On the BALL! (Best Advice & Life Lessons) Podcast

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BALL (Best Advice & Life Lessons) is a podcast show where I focus on talking about the best advice and lessons from world-class performers & leaders (from various walks of life, mostly business, tech), deconstructing and teasing out their routines, habits, tactics, techniques, and the best advice or life lesson they’ve ever received — that YOU the listeners can use and apply to your own life and work. We’re more interested in learning about things my guests have NEVER said or shared before.

Srini Raghavan


    • Sep 22, 2021 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 58m AVG DURATION
    • 7 EPISODES


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    Best Advice & Life Lessons with Bob Davis (Microsoft 365)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2021 50:28


    This podcast episode of On the BALL (Best Advice & Life Lessons) hosted by Srini Raghavan, features Bob Davis. Bob is the Corporate Vice President Growth & Experience at Microsoft. He is a founding member of what became Office 365 and has occupied leadership positions since its inception to becoming a fast-growing multi-billion-dollar business, perhaps the biggest enterprise SaaS business - with millions of customers and hundreds of millions of users.. You don't want to miss this. His best advice and key lessons from the episode: Building and running multibillion dollar enterprise SaaS (Office 365) from scratch Taking a step back, putting things in perspective during crisis Making new mistakes, not make the same mistake twice First things first, getting the priorities right It's all about listening to customers. Really listening. Not letting things fester when it comes to people decisions As an introvert, detailed planning & preparation is key Leaving things better than you found it "Life moves pretty fast. If you don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it." We have two lives and the second begins and we realize we have only one Show the world with presence, actions and the way you lead your life, who you are and more. On the BALL is a podcast show where I focus on extracting best advice and lessons from world-class performers & leaders from various fields, by deconstructing and teasing out their routines, success habits, tactics, techniques, hacks, tricks, secrets and the best advice or life lesson they've ever received. If you enjoyed the podcast, please hit subscribe. @SriniRaghavan

    Best Advice & Life Lessons with Lex Gillette (Blind Paralympic Medalist, Motivational Speaker, Singer Songwriter)

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2021 46:05


    Imagine you're 8 years old slowly losing your eyesight, while and many of your fellow 8-year friends could be seen riding bicycles, shooting baskets, or frolicking on nearby playgrounds. This podcast episode of On the BALL (Best Advice & Life Lessons) hosted by Srini Raghavan, features Lex Gillette. Lex is the best totally blind long and triple jumper in the history of the U.S. Paralympic movement. He is the current world record holder in long jump, a four-time Paralympic medalist, a three-time long jump world champion, and an 18-time national champion. He is an athlete, motivational speaker, and singer song writer. In this episode, he shares his his advice and lessons on courage in the face of extreme adversity, motivation, optimism, being black while blind and inspiring life lessons.   On the BALL is a podcast show where I focus on extracting best advice and lessons from world-class performers & leaders from various fields, by deconstructing and teasing out their routines, success habits, tactics, techniques, hacks, tricks, secrets and the best advice or life lesson they've ever received. If you enjoyed the podcast, please share with others & hit subscribe. @SriniRaghavan

    Best Advice & Life Lessons with Lan Ye (Microsoft Teams - Callings, Meetings and Devices)

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2021 55:53


    This podcast episode of On the BALL (Best Advice & Life Lessons) hosted by Srini Raghavan, features Lan Ye, Lan is the Corporate Vice President of the Microsoft Teams Calling, Meetings and Devices group, She leads a team of product managers and engineers who are obsessed with making workplace communications simpler and more inclusive. Lan shares her best advice & lessons on career, leadership, decision-making, art and tech, routines vs. creativity, how she runs effective meetings and more. You don't want to miss this.   On the BALL is a podcast show where I focus on extracting best advice and lessons from world-class performers & leaders from various fields, by deconstructing and teasing out their routines, success habits, tactics, techniques, hacks, tricks, secrets and the best advice or life lesson they've ever received.   If you enjoyed the podcast, please hit subscribe. @SriniRaghavan    

    Best Advice & Life Lessons with Jeff Teper (Microsoft Teams, SharePoint, OneDrive)

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 25, 2020 63:03


    This podcast episode of On the BALL (Best Advice & Life Lessons) hosted by Srini Raghavan, features Jeff Teper, Corporate Vice President who leads product & engineering teams for Microsoft 365, including Microsoft Teams, OneDrive, and SharePoint, that empower more than one billion people around the world to collaborate at work, home, and school. In this podcast Jeff shares his best advice & lessons from his journey at Microsoft, building great products, leadership lessons, advice for  aspiring software engineers, insights from multibillion dollar product categories like SharePoint and much more. On the BALL podcast focuses on extracting best advice and lessons from world-class performers & leaders from various fields, by deconstructing and teasing out their routines, success habits, tactics, techniques, hacks, tricks, secrets and the best advice or life lesson they've ever received. @SriniRaghavan

    Best Advice & Life Lessons with Scott Van Vliet (Microsoft Teams, Skype)

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 31, 2020 68:50


    This podcast episode of On the BALL (Best Advice & Life Lessons) hosted by Srini Raghavan, features Scott Van Vliet, Corporate Vice President who leads a product & engineering org at Microsoft that powers Microsoft Teams and Skype. In this insightful podcast Scott shares his best advice & lessons on leadership, his career trajectory, hiring & retaining world-class talent, future of remote work, and insights from industry leaders and much more. On the BALL podcast focuses on extracting best advice and lessons from world-class performers & leaders from various fields, by deconstructing and teasing out their routines, success habits, tactics, techniques, hacks, tricks, secrets and the best advice or life lesson they've ever received. @SriniRaghavan

    Best Advice & Life Lessons with Walt Mossberg

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 2, 2020 68:05


    This podcast episode of BALL (Best Advice & Life Lessons) hosted by Srini Raghavan, features Walt Mossberg often known as the kingmaker of tech products, who pioneered the modern, consumer-focused, technology review and commentary. He shares his best advice & lessons on entrepreneurism, the power of personal brand, insights from some of the industry leaders like Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Jeff Hawkins & others. The show focuses on best advice and lessons from world-class performers & leaders, deconstructing and teasing out their routines, habits, tactics, techniques, and the best advice or life lesson they've ever received. @SriniRaghavan

    Best Advice & Life Lessons with Brian MacDonald (Microsoft Teams, Outlook & Project)

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 22, 2020 54:55


    This podcast episode of BALL (Best Advice & Life Lessons) hosted by Srini Raghavan, features Brian MacDonald, who created several multi-billion dollar products, product categories and businesses at Microsoft -- from Microsoft Project, Outlook and then went on to build what's now the fastest growing app in the history of company-- Microsoft Teams. The show focuses on best advice and lessons from world-class performers & leaders (from various walks of life, mostly business, tech), deconstructing and teasing out their routines, habits, tactics, techniques, and the best advice or life lesson they've ever received. @SriniRaghavan

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