Sanjay Behl is a highly accomplished leader with a proven track record. A young student from Banaras with big aspirations, Sanjay started his professional journey with Hindustan Unilever. He has also operated in a leadership capacity at Nokia and Reliance in India and the Asia Pacific. As a CEO of Raymond in his last assignment, he catapulted the legacy textile and apparel company to become a leading fashion retail organisation with disruptive and sustainable growth in revenue, profitability and enterprise valuation. Currently, the CEO and of a technology-based venture Nextqore, Sanjay has built a very rich and diverse expertise in business leadership and management. In this unfiltered chat, Sanjay shares some fun anecdotes from his journey and sacred mantras that he imbibed along the way.

Sanjay Behl is a highly accomplished leader with a proven track record. A young student from Banaras with big aspirations, Sanjay started his professional journey with Hindustan Unilever.

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Sanjay Behl, ex-CEO, Raymond

A graduate from the prestigious University of Pennsylvania's Wharton Business School, Manish Maheshwari always envisaged being a CEO. He has had an admirable yet unconventional career path where before joining Twitter India as MD, he worked for well-known MNCs like McKinsey, Procter & Gamble (P&G), and closer to home, with Flipkart, and Network18 Digital. With such a diverse career with stellar companies, what does it take to be armed with the right skills to lead such varied organisations.

Catch Manish in this open conversation where he shares some of his valuable life mantras.

Manish Maheshwari, MD, Twitter India

One of the most influential businesswomen in India, Apurva Purohit is a paradigm of being a pathbreaker in a male-dominated industry. Before heading The Jagran Group (Dainik Jagran, Mid Day, Inext, Inquilab, and Radio City) as President, where she has been credited with the listing of Radio City on the local stock exchange, Apurva successfully built TV brands like Zoom at Zee Telefilms and launched one of the largest media buying agencies in the country, Lodestar. She has been ranked as one of the Top 30 Most Powerful Women in Business by Business Today and was featured on Fortune India's Most Powerful Women in Business list.

In this episode, listen to her unveil secrets on how to thrive in a man's world, what keeps her going, and why she’s never had to write a CV in 30 years.

Apurva Purohit, President, Jagran Group

Sudip Ghose has over two decades of experience in Sales & Marketing, where he successfully executed leadership roles across different spheres like strategic planning, brand marketing, and consumer behaviour, to name a few. Before joining VIP Industries, Sudip was at Samsonite, Onida, Whirlpool, Reliance Communications, and Bausch & Lomb.

In this freewheeling conversation, Sudip shares some precious lessons learned and skills developed from being a grassroots level marketer, going on to becoming an MD.

Sudip Ghose, MD, VIP Industries

Touted as one of the most prominent faces in India’s advertising industry, Nandini Dias is currently the CEO of Lodestar UM, a leading marketing agency in the country. Nandini has the distinction of having launched over 400 brands in media and managed media investments for over 175 clients. She garnered her credentials as an influential businesswoman with the strategic acumen she developed in a well-orchestrated professional journey.

Tune in to the inside scoop of her leadership style and how she maintains a work-life balance.

Nandini Dias, CEO, Lodestar UM

Coming from a traditional Marwari family, Vinay Agrawal dismissed the urge to join his well-established family business to become a Chartered Accountant. He joined Angel Broking in 2000, as a Consultant, and went on to set-up their ‘Equity Derivatives’ business segment, which today contributes more than 50% of the company’s overall revenue. As CEO, Angel Broking, Vinay is someone who owns his failures with grace and his quest for learning is admirable. He shares his journey and learnings in this candid conversation.

Coming from a traditional Marwari family, Vinay Agrawal dismissed the urge to join his well-established family business to become a Chartered Accountant.

Vinay Agrawal, CEO, Angel Broking

An accomplished leader, passionate photographer, and fervent mountaineer, Rajesh Ramakrishnan, MD of Perfetti Van Melle India has a charisma of his own. A career spanning 26 years, that started with Reckitt Benckiser followed by successful stints with Marico, Pepsico, Apollo Tyres, and Hindustan Times, before transitioning into the role of MD Perfetti Van Melle, Bangladesh. His story of becoming MD and how he coped with it, is captivating. Tune in as Rajesh gets candid with some personal learnings and exciting experiences.

Rajesh Ramakrishnan, MD, Perfetti Van Melle India

At 36, she is India’s only woman-head of a major asset manager. As MD & CEO Edelweiss Asset Management, Radhika set up India’s first domestic hedge fund with a fierce ambition to grow it from (current) $4 billion to more than $40 billion by 2025. Radhika opens up about moving forward quickly and not looking back, building a team to share the vulnerabilities, and cover off areas of weakness, her mantras for happiness, and staying energized illustrated through heartwarming anecdotes.

As MD & CEO Edelweiss Asset Management, Radhika set up India’s first domestic hedge fund with a fierce ambition to grow it from (current) $4 billion to more than $40 billion by 2025. Radhika opens up about moving forward quickly and not looking back, building a team to share the vulnerabilities, and cover off areas of weakness, her mantras for happiness, and staying energized illustrated through heartwarming anecdotes.

Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO Edelweiss Asset Management

Salil Murthy’s flourishing career has seen him in key leadership roles across diverse countries and regions namely India, China, and Southeast Asia, with P&G and General Mills. His profound experience of 18 years in FMCG marketing and sales, has honed him for his current role at General Mills. In this episode, Salil shares his views on leadership characteristics that revolve around absolute integrity, staying centered, culture as a reference point, and many others.

In this episode, Salil shares his views on leadership characteristics that revolve around absolute integrity, staying centered, culture as a reference point, and many others.

Salil Murthy, MD, General Mills, India & South East Asia

Megha Tata, has spent 28 years in the Media and Entertainment Industry. Her successful track record with Star India and Turner International, along with a multitude of awards and recognitions has cemented her position as one of the most powerful women in media. Today, she continues to break every possible stereotype in leading a large media company like Discovery. Her humble upbringing is in some ways responsible for shaping her as an incredibly determined individual. Tune into her extraordinary journey.

Megha Tata, has spent 28 years in the Media and Entertainment Industry. Her successful track record with Star India and Turner International, along with a multitude of awards and recognitions has cemented her position as one of the most powerful women in media. Today, she continues to break every possible stereotype in leading a large media company like Discovery.

Megha Tata, MD, Discovery Communications India

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Join host Deepali Naair in a warm, open conversation with a select group of CEO’s to uncover their story of triumph and tribulation.

Being CEO with Deepali Naair

17hr 28m

English

2020

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Being CEO with Deepali Naair

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