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Remove ‘Am I Good Enough’ From Your Dictionary. Replace It With ‘Am I Doing My Best?’ 

Remove ‘Am I Good Enough’ From Your Dictionary. Replace It With ‘Am I Doing My Best?’ 

by Rishika Agrawal | Oct 16, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces

Niharika Bhatnagar has built her career at the intersection of brand reputation and public perception: at Ola when it was tumultuous, at Nestlé when it was complicated, and at Bajaj Auto, where she led PR, media, and events before her recent promotion to Brand Content...
I Don’t Need to Earn My Seat in Every Meeting I Decoding Draupadi

I Don’t Need to Earn My Seat in Every Meeting I Decoding Draupadi

by Rishika Agrawal | Aug 31, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces

A conversation with Isha Patwardhan, Sr. Digital Marketing Manager at ICICI Lombard, who has built brands across fashion, financial services, and insurance  Isha has spent her career moving between categories that share almost nothing on the surface, fashion,...
Vinita Surana on why the reality bends once you stop waiting for someone else’s yes.

Vinita Surana on why the reality bends once you stop waiting for someone else’s yes.

by Anshika Kushwaha | Aug 29, 2026 | podcast

“You have to persist against the naysayers, against reality, against maybe even your closed ones, to hold that intention that yeah, you are much more gifted than the reality is presenting itself and then somehow the reality bends to your thinking.” Vinita...
The Strategy Slide Is 5% of the Job I Decoding Draupadi

The Strategy Slide Is 5% of the Job I Decoding Draupadi

by Rishika Agrawal | Aug 29, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces

A conversation with Monika Kewalramani, Director – Marketing GTM at Disprz, leading go-to-market strategy across APAC and MEA  Monika runs go-to-market strategy across markets that don’t share a language, a time zone, or a playbook, while raising a...
Not My Monkey I Decoding Draupadi

Not My Monkey I Decoding Draupadi

by Rishika Agrawal | Aug 25, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces

A conversation with Yamini Malpani, who last served as Modern Trade and Exports Controller, Pan India, at L’Oréal, on self-doubt, stakeholder blind spots, and refusing to carry what isn’t hers.  Yamini’s career runs through Grant...
As Long as I Can Go Back to the Blank Page, I Am Doing Okay I Decoding Draupadi

As Long as I Can Go Back to the Blank Page, I Am Doing Okay I Decoding Draupadi

by Rishika Agrawal | Aug 15, 2026 | DD Blog, Featured Pieces

A conversation with Sanjana Menon, 29 (Y) Senior Manager (Brand Marketing) at Swiggy, who fought to get into advertising, pivoted to comedy writing for a YouTube channel and performed standup at open mics before anyone understood why, became a Creative Director at 27,...
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