Achieve Your Dreams Through Visualization with Anjula Acharia, Serial Entrepreneur & Investor

We’re re-airing one of our top episodes from last year with the
lovely Anjula Acharia. She has been visualizing her success from
an early age, without even realizing she was doing so. If anyone
knows how to tune in to the opportunities around her, it’s
Anjula.


She is the founder and CEO of A-Series Management and Investments
and works as a talent strategist and strategic investor and
advisor to many consumer tech and CPG startups, including two
notable early-stage investments, ClassPass and Bumble, which have
grown into billion-dollar unicorns. Not only is she an early
investor and advocate, but she also happens to be international
superstar Priyanka Chopra’s manager and business partner and has
played a critical role in launching Priyanka’s career in the
US. 


In this episode, Anjula imparts her wisdom about how
opportunities present themselves in the absence of desperation
and explains why she chooses not to live by a plan. We hear her
visualization tips and insights and discover how she applied the
“power of the pivot” to Priyanka Chopra’s career. Anjula recounts
how she connected with a legendary record executive, how she came
to work with Priyanka, and the sheer hustle that was required for
her to “break” into the industry.


Tune in to hear Anjula’s remarkable story and gain insight into
what she looks for in startup founders, how she chooses
investments, and the top mistakes she sees entrepreneurs making
today.


In this episode, we'll talk to Anjula about:


* The challenges of Anjula’s upbringing and how she
discovered the power of visualization. [2:43]


* The life-changing impact The Secret had on her, in terms
of visualization and manifestation. [5:05]


* Why she refers to herself as an “accidental entrepreneur”
and what catalyzed her investment journey. [7:57]


* Why Anjula doesn’t believe in living according to a plan.
[10:04]


* About Beeya Wellness! [11:05]


* Anjula’s intrinsic confidence and belief in the abundance
of opportunities in the world. [14:15]


* Anjula recounts her meeting with legendary record
executive, Jimmy Iovine. [17:20]


* The power of the elimination of desperation. [19:45]


* Anjula humorously recalls Jimmy Iovine telling her her
company was going to fail in front of Jay Z! [21:00]


* The series of events that led her to meet and work with
Priyanka Chopra as her manager and business partner. [22:07]


* The hustle of launching Priyanka’s career in the US.
[25:53]


* How ClassPass founder Payal Kadakia taught Anjula the
power of the pivot, and how she applied it to Priyanka’s career.
[27:26]


* Anjula’s two deciding factors when considering whether to
back a founder. [29:09]


* The importance of knowing your metrics, as a founder.
[30:00]


* The top mistakes Anjula sees entrepreneurs making today.
[31:11]


* Why it’s so important for women to think big! [32:06]


* Why Anjula tends to invest in entrepreneurs outside of the
industry. [34:07]


* What other exciting things she has on the go! [35:35]


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