START AN EXPEDITION

Episode Description:

In this episode Julia talks to Karvika, a tech entrepreneur and leader based in Nepal. Karvika shares her journey of leading and how embracing motherness not just in the home but also at work redefined the way she leads. It taught her how to balance being nurturing and fierce. It is when she embraced this piece of her Essence that she found her authentic self and discovered what truly drives her – to nurture the next generation of young women in tech, specifically in her home country, Nepal. As she leads her team, guided by her motherness, she also feels a sense of motherness towards her country. She hopes she and her team will be able to put Nepal on the map in the world of tech. None of this is easy. In tough times, she turn to her ancestors, the women in her life, her grandmother in particular, and how she is inspired by how even with few resources, these women never failed to generate energy and mobilise people. SWhere do you turn to in tough times, when you are in unfamiliar terrain? Have you discovered which piece of your Essence you hold closest to your heart?

About the Guests

Karvika Thapa

An entrepreneur and tech leader with a Master’s degree from the US, Karvika has international experience in education, healthcare, retail, and government sectors. She founded Kimbu Tech in Nepal to boost women’s participation in tech and create local jobs while promoting Nepali products and services globally. She is also the chairperson of Simjung, a BPO serving clients from around the world and the Director of V.S. International College, aiming to enhance the quality of tech resources. Additionally, she also runs the “Women in Tech” Facebook group.

About the Host

Julia Middleton

Julia Middleton is the host of the Women Emerging podcast and a best-selling author of “If that’s leading, I’m in” as well as two previous books: “Leading beyond Authority” and “Cultural Intelligence”. She is deeply committed to helping people from all backgrounds to find their own approach to leading.

In 2020, Julia launched Women Emerging and in 2022 she lead an expedition of 24 women to find ‘an approach to leading that resonates with women’. She now leads expeditions with women all over the world based on 4Es methodology, discovered in the first expedition.

Prior to that, Julia was founder and, for over thirty years, Chief Executive of Common Purpose, which grew to become one of the biggest leadership development organisations in the world.
Julia is also an Ambassador for the Aurora Prize based in Armenia, on the boards of Alfanar Venture Philanthropy in the Arab World and Equality Now, which operates globally, and on the Advisory Councils of Fundacao Dom Cabral in Brazil and Synapse in Pakistan.

Born in London and brought up in New York, Julia was educated at French Lycées and graduated from the London School of Economics. She is married, with five children and lots of grandchildren.