On Purpose with Jay Shetty · 2026-05-06 · 86 min · 18,554 words

Top Entrepreneur Anjula Acharia: The #1 Skill That Makes People Say YES (Use THIS Strategy to Turn One Conversation Into Multiple Opportunities)

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This old rhetoric of you gotta do one thing and you gotta have one goal and you gotta be focused on it, that's the biggest lie ever. What's a business skill everyone should master if they want to be successful? You have to read the room. You have to see what's going on around you. The biggest issue that I see young people in business, they think everything is one way.

It's not a one-way conversation ever. Hey everyone, welcome back to On Purpose, the place you come to become happier, healthier, and more healed. Today's guest on On Purpose is the one and only Anjula Acharya, trailblazing entrepreneur, investor, and cultural powerhouse who's helped shape global careers and billion dollar brands. Anjula is the founder of A-Series Investments, an early investor in companies like Bumble and ClassPass, and a longtime manager of Priyanka Chopra Jonas. And behind all of this is

She is a dear, dear friend who I'm so grateful to welcome onto the show. Please welcome to On Purpose, Anjula Acharya. And it is so great to have you here. Oh my god, it's so good to be here. We met for the first time around eight years ago when I first moved to LA actually.

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