November 08, 2025
ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ย ๐๐๐๐๐๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ ๐๐๐๐ซ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ก๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐จ๐ฉ๐๐ฅ๐๐ง ๐ข๐ง ๐๐ง๐ฅ๐ฒ ๐๐จ๐ฆ๐๐งโ๐ฌ ๐๐ฅ๐จ๐๐๐ฅ ๐๐๐๐ญ: ๐๐ก๐ ๐
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Only Womenโs first Global Meet was an unforgettable experience. We were privileged to host Sushma Rajagopalan, a dynamic and accomplished corporate leader, who delivered an insightful and empowering online address to an all-women audience from Pennsylvania โ with enthusiastic participation from Singapore, the United Kingdom, Amsterdam, California, Mumbai and Bangalore. Sushma, Founder of 2ndcareeres.com, is a Partner with Rittenhouse Ventures, Philadelphia, Chair, Womenโs Initiatives, TiE, Philadelphia and Global Program Co-Lead, TiE Womenโs Pitch Competition. She has led many companies in India too before moving to the United States.
Her engaging and interactive session, where she personally addressed members and guests from various countries by name and sought their inputs, emphasised the Four Cs essential for great leadership:
๐๐ฅ๐๐ซ๐ข๐ญ๐ฒ ๐จ๐ ๐๐ก๐จ๐ฎ๐ ๐ก๐ญ: The foundation of discerning your identity.
๐๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ๐๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ ๐๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง: Having the strength to act on what you believe in. “You may be clear about a lot of things but the courage it takes to act on it is not something everybody is endowed with,” she said.
๐๐ก๐๐ซ๐๐๐ญ๐๐ซ: Being true to yourself across situations through introspection and self-awareness. “Who you are — in various circumstances and what you are. You have to introspect. You have to question”.
๐๐จ๐ฆ๐ฉ๐๐ฌ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ๐ง: “Knowing what to say, when to say it, and when to stay silent are important,” she advised.
Sushma beautifully connected these with the ๐๐ก๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฌ vital for creating oneโs identity:
ย ๐๐ฑ๐ฉ๐ฅ๐จ๐ซ๐: “Donโt fear failure; itโs part of growth”.
ย ๐๐ฏ๐๐ฅ๐ฎ๐๐ญ๐: The ability that turns an explorer into a successful entrepreneur.
ย ๐๐ฆ๐๐จ๐๐ฒ: “Own what you do and live it fully”.
She also reminded the members that the way we express ourselves matters deeply. “Calmness, a subset of clarity, helps us deal with challenges effectively, though it must be balanced to avoid seeming complacent,” said Sushma.
It was an enlightening, heartfelt and truly global exchange of ideas and experiences.