10X Growth Strategies

In this episode our guest Sushma Malhotra, Founder, President & CEO of S5 Advisory, shares her life changing career transformation experiences, inspired by Dale Carnegie's classic, “How to win friends and influence people.” How can you build better relationships, and learn from each other to foster a win-win for everyone? How being a good listener instills a sense of importance, and inclusion? Let...

In this episode our guest Raj Rajamani, CPO at SentinelOne, shares his experience with the Objectives and Key Results (OKR) goal setting framework. We discussed the book “Measure what Matters: OKRs, the simple idea that drives 10X Growth” authored by John Doerr, a Silicon Valley Venture Capitalist. What is the difference between dreams and goals? Raj shares that “Dreams become Goals when you write...

We have all made resolutions like reading more often or exercising daily, only for it to fall through. We have all struggled to do something consistently and have agonized over our failed attempts. Atomic Habits is a book for just about anyone wanting to develop new habits or sustain old ones to achieve their goals.  In this episode, Madhavi sat with Saro Velrajan, Chief Strategy Officer, Ginkos I...

With the world rapidly changing around us, we have to constantly learn and adapt in order to stay relevant. Adopting a growth mindset (as compared to having a fixed mindset) pushes an individual to learn continuously, understand that effort is required to master a skill, and see failures as opportunities.  In this episode, I had the pleasure of talking to Benu Agarwal, President and Founder, Miles...

Are platforms eating the world? How can entrepreneurs build a platform that brings value to their customers? Why are traditional monopolies despised and platform monopolies loved by customers? In this episode Dheeraj Pandey, industry superstar, Co-founder and CEO of DevRev and former CEO of Nutanix shares his insights about the book “Modern Monopolies”, authored by Alex Moazed and Nicholas L. John...

The book The Hard Thing about Hard Things, by Ben Horowitz, narrates the trials and tribulations of a startup journey and the mindset required to be a founding CEO of a startup. Ben who is currently the Partner at Andreeson Horowitz shares tough learning lessons from his experience building several companies.   This episode features Jeetu Patel, EVP & GM of Cisco Security and Collaboration Busines...

In this episode our guest host Madhavi Ravanan, SI Delivery Head at Nokia, returns to the podcast to discuss the book The Leadership Pipeline by Ram Charan, Stephen Drotter and James Noel. Our guest for the episode is Nishant Saxena, CEO, International Markets, Cipla. Companies have seen highly skilled employees grow quickly in the first few years of their career but they slow down as they transit...

Phil Jackson, former head coach of the Chicago Bulls team, is popular for introducing the zen approach to the game. In his book, Sacred Hoops, he shares his  experiences of marrying sports with spirituality, and building  high-performing teams by being an invisible coach.   In this episode, Linda Tong, GM of Cisco AppDynamics, lifetime Bulls fan, shares how the book inspired her leadership journey...

Robert Iger, the former CEO of The Walt Disney Company, is considered one of the innovative and successful CEOs of our time. In his book, The Ride of a Lifetime, he shares his journey and pens down the values that ensured his success. One of the most exciting parts of the book is about Disney’s acquisition of Pixar, a move that re-establishes Disney in the field of animation.  In this episode, Aru...

We had the pleasure to connect with Ash Seddeek, Chief Excitement Officer at Executive Greatness Institute, formerly with Deloitte Consulting, Oracle and Cisco. His book “Road to Success” outlines 3 strategic steps for career development - Own it, Win it and Crush it. Let’s listen to the podcast  and understand how  strategy, excitement and energy can pave the way for your 10X growth.  

Why do some companies make the leap and others don't? Is it the level 5 leadership qualities of the management team?  How to confront brutal facts in the startup world? How to balance the three levers of doing what you're best at, being passionate about solving a  problem,  and doing something which drives the economic engine. How to bring equilibrium between the culture of discipline and the risk...

In this episode we connect with Swati Bhatia, Partner at Goldman Sachs to discuss the leadership principles that shaped the innovative culture of Silicon Valley.  Trillion Dollar Coach, authored by Eric Schmidt, Alan Eagle and Jonathan Rosenberg, showcases the life story of Bill Campbell who coached executives across Apple, Google, LinkedIn and several startups in Silicon Valley and helped drive 1...

'What is The Unknown Edge that separates the mystical from the mundane, the life-transforming from the life-threatening and the ethereal from the earthly'?   In this episode, we speak with Rajita Kulkarni Bagga, Author of the book Unknown Edge and President of Sri Sri University. After a stellar career in banking, Rajita has taken an even bigger initiative to shape the future generation and bring...

Hear key takeaways from the book Deep Work by Cal Newport. Our featured guest for this episode is Gayathri Devi Kalyanaraman Senior Vice President, DBS Bank. Women (and men) take on multiple roles, and these roles often come with a lot of responsibility. So how does one make time to get their work done. How does one prioritize their work among other responsibilities and distractions? In his book D...

In this episode we have a guest host Madhavi Ravanan, SI Delivery Head at Nokia. Madhavi sits down with Ajay Goel, VP of Engineering at Altran, to discuss the book Give and Take by the author Adam Grant.  Ajay shares his insights on what it means to be a giver and how building trust and relationships with people can enhance success. He delves deeper into how vulnerability can help one connect with...

Love is such an amazing and empowering feeling. But sometimes, it is overshadowed by anxiety and fear, hindering us from recognizing our worth. In this episode Lisa Pepper-Satkin, Executive Coach, Author and Dare to Lead Facilitator, reminisces her journey growing up and how her personal experience led to writing the children's book, Pocket Full of Love. The underlying message is not just for kids...

A shining career and a rich family life — Can you have both? Sonali Sambhus shares with us how you can be at your fullest potential and lead a multidimensional life. She is a silicon valley tech executive, an entrepreneur and the author of the book Ellevate: Career Rise with Balanced Life. In this episode, she and I got to talk about what holds women (and men) back from achieving their dream caree...

I started the year 2021 discussing the book, The Servant with Sanjeev Kapur. The author James C. Hunter calls The Servant a "Simple Story About The True Essence of Leadership".  Our guest Sanjeev Kapur is the VP of Marketing Operations at LinkedIn. He spoke about the characteristics he admires in a leader and how deep care for his people has influenced his style of leadership. He shared the differ...

Hear key takeaways from the book Dare to Lead by Dr. Brene Brown. Our featured guest for this episode is Robin Garcia-Amaya, Vice President, Chief of Staff, Operations, and Philanthropy at Gainsight. Robin shares why this is her favorite book, how it helped her be bold and vulnerable, how it helped her define her non-negotiables, and her thoughts on building a courage culture within an organizatio...

In this episode, I had the honor of talking to Shellye Archambeau, one of Silicon Valley's leading African American CEO and author of the book, Unapologetically Ambitious. She got candid about why she wrote the book, what it means to have sustainable growth, and discussed the need for companies to prioritize inclusion and diversity as a goal from the very beginning. Shellye Archambeau is the forme...

Hear key takeaways from the book How will you measure your life by Clayton Christensen, James Allworth and Karen Dillon. Our featured guest for this episode is Madhavi Ravanan. Madhavi Ravanan is a Technology Executive based in Chennai, India. She is currently the SI Delivery Head for Nokia Telco Cloud and held past roles at Wipro and Aricent. She loves leading global teams and solving complex bus...

Hear key takeaways from the book Ego is the Enemy by Ryan Holiday, with our featured guest Declan Waters. Declan is the founder and CEO of Waters Agency and has been running media campaigns for US and European companies for over 20 years. His experience in media relations comes from representing companies such VMware and Nutanix and working with the likes of Condoleezza "Condi" Rice, former Secret...

10X podcast gives you bite sized learning from books combined with practical examples from real life. Listeners can then choose to further explore the topic by reading the books that are most appealing to them. The 10X Podcast aims to be a spark that lights up individuals and inspires them to grow in whatever area they choose - personal, business, community or non-profit growth. Growth fuels and e...

Hear key takeaways from the book The Gifts of Imperfection by Dr. Brene Brown, with our featured guest Heather Jerrehian.    Heather Jerrehian is an award-winning C-level executive, investor, and serial entrepreneur with more than 20 years of experience inspiring and motivating teams to make the impossible possible.  A self-proclaimed “hexagon,” because of her vast, multifaceted experience that sp...