EP #126: Sujani Siva - Founder of PH SPOT, Online Public Health Community For Career Growth

Sujani Siva ( @sujanisiva ) has worked for 12+ years in public health across various sectors (not-for-profit, academia and government) & founder of PH SPOT ( @phspot ). About 7.5 years ago, while concurrently working full-time for the government of Canada, she decided to build and launch PH SPOT to support the workforce in public health. To help them build their dream public health careers, where they get to not only make an impact but also find fulfillment in their careers.

She joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss rediscovering LinkedIn, being raised by a single mother, putting in processes to scale PH SPOT without spending more time, her thoughts on AI, replying to every email (hundreds) she received during the first few years of getting her company off the ground, dealing with doubt as an entrepreneur and so much more.

Follow Sujani:
- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/sujanisiva/)

Timestamps

00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Sujani Siva
01:27 - Formative years that shaped Sujani’s life path
03:15 - How she got into public health
05:04 - Her first job ever
07:18 - Working at the Government of Canada for 10+ years
10:17 - The story behind how she started PH SPOT
15:00 - Being told that starting her company was a mistake
19:48 - How much time she spends building her business
21:30 - Her secret to building a great community
24:36 - The struggles of being a solo founder
25:48 - Has she become less social while building her PH SPOT?
27:50 - Why she prefers bootstrapping over fundraising
29:37 - Sujani’s thoughts on AI
31:45 - Dealing with doubt as an entrepreneur
35:20 - Where she sees herself in the 3-5 years
37:24 - Sujani and Ara talking about how much money you really need
40:50 - Resources she leverages to be a lifelong learner
42:12 - Trying to make quicker decisions without procrastinating
46:31 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old self
49:35 - How she wants to be remembered by friends and family
51:21 - Creator Confessions
55:53 - The Wrap Up

Intro Music

Produced And Mixed By:
- The Tamil Creator
- Yanchan

Written By:
- Aravinthan Ehamparam
- Yanchan Rajmohan