Aug 2020 – Sep 2023 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Pune, Maharashtra, India

• ⏳ UNLEARN! ⏳
• How can leaders lead others if they don't know how to lead themselves? This innovative course encompasses Growth Mindset, Mindfulness and Empathy, leaving the students with a solid knowledge of themselves and the entrepreneurial environment they operate in. It is underpinned by ground breaking research from top global Institutes such as Professor Damon Centola (Penn) as well as books such as Dr Carole Dweck - Mindset and others. It is taught using experiential or as I call it, insperiential learning and innovative case studies. The course is woven together through the creative application of concepts in my series, The Ojas Chronicles: Book 1 In-Coded (facebook: The Ojas Chronicles)
• ⏳ Fictions in the world
• ⏳ Learned Behaviours and how to unlearn
• ⏳ Mindfulness
• ⏳ Building people EcoSystems
• ⏳ Neuroscience, Epigenetics and Memetics
• ⏳ Building your Internal Compass
• ⏳ High Performance Teams
• ⏳ Thought Insperiments
• ⏳ Curiosity Assignments

Mar 2020 – Sep 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos

• 📢 What is Wake Up! Speak Up!
• We are passionate about creating a completely different world. To create environments where human beings thrive and feel included, whether in the workplace or at home. Because we know that when we are treated well, we perform better. And automatically, we subconsciously allow others to ignite their own light, which means a better world for everyone.
• Call us idealists - we take it as a compliment and OWN IT! Rather than spending our energy on complaining, we focus on the possibility of looking at life completely differently, with alternate foundations that have been rarely considered or discussed before.
• 📢How do we do this?
• We use our position as thought provokers (VSP as the Porcupine and Chief Alarmist, AZ as the Falcon and Merlin) to attempt a human trophic cascade - to alter people’s views on a subject and create a change. So people wake up to their strengths and wake up to themselves!
• 📢 But how exactly?
• We bring to you WAKE UP SPEAK UP - a series of conversations between the two of us and others, designed to stimulate your senses and ignite that spark in you. We select everyday topics that are taken for granted and turn them on their head - taking a bird's eye view and poking them in all directions, to see what falls out. What should change. And how we can make it happen. We hope you’ll be part of our discussions and help broaden our thinking the way we hope to broaden your’s.
• 📢What do we want out of this?
• We want to support you in realising the flaws in the current system, and speaking up about issues that will make the world a better place. If we make a difference to even one of you, then we have succeeded. In short we are catalysts and multipliers change, along with all of you.
• When we combine our voices for change, we can not be drowned out.

Feb 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 1 mo

• Working with ICAEW in India to build a world of strong Economies. Building relationships with organisations, members of ICAEW and ICAI, to develop strong, accountable and open economies where people can trust data, leaders can make good decisions, public finances are transparent and businesses are accountable.
• ICAEW is a world-leading professional membership organisation that trains, develops and supports over 150,000 chartered accountants worldwide. Each of our members has the knowledge and values to help build local and global economies that are sustainable, accountable and fair. We share our knowledge and insight with governments, regulators and business leaders worldwide so we can develop a world of strong economies.

Jan 2009 – Feb 2018 · 9 yrs 1 mo

Jan 2018 – Present · 8 yrs 2 mos · Pune, Maharashtra

• Using insights from the latest in neuroscience, network dynamics, cognition and behavioural research, we have worked in strategic partnerships with corporates to alter mindsets. We have created a basket of tools and models that help corporates bring in culture and values in a strategic way, to deliver accelerated results.
• We offer:
• ♾️ Research and Diagnostics
• ♾️ Coaching
• ♾️ Workshops and Off-sites
• ♾️ Consulting
• ♾️ Focus Group Discussions
• ♾️ Webinars
• ♾️ White papers, Articles and blogs
• ♾️ Curating Internal and external events (Fire-side chats, panel discussions, guest speakers)
• Our highly interactive sessions are infused with fictional story-telling to allow people to sub-consciously explore their internal boundaries, as well as real-life examples which resonate with the participants. Our power-packed interventions run from 90 minutes to over 3-6 months to ensure people have unlearned old behaviours and moved to new perspectives.
• In the process our clients build and rebuild relationships and networking within their organisations.
• Clients include Tata Sons, FIS Global, ZS & Associates, Kingfish Group and ICAEW.

Nov 2017 – Sep 2024 · 6 yrs 10 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• As a Global Trustee for Common Purpose, I work with the Board to review financials, brainstorm strategy and actively connect them to people who either need their services or are likely to support. As a female Asian Chartered Accountant who now works in mindset, I bring a multiple of perspectives to every conversation. It is a rewarding experience and privilege to be part of an incredible Board who support an able team to deliver programmes to cross boundaries, intergenerationally, transnationally and intellectually.

Jan 2012 – Jan 2020 · 8 yrs · New Delhi Area, India

• Appointed to the Board of the UK India Business Council, to assist with UK strategy in India

Jan 2006 – Jan 2017 · 11 yrs

• I was the Founder of Get Through Guides (GTG): a publishing and training company, which produces high quality books/materials at affordable prices, in the fields of finance, accounting and management. It also runs leadership courses. The company has been acquired.
• Innovated, designed, developed and ran courses across India and other parts of the world. Clients included MNCs like Credit Suisse, Genpact, Deutsche Bank, and the Tata Group.
• As the CEO, I was responsible for all aspects of the business including assuring the materials produced are of an excellent standard, easy to read and practical. I also ensured that staff delivering training were comfortable with the materials and competent in the classroom.
• This led to certification and other courses to thousands of students across multiple countries.

Jan 2006 – Jun 2015 · 9 yrs 5 mos · Pune

• Along with the support of the business community in Pune, I re-ignited the British Business Group in Pune. Our vibrant membership meets on a monthly basis and encourages the sharing of knowledge between British and Indian companies. We also support new British businesses that come to India and Pune-based companies who are looking to expand through the UK. Since BBG Pune started, BBG Delhi came back to life, and now there are BBGs in Goa, Hyderabad, Chennai and Bangalore.

Jul 1997 – Jul 2005 · 8 yrs

• Set up the international division of BPP, with centres across Central and Eastern Europe, with off site training in Asia and Africa.
• Involved moving to new countries and recruiting both clients and staff to service clients.
• IFRS and strategy trainer to corporates including the Big 4 accounting firms, unilever, P&G, Motorola etc etc

Jan 1997 – Jan 2005 · 8 yrs

• I set up and ran the International Division of BPP Holdings plc. Over the course of 8 years I lived in Eastern Europe and directly/indirectly set up centres in Romania, Hungary, Poland, Serbia, Czech and Slovakia. We also won contracts and operated in Albania, Ukraine, Turkey and Northern Africa.

Jan 1996 – Jan 1997 · 1 yr

• Auditing accounts, IFRS accounting and some due diligence