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Nirupa Shankar discusses leadership and decision-making in India's hospitality sector with Jainil Shah.

In this episode of Meet the Visionaries, Jainil Shah sits down with Nirupa Shankar, Joint Managing Director of Brigade Group, for a wide-ranging conversation on leadership, strategy, and building resilience in India’s real estate and hospitality markets. Drawing on her experience across consulting, hospitality, and development—as well as her discipline as an Ironman triathlete—Nirupa reflects on how these experiences shaped her approach to problem solving, discipline, and decision making. The conversation explores her transition into leadership within a legacy organization and the mindset shift required to move from analysis to ownership of outcomes. Nirupa shares how she navigated the post COVID revival of hospitality, the rise of flexible workspaces, and creating value with mixed use developments through a powerful “halo effect.” Looking forward, Nirupa discusses how innovation, technology, and sustainability are reshaping real estate, which inspired her to start Brigade REAP and the Earth Fund. A grounded and thoughtful dialogue on how endurance and adaptability play in global real estate. Director: Denise DeLorey Interview by: Jainil Shah Production by: Lacey Cochran Music…

People in this episode

Host: Jainil Shah

Guest: Nirupa Shankar

Topics covered

• real estate
• hospitality
• leadership
• decision making
• innovation
• sustainability

Keywords

• real estate
• hospitality
• leadership
• decision making
• flexible workspaces
• sustainability
• innovation

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Brigade Group, Brigade REAP, Earth Fund

Places: India

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