NOA Salon Vol. 7 - AfterLife: The Art of Conscious Creation - How near death revealed a deeper way to live, create, and lead.

​At twenty-something, Karan Batta had already lived the dream: a Universal Music Group publishing deal (with Dr. Dre, Tupac, and DMX estate), work on Conan O’Brien’s Warner Bros. stage, and scripts championed by Funny or Die and Kevin Hart’s Three Arts Entertainment.

​Then, in 2019, a sudden illness left him days from death. His liver failed. His body collapsed. What followed wasn’t an ending; it was a creative rebirth.

​In this conversation, Karan reveals how his “afterlife” re-anchored his art, ambition, and humanity. From rap to screenwriting, from hospitals to Hollywood, he reframed pain into purpose, proving that mastery begins where control ends. His journey now stands as a modern parable of resilience, perspective, and the courage to keep creating when nothing seems certain.

​Join us as we explore what founders, artists, and investors alike can learn from near-death clarity: that the true measure of success is not what we build, but how consciously we live while building it. Being creative as a way of being is the true luxury in life.