The Payal Nanjiani Leadership Podcast
Why Most Leaders Never Make It To The C-Suite EP 413
Aug 20, 202611 min
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Hosted by Payal Nanjiani · business · EN-US · 423 episodes
Rated in the top 10% globally, this is a leadership and personal growth podcast heard by millions of people. It's the only podcast that gets you to be a transformed leader and grow at your work. Focussed on helping you live a successful and fulfilled work-life, this podcast is hosted by Payal Nanjiani, a world-renowned leadership expert. Each episode is designed to help you grow at your work, improve your performance and be a better leader. You will find a blend of leadership and inspiration, interviews of women and men who have made it, and what it takes to reach your goals.
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Rajeev Sharma | Cluster Managing Director - India, Nepal & Bangladesh, G4S. INTRODUCTION : Rajeev Sharma, Cluster Managing Director – India, Nepal & Bangladesh, G4S, An Allied Universal® Company, has had a long and successful journey with G4S. Prior to this role, he was the Country Managing Director, G4S India, and has contributed significantly to the growth of the overall business. Previously, Rajeev has also worked in the UK, where he was successful at integrating acquired assets for the company. He has over 30 years of cross-industry and offshore experience leading teams to deliver sustainable business, innovative solutions, and launch many industry firsts. As a stealth leader and strategist, he connects downward, upward, and across businesses, actualizing the value. Maximizing “management by walking around", he champions, energizes, and unifies all stakeholders. Prior to joining G4S, Rajeev worked as Head of Cargo Business with Kingfisher Airlines Ltd. Previously, he has worked in various roles as Vice President for D&J business with Brinks Inc., Director Guarding & International business with Tops Security Limited. The initial years of his career were with Gati and Elbee (UPS). Rajeev has tremendous exposure in the financial management of the business and is hands-on with M&A projects, has managed multiple acquisitions, including a cross-border acquisition in the security space. Rajeev is extremely well networked within the corporate space and enjoys a reputation of being a straight shooter and highly versatile. He is Chair of the FICCI PSI Committee and President of The Council of EU Chambers of Commerce in India (EU Chambers). He belongs to Mumbai and currently lives with his wife in Gurugram. Rajeev has a son who is a certified flight instructor from USA and is currently based in Mumbai.
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Ambi Parameswaran | Founder.brand-building.com In a career spanning 45+ years Ambi has handled assignments in marketing, sales and advertising with Rediffusion Advtg, Boots Company, UDI Yellow Pages and over 25 years with FCB Ulka Advertising. He served as VP, then as CEO/ED of FCB Ulka from 2003 to 2013 and was key member of the team that turned around Ulka from a loss making ad agency into a top three marketing communications group. Ambi has helped build numerous brands including Thermax, Digene, Brufen, Santoor Soap, Sundrop Cooking Oil, TCS, ICICI Bank, Wipro, Indica Cars, Zee TV among others. He has had brand coaching engagements with PepsiCo, Tata Motors, Wipro Consumer, Abbott, TI Cycles, Sun Pharma, D Decor, Nippon Paint among others. Ambi has been contributing articles to business publications, has conducted branding workshops for Indian/ MNC organizations and industry bodies like CII, FICCI, AIMA, OPPI etc.; he has spoken at five TEDx events, the Kellogg India Summit at Northwestern University and at Cornell University; he is a Adjunct Prof of Marketing at SPJIMR and a guest faculty at IIMC, IIMA, MICA and ISB. Ambi now has twelve books to his credit including : “FCB-Ulka Brand Building Advertising – Concepts and Cases Book I & Book II [with Kinjal Medh]”; "Building Brand Value - Five Steps to Building Powerful Brands” (Winner of 2007 NTPC – DMA Book Prize], "For God's Sake - An Adman on the Business of Religion", "Strategic Brand Management Indian Version" [with Prof K L Keller, Prof V Swaminathan and Prof I Jacob]. He is the author of bestselling books "Nawabs Nudes Noodles - India Through 50 Years of Advertising" [a finalist at Crossword Popular Book Awards 2017], "SPONGE- Leadership Lessons I Learnt From My Clients" [Fin Express #1 Bestseller], "SPRING- Bouncing Back From Rejection" [Tata LitLive Business Book of the Year 2021 Finalist], 'All The World's A Stage - A Personal Branding Story' and 'Marketing Mixology' [June 2025]. Ambi served as the President of AAAI [2014-16] and President of Ad Club Bombay [2003–05]. He served on the Board of Governors of IIMC from 2007-2017; he has been an independent director on the board of Galaxy Surfactants Ltd, Qube Cinemas P Ltd, FDC Ltd [mrfs of Electral], THG Publications and Rediff.com India Ltd. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from IITM in April 2009 and from IIMC in November 2018. He has a PhD from Mumbai University , an AMP from HBS and Executive Coaching Certification from CFI .
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Tom Pullen | Director, Innovinco , Author of INNOVATOR Tom Pullen is an innovation expert, author of INNOVATOR , and founder of Innovinco® , a firm accelerating growth in global corporations. Formerly the Global Innovation Director at Danone, he helps companies build innovation culture, capability, and confidence. He is also a speaker and creator of the Innovinco® Way® framework. Key Expertise & Background Founder of Innovinco®: Founded in 2017, the firm specializes in driving growth through structured innovation for large enterprises, including Unilever, L'Oréal, Coca-Cola, and Danone. Corporate Innovation Leader: Spent 18 years in major corporations (Boots, Mars, Danone) before transitioning to advisory roles. Author & Speaker: Author of the book INNOVATOR and an award-winning keynote/TEDx speaker. Academic & Creator: Holds an Executive MBA with an Innovation major from HEC Paris, where he also teaches, and developed the INNOVATOR Way® framework. Core Philosophy Actionable Innovation: Focuses on moving from theory to practical application to boost innovation performance. Overcoming Corporate Barriers: Helps companies move beyond "safe" incrementalism to tackle the challenges of culture and execution in large organizations. Defining Innovation: Defines it as a combination of novelty, value creation, and real-world existence, rather than just ideas. Tom Pullen is an innovation expert, author of INNOVATOR , and founder of Innovinco® , a firm accelerating growth in global corporations. Formerly the Global Innovation Director at Danone, he helps companies build innovation culture, capability, and confidence. He is also a speaker and creator of the Innovinco® Way® framework. Key Expertise & Background Founder of Innovinco®: Founded in 2017, the firm specializes in driving growth through structured innovation for large enterprises, including Unilever, L'Oréal, Coca-Cola, and Danone. Corporate Innovation Leader: Spent 18 years in major corporations (Boots, Mars, Danone) before transitioning to advisory roles. Author & Speaker: Author of the book INNOVATOR and an award-winning keynote/TEDx speaker. Academic & Creator: Holds an Executive MBA with an Innovation major from HEC Paris, where he also teaches, and developed the INNOVATOR Way® framework. Core Philosophy Actionable Innovation: Focuses on moving from theory to practical application to boost innovation performance. Overcoming Corporate Barriers: Helps companies move beyond "safe" incrementalism to tackle the challenges of culture and execution in large organizations. Defining Innovation: Defines it as a combination of novelty, value creation, and real-world existence, rather than just ideas.
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