#9 - Mohanbir Sawhney | Leading World-Class Institutions and Companies to Stay Ahead of the Innovation Curve

12/26/23 • 47 min

This is a thought-provoking episode with Professor Mohanbir Sawhney, a globally recognized scholar, consultant, speaker, and author in technology, innovation and marketing. He's a distinguished professor at the Kellogg School of Management of Northwestern University, and an advisor to global Fortune 500 companies.
We sat down with Professor Sawhney to delve into his impactful professional journey and explore his mindset, which has enabled him to stay ahead of rapidly evolving, cutting-edge technology trends. Professor Sawhney shared invaluable advice for both entrepreneurs and corporate career professionals seeking personal and professional development. Additionally, we discussed the future of business school education and the rapid growth of India's tech ecosystem.

This episode is one you won't want to miss.

This episode is one you won't want to miss.

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#8 - Sonia Arora & Preetha Menon | Stories of Inspiring Indian Women Tech Leaders in the US

This is a unique episode that was recorded with Kostas Poulakidas in Bangalore, India, featuring two amazing Indian female tech leaders. Joining us are Sonia Arora and Preetha Menon. Both have over 15 years of impactful tech leadership experience in the United States in diverse industries. In this episode we are delving into their inspiring stories and their reflections during a visit to India with the Kellogg of School of Management.
Sonia and Preetha are classmates from the Kellogg School of Management’s Executive MBA Program. Sonia Arora is a seasoned technology leader in cloud and agile transformation, software development life cycle, and process improvement. She is currently leading digital transformation projects at Blue Shield, California to provide access to safe, quality and affordable healthcare.
Preetha Menon is an innovative business technology leader and a strategic product owner with experience in deep tech product development. She is currently at AbbVie where she is a leader in the delivery of innovative products to improve the lives of the patients.

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#10 - Manvendra Saxena | Navigating Success in Private Equity as Both Operator and Investor

This episode is with Manvendra - Manny - Saxena, founder and Executive Chairman of Mars Energy Group. Mars Energy Group is a private equity holding company that acquires renewable energy businesses and provides support after acquisition by utilizing technology, implementing systems, and driving process improvements. The main focus of Mars Energy is solar.

Prior to Mars Energy, Manny grew a street sweeping holding company to be the second largest street sweeping business in the US. After this significant growth, the street sweeping company led by Manny was sold to Warburg Pincus, a large global private equity firm. Manny's success is captured in a Northwestern Kellogg School of Management business case entitled “Swept Up in Uncertainty at Power Sweeping”.
Manny is an immigrant professional and he is originally from India. He holds an engineering degree from IIT Varanasi and received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management.
This episode was recorded in San Francisco.