Satya Anand: Authenticity, mentors and why leadership does not require a new personality.

I sat down with Satya Anand, President for Europe, the Middle East and Africa at Marriott International, to talk about leadership, the experiences and mentors that shaped his journey and what still drives him today.

We talk about why listening becomes a critical discipline as organizations scale, how authenticity and vulnerability build trust and why stepping into leadership doesn’t mean having all the answers from day one. Satya reflects on the mentors who shaped him, the leadership styles that influenced his thinking and the importance of genuinely caring about people and their development.

He also shares how he stays grounded in a role defined by constant travel, the routines that help him reset and the mindset shifts that come with experience including the advice he would give his younger self today.

A conversation about people, perspective and what experience teaches you over time.