About this episode

Simi speaks with Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex, about her journey from a factory floor to leading a Fortune 500 company.

Simi speaks with Revathi Advaithi, CEO of Flex — a $24 billion global manufacturing company that builds the critical infrastructure behind AI, cloud, healthcare, and automotive. Flex operates in 30 countries with over 140,000 employees, and under Revathi's leadership, the stock has soared from ~$7 to over $60. Revathi started her career on a factory floor in small town Shawnee, Oklahoma. She is the youngest of five sisters and lost her father at the tender age of 15 in India. After nearly fai...

People in this episode

Host: Simi Shah

Guest: Revathi Advaithi

Topics covered

• leadership
• manufacturing
• career journey
• personal growth
• business success

Keywords

• Revathi Advaithi
• Flex
• CEO
• manufacturing
• career
• leadership
• business

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Flex

Places: Shawnee, Oklahoma, India

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