As an ops/ product leader, I help start-ups and growing organisations with: - Building a customer-obsession mindset and developing new products - Innovating organisational structure to maximise effectiveness and productivity - Developing processes to run and sustain smooth business operations - Building sustainable high-performance leadership capability among senior leaders - Leveraging technology to scale with leaner teams With 15 years of experience in APAC and EMEA across operations planning, product strategy, category building and organisational development in consumer tech, logistics and manufacturing, I bring a unique blend of innovation, process mindset and a global perspective to all my engagements. I work remotely with clients across the world. My engagements are predominantly 1:1 with leaders, with their team members coming into the conversation as and when needed.
I work 1:1 with ambitious leaders as a Clarity Partner; help refine their ongoing thinking and enable them to make better decisions on a wide variety of challenges, especially around professional relationship building, conflict resolution, communication and culture. Our engagements are typically a combination of 1:1 video-based conversations and emails. We work either with a retainer or to solve a specific problem statement over a pre-agreed finite period.
Clients usually find me directly on the internet, through my writing, or through referrals from past clients. I mostly write about relationships and culture in a social context, but I think it's a reasonable window into my ability to listen, observe, empathise and develop insights on life, business and problem solving in general.
Having lived across multiple countries in Asia, Europe and North America, I am able to relate to clients from different backgrounds, cultures and geographies across the world. My clients include start-up entrepreneurs, family business owners, politicians and senior professionals in global companies such as Google, Amazon, Netflix, McKinsey, Bain, etc.
I am an independent consultant, coach and a writer. I have worked in leadership roles across multiple functions as well as sectors, and run my own business for over a decade. I have a bachelors in engineering from MS Ramaiah Institute of Technology (VTU) and a masters in business administration (MBA) from IESE Business School, Universidad de Navarra and Stephen M Ross Business School, University of Michigan. Having globe trotted for a few years, I now live in my hometown, Bangalore, India.
The best way to get in touch with me is via email. I like reading a well-written email where you've taken the time to put together your thoughts coherently in the interest of both our times. If you want to discuss something I've written or would like to work with me on making an important decision, just come say hello!