Events / PR
Ah! Ventures - Storytelling workshop
‘Storytelling for Startups’ session
Ah Ventures is a leading platform for investors, and they hosted a session by Sachin, founder – The Story Co, on storytelling for startups. With over 25 startup founders in attendance, Sachin spoke about the power of stories, how to create a story statement for your startup and also shared tips on how to use storytelling techniques in marketing, presentations and public speaking.
Amity University - Challenges and Opportunities Post COVID
Panel Discussion
Amity University’s – Bachelor of Hotel Management faculty organised a panel discussion on COVID and its impact on the hospitality sector. Sachin is a hospitality school graduate and also regularly contributes to travel publications. He was invited to be on the panel to share his perspective as an independent traveller and how he sees travel evolving in the post pandemic era.
KE Gen Now
How Storytelling Helped Me Travel The World And Why It Can Help You Build A Successful Startup.
KE Gen Now is an entrepreneur’s group with members from various countries. As a part of their initiative to introduce members to new tools for business, Sachin was invited to speak on storytelling for business.
The session saw a massive turnout of over 70 members. It ended with many questions about story statements and also on Sachin’s experiences from his travels to over 25 countries.
Crossword Bookstores and their publishing arm, The Write Place hosted a series of discussions with authors of books published by them. One of them is the super inspiring Dhruv Bogra, the author of ‘Grit, Gravel and Gear’. The book is an account of Dhruv’s 15 month solo cycling odyssey from Alaska to the Andes.
Sachin had the opportunity to interview one of his role models, that’s Dhruv Bogra, since he loves bicycle touring as well. He also feels that his understanding of storytelling techniques helped him bring out the best stories from Dhruv’s epic journey.
Crossword Book Store Session 2
In conversation with author Dhruv Bogra and ACE Mumbai Cyclist Chetan Shah
As a continuation of the series of discussions with authors by Crossword bookstores, Sachin was invited to moderate a session with author Dhruv Bogra and Chetan Shah who runs ‘Mumbai Cycling Enthusiasts’(one of the largest cycling groups on facebook).
This conversation covered many interesting questions like the spirituality of long distance cycling and how to maintain the discipline of waking up at 5am everyday to cycle.
Times Travel Show
Times Travel Show is one of the most prestigious travel expos in India. Sachin was invited to speak about ‘how to take a travel sabbatical’ in the 2019 edition of the show in Mumbai. Sachin shared stories of other travellers and his own from his 18 month long travel sabbatical. The idea was to lay out the pros and cons of such a break. Also more importantly, he shared how to acquire new skills during such breaks to stay relevant in your career.
Unplugged by Tedx Gateway
‘Unplugged by Tedx Gateway’ were a series of curated open mics organised by the same team that runs Tedx Gateway in Mumbai. Sachin and Sarika spoke as a couple about their first long distance cycling trip. They wanted to popularise the idea for more couples to undertake outdoor adventures together to help strengthen their relationship and for them to start working together as a team. It looked like they achieved their objective if the audience response was anything to go by.
Mumbai Travel Festival
Mumbai Travel Festival is a new property launched by Mulchand Dedhia, an important member of the Tedx Gateway team. It was held in the latter half of 2019, and Sachin conducted a session on ‘how to bring travel projects to life’. The session saw participation of over 25 people who shared their whacky travel ideas from WFH(Work from Himalayas) to celebrate new year’s eve on a flight and many others.
Niyozen Travel Meetups
Sachin organised and hosted about six Niyozen travel meetups. He built this community for Niyo Fintech, and gathered stories of travelers from across India. Niyozen meetups were platforms where interesting travelers shared their stories with an audience and Sachin played the role of a curator cum moderator.
Praxis 2016
Sachin delivered a Pechakucha style talk in 2016 at PRAxis. It is the most popular gathering of communication professionals anywhere in the world. Considering Sachin himself is an ex PR professional, the community was keen to listen to his experiences from around the world. In a breezy eight minute talk, Sachin shared how his PR skills had helped him travel the world.