

Especially during such unprecedented times, it can be hard to think about career growth and where I want to be professionally in the next month, let alone next year or five-ten years down the line. I've worked for SoundCloud for almost four years now, and over the course of the past four...
Especially during such unprecedented times, it can be hard to think about career growth and where I want to be professionally in the next month, let alone next year or five-ten years down the line. I've worked for SoundCloud for almost four years now, and over the course of the past four years I've had four different managers, held three different roles, been promoted three times, and now can proudly say I'm now a Vice President at this ever evolving company. I'm excited to join you, live, and answer your questions about how to find clarity and authenticity at a growing startup while taking your career to the next level!
In this chat, I'll share:
Swetha Dhamodharan is the VP of the Listener Business at SoundCloud. In her role, Swetha is responsible for the strategy development and revenue growth of SoundCloud’s listener business, which encompasses growing consumer subscriptions and monthly active listeners. In addition, she leads new listener product initiatives and brings them to market, working closely with SoundCloud’s Product and Marketing teams. Before joining SoundCloud, Dhamodharan was a manager at consulting firm Simon-Kucher & Partners, where she developed sales, marketing, and pricing and packaging strategies for more than 20 software and internet companies globally. She loves food, travel, discovering new emerging artists, and enjoying great reads on the subway.
How did you navigate towards where you are at now in your career? I think that is pretty impressive you have been able to advance quite a bit in four years.
I've worked at many startups and am curious to hear what will be shared.
How do you develop your career when you are in a senior management position already?
What are the most important steps that I can take as an entry-level employee looking to gain more responsibility in the future?
With your promotions, did you feel confident you would be successful in your new position before you had the job?
After the crisis of Covid 19, Is SoundCloud thinking about descentralize its offices and hire more remote workers ? This crisis is having a big impact in the values of people and many are...
What are the best practices by SoundCloud users that have yielded surprisingly positive results for their business?
How is SoundCloud positioning itself in the market? Any other Integrations other than holding audio? Thank you
How do you navigate unemployment during this turbulent time?
I’d love to hear more on the strategy and steps you took to move up the ladder to VP level in the time you did. What skills did you really focus on building/enhancing and what mindsets were...
What's one thing that has surprised you about Listener Business at SoundCloud during the onset of sheltering-in-place? Do you see that staying the same as more consumers are working from home?
Any suggestions on how to get people to take what I say as being factual would be great. I'm the only person in my organization who does what I do (HR) and I still have people telling me they...
It`s been really hard for me to in terms of job hunt with my 2 years of product management experience. Most of the companies are looking for at least 3-5 years experience. What would you recommend...
Is it really a good time to be optimistic about getting a new job in tech? It seems like it is so much more difficult than it was before.
Any tips to optimize one's resume for a switch from media/marketing to product management?
What is a piece of advice you would like to share during these uncertain times.
This question pertains to the music business. I am interested in learning more about the music industry-particularly how artists can get into the music industry. I work in the business sector in...
What advice do you have for career changers in the midst of job market change?
What was your biggest learning curve when changing roles?
How do you empower other women around you at work and in your personal life?
How do you motivate your team in this kind of environment?
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