{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"What Shapes Us","title":"Episode 08: In Talks with Ms. Gauri Mudkavi-Kulkarni","html":"","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":4107,"description":"What does it take to go from a Marathi-medium school in suburban Mumbai to VP of IT at one of the world's largest automotive groups?In Episode 8 of What Shapes Us, Vidya sits down with her former classmate Gauri Mudkavi-Kulkarni,Chartered Accountant turned global IT leader, for a conversation that spans six cities, two decades at Danone, and a door-to-door job hunt through Shanghai in 1999.Gauri reflects on the father who invested in his daughters when most wouldn't, the unconventional career pivot that quietly changed everything, and what she believes capable women still get wrong at work, from waiting too long to raise their hand, to underestimating the power of intentional networking.In this episode:- Growing up in Vile Parle and what her father's choices gave her- Choosing systems audit at Godrej when no one else wanted it- Moving to Shanghai with a bicycle and a list of firms to cold-visit- Life across Mumbai, Shanghai, Singapore, Jakarta, Paris, and London- What capable women consistently underplay, and what to do about itRecorded on 15th February 2026🔔 Subscribe for more conversations with women who've built extraordinary careers across the world.","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/VTTFvzR3wu4yMMIjCdIfjY7WPhG1mdGrOSsfEYwTR6I/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84OTQ3/MGQxNDQ2ZWE4N2Ey/YjgwYzdkNDYzOWYw/ZGFkNS5qcGVn.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}