How to Make Your Company Look Great (Without Changing Anything)

What happens when a billionaire’s heir swaps balance sheets for a camera lens? In this episode of The Jest Business Podcast, Paddy and I sit down with Veeru Murugappan, founder of Coromandel Productions – and yes, part of that Murugappan family – to talk about the wild world of corporate video production. From getting scammed by a cameraman named Richard Sample (yes, really) to filming with Sachin Tendulkar and sharks, Veeru’s stories are straight out of a satire on the creative industry.

We also take a hilarious detour into how corporate videos are made… and why they look nothing like real offices. If you’ve ever sat through one, you’ll want to hear this.

Discussion Topics: How to Make Your Company Look Great

• Meet the man who ditched legacy for lenses
• What happens when privilege meets purpose?
• A 100-year-old secret to giving back
• Inside the chaos (and comedy) of production life
• When clients say We love it, but can you cut the price?
• The cameraman who vanished—with all the footage
• How friendships implode when money’s on the table
• The one question every husband fears most
• Sharks, cricketers, and unexpected detours
• The most ridiculous client request ever made
• Why exposure doesn’t pay the bills
• The sponsor who regretted hitting ‘transfer’
• What corporate videos really say about your company
• If corporate life were a film, this would be it
• One last laugh—and a serious takeaway

Our Host: Rahul Phondke & Paddy Rangappa

Rahul Phondke has been a prolific writer of humour columns since his childhood days which ended sometime last year. People are still wondering how this happened. He turned to writing humour at an early age in an effort to find some meaning to the angst of life, which he found almost immediately after his first two cans of beer. Based in Singapore, he is extremely sought after by the locals …unfortunately most of whom happen to be the police. He is an active member on Facebook and can be easily reached…unless he happens to owe you money.

Paddy Rangappa has worked in marketing for more than twenty-six years. After over a decade in Procter & Gamble in India, Indonesia, and Singapore, he became vice president, brand development for McDonald’s in Asia Pacific, Middle East, and Africa (APMEA) and developed strategies to significantly grow breakfast, beverages, and desserts, especially the McCafé brand, across APMEA. Outside work, Paddy is an avid tennis player and a freelance writer. He has also taught Integrated Marketing Communications (IMC) to senior undergraduates and MBA students at the Singapore Management University (SMU). He is the author of Been There Bungled That and Spark.