Sunanda Gundavajhala, Director of Operations and Board Member at DispatchTrack India, joins Jonathan Justus on the PRO Leader Series.In this conversation she talks about rebuilding a career after a break, how her early years in the process industry shaped her systems thinking, hiring for potential and curiosity, leading change in an AI-forward company, and why Agile is a mindset and not a framework.Watch the full video episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/WRnlFV2_V3gChapters0:00 Cold open0:31 Welcome and introduction1:15 What defines Sunanda?2:04 From chemical engineer to leader4:41 A career break is not the end of a career7:36 Advice for anyone returning to work11:07 First woman engineer: the reactor incident and the yield project15:09 Proving herself: why do you want to struggle?16:30 Systems thinking: people, process, outcomes19:36 From project management to product20:30 Hiring for potential, curiosity and hobby projects22:28 Leading change in an AI-forward company24:22 Agile is a mindset, not a framework26:19 Books that shaped her thinking28:24 Building functions and organizations30:01 Advice for young leaders34:18 Why mentorship matters, especially for girls36:45 Closing thoughts: do not let one chapter become your whole storyViews expressed by guests are their own and are not professional advice.