How to Build a Global Company Today-The AI Playbook | Rohit Kapoor on Business Strategy & Pivots

He thought engineering wasn't for him, called his four years at IIT Delhi "party time," and yet went on to lead EXL into becoming a global data and AI company with a market capitalization of over $6 billion. For Rohit Kapoor, success has never been about following a straight path—it has been about constantly evolving. In this episode of AWS Presents Beyond The Boardroom, Rohit Kapoor, Chairman & CEO of EXL, is joined by Vikas Bhalla, President and Head of AI Services & Operations, as they sit down with Karishma Mehta at the EXL office for a conversation about leadership, AI, innovation, business transformation, and the mindset required to build an organisation that keeps reinventing itself. In this episode, Rohit and Vikas talk about: Rohit's journey through IIT Delhi and IIM Ahmedabad Becoming Junior National Squash Champion Why constant pivots drive long-term success The philosophy of growing profits faster than revenue Why is multitasking a myth? Why EXL chose to lead, not follow, in AI Generative AI vs. Agentic AI How AI is transforming enterprise workflows? Why leaders need to embrace AI? The 30-day innovation mindset Why EXL partnered with AWS How AWS helps EXL build, scale, and innovate faster From Gen AI to Agentic AI, discover how AWS enables EXL to innovate faster, scale enterprise AI, and build solutions for global businesses. We walked through the EXL office with Rohit Kapoor and Vikas Bhalla to understand how one of the world's leading data and AI companies is building for the future through innovation, speed, and constant evolution. #businesspodcast #leadershippodcast #ai #exl #humansofbombay #beyondtheboardroom #karishmamehta #rohitkapoor #aws #partnership Links: Humans of Bombay Instagram:   / officialhumansofbombay   Uncovered by Humans of Bombay:    / @humansofbombayuncovered   LinkedIn:   / humans-of-bombay   AWS Website: https://aws.amazon.com/ Instagram:   / amazonwebservices   YouTube:    / amazonwebservices   EXL Website: https://www.exlservice.com/ LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/exl-service Rohit Kapoor LinkedIn:   / rohitkapoorexl   Vikas Bhalla LinkedIn:   / vikas-bhalla-26017b15   Karishma Mehta Instagram:   / karimehta05   LinkedIn:   / karishma-mehta-b22151174   About Humans of Bombay – Humans of Bombay is a movement that started 12 years ago. We believe that every person has a story to tell and we want to help them tell these stories. In these years we’ve published stories across genres – stories of love, hope, faith, and courage. And through our storytelling, we’ve built an engaged community of over 6M! Our idea is simple – to strike a chord with our community and catalog the beat of humanity, one story at a time.