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Pathfinders Podcast

Pathfinders Podcast

Written by: Vijayan Swaminathan
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In this podcast, we dive into the personal stories of remarkable individuals who have blazed trails through uncharted territories. Our guests share the raw, unfiltered narratives of their travels to success. But it's not just about the destination—it's about the resilience, the setbacks, the unexpected turns, and the moments of real human emotion along the way. Join us as we explore these inspiring stories, Pathfinders is here to remind you that every journey, no matter how daunting, begins with a single step. Tune in and let's find our paths together. Pathfinders with Vijayan Swaminathan!Vijayan Swaminathan Economics
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  • Are You Building Career Equity or Just Climbing Ladders? | Surbhi Gupta | Meta | EP49 | Pathfinders

    Are You Building Career Equity or Just Climbing Ladders? | Surbhi Gupta | Meta | EP49 | Pathfinders
    Oct 12 2026
    Surbhi Gupta is a product strategist and technology leader with over two decades of experience at companies including Tesla, Meta, and Zoox. From driving $1.62 billion in revenue at Tesla to advancing secure, scalable AI at Meta, her journey reflects innovation, adaptability, and impactful leadership.Beyond technology, Surbhi challenges the traditional career ladder, championing career equity, portfolio careers, and continuous reinvention. Featured in Forbes and a guest lecturer at NYU Stern, she believes lasting success comes from curiosity, lifelong learning, and the ability to adapt.In this episode of Pathfinders, we explore how to build a resilient, fulfilling career, embrace change, and stay relevant in the age of AI.#Pathfinders #SurbhiGupta #CareerEquity #PortfolioCareer #Leadership #CareerReinventionFOLLOW SURBHI GUPTAConnect & FollowLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/surbhi7/YouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@lifetalks842/Website: https://www.meta.com/Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5plvZez7mCQPATHFINDERS EXCLUSIVEGet 10% OFF your first 6 months across eligible XaddWell services below.→Build your next product or service end-to-end → https://xaddwell.com/products→Get a stunning, high-quality website that makes your brand stand out → https://xaddwell.com/websites→Get an AI concierge that handles leads and books meetings 24/7 → https://xaddwell.com/products→Join the Trusted Partner Program and scale across regions, industries, and new frontiers → https://xaddwell.com/partner→Go from idea to working software fast → https://xaddwell.com/mvp-development→Build a customized AI recruiting engine — book a free strategy call → https://calendly.com/vijay-xaddwell/connect | Learn more → https://recruitt.aiPATHFINDERS→ Become a Proud Sponsor: https://pathfinders.fm/Watch & ListenYouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@PathfindersHQApple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pathfinders-podcast/id1826462124Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5GGJGFyPST8HG22zNsnDRPPodcast Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwY8fVnJs7rGvyvVrMT_E-TaGkUwrqCt8Connect & FollowLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pathfinders-podcast/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pathfinders_hqFacebook → https://www.facebook.com/pathfindershq1X → https://x.com/pathfinders_hqPathfinders Outlook → https://outlook.pathfinders.fmAll Pathfinders Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pathfindershqFOLLOW VIJAYAN SWAMINATHANWebsite: https://xaddwell.com/Website: https://pathfinders.fm/Connect & FollowLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayanswaminathan/X → https://x.com/vijswamHis Writing on Pathfinders Outlook → https://outlook.pathfinders.fm/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/vijswam/Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/vijswamAll Vijayan’s Linkshttps://linktr.ee/vijswamOUR SPONSOR — ADAPTECH GROUPA big thank you to Adaptech Group for supporting Pathfinders.Build with clarity before you code.Adaptech Group helps teams create a shared blueprint of their product, reduce risk, and align everyone before a single line of code is written.Using Event Modeling, teams can turn even complex systems into clear visual timelines—simplifying software design, information flows, business rules, security, automation, and more.Ideal for R&D, software MVPs, early prototypes, security, information management, automation, and complex business systems.Learn MoreAdaptech Group → https://adaptechgroup.comEvent Modeling → https://eventmodeling.org/Follow Adaptech GroupLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/adaptechgroup/X → https://x.com/adaptechgroupConnect with Adam DymitrukLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/eventmodeling/X → https://x.com/adymitruk#adaptechgroup #eventmodeling #adamdymitrukMentioned in this episode:MR Ad2AdaptechGroupAdaptech PR AdAdaptechGroup
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    1 hr and 29 mins
  • Why Helping Others Changes Everything | Robert Helm | Chrysalis | EP 48 | Pathfinders Podcast

    Why Helping Others Changes Everything | Robert Helm | Chrysalis | EP 48 | Pathfinders Podcast
    Sep 28 2026
    Robert Helm is an experienced manufacturing and operations leader whose career spans manufacturing, transportation, logistics, and business development.From starting as a welder to serving in Director-level roles, Robert has spent decades improving operations, leading teams, and creating environments where people can succeed.Today, he serves as Director of Business Development at Chrysalis: An Alberta Society for Citizens with Disabilities, bringing his private-sector experience into the nonprofit and social enterprise world.In this episode, Robert shares lessons from his journey through manufacturing and leadership, exploring continuous learning, embracing change, empowering people, technology and automation, vulnerability, and finding purpose through helping others.It’s a conversation about leadership, people, perspective, and what it takes to keep growing—both professionally and personally.Watch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gH3k57hd5xsFOLLOW ROBERT HELMWebsite: https://chrysalis.ca/Connect & FollowLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/robert-helm/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/robert_helm/PATHFINDERS EXCLUSIVEGet 10% OFF your first 6 months across eligible XaddWell services below.→Build your next product or service end-to-end → https://xaddwell.com/products→Get a stunning, high-quality website that makes your brand stand out → https://xaddwell.com/websites→Get an AI concierge that handles leads and books meetings 24/7 → https://xaddwell.com/products→Join the Trusted Partner Program and scale across regions, industries, and new frontiers → https://xaddwell.com/partner→Go from idea to working software fast → https://xaddwell.com/mvp-development→Build a customized AI recruiting engine — book a free strategy call → https://calendly.com/vijay-xaddwell/connect | Learn more → https://recruitt.aiPATHFINDERS→ Become a Proud Sponsor: https://pathfinders.fm/Watch & ListenYouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@PathfindersHQApple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pathfinders-podcast/id1826462124Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5GGJGFyPST8HG22zNsnDRPPodcast Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwY8fVnJs7rGvyvVrMT_E-TaGkUwrqCt8Connect & FollowLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pathfinders-podcast/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pathfinders_hqFacebook → https://www.facebook.com/pathfindershq1X → https://x.com/pathfinders_hq📕 Subscribe for FREE to Pathfinders Outlook here → https://outlook.pathfinders.fm/All Pathfinders Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pathfindershqFOLLOW VIJAYAN SWAMINATHANWebsite: https://xaddwell.com/Website: https://pathfinders.fm/Connect & FollowLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayanswaminathan/X → https://x.com/vijswamHis Writing on Pathfinders Outlook → https://outlook.pathfinders.fm/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/vijswam/Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/vijswamAll Vijayan’s Linkshttps://linktr.ee/vijswamOUR SPONSOR — ADAPTECH GROUPA big thank you to Adaptech Group for supporting Pathfinders.Build with clarity before you code.Adaptech Group helps teams create a shared blueprint of their product, reduce risk, and align everyone before a single line of code is written.Using Event Modeling, teams can turn even complex systems into clear visual timelines—simplifying software design, information flows, business rules, security, automation, and more.Ideal for R&D, software MVPs, early prototypes, security, information management, automation, and complex business systems.Learn MoreAdaptech Group → https://adaptechgroup.comEvent Modeling → https://eventmodeling.org/Follow Adaptech GroupLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/adaptechgroup/X → https://x.com/adaptechgroupConnect with Adam DymitrukLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/eventmodeling/X → https://x.com/adymitruk#adaptechgroup #eventmodeling #adamdymitrukMentioned in this episode:Adaptech PR AdAdaptechGroupMR Ad2AdaptechGroup
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    1 hr and 28 mins
  • Canada + EU: Is Globalization Being Rewired? | EP 47 | Pathfinders Podcast

    Canada + EU: Is Globalization Being Rewired? | EP 47 | Pathfinders Podcast
    Sep 19 2026
    In this Pathfinders Outlook episode, we explore The Great Deconcentration: a world where countries may increasingly build relationships across multiple centers of economic power rather than simply choose one bloc.From trade and technology to capital, critical minerals, energy and the everyday friction businesses face, this is a deeper look at a global economy quietly being rewired.Canada is drawing closer to Europe while remaining deeply connected to the United States. India, China, BRICS and the Global South are building overlapping relationships of their own.What if globalization is not ending, but changing shape?CANADA, EU AND THE GREAT DECONCENTRATIONContinue Listening and Read the full article here:https://vjs1.substack.com/p/canada-eu-and-the-great-deconcentrationWatch on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F1NAkteivr4#Canada #EuropeanUnion #CanadaEU #TheGreatDeconcentration #Globalization #Geopolitics #GlobalEconomy #InternationalTrade #EconomicDiversification #Trade #CETA #EconomicSovereignty #MultipolarWorld #GlobalTrade #India #China #BRICS #GlobalSouth #CriticalMinerals #EnergySecurity #ArtificialIntelligence #Technology #AdvancedManufacturing #SupplyChains #EconomicIntegration #FutureOfGlobalization #Leadership #Pathfinders #PathfindersOutlookFOLLOW VIJAYAN SWAMINATHANWebsite: https://xaddwell.com/Connect & FollowLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/vijayanswaminathan/X → https://x.com/vijswamInstagram → https://www.instagram.com/vijswam/Facebook → https://www.facebook.com/vijswamAll Vijayan’s Linkshttps://linktr.ee/vijswamPATHFINDERS EXCLUSIVEGet 10% OFF your first 6 months across eligible XaddWell services below.Build your next product or service end-to-end → https://xaddwell.com/productsGet a stunning, high-quality website that makes your brand stand out → https://xaddwell.com/websitesGet an AI concierge that handles leads and books meetings 24/7 → https://xaddwell.com/productsJoin the Trusted Partner Program and scale across regions, industries, and new frontiers → https://xaddwell.com/partnerGo from idea to working software fast → https://xaddwell.com/mvp-developmentBuild a customized AI recruiting engine — book a free strategy call → https://calendly.com/vijay-xaddwell/connect | Learn more → https://recruitt.aiPATHFINDERSJoin the Pathfinders Community: https://xaddwell.com/pathfindersWatch & ListenYouTube → https://www.youtube.com/@PathfindersHQApple Podcasts → https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/pathfinders-podcast/id1826462124Spotify → https://open.spotify.com/show/5GGJGFyPST8HG22zNsnDRPPodcast Playlist → https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwY8fVnJs7rGvyvVrMT_E-TaGkUwrqCt8Connect & FollowLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/the-pathfinders-podcast/Instagram → https://www.instagram.com/pathfinders_hqFacebook → https://www.facebook.com/pathfindershq1X → https://x.com/pathfinders_hqAll Pathfinders Linkshttps://linktr.ee/pathfindershqOUR SPONSOR — ADAPTECH GROUPA big thank you to Adaptech Group for supporting Pathfinders.Build with clarity before you code.Adaptech Group helps teams create a shared blueprint of their product, reduce risk, and align everyone before a single line of code is written.Using Event Modeling, teams can turn even complex systems into clear visual timelines—simplifying software design, information flows, business rules, security, automation, and more.Ideal for R&D, software MVPs, early prototypes, security, information management, automation, and complex business systems.Learn MoreAdaptech Group → https://adaptechgroup.comEvent Modeling → https://eventmodeling.org/Follow Adaptech GroupLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/company/adaptechgroup/X → https://x.com/adaptechgroupConnect with Adam DymitrukLinkedIn → https://www.linkedin.com/in/eventmodeling/X → https://x.com/adymitruk#adaptechgroup #eventmodeling #adamdymitrukMentioned in this episode:MR Ad2AdaptechGroupAdaptech PR AdAdaptechGroup
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    52 mins
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