Karen Gonsalves

Radhika Gupta, MD & CEO of Edelweiss Asset Management, has taken to social media to voice frustration over the worsening condition of Gurgaon’s Golf Course Extension Road. Terming it “Pothole Extension Road” and even “Crater Connection,” Gupta highlighted how the Delhi-Gurgaon commute becomes a nightmare during the monsoon. She pointed out the irony: while Gurgaon boasts about ₹100 crore luxury apartments, the city’s basic infrastructure, especially roads, needs urgent attention. As India’s “Millennium City,” Gurgaon often represents rapid urbanization and growth—but Gupta’s post is a reminder that world-class infrastructure must come before luxury real estate ambitions. #gurugram #poorInfrastructure #realEstate #startupHUB #startupUpdates #startupro

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Reliance-backed media giant JioStar’s chief revenue officer (CRO) Ajit Varghese has stepped down from his role. He is now slated to join as the group CEO of media agency Madison Media and its outdoor advertising vertical OOH. 👇 As per an internal memo circulated within JioStar, the media giant’s head of revenue and large customer base business, Mahesh Shetty, will take over as the new CRO. Notably, this will be Varghese’s second stint at Madison. He previously served as the media company’s COO between 1999 to 2006. Varghese’s resignation comes seven months after the completion of Reliance-Disney merger in November 2024, and the subsequent formation of the consolidated entity, JioStar. Prior to this, he was the executive vice-president (EVP) and head of network of ad sales at The Walt Disney Company. Read the full article here - https://lnkd.in/g5qV9iEN #news #Inc42 #tech #media #startupnews #startup #businessnews #business #resignation #India #growth #CXO #founders

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Dentsu Creative Isobar has strengthened its leadership team with the appointment of Tiwari and Jauhari, who will spearhead its creative vision and drive culturally rooted, business-impacting campaigns. Read More: https://lnkd.in/gYrS985C Zubin Jauhari | Abhijat Bharadwaj | Sahil Shah #MarketingMind #Dentsu #NewAppointment #PeopleSpotting

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AD– In HT Media Group’s Beyond the Brief, Jinit shah, AVP–Growth at FCB Kinnect, shares how digital success today goes beyond visibility. For him, it’s about lasting impact: campaigns that move audiences from awareness to affinity. His festive mantra: great ideas don’t fear clutter, they cut through it with innovation and recall. And his favorite myth to debunk? That adoption happens without awareness. Discover more insights from industry leaders: https://lnkd.in/gia_W2ac #HTBeyondTheBrief

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Proud moment for #RedhillIndia! Our Country Head, Ankita Juneja, has been featured in ADGULLY publication with her thought leadership piece: “The PR metrics gap: Why Indian agencies must measure what matters - The Matrix Moment for PR in India.” Ankita highlights a pressing challenge for the industry - the absence of robust, credible measurement frameworks in PR. She emphasizes why it’s time for Indian agencies to move beyond traditional metrics like coverage and clippings, and instead, focus on insights that link storytelling to real business outcomes. From adopting smarter tools to collaborating across marketing and sales, her article calls for a collective shift in how we measure and demonstrate the true impact of PR. #ThoughtLeadership #PR #Redhill #Adgully #PRMetrics

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Every CEO has a Cultural Inheritance. It’s the compound interest of trust, values and ways of working built over years - sometimes decades - before they arrived. When I became Executive Chairman & CEO at FCB Ulka Group, Anil Kapoor - the re-founding Father of Ulka - gave me a masterclass in cultural inheritance. He showed me what was sacred, and what could evolve. Ulka’s culture had been built over 60 years. It was valued by clients, employees and partners alike. Our transformation - culminating in being named Adweek’s International Agency of the Year - didn’t come from tearing down the past. It came from blending heritage values with new ambition. Blending heritage values with new ambition means protecting the cultural DNA that makes an organization trusted, respected and distinctive - while infusing it with the vision, energy and innovation needed to grow. Here’s how I see it: 1️⃣ Identify the Non-Negotiables (Heritage Values) These are earned over time and deeply embedded in the company’s identity. At Ulka: A deep client-first ethos and relationship-driven business could not be disrupted. 2️⃣ Bring in the Energy of New Ambition Build on the past - don’t discard it. At Ulka: We drove bold creative transformation while keeping our core client relationships intact. 3️⃣ Bridge, Don’t Break Frame change as building on strength, not fixing what’s wrong. Keep traditions that honour the past while creating new rituals for the future. Why it matters: Ignore heritage values and you alienate the very people who made the organization strong. Reject ambition and you risk irrelevance. Great leadership finds the bridge between respect for the past and readiness for the future. "If you stepped in as CEO tomorrow, what would you do with your Cultural Inheritance?" #OhriginalThinking #LeadershipSignals #CulturalStewardship #OrganisationalCulture #CultureInPractice

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Youth Leadership Dialogue 2.0 I Day 06 Career growth is not just about hard work — it’s about strategy. 🚀 Mr. Vikas Dua, HR Head India – Weber Shandwick, shares powerful insights on how young professionals can fast-track their journey to success. Vikas Dua Sameep Shastri Ankita Sachdev Dr BBL Madhukar Ruhail Ranjan Durgesh Kumar Jha #YouthLeadershipDialogue #CareerAcceleration

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