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Episode 78- Designing & Building a Career: Investing in Yourself, Finding a Career Coach w/Sawan Kapoor

Aug 30, 2023

Sawan Kapoor, India's foremost career coach and CEO of a multi-million-dollar organization in the Wine & Spirits industry, shares insights on finding the ideal job fit, investing in oneself, starting a mid-career coaching business, the history of the Michelin guide, impactful books, and essential elements of a thriving career.

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Introduction

00:00 • 2min

The Journey to Finding a Job

01:47 • 17min

Investing in Oneself

18:41 • 19min

Starting a Career as a Mid-Career Coach

37:15 • 8min

The History of Michelin Guide and the Advantages of Being a Generalist

45:19 • 5min

Books That Have Influenced Them and the Impact of Comparison

50:23 • 2min

Designing & Building a Career: Key Takeaways and Choosing the Right Coach

52:24 • 2min

About Sawan Kapoor:

My next guest is Sawan Kapoor. Sawan is widely recognised as 'The Career Guy' and India’s foremost career coach. From his early days at Daymon Worldwide, the largest private label broker in the FMCG industry, to his rise as CEO of a multi-million-dollar organisation in the Wine & Spirits industry, Sawan's journey is marked by rapid progression and visionary leadership. His ability to navigate challenging situations, like a sudden job loss in a foreign country, spurred him to develop a systematic, scientific approach to finding the perfect job fit, a methodology he uses to guide thousands of professionals towards career success.

In this episode, we will dive deep into Sawan Kapoor's life, extracting insights and wisdom that have the potential to reshape career journeys. Discover how Sawan's experiences, from the corporate world to entrepreneurship, have shaped his perspectives on adversity, growth, and the art of career development.

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In this conversation, he talks about:

⁠00:00⁠⁠ Intro
02:13 History of career guidance and coaching.
⁠⁠03:22⁠⁠ Early life.
13:53 Path to becoming a CEO.
18:40 How important is it to invest in yourself?
20:08 His journey to becoming a Career Coach. ⁠
23:56 How to design a career?
29:02 How to find the right career coach?
32:38 Why do you need to surrender to your coach?
37:07 How to kick off a career in coaching?
40:11 How do you create a brand that lasts for generations?
45:33 His views on being a generalist vs. a specialist.
47:23 Counterintuitive insights about career coaching.
50:13 Books that have influenced him the most.
51:45 Advice to his younger self.