On Path

Sunny is Vice President & GM, Global SMB at Braze. He started his career as an aeronautical engineer at GE before earning his MBA at Harvard Business School and moving into a career in marketing and business leadership. In this conversation Sunny shares with us his experience immigrating to the US at the age of 12, why he switched from engineering to business, the emotional journey of founding a company that went on to get acquired, and a whole lot more.

Show Notes

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Show notes:
  • 2:02 Most memorable presentation
  • 4:36 Immigrating to the United States
  • 6:06 Being a Boston sports fan
  • 7:35 Chance event that led to studying at WPI
  • 11:47 Joining GE as an aeronautical engineer
  • 13:47 Decision to pursue an MBA
  • 17:56 Why Harvard?
  • 20:42 Challenging moments as a founder CEO
  • 26:19 The many roles of a founder CEO
  • 27:33 Emotional experience of being acquired
  • 30:08 Why marketing?
  • 33:31 How would you explain product marketing?
  • 37:12 What skills Sunny looks for when hiring Product Marketers
  • 40:46 Sunny's recent promotion
  • 43:59 Role models growing up
  • 46:21 Becoming a father
  • 48:39 Pivotal moments and best decisions
  • 51:26 Rapid fire questions

What is On Path ?

With the On Path podcast you'll hear the behind-the-scenes of what got professionals in the technology sector to where they are today. These are the career and life stories that aren't captured on a LinkedIn or web profile. The twists and turns. The inspirations and influences. Hosted by Vijay Viswanathan.