Amituckeredout

My next interview for our South Asian author series is with the indomitable Hitha Palepu.Hitha Palepu is an entrepreneur, author, speaker, CEO of Roshan Pharmaceuticals, and a lover of all things Mr. T and Taco Bell. From a young age, Hitha’s parents encouraged the belief that she didn't have to be just any one thing but her dreams would require hard work and diligence no matter what. Today we discuss how she wrote her book, We’re Speaking: The Life Lessons of Kamala Harris, in two months, why your relationship with your partner is the second most important, the clever way we can borrow confidence, and her experiences with the Vice President. What we talked about:  Keeping our last names, why being in your 40's rocks, and how I found Hitha's book (1:51)The process of writing Hitha's book on Kamala Harris (15:52)Hitha explains what a hype file is, what's in hers, and how to use them to borrow confidence (21:08)Do something about it, don't do it half-assed (26:11)How the principles instilled in Hitha by her par