Upasna Gautam

@upasna
Product Manager at CNN | Public Speaking Coach | Meditation Teacher
Austin
she/her

Women in Tech

Mentor

Speaker

Conference Speaker

Meditator

Mindfulness

Product Strategy

Productivity Hero

Product Manager

Product Management

Life Long Learner

Content Creator

Traveler

Foodie

Writer

Professional

Remote Worker

Manager

Leader

Leadership

Women’s Empowerment

Coach

User Research

Product Manager at CNN
Speaker Coach at Shine Bootcamp
Mindfulness & Meditation Teacher
TED Talker
Gastronome
Polyglot
Explorer

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I'm open to

guest lecturing,

joining company boards,

speaking at events,

speaking on podcasts,

advising companies,

talking to journalists,

and speaking on twitter spaces.

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Resume

Oct 2019 - Present

Product Manager, Digital News Platforms, CNN

Aug 2020 - Present

Public Speaking Coach, Shine Bootcamp

Portfolio

I share this post on LinkedIn that went viral! Today, I got an email from a hiring manager that I interviewed with 5 years ago, in which he said that I really left a lasting impression on him and h...

My Awards

I was awarded/recognized as a Distinguished Alumni of the school district I grew up in. This hits at a level I’ve never experienced before because it comes full-circle to my childhood! My immigrant...

My Article Features & Interviews

Featured on the OwnTrail blog, and wrote about my lessons learned from mentorship, advice for public speaking, and the important role that mindfulness plays in my personal and professional fulfillm...

My Speaking Engagements

I spoke in-person at a conference for the first time in TWO years! If you know me, you know that speaking at tech conferences and public speaking is a passion and has been an integral part of my ca...

Presented my first TEDx talk, titled "Optimizing for the Next Billion." https://www.ted.com/talks/upasna_gautam_optimizing_for_the_next_billion_using_ai_to_create_a_universal_language