Leading with Purpose: From Corporate to Start-up

What if you could transform your career while sparking a movement for gender equity? In this episode, we sit down with Shilpa, the award-winning former CEO of Tupperware India, who shares her journey from a young leader noticing the dearth of women in executive roles to becoming the founder of Unomantra.  Shilpa opens up about her passionate commitment to empowering women micro-entrepreneurs and how her work with purpose-driven brands like Oriflame and Tupperware fueled her mission. Listen as she recounts her shift from a successful corporate career to entrepreneurship, driven by the desire to create a more significant social impact. Discover how Unomantra aims to transform businesses into purpose-led forces for good, focusing on internal change to achieve meaningful external success. Later in the episode, we explore the intricacies of work-life harmony for women entrepreneurs, especially those in service-based businesses. Shilpa introduces SHEmantra, a supportive community designed to help women thrive both personally and professionally. We discuss the importance of prioritizing self-care, setting clear goals using tools like the Wheel of Life, and leveraging strong support systems to manage responsibilities effectively. Don’t miss out on this insightful conversation loaded with practical advice and inspiring stories that empower women to excel at every stage of their journey. About the guest:  Shilpa Ajwani is the Founder & CEO of Unomantra, a Business Strategy Consulting & Leadership Advisory Firm. Through unomantra she enables Corporate Leaders and Entrepreneurs to become future ready and thrive by aligning strategy with purpose. She is also the Founder of SHEmantra, a GLOBAL community of women entrepreneurs in service-based businesses that is present in over 15 countries today.  Shilpa has had an illustrious career with reputed MNCs. She has earned a rock-solid reputation as a *transformational corporate leader and entrepreneur* in the last three decades. Among the many accolades she has won was CEO of the year 2017 conferred by the Economic Times Polymer Awards while she was leading Tupperware India as the Managing Director.  She’s a much sought after Speaker, Panelist and Industry Mentor. Shilpa also sits on the Advisory Board of TalentNomics India and purpose-led Start ups. Shilpa dreams of living in a gender equitable world and champions initiatives that enable its creation. Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/shilpaajwani-unomantra-leadershipconsultant About the host: Ms. Binoo Wadhwa Ex CPO, Yum! Brands and Sapient, Advisory Board Member, TalentNomics India Binoo Wadhwa has been associated with TalentNomics India since it’s inception 8 years back. She has over 30 years of consulting and People Strategy experience. She is very passionate about talent development, diversity & inclusion (D&I) and building organization culture.  She has held leadership positions as the Chief People Officer in multi-cultural, multinational fortune 500 companies such as Yum! Restaurants International, Sapient and Steria. In her tenure both Sapient and Yum! were listed in “The top 50 Great places to work” and awarded the “Shell Helen Keller award” for inclusion.  Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/in/binoo/  The podcast is brought to you by TalentNomics India, a mission-driven organisation focused on scalable solutions for gender equity, especially at leadership levels Connect with us at:  Website: https://www.talentnomics.org  Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/talentnomicsiindia/ Linkedin: https://www.linkedin.com/company/talentnomicsindia/  Email: [email protected] or [email protected] How can you be of help as a listener? By putting in practice the wisdom shared by the guests and advocating for gender equity, amplifying women’s voices and building an ecosystem that paves the way for an equitable world.