The exChange Podcast

It’s not just the destination, it’s also the journey. The exChange Podcast traces the journeys of System Orchestrators unlocking exponential change. These journeys highlight hope, possibilities, progress, and mindset shifts. Each episode unpacks the journeys of social entrepreneurs who are restless to see a better world and will do whatever it takes to bring it alive.

Episodes

Unlearning to scale: Transforming rural Africa through innovation

From losing a passport in India to restoring the agency of farmers in Kenya, Sriram Bharatam explores how "unlearning to scale" helped him drive exponential change. Learn how technology, mindset shifts, and an abundance mindset have the potential to transform Africa’s rural agricultural landscape.

Every Citizen Matters: Reimagining Access to Welfare for 1.4 Billion people

From information asymmetry to systemic change, Aniket Doegar, CEO of Haqdarshak, shares how trust, technology, and bold ideas can reimagine access to welfare at scale. Discover his journey, mission, and mindset shifts that drive exponential change to tackle generational poverty for a billion Indians.

The Earlier, The Better: Reimagining Early Childhood in South Africa

Grace Matlhape, CEO of SmartStart, discusses how South Africa is reimagining Early Childhood Education and Development through collaboration, evidence, and empathy. Through moving stories of transformation – from women finding purpose to children gaining access to opportunity – this conversation explores what’s possible when a society chooses to start early.

Listen, Learn, Act: Reimagining AI for Systems Change

When Anand Rajan began building Apurva AI, his question wasn’t “How smart can AI get?” but “How deeply can it understand communities?” In this episode, he reflects on what it means to listen at scale, learn, and act with technology in service of collective change. And how agency, curiosity, and reflection can reshape the way we design for complexity. This is a story of emergence that asks: What if the future with AI is more human than we imagined?

The Graduation Approach: Inside BRAC’s Blueprint to Tackle Extreme Poverty

What does it take to tackle extreme poverty in a world where systems often work against the poorest? In this episode, we step inside BRAC’s Graduation Approach (UPGI), a model that has lifted millions out of extreme poverty. Stephanie explores how BRAC International reimagines coaching, livelihoods, and confidence-building to create lasting transformation in diverse geographies in diverse ways. The conversation dives into government partnerships, system redesign, and what it takes to deliver impact at scale. A story of iteration, ambition, and the willingness to reimagine what “graduation” truly means.

From Mission to Movement: Reimagining Education Leadership at Scale

In this episode, Khushboo Awasthi reflects on her leadership journey, the discomfort that led her to start ShikshaLokam and Mantra4Change, and her evolving relationship with scale. She unpacks the mindset shifts that shaped her as a leader and System Orchestrator while sharing candid insights on champions, conflict, and Goa!