Re-inventing yourself with spirituality, sustainability, and technology
Shailesh Haribhakti
Board Chairman | Chartered Accountant | ESG | Exponential Technologies
About Shailesh
Mr. Haribhakti is a Chartered and Cost Accountant, an Internal Auditor, and a Certified Financial Planner & Fraud Examiner. He is a Board Chairman, Audit Committee Chair, and Independent Director at some of the country’s most preeminent organizations. He is a well-known thought leader on the Indian Economy and Public Policy. He is an ExTech (Exponential Technologies), ESG (Environmental, Social, Governance) & IR (Integrated Reporting) Evangelist. He is also an author of 2 books – “The Digital Professional” and “Audit Renaissance”. Mr. Haribhakti is highly passionate about the above and actively speaks about them at various forums.
Take home these learnings
1) Living a sustainable life
2) Stepping stones to build the infrastructure for a better world
3) How to be a life-long learner?
4) The cyclic formula to re-invent yourself.
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Sangeeta Talwar
Shattering The Unseen Barriers As A Women Leader
Sangeeta Talwar
Global Community Lead at Camunda, Board Member at Signal of Solidarity
Sangeeta Talwar
Sangeeta Talwar is acclaimed as the first woman in the Consumer Products sector in India and has blazed several new trails. In a career spanning over 30 years, Mrs. Talwar has worked across large businesses of European, American, and Indian corporations. She largely worked with the private sector in India & in Switzerland as well as spearheaded the implementation of a national-level, Social sector - World Bank-funded project in Rural India. She has multifunctional exposure across the disciplines of Marketing, Sales, Human Resources and General Management and has built familiarity both with urban as well as rural India.
Take home these learnings
2. Empowering women at work
3. Looking at the world through the lens of a Woman
4. Adding value to people's life
Deepak Kothari
Painting A Blank Canvas: Deepak's Entrepreneurial Journey of FTCash
Deepak Kothari
Co-Founder at ftcash
Deepak Kothari
Deepak Kothari is an Indian entrepreneur and co-founder of ft cash, a Mumbai-based financial technology company that offers digital payments and lending solutions to micro and small businesses in India.
Born and raised in Varanasi, India, Deepak was exposed to entrepreneurship at an early age through his father, who ran a small business. After completing his engineering degree, Deepak worked in various roles in the tech industry before pursuing his MBA from IIM Ahmedabad.
It was during his time at IIM Ahmedabad that Deepak was inspired to create a business that would make a positive impact on society. In 2014, he co-founded ft cash, which has since grown into a leading provider of digital payments and lending solutions in India.
Through ft cash, Deepak is focused on helping micro and small businesses gain access to the financial tools they need to thrive. The company's innovative solutions enable business owners to accept digital payments, access loans, and manage their finances in real-time.
Deepak is passionate about using technology to drive social change and improve access to financial services for underserved communities. Under his leadership, ft cash has been recognized as a leader in financial inclusion and has won several awards for its innovative approach to digital finance.
With his entrepreneurial spirit and commitment to making a positive impact on society, Deepak Kothari is a true visionary in the world of fintech.
Take home these learnings:
2. Maintaining integrity in an organisation
3. Customer centricity is the key to trusting the brand
4. Helping the finance needs of Indian small businesses
Abhishek Gupta
We Are Entitled To Nothing
Abhishek Gupta
CFO at Myntra
Abhishek Gupta
Abhishek Gupta, currently serving as the CFO at Myntra, is a seasoned Chartered Accountant with over 18 years of rich experience in the FMCG and Consumer Tech sectors. With Myntra being a leading fashion e-commerce platform, Abhishek plays a pivotal role in driving financial excellence and strategic decision-making for the organization.
Throughout his career, Abhishek has showcased his expertise in finance lead roles, partnering with functions such as Sales, Marketing, Supply Chain, Categories, and commercial operations for Manufacturing and Retail Business. His strong business acumen and keen understanding of the industry have contributed to Myntra's success and growth in the highly competitive market.
Abhishek's extensive experience spans across core finance and commercial areas, including Risk Management and Internal Controls, Procure to Pay, Record to Report, Performance Management, and Global Shared Services. He brings a data-driven and analytical approach to decision making, prioritizing process optimization and efficiency.
Known for his exceptional business partnering abilities, Abhishek combines thought leadership with execution rigour, enabling the setup of scalable business models. He possesses strong interpersonal skills and is adept at effective stakeholder management.
Integrity and Ownership are the pillars of Abhishek's professional ethos. He embraces an inclusive leadership style, prioritizing the growth and well-being of his team members. Abhishek strongly believes in a "People First" approach, fostering a collaborative and nurturing work environment.
Prior to his role at Myntra, Abhishek has held leadership positions at renowned organizations such as ITC Ltd, Unilever, and Flipkart. His extensive experience and track record of successfully leading large teams make him a highly respected professional in the industry.
With his deep industry knowledge and exceptional financial expertise, Abhishek Gupta continues to drive Myntra's financial success and contribute to its position as a leader in the fashion e-commerce space.
Take home these learnings:
2. Embrace the uncertainty and develop resilience to navigate through it.
3. Acknowledge our own mortality and confront our deepest fears.
4. Develop a mindset of appreciation, adaptability, and inner strength.
5. How executives can be helped by coaching
Ishaan Gupta
Scale it up
Ishaan Gupta
Global Head of Operations, global executive, and an investor
About Ishaan
Ishan Gupta is the Global Head of Operations at Udacity, He is responsible for driving successful outcomes for customers worldwide (consumer, enterprise and government). Previously, he built Udacity’s India business from the ground up.
Before joining Udacity, he was the Vice President at Paytm, one of Asia's largest fintech companies. He was also the Founder & CEO of EduKart.com, which became India's largest ed-tech marketplace in only five years before it was acqui-hired by Paytm. He was also the first growth evangelist for Facebook in India.
While still an undergraduate student, He founded his first company that delivered offline technology trainings across India. He captured the learnings from this journey in a book titled ""Make the Move - Demystifying Entrepreneurship"", which sold few thousand copies.
Take home these learnings
2) What does it take to be an entrepreneur.
3) The blessing of gratification.
4) Three pillars of leadership
Kevin Monroe
Hope Grows in Gratitude
Kevin Monroe
Gratitude Ambassador
About Kevin Monroe
During a bout of depression in early 2018 when Kevin began to discover the true power of gratitude and embrace gratitude as a lifestyle. He realized that his early expressions of gratitude were anemic and bordered on robotic. As such, they failed to tap into the power of gratitude that neuroscientists and positive psychologists talk about.
As he adopted gratitude as a lifestyle, he began incorporating gratitude into his work. Whether that was speaking engagements, training or coaching sessions, or his podcast, he started sessions by asking people to pause and express gratitude for something.
Then, in June 2019, he was inspired to host a gratitude challenge. So he did. At first, it was in conjunction with his podcast. He hosted a 10-Day Gratitude Challenge to celebrate the 100th episode milestone. It was a tremendous success with almost 300 participants, and by the second day, a 100-person waitlist.
So, he launched a second session of the challenge. And it grew—organically and globally. By the fifth session, more than 1,000 people from 40-plus countries had participated, and by the 10th session, that number grew to over 2,000 people from more than 50 countries. Somehow, Kevin had tapped into the power of gratitude and people’s hunger for it.
He also co-created The Gratitude Challenge Card Deck, a resource that shares 52 of the creative prompts from The Gratitude Challenge for people to use to grow and guide gratitude in their life, work, or family.
His latest endeavor is 30 Days IN the Power of Gratitude, an app-based journey helping people explore and embrace the power of gratitude in a 30-day journey.
He is the founder and host of This Extraordinary Life Global Community and Podcast.
Kevin is a graduate of Gonzaga University with a Master of Arts in Organizational Leadership. He has an undergraduate degree in theology from Mercer University. He is a Fellow with Creating the Future and The Colson Center. He lives in Woodstock, Georgia, where he enjoys being a husband, father, grandfather, friend, creator, and gratitude guide.
Take home these learnings
2) How living from a space of gratitude changes life?
3) How to practice gratitude during the dark times of your life?
4) Discovering rituals of gathering those gratitude moments on a day to day basis.
D. K. Shivakumar
Surf through Change without bruises
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D. K. Shivakumar
Group Executive President at Aditya Birla Group
About Shivakumar
D. Shivakumar, or Shiv as he is popularly known, is a Bangalore born leader and a management thinker.
He is currently the Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy at Aditya Birla Group. Previously, Shiv was the Chairperson & Chief Executive Officer at PepsiCo Holdings Private Limited, India. Prior to that, he was CEO for emerging markets at Nokia.
Shiv started his career as a management trainee in the Consumer Products Division at Hindustan Ciba Geigy before shifting to Hindustan Unilever Limited where he spent 19 years in sales, marketing and general management positions. He moved to Philips, India as Chief Executive Officer of the consumer electronics division in 2003.
Shiv joined Nokia in 2006 as the Managing Director, India. Under his management, Nokia built its entire services portfolio, including Nokia Life Tools. He was also instrumental in pushing low-cost mobile devices across rural India; making Nokia a dominant brand in India. He is credited for driving Nokia’s brand from No. 71 to No. 1 in the country. He was instrumental in making Nokia one of the top most trusted brands. Shiv moved as Sr. Vice President, Emerging Markets (India, Middle East, Africa) in 2011. This market accounts for 40% of Nokia’s global business and comprises around 90 countries. His contribution during this time has become case studies at Harvard University, ISB, and other Ivy League Institutes.
In 2013, Shivakumar was appointed as the Chairperson & CEO of PepsiCo Holdings Private Limited, India where he managed brand portfolios across beverages, snacks and nutrition. He has been the driving force in bringing PepsiCo’s nutrition portfolio to the forefront with new launches under the Quaker and Tropicana brands. He is known for being the key driver for portfolio transformation and deepens consumer engagement with flagship brands. Apart from overseeing India operations, he also managed PepsiCo’s franchise business across Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, and the Maldives.
As of January 2018, Shivakumar has joined Aditya Birla Group as the Group Executive President, Corporate Strategy. Aditya Birla Group is one of the largest Indian conglomerates with businesses spread across telecommunications, cement, chemicals, mining, textiles, financial services, retail, and e-commerce, among others, in 36 countries.
Take home these learnings
1) What does it take for the leadership to remain honest?
2) How to traverse through the rough patches of global backlashes?
3) Career decisions that can help you talk to the ecosystem
4) As a leader, how to remain relevant for tomorrow?
