Articles categorized as "Cover Story"
The Aha! Moment
Mar 30, 2024
R. Gopalakrishnan, director, Tata Sons, the promoter company of various Tata Group companies, shares with us anecdotes and lessons learnt from his 45-year-long career as a professional manager. He believes these stories will enable managers to reminisce about
Narayanan Vaghul Featured in Leadership Next Banking & Financial Services
The Wise Leader
Oct 01, 2023
Narayanan Vaghul, former chairman, ICICI Bank, draws ideas from American Generals during World War II, the life of Mahatma Gandhi and even Sachin Tendulkar’s cricketing career to explain, in simple terms, the finer nuances of becoming a successful business
Entrepreneurship Leadership BankingThe Transformation Artist
Sep 23, 2023
Lessons on Leadership Series: How Harsh Mariwala transformed Marico from a small family-run enterprise in 1988 into a FMCG major with a market capitalization of 694.11 billion INR today.  …
A Meditative Approach to Leadership & Decision Making: In Conversation with Kamlesh D. Patel, Global Guide of the Heartfulness Movement
Oct 02, 2019
We requested 50 leading founders and CEOs to fill up The Smart CEO Questionnaire last year. In there, we had one question that threw out a very surprising response; The question was…
Martin Shanahan, CEO, IDA Ireland Featured in Leadership Next Fintech 35
The Enablers
Jul 15, 2019
Several Silicon Valley majors including Apple, Google, and Facebook, have their EU headquarters in Ireland. Through this interview with Martin, we bring to the fore key reasons why Ireland is a destination of choice for global startups and growth companies
The Rise of Vikram Solar
Apr 03, 2018
Gyanesh Chaudhary has spearheaded the growth of one of India’s leading solar companies, Vikram Solar. The company touched revenues of Rs. 1,659 crore in FY 2016-17, delivering a 5…
Consumer Tech Services Frontier Tech IT & ITeS
5 Rapidly Scaleable Ideas for Entrepreneurs
Jan 09, 2018
Through several of our past interviews & insights captured from venture capital data in the US, Europe & Asia, we share with you ideas that VCs in India will absolutely love! …
Entrepreneurship LeadershipAjit Isaac Featured in Services Leadership Next
From Idea to IPO
Nov 02, 2017
Ajit Isaac, Chairman, Managing Director & CEO, Quess Corp, has used a combination of organic growth and friendly acquisitions to build a company with a market cap of over Rs. 11,000…
Leadership Quess Corp Ajit IsaacChai Point’s next bet: a better chai and filter coffee dispenser for the workplace
Apr 10, 2017
Amuleek Singh Bijral started Chai Point as a retail business. Over time, the company expanded into serving corporate clients with its ‘Chai @ Work’ business unit. In late 2016, the company launched Boxc…
Kanwaljit Singh backed Goodness! Beverages aims to make a mark in the diary-based beverages segment
Apr 10, 2017
The founders of Dropkaffe decided to launch an FMCG company, after a failed education tech venture. But, it is the key learnings from the first stint that is coming in handy, as…
