Biz Divas Global Mentoring Walk – Mumbai - BD Foundation

The Global Mentoring walk in Mumbai kicked off with 18 pairs of mentors and mentees. The MCA cricket club was a fitting venue for the mentor-mentee walk with the warm backdrop of the ‘BKC Business District’ skyline.

The energy and enthusiasm was palpable with almost everyone arriving on time – ‘all geared up’ for the walk. The forty minute walk was found to be too short for most but they were equally excited to meet other emerging and established women leaders. Breakfast over networking especially after a hearty walk does help in interesting conversations and connects and that’s what precisely happened. Priyanka Awasthy extended the networking conversation into the larger group by facilitating the mentor-mentee individual interactions and sharings. Post which Rashmi Mandloi facilitated an informal panel discussion of Kalpana Unadkat (Partner, Khaitan & Co), Caroline Graham (Change Leader, Barclays) and Rajani Ahreya(Head HR, Thomson Reuters). The interesting discussion steered amoxil around ‘change, work-life balance, women on boards, handling male attitudes at work and more. The star of the day was Apurva Purohit who gave a very practical perception of women and the way they handle it. The talk was easy and informal on Acceptance of guilt in omen, Adapting the right attitude to succeed, and accepting one’s Achievement wholeheartedly resounded with the crowd. In all a great 3 hours spent on a Saturday morning.

As we read… the GMW Mumbai group is very actively looking at sustaining this ‘lean in’ community. They have opened a WhatsApp group to communicate and stay connected. Till then all look forward to the next walk… or maybe a mid-year walk. Will wait to hear from the Mumbai Divas!