This episode features Karen Holland - Vice President Marketing, Asia Pacific & Japan at Dell. In this role, Karen is responsible for building Dell’s brand, thought leadership, and value proposition across the region and supporting business growth. She leads APJ marketing strategy, demand generation, direct and channel marketing, digital and social marketing innovations and drives Dell Technologies’ customer targeting and engagement strategies to grow the company’s customer base and create high-quality customer experiences. Join us as we chat all things advertising, communications, and marketing with a seasoned global marketer and executive with over 30 years of experience. 

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Karen Holland - Vice President Marketing, Asia Pacific & Japan at Dell

With more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry within the Asia Pacific, Nilesh is an accomplished hospitality executive. Nilesh over the years has had career stints with The Oberoi Group in India, The Ritz Carlton in Indonesia, and St. Regis in Singapore and Malaysia. Nilesh is currently General Manager of the recently launched Le Meridien, Maldives Resort & Spa - a 360-degree canvas inspired by the formation of the Atolls, fringing reefs, and marine life. On this podcast, Nilesh talks to us about how the resort is an eco-conscious haven abundant with verdant flora and fauna and gives us the backstory around how he was brought in for the task force to launch Le Meridien Resort & Spa, Maldives right in the midst of the pandemic. Nilesh also talks to us about their GTM play, how he's leveraging the world-class Marriott Bonvoy program to usher in a very specific demographic of guests, and his hiring philosophy. 

Nilesh Singh, General Manager, Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa

If you have ever hired, led, or been part of a marketing team — you already know that one of the most impactful roles in an organization — and yet one of the toughest to hire — is product marketing. But how does one hire truly exceptional product marketers? How should you structure the role? And how do you measure their impact? To answer all this and more —we are thrilled to be joined by Wendy Lu — Product Marketing Leader at Sense, the AI-driven Talent Engagement and Automation Platform backed by Accel and Google Ventures. Prior to joining Sense, Wendy led product marketing for four years at the personal finance company SoFi, which IPO'd early this year at a valuation of US $ 9 Billion.

Wendy Lu - Product Marketing Leader, Sense

Leandro Perez is VP and CMO of APAC at Salesforce, where he leads marketing end-to-end for the region, including Australia, Vietnam, Philippines, New Zealand, Singapore, India, and Greater China. Prior to this role, Leandro drove global corporate messaging for the company and partnered closely with CEO Marc Benioff to drive content and messaging for Salesforce's internal events. Leandro joins us on this episode to discuss his journey, the challenges in leading a multi-country team, and the latest innovations at Salesforce marketing.

Leandro Perez - Vice President and Chief Marketing Officer, APAC at Salesforce

Sai Ganesh is Brand Marketing Leader at Dunzo, India's leading hyperlocal delivery service provider. Founded in 2014, Dunzo started off as a small WhatsApp group and gained so much popularity that it rapidly scaled into a full-fledged business. In January 2021 Dunzo raised $40 Million from existing investors including Google, Lightbox, Evolvence, and others, after seeing a massive surge in usage during the COVID-19 pandemic. Sai joins us on this episode to reveal how Dunzo has captured the Indian millennial's attention with its unrivalled marketing and brand.

Sai Ganesh - Brand Marketing Leader, Dunzo

Anshuman Kumar is the Director of Global Brand and Corporate Communications at Intuit, and previously Global Head of Employee Engagement at HCL Technologies. A believer in collective storytelling, Anshuman led the charge to help establish Intuit as an employer of choice by empowering employees to evangelize and amplify Intuit’s culture. This unique employee-powered transformation helped Intuit rank as the #1 Best Company to Work For by the Great Place to Work Institute in India and is featured as a case study in organizational transformation by Harvard Business Review.

Anshuman Kumar - Director of Global Brand, Intuit

Angad Soni is the Founder and CEO of Sepoy Beverages, India's leading and award-winning premium mixers company. The rise of premium spirits and cocktail mixers is one of the hottest alcohol trends in years creating a new culture of mixology and a surge in worldwide sales. Angad joins us on this episode to talk about his motivation for starting Sepoy and Co, the story behind its unique name and branding, and the key drivers of its go-to-market success.

Angad Soni - Founder and CEO, Sepoy & Co

Nischal Shetty is the Founder and CEO of WazirX, India's largest cryptocurrency exchange. Founded in 2018, the company capitalized on the rising tide of retail traders investing in cryptocurrencies to power its growth. WazirX today boasts over 6.5 million users across its platform. Nischal joins us on this episode to talk about his journey and the secret behind WazirX's meteoric community-driven growth.

Nischal Shetty - Founder and CEO, WazirX

Nidhi Hola is Director of Integrated Marketing at Microsoft, and was previously Senior Director of Marketing at GoDaddy. With over 21 years of experience in strategy and marketing, Nidhi brings a solid combination of creative and analytical capabilities, including helping companies build market entry and customer acquisition strategies, test new growth models, and brand & product positioning.

Nidhi Hola - Director Integrated Marketing, Microsoft

In this episode, we converse with Arvinder Gujral - Managing Director Southeast Asia at Twitter. Arvinder is responsible for growing Twitter’s business across Southeast Asia. His responsibilities include strategic leadership and business planning, executive engagement with customers and partners, business development, and cross-functional alignment to build up Twitter’s presence and revenue. Aadil and Arvinder start this podcast by talking about one of their common passions - cricket and India's historic win at The Gabba. The conversation then flows into Arvinder's career journey, his epic wins at Infosys two decades back, how he scaled product marketing at Geodesic - India's first true mobile app startup listed on the Indian stock exchange, his approach for marketing and sales at Twitter today purely from a Demand, Brand and PR standpoint and more. Tune in! 

Arvinder Gujral - Managing Director South East Asia, Twitter

Harish Narayanan is CMO of Myntra, and previously, Head of B2B Marketing for Youtube APAC. At Myntra, Harish leads charge across brand, digital, category, content and loyalty programs, and is responsible for enabling external fashion brands leverage Myntra's platform to grow their businesses. In this episode, Harish talks to us about the role of marketing at Myntra, the key drivers of their extraordinary growth, and what he looks for in his marketing leaders.

Harish Narayanan - Chief Marketing Officer, Myntra

Sid Shakdher is Chief Marketing Officer and Executive Vice President of Disney + Hotstar and previously was Head of Marketing at Amazon India for the Home / Hardlines category. At Disney + Hotstar, Sid leads consumer business where he drives business strategy, consumer acquisition and lifecycle growth, product and content strategy and more. In this episode, Sid walks us through how Disney + Hotstar’s marketing engine is designed to deliver user growth and offers us a fascinating view into how data and technology drive decision-making at the company.

Sid Shakdher - Chief Marketing Officer, Disney + Hotstar

With the Great Indian Marketing Show, Aadil Bandukwala and Kaushik Satish bring you stories and experiences of marketing leaders behind some of the most pioneering brands in the world. They aim to uncover not just what marketers do, but how. And to do it in a way, that's fun, creative and compelling. The show cuts through the jargon, eschews the 30,000 feet view and gets to the brass tacks. At the end of every podcast, we want you to walk away discovering something new; something that adds value to your career and life!

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