Leaders Must Wear a CAPE, Ft. Souniya Khurana | Setback Leadership With Srijata | Ep 6

08/20/21 • 65 min

What happens when a 10-11-year-old kid is asked to change her name, her identity simply because she failed a school exam?
What happens she fails again in her first entrepreneurial venture not because she didn't give her best, but because she was early in the market?
What happens when she chooses to embrace failures and turn the narrative around, by asking 'What's your narrative?'
In this episode of Setback Leadership Podcast, we got a peek into the brain of, Souniya Khurana, the feisty Co-Founder of WYN Studio and WYN Speakers Bureau when she talks about her early failures, and how she managed to rise above those. How being an empath was a weakness, until she turned it into a strength. She discusses the coolest unconventional leadership strategies she follows to team her team motivated, productive, and always feel a strong sense of trust.
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13 Rejections To Top 100 HR Leader, Ft. Gauri Das | Setback Leadership With Srijata | Ep 5

A fighter by circumstances, an HR by profession and a possibilitarian by choice!
That's what in a nutshell who Gauri Das is. Some of her achievements include:
• HR 100 under 40
• Top HR Mind (India)
• TAPAI and Economic Times Young HR Leader – top 70
• WICA Luminary - Growth
• LinkedIn person the year 2020
With 15+ years of corporate experience, she helps organizations craft and align HR strategies with business goals. She is a learner for life and business acumen, adaptability, resilience and digital and data mindset define her well. She carries a wealth of experience with both start-ups and well-established organizations. She loves high energy and a growth-focused environment.
So what happened when we got talking to Gauri? Well, we came to know the mantra of endless possibilities with the 6P's framework!
Want to know more? Listen to the episode here or watch it on our Youtube channel.

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Leveraging Setbacks Like A Boss | Sowmya Mahadevan On Setback Leadership With Srijata | Ep 7

Sowmya Mahadevan is the Chief Operating Officer of Exeter Premedia Services, an ePublishing company, which provides high technology services and media support solutions to leading professional and scholarly publishers across the world.
What is most inspiring about Sowmya is her ability to bounce back after every setback. How do I know this? Well, you will know once you listen to the podcast! In this episode of Setback Leadership Podcast, we discuss how did Sowmya turn each of her biggest setbacks into bigger growth and success opportunity. How she deals with setbacks in her professional life, what glass ceiling she encountered early in her career, how that experience made her who she is today and many more.
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About Setback Leadership Podcast:
The Setback Leadership Podcast, by Srijata Bhatnagar, explores WHY leaders embrace setbacks and HOW they leverage them for exponential successes. And, how you can too!
You just went through a setback at work! SO WHAT?
You fumbled to perform a project confidently! SO WHAT?
You feel you have hit rock bottom! SO WHAT?
If you are a leader or want to be one, know that setbacks are awesome!
Yes, you read that right. Through her heart-to-heart conversations with leaders from across the world, the host, Srijata Bhatnagar, explores what drives her guests to see challenges differently and how they leverage them for their growth and success.
As you listen to their experiences, you will learn their strategies and leap forward towards your growth. You will be encouraged to take just one tiny action in every episode that can help you succeed in spite of your setbacks. Afterall, inspired action is better than only inspiration, isn’t it?