:31:47) - Emotional Investments: The School, Hospital & Mall Built for Kolkata(1:34:43) - Why Did Kolkata Fall Behind, and Why Is It Changing?(1:36:22) - Growing the Business From ₹4,000 Crore to ₹1 Lakh Crore(1:37:57) - Raised Rich but Never Spoiled(1:47:08) - Parenting the Next Generation in an Age of Privilege(2:02:34) - The Personal Cost of Being a Billionaire Chairman(2:07:02) - The Biggest Misunderstanding About Him(2:07:50) - BTS(2:08:37) - OutroIn today’s episode, we sit down with Dr Sanjiv Goenka, Chairman of the RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group, to unpack how he turned businesses everyone else had written off into a conglomerate spanning power, music, retail, FMCG, and technology.Subscribe for more such conversations.Follow Sanjiv Goenka here:Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sanjivgoenkaX: https://x.com/DrSanjivGoenkaAbout Raj ShamaniRaj Shamani is an Entrepreneur at heart that explains his expertise in Business Content Creation & Public Speaking. He has delivered 200+ speeches in 26+ countries. Besides that, Raj is also an Angel Investor interested in crazy minds who are creating a sensation in the Fintech, FMCG, & passion economy space.To Know More,Follow Raj Shamani On ⤵︎Instagram @RajShamani https://www.instagram.com/rajshamani/About Figuring OutFiguring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.
