Transform with Kashi

Kapil Kulshreshtha & Shilpa Kulshreshtha
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Kapil Kulshreshtha and Shilpa are the founders of Transform with Kashi, a career coaching podcast for professionals who want to get promoted, increase their salary, and finally move ahead at work. On Transform with Kashi, Kapil and Shilpa reveal why hard work alone doesn't get you noticed, and what does: career strategy, workplace visibility, salary negotiation, and the mindset shifts that separate top performers from everyone else. Each episode answers real career questions from professionals across 21 countries, covering promotions, career clarity, executive presence, salary growth, and personal transformation. Follow for practical career advice, promotion strategies, and mindset coaching to help you get ahead faster.

  1. 1d ago

    #001 - Why Working Hard Won’t Get You Promoted

    Ready to take control of your career growth? Reserve your free book now 👉 playitfull.com Working longer hours does not guarantee a promotion. In fact, it can signal that you are struggling to operate at the level you want to reach. In Episode 1, Kapil and Shilpa unpack one of the biggest myths in corporate life: that promotion is a reward for hard work, loyalty, and long hours. Drawing on decades of corporate experience, they reveal what leaders are actually looking for, and how to position yourself as someone already operating at the next level. You'll discover: ◼️Why long hours may lead to a bonus—but rarely a promotion ◼️ The difference between doing great work and creating next-level outcomes ◼️ Why making your manager successful is not “sucking up” ◼️ How to become your manager’s trusted right hand ◼️ Why client praise, outstanding ratings, and a perfect promotion document are not enough ◼️ How to stop being invisible and take control of the perception others have of you ◼️ The practical questions to ask your manager to uncover your real promotion gaps ◼️ How to use feedback, planning, execution, and contribution to shift your career trajectory ◼️ Why an impact memo can make your promotion case impossible to ignore ◼️ How to break free from past setbacks, outdated narratives, and the promotion-cycle mindset ◼️ Why two or three highly visible outcomes can outweigh years of invisible work Timestamps 00:00:00 Introduction 00:01:06 Why Long Hours Don’t Lead to Promotion 00:02:06 Promotion Is Proof You’re Already Operating at the Next Level 00:04:16 Why Making Your Manager’s Life Easier Matters 00:06:11 Make Your Manager the Hero—Without “Sucking Up” 00:09:20 The Personal Cost of Being Passed Over 00:11:57 How to Become Your Manager’s Right Hand 00:14:37 When Hope Is Not a Career Strategy 00:17:34 The Right Mindset for Promotion Conversations 00:20:48 Why Your Work Does Not Speak for Itself 00:22:21 The Internal Narrative Holding You Back 00:23:40 Why Perception Drives Promotion Decisions 00:27:07 The Three Questions That Reveal Your Promotion Gaps 00:29:07 The MLP Framework: Mindset, Location, and Perception 00:32:33 How to Build Trust Through Contribution 00:34:13 The Two-Page Impact Memo 00:36:02 Break the Chains That Keep You Stuck 00:38:08 Why You Don’t Need to Wait for the Next Promotion Cycle 00:40:02 How to Reset After a Career Setback 00:42:18 Stop Letting Setbacks Define Your Future Follow Kapil & Shilpa for more insights and updates: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/transformwithka_shi/ TikTok: https://www.tiktok.com/@transformwithka_shi LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kapilkulshreshtha/ X: https://x.com/@transformKa_Shi Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/033qMo7Zq4dQSwsGrUqtYJ?si=a24f79d644164463

    #001 - Why Working Hard Won’t Get You Promoted

  2. 1d ago

    The Three Disguises That Stop You From Changing

    You say you want it. The weight, the promotion, the bigger life. And you don't do it, and it isn't because you're scared. Kapil on the three costumes resistance actually wears, a mother crying over poori, a lift full of very busy men, and a child's drawing of you with a phone in your hand, and how to tell a true feeling from the false conclusion it's been attached to.

    The Three Disguises That Stop You From Changing

  3. 3d ago

    The Question That's Costing You Years

    Kapil had the résumé. The scholarship, the engineering college, the MBA, Microsoft, Cognizant, hundred million dollar deals, a thousand-person team. And underneath all of it, one question that never went quiet: am I actually playing my A game? On a twin brother at IIT, a billionaire from the same tiny street, batchmates running twenty thousand people, and the twenty years he spent asking what they had that he didn't, until one coach showed him he had been asking the wrong question the entire time.

    The Question That's Costing You Years

  4. 5d ago

    The Email That Turned My Biggest Rival Into an Ally

    Kapil closed a hundred million dollar deal, and the congratulations email went out with his name at the top. So he hit reply all, copied the very person who'd been working against him, and gave the credit away in front of senior leadership. On why becoming known as a giver is the single most effective way to disarm even the most political person in your organisation, and what happened the moment his rival saw the credit land where it actually belonged.

    The Email That Turned My Biggest Rival Into an Ally

  5. Sep 30

    Corporate Politics - Part 3 - When Someone Else Takes Your Credit

    You did the work. They took the credit. Kapil on why it's almost always an insecure person protecting their own position, not a verdict on your worth, and the twin-brother-in-Boston problem, the truth is that nobody ever has the full picture of what you actually did. On having the conversation that removes someone's defences by talking about your own feeling instead of their behaviour, and why "I've noticed this makes me feel insecure" beats every accusation you were about to make.

    Corporate Politics - Part 3 - When Someone Else Takes Your Credit

  6. Sep 28

    Corporate Politics - Part 2 - Understand Their Motivation (Before You Fight It)

    Kapil moved into a new business unit at Cognizant and was warned on day one, watch out for V, he plays favourites, he'll leave you with nothing. Instead of treating V as the enemy, Kapil got curious about what he actually wanted. On why almost everyone at work is chasing connection and belonging as much as money, why asking someone for help often makes them your ally, not your rival, and how V went from warning to relationship.

    Corporate Politics - Part 2 - Understand Their Motivation (Before You Fight It)

  7. Sep 26

    Corporate Politics - Part 1 - What If There's No Politics At All?

    Sidelined. Passed over. Watched someone less capable get the growth you earned. Kapil opens his corporate politics series with the question that resolves ninety percent of it before you do anything else. You play favourites too, you just call it something else when it goes your way. On the difference between real toxicity, which he never excuses, and the ordinary human wiring you've been reading as a conspiracy against you.

    Corporate Politics - Part 1 - What If There's No Politics At All?

  8. Sep 21

    The Two Forces Fighting Inside You Right Now

    Every human being is a battleground for exactly two forces. Deep desire, the pull toward the bigger life you can already picture. And resistance to change, the grip that keeps you exactly where you are. Kapil on why resistance fights dirty and usually wins, the five years of his life it quietly took, why you can never kill it, and how to stop handing it the wheel.

    The Two Forces Fighting Inside You Right Now
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Kapil Kulshreshtha and Shilpa are the founders of Transform with Kashi, a career coaching podcast for professionals who want to get promoted, increase their salary, and finally move ahead at work. On Transform with Kashi, Kapil and Shilpa reveal why hard work alone doesn't get you noticed, and what does: career strategy, workplace visibility, salary negotiation, and the mindset shifts that separate top performers from everyone else. Each episode answers real career questions from professionals across 21 countries, covering promotions, career clarity, executive presence, salary growth, and personal transformation. Follow for practical career advice, promotion strategies, and mindset coaching to help you get ahead faster.

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  • Creator
    Kapil Kulshreshtha & Shilpa Kulshreshtha
  • Years Active
    2026
  • Episodes
    94
  • Rating
    Explicit
  • Copyright
    © Kapil Kulshreshtha & Shilpa Kulshreshtha 2026
  • Show Website
    Transform with Kashi