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The Changemaker: Special interview with Shivani Siroya

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Shivani Siroya, Founder and CEO of Tala

2018-01-20 12:00:00
The Changemaker: Raising Motivation Within a Company Keeping everyone motivated and focused on Tala’s mission is an important part of my role, explains Shivani. She says that user feedback is such a big motivator that Tala employees will spend as much time in the field as possible, meeting with customers and sharing their stories back with the team. “It’s vital that we understand the actual impact our product is having on our user’s daily lives by maximizing the touchpoints with them and gathering their feedback.” https://www.ana-bluewing.com/en/changemakers/shivani_siroya/ #shivani #ANABLUEWING #mexicocity
2018-01-19 12:00:00
The Changemaker: What is the ideal society? Shivani and her company Tala aspire to a society where relationships are built on trust and mutual respect. It’s essential that we overcome the discrimination that plagues the world today, she explains. She hopes that the personal credit identities Tala creates for their customers can, in the longer term, help more people become seen, understood, and trusted... https://www.ana-bluewing.com/en/changemakers/shivani_siroya/ #shivani #ANABLUEWING #mexicocity
2018-01-18 12:00:00
The Changemaker: Shivani’s Roots Part 2 When asked how she developed her listening skills, Shivani once again credits her grandmother. “My Grandmother practiced Jainism, which requires periods of fasting and silence. She would go whole days without speaking sometimes. It’s all about learning to observe your surroundings without being bound by prejudice; rituals I would often copy and hope to continue to get better at”. https://www.ana-bluewing.com/en/changemakers/shivani_siroya/ #shivani #ANABLUEWING #mexicocity
2018-01-17 12:00:00
The Changemaker: Shivani’s Roots When asked how she became the person she is today, Shivani always refers back to her childhood. She spent her early years with her grandparents in India. , Herer grandmother’s constant schooling of how to handle money stayed with her; teachings that she says continue to influence the way she and her team develop the TALA product. https://www.ana-bluewing.com/en/changemakers/shivani_siroya/ #shivani #ANABLUEWING #mexicocity
2017-12-22 12:00:00
The Changemaker : The Power to Drive People Appearing in this photo together with Shivani is Bonnie, her friend from her college days. Bonnie remembers when Shivani asked her to take a Hindu Dance class together. “I had zero experience in Hindu Dance and it was an advanced class, but Shivani convinced me to join. We laughed a lot and it became a great memory and learning experience. However, this was the toughest class in college — the toughest of my life!” It’s a great example of Shivani’s innate ability to make big problems look simple and easy to solve. Today, she still has a remarkable power, to bring people together and inspire them to join her cause. https://www.ana-bluewing.com/en/changemakers/shivani_siroya/ #shivani #ANABLUEWING #mexicocity
2017-12-21 12:00:00
The Changemaker : Turning Math Problems into Lullabies Shivani loved math in school. “I loved creative subjects as well like drawing, fashion design, but math, especially the multiplication table was my favorite. I think it was the satisfaction that comes from solving problems,” she explains. The story of how she fell so in love with math involves her father and her young self. “When I was little, my dad would turn math problems into songs —other kids would be sung nursery rhymes to send them to sleep, but for me it was math problems” She got into finance after graduating college. “The stories of the people behind those numbers was shocking and are what inspired me to go into business. https://www.ana-bluewing.com/en/changemakers/shivani_siroya/ #shivani #ANABLUEWING #mexicocity
2017-12-20 12:00:00
The Changemaker series: The Most Important Skill is “To Listen” That’s what Shivani Siroya believes. “The protagonist of our business model is not us, it’s not the product, it’s the user. It’s not about what we want to do, it’s about providing a service that fits the needs of the user”, she explained. That’s why, with a launch coming up, she used her visit to Mexico as an opportunity to conduct face-to-face market research. Seeing her go from person to person asking the same questions, listening intently to their answers to try and understand what real life was like for them was really impressive. “You have to be humble and listen to what they say; not force your ideas on them.” “That’s how I believe you first gain their trust”. https://www.ana-bluewing.com/en/changemakers/shivani_siroya/ #shivani #ANABLUEWING #mexicocity
2017-12-19 12:00:00
The Changemaker: Elevator Pitch BLUE WING put Changemaker Shivani Siroya on the spot with a request for an impromptu “Elevator Pitch”. Having raised 30 million dollars in Series B funding by February this year, her words were, as always frank and clear-cut. It’s a spoken style that is essential if you want to make big changes — to make others believe that you believe in your ideas. https://www.ana-bluewing.com/en/changemakers/shivani_siroya/ #shivani #ANABLUEWING #mexicocity
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