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Wellness Expert's Warning: This Could Be The Next Ozempic! | Puneet Nanda | FO546 Raj Shamani
2026-08-08 | 1h 29 mins.Check out GuruNanda: https://gurunanda.com/
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(00:00) - Intro
(03:27) - Why Leave Your Country to Build a Business in America?
(06:20) - 5 Indian Wellness Ingredients Set to Explode in the US
(25:50) - Arriving in America in 1998 With Just a Suitcase
(28:16) - The 99 Cents Store Deal That Started It All
(34:58) - Why America Has No Saturation Point for New Products
(38:26) - 3 Strategies to Get Into Walmart & Walgreens
(41:47) - How His Daughter's Shoes Inspired the Firefly Toothbrush
(46:45) - The Guerrilla Marketing Stunt That Landed a $270,000 Walmart Order
(50:44) - Selling the Company, Burnout & a Health Scare
(54:28) - Rediscovering Ayurveda & Yoga in India
(56:00) - How Oil Pulling Inspired a Business Idea
(58:19) - How He Cut Out the Middleman in Essential Oils
(1:04:47) - The "Bridge the Gap" Framework for Better Products
(1:07:32) - How to Build a Product From Scratch
(1:10:03) - How Colgate's One-Star Reviews Led to a Bestselling Product
(1:18:10) - Competing With Colgate's $2 Billion Marketing Budget
(1:19:59) - Why He Built His Marketing Strategy Around Single Mothers
(1:23:33) - How He Stays Ahead of 1,500+ Copycat Competitors
(1:29:20) - Outro
In today's episode, we sit down with Puneet Nanda, Founder & CEO of GuruNanda LLC, an entrepreneur who moved to America with a suitcase and built a multi-million dollar business empire from scratch.
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Figuring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.Where China Is Already Beating America & The New World Order | Ian Bremmer | FO545 Raj Shamani
2026-08-08 | 1h 44 mins.Get your hand-picked playbook here: https://www.figuringout.co/link/fo-545
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(00:00) - Intro
(02:33) - Who Is Ian Bremmer?
(05:53) - Is America Still a Superpower?
(14:39) - What Is a Geopolitical Recession?
(21:10) - Why World Leaders No Longer Trust America
(26:12) - Is the World Moving Away From US Dependence?
(32:05) - Why Companies Are More Powerful Than Governments
(34:13) - Why AI Needs Global Governance
(42:07) - Who Are the Most Powerful People in the World Today?
(47:09) - Why Ian Bremmer Says Trump Is a Bigger Risk Than Xi Jinping
(52:43) - What Drives Donald Trump's Decisions?
(59:47) - Is the American Dream Dead?
(1:04:07) - Why Declining Trust in Government Could Trigger a Political Revolution
(1:09:17) - What Happens When Young People Stop Trusting the System
(1:11:47) - Can New York Stay Capitalist Under a Socialist Mayor?
(1:15:33) - Is the US Government Picking Winners Like China?
(1:20:39) - Financial Crisis vs. AI: What's the Bigger Threat?
(1:22:40) - Why Europe Is Finally Taking Security Seriously
(1:27:06) - Why India Is the World's Most Important Pivot State
(1:29:37) - Why West Asia Is Splitting Into Two Power Blocs
(1:33:37) - Does Ian Bremmer Ever Fear Speaking His Mind?
(1:40:04) - The Personal Cost of Being Ian Bremmer
(1:43:23) - Outro
In today's episode, we sit down with Ian Bremmer, one of the world's leading political scientists and geopolitical expert, to understand how global power is shifting in an era of uncertainty.
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Figuring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.Where China Is Already Beating America & The New World Order | Ian Bremmer | FO545 Raj Shamani
2026-08-06 | 1h 44 mins.Get your hand-picked playbook here: https://www.figuringout.co/link/fo-545
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Disclaimer: 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
(02:33) - Who Is Ian Bremmer?
(05:53) - Is America Still a Superpower?
(14:39) - What Is a Geopolitical Recession?
(21:10) - Why World Leaders No Longer Trust America
(26:12) - Is the World Moving Away From US Dependence?
(32:05) - Why Companies Are More Powerful Than Governments
(34:13) - Why AI Needs Global Governance
(42:07) - Who Are the Most Powerful People in the World Today?
(47:09) - Why Ian Bremmer Says Trump Is a Bigger Risk Than Xi Jinping
(52:43) - What Drives Donald Trump's Decisions?
(59:47) - Is the American Dream Dead?
(1:04:07) - Why Declining Trust in Government Could Trigger a Political Revolution
(1:09:17) - What Happens When Young People Stop Trusting the System
(1:11:47) - Can New York Stay Capitalist Under a Socialist Mayor?
(1:15:33) - Is the US Government Picking Winners Like China?
(1:20:39) - Financial Crisis vs. AI: What's the Bigger Threat?
(1:22:40) - Why Europe Is Finally Taking Security Seriously
(1:27:06) - Why India Is the World's Most Important Pivot State
(1:29:37) - Why West Asia Is Splitting Into Two Power Blocs
(1:33:37) - Does Ian Bremmer Ever Fear Speaking His Mind?
(1:40:04) - The Personal Cost of Being Ian Bremmer
(1:43:23) - Outro
In today's episode, we sit down with Ian Bremmer, one of the world's leading political scientists and geopolitical expert, to understand how global power is shifting in an era of uncertainty.
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About Raj Shamani
Raj 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.
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Figuring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.What the CIA Really Thinks About Trump & Russia | John Sipher | FO544 Raj Shamani
2026-08-04 | 1h 32 mins.Checkout Goibibo: https://app.goibibo.com/mnXF/ol62526n
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(00:00) - Intro
(02:44) - What Does the CIA Actually Do?
(08:08) - Is America Losing Global Trust as an Ally?
(10:02) - When a CIA Officer Told His Kids He Was a Spy
(12:14) - Russia vs. China vs. Pakistan: How Intelligence Agencies Really Differ
(19:00) - Which Country Does the CIA Fear the Most?
(20:29) - Will China Overtake America as the World's Next Superpower?
(24:35) - The Truth About the US-Pakistan Relationship
(31:26) - Is Donald Trump a Russian Asset? A CIA Officer Explains
(39:22) - Is Trump Actually Good for America? A CIA Veteran's Honest Take
(44:33) - Why People Still Love or Hate Trump So Much
(47:40) - Khamenei Commander Killings: How the CIA & Israel Shared Intelligence
(51:54) - Russia's Escalation to Al-Qaeda Before 9/11
(55:00) - Understanding Putin Through the KGB Mindset
(1:00:16) - Is Vladimir Putin Paranoid? Inside a Dictator's Mind
(1:03:35) - What Does Putin Really Want?
(1:04:58) - Do Russians Actually Support the War in Ukraine?
(1:08:14) - Putin's Biggest Mistake: No Successor to Take Over
(1:11:14) - Who Could Be the Next US President After Trump?
(1:15:09) - How Spies Are Recruited: CIA Tradecraft Explained
(1:21:38) - CIA vs. FBI: Robbers vs. Cops Explained
(1:26:47) - What He'd Do With Unlimited Power for 90 Days
(1:30:07) - The Story Behind His Brick From Osama Bin Laden's House
(1:31:41) - Outro
In today's episode, we sit down with John Sipher, a former CIA intelligence officer who spent 28 years in the agency's clandestine service running espionage operations across the world.
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About Raj Shamani
Raj 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.
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Figuring Out Podcast is a Candid Conversations University where Raj Shamani brings raw conversations with the Top 1% in India.How Scammers Use Deepfakes, Fake Calls & OTP Fraud | Sunil Bajpai | FO543 Raj Shamani
2026-08-01 | 1h 29 mins.Checkout Tanla here: https://www.tanla.com/
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(00:00) - Intro
(03:41) - How to Build Trust: The Chief Trust Officer Explains
(07:09) - Inside the SP Oswal Digital Arrest Scam: How It Happened Step by Step
(14:42) - Why Your Brain Gets Hijacked in the First 90 Seconds of a Scam
(18:26) - Why Victims Keep Paying Even After Bribing "Officers"
(23:50) - The Heartbreaking Case of a Mother Who Died After a Fake Call
(26:44) - Are Scammers Victims Too?
(27:16) - India Loses ₹54,000 Crore to Scams Every Year: The Real Numbers
(30:48) - Inside the Scam Industry
(36:52) - How Scammers Buy Your Aadhaar Number and Phone Number for Just ₹100
(49:35) - 5 Warning Signs You're Being Scammed Right Now
(55:34) - Why Nobody Has an Incentive to Stop Scams
About Call Detection
(1:13:44) - How India Is Fighting Back: TRAI, AI Detection & the Indonesia Case Study
(1:23:10) - The Personal Cost of Becoming a Trustworthy Person
(1:28:50) - Outro
In today's episode, we sit down with Sunil Bajpai, Chief Trust Officer at Tanla Platforms, a man who has spent decades inside government and industry trying to understand how trust actually breaks down, and how scams have quietly become a trillion dollar global industry.
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About Raj Shamani
Raj 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.
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