118. Entrepreneurial Podcast Breaks the Borders, Builds Community

A teacher in Rohit’s home town, Kurnool, India, steered him to math and science, which earned him admission to the Indian Institute of Technology in Madras, and eventually into Penn State. Like many Indian immigrants, he is an engineer, but he also shares a passion for entrepreneurship, which shines forth in his podcast.

Learning from podcasts, Rohit “was blown away by how much you can learn from others’ experiences.” A light bulb went on when a comment on one of his favorite shows said, “When you interview a guest from my part of the world, I feel more connected.” His Breaking the Borders podcast was born.

I never did much networking. Asking people to go for coffee was not in my comfort zone. But I figured out you can’t do much by yourself. You need people and a network. Now I use my podcast as a way to reach out and invite people to participate.

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