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Hosted by Viren Thakrar · business · EN-AU · 28 episodes
Welcome to The Values Lab, a podcast series for founders and portfolio career professionals seeking inspiration to live a more intentional, values-led life. Hosted by Viren Thakrar, Founder of In The Game and Values Map.
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Signup to Generate a PitchWelcome to The Values Lab, a podcast series for founders and portfolio career professionals seeking inspiration to live a more intentional, values-led life. Hosted by Viren Thakrar, Founder of In The Game and Values Map.
The Values Lab is hosted by Viren Thakrar. The show has published 28 episodes to date.
Recent episodes include "Leanne Hughes on Resourcefulness and Work Fame" (24 September 2026, 38 minutes), "Camey O’Keefe on Joy and the Power of Play" (16 September 2026, 38 minutes), and "The four most interesting themes from season one" (9 July 2026, 11 minutes).
The Values Lab publishes roughly every two weeks, with episodes averaging 24 minutes across 28 episodes.
Booking probability for The Values Lab is 29%, and the host is rated Selective on guests. The Values Lab requires a Pod Score of 80 or higher. The Values Lab's contact route on record: public web form.
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Viren Thakrar hosts The Values Lab, a business show with 28 episodes published.
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Episode #2
Send us a message In this episode, I chat with Leanne Hughes about her value of Resourcefulness. We speak about: - The value of being imperfect, and how it can lead to better, more unique outcomes - Balancing values...
Episode #1
In the first episode of season two, I chat with Camey O’Keefe about her value of Joy. Here are some of the things we spoke about: How Joy can be experienced in different ways and at different levels The way in which...
Episode #24
And that’s a wrap on Season 1 of The Values Lab! It’s been one of my highlights from the first half of the year. I’ve had such interesting and meaningful chats and walked away with lots of ideas about better integrating...
Episode #23
In this episode, I explore the value of freedom with Penelope Barr. Penelope shares her 633 model focused on balancing work, travel and creation. She talks about the importance of freedom within structure. We also...
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In this episode, I explore the value of growth with Jen Ryder. Jen shares how growth evolved for her from accumulating knowledge to accumulating understanding, and how her father's lifelong learning shaped this value...
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In this episode, I explore how to put your values into action under pressure using mantras. I talk about where I first learned about mantras through sport psychology and self-talk, then walk through the live process of...
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<p>In this episode, I explore how both your peak moments and your low points can reveal your values. I share some prompts to help you reflect on your own peaks and pits, and how my own pit moment from a few years ago...
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<p>In this episode, I explore the value of humility with Adam Axon. Adam shares how humility means not always being the hero and accepting you're not the main character in the story of humanity. We discuss how an area...
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<p>In this episode, I explore the value of Best Self with Megan Trotter. Megan shares how both challenging and positive life experiences have helped develop her understanding of what this value means to her. We go...
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<p>In this episode, I explore how to bridge the gap between knowing your values and actually living them through intentional rituals. I talk about two types of rituals: intention-setting (a morning/weekly practice or my...
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<p>In this episode, I explore the value of kindness with Deepak, a founder and portfolio career professional who wears many hats. Deepak redefines kindness as different from softness and shares how it permeates all...
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<p>In this episode, I explore how to do multiple things without being scattered by using your values as a lens. I share my own journey from offering too many services, to narrowing down, to now expanding again...
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<p>In this episode, I explore why living a values-led life requires trade-offs and how understanding what you're willing to give up makes values more useful in daily life. I share the positive trade-off principle that...
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<p>In this episode, I explore the value of courage with Ruhee, founder of Allied Collective. Ruhee shares the many faces of courage, going beyond just bravery. We discuss how courage has always been there, as a youngest...
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<p>In this episode, I share a simple exercise for describing what each of your values actually means. By going beyond the word, we can get a much richer and detailed picture of our values, and express them in a way that...
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<p>In this episode, I chat with Nic Hinwood about the value of Community. We unpack the link between community and accountability and how it plays out with regional town dynamics. We also explore the concept of the...
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<p>In this episode, I explore how to use your values to help decide which projects are a yay, and which ones are a nay. I discuss why some projects energise us while others drain us completely, and the hidden...
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<p>In this episode, I explore the value of sustainability with Shelley Flett. Shelley shares how her understanding of sustainability has evolved from avoiding feast-and-famine burnout to creating energy for abundance...
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<p>In this episode, I explore the value of calm with Sasha Gilberg, founder of Sash Agency. Sasha shares how his value of calm was born from experiencing a severe low point in his early twenties, and how he used the...
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<p>In this episode, I explore how your values can become your competitive advantage as a business owner or portfolio career professional. I discuss why values-based differentiation is harder to copy than expertise or...
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