Have A Big Vision (But Write It Down) with Ashwini Anburajan

Ashwini Anburajan is the CEO of Obi, aka the Kayak for rideshare. She has been a journalist, a founder, a venture investor on either side of going to business school, has worked at startups and unicorns, and through it all remembers watching her immigrant parents as they struggled to build a good life in a new country. In this episode of The Breadwinners, host Rachael Lowell talks with Ashwini about taking career and workplace advice with a grain of salt, how stepping into the CEO seat can completely change your mindset, and why putting your vision on paper is the best way to ship it to reality. SHOW NOTES Obi Appoints Ashwini Anburajan as CEO to Lead Next Phase of Growth [Obi]The Kayak of Rideshare: Obi's New CEO Bets on Pricing Transparency and AV Growth [Forbes] Social:https://www.instagram.com/aanburajanhttps://www.instagram.com/obiridershttps://www.linkedin.com/in/aanburajanhttps://www.linkedin.com/in/aanburajanhttps://x.com/anburajanhttps://x.com/obiriders Croutons:Self-Driving Taxis Are Catching On. Are You Ready? [NYT]The Cost of Autonomy: Tesla, Waymo, and the New Rideshare Battleground [Obi]Why 'Burnout' Feminism Is Replacing the Girlboss, Lean In Era [Bloomberg] Bio: Ashwini Anburajan is a seasoned entrepreneur, startup operator and investor currently serving as CEO of Obi, the world's largest global rideshare aggregator where she has more than doubled growth over the past 18 months Her career is multi-fold having worked across disciplines in politics, media, consumer tech, and data. In her personal life, she is a champion of female entrepreneurs, theater and the underserved. *** "The Breadwinners" Season 7 is a joint production between Reworking Leadership and The Smart Friends Network, generously supported by Ruth Ann Harnisch. "The Breadwinners" was founded by Rachael Lowell and Jennifer Owens in 2019. Host: Rachael LowellExecutive Producers: Rachael Lowell, Rachel SklarAudio Engineer: Ron PassaroOriginal Music: "Perfect" by Hannah BakkeRick Snell: GuitarCesar Moreno: BanjoNyssa Grant: FiddleErik Alvar: BassJustin D. Cook: Keyboard, Percussion, and OrchestrationVocals: Hannah Bakke, Cassidy StonerHannah Bakke: Music and LyricsTo stay up to date with The Breadwinners, please follow us on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/thebreadwinnerspodcast Find Rachael Lowell at https://reworkingleadership.com & take the SHIFT assessment here: https://leadtheshift.aiIf you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, rate, review & share! Thank you for listening. Still we rise! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices