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Behind the Scenes with Netflix's Indian Matchmaking Stars

Episode 1: Shital Patel

Sponsored by The Chai Box, Netflix's Indian Matchmaking stars Aparna Shewakramani, Viral Joshi, Aashay Shah, and Shital Patel share their dating secrets and uncover how they are finding love while staying true to themselves. Sip your tea while cast members spill the tea!

Shital's Bio:

Shital Patel is a reality personality, influencer and wellness enthusiast. She has been featured on projects with Bravo and Netflix and is best known for her role on the hit television show Indian Matchmaking Season 2. As a main character, she shares her journey of personal growth to find love. Shital has built a community of like minded women who are focused on their inner journey, self care, health and fitness to reach their highest potential. She currently lives between New York City and Miami. Shital can be reached via email at [email protected] and on Instagram @therealshitalpatel.

Links:

• INSTAGRAM: @therealshitalpatel

Sponsored by The Chai Box, Netflix's Indian Matchmaking stars Aparna Shewakramani, Viral Joshi, Aashay Shah, and Shital Patel share their dating secrets and uncover how they are finding love while staying true to themselves. Sip your tea while cast members spill the tea!

From her polarizing portrayal on Netflix's hit TV show Indian Matchmaking, Aparna Shewakramani became an overnight ambassador for women demanding to be heard in their love lives, workplaces, and in every space they occupy. (from slashie)

Aparna is living an authentic life by refusing to let others tell her story.

Aparna's Bio:

Studied Policy Studies at Rice University and Law at Vanderbilt Univerisy. Aparna is the author of She's Unlikeable: And Other Lies That Bring Women Down. She is an avid traveler (over 44 countries and counting) and the founder of the luxury travel company, My Golden Balloon.

Links:

• WEBSITE: BeLikeAparna.com
• INSTAGRAM: @aparnashewakramani
• FACEBOOK: /aparna.shewakramani

Press: 

• INDIATIMES.COM: 'Our Values Don't Align': Aparna On Why She Didn't Return As Sima's Client On 'Indian Matchmaking 2'

Sponsored by The Chai Box, Netflix's Indian Matchmaking stars Aparna Shewakramani, Viral Joshi, Aashay Shah, and Shital Patel share their dating secrets and uncover how they are finding love while staying true to themselves. Sip your tea while cast members spill the tea!

From her polarizing portrayal on Netflix's hit TV show Indian Matchmaking, Aparna Shewakramani became an overnight ambassador for women demanding to be heard in their love lives, workplaces, and in every space they occupy. (from slashie)

Aparna is living an authentic life by refusing to let others tell her story.

Aparna's Bio:

Studied Policy Studies at Rice University and Law at Vanderbilt Univerisy. Aparna is the author of She's Unlikeable: And Other Lies That Bring Women Down. She is an avid traveler (over 44 countries and counting) and the founder of the luxury travel company, My Golden Balloon.

Links:

• WEBSITE: BeLikeAparna.com
• INSTAGRAM: @aparnashewakramani
• FACEBOOK: /aparna.shewakramani

Press: 

• INDIATIMES.COM: 'Our Values Don't Align': Aparna On Why She Didn't Return As Sima's Client On 'Indian Matchmaking 2'

When I was in my teens, I remember watching a biopic on famed Indian mathematician from the early 1900s - Ramanujan. He was often saying “There’s so much to do yet so little time.” He’d work for 30 hours at a stretch and slept for 20. He discovered nearly 4,000 equations + formulas and died at the prime age of 32. 

Why do I bring him up? Because he wanted more time to achieve his goals in life which gave him a sense of fulfillment and happiness. As many of us do. But consider this. Why are the happiest people on earth either babies or the elderly enjoying their sunset years? It doesn’t have to be that way. And my guest today, Professor Cassie Holmes, Phd is extremely knowledgeable on the subject. She’s going to enlighten us about her research backed by case studies and science on how to be truly happy, feel content with the time we have, and will even provide strategies we can apply to lead a purposeful, meaningful life. 

Cassie Mogilner Holmes is a professor at UCLA’s Anderson School of Management. Trained as a social psychologist, she earned her PhD at Stanford’s Graduate School of Business and her BA at Columbia. An award-winning teacher and researcher on the role of time in cultivating happiness and satisfaction in life, Holmes’s work has been widely published in lead academic journals and featured in outlets such as NPR, the Economist, the Atlantic, the New York Times, the Wall Street Journal, and the Washington Post. Happier Hour is her first book. She lives in Los Angeles with her husband Rob and their children Leo and Lita. 

Meet My Guest:

• WEBSITE: CassieHolmes.com
• LINKEDIN: /cassieholmes

Press:

• WSJ.COM: Bestselling Books Week Ended January 7

Today we hear from Dr. Joel Gator Walsh, a functional and integrative pediatrician to the children of A-listers, celebrities, and top executives in Hollywood. He believes holistic medicine is paramount as a means to prevent childhood illnesses, injuries, obesity, and long term health issues.

Meet My Guest:

• WEBSITE: RaisingAmazingPlus.com
• INSTAGRAM: @drjoelgator

Candace Nelson is a serial entrepreneur, NYT bestselling author, and WSJ Contributor. She is best known as Co-Founder of Sprinkles Cupcakes, the world’s first cupcake bakery and ATM and Pizzana, a chain of award-winning pizzerias. In her book, Sweet Success: A Simple Recipe to Turn Your Passion into Profit, she shares her secrets on “launching nimbly,” combating imposter syndrome, and the importance of building a strong network around you.

Meet My Guest:

• WEBSITE: Candace-Nelson.com
• INSTAGRAM: @candacenelson
• FACEBOOK: /sprinklescandace

#Parenttech has a consumer base of over $1.2 trillion including parents with kids ages newborn through college. The expenses are never-ending and the experience is siloed. Parents are seeking solutions to simplify their lives, make connections, and get support.

I’m joined by trailblazers in the sector who have gone from launch to fully funded startups who have one common goal - to be of service to parents the world over.

Visit My Guests' Websites:

• Maple: GrowMaple.com
• Parenthood Ventures: ParenthoodVentures.com
• Playground Parent: ThePlaygroundParent.com
• Sleuth: HelloSleuth.com

Follow On Social:

• That's Total Mom Sense: @kanikachaddagupta
• Maple: @growmaple
• Parenthood Ventures: @parenthoodventures
• Playground Parent: @theplaygroundparent
• Sleuth: @hellosleuth

Want to know what’s on my Thanksgiving table? A lot of Indian food. Thankfully there’s a brand that I’ve come across that is making meal prep a hell of a lot easier. It’s called The Cumin Club.

Meet My Guest:

• WEBSITE: TheCuminClub.com
• INSTAGRAM: @the_cumin_club
• FACEBOOK: /thecuminclubusa

Special Offer for My Listeners:

• 30+ options starting at $4.99/meal! Use promo code MOMSENSE20 for 20% off your next order. Shop now!

Press

• THEBETTERINDIA.COM: Craving Home-Food, NRI Creates Healthy 5-Minute Meals & Sells Across The US