{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"The Value Creation Mindset Podcast","title":"Why Sustainable Businesses Start With Integrity","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/0342ba85\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":3767,"description":"Why Sustainable Businesses Start With Integrity | Rakesh Tiku | The Value Creation Mindset In this episode of The Value Creation Mindset, host A.J. Singh is joined by Rakesh Tiku, President and CEO of Infield Solutions, for a deep conversation on why sustainable businesses start with integrity, ethical leadership, and long-term thinking. Rakesh shares his journey from an academic upbringing to becoming a serial entrepreneur focused on solving real problems through technology, IoT platforms, and workflow automation. The discussion explores decision-making with incomplete information, forgiveness in leadership, fairness in negotiations, and why people are the only asset that truly increases in value over time. If you are a founder, CEO, CTO, or business leader building for the long term, this episode offers practical insight into values-driven leadership, creating real customer value, and building teams that thrive on trust. 00:00 Why integrity matters\n 01:00 Rakesh’s origin story\n 04:30 Solving real problems\n 06:00 Happiness as a choice\n 07:40 Forgiving yourself\n 10:00 Letting go of baggage\n 12:10 Ethics and fairness\n 15:00 Sustainable profit\n 17:10 Trust and leadership\n 20:00 Redefining success\n 24:00 Building trust at scale\n 27:00 Leadership styles\n 30:00 Strategy and focus\n 33:00 Working on the business\n 36:00 People as the core asset\n 39:00 Loyalty and culture\n 43:00 Global productivity\n 47:00 Quality over hours\n 50:00 Identity and culture\n 53:00 Being on the right path\n 55:40 Defining legacy\n 58:30 Purpose and joy\n 01:01:00 Final reflections","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/kNRLUtaEL-CigrgLHd74F1WUza9LLIx2ImmLaK8NcH8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9jNmNm/ZWJjZDgxNjU0ZmJk/MGYyN2VhZGMzYmNj/NmMzNS5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}