In this powerful episode of the 10X Growth Strategies podcast, host Saradha Sriram speaks with Naren Shanker — serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Hosted AI — on the transformative power of inner work, mindfulness, and navigating entrepreneurship through intuition. Drawing from his journey and the teachings of The Journey Within by Sri Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, Naren offers real-world insights on aligning purpose with profession, cultivating resilience, and the true cost (and reward) of self-awareness.

If you’re seeking clarity, calm, and grounded success in a world of noise — this is the conversation for you.

📌 Timestamps 00:00 – Intro & Guest Welcome 01:02 – Naren's Leap into Entrepreneurship 03:30 – Freedom vs. Structure in Startup Life 04:45 – The Reality of Founding: 80/20 Days 06:10 – Discovering The Journey Within 07:20 – The Immediate Impact of Breathwork 08:55 – Inner Work and Human Potential 11:15 – “iPOD” – Inner Peace, Outer Dynamism 12:50 – The Scientist & Boatman Story 15:00 – When Work Misaligns with Values 17:35 – Impulsive vs. Intuitive Decisions 19:00 – Developing Mental Hygiene 20:30 – The Role of Intuition in Innovation 23:45 – Gut Decisions in Reen’s Career 25:40 – Measuring Social & Ethical Impact 27:20 – Structured Purpose vs. Impulse 30:10 – Volunteering with Intention 32:00 – Live Reading from The Journey Within 35:20 – The Myth of Rest and Overwork 38:00 – Daily Stress & the Mental Dents We Ignore 41:30 – Three Pillars: Clarity, Purity, Sincerity 42:50 – Final Reflections & Takeaways