Success has a different meaning for every individual, and every successful person has a different value system that has helped them reach where they are. While some believe in their own will power to plough through any challenge others stress on having a positive outlook in life and learning from mistakes. Check out these established executives share their life?s mantra with Exec Life.

This episode of Talking Point with your new host Papri Das, gets you up and personal with the dynamic Chief Marketing Officer of Housing.com, Pratik Seal. Well-known for his successful stints in varied platforms like technology and broadcast media, Pratik shares how he closely relates to the brands he has represented so far -- be it Micromax, Vodafone, Star India or Housing.com.

In this candid chat, he opens up on his efforts to get more family time, how working with a young team can be both fun and challenging, why he dislikes the word ?advice?, and how a Chemistry graduate from Kolkata ended up in marketing.

The seventh episode of Talking Point with Ritwika Gupta features someone who clearly defies the notion that creative minds cannot run a successful business. Ratish Tagde, has not only carved niche in Indian classical music as a violinist, but is also the CEO and managing director of Insync, India?s first non-Bollywood music channel.

A strong supporter of Indian classical and independent music, in this episode of Talking Point, Tagde shares how his passion for the violin and music in general led him to give a platform like Insync to his fellow musicians.

So let?s get up and personal with this violinist with triple majors in music, who also holds a law degree and runs a music broadcast channel.

The sixth episode of Talking Point with Ritwika Gupta features Prasana Krishnan, the business head of Sony Six and Kix. One will be pleased to know that Krishnan doesn?t just deal with sports entertainment, but has a keen interest in the games as a player as well. From anecdotes from his early years in the industry to the cut throat competition he faces today, in this episode, Krishnan gives us a ball-by-ball account of the various phases that sport entertainment in India has been through. Find out about game-changing moments in his life to the teachings that have inspired him to achieve what he has today.

The sixth episode of Talking Point with Ritwika Gupta features Subhadarshi Tripathy, a man of many facets.  The ZEEL cluster head paid TV, loves travelling and serenading himself with soothing music. A man with immense creativity, his work allows him to mingle with kids content, that they lap up so eagerly. Today he is known in the television industry space for the renowned content he decides for India?s premier network- Zee.

In this episode, the man shares something novel and different from his executive space. One will be able to see his journey, his passion for work and more importantly life. Also watch out his soft spot for photography. Watch this video for more!

The fifth episode of Talking Point with Ritwika Gupta features KV Sridhar, popularly known as Pops. From the humble beginnings as a Bollywood film billboard painter to the chief creative officer of Sapient Nitro, Pops has seen it all and today is widely respected as a creative leader in the Indian ad-world.
In this episode, Pops shares his journey, his passion for work and more importantly life. According to him, it is important to keep the enthusiasm alive in whatever you do. Watch this video for more!