Localization Fireside Chat

Sonal Bahl: What the Hiring Side of the Table Won't Tell You

Episode Summary

Former GE and PwC HR Director Sonal Bahl flips the table β€” revealing how careers actually get made inside global organizations and what senior professionals must do differently in an AI-disrupted market.

Episode Notes

Most career advice comes from people who have never decided who gets the room. Sonal Bahl has β€” and she's here to tell you exactly what that side of the table sees.

In this episode:
β€’ What GE and PwC actually look for when identifying high-potential talent β€” and why the people who get overlooked almost always share one trait
β€’ The real cost of waiting until the roof is on fire before investing in your career positioning
β€’ The exact tactical moves a senior professional should make when their category is being disrupted by AI
β€’ Why "founder" has become the most glamorized and misunderstood title in the market β€” and what emotionally intelligent career growth actually looks like inside an organization

Sonal Bahl is the founder of Supercharge, a career advisory firm serving senior professionals on every habitable continent. A former HR Director with over twenty years inside organizations including GE Capital and PwC, she now coaches executives navigating layoffs, stalled trajectories, and major career pivots. LinkedIn named her a Top Voice in 2024, and her YouTube channel has grown to over 150,000 subscribers on the back of one core belief: the people who hired you know things they never told you.

Connect with Sonal Bahl:
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sonalbahl
Website: https://www.supercharge.blog

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