Career in Progress

Welcome to Career in Progress—a podcast about building the skills that build your career. If you’ve landed here, chances are you’re on a journey to grow or evolve your career—just like me. In each episode, I’ll share honest stories, practical strategies, and bite-sized takeaways to help you build your own manual of growth. You’ll also hear from inspiring guests who are actively learning, evolving, and building the skills we all need to thrive. So if you’ve ever asked yourself: What’s next? How do I grow and Where do I start?—you’re in the right place.

Career in Progress is a business podcast hosted by Purnima Krishnamurthy, with 10 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

Purnima Krishnamurthy hosts Career in Progress, a business show with 10 episodes published.

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  Episode #9

  Meerah Rajavel: Breaking Barriers- From Small-Town India to Global CIO

  Jan 12, 202641 minS1

  <p>How often do you get the opportunity to hear honest, direct career advice from one of the most influential women executives in the world?</p><p><br></p><p>In this episode, I sit down with Meerah Rajavel, Chief Information Officer (CIO) at Palo Alto Networks, for a deeply inspiring and refreshingly candid conversation on leadership, careers, family and navigating complexity in the AI era.</p><p><br></p><p>This is one of those episodes you’ll want to listen to every minute- packed with wisdom for leaders, early-career professionals, and women navigating growth and barriers in tech.</p>...

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  Episode #3

  Kalpana Mohan- Building the Skills for a Creative Career: When Creativity Becomes a Career

  Dec 22, 202557 minS1

  <p>“Talent isn’t enough to build a creative career”- this was my biggest takeaway from this very insightful conversation</p><p>For the first time on the podcast, I explore a creative career path—a life in writing—with someone who embodies both craft and courage: Kalpana Mohan, award-winning author and columnist.</p><p>This conversation was eye-opening because it took me into a world very different from the careers I’ve featured so far and what I learned was invaluable. </p><p>My biggest takeaways from this episode:</p><p>The skills it takes to build a writing life...

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  Episode #7

  William (Bill) Huffaker- Building the Power of Authentic Leadership: Navigating Identity in Corporate Culture

  Dec 1, 202559 minS1

  <p>This episode with the deeply inspiring William (Bill) Huffaker- Transformational Talent Executive, AI-Driven HR Strategist, SVP of Global Integrated Talent at Newell Brands, Board Advisor, Adjunct Professor, and Board Trustee- was one of the most heartwarming and honest conversations I’ve ever had.</p><p>It’s the kind of dialogue you can only have with a leader who embodies humility, humanity, and authenticity in every breath. And a conversation that stays with you forever. </p><p><br></p><p>🎧 In this episode, we talk about:</p><p>Owning your story and bringing your whole self to work</p><p>Why gr...

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  Episode #5

  Kailesh Karavadra: Future Ready- Skills That Shape Our Tomorrow

  Oct 22, 20251h 5mS1

  <p>This episode is truly close to my heart-  it captures the power of humility, heart, and humor in shaping a remarkable and purpose-driven career.</p><p>Every once in a while, you meet someone who reminds you of the true power of humility, heart, and humor. I laughed, learned, and left deeply inspired through this conversation with Kailesh Karavadra — a noted Silicon Valley leader, Managing Partner at EY, and a visionary who has led EY’s Growth Market Strategy, focusing on entrepreneurs, startups, VCs, family businesses, PEs, and the Entrepreneur of the Year (EOY) programs. With over 36 years at EY, K...

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  Episode #5

  Arun Trivedi: AI at Work: Trends, Mindsets, and Tools to Thrive

  Sep 8, 202543 minS1

  <p>We’ve had many large-scale transformations in history- but why does Artificial Intelligence (AI)  stand apart as the technology that could reshape the world? This episode is truly futuristic- packed with insights on the world of AI and what it means to the current workforce and society as a whole.</p><p>To explore this, I’m thrilled to host Arun Trivedi- an AI guru, founder and host of the AI with Arun Show (available on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcast), and Vice President at Tech Mahindra, where he leads the Software and Platform business for North America. Arun’s inspi...

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