What if you could extend your life by 25  years more - and still have the energy to enjoy them?

In this episode, I sit down with Naveen Bhat, ex‑finance exec now building 25 Years More, and Abhi Patwardhan, a Stanford Longevity ambassador who helps people redesign life after the corporate grind.

Naveen explains why he swapped boardrooms for biomarkers and how adding healthspan, not just lifespan, is his new bottom line. Abhi shares simple, science‑backed habits (think walking clubs and 80 % full plates) that keep purpose, bones, and bank accounts in balance. Together, they reveal why community outruns cardio machines and why midlife is the perfect time to hit refresh.

Join me for a candid chat that might just rewrite your own roadmap to a longer, better life!

IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) Could your future self thank you today?
(02:38) The proven exit route from the corporate hamster wheel
(03:42) Four silent saboteurs quietly stealing healthy years
(06:52) From sick‑care to self‑care: your proactive playbook
(10:53) Purpose power‑ups—from Okinawa streets to your routine
(13:45) Turn passion into a venture that buys you time
(17:07) New scorecard: count smiles, not spreadsheets
(20:15) East vs West: which culture actually ages better?
(20:30) Longevity economics—how longer lives can grow your wallet
(25:51) Singapore’s blue‑zone hacks you can steal today
(33:03) Life’s second mountain: joy found in giving back
(35:15) Bullet‑proof curiosity: fail, learn, repeat
(38:51) AI meets anti‑ageing: gadgets that add good years
(42:47) Your next move—investing time and money in extra decades

Naveen Bhat
Naveen Bhat is an entrepreneur, private investor, author, and mountaineer based in Singapore. After a 30+ year corporate career, he founded 25YearsMore, a platform inspiring individuals to rewire for a purposeful second innings. He champions the SuperAger movement—encouraging people to learn, earn, give, and grow at any age. Naveen’s mission is to help others break free from societal limits and live with renewed passion and joy.
Connect with him at:
Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/naveen-bhat-83643a/

Abhi Patwardhan
Abhi Patwardhan is a Transitions Designer, mentor, startup founder, and advisor who helps individuals reimagine life and career using design thinking. A Stanford Center on Longevity Ambassador and founder of Alt-Lyf, he guides people through midlife transitions with a unique blend of corporate experience and personal insight. Abhi is also an author and entrepreneurship educator, passionate about storytelling, mentorship, and lifelong growth.
Connect with him at:
Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/abhialtlyf/

Marc Nicholson
Marc Nicholson is the founder of 1880 Singapore, a visionary private members club that brings together changemakers, creatives, and leaders to spark meaningful dialogue and innovation. A London Business School alumnus, Marc has spent over a decade curating transformative experiences and conversations that challenge norms and inspire action. From luxury grooming to cultural storytelling, his ventures reflect a deep passion for elevating human connection and purposeful living.
Connect with him at:
Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/marc-nicholson-b36449/

ABOUT TiE Talks
TiE Talks brings to you leadership and venture-building lessons from founders, investors and experts in the TiE Singapore network, a vibrant ecosystem of Asian entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, and industry professionals.

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What legacy will your kids remember you for?

In this episode, I sit down with Rajeev Peshawaria—author, speaker, and CEO of Stewardship Asia Centre—to explore how leaders can do well by doing good. Rajeev shares stories from global companies that prove profit and purpose can go hand in hand. We also talk about his own journey, why he believes the traditional MBA is outdated, and how steward leadership starts with a simple choice: do you want to create a better future, or just chase the next quarter’s numbers?

Tune in to hear his bold take on leadership, legacy, and making business more human!

IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) Is your business wired for real impact—or just window dressing?
(03:30) Why telling people to consume less backfires every time
(05:30) What a 270-year-old pencil brand can teach today’s startups
(11:15) How one insurance policy idea from Brazil outperformed expectations
(15:30) Why quarterly obsession is killing your company’s future
(18:45) The 5 values every future-ready business must live by
(21:15) Skeptical CEO? Here’s where your mindset shift starts
(25:30) Netflix’s one-line policy that slashed expenses
(28:00) The airline scandal that exposed the limits of rule-based leadership
(29:15) Steward leaders aren’t born. So what wakes them up?
(31:00) Is Gen Z really more woke—or just better branded?
(36:15) Why MBAs might be the dinosaurs of the leadership world
(39:15) What will your children remember you for?

Rajeev Peshawaria
Rejecting platitudes and theoretical models, Rajeev combines 22 years of global Fortune 100 experience with research-based insights to provide unique and practical approaches to personal leadership, ethics and governance, sustainable business growth, and stewardship. A sought-after speaker and consultant, he is CEO of Stewardship Asia Center, Singapore, and President of Leadership Energy Consulting, Seattle WA, USA.

Connect with him at:
Website: https://rajeevpeshawaria.com/about/
Li: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajeevpeshawaria/

Prantik Mazumdar
Prantik is an entrepreneur & venture investor and acts as a Digital Transformation Catalyst in organizations to drive sustainable change and impact.

After pursuing a major in Computer Engineering & a minor in Technopreneurship from the National University of Singapore (NUS), he kickstarted his career with the Singapore government (Enterprise Singapore) to drive international trade promotion for the island state.

He started his entrepreneurial journey with Happy Marketer in 2011 where he spent a decade building & scaling up one of the best and most awarded independent digital marketing services firm in the region that served brands like Standard Chartered Bank, Income, Great Eastern Life, Royal Brunei Airlines, Coffee Bean & Tea Leaf, Starbucks, Ping An, Grab, Shopee, GoJek, Kimberly Clark, PropertyGuru, PegiPegi, Starhub, Singtel, Nanyang Business School, Kaplan, INSEAD amongst many of its prestigious clients.

ABOUT TiE Talks
TiE Talks brings to you leadership and venture-building lessons from founders, investors and experts in the TiE Singapore network, a vibrant ecosystem of Asian entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, and industry professionals.

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What happens when two best friends take completely different paths—then end up changing the world in their own ways?

I’m joined by two inspiring guests this week—Puneet Pushkarna and Atul Temurnikar. We go back to their early days in Mumbai, sharing flats and figuring out life at HCL. Puneet ventured into Silicon Valley and became a serial tech entrepreneur and investor. Atul chose a different road—building a global education network from Singapore, with 50+ campuses across 12 countries.

We talk about risk, resilience, and what it really takes to start from scratch—whether you're building a startup or a school.

You’ll love this story of ambition, friendship, and doing the unexpected.

IN THIS EPISODE
(00:00) Think you're ready to be an entrepreneur? Here’s the test nobody talks about…
(01:30) Two best friends, one tiny Mumbai flat—and a lifetime of lessons
(04:00) Rejected by MBA schools, rescued by Silicon Valley?
(06:30) Why selling computers in the '90s meant demanding to meet the CEO
(08:00) The real reason their startup team avoided flashy offsites (hint: it's not money)
(10:30) What moving to Singapore in the '90s taught them about the future
(13:30) From “no clue” to building 50+ schools—how do you even start?
(17:00) What kids can now ask AI… and what it means for every parent
(22:00) Entrepreneurs, listen up: this is how you build trust inside your founding team
(27:30) The two invisible traits every great hire must have (and why most miss them)

Puneet Pushkarna
Puneet Pushkarna is a Senior Advisor at Everstone. Puneet is also a General Partner of Solmark, a private equity fund formed by a group of tech entrepreneurs. He also sits on the corporate boards of several companies and educational institutes including the IIM.

Prior to his current role, he was the President of Headstrong which got acquired by Genpact in 2011. Puneet was the co-founder of TechSpan, a Goldman Sachs backed design thinking and business solutions consulting organization and was also part of the founding team that helped grow HCL America into HCL Technologies. He is Chairman Emeritus of The Indus Entrepreneurs (TiE) Singapore Chapter, and is also a member of the Board of Trustees for TiE Global. Puneet holds a Master of Business administration from University of Buffalo and a Bachelor of Technology degree.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/puneetpushkarna/

Atul Temurnikar
Atul Temurnikar is a prominent member of the education industry in ASEAN, North & South Asia & Middle East. Now he serves as co-founding trustee and Executive Chairman of Singapore-based Global Schools Foundation (GSF), a not-for-profit organisation.

Mr Temurnikar is a staunch advocate of high-quality education that transcends socio-economic boundaries from Korea to Japan in the East, to Singapore to Malaysia in ASEAN and India and Middle East. His significant efforts in the education sector include as a member of the Schools Sub-committee of the National Integration Committee (NIC) set up by the Government of Singapore.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/atul-temurnikar/

Chandan Deep
Chandan Deep is the Vice President of Strategy and Operations on B Capital Group’s Platform team covering India and South East Asia. Chandan has a passion to build and operationalise businesses within the tech space and partners closely with founders of BCap’s portfolio companies to help them scale.

Prior to B Capital, Chandan launched and grew Twitter’s commercial operations in emerging markets for Asia Pacific as the company commenced it’s monetisation journey post IPO. She also spent several years in management consulting with Accenture and the Boston Consulting Group. A keen champion of women in tech, she seeks to actively mentors young professionals and has previously led Twitter’s women chapter in Asia and co-founded Connected Women, a leadership forum to bring together women across Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, Airbnb & Google.

ABOUT TiE Talks
TiE Talks brings to you leadership and venture-building lessons from founders, investors and experts in the TiE Singapore network, a vibrant ecosystem of Asian entrepreneurs, angel investors, venture capitalists, and industry professionals.

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