Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL Interviews the world's leading thinkers, and the people shaping the century.

April 12th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Sir Terry Waite, Founder of Hostage International. Terry was captured in Beirut in 1987, and held captive for almost five years (nearly four of which were in solitary confinement). No information on his whereabouts or survival reaching the wider world for over four years.…
12-04-2024 9:44:51
Thought Economics

 

April 3rd, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Dr. Daniel Amen, one of the world’s most influential experts on brain health and mental health. We discuss his mission to end mental illness by creating a revolution in brain health, and look at the practical ways we all need to think about brain…
03-04-2024 15:51:38
Thought Economics

 

April 2nd, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Darshan Shah, MD, one of the world’s foremost health and wellness experts. Dr. Shah discusses the extraordinary power of our immune system, what harms and helps our immune system, and how people in high performance careers can work with their bodies to optimise immune…
02-04-2024 9:25:22
Thought Economics

 

March 28th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Aravind Srinivas, the CEO of Perplexity, an AI powered answer engine that is transforming the world of search by answering questions conversationally. Perplexity extracts data from lakes including the web, images and video, before applying LLM’s to produce incredibly natural answers to questions, with…
28-03-2024 15:57:28
Thought Economics

 

March 26th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Yusra Mardini about her extraordinary journey fleeing conflict in Syria and how she went on to achieve Olympic success. We discuss the realities of life for refugees, the challenges faced by displaced populations and how the world can do better. Yusra and her sister’s…
26-03-2024 21:33:23
Thought Economics

 

April 19th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Frank Anderson, MD, is a world-renowned trauma treatment expert, Harvard-trained psychiatrist, and psychotherapist. He is the acclaimed author of Transcending Trauma, upcoming memoir, To Be Loved: A Story of Truth, Trauma, and Transformation, and the coauthor of Internal Family Systems Skills Training Manual. As…
19-04-2024 9:45:16
Thought Economics

 

March 4th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Trip Hawkins, Founder of Electronic Arts (EA). Trip is often credited as having sparked the creation of the modern gaming industry, with EA now being valued at almost $38bn and being home to some of the most influential games ever made. In this conversation…
04-03-2024 9:29:39
Thought Economics

 

February 16th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to Theo Paphitis, Serial Entrepreneur, Philanthropist & Star of Dragon’s Den. We discuss his incredible career in entrepreneurship, his learnings on what it takes to build successful businesses & brands, the future of retail, and the realities of what entrepreneurial life is really like. 
16-02-2024 9:34:05
Thought Economics

 

April 10th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Elaine Lin Hering about the role and power of silence in having more authentic conversations, foster inclusive spaces and amplify all voices. As Elaine notes, “…only by unlearning silence can we fully unleash talent, speak our minds, and be more complete versions of ourselves...…
10-04-2024 15:08:06
Thought Economics

 

March 5th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview, I speak to Naré Vardanyan about her incredible entrepreneurship journey- growing up without electricity in Armenia, teaching herself 11 languages by candlelight, and going-on to build a business which is using state of the art AI technologies to equalise trust and access to money globally by broadening…
05-03-2024 21:56:46
Thought Economics

 

February 25th, 2024 · by Dr. Vikas Shah MBE DL
In this interview I speak to etiquette & culture expert Sara Jane Ho, Founder of China's first etiquette school, Institute Sarita, star of Emmy-nominated Netflix series, Mind Your Manners and author of Mind Your Manners – How to Be Your Best Self in Any Situation. We discuss the most important…
25-02-2024 19:22:45
Thought Economics

 

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Business & Economics  (343)
My interview with reMarkable CEO, Phil Hess. We discuss the thesis behind reMarkable that led to the creation of one of Europe’s fastest growing technology companies, and a product with millions of users, which made Time magazine’s list of Best Inventions of 2020. Phil digs into reMarkable’s traction and growth,…
In this interview, I speak to Baron Jon Moynihan on his new book, Return to Growth Volume One: How to Fix the Economy. We discuss the UK’s decades-long stagnant economy and looks at what can be done to resuscitate it. In our conversation, we explore the key dynamics affecting economic…
Culture, Society, Sports & Arts  (234)
Health & Medicine  (65)
In this interview, I speak to James Nestor (author of ‘Breath: The New Science of a Lost Art’) we discuss his extraordinary journey understanding how modern civilisation has forgotten the importance of the most important thing we do, breathing. We discuss the impact that poor breathing has on our health…
In this interview I speak to Professor Bruce Hood, a world-leading psychologist and happiness expert. Grounded in decades of neuroscience, Professor Hood’s recent book The Science of Happiness explores the simple, life-changing discoveries that can really impact our own happiness. In our conversation, we discuss the fundamental nature of happiness,…
Nobel Laureates  (20)
Politics & Policy  (162)
In this interview, I speak to Baron Jon Moynihan on his new book, Return to Growth Volume One: How to Fix the Economy. We discuss the UK’s decades-long stagnant economy and looks at what can be done to resuscitate it. In our conversation, we explore the key dynamics affecting economic…
Science & Technology  (120)