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Shilpa Sharda Breaks Barriers in Indian Music with Sanju Rathod, Farhan Khan, Cheema Y & More
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8: In an industry where female leadership is underrepresented, Shilpa Sharda of Believe leads with vision, empathy, and impact. In the Indian music industry — where leadership roles have too often been a boys’ club — Shilpa Sharda is making space and making history. As Director at Believe Artists, one of [...]
Mumbai (Maharashtra) [India], July 8: In an industry where female leadership is underrepresented, Shilpa Sharda of Believe leads with vision, empathy, and impact. In the Indian music industry — where leadership roles have too often been a boys’ club — Shilpa Sharda is making space and making history. As Director at Believe Artists, one of the world’s leading digital music companies, Shilpa stands out as a rare female voice in executive leadership — and more importantly, as a transformative one.
Recently invited to the TEDx stage, Shilpa shared a deeply personal story of rejection, resilience, and reinvention. She spoke candidly about the stereotypes she faced — being called “too emotional” for leadership, being overlooked in rooms where decisions were made, and being underestimated in an industry slow to accept women in power.
“Empathy isn’t my weakness – it’s my leadership edge,” she said during her talk. “It’s what allows me to build real trust with artists and create systems where they can grow.”
