Rakesh Godhwani — Founder

I am the founder School of Meaningful Experiences. My mission is to transform working professionals, managers, and entrepreneurs into authentic changemakers who command presence, influence positive change and create a meaningful impact. I love to teach, write, take long walks, watch movies, listen to classical piano, have dinner with my family, tell a story to my kids every night before they sleep, earn a fraction of what I used to but live a million times better. I wear multiple hats. Besides running a company in the education space, I am very lucky and grateful to teach at the best B-school Indian Institute of Management Bangalore, the best science school Indian Institute of Science, and the best liberal arts university of India, Ahmedabad University. I focus on leadership communication, executive presence and business storytelling. My courses also run on the IIMBx and Swayam platform. I hold a PhD in Leadership Communication from Cardiff Metropolitan University, an MBA from IIM Bangalore and a BE from National Institute of Karnataka Surathkal (erstwhile KREC). I have authored four books till now out of which "What to Say and When to Shut Up" is the most popular. My research explores how leaders use words to influence, persuade, guide, align, and energize their audiences. I also have a YouTube channel where I publish videos that answer variety of questions I get from my learners on the topic of influence, communication, leadership and some really fun stuff too - like my favorite movies, books, podcasts etc. I look forward to learning with you.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in educational transformation and communication strategies.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 28 yrs 7 mos

Skills

Leadership
Communication
Teaching
Business Development

Career Highlights

Founder of School of Meaningful Experiences
Adjunct Professor at top Indian institutions
Author of four influential books on communication

Work Experience

Capitalmind Mutual Fund

Independent Director (11 mos)

Vishwas Society for Mental Health

Volunteer Mental Well-being Counselor (5 yrs 1 mo)

School of Meaningful Experiences

Founder (7 yrs 2 mos)

Indian Institute of Management, Bangalore

Adjunct Professor of Communication for Leaders and Business Communication (15 yrs 2 mos)

Head IIMB Alumni Association (6 yrs 9 mos)

Qualcomm

Senior Manager Business Development (1 yr 8 mos)

Intel

Product Marketing - Emerging Markets (1 yr 4 mos)

Manager Tech Marketing (5 yrs 5 mos)

Wipro

Software Engineer (2 yrs 6 mos)

Education

PGSEM at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) at Cardiff Metropolitan University

BE at National Institute of Technology Karnataka

Rakesh Godhwani

Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India28 yrs 7 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Founder of School of Meaningful Experiences
Adjunct Professor at top Indian institutions
Author of four influential books on communication

Stackforce AI infers this person is a leader in educational transformation and communication strategies.

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Skills

Core Skills

LeadershipCommunicationTeachingBusiness Development

Other Skills

AnalyticsBusiness StrategyCRMCommunication SkillsCompetitive AnalysisConsultingCurriculum DevelopmentEntrepreneurshipGo-to-market StrategyLeadership DevelopmentManagementManagement ConsultingMarketingNew Business DevelopmentOnline Course Development

About

Experience

Capitalmind mutual fund

Independent Director

Apr 2025 – Present · 11 mos

Vishwas society for mental health

Volunteer Mental Well-being Counselor

Dec 2019 – Jan 2025 · 5 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

School of meaningful experiences

Founder

Jan 2019 – Present · 7 yrs 2 mos · Bangalore

SoME is my brainchild and aspires to help working professionals, entrepreneurs and managers of the 21 century articulate, express and speak with confidence, influence stakeholders, manage conflicts and be a better leader who can inspire others. The SoME curriculum is built on the six C's: Confidence, Communication, Curiosity, Creativity, Collaboration, Competence.

LeadershipCommunicationTeachingCurriculum Development

Indian institute of management, bangalore

2 roles

Adjunct Professor of Communication for Leaders and Business Communication

Jan 2011 – Present · 15 yrs 2 mos

The Art of Communication is the Language of Leadership. And this is what I teach in my courses and workshops. This topic is also my academic focus and my research interest. My courses focus on how a leader influences followers through words. I help my students to look at their communication through three different perspectives. At the end of the course, the students are able to think and design their communication to influence their audiences towards a positive outcome. My classes are full of role-plays, discussions and feedback so that the students get platform to practice and learn how to improve their own communication.
I recently launched my online course in the hope to help students around the world to speak with confidence. The course is called "Present with Confidence" and was created in partnership with a young startup of Bangalore called Chalkstreet. Access the course here http://aff.chalk.st/AFF56964X665

CommunicationTeachingLeadership

Head IIMB Alumni Association

Aug 2008 – May 2015 · 6 yrs 9 mos

IIMB Alumni Association is India's first professionally managed alumni office with 5 full time members. We manage 12 chapters worldwide, print a biannual magazine, maintain an alumni database and a website, conduct reunions and keep alumni involved in the institute's plans. Our Motto - "Engage, Energize, Enhance" IIMB's leadership through a vibrant and strong alumni association.