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My guest for this weekâs episode is Shekhar Mitra, former Senior Vice President of Global Innovation and Chief of Innovation at Procter & Gamble and current President and Founder of InnoPreneur, a strategic advisory firm that enables development of innovation capabilities, ideation, and organizational development for Fortune 500 corporations and new ventures.Â
Prior to InnoPreneur, Shekhar spent 29 years at Procter & Gamble where he worked his way up from staff scientist to Senior Vice President of Global Innovation and Chief of Innovation, becoming a part of P&G's top leadership team and a member of the CEO's Global Leadership Council. Shekharâs time at P&G paints a successful entrepreneurial road map for those looking to learn, grow, and innovate within large corporations.Â
Post retirement from P&G, Shekhar spent several years as a board member and strategic adviser to several Fortune 500 corporations, new ventures, and private equity companies developing transformational new ideas, business strategies, and organization capabilities to drive growth.
Join us this week and hear about:- Shekharâs experience at Procter & Gamble and the intrapreneurial opportunities he found there, sharing how these experiences laid the foundation for his future endeavors as an entrepreneur and mentor.
- His involvement in developing an innovative drug from natural sources.
- His involvement in new ventures, from a company creating an innovative mouth piece to a plant extract rejuvenating mitochondria
- His work with the Cincinnati Art Museum and the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers, highlighting his commitment to community, diversity, creativity, and leadership in both the arts and STEM fields.
Shekharâs an expert with an exceptional track record in creating and developing game changing technology platforms and formulating disruptive innovation strategies, whose extensive background in R&D offers unique insights that listeners can benefit from. Please enjoy my conversation with Shekhar Mitra.
Timestamps: 00:28 Intro 02:10 Leaving P&G, joining different boards, and honing in on a new role 05:49 Shekharâs goals while working with breakthrough ventures as an advisor 07:45 Shekhar and his wifeâs involvement with the Cincinnati Art Museum 14:50 Co-founding the Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE) 19:18 Shekharâs mission as a SASE co-founder 22:08 Creating new opportunities for jobs, training, and intrapreneurial roles 26:46 Future plans for InnoPreneur, new learnings as an advisor, and Shekharâs involvement in developing drugs from natural sources 31:55 Closing questions: Shoutouts and advice to 21-year old self 40:35 Outro
Find Our Guest, Shekhar Mitra, at this link:Â https://www.linkedin.com/in/shekhar-mitra-ph-d-4b427b47/
Find Our Host, Jon Chee, at these links:Â https://www.linkedin.com/in/joncheehttps://www.excedr.com
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Topics Mentioned:P&G: https://us.pg.com/Cincinnati Art Museum: https://www.cincinnatiartmuseum.org/Proclaim Health: https://proclaimhealth.com/M12: https://m12.vc/Society of Asian Scientists and Engineers (SASE): https://www.saseconnect.org/Intrapreneurship: https://www.investopedia.com/terms/i/intrapreneurship.aspGuide to the FDA Drug Approval Process: https://www.excedr.com/blog/fda-drug-approval-process-guide
People Mentioned:A.G. Lafley: https://www.linkedin.com/in/ag-lafley-2381b3201/Mike Hanuschik: https://www.linkedin.com/in/michaelhanuschik/The Biotech Startups Podcast gives you a front-row seat to the business
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