Career Uninterrupted

Diversity is a journey. It can’t happen overnight.  I am your host Lochan Narayanan and this episode is special as it is our Season Finale. For the Finale episode, I am talking to Masroor Javid, a n outcome driven IT leader with 20+ years of experience.  Masroor talks about his experiences, how a seminar helped him to understand the importance of diversity and how he fought with his own biases. He...

Forget about your career, do you even put yourself first? I am your host Lochan Narayanan and in this episode our guest Major Pallavi Shivanna is asking you this hard hitting question. Why are women expected to leave their careers after marriage and kids? Also, if that isn’t enough, women aren’t hired in particular roles as companies think that they might leave once they have kids. In this episode...

What is the secret recipe of career growth and transition? I am your host Lochan Narayanan and I am in a captivating conversation with Aditya Kulkarni, the co-founder of Stoa.  Aditya, Co-Founder of Stoa. An IIM-B and BITS Pilani alumnus, he has built and sold two startups in the past and is now building his third with Stoa — India\'s best alternative to the traditional MBA.   In this episode of C...

Get ready to challenge your perceptions and embrace a whole new understanding of the diversity workforce. I am your host Lochan Narayanan and I sit down with the dynamic and insightful Mrinalini Purkayastha, a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) with extensive experience in program management for this episode. Mrinalini delves into the true essence and role of diversity,...

What is June known for?  Pride month, isn’t it? But for people from the LGBTQ community, Pride is not just for June, it lasts for 365 days.  So, get ready for a thought-provoking episode that goes beyond the surface of Pride month. I\'m your host, Lochan Narayanan, and joining us today is the incredible Ankita Mehra, who will take us on a captivating journey through her struggles, triumphs, and th...

Companies no more treat Diversity and Inclusion as a project. Instead, most organizations are diligently working towards creating an inclusive and safe workspace for their employees. Welcome to another exciting episode of Career Uninterrupted. I am your host Lochan Narayanan, and we have Urvashi Verma with us today. Urvashi is the talent acquisition head at Apec Xperi. She has 14 years of experien...

Initiating conversations around corporate inclusion and diversity, equal opportunities and gender balance hiring is crucial. I am your host Lochan Narayanan and today we have Falguni Thakkar with us. She is a HR professional with varied experience across multiple industries. She is a dynamic Human Resources and Talent Management Leader. Having studied in Xaviers, where inclusivity was ingrained de...

Welcome to the sixth episode of the podcast Career Uninterrupted. I am your host Lochan Narayanan and today I have Bhargavi Swami with me. She is a second-generation entrepreneur of Excel Corporation, an all-woman HR consulting company. Tune in as we talk about the emerging aspects of the talent strategy, especially around diversity hiring and uninterrupted careers. In this episode, we discuss how...

Hello and welcome back! I am your host Lochan Narayanan and I have Ramakrishna Rao with me today. Most people know him as Coach Ram and he is a big advocate of career path transitions. He also works in the Learning and Development department and conducts corporate training and consulting. Coach Ram shares his personal journey where he studied to become a software developer but didn’t like it, so l...

Welcome back to a brand new episode of Career Uninterrupted. I am your host Lochan Narayanan and I have Mr. Anshuman Tiwari with me today. He is one professional who has had multiple small career transitions and he shares his journey and experiences with me. Anshuman shares that mid-life crises and  mid-career blues have been there for a long time. It\'s just that people are acknowledging it now a...

Tune into this casual and fun conversation with your host Lochan Narayan and her guest Neiharika Rajiv. In this episode Neiharika shares her personal career transitions where she started studying Sociology and then switched to financial services and even branding. She also talks about how her life transitioned personally which left an impact on her career too. When she shifted to the USA with her...

I am your host Lochan and I am back again with an informational episode of the podcast Career Uninterrupted. If you are someone who is in the middle of their professional journey and is thinking of pivoting your niche or a stay-at-home mom who wants to rekindle the spark in your career, then this episode is for you. Hear first-hand experiences of professionals who changed career paths midway, moth...

Welcome to the first episode of the podcast Career Uninterrupted. We are your hosts Lochan, Manish and Dipti. Tune in as we talk about our personal journeys in shifting careers right in the middle of our professional journeys.  We also talk about how essential it is to create an inclusive workspace in today’s time. Career choices are moving in new directions and professionals are having different...

Welcome to Career Uninterrupted Podcast by OfExperiences, a pioneering platform that is helping organizations keep women's careers uninterrupted. Meet your host:  Lochan Narayanan - CEO and Founder OfExperiences - A Platform that provides end-to-end solutions to enable mid-career professionals to thrive through career transitions across life stages.  She is a Learning & Development professional, a...