EP #81: Anusha Srijeyanathan - From Employee #17 At Eloqua (Acquired By Oracle) To Executive VP of Client Success At Benevity

Anusha Srijeyanathan (@anusha_srij) is the Executive Vice President of Client Success at Benevity (@benevity). She was previously part of Eloqua (which was acquired by Oracle).She joins Ara on this week’s episode of #TheTamilCreator to discuss making the most of your circumstances, why she went from finishing her last day at Oracle in Toronto on a Friday and starting hew new job at Benevity on a Monday in Calgary, key differences between start-ups like Eloqua versus larger corporations like Oracle, how a vision board changed her life, how Nike contributed to Benevity’s growth early on, the benefit of exposing children to technology at a young age, and so much more.Follow Anusha:- LinkedIn (https://www.linkedin.com/in/anushasrijeyanathan/) Timestamps00:19 - Ara introduces this week’s guest, Anusha Srijeyanathan02:14 - Growing up between Sri Lanka and Nigeria before moving to Canada in the mid-80s05:32 - How your environment and certain experiences shape you14:00 - Being employee #17 at Eloqua where she was Director of Vertical Solutions; being driven by curiosity18:21 - Eloqua getting bought out by Oracle; the biggest differences Anusha saw in both companies20:46 - How her opportunity with Benevity came along; the impact of vision boards25:51 - Eloqua versus Benevity do; early marketing tech versus powering the biggest and most iconic brands28:23 - How a recruiter convinced her to join Benevity32:31 - Moving to Calgary on a whim and why Anusha didn’t take a break in between; building resiliency34:26 - Benevity being structured as a B Corp36:35 - How Benevity acquired its first group of customers; Nike39:43 - How Benevity makes revenue; subscription fees and more41:22 - Studying one thing but having a completely different career trajectory; Anusha’s view on education 44:30 - What Anusha looks for when she hires new employees; picking between talent and the best-fit48:40 - Will Anusha build her own company in the future?50:52 - Advice she would give her 16-year-old self52:29 - Biggest learning lesson in the last 3-5 years54:36 - The personal legacy Anusha wants to be remembered for by her friends and family55:53 - Creator Confessions1:00:10 - The Wrap UpIntro MusicProduced And Mixed By:- The Tamil Creator- YanchanWritten By:- Aravinthan Ehamparam- Yanchan Rajmohan       Support the show