In this episode, I speak with Gautam, aka The Shy Coach — a computer science graduate who left a secure IT career to pursue his passion for calisthenics coaching. From battling self-doubt as an introvert to coaching busy professionals and growing a purpose-led brand, this is a story of calculated risks and real-life transformation.
We discuss:
Why he left his corporate job and how he made that decision
What makes calisthenics unique compared to traditional fitness
Breaking common myths around bodyweight training
Managing time, discipline, and building a solo coaching career
How AI tools can shape the future of online fitness coaching
Pricing strategy for coaches and the business side of fitness
His mindset, routines, and one piece of advice he lives by
If you're at a career crossroads, exploring fitness entrepreneurship, or just curious about real-life pivots, this episode is for you.
🔗 Connect with Gautam: @theshycoach
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In this episode of The GOYAL SHOW, I’m joined by Suhas Motwani, founder of The Product Folks, to talk about navigating career transitions, building a 140K+ strong community, and his latest work .
We explore:
Whether you're early in your career, building a startup, or just curious about what’s next in tech and community, this episode is full of value.
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Links To Suhas's Profile - @suhasmotani, Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
Combining art and problem-solving, good design sparks innovation and elevates user experiences.
Meet Chethan KVS, whose journey from tinkering with 3D models in school to steering design teams and now crafting experiences at Apple showcases a passion for impactful design. With a dedication to mentoring, educational content creation, and a commitment to giving back to the design community, this individual is a testament to the fusion of creativity, expertise, and a drive to make a difference. In this episode of #THEGOYALSHOW , we speak about becoming a product designer, planning, utilizing time and giving back to the community Links To Chethan KVS's Profile - @design_pilot, Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
"My job is usually to express emotion as freely as possible."- Meryl Streep
Meet Prasanna Bisht, a talented actress hailing from the city of Alomra. She has been working on multiple projects with renowned banners, actors, and actresses. Her exceptional performance in "Candy" has earned her widespread acclaim. On this episode of "The Goyal Show," we engage in an enjoyable and enlightening discussion about her journey in the film industry, acting career, and the highly esteemed Bollywood world. Links To Prasanna Bisht's Profile - @prasanna_bisht, Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
"Chase that passion which lights up your soul like a billion stars." ― Hiral Nagda
Ranjini Rao HS, who started a career as an engineer, found her calling the way in between and now inspiring the youth and creating a social impact in society. Her journey began as Melton Foundation Fellow back in 2016. She is currently working as an entrepreneur within the government, where she is helping people develop lacking skills in different states. This is no movie; it's a real-life story that continues to create a change.
In this episode of #THEGOYALSHOW, we spoke about her experience in Networking, Social impact, entrepreneurship, and how she follower her passion.
Links To Ranjini's Profile - @ranjiniraohs
Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
Music by: Nitish Maximus
Design by: Nandini Gupta, Divya Mishra
Nawaz Alam, a fitness trainer whose journey started with an internship at CultFit, then chose to pursue his passion in the health industry, leaving the corporate sector. He has trained our nation's well-known athletes (Bajrang Punia, Ravi Dahiya, Harvinder Singh, Indian Archery team, Geeta Phogat, Sangeeta Phogat), representing our nation in the Olympic and para Olympics. At such a young age, the amount of knowledge and clarity in his thoughts has made me pick a few skills from him and leaves me inspired always.
In this episode of #THEGOYALSHOW, we spoke about his vast experiences on Trainer Mindset, Time Management, Systematic Goal setting, and Training
Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
Music by: Nitish Maximus
Design by: Nandini Gupta, Divya Mishra
“If you can dream it, you can do it. Always remember that this whole thing was started with a dream and a mouse.”
― Walt Disney
Ajay Yadav, the founder of Romi App and now the co-founder of Simplified, had an exciting background before he summited these titles.I have personally learned a lot from his tweets and happened to meet this humble person two weeks back and recorded this podcast.
In this episode of #THEGOYALSHOW, we spoke about his vast experiences in building companies, raising funds, overcoming difficulties, and how to make better human relations.
Links to Ajay's Profile - Twitter , Instagram, LinkedIn
Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
Music by: Nitish Maximus
Design by: Nandini Gupta, Divya Mishra
"Two things that have been around before us and will be after us, and while we are here, you will always choose one... EXCUSES or HUSTLE" Kaustubh Padakannya has spoken a lot on problem-solving in the last episode. This episode talked about the problem he's trying to solve with his company Pyse. In this episode of #THEGOYALSHOW, we spoke about his vast experiences, Making Tax Free Money, Building Startups, Investments, and Impact Investments .
Check out more about Pyse at www.pyse.in
Links To Kaustubh Profile - LinkedIn , Instagram
Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
Music by: Nitish Maximus
Design by: Nandini Gupta, Divya Mishra
“There is no end to education. It is not that you read a book, pass an examination, and finish with education. The whole of life, from the moment you are born to the moment you die, is a process of learning.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti.
Kaustubh Padakannya is the living example of this qoute. From playing a game in a cyber cafe to being a serial entrepreneur, solving a problem has been his goal. He is one of person I have learned things from and had the chance to work with.
In this episode of #THEGOYALSHOW, we spoke about his vast experiences, problem-solving, making the right connections, and willingness to unlearn.
Links To Kaustubh Profile - LinkedIn , Instagram
Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
Music by: Nitish Maximus
Design by: Nandini Gupta, Divya Mishra
Links to Sarthak's Profile - @iamsarthakgoyal
Music by: Nitish Maximus
Design by: Nandini Gupta, Divya Mishra
"When I looked at life through the camera, I felt like I could finally see it." ― Katherine Howe. Pranoy Biswas is a self-taught visual storyteller. His knack for telling stories evolved through his pursuit to create meaningful content inspired by his life experiences, including artists and travel. Over five years, he has created honest, artistically driven, and visually appealing content. He has worked with young entrepreneurs, artists, and business start-ups. We all love a bucket of popcorn and a good story to watch. Some of us do wonder if even we could create and shoot a story through a lens. In this episode of #THEGOYALSHOW, we spoke on the process of filmmaking, the art of collaboration, and being a creator.
Episode timeline :
00:38 - Pranoy and my history
02:18 - Pranoy's Journey - College, Camera, Under25
07:59 - The Parent Discussion, Support
10:53 - The Financial Management, the choice time and money
14:33 - Self Investment/ Learning, Time Investment, Work Shops
19:27 - Graduate V/s Flim School Graduate
21:58 - The Recreate Creator
24:36 - Co-Existing Creator
25:27 - The mental block overcome, meeting people on LinkedIn
28:32 - THe Art of Collaboration
33:56 - First steps towards starting your path towards film making.
38:28 - The multiple-choice, sitting with yourself and the break.
41:15 - Putting ourselves into situations to learn better
47:08 - The Process followed by Pranoy while taking up projects.
50:34 - Movies that have left an impact on Pranoy.
51:47 - Why Pranoy likes creating visual Flims?
53:28 - Pranoy advise/ life lesson for everyone.
Links to Pranoy's Profiles :
https://www.instagram.com/pranoybiswas/
https://www.linkedin.com/in/pranoybiswas/
Link to Sarthak's Profile
https://twitter.com/Iamsarthakgoyal
https://www.instagram.com/iamsarthakgoyal/
"Mistakes come in body bags," quoted by Chakradhari Rowe, a life skills, Counter-Terrorism, Tactical Training, Close Protection, and Physical Security coach. The journey of this person is like a movie of different personalities.
In the world today, we come across many uncalled events that have adverse effects on our close ones and us. We always run to find a solution to end it, which tends to fail. Trying a different approach is seen as an option by a few. Personal security is a subject that should always be looked into, making our lives better.
In this episode of #THEGOYALSHOW, we spoke on tactical security, awareness, and thought processes of keeping yourself secure.
Stania Peris is a 25-year-old post-graduate chemical engineer, athlete, and a trained dancer from Karnataka who is currently working in Goa.
Her journey as a sports person started when she was a little girl. Her events were shotput, discus, and javelin. She picked up throwball and handball along the way and played multiple state and national level tournaments in all these events.
Ultimate frisbee became a part during the final year of her undergraduate chemical engineering degree when a senior from college asked her to try the sport because she was athletic. Thus started the journey of this now international ultimate frisbee player. Within a short period, she represented India at the World U24 Ultimate. In this episode of The Goyal Show, we speak about an athlete's life, discipline, dedication, and life balance!
Pooja Soni is the author of a book named "Emergence of Levels of Self: A New Theory of Consciousness."
In the Era where AI and Ml are making significant changes and the industry training it to become more efficient in understanding human beings., Pooja has a theory that will well include the levels of self and emotions in an AI model will help the healthcare industry transform.
Link to Pooja's book on Amazon Pooja Soni's Social Media links Facebook, LinkedIn
The situation which we never want to be in always gives a long-lasting lesson or impact. The greed for a "Positive" outcome is an essential need of all humans. Observing the happy part of others' lives makes an organism sad, which often leads to depression. Only a few can overcome the phase and making their lives better than ever. Pooja Soni is the author of a book named "Emergence of Levels of Self: A New Theory of Consciousness."Apart from being an independent researcher, she founded a company called "Action" that provides online mental health interventions regarding depression, anxiety, body image issues, and addiction. In The Goyal Show episode, we spoke on depression, negative experience learning, and different emotion's perspectives. Link to Pooja's book from the publisher's website/biography page.
Link to Pooja's book on Amazon Pooja Soni's Social Media links Facebook, LinkedIn
"When you can move yourself with your own music coming out of your mouth , you will be able to move other people and do anything"
The music culture has always been a common favourite among people but only a few are talented to have the skill and work on it better. Sunil Suresh is an artist who has been beatboxing from the past 14 years and also was the semi-finalist in India's Got Talent. He also took the beat culture from our city to the entire nation. In this episode we spoke about how an artist creates an impact, makes their passion a business, the hard/smart work to be a better person. and being the best version of yourself.
Sunil's handle on Instagram: @sunilsureshofficial
Sarthak's handles on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn @iamsarthakgoyal
The Goyal Show Team:
Content Writer: Disha Girish, Ananth Hegde
Music: Nitish Maximus
"Age is just a number "
We always tend to have a goal of learning at a particular point in time. However, due to certain events that are not able to continue. Sometimes procrastination takes over. There are a few who take a stance and do wonders with it. Pratham Prasoon is one of the people who did it. He's just 16, and he is teaching the world how to code with the help of Twitter. The interesting thing, we use social media in our daily lives just to see what the world has been up to and this young man has changed the dynamic. In the episode of #THEGOYALSHOW, we spoke on how to approach the methods, what resources to use, and the willpower and leadership skills that it takes to share knowledge on coding.
Pratham's handle on Twitter: @PrasoonPratham
Sarthak's handles on Instagram, Twitter, and LinkedIn @iamsarthakgoyal
The Goyal Show Team:
Content Writer: Disha Girish, Ananth Hegde
Music: Nitish Maximus