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Angela grew up in communist Romania. Her life seemed predetermined… as though her story had already been written before she had even lived it. Equality manifested itself as uniformity, and stability as the absence of choice… as the absence of freedom.  She hungered to express herself in a way that felt true to her. She wanted to challenge herself, explore her talents and find out what she was truly capable of, but only ended up stifled, severely limited by her environment… Till she found destiny calling at the beloved and iconic beauty company, Avon.  Angela’s journey from a tiny sea side town in Romania, to CEO of one of the most iconic beauty brands of our time, is nothing short of remarkable‼️ When she left Avon after 25 years, there was an outpouring of love from her people that is truly rare. What is fascinating is how many sales reps acknowledged her impact on them, often recounting a treasured personal memory with her. Now, that’s true leadership ‼️ In this episode, we explore : ✅ Angela’s early years in communist Romania and how that shaped her purpose  ✅ Her quest for self empowerment and how unlocking that for others became a core leadership philosophy  ✅ How living across US, Europe, Middle East, Africa and Russia has helped her grow as a leader ✅ Why she said ‘NO’, when first asked to be CEO of Avon❗️ ✅ How she architected the epic transformation of the 140 year old Avon from a heritage brand to a modern omnichannel powerhouse, slashing products formats from >50,000 to 3000, and organization hierarchy from 11 layers to 5‼️ ✅ The leadership lesson she learnt the hard way ✅ How she overcame her limiting beliefs  ✅ Her impact - from teams, consumers, and female founders to survivors of domestic violence  ✅ A very fun Rapid Fire‼️ This is a truly compelling episode, packed with so many phenomenal stories, inspiring lessons, insights and so much wisdom‼️ About Angela Cretu: Angela Cretu is a global CEO, Non-Executive Director and Angel Investor who has reinvented iconic brands and led transformation across more than 60 markets. As Chief Executive Officer of Avon, she transformed a heritage beauty company into a modern omnichannel business, accelerating digital growth, restoring profitability, and embedding sustainability and women’s empowerment at the heart of its strategy. With more than 25 years of international leadership experience spanning beauty, consumer and technology-driven businesses, Angela is a trusted board leader on governance, artificial intelligence, ESG and strategic growth. Throughout her career, she has also been a passionate advocate for women’s economic independence, safety and opportunity, working across business, philanthropy and advocacy to advance women’s voices and strengthen their ability to thrive. She has guided organizations through complex market shifts, restructurings and bold innovation, always with a strong belief that performance and purpose reinforce one another. Known for bringing diverse stakeholders around a shared ambition, Angela now combines board leadership with angel investing, mentoring and advocacy, supporting the next generation of leaders and female founders to build businesses and institutions with lasting impact. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Strategic Advisor, Certified Executive Coach and member of the elite Forbes Coaches Council. She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about her executive coaching services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

From being underestimated as the ‘slow kid’ to becoming CEO of Jamba Juice, to serving on The Board of Directors in 20+ companies - that’s the remarkable story of James White. He is the iconic former CEO of Jamba Juice and serves on the Boards of The Honest co, Cava, Schnucks supermarkets, Simply good and Greenlight. He is also the author of the best seller Culture Design. He also runs a non profit called Director’s Academy. A deeply purpose driven leader, he is on a mission to help people thrive, both individually and collectively. In this episode, we dig into: ✅ How he transformed himself from the ‘slow kid’ in grade 4 to CEO and now, Chairman of the Board of Directors for many companies  ✅ How the experience of being underestimated, being discounted  shaped his Purpose and Values ✅ How he engineered an epic turnaround at Jamba Juice, delivering a 500% increase in market cap  ✅ Why he prioritized CULTURE as one of the key pillars of the Jamba transformation. Culture is not the warm and fuzzy stuff, he says. It is the mechanics of how things get done. ✅ Why he wrote his latest book, CULTURE DESIGN and what it is like to work with his talented Gen Z daughter Krista ✅  The one hallmark of the WORST cultures? The SAY-DO gap, he says ✅ What are the non obvious things he looks for to diagnose the health of a company  ✅ His impact ✅ A fun and spirited Rapid Fire! This is a truly inspiring episode packed with phenomenal stories, insights and undeniable wisdom‼️ You won’t want to miss it‼️ About James White: James D. White is a transformational leader with over thirty years' experience as a CEO and operating executive in the consumer products, retail, and restaurant industries, as well as an experienced corporate director and advisor with twenty years of experience on more than fifteen public and private boards. He is the author of two books, Anti-Racist Leadership and Culture Design, a national bestseller.White currently chairs the board of the Honest Company in addition to several other boards. He is the Co-Founder, Chair, and CEO of JDWhite Design Labs. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Strategic Advisor, Certified Executive Coach and member of the elite Forbes Coaches Council. She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about her executive coaching services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Have you been super successful … and yet felt stuck? When I ask leaders, ‘What is REALLY getting in your way?’, there is usually a long pause before they say … ‘MYSELF’.  The reason?  The very same things that enabled our success… stop working as effectively as they used to. I’ve seen leaders go from ‘HERO’ to ‘ZERO’ way too often in organizations. There are some consistent underlying themes I see. 🚫 The leader has blind spots but is clueless about it. The more senior you get, no one wants to tell you about it either. 🚫 These blindspots cascade into behaviors, often resulting in poorer choices, actions and decisions 🚫 Blindspots blur the lines between assumptions, prejudices, biases and facts, resulting in non evidence-based decisions or actions 🚫 Under pressure, especially in crises, their blindspots often take the wheel …and they have no idea that it is happening  🚫 Others often see their blindspots way before the leaders themselves do.  🚫 Best case - it affects your career and future. Worst case - it has a corrosive effect on your team and organization. Either way, addressing it is pivotal to your future success. We all have blind spots, but we don’t usually know what they are, how they hold us back or how to overcome them. If you’ve ever felt stuck, this one is for you.  Join me as we take a scientist’s approach to our mind and decode the blind spots that prevent us from achieving our goals with Marty Dubin. He is a clinical psychologist, a serial entrepreneur, a business coach and author of the best seller Blindspotting. He is on a mission to empower people by unlocking their self awareness. In this episode, we dig into: ✅ Marty’s successful healthcare company, and how his blindspots inadvertently almost killed it ✅ His passion for unlocking self awareness in others as the grounding force of leadership  ✅ How to decode your blindspots (what are the clues you should look for) ✅ How to understand your ‘motive’ blindspots and how we lie to ourselves (Why do we really do what we do) ✅ How to understand the chasm between our intent and our impact. (Why do we say one thing…and do another…and not know it?) ✅ How to make sense when your motives are in conflict with each other ✅ How do you know if you are overplaying your strengths to the point of them becoming your derailers ✅ How to figure out your need for power and whether it is productive or corrosive ✅ We explore all the above through the journeys of many leaders. I am sure some of these stories will mirror your own. ✅ A thought provoking Rapid Fire segment  Don’t miss out on this amazingly educational, alarming, yet inspiring episode‼️ About Martin Dubin: Martin Dubin is a clinical psychologist, serial entrepreneur, business coach, and adviser to C-suite executives and Silicon Valley entrepreneurs. He is the author of Blindspotting: How to see what’s holding you back as a leader, published July 2025 by Harvard Business Review Press.  His writing has appeared in Entrepreneur Magazine and Fast Company, and he writes a monthly blog for Psychology Today. After a decade in private practice, he cofounded and was CEO of a company they grew to $50M and sold to a Fortune 100 public company. A former coach at the Center for Creative Leadership and a partner at talent firm RHR International, he worked directly with hundreds of C-suite senior executives from Fortune 500 companies and with Silicon Valley venture capital firms and their portfolio companies. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Strategic Advisor, Certified Executive Coach and member of the elite Forbes Coaches Council. She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about her executive coaching services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

In this episode of the Mindful Leadership Podcast, Shahana Banerjee sits down with Tiger Tyagarajan, the former CEO of Genpact, to explore the transformative power of curiosity in leadership. Tiger shares his journey from a risk head at GE Capital to leading a global technology powerhouse, emphasizing a "treasure hunt" approach to learning from everyone around him. The conversation delves into the importance of building a legacy through leader-creation, the value of the scientific method in business, and why curiosity and trust remain the most vital human skills in an AI-driven world.    Key Takeaways  - The Treasure Hunt for Knowledge: Instead of seeking a single mentor, treat learning as a constant quest to gather insights and "clues" from every person and situation you encounter.  - Don't Shut Down Ideas Prematurely: Even if you believe an idea is wrong, allowing it to "bloom" can build trust and help others reach the right conclusion through their own discovery.  - Falling in Love with Problems: True innovation and joy in business come from falling in love with the problem before falling in love with a solution.  - The Leader's True Legacy: A leader’s success should be measured by the strength of the institution and the success of the leaders they left behind years after their departure. - Destabilization Breeds Innovation: Intentionally moving top talent to different teams creates the healthy instability necessary for new ideas to flourish.  - The Power of Expressing Ignorance: Admitting what you don't know breaks down hierarchies and encourages experts within a team to share their knowledge more freely.  - Curiosity as a Competitive Advantage: In an AI world that exploits existing patterns, human curiosity is the essential tool for exploring new breakthroughs.  About Tiger Tyagarajan: Tiger spent 30+ years of his career as a C-suite leader driving digital and business transformation in the global enterprise space. He played a pivotal role in pioneering a new global business services model and founded and built a division of General Electric (GE Capital International Services) that became Genpact. He spent the first 15 years of his career with Unilever in sales and marketing leadership roles and then at Citibank and GE Capital in risk, operations and business leadership roles in financial services. After serving as Genpact’s President and Chief Executive Officer from 2011 to 2024, he transitioned to his successor and now serves as a Senior Advisor. He is also on the boards of Jabil, a global manufacturing solutions provider; MathCo, a data, analytics and AI solutions provider for CPG, Retail and Life Science companies; Inetum, a French HQ Tech Services firm, HealthEdge,a digital healthcare software company. Tiger is a Senior Advisor to Avalt, Bain Capital, BCG, Brighton Park Capital, Bridge Green, Innospark, Aqqrue (Agentic Finance) and HTEC, mostly focused on digital technology, Gen AI, AI/ML and SAAS business investments. In addition, he is the Chair of the Advisory Board of ABSL, a global nonprofit network representing the business services sector. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Strategic Advisor, Certified Executive Coach and member of the elite Forbes Coaches Council. She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠. Learn more about her executive coaching services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

LAUNCHING SEASON 4 with Ranjay Gulati, eminent scholar and Professor of Business Administration at Harvard University, and best selling and award winning author of Deep Purpose and How to be Bold, recognized by Thinkers 50. CAN YOU SPOT REAL COURAGE? Try this 👇 🤔 Which of these symbolizes courage to you? 🔺Rushing into a burning building to save lives or 🔺Publishing a book and opening yourself up to global judgement and criticism  🔺Serving as a medic and saving lives in a war zone or 🔺Being vulnerable at work. Letting your team see the real you 🔺Bungee jumping, sky diving, parasailing  or 🔺Being a whistleblower  You are smart. You know the answer. Each of these instances takes extraordinary courage. 🤔The thing about courage though… We primarily think of physical courage as THE defining form of courage We set an unrealistic threshold of what is courageous We reserve our adulation and recognition for the highest forms of physical courage, while unintentionally undervaluing the everyday courage that ultimately changes the world 🤔Why is that a problem? 👉 It makes courage inaccessible to most 👉 It undervalues the very daily acts of courage that go on to shape the mega acts of courage we ultimately applaud That’s why I love Ranjay’s book. It demystifies courage and makes it accessible to all. It is also practical as it helps you explore your own sources of courage. His epiphany, as I hope is true for you too is “I too can be courageous” This wisdom packed episode with Ranjay is the perfect launch for our Season 4 of The Mindful Leadership Podcast ‼️ 🔥 In this episode we dig into what happens when DEEP PURPOSE meets INDOMITABLE COURAGE, why leaders and organizations anchor around their purpose, how they create impact through meaningful action and so much more. You will be glued till the end, I promise‼️ About Ranjay Gulati: Ranjay Gulati is the Paul R. Lawrence MBA Class of 1942 Professor of Business Administration and a distinguished organizational sociologist. He is the author of several books including Deep Purpose: The Heart and Soul of High-Performance Companies (HarperCollins, 2022) and How to Be Bold: The Surprising Science of Everyday Courage (Harper Business, 2025). His pathbreaking research, which focuses on unlocking organizational potential and unleashing human potential, has shown how winning companies—those that prosper both in good times and bad—drive growth and prosperity. At the same time, his research has inspired individuals to unlock possibilities by aligning their own personal purpose with that of their organizations. The Economist, the Financial Times, and the Economist Intelligence Unit have listed him as among the top handful of business school scholars whose work is most relevant to management practice. He is the recipient of numerous awards for his scholarly research and teaching, including recognition by Thinkers50 as a top management scholar and the CK Prahalad Award for Scholarly Impact on Practice in 2024. Professor Gulati holds a Ph.D. from Harvard University and lives in Newton, Massachusetts with his wife and two children. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Strategic Advisor, Certified Executive Coach and member of the elite Forbes Coaches Council. She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about our executive coaching services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

This episode is a mega dose of inspiration with Jonathan Kirschner, Founder & CEO of AIIR Consulting and AIIR analytics, a kindred spirit, fellow podcaster, coach, hockey champ and psychology buff. He is on a mission to make the world a bit better through leadership excellence.  In this episode, we dig into the power of value based leadership, why leaders lose their way and so much more: ✅ How he overcame a ‘learning disability’ and went from “the kid least likely to be CEO” to building a company that helps thousands of leaders grow ✅ How his personal challenge became a goal, … and the goal became his Purpose ✅ How his art teacher’s unique blend of support and challenge shaped his leadership  ✅ His WHY for founding AIIR in grad school  ✅ Case : This leaders’ career is stalling. He just doesn’t know it yet. He tries harder and harder, but nothing is working… Is it his skills, his values or his cognitive schema? A truly insightful story. ✅ Case : This leader brings an overwhelming sense of urgency and depth of expertise to engineer a transformation. But he fails. Why? What did he need to do differently? Another insightful story. ✅ What is one question that can help a leader who has lost their way, but doesn’t know it yet? ✅ A leadership lesson he learnt the hard way ✅ His impact ✅ A very fun Rapid Fire‼️ Think Jonathan is the one who brought the 🔥 ‼️ You won’t want to miss this‼️ About Jonathan Kirschner: Jonathan Kirschner, Psy.D. Jonathan Kirschner is the Founder and CEO of AIIR Consulting, a global business psychology firm, and AIIR Analytics, a leadership assessment and analytics organization. Both companies help organizations outperform through exceptional leadership. Jonathan developed the AIIR® coaching methodology, numerous assessment tools, and AIIR's Coaching Zone® technology platform. In addition to his role as CEO, he is an executive coach for CEOs, author, and he regularly speaks, researches, podcasts, and writes on the topic of leadership. Jonathan holds a BA in Psychology and Religion from NYU and a Doctorate in Clinical and Business Psychology from Widener University. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Strategic Advisor, Certified Executive Coach and member of the elite Forbes Coaches Council. She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about our executive coaching services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

THE BEST LEADERS ARE FORGED IN FIRE. Alex’s story of being an outsider - son of a peasant, an immigrant in the segregated south, a rugby player often tackled by guys twice his size, often underestimated … to studying at Yale and Harvard, joining iconic consulting firm Kearney and later serving as their Chairman and CEO for 6 years, is nothing short of astounding ‼️  He thrives on doing the impossible‼️ You will walk away inspired, I certainly did‼️ No wonder he is a Global Diversity List CEO winner and previously named a global Top 25 consultant by Consulting magazine. He was selected in 2023 as the #1 consulting firm CEO by Consulting Report. He served on the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum and is often featured in Harvard Business Review, CNBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times.  He is the author of Joy Works. Phew‼️ In this episode, we dig into value based leadership, purpose, ikigai, and so much more. ✅ How his father’s journey inspired and forged the kind of leader he chooses to be ✅ What he learnt from going after high stakes - high risk assignments  ✅ What it took to lead Kearney and support global clients through Covid, global socio-political unrest and wars, and economic chaos ✅ Why he is such an avid advocate for Joy@Work ✅ How he has found his own Ikigai, and why he is asking you to settle for nothing less ✅ How he makes purpose and value based decisions at crossroads and crises, and empowers his people to do the same ✅ A VERY fun rapid fire with a surprising revelation‼️ You won’t want to miss this‼️ About Alex Liu: Alex Liu is chairman emeritus and partner at Kearney, the global management consultancy.  Alex is a Global Diversity List CEO winner and previously named a global Top 25 consultant by Consulting magazine.  He was selected in 2023 as the #1 consulting firm CEO by Consulting Report. He served on the International Business Council of the World Economic Forum and is often featured in Harvard Business Review, CNBC, Bloomberg, Financial Times.  He speaks regularly on the importance of Culture and Purpose, hosting a popular podcast, Joy@Work and authoring Joy Works: Empowering Teams in the New Era of Work. An expert in the technology and communications sector and a graduate of Yale and Harvard Business School, he has previously been CEO of a technology start-up and board member of various public and private entities. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Certified Executive Coach and part of the elite Forbes Coaches Council.She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about our executive coaching services at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠⁠⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

We are deconstructing IMPACTFUL COMMUNICATION ‼️ ✅ When it works … 🤔 When it doesn’t … 😱 When we think it works, but it actually doesn’t … 😰 When we don’t say anything, but communicate too much…, and   🚫 When it breaks down completely … We all want to show up, speak up, be authentic, share our ideas, but too often we don’t know how. Thankfully, Molly is here to help‼️ About ⁠Molly Tschang⁠: Molly Tschang is the founder and CEO of Abella Consulting and Say It Skillfully®Inc. She empowers senior leadership teams to Win as One—committing to each other’s success and building the chemistry needed to lead powerfully together. With deep experience in over 80 mergers and acquisitions, Molly has guided executives through the complex human side of transformational change and growth. Through her platform, Say It Skillfully, she equips individuals at all levels with the skills to communicate confidently, foster trust, and create cultures where people feel valued and perform at their best. She is also the coauthor—with legendary CEO coach Marshall Goldsmith—of the bestselling new release: Say It Skillfully – Speak Up. Make Your Words Matter. Win Together. While most communication and personal development books preach playing the game so you win, Say It Skillfully shows you how to change the game—so performance improves and everyone wins. 🔗 Learn more: sayitskillfully.com About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Certified Executive Coach and part of the elite Forbes Coaches Council.She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about our executive coaching services at ⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Launching Season 3 of the Mindful Leadership Podcast featuring stories of inspirational leaders who do different things differently! Our inaugural guest on Season 3 is Dr Paul Peter Tak, who is dramatically changing the life of CANCER patients through transformative NEW medicines‼️ He is the CEO of Candel Therapeutics. He is a visionary, a physician, a scientist, an academic, a F500 pharma leader, AND a serial biotech entrepreneur. He has published >600 papers and been cited 100,000+ times‼️ Phew‼️😰 In this episode, we dig into: ✅ His story and what has shaped him ✅ The moment that changed his life forever, and inspired him to be a doctor ✅ The mentor whose advice changed the trajectory of his career ✅ What made him move from being in celebrity in academia to GSK ✅ Why he chose to take a chance on Candel ✅ What drives him. A glimpse into his Purpose ✅ How Candel almost got delisted from NASDAQ‼️ ✅ Candel’s turnaround story (truly remarkable!) ✅ The impact - through the lens of patient stories ✅ Biases in medicine (❗️) ✅ A leadership lesson he learnt the hard way ✅ A failure he is proud of and many more great Rapid Fire questions ‼️ ✅ His Mindful Leadership Challenge of the month for YOU So many meaningful stories, so much wisdom, so many great lessons and insights‼️ You won’t want to miss this‼️ About Paul Peter Tak: Paul Peter Tak, MD PhD FMedSci is President, CEO, Candel Therapeutics (Needham, MA). He served as Professor of Medicine and founding Chair of the Department of Clinical Immunology and Rheumatology at the Academic Medical Centre/University of Amsterdam (AMC) for 12 years. He has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals (>600 publications, H-index 151 [Google Scholar], ~100,000 citations), received numerous awards, has been elected Fellow of the Academy of Medical Sciences, was recognized as 2021 PharmaVOICE100 honoree (100 most inspiring people in life sciences), and included in 'The Medicine Maker Power List’ in 2023 and 2024 (30 influential and inspirational leaders across small molecule, biopharmaceutical, and cell and gene therapy development and manufacture). At GlaxoSmithKline he served as Senior Vice President, Chief Immunology Officer, and Global Development Leader. He was the Chair of the Scientific Review Board, the governing body accountable for the scientific assessment of GSK’s R&D portfolio. He is also the founder of GSK’s Immunology Network, a collaboration between GSK and leading academics, which provides the latter with cognitive diversity and privileged access to the latest research and facilities GSK has to offer. After he became CEO of Candel Therapeutics, he led the company to an Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the Nasdaq. In addition, he has been Board Director, President and CEO of Tempero Pharmaceuticals (acquired by GSK) and Board Director of Galvani Bioelectronics and ViiV Healthcare. He is currently on the Board of Sitryx Therapeutics (Co-founder), Levicept, and Citryll (Chair) as well as on the Board of Trustees of the Lorna & Yuti Chernajovsky Biomedical Research Foundation and the Kennedy Trust for Rheumatology Research. https://candeltx.com About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Shahana is a Certified Executive Coach and part of the elite Forbes Coaches Council.She helps leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with her at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about our executive coaching services at ⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Bonus Episode of COACHING AHAs & Final Episode of Season 2‼️ “Do I really deserve this promotion?”  “What if I’m not ready?” “What if they realize they hired the wrong person?” “Am I good enough? What if I fail?” You know what the voice of self doubt / imposter syndrome sounds like… We dig into this and more, with Janet Harvey, Former President of International Coaching Federation, and Master Certified Coach, and author of bestsellers Invite Change, and From Tension to Transformation. In this special bonus episode of COACHING AHAS, we dig into: ✅ Case study of a newly promoted CXO who was struggling with impostor syndrome, her breakthrough and how she overcame it ✅ What drew Janet to coaching and her WHY ✅ Common tensions/ conflicts at work that often that pull leaders in opposing directions creating stress (Janet shares some great stories here!) ✅ Her favorite coaching question  This episode is packed with phenomenal insights, lessons, and real stories of leaders and their breakthroughs. You won’t want to miss this! About Janet M. Harvey: Janet M. Harvey is a pioneering author, speaker, and CEO of inviteCHANGE, a global leader in human development and performance services. With nearly 30 years of experience and over 12,000 coaching hours, Janet has guided individuals, teams, and organizations to unlock their full potential through Generative Wholeness™. Under her leadership, inviteCHANGE has partnered with global brands like Amazon, Microsoft, and Boeing, fostering authentic leadership and sustainable growth. Janet, an ICF Master Certified Coach, former ICF Global President, and thought leader, empowers leaders worldwide to create workplaces where people thrive. For more, visit inviteCHANGE.com. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: I am an ICF Certified Executive Coach and a member of the exclusive Forbes Coaches Council. I help leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. My clients consistently achieve C-suite promotions, lead successful turnarounds, rebuild struggling businesses, and launch innovative business units, delivering breakthrough results. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠

Final Episode of COACHING AHAs‼️ This one WEIRD tendency of F500 senior executives has Tina and I quite puzzled‼️ We explore this and a whole lot more in this final episode of Coaching Ahas. Tina Dao, MBA is a fellow coach and successful business executive with senior roles in Walmart, Amazon, Oracle and Fitbit. She is inspired by the courage of founders to build something from scratch, persevere through unfathomable hardships to get to their goals, and is on a mission to make the journey just a bit simpler. In this episode, we dig into: ✅ Case study of a CEO who is trying to figure out how to bring 2 teams together post acquisition, to forge one unified team rowing in the same direction ✅ Tina’s career trajectory and what drew her to coaching ✅ Her WHY ✅ How she has challenged herself, taken a chance on and invested in herself ✅ The unique way in which she defines her ROI ✅ Her favorite coaching question We started COACHING AHAs on a whim, as a bonus series. Idea to execution … 1 week‼️ It was only possible because a bunch of wonderful coaches jumped into the deep end with me, many of whom hadn’t ever done a podcast before‼️ Thank you for your trust Jane Mohr, CNHP, CEC,ACC Rahana Gittens Teresa Duke Kelly Klein, ACC, BCC Abhijit Bhaduri Andrew Neitlich Supriti Bhandary Tina Dao, MBA. Could not have done this without YOU‼️ Wouldn’t have been as much fun either‼️😁 About Tina Dao: As a Success Architect and Fractional Chief Operating Officer at Liberated Leaders, Tina Dao brings more than 25 years of leadership experience at companies like Amazon, Fitbit, and Walmart to the growth stories of North Carolina businesses—helping entrepreneurs, business owners, and decision-makers scale entrepreneurship, define technology strategies, and ultimately architect a business exit. When she began her career, it was more hard hats than technologies, but the principles of rallying resources around a profit-focused goal remain central to building an operational backbone that efficiently scales companies through growth. Recognized as a “force of nature” in her work across Europe, Asia and North America, she began her career in the U.S. Navy, where the men-to-women ratio was greater than 10:1. That experience made her a lifelong advocate for gender equality in technology. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: I am an Executive Coach. I help leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠

NEW EPISODE‼️ SPARKING REBELLION … REIMAGINING HEALTHCARE with Dr Sachin Jain, President and CEO of SCAN.  In this episode, we dive into: ✅ Sachin’s story - An unexpected underdog story, from growing up ‘different’ to going to Harvard for both his medical education and MBA ✅ His career trajectory and the twists, turns and seemingly unusual choices that defined it. He is one of exceptionally rare CEOs in Healthcare with a career that weaves across Academia, Government, For Profit, and Not for Profit ✅ How he defined who he wanted to be as a leader, and his leadership lessons from becoming a CEO at 34 ✅ SCAN’s origin story and the spirit of rebellion that leads to pioneering innovation in healthcare insurance  ✅ Remarkable stories of the impact of SCAN’s innovative approach  ✅ The importance of purpose-driven leadership ✅ The role of empathy and vulnerability in leadership ✅ The challenges of navigating complex healthcare systems ✅ The remarkable story of one of the best leader he’s ever worked with ✅ His Purpose and what has shaped his purpose  ✅ Rapid fire - as fun as it is profound ‼️ Phenomenal stories. Meaningful impact. Fantastic insights. Timeless lessons - all packed into one episode‼️ 🎁 If you believe that we need better leaders to build better organizations for a better world, then share this podcast with 1-2 friends you care about.  🎁 Help us get to our target of 100 ratings so that more leaders can find us 🙏 About ⁠Dr. Sachin Jain⁠⁠: Sachin H. Jain, MD, MBA is CEO of SCAN Group and SCAN Health Plan, one of the nation’s largest not-for-profit Medicare Advantage plans, which serves more than 300,000 members across California, Nevada, Arizona, Texas and New Mexico.   Previously, Dr. Jain was President and CEO of CareMore and Aspire Health, which served 200,000 Medicare and Medicaid patients in 32 states. He also served as Chief Medical Information & Innovation Officer at Merck & Co., was Senior Advisor to the Administrator of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and was the first Deputy Director for policy and programs at the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMMI).   Dr. Jain graduated from Harvard College and earned his MD from Harvard Medical School and MBA from Harvard Business School. He is Adjunct Professor at the Stanford University School of Medicine and is a member of the boards of America's Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), Omada Health, Advantage Healthcare Services, and The Paul & Daisy Soros Fellowships for New Americans. https://www.scanhealthplan.com/about-scan About ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠: I am a Certified Executive Coach. I help leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with me at ⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠ Learn more about our executive coaching services at ⁠https://justhuman.io/coaching/⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

What happens when a NEW leader brings in ‘THEIR PEOPLE’ from their previous organization? That’s the case we are digging into this week on COACHING AHAS with Supriti. Supriti Bhandary is a fellow coach and successful business executive. She’s fascinated by people’s stories and draws inspiration from their journeys and unlocking breakthroughs that help them. In this episode, we dig into: ✅ The case study is a highly successful leader who was starting to be perceived as not very inclusive in his new organization… and his breakthrough ✅ Supriti’s journey of becoming a coach, and her WHY ✅ A point of inflection in her own career, when she received some tough feedback (her insight here is priceless!) ✅ What she’s learnt about herself on this journey ✅ Her favorite coaching question This episode is packed to the brim with great stories, amazing insights and powerful lessons‼️ You won’t want to miss this‼️ About Supriti Bhandary: Combining 25+ years in global HR leadership roles and serving on the Boards of two public companies (Meritor HVSIL and Automotive Axles Ltd), Supriti draws on a deep understanding of organizational context, personality and motivation, to have powerful, solution focused coaching conversations with clients. She has coached leaders at the CXO/CXO-1level, across a wide range of industries including Retail, Healthcare, Technology, Media, Manufacturing, Financial Services, Private equity and Start ups. Prior to becoming an Executive Coach, she led global HR teams at Wipro Limited, helping its leaders scale the company to a multi-billion dollar, global organization of 150,000 employees. As VP- HR, she had responsibility for overall talent management, assessment, organization effectiveness, performance management and M&A/ People transitions. Before this, she headed HR for Wipro’s Asia –Pacific and Americas regions. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: I am an Executive Coach. I help leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with me at ⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Is the problem we think we have, the problem we REALLY have⁉️ is the theme of the case study we are diving into this week, with Andrew. Andrew Neitlich is the Founder of Center for Executive Coaching that serves members across 30+ countries, now a part of Keystone Partners.  In this episode of Coaching Ahas, we dive into: ✅ The case study of a CXO in a VC Portfolio company and his breakthrough  ✅ Andrew’s story - from Harvard Business School grad, to consulting to building a world class coach training organization  ✅ His WHY ✅ How he leveraged his introversion to build a thriving community of thousands of coaches (wait, what⁉️) ✅ His impact ✅ His favorite coaching question (I had a wager on this one‼️) This episode is packed with so much wisdom, phenomenal stories and deep insights - a must listen‼️ About Andrew Neitlich: A Harvard Business School graduate and former consultant, Andrew transitioned to coaching after realizing the value of trusted advisory relationships over traditional consulting methods. This career change inspired him to create the Center for Executive Coaching, which distinguishes itself by focusing on practical, results-driven coaching strategies. Since launching, CEC has grown to serve members in 32 countries. Drawing from his own successful coaching practice and extensive experience, Andrew has authored several books on leadership and coaching, emphasizing the importance of practical results and significant value for clients. Today, he leads the Center, ensuring it remains a premier, intimate community for coaches committed to making a real impact. About ⁠⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠⁠: I am an Executive Coach. I help leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with me at ⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠⁠⁠ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠

Sohee Jun, bestselling author of Mommytracked and Aligned Mindset, and a fellow coach and business executive, is our guest this month‼️ Sohee came to the US when she was 6 years old. She didn’t speak any English. She was mercilessly teased at school, felt like she didn’t belong, and struggled to fit in. A teacher offered her help to learn the language, and it changed her life. She shares the impact of this teacher’s generosity on her. Teachers can truly change the world, one student at a time. So can you. Everytime we step up to help someone overcome a hurdle, the impact of our action reverberates…on…and on… In this episode, we dive into: ✅ Sohee’s story - From coming to the US at 6, struggling to fit in, to succeeding in business and then walking away to follow her passion  ✅ Her WHY - Sohee shares why helping women leaders lean into finding their authentic success is so important to her ✅ How she overcame her limiting beliefs (her stories are packed with learning and inspiration!) ✅ She shares stories of 3 leaders and their growth journeys - from how to prepare for a C Suite role, to how to ask for what you truly need (truly great stories!) ✅ She shares a story of a leader and how they overcame their limiting beliefs (one we can all relate to!) ✅ She shares what good leadership looks like and stories of leaders who have made a difference in her life ✅ A super fun rapid fire segment. Learn who Sohee wanted to be when she grew up‼️😄 An episode jam packed with phenomenal stories, amazing insights, lots of lessons and a ton of fun‼️  🎁 If you believe that we need better leaders to build better organizations for a better world, then share this podcast with 1-2 friends you care about.  🎁 Help us get to our target of 100 ratings so that more leaders can find us 🙏 About Dr. Sohee Jun⁠: Sohee Jun, Ph.D., is a renowned executive coach who works specifically with women leaders at all levels. She's widely recognized for her expertise in addressing women's workplace challenges and as a leadership and mindset expert. And, Dr. Jun’s career has been marked by her commitment to transforming the landscape of leadership by empowering female leaders at all levels for authentic success. With a Ph.D. in Organizational Psychology and over 20 years in the field, Dr. Jun has dedicated her professional life to understanding the dynamics of workplaces for women and how to empower, enable and equip women with the mindset, strategies and behaviors to achieve aligned success. Her work has significantly contributed to leadership development and enabling women to go from good to great. She has worked at world class organizations such as Warner Media (WB), Jet Propulsion Lab (JPL), Washington Mutual (Chase), and Jacobs Engineering. Currently, she is CEO of her own consulting firm, S.J. Consulting where she specializes in leadership coaching for high potential women, Founders, athletes and creatives to help them achieve their professional goals. Sohee is also an Amazon bestselling author who released her first book in 2020, “Mommytracked: How to Take Authentic Risks and Find Success on Your Terms” which delves into key strategies and insights high-performing women can integrate into their lives. https://soheejunphd.com About ⁠⁠⁠Shahana Banerjee⁠⁠⁠: I am a Certified Executive Coach. I help leaders navigate through challenging points of inflection in their business, in their teams, their careers and their own leadership journey. Setup a 30 minute free intro call with me at ⁠⁠https://justhuman.io⁠ Learn more about our executive coaching services at https://justhuman.io/coaching/ About ⁠⁠⁠⁠Just Human⁠⁠⁠⁠: Just Human (a boutique people consulting firm) is a growth accelerator for our clients. With over 5 decades of global HR experience, we partner with clients to maximize business results through human centered, ecosystem based people solutions. Visit us at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://justhuman.io/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠