Media Features and Podcasts
If you’re a journalist, producer or podcast host looking for expert commentary or an engaging guest to speak on workplace culture, generational gaps or the themes of my latest books, I’d love to hear from you.
On TV and Media
Television, campaign and festival appearances over the years, watchable right here.
PVLF Author's Marathon · Feb 2024
Building Tomorrow: Entrepreneurial Vision and Millennial Engagement
A festival panel on entrepreneurial vision and Millennial engagement, alongside author Sonu Bhasin at the PVLF Author's Marathon 2024.
Entertainment Houze · Sep 2018
Your Better Version: The Full Episode
A talk show episode on Vivek's own story: the introverted kid who could barely face a crowd at school, and how he ended up empowering others to work with passion.
National Integration Council · Jul 2018
My Singapore Story
A National Integration Council film on Vivek's journey in Singapore, from a shy young boy to a mentor for youths at risk.
Channel NewsAsia, FirstLook Asia · Apr 2017
The Truth About the Millennial Generation
Vivek joins FirstLook Asia with two fellow Millennials to unpack how the generation differs from the Baby Boomers and Gen X.
Podcast Interviews on Generations
Conversations with hosts around the world on leading, engaging and keeping Millennials and Gen Z. Watch the video episodes right here, or follow the links to listen.
Managing in the Middle · 2026
Decoding the Generational Divide: From Entitlement to Engagement
Why do the best and the worst managers hold the same stereotypes about younger workers, and what do the best ones do differently? A full conversation covering the Platinum Rule, reverse mentoring and why Gen Z keeps getting called difficult.
Wise & Shine, by The Financial Coconut · May 2024
Advice for Leaders to Bridge the Generational Gap
The question every manager keeps asking: how do you lead and inspire the youngest people on your team? Vivek peels back the stereotypes about the generation entering the workforce.
Career Transitions · Apr 2024
Career Transition for the New Generation
Hosts Vanessa Iloste and Vanessa Teo ask what career moves look like for the new generation. Vivek shares advice for leaders on managing Millennials with an open mind, drawing on his research and his three books.
The Workplace Communication Podcast · Aug 2023
Finding Common Ground and Leading Across the Generations in The New Normal
New technology, different values and different lines around work-life balance have made multigenerational teams harder to run. Vivek leans on his psychology background to show leaders where the common ground is.
The Fulfilled Leader · Jun 2023
Helping Boomers and Millennials Work Together
Five generations now share the workplace. Vivek and host Jean Balfour talk through how leaders can get them working together instead of past each other.
HR Insights · May 2023
Exploring Generational Diversity in the Workplace
Host Stuart Elliott and Vivek dig into Millennials at work and what generational diversity means for the wider workforce.
How to Live · Mar 2023
Learning from Millennials and Gen Z
Millennials and Gen Z get called entitled and rude. This episode flips the question and asks what the older generations can learn from them, from reverse mentoring to why young employees ghost.
The Modern Manager · Mar 2023
What Managers Can Learn From Generational Differences
Your generation shapes the mindset you bring to work. Vivek shows managers how to turn the differences between Gen X, Millennials and Gen Z into strengths instead of communication gaps.
Speak Up with Laura Camacho · Nov 2022
Working with Millennials and Gen-Z in Leadership
Laura Camacho asks Vivek what leaders need to know about working with Millennials and Gen Z, drawing on his years coaching young people on confidence and leadership.
Something Bigger Talk Show · Nov 2022
Secrets to Engaging and Motivating Millennials in the Workplace
A conversation about the power struggle between generations at work, and why two-way dialogue and mentoring beat top-down management.
HR Leaders · Nov 2022
How to Recruit, Reward and Retain Millennials in the Workforce
Millennials are becoming the largest group in the global workforce, and most of them live in Asia. Vivek walks through what it takes to recruit, reward and retain them.
The Business Strategist · Nov 2022
Bridging the Generational Gap: A Millennial's Perspective
Vivek gives host Adam Strong a Millennial's view of the generational gap and what it takes to bridge it at work.
Leadership Is Changing · Oct 2022
Leading Across Generations
How leaders can connect with people of every generation and lead them well, in conversation with host Denis Gianoutsos.
Lead To Succeed · Oct 2021
Engaging Millennials: Are Leaders Willing to Adapt?
A look at whether leaders are willing to adapt for the Millennial generation, built on the seven fundamentals from Vivek's book Engaging Millennials.
Adulting 101 · Apr 2021
How to Succeed as a Millennial at the Workplace
A short one with host John Lim on how Millennials can succeed at work, prove their value to bosses and find purpose in what they do.
The LeaderX Podcast · Apr 2020
Leading Millennials
A Series 2 conversation with host Lucy Barkas on leading Millennials.
In the Press
Opinion pieces and expert commentary in newspapers, magazines and industry sites.
Inside Travel · 20 Feb 2026
Why 2026 is the year to revisit your favourite childhood escapes
Quoted on why stretched-thin young people reach for nostalgia, off the back of Pinterest Predicts 2026.
adobo Magazine · 11 Dec 2025
The new normal of ambient chaos: how Gen Z is curating calm in a noisy world
Coverage of the Pinterest Predicts 2026 launch in Singapore, where Vivek spoke on the emotional drivers behind Gen Z behaviour.
Marketing-Interactive · 10 Dec 2025
These are the trends shaping Gen Z in 2026
Guest speaker at the Singapore launch of Pinterest Predicts 2026, on why Gen Z is looking to a simpler past.
The Straits Times · 16 Mar 2024
That cool influencer is actually a glamorised salesman
An opinion piece by Vivek on influencers, authenticity and the art of the deal.
The Straits Times · 17 Sep 2023
With no role models, Gen Zers are facing a quarter-life crisis
An opinion piece by Vivek on the first digital-native generation's rocky road into adulthood.