Season 2, Episode 48 · Changepreneurs
From Speech Therapy to TEDx Dharshani Sivakumar on Rejection, Redirection, Reward and Resilience
2 Nov 2025 · 1 hr 5 min
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Episode length: 1:06:45 Hosts: Sathish Kumar & Vanitha Senkurichi Guest: Dharshani Sivakumar — TEDx speaker, NLP practitioner, corporate trainer, image consultant, artist and coach. Episode summary Dharshani shares her powerful journey from a child who began speaking late to becoming a TEDx speaker and transformational trainer. We cover the messy, real work behind visible success — discipline, inner transformation, NLP practice, image & brand building, and the mind–body connection. Dharshani also explains practical routines, how she uses creative metaphors (like baking) to teach emotional…
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Who are Changepreneurs? Changemakers + Solopreneurs = Changepreneurs We are 12 coaches from different parts of the world joining together to drive powerful positive change through conversations that matter. Unlike a conventional podcast where there is 1 host and 1 guest, you will see podcast epi
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