As the Chief of Staff to Microsoft’s Corporate Vice President of Inside Sales, Rakhi Voria is responsible for leading business initiatives as part of the Inside Sales transformation. She has a passion for people and has been active in company-wide people initiatives, and currently has a “side hustle” as serving as Co-Chair of the Women@Microsoft Global Board as well as the US Chapter, a 2,000-person organization designed to help women grow their professional skills and expand career options. He other side hustle is as a member of the Forbes Business Development Council and contributes monthly articles to Forbes.

Listen in as we discuss her story of becoming an “intrapreneur” as she works on her passion project WITHIN her organization as well as her other side hustle writing for Forbes. Rakhi explains how contributing to her overarching passion for empowering women is the driver for her success and the thread that weaves them all together.

We dive into how to best prioritize by paying attention to your best and worst days, saying “no” to find balance, and breaking things down into bite sized pieces. We discuss how to avoid over engineering things, the importance of developing your elevator pitch and knowing your non-negotiables.

If you want to get in touch with Rakhi, find her on LinkedIn www.linkedin.com/in/rakhivoria, or Twitter https://twitter.com/rakhivoria, and on Forbes www.forbes.com/sites/forbesbusinessdevelopmentcouncil/people/rakhivoria/