If you need help with your finances, fill out this short form: https://topc.typeform.com/youtube — This week on Finance With Sharan, we sat down with Shiv Shivakumar, Operating Partner at Advent International and former CEO of Nokia India, to decode how the workplace and work ethic has transformed over four decades. From his early days in Hindustan Unilever to leading global brands like Nokia and Pepsi, Shiv has witnessed corporate India evolve from typewriters to AI. But while the tools have changed, the fundamentals of success haven’t. In this episode, we unpack: 💼 How to think like a CEO (even when you’re not one.) 🧠 Why young managers fail.. and what separates fast learners from frustrated ones. 📼 The 80s vs. Gen Z workplace and the lessons each generation misses. 📱 The Nokia callback blunder (which SRK had to jump in to save them) 🌍 Why inflation and digitalization are rewriting how the world operates. 🚀 The truth about entrepreneurship in 2025 and what most founders get wrong. 🎓 MBA or not? Shiv’s unfiltered take on education, people skills, and thinking deeply. 💬 How he balances ambition, relationships, and money after decades at the top. It’s not just a crash course in leadership, it’s a peek into the mindset of someone who’s led through every kind of chaos. — Subscribe: The 1% Club: YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@onepercentclub12 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/onepercentclub/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/school/the-1-clubfws Sharan Hegde: Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/financewithsharan/ LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/sharanhegde95/ Twitter/X: https://x.com/financewsharan – Timeline: [00:00] Shiv’s, the corporate GOAT’s intro [01:02] Mindset upgrades from trainee to CEO [04:47] What should a Young manager do? [05:56] Office life in the 80s was our delulu land?! [09:38] How cooked is a CEO’s life [13:10] SRK and Reborn of Nokia’s PR [18:21] 2025: inflation, chaos, and a new world order [22:20] Middle class = rich on paper, broke in life [23:20] The entrepreneur boom and why most won’t last [24:55] 25-year-olds must listen this [30:08] Next big biz bets beyond the AI hype [33:40] MBA vs real world [37:09] Shiv’s discipline code: no dead time, ever [42:19] Shiv on life, love, and money sanity [49:13] Shiv unfiltered and hilarious — Behind every great company is a leader who built it the hard way. This episode isn’t about hacks or shortcuts.. it’s about timeless lessons that outlast every trend. — Sharan Hegde is a personal finance creator & founder of The 1% Club, simplifying money, markets, and mindset for India’s next generation of wealth builders. #Finance #Leadership #Nokia #Entrepreneurship #CorporateIndia #1PercentClub #FinanceWithSharan #CareerAdvice #MBA #Inflation #GenZ #ShivShivakumar #Mindset #WorkCulture #IndiaBusiness #Wealth #Success