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Episode Synopsis
Overcoming ingrained gender biases that women must work twice as hard to prove themselves, Renu Motwani built a 20+ year career as a top software product executive.
Meet Renu Motwani, a product leadership powerhouse who shattered barriers from day one. In this raw conversation, Renu pulls back the curtain on being a woman of color rising through the ranks in the boys' club of Silicon Valley.
You’ll discover:
How being raised with four sisters fueled Renu's determination to succeed and prove she could achieve anything, powering her meteoric career
Clever coping tactics when you’re the only woman amongst 50 men trying to get the job done
Her “secret sauce” tips for speaking up assertively yet avoiding the dreaded “arrogant” label
How an empathy deficit towards working moms almost derailed Renu’s trajectory
The simple flexibility tweak employers are missing that can unlock every employee’s performance
Renu has walked the walk for 20+ years at Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and Broadcom. Now, she’s talking the talk to empowering other women to power through obstacles and biases on their way to the top.
If you’re a woman ambitious to make your mark in male-centric industries like tech, this transparent glimpse behind one leader’s journey will enlighten and inspire.
Get the inside scoop on what it really takes – listen now!
About Renu:
Renu Motwani boasts over 20 years as a software product leader driving innovation at industry giants like Oracle, CA Technologies, and most recently as Head of Product Management at Broadcom. Known for leading with an entrepreneurial spirit, she consistently achieves double-digit revenue growth and sky-high Net Promoter Scores for her products.
Renu’s superpowers? Technical vision paired with a keen business sense, executive team influence, and rallying global teams towards a shared vision. All while overcoming ingrained biases as an immigrant woman of color rising to the top in Silicon Valley’s boys club.
Her product expertise spans AI, ML, enterprise agility software, AIOps, API management, and integration platforms across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem solutions.
Follow Renu Motwani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renumotwani/
Meet Renu Motwani, a product leadership powerhouse who shattered barriers from day one. In this raw conversation, Renu pulls back the curtain on being a woman of color rising through the ranks in the boys' club of Silicon Valley.
You’ll discover:
How being raised with four sisters fueled Renu's determination to succeed and prove she could achieve anything, powering her meteoric career
Clever coping tactics when you’re the only woman amongst 50 men trying to get the job done
Her “secret sauce” tips for speaking up assertively yet avoiding the dreaded “arrogant” label
How an empathy deficit towards working moms almost derailed Renu’s trajectory
The simple flexibility tweak employers are missing that can unlock every employee’s performance
Renu has walked the walk for 20+ years at Sun Microsystems, Oracle, and Broadcom. Now, she’s talking the talk to empowering other women to power through obstacles and biases on their way to the top.
If you’re a woman ambitious to make your mark in male-centric industries like tech, this transparent glimpse behind one leader’s journey will enlighten and inspire.
Get the inside scoop on what it really takes – listen now!
About Renu:
Renu Motwani boasts over 20 years as a software product leader driving innovation at industry giants like Oracle, CA Technologies, and most recently as Head of Product Management at Broadcom. Known for leading with an entrepreneurial spirit, she consistently achieves double-digit revenue growth and sky-high Net Promoter Scores for her products.
Renu’s superpowers? Technical vision paired with a keen business sense, executive team influence, and rallying global teams towards a shared vision. All while overcoming ingrained biases as an immigrant woman of color rising to the top in Silicon Valley’s boys club.
Her product expertise spans AI, ML, enterprise agility software, AIOps, API management, and integration platforms across cloud, SaaS, and on-prem solutions.
Follow Renu Motwani on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/renumotwani/
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