Radhika Gupta boards Shark Tank India Season 3 as new judge
Radhika Gupta boards Shark Tank India Season 3 as new judge
Noteworthily, Radhika Gupta, CEO, Edelweiss Asset Management and a judge on Shark Tank India, shares her interview process by asking one question to tell about herself.
From the answer, she gauges passion, communication, focus, and humility and also looks for hunger for growth, agility, and ethics.
Radhika affirms that she’s is the easiest interviewer. She only asks one question to tell about herself and In the answer, she gathered a lot of clues.
Elaborating further, she said that in the answer she gets to about about the person’s know on.passion, alý communicates, how much focus the person has and the person’s humility.
Speaking over the other qualities she looks in a person and amidst the interview, she quotes that the person should have there should have a hunger for growth and legacy and should have agility, especially given the rapidly changing business environment.
Adding that there needs to be openness to challenge oneself and in the money-management business like asset management, ethics is a very important criteria.
On how to spot humility
Radhika mentions that if a candidate uses a lot of “I ” instead of “we” when talking about the past experience or achievements, it is a giveaway. If asked about mistakes, she says, if they put a lot of blame on the organization, it is a another giveaway.
Besides shouldering corporate responsibilities, Radhika is actively engaged in the promotion of financial literacy through various platforms, including public speaking engagements, podcasts, and her book titled “Limitless,” focussing on self-investment for enhancing success.
She also advocates for mental health awareness and body positivity, drawing from her own experiences to inspire others.
Radhika embarked on her professional journey with companies such as Microsoft, McKinsey and Company, and AQR Capital Management.
In 2009, she co-founded Forefront Capital Management in Mumbai before its acquisition by Edelweiss Financial Services Limited in 2014.
Apart from her role as CEO at Edelweiss Mutual Fund in 2017, Radhika’s strategic leadership has significantly expanded the company’s assets under management from Rs 6,700 crore to Rs 1,04,896 crore as of March 2023.
Forbye to her corporate achievements, Radhika recently boarded the panel of Shark Tank India 3 as one of the new sharks, demonstrating her commitment to supporting and nurturing innovative businesses.
News Edit K.V.Raman
