
Leveraging Setbacks Like A Boss | Sowmya Mahadevan On Setback Leadership With Srijata | Ep 7
09/03/21 • 46 min
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.
Follow Sowmya Mahadevan on Social Media:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sowmyamahadevan/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SowmyaRavi
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sowmyamahadevan/
Watch #SetbackLeadershipPodcast on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SrijataBhatnagar
Let's Connect:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SrijataSpeaks/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srijata/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/srijatabhatnagar/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/srijatab
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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?
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.
Follow Sowmya Mahadevan on Social Media:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sowmyamahadevan/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SowmyaRavi
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/sowmyamahadevan/
Watch #SetbackLeadershipPodcast on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SrijataBhatnagar
Let's Connect:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SrijataSpeaks/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srijata/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/srijatabhatnagar/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/srijatab
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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?
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Follow Mark A Grainger on Social Media:
Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/markagrainger/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bigimpactHQ
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bigimpacthq/
Check out their work on their website: https://bigimpacthq.com/about/
Watch #SetbackLeadershipPodcast on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/c/SrijataBhatnagar
Let's Connect:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SrijataSpeaks/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/srijata/
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/srijatabhatnagar/
Twitter: https://twitter.com/srijatab
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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?
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