Ability Stories Podcast

Dr Geetha shares how saying yes to the choices life presented to her has made her successful. Being a person who is averse to conflict, she has steadily climbed the ladder by getting others to say Yes to the purpose and vision she holds steady.  Listen to her story - 

• Saying Yes (0:14)
• Engineering was a choice (0:56)
• Masters (of) Innovation (1:56)
• Career - Innovations in India (3:03)
• Career - Finding ideas they need but don't know they do (5:42)
• Gods play their game (6:36)
• Decision to dive in (9:45)
• Raise funds (11:05)
• Niramai Health in Action (12:02)
• Passion wins all. The world conspires with you (12:57)  

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About Dr. Geetha Manjunath

Dr. Geetha Manjunath is the Founder, CEO and CTO of NIRAMAI Health Analytix, who has led the company to develop a breakthrough solution for detecting early stage breast cancer using Artificial Intelligence. 

Geetha holds a PhD from The Indian Institute of Science in Computer Science and management education from Kellogg’s Chicago. She has proposed and led multiple AI projects at Xerox Research and Hewlett Packard India. Before starting NIRAMAI, Geetha was a Lab Director for Data Analytics Research at Xerox India. Geetha has received many international and national recognition for her innovations and entrepreneurial work, including CSI Gold Medal, BIRAC WinER Award 2018 and is also on the Forbes List of Top 20 Self-Made Women 2020. She was recently awarded the Accenture Vahini Innovator of the Year Award from Economic Times and Women Entrepreneur of the Year 2020 by BioSpectrum India. 

Geetha is also an inventor of 18 US patents and more pending grant.

Today, Radha gets goosebumps because the Fractals have taken over and she is not there anymore. Listen to her selfless story.

• I can do anything (0:13)
• I learn to speak my mind (1:16)
• I find joy in doer-ship (4:17)
• First exposure to poverty (5:43)
• Social Entrepreneurship is born (7:01)
• The Fractal Enterprise (8:12)
• Fruits of Fractal (10:57)
• I am  not there anymore (14:38)

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Everyday Ullas strives to improve the face of Education with his Entrepreneurial chops.  All his life he has tried to be true to his values.

• Opening Notes (0:17)
• Childhood (2:52)
• Broadening Horizons (3:54)
• Early years of work (5:05)
• Time in US and HP (6:47)
• Rethinking Goals (7:41)
• In Wipro (8:24)
• Seeds of Entrepreneurship (8:48)
• Early Entrepreneurship (10:02)
• Thanks to Mini (11:33)
• What gives him satisfaction (12:02)
• Future Plans (12:37)
• Advice to young tech professionals (13:02)

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Sreekanth has nurtured a lifelong passion for service with Education as focus. He has sought to balance all along.

• Personal and Professional life 
• Economic and Social Focus
• Freedom and Conformance 

This is his story - 

• Childhood - satisfaction came early (0:38)
• Lifelong romance with technology and doing begins (2:34)
• First job and unconventional learnings (3:32)
• Lessons from Europe (4:21)
• Making the decision to do a MBA (5:16)
• Founding Iksula (6:50)
• Working for a CSR function (7:52)
• The continuing quest for balance (8:49)
• Diving deeper into the cause of Education (9:23)
• Founding NLightN (10:23)
• Advice to young tech professionals (10:46)

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Somewhere along the road, Rohit moved from being a speedster to a marathon driver. So too is the story of his Singapore startup - Crux Labs.

• Childhood memories of driving (00:13)
• Things driving has taught me (3:15)
• Applying to MIT Sloan for a MBA (4:58)
• How to Reclaim back your Mojo (7:01)
• Giving Birth to Crux Labs (8:53)
• 1st Kickstarter Experience (10:15)
• Kickstarter 2 - Successful Sales (11:44)
• Secret of Selling to Small Businesses (12:51)
• Success Secrets for Young Tech Professionals (13:41)

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Shantanu - Chaks to his army buddies - lives his life from one adventure to another. He also always connects the dots. Learn more from his story - 

• Growing up in States (0:12)
• The Army beckons (1:07)
• Meets his Enemy. Defeats it? (3:13)
• Tall claims to the Commanding Officer (4:28)
• The theatre of War (6:16)
• Looks for a job in the big bad world (7:24)
• First Job - Glamour too (9:03)
• Fills up on Gas. Gets into Trainings (10:19)
• Mantra for more adventures (11:12)
• Passion comes from Connecting the Dots (11:49)
• Advice to young tech professionals (12:48)

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Sandy is a spiritual traveller. This has been his primary quest in life. He is also a soft skills trainer and surely imparts human skills as well, as he goes about his simple life.

• Spiritually inclined childhood (0:30)
• Call of the spirit in teen and college years (2:37)
• Visit to an Ashram, after leaving everything (3:22)
• A new direction to his life (5:51)
• He lightens up (9:11)
• Leaves everything again. Gets ready to walk (9:50)
• The Walk (11:38)
• Life Lessons (14:39)

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Sreeni is Head of Client Partnerships for Altimetrik Corp in Europe and UK. They provide digital transformation services as trusted partners while leveraging offshore teams also.

• Sreeni Learns English (0:13)
• A Job and Sreeni seeks advice (4:04)
• Sreeni does his Masters (5:34)
• We are all a sum of people we have experienced (7:22 )
• Advice to young tech professionals (9:33)
• Recap (10:40)

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Akshatha is Head of Content Marketing at MoEngage Inc.  They are an insights led, customer engagement platform.

• The first boss has a lasting influence (1:17)
• What does Content Marketing role entail (3:26)
• How to write a decent Blog Post - lessons from CM (6:14)
• Logical tracking and analytics complement creativity (7:12)
• Who should get into Content Marketing (8:16)
• How many Content Marketing jobs are out there? (10:24)
• A typical day in the life of a Content Marketer (11:03)
• Her advice to young tech professionals (12:45)

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JV is the founder partner of PM Power Consulting.  They help teams turn Agile.

• How does Agile change life for doers (1:32 )
• Being open to feedback is a key to success (3:01)
• When Agile is around, this is what makes you succeed (4:02)
• Doable Actions for embracing Agile in Spirit (7:32)
• How things change for a Manager in Agile (8:46)  
• A simple doable action for Managers (12:13)
• Advice for young professionals (13:26 )

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