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Pitching Passion is a society podcast hosted by Unknown Host, with 54 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80.

Unknown Host hosts Pitching Passion, a society show with 54 episodes published.

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  Episode #55

  What Is Quantum Computing, What Is AI Really, & How Is the World About to Change? with Tech Investor Daniel Doll-Steinberg

  Sep 24, 202655 minS6

  What if everything we currently know about computing, intelligence, and the nature of the universe is just the tip of the iceberg — and we're about to go much, much deeper? Daniel Doll-Steinberg is a tech entrepreneur, investor, and one of the most prescient minds working at the intersection of quantum computing, AI, and the future of humanity. He has spent nearly three decades riding — and calling — the biggest waves in technology: from the early internet to blockchain, from AI to quantum. He created one of the first global standards for digital rights management, transforming the software and gaming industries. He was the first co-founder of the Atari Token Project — a groundbreaking metaverse project built with Atari, an Ethereum founder, and gaming legends. Between 2007 and 2012, he served as the British government's representative to the European Commission alongside the Chairman of Rolls-Royce. He is now co-founder of Eden Base and Q Base, an ecosystem and fund investing in quantum technology, and the author of Unsupervised — ranked one of the best books of 2023 by Bloomberg. His latest investment: Quantinuum, one of the most significant players in the quantum computing space. We cover: ⚛️ What quantum computing actually is — and why it's not a faster computer but an entirely different kind of machine The tech investment cycle — how Daniel timed the internet, blockchain, AI, and now quantum, and why 2026–2032 is the window Why AI is not intelligent — it's a tractor, not a horse, and what that really means for the jobs it will replace The coming collapse of the professional job market — lawyers, doctors, accountants, consultants — and why nobody in power is preparing for it Why the education system is dangerously unfit for the world being built right now What quantum unlocks for humanity — personalised medicine, materials science, drug discovery, and weather modelling The deepest question: what quantum plus AI might tell us about consciousness, sentience, energy, and the true nature of the universe How Eden Base invests — the six-year fund, bottleneck strategy, and why the National Wealth Fund of the UK uses their thesis map ❤️‍LISTEN VIA LINK IN BIO & -❤️‍ https://linktr.ee/pitchingpassion This episode is proudly sponsored by Audrey's Chocolates — use code thekollective10 for a discount on your order. If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a review — it means everything to independent podcasts like ours. ❤️‍ Support Pitching Passion on Patreon Get early access to episodes, exclusive content, and help us keep the show going: patreon.com/TheKollective828 ☕ Want to make a one off donation to support the show : https://buymeacoffee.com/pitchingpassion Mentions: Daniel Doll-Steinberg, Eden Base, Q Base, Quantinuum, Cambridge Quantum, Atari Token Project, Atari, Ethereum, Unsupervised (book, Bloomberg 2023), Richard Feynman, IBM, OpenAI, ChatGPT, Level 39, Tech Nation, Rolls-Royce, European Commission, National Wealth Fund (UK), Volkswagen, Microsoft, Meta, Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Demis Hassabis, DeepMind, Eric (Edenbase partner), Ptolemy, Newton, Einstein, Vermeer / FrontPage, My Chemical Romance, Oasis, Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, Google, Facebook, Meta, Anthropic, Venture Capital, Tech, Investing

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  Episode #54

  Becoming India's Most Googled Woman - Actress Anveshi Jain

  Sep 21, 202658 minS6

  What does it actually feel like to become the most searched name in a country of 1.4 billion people? ✨ We sit down with Anveshi Jain — actress, entrepreneur, and one of the most recognisable names in Indian entertainment — for a conversation about fame, self-belief, and what happens after the world starts watching. In 2019, Anveshi became the most Googled woman in India after her breakout role in Alt Balaji's hit web series Gandii Baat (Season 2) sent her into overnight, nationwide stardom. But it took 720 failed auditions to get there, and she's spent every year since figuring out what to build on top of that recognition. Anveshi trained as an engineer and holds an MBA before pivoting fully into acting, music, and content. She's delivered close to five TED Talks, including one on sex education for young people and a widely resonant talk on touch starvation in men titled "We Don't Really Know The Men We Love." Beyond acting, she's a recording artist, is currently writing a book, developing a new TV series, and created the mobile-shot narrative series Main To Museebat Hu — nine episodes, 70 million views, no crew, no tripod. She talks candidly about what fame actually gave her (and what it didn't), the cultural pressure to "underplay" her success to stay marriageable, and how she rebuilt her own sense of self-trust from the ground up. We cover: 720 rejections before Gandii Baat changed everything overnight What it's really like to become the most searched woman in India — and why it didn't fix what she expected it to️ Her TED Talk on touch starvation in men, and what she learned making it✍️ Why she's writing a book mid-heartbreak, against everyone's advice Meeting Drake (Champagne Papi) and what he told her about self-worth Her three go-to meditation practices — six-phase meditation, EFT tapping, and heart-focused stillness The cultural pressure to "underplay" success so she stays marriageable Building a character from childhood memory, using acting techniques inspired by Money Heist Living with a health condition that requires check-ups every six months — and what she's learned about resilience because of it ❤️‍LISTEN VIA LINK IN BIO & -❤️‍ https://linktr.ee/pitchingpassion Listeners get 10% off using the code thekollective10 at audreyschocolates.co.uk ️ WANT MORE OR TO SUPPORT? Become a patron and get exclusive access & behind-the-scenes perks: www.patreon.com/TheKollective828 ☕ Want to make a one off donation to support the show : https://buymeacoffee.com/pitchingpassion Mentions: Anveshi Jain · Alt Balaji · Gandii Baat · Oprah Winfrey · Drake (Champagne Papi) · Jay Shetty · Money Heist · NSD Pune (National School of Drama) · Main To Museebat Hu · Jeremy Clarkson · Pranjal (brother) · Martin · Commitment · Ramar on Duty · Dragon · Tera Chalava · Who's Your Daddy · Judaa · Gudiya Ki Chaali · Boss · Mumbai · Birmingham · France

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  Episode #53

  Inside the Studio Turning Centuries-Old Indian Craft into World-Class Collectible Design with Vikram Goyal

  Sep 11, 202632 minS6

  What does it take to turn a dying craft into a global art movement? ✨ We're in New Delhi , inside the studio of one of the most extraordinary creative minds working today — a man who walked away from the world of finance to revive ancient Indian metalwork techniques, and ended up showing his pieces in the garden of Karl Lagerfeld's former home in Paris, on the cover of Vanity Fair , and at the world's most prestigious design fairs. We sit down with Vikram Goyal — Princeton-educated engineer, former Morgan Stanley banker, co-founder of Kama Ayurveda , Yiva and now India's most celebrated collectible design artist. ️ This isn't a conversation about design. It's a conversation about following what was always there — and what happens when you apply the rigour of Wall Street to the world's oldest craft traditions. Vikram Goyal studied engineering and development economics at Princeton University before building a career in finance at Morgan Stanley across the US and Hong Kong. His return to India in 2000 marked everything changing — he co-founded Kama Ayurveda , one of India's most celebrated luxury wellness brands, later sold to a Spanish conglomerate, before pivoting fully into his true calling: design. Today, Vikram Goyal Studio is internationally recognised for its mastery of ancient metalwork techniques — particularly repoussé and pietra dura — creating large-scale handcrafted brass objects that blur the line between furniture, sculpture and fine art. He is represented by the prestigious Nilufar Gallery in Milan, collaborates with De Gournay , and has exhibited at Design Miami , PAD London and the India Art Fair . He is a recipient of the Elle Decor India Designer of the Year award and features in Architectural Digest India's list of the 100 most influential designers. Design critic Glenn Adamson described his work as offering "a truly global vision, in which diverse traditions of craft and belief are combined into a single harmonious whole." We cover: How a Princeton engineer and Morgan Stanley banker followed what was always inside him — and built one of India's most celebrated design studios without a single day of formal art training ️ Ancient techniques meeting global galleries — from chiselling repoussé brass in a New Delhi workshop to showing life-sized Panchatantra animals in Karl Lagerfeld's Paris garden and a Ramayana-inspired salon at Frieze London What inspires Vikram's work — flea markets, unexpected art deco palaces in Tokyo, conversations over dinner, India's visual heritage, and a lifelong belief that water always finds its level The philosophy of creating without needing validation — why the most confident work comes when you stop making for others, and what it means to be the storyteller of a civilisation's craft rather than just a designer Listeners get 10% off using the code thekollective10 at audreyschocolates.co.uk ❤️‍ Loved this episode? ✨ Like, Share, and Subscribe to support bold, heart-led conversations. WANT MORE OR TO SUPPORT? Become a patron and get exclusive access & behind-the-scenes perks: www.patreon.com/TheKollective828 ☕ Want to make a one off donation to support the show : https://buymeacoffee.com/pitchingpassion Mentions: Vikram Goyal · Rameshji · Glenn Adamson · Karl Lagerfeld · Lucio Fontana · · Princeton University · Morgan Stanley · Kama Ayurveda · Nilufar Gallery · De Gournay · · Viya · Elephant Family · Design Miami · PAD London · India Art Fair ·· Rome · London · Milan · Tokyo · Noida · Panchatantra · Ramayana · Financial Times · Architectural Digest · Wallpaper · Vogue · Harper's Bazaar · Elle Decor · Robb Report · Vanity Fair · WWD · Designboom · Mint Lounge · The Economic Times · Conde Nast Traveller · The Hindu · ICON · Cabana · Yatzer · First Post · Commercial Interior Design · Good Homes · Outlook Luxe · Platform · a+ Magazine · Stir Pad · Lifestyle Asia · The Voice of Fashion · New Indian Express ·

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  Episode #52

  NYC’s Luxury Dental Longevity Clinic and the $100k Smile with Smile House Co-Founder Cody Levine

  Sep 5, 202634 minS6

  What if your dentist could add years to your life? ✨ We're in Tribeca, New York , inside one of the most extraordinary clinics in the world — a place where dentistry meets longevity science, and where a visit isn't only about drilling and filling, it's about uncovering the root cause of everything from brain fog and fatigue to snoring and cardiovascular disease. We sit down with Cody Levine , co-founder of Smile House Tribeca — the dental longevity centre rewriting what it means to take care of your mouth, and your life. This isn't a conversation about teeth. It's a conversation about health span, longevity, confidence, and what happens when a family decides to put the mouth back in the body. Cody Levine grew up watching his father, the legendary Dr. Jonathan Levine — one of the first doctors in America to perform porcelain veneers in the early '80s — build a career at the intersection of aesthetics, function, and whole-body health. Together they founded Smile House Tribeca , a next-generation dental longevity centre where biomarker testing, airway and sleep diagnostics, saliva analysis and world-class aesthetic dentistry all live under one roof. Cody also co-founded Twice — a premium oral care brand now sold in Walmart , reaching 95% of America, with millions of tubes sold and hundreds of thousands of homes impacted. And through the Glo Good Foundation , the Levine family delivers millions of dollars of free dentistry every year to communities around the world. We cover: Why the mouth is the gateway to your whole body — and why your dentist should care about your heart, brain, and sleep Sleep-disordered breathing: why you can sleep 8 hours and still feel like you slept 2 What a full mouth reconstruction actually costs — and why the best cases run six figures Handmade Italian ceramics, 30-year veneers, and the art of matching a smile to a face Why 100 million Americans don't brush twice a day — and what that costs them long-term Fixing Jack Hughes ' teeth after the gold medal game The terrifying link between oral bacteria and dementia, heart disease, and diabetes Why Western medicine treats symptoms while functional dentistry finds causes The Glo Good Foundation: giving smiles back to thousands of people who had lost them Fred Again, dancing, and why movement might be the most underrated tool for self-worth Hungry, humble, and what Dr. Jonathan Levine taught his son about how to live ❤️‍ FULL EPISODE LISTEN HERE ❤️‍ https://linktr.ee/pitchingpassion Listeners get 10% off using the code thekollective10 at audreyschocolates.co.uk ❤️‍ Loved this episode? ✨ Like, Share, and Subscribe to support bold, heart-led conversations. WANT MORE OR TO SUPPORT? Become a patron and get exclusive access & behind-the-scenes perks: www.patreon.com/TheKollective828 ☕ Want to make a one off donation to support the show : https://buymeacoffee.com/pitchingpassion Mentions: Cody Levine · Dr. Jonathan Levine · Jack Hughes · Fred Again · Robin Sharma · Will Guidara · Picasso · Smile House Tribeca · Twice · Glo Good Foundation · Walmart · Erewhon · Henry Schein · SprintRay · Crest · Colgate · Sensodyne · Tribeca · New York · Unreasonable Hospitality · The 5 AM Club · How We Breathe Is Killing Us

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  Episode #51

  Inside the World of Talent Management & The Creator Economy | Thomas Drachkovich, Dream Bay Group

  Aug 27, 202644 minS6

  What happens when you take Hollywood-level talent management — the contracts, the standards, the deal-making — and drop it into the fastest-growing, most chaotic corner of the entertainment industry? Thomas Drachkovich has lived both worlds. After seven years at Amazon Studios across LA, Mumbai, and London — helping launch The Family Man, Four More Shots Please, and developing UK series including Ten Percent and Wilderness — and training as an agent at United Talent Agency, he walked away from one of the most prestigious seats in global entertainment to build something entirely new. Dream Bay Group, which he founded in 2023, represents creators including Sabrina Bassoon (#TubeGirl), operates as an official TikTok Shop agency partner, and delivered over 300 brand deals across 200 brand partners in a single year — crossing seven figures in revenue. Thomas also runs a media advisory and IP deal-making practice, with recent work including a five-book studio deal for Jeffrey Archer's estate and a partnership with SuperBooks, backed by all five Dragons from BBC Dragon's Den. He sits on the committee for the ITVX Creator Awards and the Digital Broadcast Awards. And he is, by his own admission, living his dream job. We cover: Why the creator economy is the Wild West — and the film & TV standards Thomas is bringing in to fix it What the creator economy actually is — and how Netflix, Spotify, and Amazon are now chasing creators to build their audiences The creator business model explained — brand deals, direct monetisation, licensing, and what brands are really paying for From Amazon Studios in Mumbai to TikTok Shop in London — how Thomas's global career shaped the way Dream Bay operates Why anyone can start a talent agency tomorrow — and why that's both the beauty and the danger of the industry⭐ What it takes to hit seven figures in brand deals in a single year — and what separates the best creator managers from the rest Bringing Hollywood-level deal-making, contracting, and professional standards to a world that has almost none The collision of traditional entertainment and the creator economy — and why it's only just beginning Those little moments that lift your day — a smile, the sun coming out, or a piece of chocolate? Audrey's Chocolates have been handcrafting chocolate for over 70 years. Chocolate to die for, in beautiful boxes that make the perfect gift. Discover your moment of joy at audreysChocolates.co.uk and treat yourself to 10% off using the code thekollective10 If this episode moved you, please share it with someone who needs to hear it. Leave us a review — it genuinely helps more people find the show. And subscribe so you never miss a conversation. Support the Show Join our community on Patreon for exclusive content, early access and behind-the-scenes access patreon.com/TheKollective828 ☕ Want to make a one off donation to support the show : https://buymeacoffee.com/pitchingpassion Thomas Drachkovich, Sabrina Bassoon (#TubeGirl), Jeffrey Archer, The Sidemen, Molly-Mae Hague, Dan Shrigley, Tom (co-founder, Shoulder to Shoulder), Mia McGrath, Idris Elba, Ollie Marlowe-Thomas, Sienna Santer, MrBeast, Karishma Vijay, Lord Sugar, IShowSpeed, Kaner (Urban Decay), Reverend T.D. Jakes, Dream Bay Group (dreambaygroup.com), Amazon Studios, United Talent Agency, TikTok Shop, Netflix, Spotify, Amazon, Applause Entertainment, SuperBooks, BBC Dragon's Den, ITVX Creator Awards, Digital Broadcast Awards, L'Oréal, Nivea, MAC, The Ordinary, Shoulder to Shoulder, Creator Fest, Audi, Revolut, YouTube, TikTok, Twitch, Kick, Urban Decay, Duolingo, LinkedIn, Instagram, The Family Man, Four More Shots Please, Ten Percent, Wilderness, The Wire, The Mailroom,

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