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The Raz Patel Show
Hosted by Raz Patel · EN
What happens when your worst moment becomes your greatest teacher?
Raz Patel knows. Paralyzed at 16. Stroke at 42.
Instead of being defined by these moments, she built a life and a framework that proves trauma isn't a liability. It's your competitive edge.
The Raz Patel Show is where leaders and builders (30-55) come to hear from people who survived something real and transformed it into something powerful.
In each conversation with high performance guests, you'll discover: What high performance actually looks like after you've been broken - Why the people who've survived the most build the best - The precise methodology to transform pain into your unfair advantage
This show is for: ✓ Leaders rebuilding after setback ✓ Builders who've overcome real adversity ✓ Anyone ready to stop pretending survival isn't part of success ✓ People building with intention, not just momentum
New episodes every Thursday.
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From Kabul to Bollywood to Hollywood: The Story | Sameer Ali Khan | Raz Patel S3 EP29
2w ago00:46:00Tap to summarizeMost success stories skip the uncomfortable details. This one doesn't. Next week on The Raz Patel Show: Janelle Harris. They tried to silence her voice. She didn't just reclaim it. She turned it into power. Now she's helping others do the same through Exist Magazine. This is what happens when you refuse to stay silent. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 This is The Raz Patel Show. Frozen to Fearless. This is bold. This is real. This is Frozen to Fearless. #FrozenToFearless #SameerAliKhan #FromKabulToHollywood #Resilience #TheRazPatelShow
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South Asians Give Abroad. Who's Feeding Your Neighbor? | Anna Sudha Community Kitchens | The Raz Patel Show | S3 EP28
3w ago00:35:01Tap to summarizeSouth Asians send billions back home every year. But who is feeding the family next door? A tech founder. A Hyatt banquet chef. A dedicated mother. They left their careers to answer that question. What started as one woman's grief became a grassroots movement: Anna Sudha Community Kitchens, now serving 6,500 meals every month across Northern Virginia. Zero government funding. Zero paid staff. Sixty high school volunteers showing up every single week. But here's what actually matters: How do you turn personal pain into systemic change? In this Desi Unfiltered episode, founders Nupur Panjabi, Rohit Chavan, and Aarti Rajmohan reveal: - The framework for building movements that last beyond your own story - Why the hidden hunger crisis in American suburbs gets ignored - How to scale compassion from 6 volunteers to 60 - What seva actually looks like when it starts at home, not across the ocean This is not charity. This is transformation. Nupur turned her mother's memory into a solution that feeds thousands. That's what happens when you refuse to accept the problem. Nupur Panjabi. Founder. Rohit Chavan. Operations Leader. Aarti Rajmohan. Volunteer Coordinator. Anna Sudha Community Kitchens. Born in war-torn Kabul. Worked with Shah Rukh Khan and Hrithik Roshan. Now building across three continents. Sameer Ali Khan's story isn't about the films. It's about the framework he used to survive when the world tried to define who he was allowed to be. War. Imagination. Discipline. Language mastery. Five languages. Three industries. One refusal to stay in a box. 🔔 Subscribe so you don't miss next week's episode. #FrozenToFearless #TheRazPatelShow Get involved: https://anna-sudha.org/ #FrozenToFearless #AnnaSudha #Seva #EndHunger #NupurPanjabi #DesiUnfiltered #GrassrootsMovement #TheRazPatelShow #CommunityLeadership #HungerAwareness
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They Told Her to Pick One Career. She Ignored Them | Cori Linder | The Raz Patel Show | S3 EP27
4w ago00:42:44Tap to summarizeEveryone told her to pick a lane. Cori Linder ignored them. 25 years as a marketing executive. Wrote a book. Competed as a swim coach. All at the same time. She refused to choose—and proved she didn't have to. But here's what actually matters: How do you turn being "complicated" into your competitive edge? In this episode, Cori shares the Identity Pivot—the exact reframe that transforms how you answer "but what do you DO?" when your life doesn't fit a single box: - Why the parts of you that don't fit the job description are actually your superpower - The framework for building multiple empires simultaneously - How to flip pressure ("pick one lane") into permission to build everything - What happens when you stop apologizing for being multi-dimensional This is not about doing it all. This is about refusing to shrink yourself to fit someone else's definition of success. Cori Linder. Executive. Author. Coach. Builder of her own road. Next week on The Raz Patel Show - Desi Unfiltered: Anna Sudha Community Kitchens. A tech founder. A Hyatt banquet chef. A dedicated mother. They left their careers to feed 6,500 families a month. What started as one woman's grief became a grassroots movement solving suburban hunger with zero government funding. This is what happens when pain becomes purpose at scale. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 This is The Raz Patel Show. Frozen to Fearless. #FrozenToFearless #CoriLinder #IdentityPivot #CareerReinvention #MultiHyphenate #WomenWhoLead #TheRazPatelShow #WomenOver40 #IdentityShift
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The GLP-1 Truth No One Is Telling You | Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD | The Raz Patel Show | S3 EP26
Apr 2300:40:35Tap to summarizeMillions are taking GLP-1 medications. Almost nobody knows what happens next. Ana Reisdorf is a Registered Dietitian who's worked with hundreds of GLP-1 patients. She's giving you everything your doctor skipped: the silent muscle loss, the identity crisis when your body changes faster than your mind, why most people regain everything after stopping. But here's what actually matters: What does sustainable transformation look like? In this episode, Ana unpacks: - The physical and psychological frameworks for sustainable change - Why quick fixes become long-term failures - How to rebuild your identity when your body transforms - What "sustainable" actually requires BEFORE you need it This is not a debate about whether GLP-1s work. This is about what happens when they do—and how to build something that lasts. Ana Reisdorf, MS, RD. Founder, GLP-1 Hub. Expert in sustainable health transformation. 🔔 **Subscribe and hit the bell** so you don't miss next week's episode where Cori Linder reveals why she ignored everyone telling her to "pick one career" and what building multiple empires actually requires. This is bold. This is real. This is Frozen to Fearless—true transformation that sticks. ⚠️ Educational only. Not medical advice. #FrozenToFearless #GLP1Truth #AnaReisdorf #SustainableHealth #IdentityTransformation #WomensHealth #HealthFramework #TheRazPatelShow
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A Business Trip. Then 1,777 Days in Prison | Jose Pereira | The Raz Patel Show | S3 EP25
Apr 1600:51:32Tap to summarizeHe flew to Venezuela for a business meeting. He didn't come home for 1,777 days. Jose Pereira was a senior executive at CITGO Petroleum until November 2017, when a routine trip to Caracas turned into nearly five years of wrongful imprisonment on fabricated charges. One of the most condemned cases of hostage diplomacy in recent history. But here's what matters: How do you survive that? And what do you build after? In this episode, Jose unpacks: - The psychological and physical frameworks for surviving extreme adversity - How to maintain your humanity when stripped of everything - Why becoming an advocate became his healing - The leadership that emerges from having nothing left to lose Since his release in 2022, he's become a leading voice pushing for policy change—transforming his trauma into protection for others. This is not just survival. This is what comes AFTER captivity—when pain becomes purpose at scale. Jose Pereira. Executive. Wrongfully detained. Advocate. Leader. Next week on The Raz Patel Show: Ana Reisdorf. Millions are taking GLP-1 medications. Almost nobody knows what happens next. The silent muscle loss. The identity crisis when your body changes faster than your mind. Why most people regain everything after stopping. This is what your doctor skipped. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 This is The Raz Patel Show. Frozen to Fearless. #FrozenToFearless #JosePereira #HostageDiplomacy #Resilience #Advocacy #TheRazPatelShow #SurvivalStory #Leadership
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The Secret Behind Every 5-Star Hotel | Torsten Richter | The Raz Patel Show | S3 EP24
Apr 900:42:03Tap to summarizeWorld-class hospitality looks perfect from the outside. Nobody talks about what it costs the people running it. Most leaders choose: Excellence OR wellbeing. Not both. Torsten Richter, General Manager of the legendary Anantara Siam Bangkok, proved there's another way. In this episode, Torsten unpacks: - The leadership philosophy that builds legendary without burning people out - Why emotional intelligence is your competitive advantage - The people strategy that separates good hotels from icons - How to sustain world-class performance (in yourself AND your team) This isn't about thread counts and chandeliers. This is about what separates leaders who build empires from leaders who build them at the cost of their people's health. If you lead a team, run a business, or want to understand what sustainable excellence actually looks like—this changes everything. Torsten Richter. General Manager, Anantara Siam Bangkok. Decades of global leadership. "Next week on The Raz Patel Show: Jose Pereira. He flew to Venezuela for a business meeting. He didn't come home for 1,777 days. Wrongfully imprisoned. Survived. Now fighting to make sure it never happens to anyone else. This is what resilience looks like when everything is taken from you. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 This is The Raz Patel Show. Frozen to Fearless." #FrozenToFearless #TorstenRichter #LeadershipExcellence #HospitalityLeadership #TeamCulture #EmotionalIntelligence #SustainablePerformance #TheRazPatelShow #LeadershipPodcast #HighPerformance
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He Started With $67. Now He Represents 88 Countries | Nawab Syed Algazi | The Raz Patel Show | S3 EP23
Mar 3100:43:55Tap to summarize$67. That's all he had at 16 years old. Today, His Excellency Nawab Syed Algazi represents 88 countries on the world stage. No connections. No safety net. No plan B. Just an unshakeable belief that purpose is more powerful than circumstance—and the discipline to prove it every single day for decades. In this episode, Raz sits down with H.E. Nawab Syed Algazi to unpack: - The mindset that builds empires from nothing - Why starting with $67 became his competitive advantage - The sacrifices nobody talks about - How discipline compounds over decades This is the blueprint for anyone who's been told their beginning defines their ending. It doesn't. Nawab Syed Algazi. Honorary Consul General of India. Presidential Envoy. Founder, N.F. Construction. Royal Family of India. $67 to 88 countries. Next week on The Raz Patel Show: Torsten Richter, General Manager of the legendary Anantara Siam Bangkok, reveals the leadership secret most executives get wrong - how to build something world-class WITHOUT burning out the people who make it perfect. You don't have to choose between high performance and human wellbeing. Watch next Thursday to see how. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 This is The Raz Patel Show. Frozen to Fearless. Learn more: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRazPatelShow #FrozenToFearless #NawabSyedAlgazi #From67ToDiplomacy #Resilience #TheRazPatelShow #EntrepreneurMindset #GlobalLeadership
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They Silenced Her. She Turned It Into a Movement | Samantha Barber | The Raz Patel Show | S3 EP22
Mar 1200:51:57Tap to summarizeThey tried to silence her. Most people stay silent after that. Samantha Barber didn't. She built a movement so powerful it's now changing the lives of hundreds of families. But here's what actually matters: How did she transform being silenced INTO a voice that changes systems? In this conversation, Samantha reveals: - The exact moment she chose courage over compliance (and what that decision cost) - The framework for turning personal pain into organizational change - Why trauma survivors make the best movement builders - How to sustain impact beyond your own survival story This isn't inspiration. This is a blueprint. This is what comes AFTER you decide to speak. Samantha Barber is Founder of Reaching Out Now—breaking cycles of adversity and empowering the next generation. Raz serves as Director of Leadership and Impact. Learn more: https://reachingoutnow.org 🔔 **Subscribe and hit the bell** so you don't miss next week's episode where Nawab Syed Algazi shares how he went from $67 to representing 88 countries and the framework that made it possible. This is bold. This is real. This is Frozen to Fearless. ⚠️ This episode discusses trauma and adversity. If you need support: https://reachingoutnow.org #FrozenToFearless #SamanthaBarber #TraumaToMovement #BreakingTheSilence #Resilience #TheRazPatelShow
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She Was Told She'd Never Make It. She Became the GWOAT | Claressa Shields | The Raz Patel Show | S2 EP21
Dec 1800:33:11Tap to summarizeShe grew up in Flint, Michigan with nothing. She left as the greatest woman combat sports has ever seen. Claressa Shields is a 2-time Olympic Gold Medalist, 4-time Undisputed World Champion and professional MMA fighter — the GWOAT. But in this episode she's not talking about trophies. She's talking about the battles nobody sees. The fight to be taken seriously in a sport that didn't want her. The faith that kept her standing when everything tried to knock her down. The truth about what it costs to be undefeated in the ring while fighting for equality outside of it. This is Claressa Shields like you've never heard her before — raw, honest and full of fire. A special collaboration between The Raz Patel Show and She Exist Magazine. Follow Claressa Shields: Instagram: @ClaressaShields Website: claressashields.com Follow She Exist Magazine: Instagram: @sheexistmag Website: SheExistMagazine.com ───────────────────────────── 🎙 THE RAZ PATEL SHOW Real, unfiltered conversations about resilience, leadership and living unapologetically. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 ───────────────────────────── 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRazPatelShow ✨ GLOW Checklist: https://razpatel.substack.com 🧠 Coaching: https://calendly.com/therazpatelshow/30min 🎤 Be a guest: https://forms.gle/rr1H4vcvUsVc3dr38 📘 Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Raz+Patel+Fabulous+Fails 🌐 Website: https://www.RazPatel.com ───────────────────────────── #ClaressaShields #GWOAT #WomensBoxing #MMA #Olympics #GoldMedalist #UndisputedChampion #WomenInSports #WomenAthletes #FightForEquality #Faith #Resilience #FlintMichigan #TheRazPatelShow #RazPatel #SheExistMag #WomenWhoFight #SportsLeadership #AthleteMindset #BreakingBarriers #WomenEmpowerment #PodcastForLeaders #LeadershipPodcast #BothGenders #Undefeated #GWOAT2025
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Not Every Friend Who Stays Is Good For You | Anu, Neetu & Rita | The Raz Patel Show | S2EP20
Dec 400:48:28Tap to summarizeNobody talks enough about the friendships that actually keep you alive. In this Friendsgiving special, Raz sits with three incredible women — Anu Rao, Neetu Singh and Rita Vashee — for a raw, funny and deeply honest conversation about the friendships that shape us, the ones that break us, and everything in between. They go there. All of it. Friendships in your 20s vs your 40s and 50s. Motherhood, marriage and empty-nest bonding. Why women outgrow certain friendships — and why that's okay. Red flags, green flags and the truth about boundaries. Choosing peace over "log kya kahenge." The emotional and cultural layers of South Asian sisterhood. And the friendships that become chosen family. This one is warm, real and deeply validating for any woman at any stage of life. If you've ever loved, lost, rebuilt or redefined a friendship — this conversation will speak directly to your heart. ───────────────────────────── 🎙 THE RAZ PATEL SHOW Real, unfiltered conversations about resilience, leadership and living unapologetically. New episodes every Thursday. Subscribe and hit the bell 🔔 ───────────────────────────── 📺 YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@TheRazPatelShow ✨ GLOW Checklist: https://razpatel.substack.com 🧠 Coaching: https://calendly.com/therazpatelshow/30min 🎤 Be a guest: https://forms.gle/rr1H4vcvUsVc3dr38 📘 Books: https://www.amazon.com/s?k=Raz+Patel+Fabulous+Fails 🌐 Website: https://www.RazPatel.com ───────────────────────────── #Friendship #Sisterhood #SouthAsianWomen #WomenOver40 #WomenOver50 #LogKyaKahenge #Desi #SouthAsianDiaspora #WomensConnections #Motherhood #EmptyNest #Boundaries #ChosenFamily #FriendshipGoals #TheRazPatelShow #RazPatel #FriendshipRealTalk #WomenWhoLift #DesiWomen #Friendsgiving #PodcastForWomen #WomenEmpowerment #RelationshipPodcast #SisterhoodMatters #BothGenders #WomenInCommunity
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