Ms I.V Rajashree initiated her career path with a company called Admar as a Market Research Professional. After a short association with the company, she decided to settle down and soon aft er got married to Mr. Vijay Kumar. Mr. Kumar worked as the Chief Technology Officer with Wipro for 3 years and has now moved to lead Emerging Markets. He has unstinted supported her. She shares with utmost pride that she has been empowered by the family and endowed with lot of flexibility.
She took a sabbatical to settle down in her new married life. Shortly after two years , Ms Rajashree set her foot again in the corporate world with a lot of vigour. She joined Feedback Consulting in 1994 as an Associate, and has successfully carved a niche for her in this organisation & risen up to the vice president position. The Company’s Services range from Market Research to Business Advisory.
It mainly caters to client requirements on primary & secondary information, insights, strategic inputs & ideas and ultimately the final execution. During this fifteen year journey she got a lot of opportunities to prove her capability . She was heading the Market division till March this year and has now moved on to head the Feedback Capability Centre. In her primary role as the business head of Market Feedback, Ms.Rajashree has worked with leading Indian and international firms. She has helped firms in business transformation, product portfolio redesign, emerging markets strategy and competitive analysis. Her key focus sectors include Information Technology, Telecommunications, Engineering, Construction and Electronics. She is responsible for a team of more than 95 members, 500 engagements across diverse industries for leading Indian and International firms. She personally guides and mentors the delivery teams at various stages of the engagement process to ensure high quality and timely completion of engagements. She is a key member of the management council.
When probed about her areas of interest if invited for a guest lecture at the Management Institute, she assertively says; “Strategic thinking, time management, and project management are topics close to my heart “.The achievement indeed has been the journey, of being able to learn from each of the milestones . She greatly admires Steve Jobs and her thoughts are well written & reciprocated in his book “The journey is the reward”. She is inspired by her Bosses, Mr. V. Ravi Chandar (M.D) and Mrs. Saroj Sridhar (Vice Chairman) for their leadership styles & people driven skills. In this fiercely competitive world it’s difficult to make a mark for oneself. She likes to differentiate herself from her contemporaries by the enthusiasm she displays for her work and various projects undertaken. The energy has not faded but increased even more by each new day. Her quick words of advice for Current Management professionals are “Stay in the job, only if you are learning, and not for mere monetary gains.” She feels upset when the young managers are unable to deliver as per expectations, due to lack of willingness to learn & new work culture. Strong foundation is vital for building a successful future in any chosen field.
And that’s not all for this multitalented person; she also likes to indulge in Music in her leisure time. She has great passion for Indian Classical Melodies and enjoys singing some of these classical melodies. She is a doting mother of a beautiful young girl- Ananya, who studies in grade five at NPS Bangalore. So a lot of her time is happily spent in her studies & upbringing. She is an ardent traveller, and feels it’s the company that makes the real diff erence and each trip has its own set of memories. She believes in working hard consistently and to contribute 150% to work. We are confident that with her positive approach towards life she will only reach higher in her future endeavours.
