UdaanShakti

KAVITHA
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Lead Beyond Borders. Thrive Beyond Titles.
To the next wave of global professionals, engineers, and change-makers…
Your career won't just be built on code - it’ll be built on how well you connect across cultures.
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Hi, I am Kavitha.
I’ve spent the last 20+ years at the intersection of global delivery and local talent - building tech teams in India, leading engagements in the US, and collaborating across borders from the Netherlands to APAC.
I’ve seen the game from all sides:
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As an engineering lead working onsite in Fortune 500 companies
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As a talent builder setting up teams from scratch in India for multinational organizations
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And as someone who’s helped early-career professionals bridge the gap from local potential to global performance
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Why I’m Here for You Now
I’ve:
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Lived and worked across the US, Europe, and India — adapting to vastly different cultures and expectations
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Set up Indian delivery centers from the ground up — hiring, mentoring, and building global-ready teams
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Worked closely with hiring managers, client partners, and Indian institutions to shape what “good” looks like in a global tech economy
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Helped early-career engineers transition from college classrooms to high-stakes client calls
What I’ve learned is simple but powerful:
Raw talent alone won’t cut it.
Those who grow fastest get the context, not just the content.
If You Want to Stand Out
You need more than technical knowledge - you need global fluency.
You need to handle ambiguity, not just algorithms.
You need to influence without authority - across time zones and titles.
And you need to do all of that while being grounded, clear, and confident.
The best technologists today aren’t just builders - they’re bridges.
What Institutions Must Understand
If you're an academic leader or placement coordinator, here's the reality:
Global readiness is no longer a “nice-to-have.” It's your competitive edge.
Your graduates are not competing locally. They’re being judged on how well they fit into global delivery teams from day one.
If they can’t present clearly, ask the right questions, or align with international work styles — they will be sidelined, no matter how strong their GPA is.
But if you equip them to navigate people as well as platforms, their growth curve will be exponential.
Ready or Left Behind - There’s No Middle Ground
Someone out there is already:
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Practicing their stakeholder conversations
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Understanding cross-cultural work etiquette
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Preparing not just to get hired - but to thrive in their first 100 days
Will your students be that someone?
I’m here to help make sure they are.
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