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From Management Trainee to CEO: Leadership Lessons from 32 Years Across the World

In this episode, we sit down with Sandeep Kohli, CEO – Novel Jewels (Aditya Birla Group), a global business leader who has spent over 32 years across sales, marketing, leadership, and general management, working in India, the Philippines, Singapore, London, Dubai, Indonesia, and beyond. From starting his career as a management trainee at Hindustan Unilever (formerly HLL) to leading businesses across geographies and now building a startup within a large conglomerate, this conversation is packed with real, grounded leadership lessons, especially for young professionals in their first 2–5 years of work. 🎯 What you’ll learn from this episode: 1. Why has Hindustan Unilever produced hundreds of CEOs? 2. Early-career lessons from sales roles in rural India. 3. The truth about sales vs marketing vs strategy. 4. How working across countries shapes leadership style? 5. Why culture eats strategy, especially in fast-growing startups? 6. How to think about AI as Accelerated Intelligence, not Artificial Intelligence? 7. What it really takes to build teams and culture at scale? 8. Career advice for young professionals navigating uncertainty. This episode is not about titles it’s about the person behind the role, the experiences that shape leaders, and the mindset that sustains long careers.