I had the amazing opportunity to interview Simi Shah, the Founder and CEO of Trailblazers, a content platform and community that highlights the stories of leading South Asians having hosted guests like the founder of ClassPass Payal Kadakia, Kal Penn and Aparna Shewakramani from Indian Matchmaking.   

Simi most recently served as Chief of Staff to Indra Nooyi, the former Chairman and CEO of PepsiCo and the most prominent female-Indian origin CEO of a Fortune 500 company. Previously, she worked at a venture-backed media startup and at a PE fund. 

She also served on the Board of of the Harvard Asian Alumni Association and remains one of eight elected Class Marshals representing her Harvard class.  In this interview she talks about her journey, her experience with working for Indra Nooyi, her motivation for starting Trailblazers and advice on building a brand.