Konversations Cafe

Be On The Summer Hotlist of Accenture Strategy, Shell and J&J |Pre MBA Social 2022

We are back with an offline, one-on-one, Konversations Cafe- Pre MBA Social. A destination where the top b-school call getters get a chance to interact with the campus recruiters of top-notch companies. And that too, even before they start their B-school journey! Yes, you heard it right. You get to meet senior leaders and managers from marquee companies in an offline setup where they will not only share their journeys with you but help solve your doubts and queries in person as well. And all that will happen even before you set foot in your B-school. (Scroll down to register!)

Team InsideIIM20 May 2022

I Did An MBA To Work In A Cozy AC Office, Ft. Ashutosh M, Ex Goldman Sachs | IIT D, XLRI Alum, Pt. 1

In this episode, we have Ashutosh Mishra, who is an experienced banker with over two decades of experience in the financial markets. Like many of us, Ashutosh was also clueless about his journey in life. But, finance gave him a direction during his engineering days at IIT Delhi, and later an MBA from XLRI made him take up the world of finance seriously. He explains what made him choose an MBA after his engineering despite working at a firm like Tata Power.

Team InsideIIM10 May 2022

I Left My Singapore Job To Pursue Core HR & Got A Pay Cut, Ft. Siddharth Vishwanath, HR Head @ Mensa Brands

HR is for women and there is not much you can do except for making Rangolis! These probably are the most heard myths that you must have also heard at some point in your life.But, we today have someone who can help you understand the real meaning of building a fruitful career in HR; Siddharth Vishwanath, Head of HR at Mensa Brands. Siddharth Vishwanath has worked in the retail, e-commerce, automotive, media and IT domains in the last 13 odd years and has understood the true potential of an HR career and the kind of impact they can make on businesses.

Team InsideIIM03 May 2022

I Rejected A Godrej Job On Campus To Be An Entrepreneur,Ft. Shikha Murarka, Founder, Mishmash Bakery

In this episode of Konversations Cafe, we have our first woman entrepreneur of this season Shikha Murarka, who is currently running her own baking company called MishMash Bakery and has garnered quite a lot of acclaim and attention, thanks to her celebrity associations. But, how did all this start? How did an MBA decide to be a baker all of a sudden? Shikha breaks it down in this part of her candid conversation.

Team InsideIIM02 May 2022

‘You Have To Pay Fees To The Market To Learn’ - Ft. Vaibhav J, CFA, Wealthdesk, IIM-I, Pt-2

In this candid conversation about finance careers, fintech, investment banking, private equity, wealth management and social media, Vaibhav Jain, IIM Indore Alum, currently at Wealthdesk, Ex Deutsche Bank and Edelweiss, continues his career story and experiences. Vaibhav shares how he decided to quit Deutsche Bank and investment banking to move on to work with wealth management and private equity at Edelweiss. He shares how he started sharing his experiences, investment tips and learnings from major market movements on LinkedIn. This gave Vaibhav the ability to ease into his role as a wealth management consultant helping HNIs with private equity and investing. He tells us how, despite being an introvert, he managed to overcome his personal limitations and manage a role that required skills in sales and people management.

Team InsideIIM30 Apr 2022

Entertainment Is One Of The Most High Risk Business Economics, Ft. Nabh Gupta, IMDb, Pt 2

In this conversation, Nabh Gupta, Head (Editorial & Content Partnership) at IMDb, shares the highlights of his career in the media and entertainment space. He takes us through his experience working on social media marketing for Gangs of Wasseypur, Mirzapur and more. As a part of Viacom 18 and then Amazon, Nabh pioneered social media marketing for entertainment channels and programs. Nabh shares the skills he picked up as a brand manager, and further talks about how sales is an important aspect of any marketing job. He takes us through his journey at Viacom 18 working on social media for Gangs of Wasseypur, his first full-scale project. He shares how hype marketing and meme marketing became the cornerstones when it comes to social media marketing. Nabh also shares his experience creating memes for Mirzapur and making it a viral phenomenon across engineering colleges (and everywhere else) in India.

Team InsideIIM28 Apr 2022

I Meet 1000+ Founders Per Year, Only 7- 10 Make The Cut, Ft. Aviral Bhatnagar, VC, IITB, IIMA, Pt2

In this second and final part of this conversation, Aviral Bhatnagar talks about how he never stepped foot in a consulting firm although he always wanted to. How his love for venture capital grew during his time at Morgan Stanley and what made him take LinkedIn seriously after his Quora success. Hear him talk about the things he keeps in mind before investing now in any startup, how he uses his time productively and what skills should you look to acquire to make things work in your favour.

Team InsideIIM27 Apr 2022

I Started Dreaming About Investment Banking During The 2008 Crisis, Vaibhav Jain, IIM I, CFA, Pt. 1

In this candid conversation, Vaibhav Jain, LinkedIn influencer, Ex Investment Banker, and Private Banker, IIM Indore alum takes us through his career and shows us the decisions he made to follow a zigzag path to a career in finance. Just like the stocks he loves to discuss, Vaibhav’s own career trajectory is quite interesting. He shares how he was a mediocre student and did not pay much attention to his studies till he felt he needed newer skills to be relevant as a professional. An engineer from the Jaypee Institute of Technology, Noida, Vaibhav also pursued an MBA along with his B.Tech as a 5 year course. Finally, after a few years as a working professional employed at a KPO, Vaibhav decided to get serious about his education and upskill himself. He then decided to take up and cleared CFA Level 2. He got into IIM Indore and that’s where his life took a different turn. As a middle office executive at Deutsche Bank, Vaibhav then got a chance to work at their Sydney office. He eventually came back to India as a front office executive. Having closed around 15 deals in his 2 years at Deutsche Bank in India, Vaibhav decided to move his focus to private equity and joined Edelweiss. Ultimately, Vaibhav decided to join Wealthdesk, a startup that caters to retail investors in India.

Team InsideIIM26 Apr 2022