adaptUp

Swapna Savant
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Welcome to our podcast! We are dedicated to supporting leaders in their career journey and empowering employees to unlock their leadership potential. Our mission is to equip individuals with the skills and insights they need to grow and excel in their careers with a sense of purpose and passion. I am your host, Swapna Savant and founder of adaptUp. At adaptup, we are dedicated to supporting leaders on their career journey. Using advanced technology, our product learns and adapts to individuals, enabling us to communicate with them in a way that resonates and aligns with their comfort level.

Episodes

  1. Applying for a Leadership Role

    02/13/2023

    Applying for a Leadership Role

    Welcome to adaptUp podcast, the show that provides ideas, opportunities and strategies to help aspiring and new leaders adapt in their roles and grow in their careers. We provide a platform to guide leaders through their transition to management roles or to be an effective communicator and strengthen their personal brand. I’m Swapna, Founder of adaptup, and today we’re talking about how I got into management and my learnings through the process. About adaptUp: adaptUp is a platform that help new and aspiring leaders to step into their leadership roles.  Sign up to get weekly updates and insights on leadership tips at :  https://www.adaptup.co/ FREE JOURNALING TEMPLATE HERE : https://www.adaptup.co/toolkit

    20 min
  2. Growing as a leader

    01/10/2023

    Growing as a leader

    Welcome to adaptUp podcast where you will hear about leaders and experts who have lived your future. I am your host, Swapna Savant and also founder of adaptUp. Our Today's guests is Monica Bajaj.  There is a sense of uncertainty when you are climbing the ladder. The anxiety and fear at work is at peak and very very real.  In this episode we talk about growing as a leader. We go dipper into the challenges an emerging leader would face, followed by some tips to find your true self. Monica Bajaj is a seasoned engineering leader with decades of industry experience building and scaling global diverse teams across both the consumer and enterprise space. She is currently VP of Engineering at Okta . She recently served as a Technology Board member and Chief Compliance officer for Women in Localization, a global non-profit organization focused on Women mentorship and localization activities. In 2021, she won the Mentor of the year award from the WomenTech Network. In 2020 she was selected as one of the Top 60 Women technical leaders to watch by the Girl Geek X Community across fortune 500 companies. She also is an active speaker and a blogger on the topics of diversity and increasing  leadership in the workforce including the upcoming generation. About adaptUp: adaptUp started as a community to help people adapt to their new role. After a tremendous response we now have built a personal and professional development platform that helps people adapt to their new role. Reach out to us at :  https://www.adaptup.co/

    26 min
  3. Dealing with Setbacks

    12/15/2022

    Dealing with Setbacks

    Welcome to adaptUp podcast where you will hear about leaders and experts who have lived your future. I am your host, Swapna Savant and also founder of adaptUp. Our Today's guests is Gita Rader.  There is a sense of uncertainty that many are going through. The anxiety and fear at work is at peak and very very real.   In this episode we talk about setbacks and how we can deal with those. We go dipper into the challenges an emerging leader would face especially during this economy. Gita Rader is a leadership coach and works with professionals in the tech industry. After two decades in the technology field, Gita transitioned to leadership coaching to apply her experience and knowledge to the next generation of tech leaders. Today she works with technology experts and helps them develop their communication, and leadership skills to get promoted or transition to their first tech leadership role. About adaptUp: adaptUp started as a community to help people adapt to their new role. After a tremendous response we now have built a personal and professional development platform that helps people adapt to their new role.  Reach out to us at :  https://www.adaptuppro.com/

    31 min
  4. Making a career choice that you want!

    10/11/2022

    Making a career choice that you want!

    Welcome to adaptUp podcast where you will hear about leaders and experts who have lived your future. I am your host, Swapna Savant and also founder of adaptUp. Our Today's guests is Joao Antunes. In this episode we talk about their journey as they moved to Individual Contributor from management. We go dipper into the challenges during the navigation and what made them take this step. Joao is a staff software engineer at Meta, where he works on the real-time communication stack used by Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, Instagram, Portal, and the rest of the Metaverse. He started his career as an academic researcher, where he pursued a master masters and a PhD in network security. After a decade in research, Joao moved to Silicon Valley and transitioned to a software engineer role. He worked at a couple of startups in San Francisco, eventually transitioning to engineering management, and later joining Twitter as an Engineering Manager. So, Joao is now transitioning again, but this time, back to an IC role as a software engineer. About adaptUp: adaptUp started as a community to help people adapt to their new role. After a tremendous response we now have built a personal and professional development platform that helps you receive feedback , tailored content , customized masterclass , expert coaching. It is also a channel to ask anonymous advice without any professional barriers. Reach out to us at :  https://www.adaptuppro.com/

    32 min
  5. The Making of a Manager

    09/06/2022

    The Making of a Manager

    Welcome to adaptUp podcast where you will hear about leaders and experts who have lived your future or helped leaders live your future. I am your host, Swapna Savant and also founder of adaptUp. Today's guests are Shane King Zackery.  Shane is a queer black technologist, filmmaker, and entrepreneur based in Oakland, California. They are an engineering manager and the founder of Yarner Studios, a sustainable creative business project that is equal parts production studio and innovation lab. . In this episode we talk about their journey and their move to management. We go dipper into the challenges during the navigation and what made them step into the management. About adaptUp: adaptUp started as a community to help people adapt to their new role. After a tremendous response we now have built a personal and professional development platform that helps you receive feedback , tailored content , customized masterclass , expert coaching. It is also a channel to ask anonymous advice without any professional barriers. Reach out to us at :  https://www.adaptuppro.com/

    24 min
  6. Career Transition - A Life Style redesign

    08/04/2022

    Career Transition - A Life Style redesign

    Welcome to adaptUp podcast where you will hear about leaders and experts who have lived your future or helped leaders live your future. I am your host, Swapna Savant and also founder of adaptUp. Today's guests are Saman Afshar. Saman Afshar has been working in technology and managing technical operations as a software developer, product and program manager for the past decade. His experience is in a wide range of industries such as FinTech, entertainment, education, Gaming, healthcare & wellness and is currently a product manager at Headspace Health. In this episode we talk about his journey and different transitions her had from Software Developer to Product Manager to Project Manager.  We go dipper into how to navigate when career takes on. Saman also shared some of his challenges along the way!  About adaptUp: adaptUp started as a community to help people adapt to their new role. After a tremendous response we now have built a personal and professional development platform that helps you receive feedback , tailored content , customized masterclass , expert coaching. It is also a channel to ask anonymous advice without any professional barriers. Reach out to us at :  https://www.adaptuppro.com/

    29 min
  7. Understanding leadership styles with Akhil Goyal and Almog Goldstein.

    07/05/2022

    Understanding leadership styles with Akhil Goyal and Almog Goldstein.

    Welcome to adaptUp podcast where you will hear about leaders and experts who have lived your future or helped leaders live your future. I am your host, Swapna Savant and also founder of adaptUp.  Today's guests are Almog Goldstein and Akhil Goyal.  Almog Goldstein is an Innovative product leader with 7 years’ hands-on experience in full lifecycle development of quality products with strong customer impact. He is the co-founder and CEO of beaches app. His mission is to socialize the American beaches, making them accessible for everyone. Akhil Goyal is a leader in the Data Engineering domain. He is currently leading Core Data Engineering group as a Director of Software Engineering at Lucid/CINT. He has spent 10 years at Apple building data pipelines, partnering with more than 400+ teams that helped him understand distinct and challenging use cases around leadership and innovation. He has led engineering teams to innovate greatest ideas to serve the needs of customers. In this episode we talk about our journey, leadership style and how our career took different twists and turns!  About adaptUp: adaptUp started as a community to help people adapt to their new role. After a tremendous response we now have built a personal and professional development platform that helps you receive feedback , tailored content , customized masterclass , expert coaching. It is also a channel to ask anonymous advice without any professional barriers. Reach out to us at :  https://www.adaptuppro.com/

    41 min

  8. 06/26/2022

    Chat with Carli Gribov

    Welcome to adaptUp podcast where you will hear about leaders and experts who have lived your future or helped leaders live your future. I am your host, Swapna Savant and also founder of adaptUp. Today’s guest is Carli , Carli Gribov has 12 years of experience as an executive leadership coach and people operational leader.  Carli partners with high achieving values-driven individuals and organizations to elevate leadership effectiveness and catalyze extraordinary impact. In this podcast Carli talks about her career journey, her coaching style, authentic leadership and trusting yourself. She has a specific take on 360 degree evaluation and very passionate about working towards giving a holistic approach on leadership style.  You can reach out to her directly at her website https://www.carligribov.com/ or connect with her on linked in https://www.linkedin.com/in/carli-gribov/ About adaptUp:  adaptUp started as a community to help people adapt to their new role. After a tremendous response we now have built a personal and professional development platform that helps you receive feedback , tailored content , customized masterclass , expert coaching. It is also a channel to ask anonymous advice without any professional barriers. Reach out to us at :  https://www.adaptuppro.com/

    25 min
  • 8 Episodes

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About

Welcome to our podcast! We are dedicated to supporting leaders in their career journey and empowering employees to unlock their leadership potential. Our mission is to equip individuals with the skills and insights they need to grow and excel in their careers with a sense of purpose and passion. I am your host, Swapna Savant and founder of adaptUp. At adaptup, we are dedicated to supporting leaders on their career journey. Using advanced technology, our product learns and adapts to individuals, enabling us to communicate with them in a way that resonates and aligns with their comfort level.

Information

  • Creator
    Swapna Savant
  • Years Active
    2022 - 2023
  • Episodes
    8
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Copyright
    © Swapna Savant
  • Show Website
    adaptUp