Impressing Herself: Redefining Success and Cultivating Happiness with Anu Muralidharan, COO and Board Member of Expensify

Superwomen with Rebecca Minkoff

Rebecca Minkoff

Society & Culture

4.8 • 543 Ratings

🗓️ 23 January 2024

⏱️ 35 minutes

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Enjoy this video podcast on ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Spotify⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ and ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Youtube⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠! Many of us today have been conditioned to believe that happiness will come after achieving a version of success based on money and titles that have been spoon-fed to us our entire lives. Anu Muralidharan, COO and Board Member of Expensify, reached a low point six years into chasing this version of fulfillment. Gripped by crippling depression, she knew she had to find a new definition of success. In an attempt to escape her circumstances, Anu immigrated to the United States to attend business school, accumulating $120,000 worth of debt in the process. Before she landed a job at Citibank, Anu cold-called hundreds, if not thousands of companies. As Anu describes it, she was always chasing after the next big thing, never stopping to ask herself if she was happy. Anu realized it was up to her to change her trajectory and began to follow her heart in an experiment that would lead her on the career path she is currently on. Throughout her career, Anu has faced self-doubt, a critical inner voice, and imposter syndrome, which has led her to offer keynote speeches on how high-achieving women can conquer all of these. Mentoring up-and-coming women entrepreneurs now brings her joy. Thanks for listening! Don't forget to order Rebecca's new book, Fearless: The New Rules for Unlocking Creativity, Courage, and Success. Follow Superwomen on Instagram. Guest Website: expensify.com Social Media: linkedin.com/in/anuradhamuralidharan Big Ideas: Following an insatiable hunger to do something bigger than yourself The importance of networking and putting yourself out there to gain confidence Removing the shame associated with hard-selling yourself The importance of working hard without caring how much you will be compensated to create a career launch pad Staying on the hamster wheel of always looking for the next big thing Defining success for yourself and deconditioning yourself from societal definitions Learning to follow your heart and not listen to the voice in your head Doing work that you are proud of and impressing yourself Three key principles to kill self-doubt, tame your inner critic, and overcome imposter syndrome Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Do you ever see a successful woman on your feed or in a magazine and think, wow, it must be
0:05.6	nice to have it so easy. Well, think again. Behind that glossy cover or smiling face is a ton of hard work,
0:12.8	countless failures, and endless learning experiences. I'm Rebecca Minkoff and I'm here to tell you
0:17.8	that success isn't a walk in the park. It takes grit, resilience, and a
0:22.6	willingness to take risks. That's why I created Superwoman, a podcast that peels back to varnish and
0:28.5	gets into the nitty gritty of what it takes to make it as a woman in today's world. From luminaries and
0:33.8	game changers to women you've never heard of but should, this podcast is here to inspire you to take your next leap, no matter how daunting it may seem. We'll explore the sacrifices these women have made, the highs and loaves they've experienced, and the lessons they've learned along the way. So if you're ready to be inspired and learn from some of the most successful women out there, Join me on Superwomen. Together, we'll uncover the stories behind the successes and prove that
0:59.5	with hard work, determination, and a little bit of luck, anything is possible.
1:07.5	Hey, everyone, you're listening to Superwomen. Today's guest is Anu Muradid Haran.
1:12.4	Anu is the CEO of Expensify, which is a software company that develops an expense management
1:17.0	system for personal and business use. Anu holds a BE in electrical and electronics engineering
1:22.7	for Berla Institute of Technology and Science and an MBA from Cornell University. Before joining Expensivize,
1:28.8	she held vice president positions at Citibank and Marquetta, Inc. Anu and I talk about how she
1:34.0	immigrated here to go to business school $120,000 in debt, but with the sheer desire to succeed
1:40.9	and make it, how she had to reframe success and adopt three main rules for making
1:47.1	sure that the goal she has about success and happiness weren't only about money and titles.
1:53.7	Take a listen.
1:54.9	Welcome anew.
1:55.9	I'm so excited to speak to you today.
1:58.3	Pleasure to be here.
2:00.0	So when I first came across your bio, it said that you
2:04.5	moved to the state, you immigrated, with $120,000 in death. Yes, I did. Tell me about what that
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