Behind every successful woman there's a...? » Industry Roundtable 4 — Leadership

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What happens when you get three women leaders on a panel to talk about #design, leadership, #culture, hiring, team-building, and better representation? You get an hour and a half of awesome conversation!

In the 4th edition of industry roundtable, we'll listen to — Geetaa Bhatt (Head of Design @ Clevertap), Aastha Gaur (UX Lead @Google), and Karthi (Founder @ Xperian) about their experience of 10+ years, building teams, the leaders that pushed them to become leaders, and how they are investing & growing the next generation of leaders.

Karthi Subbaraman, Founder @ Xperian

Karthi's career spans over 20 years. She started her career as a Software engineer and later became a designer HP. She'd go on to work with many big names in the industry and become a visiting faculty at NID and MIT.

Her recent venture is Xperia, where she teaches Product Design & Product Management to the next generation of designers and product managers.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/skarthi/

https://twitter.com/karthi2209

Geetaa Bhatt, Head of Design @ Clevertap

Geeta got her masters in design from NID and has been in the design industry for over 15 years. In the past, she has worked with brands like Human Factors International, TechMahindra, Network18 and now is a Head of Design at Clevertap.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/geetaa/

https://twitter.com/geetaabhatt

Aastha Gaur, UX Lead @ Google

Aastha has been in the design industry for over 13 years. She did her bachelors in design from NIFT, and Masters in Fine Arts & Graphic Design from California Institute of Arts.

In the past, she has worked with brands like Distinct, Yahoo!, and now is a Senior Manager UX at Google. Aastha also has a TikTok account you should check out.

https://www.linkedin.com/in/aasthagaur/

https://twitter.com/astadapasta

Topics we covered:

• Why did you choose design as a career?
• What & who pushed you to become a leader?
• Picking & growing leaders
• Women Leaders
• Lack of women in the industry
• Parental Tax
• How do you hire in your team?
• Message for the audience

Want to see someone as a guest on the next roundtable? Have a topic in mind we should cover? Let me know on twitter. Do check out the past episodes of the industry roundtable. #leadership #hiring #culture #startupculture #designleaders #womenleaders #womenintech #leadership #hiring #designhiring #parentaltax