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Building personal brand through well-being and authenticity | Kaushi Biddappa | #TGV312

"Too many people overvalue what they are not and undervalue what they are."

~Malcolm Forbe

March 2023 is a very special month for us at TGV as we dedicate a whole month to feature women leaders across the globe in strategic collaboration with Corporate Diva. A platform to nurture and grow women leaders across the globe.

Tune into #TGV312 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Kaushi’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING

0:04:45 Kaushi’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His/Her SUCCESS

0:12:45 To be authentic is to be the author of our own lives

0:16:18 How to transform life by following our hearts?

0:23:00 Personal branding explained

0:31:00 Leaders that established strong personal brands for themselves

0:38:00 How to encourage women to not give up?

0:45:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:52:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS

0:57:30 TRIVIA ABOUT Tsai Ing-Wen

ABOUT THE GUEST:

In a career spanning 17 years, Kaushi has worked for two major Global Brands-AOL (America Online) and General Motors (GM). While at AOL she found her grounding, at GM, she began her transformational journey.

She spent 12 wholesome years with GM as the in-house Communications Leader, with a strategic focus on Internal Communications and Employer Branding.

Leadership positioning was also a significant part of the portfolio-profile articles, opinion pieces, and social media posts, strengthening the role of leaders, and showcasing the culture of the organization, is where she has had the most impact.

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How to unleash the Superpower of your mind? | Christine Meyer | #TGV311

“When you go from a fixed mindset to a growth mindset, a new world of possibilities opens up”

~Imaan Farooq

Tune into #TGV311 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Christine's conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING

0:04:15 Christine’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN Her SUCCESS

0:05:45 Definition of Mindset

0:08:18 Importance of mindset - is there a good vs bad mindset?

0:11:00 How to understand one’s development needs or weaknesses?

0:14:30 How to improve oneself?

0:18:30 How to fight for our dreams?

0:22:10 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:25:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS

0:27:15 TRIVIA ABOUT Brain

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Christine Meyer is a life coach and author of "Keep It Simple, Smartypants! Stop Overthinking. Start Aligning. Live Happy."

Since 2002 it's been her mission to empower, educate and uplift.

She has coached unmistakable mavericks in the world - to follow their own compass to design and live the life they want, through the understanding and mastery of the power of their thoughts and alignment with who they truly are.

She is a frequent podcast guest, founding member, and regular contributor to the Forbes Coaches Council and is excited to share the fundamental foundations offered to her private clients and in her first of many books.

Let’s unleash the power of mindset and how we should fight for our dreams

Visit Christine’s website:

https://www.christinemeyercoaching.com/

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If you wish to become a productivity monk: enroll for this course: https://www.udemy.com/course/productivitymonk/

TGV Inspiring Lives Volume 1 is available on Amazon for pre-order

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IT as a business partner | Anitha Venkateswaran | #TGV310

The only constant in the technology industry is change

~Unknown

Tune into #TGV310 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Anitha's conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING

0:04:12 Anitha’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN Her SUCCESS

0:06:00 IT is traditionally seen as an enabler but not a mainstream business partner - what is the reason?

0:08:00 Has the role of IT changed post-COVID?

0:10:45 What should IT leaders focus on to gain more confidence from the customers and business leaders?

0:13:30 What are the mistakes IT leaders are doing currently that they should avoid

0:16:10 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:17:20 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS

0:18:30 TRIVIA ABOUT Programming Language

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Anitha Venkateswaran is an IT Leader with 20 years of experience in leading digital technology strategies to deliver key business outcomes, enable growth, simplify/digitize operations & provide world-class customer experience through digital transformation, innovation & process excellence

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https://www.linkedin.com/in/anitha-venkateswaran-48541832/

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If you wish to become a productivity monk: enroll for this course: https://www.udemy.com/course/productivitymonk/

TGV Inspiring Lives Volume 1 is available on Amazon for pre-order

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You’ve got an algorithm, but can you dance? | Roberto Giannicola Name | #TGV309

“Empathy is seeing with the eyes of another, listening with the ears of another, and feeling with the heart of another”

~Alfred Adler

Tune into #TGV309 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Roberto's conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING

0:02:45 Roberto’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS

0:05:15 What brought him to write this book? You’ve got an algorithm, but can you dance?

0:08:18 What are some of the lessons important to the audience?

0:12:00 What is essential in transitioning from tech to leader?

0:17:00 What is the link between moving from understanding the tech systems, to understanding the people systems?

0:21:30 How someone can start following their heart easily to take charge of their well-being and success?

0:26:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:28:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS

0:29:30 TRIVIA ABOUT empathy

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Drawing on his experience as a software developer and project manager and his own journey of self-development, Roberto Giannicola coaches leaders—from new managers to C-suite executives at Fortune 500 companies—and facilitates leadership growth.

Underpinning his work is his belief that living up to one’s potential as an authentic leader requires a seamless integration of both analytical skills and emotional intelligence.

Connect with Roberto on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/robertogiannicola/

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If you wish to become a productivity monk: enroll for this course: https://www.udemy.com/course/productivitymonk/

TGV Inspiring Lives Volume 1 is available on Amazon for pre-order

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Growing as a women technology leader | Monica Bajaj | #TGV308

“Leadership is about making others better as a result of your presence and making sure that impact lasts in your absence"

~Sheryl Sandberg

Tune into #TGV308 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Monica's conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING

0:03:15 Monica’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His/Her SUCCESS

0:05:45 Challenges that Monica faced in your career as a woman leader

0:08:18 What is leadership in her opinion? What has she learned not to do from leaders?

0:09:00 Who inspired you to take up leadership roles?

0:12:00 Her experience with technologies and how tech evolved per your career journey?

0:14:00 How does she keep herself up to date on the technologies?

0:16:00 Her advice to women aspiring to take leadership roles? How to balance work and life?

0:18:30 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:21:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS

0:23:00 TRIVIA ABOUT Women Leaders

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Monica Bajaj is a seasoned engineering leader with over 2 decades of industry experience building and scaling global diverse teams across both the consumer and enterprise space. She is currently VP of Engineering at Okta where she leads the developer experience portfolio for their Customer Identity Cloud for developers and SaaS applications.

Monica brings decades of industry experience across various tech industries and has been successful in building global diverse teams and scaling technology across multiple industries.

Prior to Okta, Monica led engineering leadership roles at Workday, UKG, Perforce, and NetApp primarily in the space of Consumer/ Enterprise, Infrastructure, and Security.

Monica earned an M.S. in Computer Science from IIT Mumbai, India. Outside of work, Monica is very active in programs around mentorship, diversity, and uplifting women and young girls. She has won several awards as a Mentor of the Year 2021 award “ and has been recognized as top 60 Women technical leaders by the Girl Geek X Community. She has also served on the board as Technology and Chief Compliance Officer for Women in Localization for their GDPR and Security initiatives. Outside work, Monica enjoys the outdoors, hiking, painting, and the cuisines of the world.

Connect with Monica:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mobajaj/

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Is recession around the corner | CA Narayan Choudhury | #TGV307

You cannot spend your way out of recession or borrow your way out of debt.

~Daniel Hannan

Tune into #TGV307 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Narayan's conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING

0:02:15 Narayan’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS

0:05:45 Toughest lessons learned in his entrepreneurship journey

0:06:28 How to transform life by following our hearts?

0:08:30 How to explain recession in layman's terms?

0:11:00 Is another recession around the corner?

0:14:00 How recession will impact India?

0:16:30 How recession will impact the rest of the world?

0:18:30 How should individuals prepare to face the recession?

0:21:00 How should startups and small businesses prepare to face the recession?

0:24:30 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:27:30 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS

0:29:30 TRIVIA ABOUT Naming a recession

ABOUT THE GUEST:

CA Narayan Choudhury is a dynamic chartered accountant who qualified in the year 2006. Worked for Infosys BPO in the SoX audit team and after quitting Infosys in May 2017 started my professional practice. I am one of the most popular faculty in The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India, Bhubaneswar branch. He is a regular panelist in various regional channels in discussions related to financing and taxation.

Connect with Narayan Choudhury:

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EINSTEIN VISA, PATENTS, RESEARCH ON 5G, EDGE AND MORE...| SUNKU RANGANATH| #TGV306

“Research is seeing what everybody else has seen and thinking what nobody else has thought.”

- Albert Szent-Györgyi 

Tune into #TGV306 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Sunku Ranganath’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:02:45 Sunku’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His SUCCESS

0:07:15 How does a day in your life as a solution architect look like?

0:12:00 How can one become a solutions architect?

0:16:00 Trends in 5G/Edge computing - also how does it change the face of the world?

0:19:00 About Einsten VISA

0:21:00 Journey of patents, how it all started.

0:25:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:28:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:31:00 TRIVIA ABOUT 5G 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Sunku Ranganath is a Solutions Architect for Edge Computing at Intel. For the last few years, he has been enabling solutions for the Telecom domain. Sunku has been an active contributor to multiple open-source initiatives, served as maintainer and was awarded community leadership award.. He’s been an invited speaker at nearly 20 industry & IEEE events, filed 10 patents, authored multiple publications and contributed to standards. He is also a senior member of the IEEE.

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UNDERSTANDING EVERYONE AROUND US THROUGH DISC PROFILING | VALERIE HOWE | #TGV305

Your personality is what makes you sexy

~Mollie King

Tune into #TGV305 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from VALERIE HOWE’S conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:02:30 Valerie’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His/Her SUCCESS

0:04:45 Toughest lessons learned in her entrepreneurial journey

0:08:15 Her experience on training with Maxwell leadership

0:11:00 Dr Rahm of Personality Insights with the Disc program - How DISC program helps us

0:17:00 About various generations

0:24:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:27:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:28:30 TRIVIA ABOUT Positive attitude and Gratitude 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Valerie Howe is is an entrepreneur with a boutique business and nonprofit called Code Red Ministries. 

She is  trained with the Maxwell Leadership Team and Dr Rahm of Personality Insights with the Disc program.

Connect with Valerie on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/valerie-howe-764869121/

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Protect yourself from financial freedom by doing this… | Mayank Dwivedi| #TGV304

Rather fail with honor than succeed by fraud

~Sophocles

Tune into #TGV304 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Mayank Dwivedi’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:03:45 Mayank’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His/Her SUCCESS

0:05:45 What is Financial fraud?

0:08:45 Types of Financial Frauds?

0:12:30 Global trends in financial fraud

0:14:45 Are frauds relevant to individuals only or do businesses get impacted?

0:18:00 How to avoid getting cheated financially?

0:21:30 Can law enforcement help after the fraud?

0:25:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:28:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:29:30 TRIVIA ABOUT Financial fraud 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Mayank Dwivedi is Currently managing customer trust for A MAJOR E-COMMERCE PLATFORM’S PAYMENT GATEWAY PLATFORM

HE HAS THE ABILITY to knit in Legal, Compliance, Technical/ML/Analytical aspects into designing a program; set up mechanisms to ensure participation, transparency, funding, leadership alignment, and delivery of the project.

HE advises on startups, fraud risk mitigation, and program management.

Connect with Mayank on LinkedIn:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/mayank-dwivedi/

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Our EQ is 400% more powerful than IQ | Phil Johnson | #TGV303

As more and more artificial intelligence is entering into the world, more and more emotional intelligence must enter into leadership.”

~Amit Ray

Tune into #TGV303 to get clarity on the above topic. Here are the timestamp-based pointers from Phil Johnson’s conversation with Naveen Samala on The Guiding Voice

0:00:00 INTRODUCTION AND CONTEXT SETTING 

0:02:30 Phil’s PROFESSIONAL JOURNEY AND THE TOP 3 THINGS THAT HELPED IN His/Her SUCCESS

0:06:15 Basics of Emotional Intelligence

0:09:45 What’s the difference between EQ(Emotional Quotient) and IQ(Intelligence Quotient)?

0:12:00 Can anyone develop their emotional intelligence? 

0:15:45 Tips for developing EQ

0:19:00 WITTY ANSWERS TO THE RAPID-FIRE QUESTIONS

0:21:00 ONE PIECE OF ADVICE TO THOSE ASPIRING TO MAKE BIG IN THEIR CAREERS 

0:23:00 TRIVIA ABOUT Alexithymia 

ABOUT THE GUEST:

Phil John is the creator of MBL. Over the past 22 years, the Master of Business Leadership program has proven to offer executives a wealth of advantages. The curriculum was developed to acknowledge the challenges individuals and companies are facing both now and in the future. MBL develops emotional intelligence, inspirational leadership, higher consciousness and all the other necessary skills that have been proven to build a successful life, career, and organization.

Connect with Phil:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/philipjpjohnson/

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