Pathbreakers
Marketing guru Upendra Namburi and entrepreneur Ajay Menon retrace the journey of Industry pioneers.
Consumer markets are always hard to predict but there are some who are not content with how things are done. For example, why did Pepsi believe big in Dil Mange More? How did we get our first credit card? We get the honchos behind the scene to step forward and tell the tale. These are the people who have created new business opportunities and models on the back of decisions that at the time were considered unconventional. Your hosts, marketing guru Upendra Namburi and entrepreneur Ajay Menon retrace the journey of these industry pioneers.
Episode 1: Naveen Tewari (Building India’s First Unicorn)
In this episode, we chat with Naveen Tewari, Co-Founder & CEO of India’s first unicorn, InMobi, a global leader in mobile-based marketing and customer engagement. We deep dive into Naveen’s career trajectory, from the early days, a critical business pivot, as he also shares profound advice around work culture, talent management, facing competition, defining a vision, fundraising and more. Naveen sheds light on growing and managing three different brands and companies: InMobi Marketing Cloud, Glance and TruFactor, under the InMobi Group.
Tune in to find out what sets Naveen apart when he approaches leadership, challenges, people, and goals, along with plenty of enriching insights.
Episode 2: Manish Dureja (Customer Loyalty Expert)
Manish Dureja has had an illustrious career of over 20 years with Jet Airways where he spearheaded various strategic business and customer focused initiatives. He also successfully transitioned Jet Privilege, a highly successful loyalty program to a new brand, InterMiles, which took home four awards at the 13th edition of the Customer Fest Show, 2020.
Tune in to hear about his journey and to know what it takes to lead in the fiercely competitive customer loyalty domain.
Episode 3: Rajesh Srivastava (Consumer Insights Specialist)
Our guest on this episode believes every established product recognises and solves a pain point for customers. Rajesh Srivastava is someone who has had a splendid career with eminent company’s like JK Helene Curtis and Captain Cook. He has nurtured brands like, Bagpiper whiskey, Royal Challenge whiskey, Blue Riband gin, Blue Riband Duet, Park Avenue and many more.
Tune in as he shares his marketing stories and great knacks to crack consumer insights.
Ajay Ramasubramanium (Accelerator Man)
Ajay Ramasubramaniam undoubtedly has a vast business entrepreneurship experience across various cultures and countries including Tanzania, Canada and India. Among many other initiatives, he also pioneered an accelerator company for startups in India. Now with his new startup called Razo, he and his team continue to provide a framework for startups to scale.
Tune in to hear more about the origins and growth of accelerators, and rapidly developing startup ecosystem in India.
Naveen Surya (Payments Pioneer)
Upendra Namburi author, speaker and a corporate honcho interviews Naveen Surya who has been known for revolutionising electronic payments industry in India. From the early days of no credit or debit cards to exciting innovations in the payments space, Naveen Surya has lived through it to share engaging stories with us.
Tune in to hear more about the payments and innovation in Fintech ecosystem in India.
Lloyd Mathias (Brand Visionary)
From Pepsi to HP to Motorola, Lloyd Mathias has been at the forefront of leading the change. He’s among the most prominent marketing leaders in the world, who is now hands-on in the startup ecosystem as an investor. Upendra Namburi author, speaker and a corporate honcho chats with him to trace his vision and path for past three decades.
Tune in to hear more about the journey of change in the marketing ecosystem over three decades
