S4E169: Mansi Madan Tripathy on Leading Shell India, Women in Energy and Career Lessons | The AboutHer Show
How does a first-generation school-goer become a Vice President of Operations in global maritime and supply chain? In this episode of The AboutHer Show, Sangeeta Relan sits down with Tejaswini Manjunath of Rippey AI to talk about sponsors versus mentors, leading Gen Z alongside seasoned professionals, hiring for smarts and hearts, burnout, and the riskiest bets of her career. She also shares the advice that shaped her leadership: lead upwards with clarity, lead downwards with empathy.
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Chapters
(00:00) 🎙️ Welcome
Sangeeta introduces Mansi Madan Tripathy and what the conversation will cover.
(02:58) 💼 Running a $2.5 Billion P&L
What it is like to carry that responsibility across 22 countries.
(04:34) 🎓 From Engineering to Shell India
How an electronics degree led to leading one of India’s biggest energy businesses.
(07:36) 🤝 Mentoring Women at Scale
Lessons from guiding thousands of professionals through Shell’s Women’s Network.
(09:54) 🌏 Leading Across Cultures
What P&G, Shell and life in India, Singapore and the US taught her about leadership.
(12:40) 🔄 If the Career Had Stalled at 35
A look at the road not taken.
(13:53) 🏃♀️ Marathons and Mindset
What distance running teaches that the boardroom cannot.
(16:30) ⚡ Women in the Energy Sector
An honest look at gender equity in a male-dominated industry.
(19:16) 🌱 The Decarbonisation Question
Where the industry’s climate promises stand and what real progress takes.
(22:26) 💃 Indian Classical Dance and Leadership
How a lifelong art form shapes the way she leads.
(25:23) 👨👩👧👦 Raising Children, Running a Business
The trade-offs nobody warns you about.
(28:16) 🎒 Advice for the Next Generation
What she tells the students she mentors at Harvard, SPJIMR and Babson.
(30:25) 💭 If Your Child Wanted Your Career
What she would honestly say to her own son or daughter.
(31:49) ✨ The Reveal
The quick-fire closing round.
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