In this Business Blast Podcast episode, host Tyler Wagner interviews ethical hacker and entrepreneur Yash Pradhan. Yash shares his personal transformation from being overweight to achieving a fit physique, emphasizing perseverance and ignoring others' opinions. He offers cybersecurity career advice, stressing curiosity, asking questions, and learning from experienced professionals. His broader business guidance focuses on making money work for you, generating passive income, and learning to earn while you sleep. Yash advises his younger self to maintain self‑faith and invest in personal growth. He defines happiness as fulfillment and gratitude, cites Robert Kiyosaki’s Rich Dad Poor Dad as his favorite book—highlighting its lesson on financial independence—and shares his favorite quote, “Never give up.” Finally, he directs listeners to his LinkedIn and Instagram profiles for further connection.
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Alright everyone, welcome back to another episode of the Business Blast Podcast. I'm your host Tyler Wagner. Today I have Yash Pradhan with us. He's an ethical hacker and entrepreneur. So welcome to the show, Yash.
Hello there, and thanks for giving me the opportunity to have you have me on the show. Of course.
So we'll dive in. The first question I have for you is, what's the best story from your life that has an underlying valuable message?
The best story of my life is my transformation journey. I used to be very fat a year ago, and a lot of my friends would actually laugh and tease me. So I took it, took that as an inspiration and motivation, and I worked out daily, and I have undergone rigorous training. So, and I now have a good physique, and now nobody teases me and nothing. They all are shocked. So yeah, I Actually, that's a great transformation I went through. And I actually want to say that we should never give up and we should never be discouraged by anyone's opinions and we should do our own thing. That's what I learned from that.
And what's the most valuable piece of information we should know that's within your expertise or industry?
In cybersecurity field, you should always be curious. You should ask a lot of questions and always be ready to learn from another professionals. You should be very enthusiastic, enthusiastic about it, so you can learn much more from more experienced people out there.
And what's your best piece of overall business advice? So not necessarily industry specific.
Learn to make money work for you, not work, work for money all, all your life. Learn how to make money when you are asleep or doing nothing. So that's the most valuable piece of advice I have learned.
And if you could give your younger self one piece of advice, what would that be?
Well, that would be keep faith in yourself and believe in yourself. It really helps. And keep investing in yourself.
And in your opinion, what's the key to happiness?
For me, happiness is the fulfillment and be grateful for what you have.
And what's the best—
sorry, go ahead. Yeah, yeah, go on.
What's the best book that you've read and what was the number one thing you learned from that?
The best book I have read is Robert Kiyosaki's Rich Dad Poor Dad. It has a lot of things which I can learn from. The most valuable thing was Learn how to make money work for you and not work for the money all over your lifetime.
And what's your favorite quote and why?
My favorite quote is "Never give up" because it shows my attitude, which is never give up. I don't give up.
And thank you so much for coming on. And last question I have for you is, where's the best place for people to find you online?
You can find me on LinkedIn and you can also follow me on Instagram. I go by the name Yash Pradhan in both of the social media platforms.
Perfect. Thanks again for coming on, Yash. We appreciate it.
Thanks, Tyler Wagner, for having me on your show.
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