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  • E104: 'Why Top CTOs Still Need a Coach in the Age of AI?' with Viktor Nyblom
    Jul 15 2025
    This episode of Gravitas WINS Conversations is a must-listen for senior technology leaders—especially CTOs—who want to scale not just systems, but themselves. In conversation with Joseph Jude, CTO coach and author Viktor Nyblom breaks down what separates elite performers from the rest. It’s not knowledge or skill, it’s clarity, energy, and transformation. This episode explores why even the best leaders need coaches, what human connection offers that AI can't, how to avoid burnout, and the importance of being both intense and kind. If you're leading teams, feeling stuck, or craving purposeful leadership, this is for you.🔑 5 Major Points from the Conversation1. Why High-Performing CTOs Need a Coach- Human coaches spot blind spots that AI can’t, by reading emotions and asking deeper follow-ups.- Coaching isn’t about more information, it’s about transformation through reflection and accountability.- Great CTOs often have narrow fields of view; coaching helps them expand perspective.2. Energy as a Leadership Multiplier- Energy, not time, is the key to high performance and focus.- Managing energy involves good sleep, intentional routines, and periodic recovery.- Exercise and diet create a positive feedback loop for both physical and mental energy.3. How to Prevent and Recover from Burnout- Listen to others who notice stress or exhaustion before you do.- Burnout shows in declining energy across the week and low return on high effort.- Structured recovery practices (like Sabbaths, workouts, and device-free time) are essential.4. Leading with Clarity: The “User Manual of Me”- Explicit communication reduces friction in teams, especially across cultures.- Writing a personal "user manual" helps teammates understand your work style and preferences.- Building psychological safety involves sharing how you operate and inviting others to do the same.5. Balancing Intensity with Kindness- During high-stakes execution, bring full energy—but return to human connection afterwards.- Kindness creates psychological safety, which drives long-term performance.- Leadership means focusing on systems, not scapegoating people during failures.💬 5 Memorable Quotes- "Energy is the multiplier. If you attack the problem with full energy, you can achieve anything."- "A coach helps you see what you can’t see. AI can’t look you in the eye and say, ‘Really? Are you sure?’"- "Write a user manual of me. Make explicit what is otherwise implicit—it reduces friction."- "Be a little kinder than necessary. On the field, go hard. Off the field, be human."- "If you don’t have a higher purpose, there will always be something missing, even if you can’t name it."What you'll listen(00:00) - Introduction(01:45) - Why elite CTOs need a coach(02:48) - What can human coach give that GenAI tools can't?(04:54) - Viktor's coaching model(08:04) - Why energy is more important than everything else(11:22) - Let's talk about burnout(14:30) - Practice recovery rituals to avoid burnout(16:44) - User Manual Of Me(22:41) - Elite CTOs don't just scale teams ...(25:38) - Be little kinder than necessary(31:58) - Spiritual Energy(36:46) - Kindest thing someone has done(38:21) - Best leadership quality(40:46) - Definition of living a good lifeConnect with meTwitter: https://twitter.com/jjudeLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/Website: https://jjude.com/Newsletter: https://gravitaswinsradio.substack.com/Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswinsEmail: podcast@jjude.comExecutive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.comConnect with ViktorLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/viktornyblom/Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/nyblom.ioYour feedback countsThank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.Have a life of WINS.Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.
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    42 min
  • E103: 'Optionality Bets with Generative AI' with Krishna Kumar
    Jun 30 2025

    Joseph Jude speaks with Krishna Kumar, author of *The GenAI War Room*, who has coached over 30,000 professionals and facilitated 140+ AI workshops. Together, they explore how generative AI is changing the economics of innovation and why leaders should allocate 10% of their CapEx into “optionality bets” to stay relevant, foster experimentation, and lead responsibly in an AI-native world.

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (01:29) - Optionality Bets
    • (04:07) - Funding for GenAI Experiments
    • (07:17) - Enterprise Experiments
    • (16:39) - GenAI Is Not A Tool But A Canvas
    • (18:56) - Six Bucket Framework
    • (25:31) - Team structure
    • (29:50) - AI University
    • (33:37) - Types of Workshops KK Conducts
    • (38:35) - GenAI War Room Book

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Krishna Kumar

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/krishnakumarm/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.

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    41 min
  • E102: 'Employee-like benefits for the self-employed' with Benjemen Elengovan
    Mar 19 2024

    Companies like Zomatos and Ubers have given rise to gig economy. Gig workers have lot of flexibility - they can choose type of work and hours of work. But they lack benefits that full-time employees get. Can we marry flexibility with benefits? My guest today asks, why not?

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (00:54) - What problem Benji is solving
    • (03:40) - Identifying the problem
    • (06:56) - Journey so far
    • (10:46) - Benefits for self-employed
    • (13:22) - How self-employed can sign-up
    • (15:02) - Response of the community
    • (17:13) - Challenges
    • (20:35) - Expanding across different geographies
    • (26:36) - Future of work
    • (30:06) - Kindest thing anyone has done
    • (30:21) - Best leadership quality
    • (31:06) - Definition of living a good life

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Benjemen Elengovan

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/benjemenelengovan/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.

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    32 min
  • E102: 'Protect your wealth with will' with Priyanka Sud
    Mar 12 2024

    When it comes to wealth, there are lot of chatter about making wealth and growth wealth. But what about protecting it? How to ensure it gets passed to the next generation in the way you would like it to be?

    One of the ways of protecting wealth is with will. To discuss how to protect your wealth with will, I have a good friend of mine and a leading lawyer, Priyanka here. We discuss everything about creating will.

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (00:59) - Who should create a will?
    • (02:46) - Are there any restrictions for creating a will?
    • (06:29) - Common mistakes in drafting a will
    • (09:28) - Involvement of a lawyer
    • (13:11) - How often to review a will?
    • (14:08) - Handling joint properties
    • (19:07) - Handling properties in multiple countries
    • (24:33) - Potential problems in executing a will
    • (30:12) - Kindest thing anyone has done for you
    • (30:58) - Best leadership quality
    • (32:20) - Definition of living a good life

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Priyanka

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/priyanka-sud-654254186/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.

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    34 min
  • E100: 'How not to operate a startup' with Samson Selladurai
    Mar 5 2024

    While we talk about entrepreneurship, most of the discussions are about success, growth, and all the glories associated with it.

    It is said that we learn the best from our success and from other's failures. So here I'm talking to my friend Samson who can be rightly called as a serial entrepreneur to discuss what we should be careful about and what we should avoid in the path of entrepreneurship.

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (02:33) - Samson's ventures
    • (04:10) - Lessons from failed & successful ventures
    • (11:19) - Balancing passion and execution
    • (16:36) - Identifying problems to solve
    • (20:16) - Thinking about exits
    • (22:43) - "I'm safe" app
    • (28:23) - Kindest thing anyone has done
    • (29:18) - Best leadership quality
    • (31:15) - Definition of living a good life

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Samson

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sselladurai/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.

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    34 min
  • E99: Dealing with Dad Anxieties
    Feb 27 2024

    Today in "Being a dad" series, KK and I are going to talk about parental anxiety from Dad's point of view.

    Anxiety is part of life. We can't avoid it. But we should learn to manage it, otherwise it can damage our families. KK and I are going to talk about trigger points for anxiety and our coping mechanisms of anxiety.

    Let me set some expectations here: I've two boys. KK has a son and a daughter. They are still young. Our kids are still in school going ages. They have not appeared for board exams, we have not stood in line for hours for college admissions, we have not handled the tension of marriage, and so on.

    And we are not counsellors. We are not telling you how to handle anxiety in all its different forms.

    Then why are we doing it? To paraphrase KK, this is an exercise for our younger and older selves. We wish someone taught us what we learnt; or we want to look back through the journey. In a way this is a documentary of our journey of being a dad.

    Hope you find it interesting.

    If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to either of us.

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (02:01) - Trigger points for anxiety
    • (12:17) - Impact of society
    • (13:36) - Anxiety & Homeschooling
    • (17:55) - Scenario Planning
    • (21:58) - Living in Metro vs Tier-II cities
    • (27:26) - Ambition vs Contentment
    • (29:31) - On being a perfect dad
    • (31:57) - Summary

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Krishna Kumar (N)

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/storytellerkrishna/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.

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    35 min
  • E98: 'How to protect yourself from Identity Theft' with Sastry Tumuluri
    Feb 20 2024

    We are living our lives on the digital space more and more. But how many of us understand digital safety? I brought in my mentor and good friend Sastry to discuss the topic. Sastry is a serial entrepreneur and a Information Security Specialist. He also dealt with an identity theft. Hope today's conversation is useful to you.

    What you'll listen

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (01:17) - Definition of identity theft
    • (05:01) - Example of an identity theft
    • (08:31) - Purpose of identity thefts
    • (09:27) - Are Indians safe from identity thefts?
    • (10:05) - Identity thefts in digital era
    • (11:57) - How identity thefts happen
    • (14:50) - How social engineering happens?
    • (19:23) - Protecting ourselves from identity thefts
    • (24:20) - How to know if you are hacked?
    • (29:36) - What to do if your details are hacked?
    • (31:57) - What is the kindest thing anyone has done?
    • (32:47) - Best leadership quality
    • (33:52) - What is the definition of living a good life

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Sastry

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sastry/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.

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    36 min
  • E97: Building a family culture
    Feb 13 2024

    Hello and welcome to Gravitas WINS conversations. KK and I are doing a series on "Being a dad". We already talked about how we learn to be a dad, who are our role models, and how we bond with kids. In the Today we are going to talk about building a family culture.

    I hope you find this actionable and insightful. If you have any questions or comments, feel free to send them to either of us.

    • (00:00) - Introduction
    • (00:38) - Why family culture is important
    • (07:27) - Elements of family culture
    • (15:02) - It is not easy
    • (17:16) - Role of grandparents
    • (23:31) - Role of environment
    • (28:31) - We have not figured out everything
    • (33:04) - Closing thoughts

    Connect with me
    • Twitter: https://twitter.com/jjude
    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/jjude/
    • Website: https://jjude.com/
    • Newsletter: https://jjude.com/subscribe
    • Youtube: https://youtube.com/gravitaswins
    • Email: podcast@jjude.com
    • Executive Coaching Program: https://gravitaswins.com

    Connect with Krishna Kumar (N)

    • LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/storytellerkrishna/

    Your feedback counts

    Thank you for listening. If you enjoy the podcast, would you please leave a short review on Apple podcast or on YouTube? It takes less than 60 seconds, and it really makes a difference in finding this podcast. And it boosts my spirits. 😀

    I would like to hear what resonated the most with you in this episode. Either you can email me or share it on social media and tag me. Thank you for your support.

    Have a life of WINS.

    Gravitas WINS is produced by Joseph Jude. Be sure to subscribe on Apple Podcast, Spotify,Google Podcast,YouTube, or the podcasting app of your choice.

    Please check out other episodes of Gravitas WINS Radio. For easy consumption, they are categorized by themes. If you are a fellow podcaster, you might be interested in How I Podcast or tools I use.

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    35 min