Josh Talks

Josh Talks
Private
Industry Media
Founded 2015
Headquarters Gurgaon
Key people
 Shobhit Banga (Co-Founder), Supriya Paul (Co-Founder)
Website joshtalks.com

Josh Talks is an Indian media company headquartered in Gurgaon, Haryana. It organizes conferences across India with speakers who deliver motivational talks to audiences, primarily young people. The company was named in a list of "Top 50 Startups of India" for 2017 by Economic Times.[1] It also featured in Forbes magazine 'Asia 30 Under 30' list for 2018. [2]

History

The company was founded in 2014 by Shobhit Banga and Supriya Paul.[3][4] It is seed-funded by investors such as Ritesh Malik (Founder of Innov8), Sumit Ranka (Founder of Thinkpot) amongst other names in the Indian investor circuit.[5]

Josh Talks began its conferences in 2014, with conferences in Delhi and Bengaluru. The speakers were social activists, business leaders, entrepreneurs, scientists, academics, administrators, sportspeople, authors, musicians, actors and other artists.[6][7][8]

The marquee Josh Talks LEAP 2016 took place October, featuring 24 speakers and 5,000 attendees.[9][10][11] In August 2017, the company has been on the road with monthly conferences in various tier 2 cities across India.[12]

Partners

One of Josh Talks' major partners is Facebook with whom they conduct conferences, workshops & bootcamps to encourage entrepreneurship in India.[13]

The company's content can be found on YouTube, Facebook, ITunes[14] Saavn[15] amongst other online platforms.

The Josh Talks online properties have 1,30,000+ subscribers and 7 million+ views on YouTube[16] and 150,000+ fans on Facebook.[17]

Speakers

Some of Josh Talks' speakers have been Boman Irani, Anurag Kashyap[18], Sonam Wangchuk, Laxmi Narayan Tripathi, Zeishan Quadri, and Ankur Warikoo.[19]

References

  1. ↑ THS, Team (2017-04-02). "Top 100 disruptive Indian startups to look out for in 2017". The Hacker Street. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  2. ↑ "Anushka Sharma, PV Sindhu make it to Forbes 30 Under 30 Asia list". india.com. 27 March 2018. Retrieved 28 March 2018.
  3. ↑ "DSIM- Digital Marketing Blog". Digital Marketing Blog - DSIM. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  4. ↑ "Josh Talks: How 22-year-old duo harness power of stories to move and motivate people in Chandigarh". The Indian Express. 2016-04-10. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  5. ↑ Borpuzari, Pranbihanga (2016-12-13). "Why Josh Talks has the energy to be bigger & better than TED Talks". The Economic Times. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  6. ↑ "The premise of Josh Talks: Ordinary people, extraordinary journeys". hindustantimes.com/. 2015-07-24. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  7. ↑ "Josh Talks 2015: Stories that inspired Delhi - DU Beat". DU Beat. 2015-11-02. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  8. ↑ "Josh Talks Hosts 6th Event in Delhi, Speakers Inspire the Audience". The Quint. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  9. ↑ "Delhi Gears Up For 'JOSH TALKS LEAP 2016' - Media Infoline". Media Infoline. 2016-10-06. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  10. ↑ "I will own the most valuable event IP in 5 years- Shobhit Banga, Josh Talks". Everything Experiential. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  11. ↑ "Josh Talks looks to inspire Indian youth through stories; check out how". The Financial Express. 2016-10-16. Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  12. ↑ "Josh Talks Kochi 2017". Centre for Public Policy Research (CPPR). Retrieved 2017-09-23.
  13. ↑ Sangwan, Sujata. "In Association with Facebook Josh Talks Aims to Inspire Young Minds Through the Power of Stories". BW Disrupt. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  14. ↑ "Josh Talks by Josh Talks on Apple Podcasts". Apple Podcasts. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  15. ↑ "Josh Talks | Listen on Saavn #SaavnOriginals". Saavn. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  16. ↑ "Josh Talks". YouTube. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  17. ↑ "Security Check Required". www.facebook.com. Retrieved 2017-11-09.
  18. ↑ The Economic Times (13 December 2016). "Why Josh Talks has the energy to be bigger & better than TED Talks". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  19. ↑ The Times of India. "Josh Talks is here to inspire people - Times of India". Retrieved 16 July 2018.
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