10X Growth Strategies
by Preethy Padmanabhan
The 10X Growth strategies and book takeaways hosted by Preethy Padmanabhan (@preepadu), features leadership insights from business and self-development books. Listen and gain insights to drive 10X growth in your career, business and life.
Episodes
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E125: Inside a Top VC's Playbook: AI, Energy, Geopolitics & What's Next
In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies recorded live at SF Climate Week, founder and host Preethy Padmanabhan sits down with Rajesh Swaminathan, Partner at Khosla Ventures. Drawing on decades of deep tech and climate investing experience, Rajesh breaks down how AI and energy infrastructure have...
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E124: AI Just Made Fraud 1,000x Easier — Are You Ready?
A single customer request can now generate 10,000 fake documents in under five minutes - and that's just one signal of how fast AI is reshaping trust across cybersecurity, identity, and engineering. In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Preethy Padmanabhan talks to Purvi Desai (VP...
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E123 - AI vs Cybersecurity: What Founders & CISOs Need to Know Right Now
A customer discovered 11,000 AI agents running in their environment - and most weren't even built by developers. In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Preethy Padmanabhan talks to Ankur Shah (CEO, Straiker) and Nick Shevelyov (CEO, vCSO.ai) on how AI is reshaping cybersecurity for...
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E122: AI Governance for Startups and Enterprises
Are your AI agents truly safe to deploy at scale? In this episode, two founders come together to tackle one of the most urgent questions for every AI startup and enterprise today: how do you build AI systems you can actually trust? Hosted by Preethy Padmanabhan and the 10x Growth Strategies...
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🎙️ E121: The Future of Hiring
🎙️ E121: Building From Zero — The Realities of Nearshoring & Global Talent In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Saradha Sriram sits down with Brian Samson, founder of a nearshore staffing firm connecting top Latin American talent with U.S. companies, to explore what it really takes to...
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🎙️ E120: Who Decides the Future of AI?
In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Preethy Padmanabhan brings together a diverse panel of experts to explore one of the most important questions of our time — who decides what AI becomes? Featuring Natalia (Strategic Foresight), Denise Umubyeyi (Head of Partnerships, AGI), and…
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🎙️ E119: Achieving Meaningful Success
In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Preethy Padmanabhan sits down with Dr.Vivek Mansingh — technologist, entrepreneur, author, and former Silicon Valley leader — to unpack what meaningful success truly looks like beyond titles, money, and conventional achievement. Drawing from a career...
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🎙️ E118: Code Breakers — Decoding Life
In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Arthi Vijayaraghavan sits down with Lakshmi Nair — drug development scientist and genetic engineering researcher — to unpack the science, promise, and responsibility behind CRISPR and gene editing. Drawing from her journey across academia and...
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🎙️ E117: Building AI Rocketships — From Idea to Exit
🎙️ E117: Building AI Rocketships — From Idea to Exit In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Pretty Padmanabhan sits down with Omer Gottlieb, CEO & Co-Founder of Sale Speak.AI (formerly Co-Founder of Totango), and Guy Yalif, Chief Evangelist at Webflow , to unpack what it really takes to...
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🎙️ E116: How AI Is Reshaping Healthcare
🎙️ E116: When AI Meets Healthcare — Promise, Proof & the Human-in-the-Loop In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Arthi Vijayaraghavan sits down with Faisal Mushtaq — author of Transforming Healthcare: The Role and Impact of Artificial Intelligence — to unpack how AI is actually changing...
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🎙️ E115: The New Rules of Venture Capital
🎙️ E115: Where the Smart Money Is Going — VC Investment Trends & the 2026 Outlook In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Preethy Padmanabhan sits down with Dawn DeBruyn Novarina to decode what’s really happening inside the venture capital ecosystem — beyond headlines, hype, and...
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🎙️ E114: The Art of seducing your customers
In this episode of 10X Growth Strategies, host Saradha Sriram sits down with John Boccuzzi — author of The Art of Seducing Your Customers and President of Research at ISG — to unpack why the best businesses don’t sell harder, they build emotional connection, trust, and clarity. Drawing from…
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🎙️ E113: The Hard Truth About Winning in Startups
In this special 10X Growth Strategies panel, host Preethy Padmanabhan brings together three top voices from venture capital and private equity to decode how investors really evaluate startups today — beyond hype, beyond flashy demos, and beyond the AI noise. Kayvan Baroumand (Founder…
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🎙️ E112: Rethinking Goals in 2025 with Radhika Dutt
In this episode, Arthi Vijayaraghavan, IBM Product Leader, speaks with Radhika Dutt, author of Radical Product Thinking and a globally respected product strategist and advisor. Radhika dives into her groundbreaking new framework on why traditional goals and OKRs fail, and how organizations can...
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E111: From Fear to Freedom – Living Consciously with Susan Nefzger
🎙️ E111: A practical guide to Living Fearlessly with Susan Nefzger In this episode, Saradha Sriram, Business Technology Strategist, speaks with Susan Nefzger, international PR mentor, author, and marketing consultant. Susan reflects on her journey of writing A Practical Guide to Living…
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E110: From Hype to Reality – What’s Hot (and What’s Not) in Agentic AI
In this episode, Wen Sang (Co-Founder & COO, GenSpark.ai), Christian Jester (Partner & TMT Markets Leader, PwC), and Jason Hirsch (Partner & Head of AI, Digital Platforms & Emerging Technologies Practice, Nixon Peabody) join the 10X Strategies Podcast to decode the evolving landscape of Agentic…
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E109: From Knowledge to Wisdom – Life Lessons from Siddhartha with Ashish
In this episode, Madhavi Ravanan, Engineering Leader at Nokia, interviews Ashish Agrawal, Managing Director at Nagarro. Ashish reflects on Hermann Hesse’s Siddhartha — exploring themes of wisdom, balance, and letting go. He shares how the book has influenced his personal and professional life,...
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E108 : Pitch Your Potential - Winning Competitive Opportunities with Vicki Johnson
In this episode of 10x Growth Strategies, host Preethy Padmanabhan speaks with Vicki Johnson — founder of ProFellow and author of Pitch Your Potential. Vicki shares her proven Match Me formula, a powerful framework for winning competitive jobs, fellowships, awards, and elite opportunities. She...
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E107 - The Secret to Building AI-Native Startups
🚀 What does it take to build a truly AI-native startup? In this episode of the 10X Growth Strategies Podcast, host Preethy Padmanabhan speaks with three visionary founders who are redefining the future of enterprise AI: • Kapil Chhabra – Co-Founder & CPO, WisdomAI • Wen Sang – Co-Founder & COO,...
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E106 - Inside Gig: An HR’s Best Kept Secret
In this episode of the 10X Growth Strategies podcast, host Saradha interviews Dr. Edie Goldberg, a renowned talent management expert and co-author of 'The Inside Gig.' With over 20 years of experience in industrial organizational psychology, Dr. Goldberg discusses how companies can unlock…
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E105 : Investing in AI - Insights from Venture Capitalists
In this episode, Preethy, interviews Anupam, the managing partner and co-founder of Emergent Ventures. Anupam shares his firm's focus on pre-seed and seed-stage investments in enterprise AI, highlighting their strategy against market trends and founder qualities they seek. The discussion delves...
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E104 - Nut Job by Sonia Hunt
The podcast features Saradha Sriram, host of *10X Growth Strategies*, interviewing Sonia Hunt, Co-Founder & CEO at Zentāra Ventures | #1 Best-Selling Author | Global Wellness Speaker Sonia Hunt, author of the transformative book "Nut Job" and a globally recognized speaker who's helping leaders...
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E103 - Inflate your chance for success
This episode features our host Preethy Padmanabhan in conversation with Matthew E. Polimeno, the author of the book Inflate your chance for success and the foreword contributor Praveen Sahay, Managing Director, WAVE Equity Partners Inflate Your Chances for Success is a practical handbook aimed at...
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E102 - The Body Keeps the Score: Brain Mind and Body in the healing of trauma by Bessel Van Der Kolk
The podcast features Saradha Sriram, host of 10X Growth Strategies, interviewing Vlad Moskovski , CEO | Executive Coach and Culture Designer Vlad Moskovski transforms conscious leaders into visionary architects of growth as their organizations evolve and transform. A 3x founder and leadership...
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E101 - Pause with Author Rachael O’Meara
The podcast features Arthi Vijayaraghavan, host of *10X Growth Strategies*, interviewing Ms.Rachael O’Meara author of the book “pause”. The book Pause: Harnessing the Life-Changing Power of Giving Yourself a Break by Rachael O’Meara is about the transformative value of intentionally stepping...
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E100 - Sail to Scale With Mona, Maria and Heather
This episode features our host Preethy Padmanabhan in conversation with authors of the book Sail to Scale: Steer Your Startup Clear of Mistakes from Launch to Exit. The book is a practical guide for entrepreneurs, written by Mona Sabet, Heather Jerrehian, and Maria Fernandez Guajardo. The book...
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E99 - The Journey Within : “Essentials of the Art of Living”by Sri Sri Ravi Shankar
In this powerful episode of the 10X Growth Strategies podcast, host Saradha Sriram speaks with Naren Shanker — serial entrepreneur and co-founder of Hosted AI — on the transformative power of inner work, mindfulness, and navigating entrepreneurship through intuition. Drawing from his journey and...
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E98 - Unleashing AI startups in Climate
We are excited to present this live panel moderated by our host Preethy Padmanabhan. "Unleashing AI startups in Climate", features the following successful entrepreneurs with a climate tech background. Aimee Gotway Bailey, CEO, Rock Rabbit Divya Demato, CEO, GoodOps Reetu Gupta, Founder,...
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E97: Insights From Leading VCs on the Next Era of Startup Investment with Schwark & Bhargavi
We are excited to present this live panel moderated by our host Preethy Padmanabhan. In this live panel "Navigating the Fintech Frontier: VC Insights for 2025 and Beyond", an insightful panel featuring prominent venture capitalists and successful entrepreneurs with a fintech background. The...
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E96: Billion-Dollar Lessons: Avoiding Costly Corporate Mistakes with Paul Singh Oberoi
The podcast features Saradha Sriram, host of 10X Growth Strategies, interviewing Paul Singh, who is one of the researchers for the book Billions Dollar Lessons, and is the CEO of 1Gen, a social innovation organization with a diverse portfolio. Paul shares his journey into studying business…
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E95: Teenage Chronicles - The Emotional Rollercoaster of Teenage Life—And How to Handle It
In this episode of the 10X Growth Strategies Podcast, host Arthi Vijayaraghavan introduces Saania Saxena, the young author of 'Teenage Chronicles'. Saania delves into the emotional rollercoaster experienced by teenagers, touching on themes like insecurities, love, and anxiety. 'Teenage…
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E94: Creativity Inc.: The Book That Shaped Pixar with Anoop Bhaskaran
Join host Madhavi Ravanan in the latest episode of the 10x Growth Strategies podcast featuring Anoop Bhaskaran. Anoop shares his fascinating professional journey, his passion for reading, and delves deep into Ed Catmull's 'Creativity Inc.' Discover the intriguing backstories of Pixar’s creation,...
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E93: Take Back Your Power by Deborah Liu with Laura Dansbury
The podcast features Arthi Vijayaraghavan, host of 10X Growth Strategies, interviewing Ms.Laura Dansbury the VP Product & UX at Study.com. They discuss the book “Take back your power” by Ms.Deborah Liu with. The book lays down ten rules for women to take back their power at work. It showcases how...
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E92: Transplant Tales: Hope, Healing, and New Beginnings with Jaspreet Khokhar
The podcast features Saradha Sriram, host of *10X Health*, interviewing Jaspreet Khokhar an IT Professional in Philadelphia. Join Jaspreet as he shares his transformative journey through organ donation – from confronting life's biggest challenges to embracing a second chance at life. It is a…
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E91 - Leadership Wisdom from the Mahabharata with Tatyana Mamut
Our first episode of 2025 will feature the Indian epic "Mahabharata" which is authored by Sage Vedavyasa. Our host, Preethy Padmanabhan guides an inspiring conversation with Tatyana Mamut, Co-founder and CEO of Wayfound. They discuss the concept of Dharma (duty, moral law) that plays a central…
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E90 - Surrounded by Idiots(Thomas Erikson) with Sujatha Jayagopal
The podcast features Saradha Sriram, host of *10X Growth Strategies*, interviewing Sujatha Jayagopal, MD Strategic Sales, Accenture. They discuss Behavioral personality types, communication strategies, leadership and management, and personal growth. Topics: 00:00 Introduction 00:23 First...
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E89 - The Psychology of Money (Morgan Housel) with Kush Kochgaway
This episode features Madhavi Ravanan, a guest host of “10X Growth Strategies” in conversation with Kush Kochgaway - R&D Head for Enterprise Products at Nokia about the book The Psychology of Money. “The Psychology of Money” explores the psychological factors influencing our financial decisions....
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E88 - Love and Whiskey (Fawn Weaver) with Untapped Investing | PANEL Discussion
Our VC panelists connect trailblazing, underrepresented and underserved founders with essential capital and access to world-class executives and industry leaders to unlock the exponential growth potential of their startup.The panel will also discuss the bestselling book "Love and Whiskey" by Fawn...
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E87 - The Culture Map (Erin Meyers) with Jonathan Sorenson
The podcast features Saradha Sriram, host of 10X Growth Strategies, interviewing Jonathan Sorenson, who advises and invests in early-stage startups, with a focus on AI and also focuses on coaching engineers and leaders to cultivate 10x engineers. Together, they explore how "The Culture Map"…
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E86 - Secrets of Sand Hill Road (Scott Kupor) with Mercedes Bankston
The podcast features Preethy Padmanabhan, host of *10X Growth Strategies*, in conversation with Mercedes Bankston, Program Director at Founder Institute to discuss the book "Secrets of Sand Hill Road" by Scott Kupor. The book covers how venture capital firms operate, what investors look for in...
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E85 - Emotional Intelligence (Dr. Travis Bradberry and Dr. Jean Greaves) with Urvashi Tyagi
In this episode of the 10x Growth Strategies podcast, host Aarti Vijayaragavan converses with Urvashi Tyagi, Former CTO of Resmed & ADP, focusing on the pivotal role of Emotional Intelligence (EQ) in personal and professional growth. This conversation features the book " Emotional Intelligence"…
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E84 - Essentialism (Greg McKeown) with Amanda Heyman
In this episode of the 10x Growth Strategies Podcast, host Preethy Padmanabhan discusses the book "Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less" by Greg McKeown with Amanda Heyman, Managing Partner at Tundra Ventures. They delve into the key ideas from the book exploring the importance of living...
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E83 - The Practice of Adaptive Leadership with Guayente Sanmartin
In this episode, host Saradha Sriram interviews Guayente Sanmartin, the Division President for Commercial Systems and Displaced Solutions Business at HP Inc. They delve into Guayente's journey through various global leadership roles at HP, discussing how the book 'The Practice of Adaptive...
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E82 - Masters of Corporate Venture Capital with author Andrew Romans
In this episode, host Preethy Padmanabhan features the book 'Masters of Corporate Venture Capital' with its author, Andrew Romans. Andrew, a seasoned venture capitalist and General Partner at 7BC Venture Capital, shares insights from his extensive career in Silicon Valley and corporate venture...
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E81 - Biased (Jennifer L. Eberhardt) with Gayathri Radhakrishnan
In this episode, our host Saradha Sriram features the book Biased by Jennifer L. Eberhardt. Our guest Gayathri Radhakrishnan has over two decades of multi-disciplinary experience across domains such as product management, product marketing, corporate strategy, M&A and venture investments. She is...
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E80 - The Rise of Meritocracy (Michael Young) with Zoe Samuel
We feature the book “The rise of meritocracy by Michael Young '' with our guest Zoe Samuel and host Arthi Vijayaraghavan. The book is a satire on how the creation of the so-called merit based ruling class will reshape our society in the future. Our guest Zoe is a Venture partner at Starshot…
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E79 - The Steve Jobs Way (Jay Elliott and William L. Simon) with Sriram Krishnan
In this episode, our host Saradha Sriram features the book The Steve Jobs Way by Jay Elliot and William L. Simon. Our guest, Sriram Krishnan, a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan, has over 25 years of experience developing products and solutions leveraging advanced analytics and AI in life...
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E78 - The Startup of You (Reid Hoffman and Ben Casnocha) with Preetha Ram
In this episode, our host Preethy Padmanabhan had a candid and insightful discussion about the book “The Startup of You”, with Preetha Ram, Managing Partner at Pier70 Ventures. Check out the episode and gain valuable tips on how to 10X your career. "The Startup of You" by Reid Hoffman and Ben...
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E77-The Triumph framework with author Talila Millman
In this episode, our host Arthi Vijayaraghavan discusses the book “The Triumph Framework" with author Ms.Talila Millman. Talila shares the framework which helps C-suite execs in startups, scale-ups to transform organizations through change management. Talila is a leadership expert and growth...
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E76 - Power Score (Geoff Smart, Randy Street, and Alan Foster) with Bhaskar Kende
In this episode, our host Saradha Sriram will feature the book ”Power Score“ by Geoff Smart, Randy Street, and Alan Foster. Our guest Bhaskar Kende is an accomplished professional who has successfully transitioned from engineering to entrepreneurship. As the Co-founder and Chief Operating Officer...
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