EP 89: From Good Girl to Consequential Leader: Devika Bulchandani on Challenging Old Codes and Forging New Power Structures
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Devika Bulchandani is a world-class marketer who leads with passion, purpose, and an uncompromising focus on creating impact. As Global CEO of Ogilvy, she is responsible for all aspects of the creative network's business, spanning Advertising, PR, Consulting, Relationship Design, and Health across over 120 offices in 90 countries. Under her leadership, Ogilvy has been recognized as the leading agency for creative excellence and effectiveness in the world by the World Advertising Research Center's annual ranking (WARC). Devika has received numerous recognitions for her contributions and leadership, including the Matrix Award by New York Women in Communications, Working Mother of the Year by She Runs It, and the ADCOLOR Innovator award.
Key themes emerging out of our conversation:
- From Good Girl to Consequential Girl.
- Positive Human Energy is a Force Multiplier.
- Need to Break Centuries of Preordained Codes.
- Select friends who can ask for 'Dev talk' at any time.
- Navigating Challenges to Earn a Seat at the Table.
- No Justifications, just Rectification,Saying Sorry.
- The most important Freedom is Economic Freedom.
- Leadership is Taking Responsibility for Team Failures.
- Being a global leader means giving up control and having influence.
- Can't Change the Environment; the only thing under Our Control is Self.
- Advertising a Force to Create Systemic Change in Laws and Policies.
- Own what you want; Saying it is the First Step, even if you don't get it.
- Getting a Seat of Power is just the Start; Real Change begins once there.
- The Moment we Stop being a Work in Progress, We might as well be Dead.
- You can't talk about Equity and Equality in the World if it doesn't exist in Marriage.
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