E25: Shaili Chopra - Bringing women's conversations to the forefront

<p>Shaili Chopra was a prime time anchor and a well known business journalist who had interviewed eminent people such as Warren Buffet, Indra Nooyi, Christine Lagarde among many others. She had also covered the horrific 26/11 Mumbai terror attack. Shaili quit at the peak of her career and decided to launch a women-only platform when she witnessed conversations concerning women are considered niche. And hence was born, SheThePeople.TV, considered to be India's largest media platform for women's voices. </p> <p>Shaili Chopra was awarded the Ramnath Goenka Award for Excellence in Business Journalism and named one of India's 50 most influential women in media by Impact Magazine.</p> <p>You can check out SheThePeople website at www.shethepeople.tv</p> <p>You can check out the Maharani Talks on Instagram at www.instagram.com/maharanitalks</p> <p>MUSIC: Lights by Sappheiros <a href= "https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic">https://soundcloud.com/sappheirosmusic</a></p> <div>•Shaili's memory of anchoring her first show [04:28]</div> <div>•Climbing the corporate ladder of broadcast journalism [07:40]</div> <div>•Her thoughts on the current scene of television journalism [14.35]</div> <div>•Why did she feel a platform like SheThePeople.TV was necessary [16:02]</div> <div>•Why convincing women was the biggest challenge she faced [19:54]</div> <div>•How can independent and investigative journalism can thrive in the age of social media? [31:32]</div> <div>•Her secret to time management [36.39]</div> <div>•How did covering the 26/11 terror attack change her? [39:09]</div> <div>•Her fond memory of interacting with Warren Buffet [42:32]</div> <p> </p>