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How do you know when it’s time to make your next big career move? With International Women’s Day around the corner, we are excited to feature Avni Patel Thompson, Founder and CEO of Milo. Avni is building technology that directly supports the often overlooked emotional and logistical labor that falls on parents—especially women. Milo is an AI assistant designed to help families manage that invisible load more efficiently. In this episode, Avni shares her journey from studying chemistry to holding leadership roles at global brands like Adidas and Starbucks, to launching her own ventures. She discusses how she approaches career transitions, the importance of unpleasant experiences, and why she’s focused on making everyday life easier for parents. [01:26] Avni's University Days and Early Career [04:36] Non-Linear Career Paths [05:16] Pursuing Steep Learning Curves [11:51] Entrepreneurship and Safety Nets [15:22] Lived Experiences and Milo [19:55] Avni’s In Her Ellement Moment [20:03] Reflections Links: Avni Patel Thompson on LinkedIn Suchi Srinivasan on LinkedIn Kamila Rakhimova on LinkedIn Ipsos report on the future of parenting About In Her Ellement: In Her Ellement highlights the women and allies leading the charge in digital, business, and technology innovation. Through engaging conversations, the podcast explores their journeys—celebrating successes and acknowledging the balance between work and family. Most importantly, it asks: when was the moment you realized you hadn’t just arrived—you were truly in your element? About The Hosts: Suchi Srinivasan is an expert in AI and digital transformation. Originally from India, her career includes roles at trailblazing organizations like Bell Labs and Microsoft. In 2011, she co-founded the Cleanweb Hackathon, a global initiative driving IT-powered climate solutions with over 10,000 members across 25+ countries. She also advises Women in Cloud, aiming to create $1B in economic opportunities for women entrepreneurs by 2030. Kamila Rakhimova is a fintech leader whose journey took her from Tajikistan to the U.S., where she built a career on her own terms. Leveraging her English proficiency and international relations expertise, she discovered the power of microfinance and moved to the U.S., eventually leading Amazon's Alexa Fund to support underrepresented founders. Subscribe to In Her Ellement on your podcast app of choice to hear meaningful conversations with women in digital, business, and technology.…
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VALYOU: Create Personal Competitive Advantage in Your Career
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Srinivasa Addepalli and all the other gurus at GlobalGyan Academy of Management Education share their secrets of how to build a successful career. Speaking from their years of experience across sectors, geographies and functions, they offer practical insights on how you can create competitive advantage for yourself. In the future of work, you will face competition from not only others like you but also talented people across the world, and even machines! Most young people believe that gradua ...
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The Competitive Advantage community is a like-minded group of creators and entrepreneurs deeply committed to extreme personal, professional, and financial growth. The podcast, hosted by Matt Karamazov, features successful online business owners and entrepreneurs, some of whom are brilliant authors and successful CEOs earning millions of dollars a year. On the show, they all share their best advice on how to capitalize on the internet gold rush and succeed in the "attention economy." Weekly s ...
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👑 Join a like-minded community of creators and entrepreneurs deeply committed to extreme personal, professional, and financial growth: The Competitive Advantage Thanks for tuning in to the very FIRST episode of The Competitive Advantage Podcast! More to come very, very soon. In this first solo episode, I share some rather extreme time management ta…
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Have you ever dreamt of quitting your job and being your own boss? You're not alone. Many desire this freedom, but few take the plunge. "Before diving in, test the waters' is what our host talks about. This podcast will compel you to think about aspects you never paid attention to. Understand if your passion aligns with market needs. Can you create…
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Micromanagement - often whispered about in hushed tones in office hallways. It's the looming spectre that dampens creativity and productivity in the workplace. But how do we recognize it, and most importantly, how do we rectify it? If you've ever felt choked under the weight of excessive oversight or wondered if your managerial style may be stiflin…
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"Are you seeking ways to turbocharge your team's creativity and innovation, but are unsure where to start? Creativity is essential for business growth and is not restricted to a few professions. A culture that fosters creativity within the workspace is vital for fresh thinking, innovative ideas and successful problem-solving. With this podcast lear…
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We all admire resilient leaders, like Steve Jobs and Nelson Mandela, but did you know that you can be one too? Resilient leaders aren't just found in the headlines, they're everywhere, and one such leader could be you. In this podcast, we'll explore the traits that make a leader resilient, from sustaining energy under pressure to mastering change i…
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Welcome to the latest episode of VALYOU, today we will explore simulation-based learning and its game-changing impact on corporate training. With the job market evolving rapidly and new technologies emerging, reskilling has become the need of the hour for businesses worldwide. From better decision-making to enhanced collaboration and top-notch cust…
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This episode on "How to build your Executive Presence" explores the elusive concept of executive presence and highlights its importance in today's changing landscape. This podcast will help individuals enhance their leadership potential, develop their executive presence and foster strong relationships in professional and personal settings. This epi…
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In this thought-provoking episode, we dive deep into the potential downsides of working from home and how it can impact your career trajectory. This podcast is specially for those professionals who doesn’t want to return to the earlier work model. Join us as we explore the following key points: Threat from the Gig Economy Building Differentiation J…
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Like most Indian students of the nineties, I pursued my higher education options based on what was generally known and acceptable. Becoming an engineer and MBA was (and continues to be) popular. My first job was also in a sought after field: management consulting. What most careers - particularly, successful ones - don't reveal are the dreams that …
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Nobody is interested in learning, I have often complained. But let the record show that GlobalGyan has always sought to help professionals strengthen their capabilities, through practical learning programs :) In this episode, I had a fascinating conversation with my co-founder and colleague, Sameer Kanse about the process of learning. Sameer is an …
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Peter Drucker is supposed to have said, "Culture eats strategy for breakfast". In other variants, culture skips breakfast, and goes after strategy for lunch. Of course, there's a question mark around whether Drucker even said something like this. However, ask a question comparing Strategy with Culture or with Execution, there are multiple opinions;…
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An interesting article in the Mint by Niranjan Rajadhyaksha ("Expand the ‘missing middle’ to fix our problem of job creation") talked about the need for India to create 100 million new jobs over the next 10 years. This will require 100,000 new companies (small & medium businesses) that can each employ a few hundred to be created. We need 100K new e…
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Unfortunately, yet another long break. GlobalGyan has been busy during this period with a wide variety of live programs and content. Hope this reboot will last longer. This episode brings together things that Srini has written in various posts and articles earlier. Most leaders and educators ask this question: why aren't professionals / adults lear…
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This podcast took an unplanned break, initially due to some health issues that I had and later, the inertia of resuming it. But this seems like a good enough time to restart the podcast. In this period of crisis and uncertainty, the Gig-workers are the first to experience loss of business. Many people have had their projects deferred or even cancel…
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Critical thinking is the ability to distinguish between various pieces of data, to be able to derive patterns… and to apply learnings across domains. The reason we need critical thinking is because we are required to solve complex problems, amidst pressures of time, uncertainty and limited data. If you want to build critical thinking, I would just …
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Our fifth, most important, skill for professionals, to future-proof one's career is Critical Thinking. To understand it better, I speak with Dr. Ashok Korwar, former Professor and PGP Chairman at the Indian Institute of Management IIM Ahmedabad and now a consultant and coach to leaders of high-growth companies. Highlights of the conversation Critic…
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The biggest mindset shift that we all need to make is to take personal responsibility for our careers. We discuss the five skills that are timeless and universally applicable to all professionals. 1. Build Your Identity: What are you good at, and how do you let the world know that you are good at it? 2. Learn to Sell: The ability to sell, whether i…
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We discuss two major shifts that are happening in the world of business and people, which would have a huge impact on careers. The biggest shift in the context of careers is that we are moving away from what has traditionally been the ‘job economy’, where people thought of their careers as a lifelong contract, towards what is called the ‘GIG econom…
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80% of young managers said that they did not get the job that they wanted on campus. Just 48% are satisfied in their current jobs… Why are so many professionals STUCK? And more importantly, how do we get UNSTUCK? To solve these questions, we will not turn to psychology or philosophy… but to Strategy. If we have to be competitive and relevant in the…
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