{"podcast":{"title":"Leaders Creating Rukus","slug":"leaders-creating-rukus-7096630","podcast_index_feed_id":7096630,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6403963/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus--6403963","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/37836b8786785869d7bc6b063a135438.jpg","author":"Rukus Avenue Radio","episode_count":73,"summary":"Welcome to \"Leaders Creating Rukus\" hosted by Aashi Arora. Here we dive into the minds of innovators, disruptors, and change makers who aren't afraid to shake things up. Tune in as we converse with leaders who are challenging the status quo and making waves in their industry. Get ready to be inspired, challenged, and even a little uncomfortable as we explore what it takes to create a positive \"rukus\" in today’s world.","last_synced_at":null,"page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630"},"episode":{"title":"Maddy Viswanath","slug":"maddy-viswanath","published_at":"2026-03-22T23:52:59+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630/maddy-viswanath","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/maddy-viswanath--70818706","audio_url":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/70818706/leaders_creating_rukus_eps_66_maddy_viswanath.mp3","summary":"What if the reason you’re not getting promoted isn’t your performance but how your leadership is being interpreted? In this episode of Leaders Creating Rukus, Aashi Arora sits down with Maddy Viswanath, career coach and former HR leader. With 20+ years in HR, Maddy shares how she went from being overlooked and underpaid to increasing her compensation by over 110 percent simply by changing how she communicated her value. From navigating cultural barriers as an immigrant to rebuilding confidence after setbacks, her journey reveals what really drives promotions at senior levels. In this episode: 🔸 Why “not ready” often means your leadership is being misread 🔸 How over-explaining weakens your impact 🔸 The shift from doing the work to shaping direction 🔸 Why documenting your wins matters 🔸 How to control how you’re perceived in the room 💬 “If you can’t speak up for yourself, no one else will.” Maddy’s approach is built on real-world insight and practical tools, from redefining your executive narrative to upgrading how you show up across meetings, communication, and visibility. Because at senior levels, promotions don’t happen based on effort alone, they happen based on perception.If you’ve ever felt overlooked, misunderstood, or stuck despite delivering results, this is a conversation you don’t want to miss.","meta_description":"What if the reason you’re not getting promoted isn’t your performance but how your leadership is being interpreted? In this episode of Leaders Creating Ru…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":2749,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630/episodes/maddy-viswanath/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/leaders-creating-rukus-7096630/maddy-viswanath.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}