This video features an interview with Tom Browning, Senior Vice President at DDB Chicago, discussing DDB's role as an advertising agency for McDonald's and other clients. DDB acts as a "thought partner" with McDonald's, collaborating to develop marketing ideas, commercial ideas, and various advertisements across different media to drive business, increase sales, and customer visits. They have helped McDonald's broaden their success metrics to include long-term business health indicators like consumer perceptions, trust, and brand preference.

This video features an interview with Ms. Neelam Dhawan, the Managing Director of Hewlett Packard India. She shares her early life in New Delhi, her driven nature to be at the top of her class, and how she overcame initial struggles with mathematics to become a national topper. She pursued economics and an MBA from Delhi University. Ms.

This video features an interview with Mr. Shyam Srinivasan, the Managing Director & CEO of Federal Bank. He reflects on his early life and how his interest in mathematics and science led him towards engineering, also mentioning his passion for cricket. He emphasizes the importance of proper delegation and the need for leaders to trust and verify, rather than micromanage. He also highlights the significance of communication and interaction with employees at all levels. Mr.

In this video, Shishir Joshipura, the Managing Director of SKF, shares insights into his personal and professional journey. He talks about his childhood in Jaipur, which fostered his ability to make friends easily and learn from diverse backgrounds. He pursued mechanical engineering at BITS Pilani due to his inclination towards mathematics. He spent 26 years at Thermax, a steam boiler manufacturing company, where he rose to global head of business and was involved in new initiatives like carbon credits.

This video is an interview with Mr. G. Veera Bhadram, President & Whole-Time Director of Coromandel. He shares his early life in a small town in Andhra Pradesh, his home-based education, and the significant lesson of sharing and common ownership within his extended family. Despite his fascination with social sciences, societal pressure led him to pursue sciences, eventually studying agriculture and an MBA. He attributes his success to pure hard work rather than inherent brilliance.

This video features an interview with Mr. Alok Gupta, President & CEO of Essar. He shares his experiences growing up in a small town and how that influenced his perspective, valuing work-life balance and informal friendships. He discusses his current role at Essar, heading all retail businesses, leading global strategy for steel, and contributing to group-level initiatives. Despite not excelling academically, Mr. Gupta attributes his success to his attitude, particularly his hunger to learn quickly and accurately, and his curiosity.