In this podcast I share my journey of becoming a banker's boss and how I secured a relationship manager position in the amazing world of relationship banking! 🌟 If you're interested in pursuing a career in banking and finance or are simply curious about what it takes to thrive as a relationship manager, this video is for you. Join me as I explore the key skills, qualifications, and strategies required to break into this lucrative field. I’ll discuss the critical role of relationship managers...

From Corporate to Entrepreneur: Jaya's Journey to Revolutionize Banking Here are the notes summarizing the key points from the podcast summary: - Jaya Janardhanan left her corporate banking career to start her own company, Krayontek Solutions, aimed at helping banks streamline operations and adapt to changes in the industry. - Jaya shares her journey from joining a bank after graduating to transitioning from corporate banking to retail banking, learning new skills like Demat operations on the...

From Banker to Healer: Soumya's Journey in Mental Health and Addiction Treatment Soumya, the head of therapy and operations at TTK Hospitals, shares her unconventional journey from banking to mental health and addiction treatment. Despite societal stigma, she found her calling in this field, driven by her passion for helping others. Her days are unpredictable, managing crises, assisting patients, and ensuring smooth operations at the rehabilitation center The speaker initially planned to...

H. Sriram is the Director at IBS Gulf Design, which he co-founded in 2009. His company is involved in the design of complex mechanical, electrical and plumbing systems in modern buildings that people never have to think about. Starting off as a supervisory trainee in Voltas back in Chennai in 1985, Sriram has helmed projects in Abu Dhabi, Brunei, Bahrain and Saudi Arabia before he decided to strike out on his own in 2009. His work is highly technical and those in the building and construction...

Andaleeb Wajid is a writer with a repertoire spanning young adult, romance and horror genres. Her early influences were, as she puts it, derived from a family of storytellers. And she has eased into writing over 40 books in just 14 years. In a world where the cliche is that everyone has one book in them, Andaleeb has a stream inside her. And she taps into it with ease. What is her method? How did it come to define her life? And how does she keep finding the characters who dot her novels?...

Kush Dhebar researches, studies and supervises excavations of ancient and medieval Indian sites of importance. His PhD was a study of the sculptures of grappling and pugilism of the Vijayanagara monuments. Apart from archaeology, he is a wrestling enthusiast, which he thinks has built more mental than physical strengths in him. How did a student who couldn't focus on his school develop this set of diverse career interests? That's what this fascinating conversation is about. Watch the...

Ritesh Parakh is a foodie, a traveler and the co-founder of a baking brand in Chennai called Beyond Loaf. He's experimented with a career in jewelry besides other businesses but kept going back to his true calling. So, how did a debater, a blogger and a qualified engineer find himself wading into a crowded market and build a name for quality and innovation? Perhaps the clue is in the number of restaurants that he has sampled and has an opinion on - he's completely into the food scene in...

Matharani Mathias has helped shape people from diverse backgrounds for careers in the hospitality industry. She could have built a career and risen to the top of any luxury hotel. She had the intelligence and the drive to achieve it. Instead, she been at the helm of a private hotel management college called Sarosh in the small town of Mangalore in Karnataka. Over the decades, she has created talent that found a place, not just in the hospitality industry but several other sectors as well. Her...

Aparna Chandrashekar has trained tens of thousands of people for IT companies in India. It's a skill that came to the fore when newly minted Indian companies had to scale rapidly to meet the new opportunities that opened up in the early 2000's from US outsourcing Her linguistics abilities that served her well as a grammar teacher came handy for neutralizing regional accents and she found her purpose. She went on to manage client roles and responsibilities for revenue generation. And then, she...

Dr Srinivasan Periathiruvadi knew that starting a private, not for profit blood bank in India would be a daunting job. With Dr. Saranya, who joined him early on, he went ahead anyway in 1995. It involved education, persuasion and maintaining uncompromising quality standards. Jeevan Blood Bank paved the way for testing and raising the quality of blood dispensed in the country. As well as getting the Indian Government to issue a gazette notification and make it a national policy. He turned...

Karthik Thoguluva thought he'd make a career in VFX, something he was passionate about. But a persistent health condition forced him to turn to Yoga. And that's where he found both meaning and deliverance. What started merely as a way to cure the condition became the lodestar of his life. It was as if he found his calling almost by chance - because if it wasn't for the health problem, he may have never pursued Yoga. The conversation covers what it means to accept and acknowledge that there...

Vejay Anand graduated as a pharmacist but then, went into doing an MBA. Marriage, advertising and product marketing happened. He joined Cafe Coffee Day during its meteoric rise in India and put in systems and standard operating procedures to drive efficiencies. He blew hot and cold, moving from coffee to beer. His love for teaching and writing led him down the path to becoming a brand historian and, on his blog, he has several stories for those who are interested - https://onlykutts.com/

Muralidharan Subramanian has sold instant coffee and milk powder in the hamlets of Bodhi and Theni in Tamil Nadu and Maggi Noodles on the streets of Hyderabad. He's sold franchises in the US, chocolates and tomato paste in Africa - and now, he's the Global Sales Head for smart parking solutions for a US based company. Murali is the embodiment of the fluent fast-talking salesperson who sells with passion and belief. He loves crisscrossing cultures and learning new languages - and he has worked...

Gayathri Nayagam has a master's in international business. And at a point in her life, she wanted to work at Jebel Ali's Free Trade Zone. She fell in love, got married and moved to the small temple town of Thenkasi in South India, where her husband's family had a decades-old business. Gayathri has a practical streak and a work ethic that helped her get through some of the most difficult stretches in her life. In a free-wheeling conversation, she talks of how a South Indian girl who didn't...

Deepika Sharma runs a boutique architecture company called D Plus Y, along with her husband Yogi. They manage several projects, big and small, together. Deepika comes from a family of doctors, but she was quite sure that practicing medicine was not her goal in life. She enjoyed sketching and her father decided that Architecture would be a good professional option - and it was! Deepika talks about how she evolved in her career, what keeps her interested and wehy she would not want to do...

Dr Alby Anand Kurian has had a multifaceted career in marketing theory and practice, which is quite rare. He's taught at Universities in India and across the world, including in Singapore, New York and UK. He's currently Senior Faculty at Exeter University in the UK. Apart from Reality Plus, there are several other papers he has published on Marketing theory. So is Affordable Risk where he explains how taking risks doesn't have to mean putting everything on the line. Learn how to take...

Poornima Shenoy illustrates how comprehensive policy, backed by a talented team of industry leaders, helped companies enter the Indian semiconductor industry. She knew the power of taking risks and embrace new opportunities after assessing what exactly needed to be done. She also speaks of how her early upbringing ensured that she never put limits on her abilities or her imagination - and how men turned out to be her best mentors

Vishwadeep Kuila initially graduated in dairy technology and even got his first job in a dairy plant. But cracking the CAT exam and landing up at IIT Ahmedabad changed everything and made him a lifelong practitioner of marketing. He speaks of what it took to build a career in advertising, followed by 13 years spent in marketing at GM Pens - the Indian company behind Reynolds. And how he brought professionalism into an entrepreneurial company. Listen to how chance encounters lead to greater...

Neha Parashar has had a long and successful career in HR and recruitment. She has built this into a powerful coaching approach helping senior professionals advance and navigate their careers She speaks of the importance of maintaining a career inventory to track experiences, accomplishments, and challenges. Learn how to collect and journal your career moments and gain clarity and sincerity of a professional journey. Take away valuable insights for career growth. #SuccessfulCareerTips...

After completing an MA in Economics and a PG Diploma in Advertising, Narayan Kumar's first stop was as a writer in Shilpi Advertising. From there to working on campaigns for some of the largest brands in the country to learning programming was a creative leap. Along with rediscovering an old love - the classical guitar. Interesting people make interesting career moves. Enlightened companies like Unilever, Procter & Gamble, Godrej, and Tata have processified their advertising briefs to...

Usha Krishnamoorthy's career as a Career Psychologist was more about taking chances than pure intent. Before that she tried her hand at several things Skills #TherapeuticExperience #ProfessionalDevelopment #TherapyTechniques #EnhancingTherapy #ClientWellbeing #TherapySuccess Earlier, she worked with Chennai Volunteers, an organization connecting volunteers with NGOs and individuals in need. and taught English.

Lalita Iyer has had a long and successful career as a journalist. She was Principal Correspondent at The Week magazine and spent years at Eeenadu. She has written about everything from beauty to politics to wellness. She shares her inspiring path from a top student to a successful journalist. The steps that led to her dream career, and find inspiration for your own journey. #StudentToJournalist #UnexpectedJourney #DreamCareer #SuccessStory #Motivation #Inspiration #PersonalGrowth...

Gautam Sivaraman, Chief Delivery Officer, Access Healthcare started out on his first job thinking it would be for life. Little did he know about the twists and turns that lay ahead. It wasn't just about coping but coming out on top. Discover how India's BPO industry has transformed over the years, embracing complex processes and diverse talent. Learn about the high-skilled resources in call centers and coding, and the niche skills required for success. #BPOIndustryEvolution #IndiaBPO...

PG Subramanian, COO of Amnet Systems speaks of his career experiences and the decisions he made. It gives young people points to ponder when transitioning from studying to seeking a career.