About Brishti Brishti Bagchi is en route to becoming the first Indian female footballer to play in Spain. Having her roots from Bangalore, she has played for S.A.I and represented Bangalore United FC in the Indian Women's' League. Also, it is noteworthy that she has graduated from the University of North Texas in the field of Kinesiology and has managed to integrate her learnings into football. Resources mentioned during the interview: The super cool black hole explanation (Begins at 08:10) - Announcement of the 2020 Nobel Prize in Physics Fund Raiser: Help Brishti Play Football In The Division 1 La Liga (Spanish League) When Sachin wasn’t a cricketer UNDER ARMOUR | RULE YOURSELF | MICHAEL PHELPS Beyond Breaking Point - A Documentary of Brishti Special Mention: Invictus Performance Lab, Vilaysports This is a sponsored series in association with Sirona Hygiene. The series features women who are pioneering careers in sports. We discuss their journey, struggles and insights on the field that can be implemented in building your startups. About our sponsor: Sirona Hygiene Sirona India is committed to solving Intimate & Menstrual Hygiene issues for women, which are not adequately addressed in our country. Here are the links to their award-winning solutions like PeeBuddy, PeeBuddy PregRx, SIRONA Menstrual Cups. Peebuddy PeeBuddy - India’s 1st paper-based disposable female urination device for women to Stand & Pee in unfriendly toilets. (No more squats, holding it in or wiping seats) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7i3cx1lE4k&t=2s PeeBuddy PregRx World's 1st HCG Integrated FUD Funnel For Testing Pregnancy at home. (Just Pee & See | No more container) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOi\_3KJMtkc Sirona Menstrual Cup https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oMTFaan7M9c&t=72s Their solutions include products which are a pioneer in their category: Sirona Feminine Pain Relief Patches - India’s 1st herbal pain patches for menstrual cramps. (No more hot water bottle/pills) Sirona Oxo-Degradable Disposal Bags - India’s 1st oxo-degradable sanitary disposal bags for clean & hygienic disposal (No more looking for newspapers & environmentally harmful polybags) Sirona Anti-Chafing Rash Cream - India’s 1st natural anti-chafing cream for women for inner thigh rashes with no chemical actives. (No more threat of thigh rashes due to sanitary pads/sweat) Sirona Ultra-Thin & Natural Black Sanitary - India's 1st Natural Colored Pads (Starting with black, more colours to follow, eco friendly!) They were also amongst the first ones to advocate and introduce: • Sirona Menstrual Cups, Tampons & Panty Liners • Sirona Underarm Sweat Pads, Maternity Breast Pads & Intimate Wet Wipes • Sirona Intimate Wash: pH balanced | Natural | No Chemical Actives & Sirona Therapeutic Bodywash •Bodyguard Range by Sirona: (anti-pollution/anti-mosquito products) They’ve been featured on BBC, Yahoo, HT, Fortune and have won many awards (National Entrepreneurship award by GOI, Economic Times 40 under 40, Fortune 40 under 40, ET Innovation award, ET start-up of the year - Social Enterprise) Links : www.peebuddy.in https://thesirona.com About The Galata Podcast: Galata is a word from the Indian language Kannada that means the noise caused by a ruckus. Each episode features an interview about starting up, testing ideas, creating a team, building something worthwhile and adding value to other people’s lives. Most of all, The Galata Podcast is about how you are delivering on your audacious promise. Links: Puneeth’s blog Instagram , Facebook , Linkedin Mail :
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