Through The Corporate Glass

Can graduate school be an option for those wanting to make a mark in the industry? To explore the professional masters program as a possible answer, we talk to Eric VandeVoorde & Karen Hull from Purdue University. Eric is the Director of Professional Engineering Master's Programs and Karen Hull is the Engineering Management Graduate Program Manager at Purdue. We discuss the questions which ari...

We have teachers to guide us through school &  professors to guide us through university. But when we enter the corporate world, do we seek out similar guides and mentors? We discuss the role of mentorship in career building and talk through practical aspects of identifying mentors with Deepa Vijayakumar, who has been both a mentor and a mentee. Deepa is a Technical Product Manager at GE...

Are you approaching hiring correctly? Is a focus on resumes over practical skills costing you in this hot market for talent? And why is it so hard for us to let go of our existing approaches to hiring? We discuss all this - and more - with Krishnan Nair, CEO and Co-founder of GeekTrust. a job platform designed for software developers. Over the last six years, GeekTrust has placed more than 500 dev...

Have you ever wondered if there are roles at the intersection of business functions? Can you  bring a unique value proposition, carve a niche for yourself and in the process define an entirely new role?  To talk about how she achieved all this in the context of her role in employer branding, we have with us Melissa Sheehan. Melissa is currently a Principal Program Manager for Employer Br...

Human Resource Management (HR) is an integral part of an organization. In this episode, we trace its history, talk about focus areas like Performance Management and how one can pursue a career in HR.   We talk to Sudipta Das. Associate Director-Performance Management, Flipkart. Sudipta has worked across multiple industries - Manufacturing, IT and Product. He is passionate about helping people...

What is Deep Work and what are its benefits? How can modern software companies organize themselves to enable employees to do Deep Work consistently? How does a culture of written communication fit into this? Swanand Pagnis, CTO of CoLearn, explores different facets of this topic in a wide ranging conversation. Swanand has put Cal Newport's principles of deep work into practice over his many years...

Becoming an entrepreneur is a difficult choice, one that opens the door to many opportunities as well as risks.  Have you wondered about the thought process that drives one to be a founder and the trade offs involved? To share his exciting journey, we have with us Rajan Bala, a senior manager at Amazon in Tornoto and the founder of Aravanai, a non profit organization helping entrepreneurs in...

What role does Data and Analytics play in Enterprise IT? What should one keep in mind when implementing analytics within enterprise systems? And what skills do you need to make analytics effective? To share her learnings, we have with us Nisha Raghavan, Sr. Director (Data & Analytics), GE Healthcare. Nisha has over two decades of experience in this industry. She is passionate about data and ha...

How your company is perceived as an employer matters a great deal in today's competitive hiring landscape. We talk to Nisha J K to learn how employer brands are shaped, common misconceptions around it and how you can improve your company's branding. Nisha is a Co-Founder and Director at GreenPepper Consulting, who have been helping companies scale their tech teams. Over the last decade, GreenPappe...

We discuss the role of a Technical Marketing Engineer. Do you need to be an engineer or someone with a marketing background or both? How and why would one choose this career path? To share his journey and answer these questions for us, we have with us Jason Burns, Principal Technical Marketing Engineer. Jason has designed and supported network infrastructure in the enterprise for the past 16 years...

What aspects should you think about when relocating for work or for higher education? Embarking on this journey involves more than just managing work permits and visas. From the initial adjustment to dealing with being away from family and friends, there are many challenges that you need to overcome. We talk about these with Neil Castelino. Neil has a Master's in Electrical and Computer Engin...

When developers get comfortable with the basics of a programming language, they often stop investing more time on it. But are there benefits to learning a language at a deeper level? Is there something to be gained by understanding the concepts behind programming languages? We discuss these with Sidharth Kuruvila. Sidharth is currently a Tech Lead at Red Bubble and has worked as a developer for cl...

While choosing a job as a product manager, should you consider a startup or an established company? How does an internal facing role compare to an external facing one? How does remote work sit with the role?  We continue our conversation with Luke Congdon. Director of Product Management at Nutanix to find answers to these questions. Luke’s blog is an excellent resource for all things product...

Have you wondered what Product management involves? What drives, challenges and motivates product managers? What skills do you need to consider a career in product management and how do you acquire them? To answer these questions, we have with us Luke Congdon, Director of Product Management at Nutanix. Luke has two decades of experience in the field. He is a featured speaker at the Product School...

Processes are inherent to what we do everyday - both at work, and in daily life. Process methods like LEAN and Six Sigma help us identify value adding steps and remove inefficiencies from our activities. We explore the world through the eyes of an expert in process methods - what problems they solve and the ways in which they impact the world around us. We talk to Prabhukumar MJ, Sr. Director &amp...

Modern workplaces can be demanding and stressful. How does one cultivate and pursue hobbies outside of work? And what benefits can such activities bring you? We talk to Chandrahasa Reddy, who has been developing software for 15 years. He has always made time to write short stories, direct plays, remain an avid photographer and stay active in book clubs. Chandrahasa shares some experiences from his...

Can participating in Corporate Social Responsibility initiatives contribute towards developing our careers, while promoting the social cause? To share her perspective on balancing a demanding job with social responsibility initiatives at Nutanix, we have with us Jennifer Rowland. Jennifer is a Senior Manager for product at Nutanix and heads Webscale Women - a global program to support and enable t...

What drives technology choices in the enterprise? Do these choices play a role in your career journey? We explore these questions with Feby Thomas, Principal Enterprise Architect at GE Healthcare. Feby has over 17 years of experience in designing and building systems at scale. He has defined technology strategy and roadmaps in business domains like eCommerce, Content Management and Customer Digita...

Technologies related to developing software evolve at a rapid clip. So how does one constantly learn new skills and stay relevant? To discuss this, we have with us Kamal Govindraj (https://www.linkedin.com/in/kgovindraj/), a Product Engineer at Udaan. Kamal has worked for over two decades in the software industry. He has been a constant learner and has also trained people on technologies like Java...

In this episode we discuss what it feels like to be a woman in Consulting, which is known for its "Up or Out" culture. Our guest today is Amita Shanbhogue, Senior Manager at Deloitte Consulting. Amita has led several successful transformation projects in the financial services and healthcare sectors. She holds a Master’s degree in Engineering and Business from the University of Pennsylvania.

How do you choose a company to work for? How does your choice influence your journey as a software engineer? What does a full stack engineer do? These are questions which typically need to be answered for us to make informed career choices as software engineers. To give us his perspective on these questions, we have with us Ziv Kennan, Staff Engineer at Nutanix. Ziv is a passionate problem solver...

Habits define us more than we think they do. How can we build better habits that have a positive impact on our careers and our lives? We talk about this with Shreejay, who has a personal framework that has helped him learn and sustain new habits.  Shreejay Mehta is a Sr. Director at GE Healthcare. He is always happy to share his learnings and help people get better at what they do.

This is the second episode of our series with Inspiring Women. We hear from women about  exploring career paths, finding one’s passion and adapting to changes. We have in this episode: Viji Srinivasan - Director, Technical Program Management, Nutanix Gauri Kapoor - Senior Engineer, Nuage Networks, Nokia Dr Neera Jain - Asst Professor Mechanical Engineering, Purdue University Dr Sophia Yang -...

This is the third episode of our series with Inspiring Women We sometimes find inspiration within our current contexts and sometimes we look for it outside. This drives us to make different choices. In this episode, we have: Viji Srinivasan - Director, Technical Program Management, Nutanix Mary Beth Stockton - VP-Technical Product Management, Product Quality & Sourcing, GE Healthcare Subhashin...

Changing jobs is never easy or desirable, but it's a reality all of us have to deal with. So how can one go about this? What are the things you can try before actually changing your job? And how to do well at your new job? We discuss all this and more with Paramananda Ponnaiyan. Paramananda heads the engineering team at Kawa Space, a startup that provides APIs for insights from satellite data. In...