What happens when the creator of BigFM and Zee5 decides to build a 24x7 emotional wellness platform for India and the world? 🇮🇳

In Season 2 – Episode 3 of The Innovators and Disruptors Podcast, Abhay Tandon sits down with Tarun Katial, CEO & Founder of coto – “a global 24x7 emotional wellness platform, connecting users with verified experts across 10+ modalities—from Tarot, Astrology, Relationship coaching and spiritual services.”

Tarun’s journey spans:-

Founder CEO, BigFM – one of India’s biggest radio platforms
Founding CEO, Zee5 – a leading vernacular OTT platform
Head of Marketing & Programming for all Star channels in India
Business Head & Executive Vice President, Sony Pictures Entertainment

In this episode, we unpack:

⏱ What we cover:

02:00 – Why emotional wellness platforms matter in today’s always-on world

07:00 – Stress across Age groups

09:00 – Social Media impact12:00 – How coto works?

17:00 – The metrics that truly matter when you build for emotional wellbeing (beyond downloads & MAUs)

27:00 – What is depression?

32:00 – Pyramid of Care and Trust in the process?

38:00 – India's Edge in the world as the Land of Spirituality

42:00 – Tarun's Journey from Star and Sony and the advertising world51:00 – BigFM - Behind the scenes of building India’s biggest radio platform

55:00 – Scaling Zee5 into a vernacular OTT powerhouse

1:01:00 – Rapid Fire

If you’re a:

✅ Founder in consumer tech, OTT, media or wellness

✅ Creator or product leader obsessed with user behaviour

✅ Believer that mental & emotional health need more innovation…

this conversation is packed with insights you can actually use.

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Question for you:👉 If you were building an emotional wellness platform for India, what’s the ONE metric you would track obsessively?Drop your answer in the comments ⬇️