The power of executive coaching

What can you learn from the journey of a compassionate change leader? In this episode of Rewrite The Rules, we talk with Nawan Poovarawan, the Director of Global Trust Operations APAC for Airbnb. Nawan shares her career journey, starting from consulting in the late 1990s, transitioning into brand management, and eventually finding her passion in operations management. 

Discover how she navigated her way through various roles at Google and Airbnb, the importance of self-reflection and coaching in her growth, and the balance she maintains between her global role and personal interests. Join us for a conversation about courage, support, and the power of intentional networking!

Discussion Topics: The power of executive coaching

• How did Nawan Poovarawan start her corporate career journey?
• What challenges did Nawan face as an international student in the US?
• How did self-reflection and coaching help Nawan in her career?
• Where did Nawan find support in her career journey?
• How did Nawan adapt to unexpected changes in her role at Google?
• How did Nawan overcome networking challenges as an introvert?
• What is Nawan’s approach to work-life integration?
• How does Nawan handle setting boundaries in a global role?
• What advice would Nawan give to her younger self?
• How does Nawan define success in her career?

Our Guest: Nawan Poovarawan (Noom), Director at Airbnb

Nawan is the director of Airbnb. Before that, Noom has worked at Google and has led and managed the customer service hub for Google’s online advertising SMB clients in Thailand, Vietnam and Indonesia.

Prior to joining Google, she spent most of her career in FMCG brand management at P&G covering businesses in ASEAN, India, Australia and Korea.

Noom is a recipient of various fellowships for academic and cross-cultural programs, from the Institute of International Education in the US, JICA in Japan, and SIF in Singapore. She has lived in four cities and has spent her last seven years in Singapore.

Your Host: Ritu Gupta Mehrish

Ritu Gupta Mehrish is a speaker, executive coach and author, with 20 years of corporate experience working in companies such as P&G, GE Capital and GE spin-off Genpact. In her last role, Ritu ran a multimillion-dollar business vertical with 1000 people across eight countries and five continents. Throughout her extensive career, Ritu has had the opportunity to work, coach and converse with leaders across the globe from diverse industries. Her business and leadership experience has enabled her to bring in a pragmatic approach to leadership development. Her client list of Google, PayPal, Swiss Re, JP Morgan, Applied Materials, Intel, Knight Frank, Johnson & Johnson, AIA, Medtronic, Wharton Executive Education highlights the level of expertise she brings to the leadership topic.

Rajita Saxena is a leader and people manager with over 20 years of business experience in sales, sales support, strategic operations, and learning & development. She builds strong, high-performing teams and believes in being a Level 5 leader to unleash the potential and performance of teams. She thrives in an environment that provides an opportunity to problem solve or create impact, whether it is a situation that is full of change and ambiguity or one that requires creating a strategy.