MEDIA & TV
Rita hosts her own television show, The Uma Show, on Mana TV International, and is a sought-after expert, thought-leader, and media contributor. She has been featured and quoted in multiple TV broadcasts, podcasts, radio and print, such as The Wall Street Journal, Fast Company, Entrepreneur, Fortune, Forbes, Bloomberg, CBS News and Fox News.
The Uma Show
The Uma Show, on Mana TV International is your one stop journey to feeling empowered. We bring you success stories from leading women and international experts and are a platform for change. We build confidence. We empower our members. We are your voice. We want you to embrace your inner Goddess of Go-Getting.
- King’s Business School, London, UK – Why Do Business Schools Give the ‘Ick’? June 18, 2025
- Awesome ITV, New York, USA – Saree Goes Global event coverage, May 6, 2024
- Awesome ITV, New York, USA – Saree Goes Global pre-event interview, April 30, 2024
- Indian Diaspora Global, Toronto, Canada – Leadership and Cross-cultural Identity, November 3, 2024
- City Tutors, New York, USA – Mentor Profile, March 25, 2024
- Forest School, London, UK – Finding your Path with Pivoting Careers, November 16, 2023
- Ardain Isma, Florida, USA – Ardain Isma in Conversation with Rita Kakati-Shah, September 27, 2023
- Talk Radio NYC, New York, USA – DEI and Leadership Strategies in the Workforce, November 29, 2022
- Live with Deneen Garrett, New York, USA – Be Bold! Be You!! Be Uma!!! With Rita Kakati-Shah, October 4, 2022
- The New School, New York, USA – Impact and Entrepreneurship, August 2, 2022
- Ellevate Network with Kristy Wallace, New York, USA – Gender Inclusion, June 17, 2022
- Her Success Story with Ivy Slater, New York, USA – The Confidence to Belong, June 13, 2022
- King’s Angel Network, London, UK – Entrepreneurship, startups, VCs and advice from The Goddess of Go-Getting: Your Guide to Confidence, Leadership, and Workplace Success, April 28, 2022
- Authors Unite, Miami, USA – Book Talk on The Goddess of Go-Getting and the journey with Uma, March 31, 2022
- DC Spotlight, Washington DC – Book Talk on The Goddess of Go-Getting, Be Inner Leaf designer dress, Interview on being an empowered woman, March 14, 2022
- Global Federal League, Bhubaneswar, India – Feminism, World Federalism, and Geopolitics in the Contemporary World, March 8, 2022
- Office Politics, King’s Business School, London, UK, February 23, 2022
- Ask Sharifah Roundtable Talk Show, Los Angeles, USA, January 13, 2022
- Pitchin’ and Sippin’ with Lexie Smith, Developing a Global Media Strategy and Point of View, Los Angeles, August 12, 2021
- Erupt Now, The New Face of Female Empowerment, Los Angeles, July 2021, 2021
- The Road to Sustainability, Women and Cultivating Differences, Israel, May 30, 2021
- The Road to Sustainability, Women’s Leadership is Contagious, Israel, April 25, 2021
- The Attitude Podcast, Empowering South Asian Women Internationally through Uma, April 7, 2021
- WOW Speaker Series, What’s Next? Navigating and succeeding in your next chapter with purpose, April 3, 2021
- The WOW Series x Rita Kakati-Shah, March 17, 2021
- Nightingale: KCL Womxn in STEM: Navigating your STEM Career, February 12, 2021
- Fempeak: Diversity & Inclusion: from Ticking a Box to a Change of Heart, February 11, 2021
- Growing your Financial Business the Woman’s Way: Be Bold! Be You! Be A Leader! with Rita Kakati-Shah, February 3, 2021
- The Amazing Women Podcast, C-Suite Radio, Interview with Rita Kakati-Shah of Uma, November 3, 2020
- Dubb, Advancing Women in the Workforce with Rita Kakati-Shah, September 24, 2020
- Mission Matters Entertainment, The Uma Show with Rita Kakati-Shah, September 10, 2020
- People at Work, Why decency is the start of inclusivity with Rita Kakati-Shah, March 25, 2020
- WSJ Podcasts, Secrets of Wealthy Women, How to Jump Start your Career in 2020, December 18, 2019
- Columbus Desi Radio, Tips for Returning to Work after a Career Transition, December 12, 2019
- I am CEO, October 21, 2019
- Disruptive CEO Nation, October 19, 2018
- Startup Pregnant, September 24, 2018
- Mana TV International: Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 17, 2024
- NDTV: Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 6, 2024
- NYC Desi TV: Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 4, 2024
- Mana TV International: Pre-event report on Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 3, 2024
- Awesome TV: Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 2, 2024
- News18 Assam and Northeast: Udyami Business Show – Success stories of trailblazing Assamese businesswomen and entrepreneurs, March 20, 2022
- News18 Assam and Northeast: Profile on President’s Lifetime Achievement Award winner, Rita Kakati-Shah, February 12, 2022
- Ticker News Australia: Special Interview on International Women’s Day, live news interview March 8, 2021
- Mana TV International: The Uma Show with Rita Kakati-Shah, aired from July 2020 onwards
- The Sentinel: Get Set Global: Assamese Women Achievers & Their Journeys, live air date September 13, 2020
- The MOX Life Show: Featured Interview: Re-entering Your Career with Confidence, air date June 15, 2020
- The MOX Life Show: Featured Interview: Re-entering Your Career with Confidence, air date February 17, 2020
- TV Asia: Expert panelist on TV Asia’s Center Stage, air date January 14, 2019
- TV BRICS: Interview on the importance of empowering women in Russia, air date November 30, 2018
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Rita Kakati-Shah has authored and co-authored books and research papers on educational pedagogy, leadership development, empowerment, business, inclusion and cross-cultural communication, which are available from 39,000+ retailers around the world. Visit her author page.
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The Goddess of Go-Getting: Your Guide to Confidence, Leadership, and Workplace Success, reached #1 Amazon bestseller across several categories.
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Time Travel to Assam, was released in celebration of Assamese being recognized as a classical language of India.
- King’s College London, Podcast reveals what’s broken in business education… And who’s trying to fix it, June 24, 2025
- King’s College London, Rita Kakati-Shah: A Force for Change, Innovation, and Action | Feature from King’s College London, March 5, 2025
- BAPS Akshardham Temple, New Jersey, USA, Tour and speech on spiritualism as it relates to mindfulness and confidence, January 11, 2025
- Stories of South Asians, A feature on the Journey of Rita Kakati-Shah, September 9, 2024
- Desi Swara, Indian (Kannada) coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 18, 2024
- Prothom Alo (North America), Bangladeshi coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 16, 2024
- The South Asian Times, Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 11, 2024
- The Times of India, Further coverage on Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 7, 2024
- The Indian EYE, Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 7, 2024
- India Today NE, Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 5, 2024
- Gujurat First News, Indian (Gujarati) coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 5, 2024
- Samaj Times, Nepali coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 5, 2024
- English Loktej, Indian (English) coverage of Saree Gloes Global in Times Square, May 5, 2024
- The Telegraph India, Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 5, 2025
- The Times of India, Coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, May 5, 2024
- The Indian EYE, Pre-event coverage of Saree Goes Global in Times Square, April 30, 2024
- City Tutors, Mentor Motivation Monday, April 1, 2024
- City Tutors, Women’s History Month, March 25, 2024
- Tellwell Publishing, Shoutout to Women Leaders on International Women’s Day, March 8, 2024
- Canvas Rebel, Meet Rita Kakati-Shah, October 19, 2023
- Global Indian, A Hero’s Journey with Rita Kakati-Shah, May 11, 2023
- The Wall Street Journal, How to Make Education an Investment After College, December 30, 2022
- Browngirl Magazine, Op-Ed: Monarch vs. Matriarch, the Death of Queen Elizabeth II Leaves British South Asians Divided on her 70-Year Reign, September 18, 2022
- Ms. Magazine, Reimagining the Gendered Workplace Post-COVID: It’s Time for a Redo – an Op-ed by Rita Kakati-Shah, May 17, 2022
- Bombay Stock Exchange Brokers’ Forum, Business and Lifestyle: The Art of Slowing Down to do More, April 1, 2022
- Forbes, Five Tips To Maximize The Impact Of A Corporation’s Diversity, Equity, And Inclusion Strategy, March 21, 2022
- Take the Lead, Uma Founder, CEO, Author on Manifesting Your Success With Confidence, March 18, 2022
- IndieReader, Advice from IR Approved Author Rita Kakati-Shah: “Always use your voice when you write,” March 16, 2022
- Prag News (English), Rita Kakati-Shah’s ‘The Goddess of Go-Getting’: A snapshot towards women empowerment, March 9, 2022
- Prag News, নিউয়ৰ্কত ৰীতা কাকতি শ্বাহৰ সফলতাই সহস্ৰজনক কৰিছে অনুপ্ৰাণিত (Rita Kakati-Shah’s Success in New York Inspires Thousands), March 9, 2022
- Romford Recorder, International Women’s Day: Hornchurch businesswoman publishes ’empowering’ book to motivate women, International Women’s Day: Hornchurch’s Rita publishes book, March 3, 2022
- IndieReader, THE GODDESS OF GO-GETTING, February 23, 2022
- citybiz, Diversity And Inclusion Strategist Rita Kakati-Shah To Release The Goddess Of Go-Getting On International Women’s Day, March 8th, February 22, 2022
- Northeast Today, Assam Woman Conferred With ‘US Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award’ For International Mentoring, Assam Woman Conferred With ‘US Presidential Lifetime Achievement Award’ For International Mentoring, February 7, 2022
- Guwahati Plus, Tete-A-Tete With Assam-Origin Career Strategist, Change Maker, Assam Woman Conferred Lifetime Achievement Award by US President, February 5, 2022
- The Assam Tribune, Page 8, US Prez honours Assamese woman with lifetime achievement award, January 25, 2022
- Romford Recorder, Front Page, Page 3, Mum-of-two honoured by US president Joe Biden, January 19, 2022
- Formidable Woman Magazine, Cover Story, Rita Kakati-Shah is the Goddess of Go-Getting, December 15, 2021
- Influential People News, Feature on Rita Kakati-Shah, October 4, 2021
- ShoutoutLA, Meet Rita Kakati-Shah | Award-winning Career Strategist & DEI Expert, September 1, 2021
- Voyage LA, Exploring Life & Business with Rita Kakati-Shah of Uma, August 19, 2021
- Achievers’ World, Cover Story, Furthering Gender Equality and Inclusions, August 7, 2021
- Amazing NamastE, Century of Tales from North East, featured chapter on Rita Kakati-Shah, July 7, 2021
- Entrepreneur, 18 Business Leaders on Creating an Inclusive and Equitable Society, May 10, 2021
- All Places, The One Thing Most Companies get Wrong on Diversity + Inclusion, May 3, 2021
- Himalayan Express, India to host the second United Nations Parliamentary Assembly Model, April 30, 2021
- City of Sacramento, Innovation and Economic Development, Mentor Sacramento: Volunteer Business Mentors, April 23, 2021
- Starter Story: How we Transitioned all Training and Coaching Sessions Online, February 12, 2021
- SEEMA Magazine: Cover Story – Firing up the Phoenix, December 6, 2020
- Welum Magazine: Develop Women and Minorities in the Workforce, November 25, 2020
- GoCo: How to Stop Women from Leaving your Workforce, October 29, 2020
- SEEMA Magazine: The Viral Risk of a Return to School, October 20, 2020
- Breaking Through, Rising Up: Strategies for Propelling Women of Color in Technology, Research Report with Citi and NPower, Rita Kakati-Shah’s advice on P.31: August 24, 2020
- Authority Magazine: Rita Kakati-Shah of Uma: 5 Steps We Must Take To Truly Create An Inclusive, Representative, and Equitable Society: July 13, 2020
- Newsbreak: Rita Kakati-Shah and Uma: “You need to be laser focused and have superior organization skills”: July 4, 2020
- Thrive Global: Rita Kakati-Shah and Uma: “You need to be laser focused and have superior organization skills”: July 3, 2020
- Authority Magazine: Rita Kakati-Shah of Uma: “Five things you can do create a fantastic work culture”: June 8, 2020
- Samra Wealth Management: Bad Moms, May 10, 2020
- The Wall Street Journal: How to Ace Your First Job After College. Remotely. May 9, 2020
- Knopman Marks Financial Training: How to Have Confidence in Any Situation, May 7, 2020
- WeRule: “Women Entrepreneurs Rule”, Feature Spotlight, March 29, 2020
- Diversity Woman Magazine: Your Second Act, Mar 6, 2020
- Authority Magazine: Social Impact Heroes: “How Rita Kakati-Shah and Uma are empowering women returning to the workforce”, Jan 28, 2020
- King’s Alumni News: My mentoring experience: Rita Kakati-Shah, Jan 16, 2020
- The Wall Street Journal: How to Jump Start Your Career in 2020, Dec 10, 2019
- Medium: How to Feel Empowered as a Female Entrepreneur, Nov 19, 2019
- Idea Mensch: Rita Kakati-Shah, Founder and CEO of Uma, Oct 1, 2019
- Business News Daily: : “Re-Entering the Workforce? Résumé Examples for Stay-at-Home Moms and Dads”, Aug 19, 2019
- PR Week: “IBM research: Much work to be done on making women’s advancement as a business priority”, Jun 5, 2019
- Her Money Mind: “She couldn’t get back to work after having kids, despite 10 years with Goldman Sachs. So she started her own company helping moms transition back to work. Read Rita Kakati Shah’s journey as a working mom”, May 22, 2019
- The Ascent: “Rita Kakati Shah’s Journey As A Working Mom”, May 21, 2019
- The Mommy Times: “Ultimately, without exposing viewers of all ages, especially the young and adolescent, to diverse programming, we are stunting the growth of our society”, April 11, 2019
- Thrive Global: “Ultimately, without exposing viewers of all ages, especially the young and adolescent, to diverse programming, we are stunting the growth of our society”, April 11, 2019
- Rasmussen College: “What Is Underemployment? The Job Market Phenomenon that Impacts Millions”, April 8, 2019
- Email Tuna: “I had 15 years of professional experience, but no one cared when I became a mom”, April 3, 2019
- Business Breaking News: “I had 15 years of professional experience, but no one cared when I became a mom”, April 3, 2019
- Fast Company: “I had 15 years of professional experience, but no one cared when I became a mom”, April 3, 2019
- Fast Company: “Why women are still making so much less than men”, April 2, 2019
- Rescue a CEO: “16 Entrepreneurs Explain The Best Ways to Innovate a Team”, April 1, 2019
- Ashley Graber: “Slow Down To Do More: “Why Stepped-Up Flexibility Policies Cut Turnover”, with Ashley Graber and Rita Kakati Shah, March 26, 2019
- Sejal Sehmi: “Global Arts Kingston International Women’s Day at Kingston Museum”, March 25, 2019
- Thrive Global: “Slow Down To Do More: Why Stepped-Up Flexibility Policies Cut Turnover”, with Ashley Graber and Rita Kakati Shah, March 25, 2019
- Authority Magazine: “Slow Down To Do More: Why Stepped-Up Flexibility Policies Cut Turnover”, with Ashley Graber and Rita Kakati Shah, March 25, 2019
- PR Week, Op-Ed by Rita Kakati Shah: “The Future is She”, March 12, 2019
- Authority Magazine: “Ultimately, without exposing viewers of all ages, especially the young and adolescent, to diverse programming, we are stunting the growth of our society”, March 8, 2019
- Beyond Mom: Interview Feature, January 14, 2019
- Starter Story: How Rita Kakati Shah Is Helping Women Get Back To Work, December 23, 2018
- King’s Business School: Prominent Alumni Feature, October 19, 2018
- Thrive Global: Female Disruptors: Rita Kakati Shah is shaking up job opportunities for women, October 10, 2018
- Authority Magazine, Female Disruptors: Rita Kakati Shah is shaking up job opportunities for women, October 9, 2018
- Dell Technologies, Diversity Is Only Half the Story: How Tech Can Help Foster Greater Inclusivity in the Workplace, September 19, 2018
- Cerkl, Pros Share 10 Tips for Managing Up, July 10, 2018
- Brown Girl Magazine, “Meet Rita Kakati Shah: The Wonder Woman Helping Other Mothers Transition Back to the Workforce”, Bushra Rahman, June 11, 2018
- InTouch, “King’s Debate: Positive action – the best way to break through the glass ceiling?” Opinion Piece https, May 3, 2018
- Working Mother, “I Didn’t Let the Motherhood Penalty Stop Me, and Neither Should You”, Rita Kakati Shah, Apr 9, 2018
- Purist, “You Can Have Your Kids and Work It Too”, Jamie Bufalino, October 27, 2017
- Baby Does NYC, “Your NYC Neighbor: Rita Kakati Shah of UMA”, Interview, October 2, 2017
- Mommy Bites, “Mommybites Chit-Chat with Rita Kakati Shah, Founder and CEO of Uma”, Interview, September 12, 2017
- WeRule, “Women Entrepreneurs Rule”, Interview, August 17, 2017
Influential People News, Feature on Rita Kakati-Shah, October 4, 2021
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