The Other 50% - Women In Leadership

#6 Netclean CEO: Anna Borgstrom, Day in Life of CEO

We have always been curious about Nordics,not just for its pretty landscapes but also a culture that lacks hierarchy and citizens who are the earliest adopters of tech. Today, we dive into Anna's life as a CEO in Sweden and how she built an ecosystem of support around herself to do the things she does.

#5 Landor Associates India, MD- Lulu Raghavan, Cultivating Creativity and Harnessing Heterogeneity

“Insights, Ideation, Implementation” Lulu Raghavan [https://www.linkedin.com/in/luluraghavan/], MD, Landor Associates India has broken down the Branding Process for us into a very digestible format, because “If you’re not a brand you are a commodity” as Philip Kotler has pertinently pronounced. She has been with Landor Associates for 20 years now having done it all for the firm; From traveling to Kuwait for 3 days every week only 2 months after her first child was born to having setup the India office all by herself- she has generously given us an up-close of her very interesting journey. We also learn about how we can unshackle our minds to inspire creativity willfully (Beginners Guide to Creativity!), the power of compounding and how handy heterogeneity is (Lulu is a polyglot and that is how she landed her first job as a Naming strategist).

#4 Wadhwani Catalyst Fund Global Head: Ratna Mehta, Building a Career in Investing

In conversation with a PE old timer, Ratna Mehta, lead of the Wadhwani Catalyst Fund. We walk through her journey of building a career in investing, from Investment Banking to Private Equity, to Impact Investing today! Listen to her pointed insights on building people skills, generating a knack for intuition, visualization, and execution. We wrap it up with some actionable career advice.

#3 P&G India Director: Rohini Venkateswaran- Communication, Negotiation and Framework Thinking

“That’s my Work Philosophy, my Brand Equity. I call it DT cube- Deliver Today Design for Tomorrow Diverse Teams” -Rohini Venkateswaran, Director- Sales Market Strategy and Planning & Marketing Director - Olay, Old Spice and Ambipur at P&G India Rohini touches upon very poignant yet practical issues including, but not limited to, building a career in sales by flexibly maneuvering geographies and roles, enabling and facilitating a dual career household and adopting a hands-on approach to accelerate learning. Engage with us!- https://rb.gy/mup9ns [https://rb.gy/mup9ns]

#2 Basis CEO: Hena Mehta, Leveraging Communities to Start Up

Hena Mehta was working with a start-up in Bengaluru when she decided to pursue her MBA from Wharton. Along with the opportunity, came the financial burden which she was unprepared for at that time. This pain point became the idea behind Basis, a fintech start- up on the quest of making personal-finance accessible to women. Email your feedback to Hena at thefemale50@gmail.com