Tag: CXO Interview

Don’t get into any sort of competition, says Rahul Karthikeyan, Scaler

Rahul Karthikeyan, CMO, Scaler Academy said, "I like to be empathetic. It kind of opens a lot of doors. Always keep it simple. Let's not complicate our lives. If you are not able to achieve certain things, it's okay."

Storyboard18 caught up with Rahul Karthikeyan, chief marketing officer, Scaler India, who spoke on ways to keep workplace toxicity at bay, gave us a peek into his weekends, and ended by highlighting his share of wisdom.

Bombay is the global Mecca of advertising: GCPL’s Sudhir Sitapati

Godrej Consumer Products Ltd’s MD and CEO Sudhir Sitapati and CMO Ashwin Moorthy in a conversation with Storyboard18’s Delshad Irani.

GCPL’s Sudhir SItapati and Ashwin Moorthy talk to Storyboard18’s Delshad Irani about their new in-house ad agency ‘Lightbox’. Why did they set it up? What are the challenges? How do they plan to leverage it? Find out.

Pick one thing at a time. Do your best and don’t worry about what will happen at the end, says Ashish Tiwari, Home Credit India

Ashish Tiwari, CMO, Home Credit India, says, "everybody wants to be an achiever. For me, it is about having a clear direction and having built trust. When you operate in teams, if one is able to build and create a trust culture in your teams, that will keep everybody together."

Storyboard18 caught up with Ashish Tiwari, Chief Marketing Officer, Home Credit India, who touched upon the marketing content he consumes, his tips to keep burnout at bay, the books he is reading, and a lot more.

Lower your expectations, don’t fret about results (& you’ll be fine): Nilesh Gupta, Meesho

"We are a company that is really ambitious and wants to move fast with big things. I personally think that the key to be a happy person in life is to be happy at both work and home," says Nilesh Gupta, senior director - growth, Meesho.

Nilesh Gupta, senior director-growth, Meesho, touched upon the influencers he follows, the steps taken to keep burnout at bay at Meesho, his life hacks, and more.

If you plan to attack some other nation and use AI there, that is an issue: NR Narayana Murthy

Post gifting, Narayana Murthy’s own stake in the company reduced from 0.40 percent to 0.36 percent, not valued at around Rs. 1.51 crore. (Image source: Infosys)

Murthy pointed out that our first task would be to move from an oral culture to a written culture, to a documentation-oriented culture, so that huge amounts of data can be generated.

To handle stress, it’s crucial to distribute work, share the load with peers and team, says Shivam Ranjan of Motorola

Shivam Ranjan, head of marketing, APAC, Motorola said, "From a life hack perspective, I go with a simple philosophy: it's very important for people to aspire. And unless they aspire, they won't be able to achieve things. There's a very famous quote by our ex-president, Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam, that says, ‘You have to dream before your dreams can come true’."

Shivam Ranjan, head of marketing, Motorola, Asia Pacific, on the influencers he follows in the smartphone industry, his tips on managing work-related stress, books he is reading, and more.

Managing your mind at work and beyond isn’t easy; it takes a lot of maturity and wisdom, says Bajaj Auto’s Deepika Warrier

Deepika Warrier spent 20 years with Pepsico, where she was instrumental in driving strategic development, innovation, brand equity enhancement and resource allocation across a range of beverages, and juice-based drinks. Warrier was the MD and CEO at NourishCo Beverages.

In a conversation with Storyboard18, Deepika Warrier, chief marketing officer, Bajaj Auto, spilled the beans about the marketing content she consumes, her workday at Bajaj Auto, her approach to stress at work and a lot more.

Fostering an open, collaborative culture is crucial to preventing workplace toxicity: redBus’s Pallavi Chopra

Pallavi Chopra, CMO, redBus, states, "As an organisation, redBus has a people-first culture which stands on the three pillars of hard work, humility and honesty. We take pains in doing a people-job profile fitment as that is fundamentally the key to employee happiness in the workplace. When you love what you do, unhappiness has no place."

In a conversation with Storyboard18, Pallavi Chopra, chief marketing officer, redBus touched upon the steps to avoid workplace toxicity, the marketing content she consumes, a peek into her weekly routine and a lot more.