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Career Principles of Principal Economic Advisor to the Government Sanjeev Sanyal
March 03, 2021 17:36 - 57 minutes - 53 MBSanjeev Sanyal is the Principal Economic Advisor to the Government of India. An internationally acclaimed economist and best-selling author, he spent two decades in the financial sector and was Global Strategist & Managing Director at Deutsche Bank till 2015. He was named Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum in 2010. He is also a well-known environmentalist and urban theorist. In 2007, he was awarded the Eisenhower Fellowship for his work on urban dynamics. He has been a Visiting...
Career Principles Oxford DPhil Candidate and MTT Founder Mohini Gupta
March 02, 2021 19:14 - 46 minutes - 43 MBMohini Gupta is currently a research scholar in language politics at the University of Oxford. She founded the multilingual digital collective Mother Tongue Twisters to promote Indian language poetry for young readers, and curate conversations on literary translation. Mohini was the Charles Wallace India Trust Translator-Writer Fellow in 2017 for creative writing and translation, hosted by Literature Across Frontiers. An alumna of SOAS University of London, she has been a Research Fellow at...
Career Principles of Former Govt. of India Secretary Anil Swarup (IAS)
February 26, 2021 21:03 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBDuring his career spanning 38 years, Anil Swarup attempted to 'make it happen'. Before joining the IAS in 1981, he served the IPS for a year. He won Director's Gold Medal at the LBS National Academy of Administration amongst the officers of his batch. As a civil servant, he held various assignments within both the State (UP) and Central Govt. During the final years of his career, he served as Secretary in the Ministry of Coal where he handled the aftermath of the coal scam. Thereafter, he se...
Understanding Social Change and Social Networks with Author and Penn Professor Damon Centola
February 26, 2021 19:44 - 45 minutes - 42.2 MBDamon Centola is a Professor in the Annenberg School for Communication, the School of Arts and Sciences, and the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences at the University of Pennsylvania, where he is Director of the Network Dynamics Group and Senior Fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. His research addresses social networks and behavior change. His work has been published across several disciplines in journals such as Science, Proceedings of the National Academy of ...
Leadership Lessons with YC Alumna and Founder of Tiny Broadway Anisa Mirza
February 26, 2021 15:06 - 1 hour - 55.9 MBAnisa Mirza is a software entrepreneur, passionate about the intersection of technology and social causes. A 2x founder, Mirza is a Y Combinator alum and named Forbes Top 30 Under 30 Social Innovators for 2016. She is the Founder and President of Tiny Broadway, the leading education platform for arts and theatre experiences. Her first company, Giveffect, is the all-in-one software for nonprofits across North America, processing over $24 Million in donations annually. As Founder, and former ...
Cracking Harvard Kennedy School and the World Bank Scholarship with Prateek Kanwal
February 10, 2021 19:15 - 53 minutes - 49.7 MBPrateek Kanwal is a World Bank Scholar and did his Master in Public Policy (MPP) from the Harvard Kennedy School in United States. He did his undergraduate studies in Finance & Accounting from NMIMS, Mumbai. Over a period of last 10 years, he has worked across government, private and non-profit sector both nationally and internationally. This experience has allowed him to plan and execute key policies in the education sector. He is an international speaker and is invited frequently to delive...
Inculcating Serendipity with Dr. Christian Busch
February 10, 2021 18:55 - 55 minutes - 51 MBDr. Christian Busch is the director of the Global Economy program at New York University's Center for Global Affairs, where he teaches on purpose-driven leadership, impact entrepreneurship, social innovation, and emerging markets. He is a Visiting Fellow at the London School of Economics (LSE) and the co-founder of Leaders on Purpose, an organization convening high-impact leaders, as well as the Sandbox Network, a global community of young innovators active in over 20 countries. Previously, ...
Building Dual Careers with Poet and Diplomat Abhay Kumar
February 03, 2021 11:36 - 58 minutes - 53.7 MBAbhay Kumar or Abhay K. (born 1980) is an Indian poet-diplomat and India's 21st Ambassador to Madagascar and Ambassador to Comoros. He has served in different diplomatic capacities earlier in Russia, Nepal and Brazil. His published collections of poetry include The Seduction of Delhi, The Eight-Eyed Lord of Kathmandu, The Prophecy of Brasilia, The Alphabets of Latin America among others, while his edited books are CAPITALS, 100 Great Indian Poems, 100 More Great Indian Poems, New Brazilian P...
Principles for Creating the Next-Gen Fintech with Y Combinator Alum and Decentor Founder Rohit Taneja
February 03, 2021 11:23 - 46 minutes - 43.3 MBIn this podcast you will learn - Unpacking the fin-tech ecosystem in India and the opportunities that exist Mental models for building effective products and teams Experience of founding and scaling a startup amidst a pandemic The Y Combinator experience and learnings from previous ventures An IIT-graduate with over 6 years of experience in Fintech, Rohit founded Decentro in his pursuit to help businesses reduce integration time by ~10X and capital expenditure by ~80%. Rohit co-founded...
Shaping Meaningful Career as an Academic & Entrepreneur with Cornell PhD. Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao
February 03, 2021 11:19 - 45 minutes - 41.9 MBIn this podcast you will learn - Mental models for building a career at the intersection of academia with entrepreneurship Lessons on grit and perseverance while working on a PhD. The importance of mentors in professional progression and the role of giving-back Experience of pursing a multidisciplinary PhD. and finding the ‘right’ supervisor. Xiangkun (Elvis) Cao (https://www.elviscao.com/) is an honoree by three 30 under 30 lists including Forbes’ 30 under 30 in Energy. His Ph.D. thes...
Understanding the nuances of Effective Communication with Marie Beauchesne
February 03, 2021 11:11 - 41 minutes - 38.8 MBIn this podcast you learn - The impact of nationality and gender of communication styles. Mental models for ‘authentic’ communication The difference between ‘bragging’ and 'effective communication' Marie is a personal communication expert, author and TEDx speaker. She has been working at the intersection of communications and innovations for the past 10 years, with a career ranging from advertising to consulting and fashion. On a daily basis she helps managers and thought leaders transf...
Leading a Food-Tech revolution with SIPA grad Manal Kahi
January 28, 2021 17:52 - 38 minutes - 36 MBManal is the co-founder and CEO of Eat Offbeat, a refugee-driven food company that delivers authentic meals conceived and prepared by refugees who now call New York City home. Manal moved to NYC to pursue a career in environmental affairs, but the Hummus she found on supermarket shelves led her on a different journey. She co-founded Eat Offbeat to help New Yorkers discover authentic cuisines from around the world all the while creating quality jobs. Eat Offbeat has since served over 250,000 ...
Understanding Human Edge with Dr. Marcus Ranney
January 18, 2021 19:41 - 37 minutes - 34.5 MBDr. Marcus Ranney’s journey has led him from disease care, at the patient’s bed-side, to wellbeing, in some of the most extreme environments around the planet. Graduating from University College of London Medical School (UCL), his research has taken him to Mt. Everest, the Arctic Circle and the Alps. He has worked with fighter pilots whilst in the Royal Airforce and with astronauts whilst at NASA. Leaving the world of clinical medicine in 2010, his work now looks at the role of wellbeing in ...
The Most Unconventional Way of Breaking Into Venture Capital with Rahul Rana
January 14, 2021 19:28 - 41 minutes - 38.5 MBRahul Rana is a venture builder and investor with specialties in finance and astrophysics. He works for Lux Capital, a $2.5bn deeptech venture capital firm. He is the author of Making Moonshots—a deep dive into the mindsets, philosophies, and strategies conducive to building moonshot companies. "Moonshot company" entails three things: taking an advanced science or deep technology and using it in a radical solution to solve a big problem in the world.
Stanford Student Lila Shroff on Taking a Gap Year and Building Side Hustle Stack
January 12, 2021 19:38 - 1 hour - 58.2 MBLila Shroff is deeply interested in media innovation and is passionate about creating a healthier media ecosystem. Currently, Lila is on a gap year, working as a Research Analyst at Atelier Ventures and building Side Hustle Stack, before starting at Stanford University next fall. She is also spending her gap year as part of the initial cohort at Girlhood* (a new digital media organization by and for girls), working independently on a creative writing project, and was previously a fellow at S...
Career Principles of Doctor, Social Entrepreneur and Harvard Kennedy School Graduate Ruha Shadab
January 07, 2021 21:52 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBRuha Shadab is a doctor turned public health professional turned social entrepreneur. She is the Founder of LedBy Foundation, a unique leadership incubator that works on improving equity in the workplace. She is a recent graduate from Harvard University, where she received her Master in Public Policy on a full tuition scholarship. On graduation, she was awarded the Harvard Kennedy School Women’s Leadership Award: the first Indian to receive it. During her Master’s, she served as the Co-Cha...
What a virtual Wharton India Economic Forum organized by MBAs taking classes online look like
December 29, 2020 14:41 - 54 minutes - 50.8 MBThis podcast covers - Exploring India: self-reliant, resilient, reignited Taking the 25 year old legacy forward and hosting the first virtual WIEF conference Learnings and reflections from 2020 and a virtual MBA programme Principles for curating a virtual experience and engineering serendipity Register now - https://www.eventbrite.com/e/wharton-india-economic-forum-2021-virtual-conference-tickets-132689181915 Divya Kamerkar Divya Kamerkar is an Entrepreneurship and Innovation major a...
Career Principles and Mental Models with Bain & Company Partner Sri Rajan
December 29, 2020 13:04 - 1 hour - 56.1 MBIn this podcast you learn - Combining data and curiosity to conduct micro-experiments The power of writing and clarity of thought The importance of cognitive diversity in hiring Advice for young professionals and students. Sri Rajan is a partner in Bain & Company's San Francisco office. Prior to this, he was the chairman and managing director of Bain’s India offices. He is an active contributor to the firm's Customer Strategy & Marketing, Private Equity, Advanced Manufacturing & Servic...
Mastering Product Management with Stanford GSB Alum Stephen Cognetta
December 27, 2020 16:19 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBStephen is CEO and co-founder of Exponent. He is a product management thought leader who has presented at Google, WeWork, Stanford GSB, Duke, Yale and more. Previously, Stephen was a product manager at Google.
Principles of Scaling Consumer Brand with Y Combinator Alumna and SockSoho CEO Pritika Mehta
December 27, 2020 14:08 - 50 minutes - 47 MBPritika Mehta is a Data Scientist turned entrepreneur. She is the founder and CEO of SockSoho. SockSoho is India's fastest growing fashion tech brand for millennial men. It was recently backed by Y Combinator in the US. She has worked with Fortune 500 companies in the US like Bank of America, Tripadvisor, etc. before starting SockSoho. Pritika holds a Masters in Artificial Intelligence from the State University of New York. In 2018, she was chosen on the advisory board of Queen Elizabeth’s ...
“The Battle of Belonging” with Dr. Shashi Tharoor
December 22, 2020 16:08 - 1 hour - 61 MBThere are over a billion Indians alive today. But are some Indians more Indian than others? To answer this question, one that is central to the identity of every man, woman, and child who belongs to the modern Republic of India, eminent thinker and bestselling writer Shashi Tharoor explores hotly contested ideas of nationalism, patriotism, citizenship, and belonging. In the course of his study, he explains what nationalism is, and can be, reveals who is anti-national, what patriotism actual...
Leadership lessons with Jean-Philippe Courtois (Executive Vice President and President, Global Sales, Marketing & Operations at Microsoft Corp.)
December 03, 2020 19:26 - 30 minutes - 28.1 MBIn this podcast, you will learn - 1. How his leadership role and style evolved within Microsoft over 36 years. 2. Role of mentors and ways to build strong mentor-mentee relationships 3. Mental models to understand how corporate impact and social impact go hand in hand 4. Art of being a constructive contrarian and advice to his 18 year self 5. Nuances of cultural intelligence 6. Principles of work-life harmony As executive vice president and president, Global Sales, Marketing & Operat...
The Art of Writing with Dr. Shashi Tharoor
October 13, 2020 21:35 - 47 minutes - 43.6 MBThis podcast covers - Throorosaurus: adventures and stories. The difference between ‘Mudita’ and ‘envy' How to become a ‘learn it all’. Dr. Shashi Tharoor is a Member of Parliament, author and a wizard of words. In Tharoorosaurus, he shares fifty-three examples from his vocabulary: unusual words from every letter of the alphabet.
No Rules Rules - Book Discussion and Conversation with Professor and Author Erin Meyers
October 13, 2020 17:58 - 48 minutes - 45.1 MBThis podcast covers - 1. Scaling trust across cultures at Netflix 2. The importance of constructive candour and talent density at Netflix 3. What Sheryl Sandberg learned from Reed Hastings for a day and many other stories that are core to understanding Netflix Erin Meyer is the author of The Culture Map: Breaking Through the Invisible Boundaries of Global Business and co-author with Reed Hastings of No Rules Rules: Netflix and the Culture of Reinvention. She is also a professor at INS...
Art of Topping IIT JEE and Building a Meaningful VC Career
August 02, 2020 14:40 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn this podcast you learn - 1. Mental models for making early career decisions. 2. Advice for cracking competitive examinations through smart planning and cognitive continuity. 3. Nuances of rapid experimentation and first principle thinking for learning and effective decision making. Anagh Prasad was All India Rank – 1 in the first ever edition of JEE Main (2013). He joined IIT Delhi with AIR-66 in JEE Advanced and graduated from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering with ...
Art of Topping IIT JEE and Building an Interesting VC Career
August 02, 2020 14:40 - 1 hour - 55.5 MBIn this podcast you learn - 1. Mental models for making early career decisions. 2. Advice for cracking competitive examinations through smart planning and cognitive continuity. 3. Nuances of rapid experimentation and first principle thinking for learning and effective decision making. Anagh Prasad was All India Rank – 1 in the first ever edition of JEE Main (2013). He joined IIT Delhi with AIR-66 in JEE Advanced and graduated from the Department of Computer Science and Engineering with ...
Career Principles with Vice President of Altamont Capital Partners Sahil Bloom
August 01, 2020 16:16 - 52 minutes - 48.9 MBIn this podcast you learn - Mental models for career pivots. Navigating the investment spectrum and breaking into private equity. The art of thinking like a contrarian. Sahil Bloom is a Vice President at Altamont Capital Partners, a generalist private equity firm with over $2.5 billion in capital under management, where he focuses on investments in the consumer products and services sector. Sahil received an M.A. in Public Policy and a B.A. in Economics and Sociology from Stanford Univer...
Mental Models of UpLink Lead Dr. Laura-Marie Töpfer
July 16, 2020 08:23 - 51 minutes - 47.6 MBIn this podcast you learn - 1. The importance of being a deep-generalist. 2. Nudging yourself to experiment and take calculated risks. 3. The power of incentives. Laura-Marie is helping build WEF’s first AI-powered digital platform that connects best-in-class impact entrepreneurs with corporates, investors and policymakers to scale solutions globally. She is the Business Development & Strategy Lead responsible for helping design Uplink’s business model, fundraising & partnerships strat...
Mental Wellbeing in the Digital Age with Neha
July 12, 2020 15:57 - 35 minutes - 32.5 MBIn this podcast you learn - 1. The nuances of taking a community approach to addressing mental health concerns. 2. Importance of building inclusive workplaces. 3. Augmenting personal wellbeing For over a decade, Neha worked at the intersection of the creative and social sectors. Having founded India’s first international art fair, she ran it successfully for ten years before selling the business to MCH Basel and moving her focus to the marginalised sector of mental health. Being a pas...
Meaningful Careers in Venture Capital with Rahul Khanna
June 26, 2020 10:30 - 57 minutes - 53.4 MBIn this Masterclass you learn - 1. Mental models for original and contrarian thinking. 2. Principles of shaping meaningful careers in VC. 3. Art of making great decisions. 4. Powerful productivity techniques. Rahul Khanna is the Co-Founder and Managing Partner at Trifecta Capital, India’s first and largest Venture Debt Fund with assets of $210 million under management across two Funds. As of Dec 1, 2019, Trifecta Capital has provided Rs. 1200 crores of venture debt across 56 companies...
Exploring Career Plans with Writer and Aerospace Engineer Amrita
May 13, 2020 12:44 - 41 minutes - 38.4 MBIn this podcast you learn- 1. Reconciling multiple interest to follow your curiosity 2. Transitions from an Aerospace Engineer to a Fiction Author 3. Importance of discipline and consistency in writing Amrita studied aerospace engineering at IIT Bombay and Stanford University. After spending over a decade in strategy, operations, and marketing roles at Google, BCG, Pocket Gems, and Good Earth, she now leads Wadhwani AI’s projects in the Maternal and Child Health space. Milk Teeth, her fi...
Power of Visual Stories Amidst Covid 19 with UNFPA and Prezi
May 07, 2020 12:59 - 31 minutes - 29.4 MBIn this podcast, you will learn - 1. Insights from running a global information dissemination campaign 2. The importance of leveraging visual content in vernacular languages to fight the COVID pandemic 3. The role of youth leadership in bringing grassroots change with global impact Irem Tumer is a former Youth Innovation Fellow and the current Focal Point for Youth Leadership and Participation at UNFPA HQ. She is passionate about reaching young leaders and youth-led organizations throu...
Art of Discovering Stories Worth Telling with Onaiza
May 04, 2020 17:38 - 51 minutes - 48.1 MBIn this masterclass, you will learn - 1. Leveraging business studies and anthropology training to write a book on Kashmiri Folk Tales. 2. The art of nurturing and guiding your curiosity. 3. The art and discipline for research and writing. Onaiza Drabu is a Kashmiri anthropologist. She writes about identity, nationalism and Islamophobia, and co-curates a newsletter called ‘Daak’, on South Asian literature and art. She has recently published The Legend of Himal and Nagrai: Greatest Kashmi...
Principles of Building Meaningful Second Careers with CSF and Ashoka University Founder Ashish Dhawan
April 29, 2020 10:30 - 1 hour - 44.1 MBIn this podcast you will learn 1. Mental models for building a meaningful second career 2. Art of being a contrarian 3. How to combine distinct strands of thought and create something unique 4. Deep-dive into India's education challenge along with implementable ideas to bring about change 5. Critical importance of human capital development 6. Nuances of building a career in the development sector 7. The difference between important and urgent Ashish Dhawan is the Founder and CEO of Ce...
How Author and Investor Patrick J. McGinnis Invented the Term ‘FOMO'
April 28, 2020 15:48 - 45 minutes - 22.1 MBKey insights and mental models: 1. The real story behind the term ‘FOMO’ 2. Negotiating with the ‘Fear of Better Opportunity’. 3. Navigating through global crisis by pivoting and reimagining career paths 4. The power of sharing interesting ideas Patrick J,. McGinnis is an international venture capitalist and the author of Fear of Missing Out: Practical Decision-Making in a World of Overwhelming Choice (out May 5, 2020). Patrick coined the term FOMO (Fear of Missing Out), as well as the rela...
Unpacking Governance Consulting in India with Samagra CEO Gaurav Goel
April 27, 2020 17:48 - 45 minutes - 22.6 MBKey insights and mental models: 1. Pivoting to unconventional and unchartered career paths 2. Understanding the governance consulting models and landscape in India 3. Unit and scale of change in the context of governance in India Gaurav Goel is the Founder & CEO of Samagra | Transforming Governance, a mission-driven governance consulting firm. Gaurav holds a dual degree in Computer Science & Engineering from IIT Delhi and an MBA from IIM Calcutta. After graduating from IIM Calcutta, he joine...
How Being Weird Can Be Your Superpower with Olga Khazan
April 27, 2020 16:24 - 32 minutes - 15.9 MBKey insights and mental models: 1. The power of being an outsider 2. Balancing between being liked and being a contrarian 3. The process of research, story-building and writing 4. Making your weirdness work for you Olga Khazan is a staff writer for The Atlantic, covering health, gender, and science. Prior to that, she was The Atlantic’s Global editor. She has also written for the Los Angeles Times, the Washington Post, Forbes, and other publications. She is a two-time recipient of the Inter...
Augmenting Emotional Intelligence with AI: Career Principles of Dr. Rana
April 21, 2020 14:20 - 43 minutes - 27.5 MBIn this podcast you will learn - 1. Defying social and gender norms to build a deep-tech company. 2. Humanising technology through Artificial Emotional Intelligence and ethical AI. 3. Importance of data diversity and ethics for building inclusive technology. 4. Negotiating with criticism and failure to augment long term success. Rana el Kaliouby, PhD, is co-founder and CEO of Affectiva, and author of the forthcoming book Girl Decoded, which is available for pre-order now. Rana is the pione...
Career Principles and Mental Models of Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Part III)
April 18, 2020 17:21 - 1 hour - 34.8 MBIn this episode you will learn the following: 1. Leveraging diplomacy to navigate through high-pressure scenarios. 2. The importance of maintaining diverse networks and nurturing old relationships. 3. Nuances of negotiating the non-negotiable. 4. Role of ingenuity, trust and commitment in politics. An author, politician, and former international civil servant, Shashi Tharoor straddles several worlds of experience. Currently a third-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram consti...
Career Principles and Insights with Dr. Mukund Ranjan (Part I)
April 08, 2020 11:21 - 46 minutes - 20.8 MBIn this episode you will learn the following: 1. The art of contextually relevant learning and unlearning 2. Evolution of social responsibility, sustainability and governance in Indian corporates 3. Principles of negotiating the non-negotiable Dr. Mukund Rajan, is the Chairman of ECube Investment Advisors Private Limited, which focusses on Environment, Social and Governance (ESG) issues in India. ECube announced a partnership in 2019 with Quantum Advisors to invest in the mid-market space...
Career Principles and Mental Models of Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Part II)
April 07, 2020 17:31 - 1 hour - 35.9 MBIn this episode you will learn the following: 1. Building transferable skills - lessons from an author, diplomat and politican 2. Peacekeepking and negotiations in the Cold War era 3. The mental models required to work in an international, multi-cultural and complex environment like the UN. An author, politician, and former international civil servant, Shashi Tharoor straddles several worlds of experience. Currently a third-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency a...
Understanding EdTech and AI Around the World with Teach for All Senior Director Alex
April 06, 2020 09:46 - 54 minutes - 38.2 MBIn this podcast you will learn – 1. How AI and facial recognition technologies are changing how students learn 2. The role of poets in a world obsessed with quants 3. Practical ways of augmenting learning by combining deep tech and teacher training 4. Specific interventions by different counties such as Finland, China, South Korea to make students ready for the 21st century Alex has worked in education for a decade. After starting out as an English teacher in a London comprehensive, he co...
Career Principles and Mental Models of Dr. Shashi Tharoor (Part I)
March 26, 2020 15:17 - 44 minutes - 61.5 MBIn this episode you will learn the following: 1. The importance of conducting micro-experiments towards shaping a meaningful career 2. The art of being a contrarian 3. The power of multi-disciplinary learning and clear thinking An author, politician, and former international civil servant, Shashi Tharoor straddles several worlds of experience. Currently a third-term Lok Sabha MP representing the Thiruvananthapuram constituency and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing C...
Understanding Open Democracy and Politics without Politicians with Yale Professor Helene Landemore
March 05, 2020 19:11 - 1 hour - 23.4 MBIn this podcast you will learn - 1. How to choose a career in social sciences? 2. What might politics without politicians look like 3. Practical ways to make democracy more inclusive Hélène Landemore is Associate Professor of Political Science, with Tenure. Her research and teaching interests include democratic theory, political epistemology, theories of justice, the philosophy of social sciences (particularly economics), constitutional processes and theories, and workplace democracy. He...
Addressing India's Educational Inequity with Data and Empathy: Columbia Alum Anushri
March 04, 2020 09:43 - 40 minutes - 36.8 MBIn this podcast you will learn: 1. How to understand education inequity in India from a holistic lens 2. How to work with different stakeholders in the education space 3. How to carve out a meaningful career doing something you truly care about As the Adhyayan Foundation CEO and founding team member, Anushri is responsible for creating the strategic vision for the organization, developing and overseeing implementation of programmes across 827 government schools in Goa and 5000+ schools in...
Connecting Dots and Creating Opportunities with IDFC PE Founder Luis Miranda
February 28, 2020 09:43 - 45 minutes - 41.6 MBIn this podcast you will learn 1. How to create your own luck 2. How to figure out your next career move 3. Art of connecting the dots Luis Miranda is Chairman of the Centre for Civil Society and CORO. He has been involved in setting up 2 highly successful companies - HDFC Bank and IDFC Private Equity. He is a Co-Founder of the Indian School of Public Policy. Luis spends his time, with his wife, connecting dots; using their networks to help the organisations they are connected with. He ...
Transforming Adversity into Competitive Edge with HBS Professor Laura Huang
February 28, 2020 08:25 - 33 minutes - 30.5 MBHBS Professor | INSEAD MBA | Author of Edge: Turning Adversity into Advantage In this podcast you will learn 1.Specific suggestions to transform negative perceptions, bias and adversity into competitive advantage 2.How to make a super awkward meeting with Elon Musk into one of the most productive discussions 3.Unexplored nuances of gender and accent when it comes to promotion and career advancement Laura Huang is a Professor at Harvard Business School. She has spent her academic caree...
The INSEAD MBA Who Left Amazon to Sell Doughnuts
February 26, 2020 10:12 - 58 minutes - 53.6 MBRadio broadcasting, advertising agencies, Google, Amazon,... Christian Schoepke's career path has almost as much variety as his latest product focus: donuts. He left the sexy world of film licensing at Amazon's Prime Video service in 2019, only to find himself in-midst of barrels of hot frying oil on a London street food market. Holding an undergraduate degree from the University of Toronto and an MBA from INSEAD, Christian now combines his experience in marketing (agencies), negotiation (Ama...
Davos Reflections and Shaping Careers Addressing Climate Change with Karolina
February 19, 2020 06:21 - 27 minutes - 25.2 MBIn this podcast you will learn: 1. What happens at Davos 2. How you can build a career attempting to solve climate change 3. Learn the advantages of living abroad and challenging oneself Karolina is a Global Shaper based in the Stockholm Hub. She is employed at Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI)’s program for Climate Change and Risk, focusing on institutional responses to climate-related security risks. There, she is situated between academia and policy, where the tr...
Learning Grit from Cuban Refugee Turned Princeton Professor Miguel Centeno
February 11, 2020 21:45 - 49 minutes - 45.3 MBMiguel Angel Centeno was born in Cuba and by a miraculous set of adventures escaped to Spain and then landed up in the United States. He was raised by a single mom and spent most of his teenage years in housing projects. With grit, relentless efforts and determination to escape poverty, Miguel graduated from Yale with scholarship. Among other degrees, he also got an MBA and worked in advertising for a while. He soon realized that the business world was not for him. He was far more inspired ...