23: Vaishali Kasture Part 2/5 Formative Years & The Runner's Physiology
In this latest episode of TalkCXOLife we bring to you the gritty, resilient, warm Vaishali Kasture, the first Indian Woman to complete running all the World Major Marathons. You might imagine her as a mean athletic machine to have been some kind of sports buff all her life to have run an excess of 70,000 km! But this petite lady with an iron will and a tender heart took to running well into her thirties, having spent her time pursuing academic excellence, a challenging career, leading organizations at various capacities in male-dominated domains like finance and technology. As a part of the Amazon Web Services India leadership team, she is currently Helping B2B startups achieve scale and impact globally. Vaishali also loves playing mum to an eleven-year-old, Krishna, who is a soccer fan. In this candid conversation with Sunayana Nair, Editor, CXO Life, Vaishali shares her love for running, which she took to like a fish takes to water, even if it was much later in life, nevertheless gifting her the chance to explore her third dimension. Vaishali speaks specifically about her perspectives and personal derivations from amateur running. She also delves into her formative years, brought up in a Maharashtrian household, the strong influence of her father who pushed her to take a 'hard career' and how that encouragement and confidence has shaped her values and passions today.