Inside and Outside the SPJ classroom – Featuring Dr CJ Meadows
|Meet Dr CJ Meadows, Professor and Director of i2e – The Innovation & Entrepreneurship Center & Head of GMBA – Consulting Management, at SP Jain School of Global Management.
Dr CJ Meadows holds a Doctorate in Business Administration & IT from Harvard Business School and has over 20 years of experience as a consultant, coach, entrepreneur, eBusiness builder, innovation lab co-founder, and Accenture IT & Business Strategy consultant.
Awarded as one of Asia’s Top-10 Women in IT, Dr. Meadows leads a Design Thinking & Innovation Center at a Forbes Top-20 International Business School, creating growth initiatives at the intersection of IT, business strategy, and design. Her research, consulting, and coaching focus on Leadership & Creativity.
She co-founded an Advanced Technology Think Tank & Tinker Lab, envisioning the Future of Work (FoW) and Education, applying AI, biometrics, and other advanced technologies to leadership development, team productivity, and group innovation.
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So what does life look like for Dr CJ Meadows, inside and outside the SPJ classroom? We caught up with her over a quick interview to find out.
- What do you enjoy doing in your spare time?
Dr Meadows: Mom to 4 fabulous teenagers, shark diver & photographer.
- What sort of morning routine do you have to get jazzed for class?
Dr Meadows: My morning routine comprises of prayer, coffee, yogalates or aerobics.
- Could you tell us a fun fact about you? What would students be surprised to find out about you?
Dr Meadows: I co-founded The Tiger Center with family, friends, and community. We help tigers, environment, and people and just got funding for 10k-30k patient visits over the next three years in a place with no healthcare for 60km.
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- If you could pass on any wisdom to your students, what would you share?
Dr Meadows: Be the most extreme version of You that you can be.
- Is there a quote or saying that you live your life by?
Dr Meadows: There are a few –
“Be yourself – everyone else is already taken.” – Oscar Wilde
“Never, never, never, never give in.” – Winston Churchill
“Keep Moving Forward.” – Walt Disney
- Your favourite book or movie?
Dr Meadows: I would say Soul (Pixar)
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