The Be a Wave Maker podcast welcomes special guest Debjani Biswas to explore Can You Be Successful AND Happy?

Debjani Biswas and Patti discuss the familiar conflict between achieving our version of success and living the life we want to live. Debjani shares many insights and strategies from her international bestseller, Miserably Successful No More. Debjani is the CEO and founder of Coachieve, LLC, is a globally recognized keynote speaker, and was chosen as one of the Top 10 Influential Women Leaders. She is a successful two-time TEDx speaker on “But You Don’t Look Like an Engineer” and “Common Ground on Gender Bias.” Her other bestselling books are Unleash the Power of Diversity and #Us Too – Bridging the Global Gender Gap. She has 20+ years of global executive and corporate experience at PepsiCo, Texas Instruments, and TAS (Tata Administrative Services).

Special guest Mark Benton shares his story of discovery and growth in finding his authentic self while also being a leader in global companies like McKesson and PepsiCo. We will learn from his journey of revisiting what matters most and how to be true to yourself when it can be easier not to. Mark is the Vice President HR, Corporate Functions at McKesson Corporation.

Learn how your inner critic has benefits as well as challenges- it's all in knowing how to manage it. Annmarie Neal, H&F Chief Talent Officer & with her doctorate in Clinical Psychology, helps us reframe this topic we all face.