Tapping into the experiences, insights and journeys of inspiring women in leadership in India
WING seeks to foster a community where emerging talent across India can learn, connect and grow by exploring the integral components that contribute to a successful career.
The initiative seeks to impart the importance of professional and personal ecosystems, as well as personally-informed decision-making that can have an impact on how people show up in leadership positions in the workplace in general.
OUR EFFORTS
WING is designed to explore the integral components that contribute to a successful career, including:
Building a supportive community at work and home
Making informed career decisions
Leveraging organizational programs
Fostering allyship
Embracing a growth mindset
‘The Golden Hour’ podcast
Hosted by Apoorva Aggarwal and Arun Shastri, each episode of “The Golden Hour” podcast offers a glimpse at the inspiring personal and professional journeys of women leaders from across different industries and organizations in India.
In this episode of “The Golden Hour,” our hosts Apoorva Aggarwal and Arun Shastri are joined by Geetika Mehta, managing director of NIVEA India. Geetika discusses taking career risks, the importance of mentors in making bold moves and running your own race.
“The Golden Hour” is a podcast that spotlights bold leadership journeys—told through the voices of inspiring women.
On this episode of “The Golden Hour,” hosts Apoorva Aggarwal and Arun Shastri sit down with Kamolika Gupta Peres—tech leader, strategist and former executive at IBM, Google and ServiceNow. She discusses the impact that being open to opportunities can have on your career and how overplanning can hold us back.
In this episode, of “The Golden Hour,” hosts Apoorva Aggarwal and Arun Shastri sit down with Dr. Urvashi Sahni—founder of Study Hall Education Foundation and the force behind Prerna Girls School, Suraksha and DiDi. Dr. Sahni talks about how personal struggle can spark collective uplift, why teaching equality is as vital as teaching math, how embedding democracy in power structures is everyone’s responsibility and much more.
Leadership is about attitude, it is about skills, knowledge, and competencies. In this episode of “The Golden Hour,” hosts Apoorva Aggarwal and Arun Shastri sit down with Vinita Bali, a global business leader. Vinita talks about the difference between holding a leadership title and actually exhibiting leadership characteristics, and how changing the gender disparity must come from the top.
Write the story of your career. In this episode of “The Golden Hour,” hosts Apoorva Aggarwal and Arun Shastri sit down with Anuradha Aggarwal, director - user growth, and CMO, Amazon Pay India, to talk about her journey across industries. She discusses how lessons from each career step can build upon each other, helping you succeed later down the road, and so much more.
How do we get more women into leadership? In this episode of “The Golden Hour,” hosts Apoorva Aggarwal and Arun Shastri sit down with Shanai Ghosh, managing director and CEO, Zuno General Insurance Ltd. They talk about the courage-over-comfort approach to career growth and the policies that make a difference for women in the workplace.
In this episode of “The Golden Hour,” hosts Apoorva Aggarwal and Arun Shastri sit down with Rashmi Misra, founder president, VIDYA. VIDYA provides high-quality education, skill development and community engagement to underserved communities across India. Since its inception in 1985, VIDYA has touched the lives of more than 550,000 people. How have they done it? Grit, determination, support and vision.
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