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Satish Udayagiri
Class of 2007
Tell us a little about your family background/ history. How has it influenced
you?
I was born in Udayagiri family and lived most of my childhood in a neighbourhood
which is notorious for crime, political battles, thugs, and drugs. Such a
non-conducive atmosphere taught me very early in childhood how not to be as a
person and what I should focus on in my journey. Thanks to my parents, my
sisters and I learnt the values of hard-work, focus, and persistence and we
attribute our successes largely to our upbringing.
On the other hand, I have been married for 8 years to my beautiful wife, Bindu,
and have a 6-year old boy, aptly named as Akiro (meaning Sun Shine). My wife and
son have taught me other values such as sharing, caring, and the beauty of
including other people as part of oneself.
Briefly describe your personal and professional achievements (including
recent awards/ special projects).
Professional Achievements:
I like to share 3 of my projects that are quite meaningful to me:
• I took over a struggling business account that was running at $3.5M annual run
rate and converted it in to firm’s largest portfolio in 3 years with $30 M
annual run rate, focusing on client relationships, selling, and leadership.
• My son and I are learning music and martial arts (Karate, Aikido Jujitsu)
together for last 3 years and have reached Blue-Belt level.
• My wife and I started a successful small-business venture in 2012 that is now
running at a $2M run rate. I also co-founded an early stage data science start
up in 2014.
Tell us about your profile prior to attending ISB and recap your professional
life after ISB, including your career progression.
I was an IT project lead at CapGemini before attending ISB and was able to shift
to IT sales and client services roles after ISB graduation.
How do you think your time at ISB has contributed to your career and personal
growth?
ISB has certainly helped me view things in a much broader way and venture in to
areas that wouldn’t have been feasible otherwise. The alumni and faculty network
is quite helpful in addressing blocking issues in my career and personal growth.
I’ve also developed some good friendships and, more importantly, I wouldn’t have
married my future wife if I weren’t at ISB. Also, ISB experience and credentials have played a bigger role in my securing Stanford's SEP (Executive) programme.