India, May 7 -- Bela Bajaria, Netflix's chief content officer, has played a pivotal role in the company's evolution over the past nine years, leading its expansion into live events, sports, and shaping globally successful originals like Bridgerton and Emily in Paris. But long before her rise at the streaming giant, she faced a setback that she now describes as one of her greatest learning experiences, reported CNBC.

Before joining Netflix in 2016, Bajaria was fired from her role as president of Universal Television after five years marked by strong creative achievements, including forging partnerships with celebrated talents like Tina Fey and Mike Schur.

Speaking at the 2025 Changemakers Summit in Los Angeles, she called the experience ...