Ambika sits down with Sahaj Kaur Kohli, MAEd, LGPC, founder of @browngirltherapy and author of “But What Will People Say” to discuss (as her book’s subtitle so perfectly articulates), navigating mental health, identity, love, and family between

The Common Language of Motherhood with Mother Tongue Magazine

May 2nd, 2024 1h 15m

In this episode of Corner Office Breakdowns, Ambika speaks with Melissa Goldstein and Natalia Rachlin, the co-founders of Mother Tongue Magazine, who sought to fill a gap in maternal narratives in media. They discuss the magazine’s mission to

The Discomfort of Wanting Wealth

Apr 17th, 2024 1h 26m

Guest: Sarita Walsh Being Coach, Sarita Walsh joins Ambika to explore our cultural relationship with money. Our simultaneous fascination and distaste of wealth and the wealthy, and how we can stop and/or start connecting our worth with how muc

Compromising with Reality — a Jungian perspective on careers and callings

Apr 2nd, 2024 1h 16m

Guest: Lisa Marchiano Exploring the intersection of career and vocation with Lisa Marchiano in our new podcast episode. A thought-provoking discussion that challenges the way we view our professional lives and personal callings. Industry leader

Corner Office Breakdowns: Live from AWNewYork!

Nov 7th, 2023 36m

Join Ambika Gautam Pai for a live recording of Corner Office Breakdowns, a podcast that reconciles humanity and the workplace, part of the Advertising Week podcast network. As a mom of two, a first-generation South Asian American and the Chief

I Left My Job in Advertising

Oct 3rd, 2023 9m

Ambika reflects on the decision to leave her job as Chief Strategy Officer.

Amber Rae – “We All Have a Story to Tell”

Sep 6th, 2023 1h 12m

In Corner Office Breakdown’s season one finale (!!!), Ambika speaks toAmber Rae. Amber is an international best-selling author, writingmentor & story doula who believes in the healing power of the writtenword. She helps people find the stories

Closing the Gap(s): Women’s Pain & Intuition

Aug 22nd, 2023 1h 17m

In the ninth episode of “Corner Office Breakdowns,” Ambika talks to Anushay Hossain, the author of “The Pain Gap” and a feminist policy analyst who has been featured on CNN, MSNBC, and more. They start by discussing the healthcare field and its

Why We *MUST* Embrace Ego

Aug 1st, 2023 1h 5m

In episode 8 of Corner Office Breakdowns, Ambika partners up with Amani Duncan, a highly awarded executive who has worked across beauty/fashion, media, advertising, music/entertainment, and manufacturing. Together, they unpack how and why the i

Why We *MUST* Embrace Ego

Aug 1st, 2023 1h 5m

Rethinking Power and Privilege

Jul 12th, 2023 1h 17m

In episode seven of Corner Office Breakdowns, Ambika speaks to Alfa Demmellash, the CEO of Rising Tide Capital, in what she says is one of the most goose-bump-inducing, profound, heart-wrenching, and inspiring conversations of her lifetime. Alf

The Double-Edged Sword of External Validation

Jun 27th, 2023 1h 4m

In Episode Six of Corner Office Breakdowns, Ambika speaks with Erin Gallagher, the CEO and Founder of Ella, and the creator of the global #hypewoman movement, about the double-edged sword of external validation. Why do so many of us yearn for i

Who’s Watching out for the Good Dads?

Jun 6th, 2023 1h 8m

In episode five of Corner Office Breakdowns, Ambika speaks to Bryan Lattimore (he/him), a father, husband, serial entrepreneur, investor, and creator, about the emerging generation of dads – those who work, and parent, and home-make, and love t

Why Are We Expected to Power Through Grief?

May 23rd, 2023 1h 24m

In episode four of Corner Office Breakdowns, Ambika speaks to Carol Fabrizio about Big-G-Grief and Little-g-grief. Why are we expected to power through rather than feel it? How astonishingly ordinary and simultaneously impactful it is, and how

The Invisible Weight of Becoming a Mother

May 8th, 2023 1h

In episode four of Corner Office Breakdowns, Ambika speaks to Lindsey Wehking, the head of investigative research at Nonfiction Research, about their research study with TWILL called “The Invisible Weight.” The discussion dives deep into the in

Do Work Burnout and Life Burnout Always Co-Exist?

Apr 25th, 2023 54m 9s

In the second episode of Corner Office Breakdowns, Ambika speaks to Neha O’Rourke, an award-winning Career & Energy Coach, Speaker and Founder of Somewhere In Between Coaching. Neha left her career in advertising after a period of intense burno

Why Do So Many Women in Leadership Perform Like Men?

Apr 11th, 2023 48m 4s

I was always taught to choose a job based on the manager. And because I’m an ambitious woman, I always wanted to work for an ambitious woman. But as my life started to dimensionalize (marriage, family, wanting to define my own way of “leading”)

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