What if true leadership wasn’t about becoming more—but becoming more of your authentic self? In this episode of Leaders Creating Ruckus, Aashi Arora sits down with Nidhi Kathuria—social entrepreneur, senior executive, and impact-driven leader—for a powerful and deeply human conversation on courage, reinvention, and purpose-led success.With over 20 years of experience across fintech, blockchain, healthtech, and the social impact sector, Nidhi has led multi-million-dollar global initiatives at Silicon Valley tech startups and Fortune 500 organizations, including Royal Bank of Scotland. From building zero-to-one innovations to scaling consumer platforms worldwide, her journey reflects bold choices, continuous learning, and fearless experimentation. Today, she champions young professionals and women to step beyond comfort zones, take on stronger roles, and embrace leadership opportunities early in their careers.But Nidhi’s journey wasn’t linear. Raised in India with deep values of education, service, and discipline, she stepped far outside her comfort zone—moving cities, countries, and industries, rebuilding her professional capital from scratch and testing her resilience at every turn. Today, she bridges the worlds of technology and social impact, driving strategic fundraising and partnerships at Akshaya Patra, while advising founders, mentoring startups, and judging pitches for leading Silicon Valley investment funds.
In this episode, Nidhi opens up about:
🔸 Why growth begins at the edge of discomfort
🔸 How failure becomes a powerful stepping stone, not a setback
🔸 Leading with self awareness, balance, and purpose
🔸 Redifining ambition - investing in younger generation's success
💬 “Unless you try, you’ll never know. Growth comes from stepping into fear and choosing to be responsible for your own becoming.”
