#239: How to empower the new generation of employees with Sahil Vaidya

'Focus on what's optimal for the business, sort your internal policies and experience because word of mouth is what attracts great talent. Without it, attracting any new talent is difficult, regardless of what marketing you do. '

In this episode, we have a successful & inspiring IIT Bombay graduate who founded his first company right after college in 2015. Sahil Vaidya is the co-founder of The Minimalist, India’s fastest-growing creative solutions company. 

Sahil shares the story behind The Minimalist & how he bonded with his co-founder, Chirag Gander over bad grades and a passion for creativity. They co-authored a short read- Think like The Minimalist. A book for students, practitioners, and leaders who are eager to succeed in the world of creativity.

Sahil was featured in Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list & in LinkedIn Top Voices 2021 for his signature, minimalist-style humour. 

In this insightful conversation, we discuss topics like hiring, employee empowerment & experience, brand communication and more. 

Episode Highlights:

1. How to support and empower today's workforce? 
2. What practices have the most significant impact on employee experience? 
3. What strategy works for communicating your employer's brand to talent?
4. Strengths of emerging organizations for winning the talent war against larger enterprises

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Produced by: Priya Bhatt
Podcast Host: Shradha Mundhra 

About Springworks:

Springworks is a fully-distributed HR technology organisation building tools and products to simplify recruitment, on-boarding, employee engagement, and retention. The product stack from Springworks includes:

SpringVerify — B2B verification platform

EngageWith — employee recognition and rewards platform that enriches company culture

Trivia — a suite of real-time, fun, and interactive games platforms for remote/hybrid team-building

SpringRole — verified professional-profile platform backed by blockchain, and

SpringRecruit — a forever-free applicant tracking system.

Springworks prides itself on being an organisation focused on employee well-being and workplace culture, leading to a 4.8 rating on Glassdoor for the 200+ employee strength company.