Jun 2025 – Present · 9 mos

• At The People Studio, we help Corporates and CXOs strengthen leadership presence, communication strategy, and organizational culture — inside and outside the workplace.
• Our core offerings include:
• 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 & 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻
• End-to-end podcast design for CXOs & organizations (internal or external)
• Format, scripting, messaging, guest strategy & positioning
• Distribution, engagement, and storytelling-led repurposing
• 𝗘𝘅𝗲𝗰𝘂𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 & 𝗗𝗶𝗴𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
• LinkedIn management for CXOs
• Thought leadership strategy aligned to brand and business priorities
• 𝗣𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 & 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘀𝘂𝗹𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
• Fractional HR advisory for leaders and growing teams
• Culture design, performance frameworks, and leadership development
• Post-acquisition HR support and strategic HR interventions
• 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 & 𝗦𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴
• Workshops on communication, storytelling, leadership presence & digital positioning
• Corporate sessions and conversations inspired by 𝘉𝘦𝘺𝘰𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘚𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵.
• 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗦𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝘆 & 𝗪𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴
• White papers, keynote scripts, newsletters, blogs & narrative-led communication
• At The People Studio, the goal is simple:
• 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲.
• 𝗧𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲.
• 𝗔𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗻 𝗶𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗼 𝗺𝗲𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴𝗳𝘂𝗹 𝗶𝗺𝗽𝗮𝗰𝘁.

Jan 2024 – Present · 2 yrs 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• I’m a 𝗦𝗼𝗹𝗼𝗽𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘂𝗿, 𝗣𝗼𝗱𝗰𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗿, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗖𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿 working at the intersection of work, life, identity, and growth.
• I host 𝗕𝗲𝘆𝗼𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝘁𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁, a podcast that brings real, meaningful conversations with women navigating ambition, purpose, boundaries, and the messy, beautiful middle of career and life.
• My digital work spans:
• LinkedIn content writing — workplace culture, career insights, parenting, humor, and behaviour-based storytelling
• Community engagement & digital positioning
• Writing for individuals and brands looking to build an authentic voice online
• I also take up:
• Emceeing and event hosting for leadership forums, learning experiences, and brand-led conversations
• Speaking engagements around women at work, wellbeing, confidence, and modern workplaces

Nov 2021 – Dec 2023 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurugram, Haryana, India

• As Site Lead for Arcesium’s Gurgaon office, my responsibilities include:
• Providing key business partnering to leaders across areas of Employee Engagement, Change Management, Employee Relations, and Workforce optimization.
• Cultivating a unified Employee Experience and Performance standard across multiple locations, emphasizing consistency and excellence.
• Tracking Site Health metrics and providing actionable insights for enhanced Culture, Performance, and Productivity.
• Overseeing and administering site programs, procedures, and plans related to hybrid work management, work practices and compliance.
• Partnering with other HC functions to drive company-wide programs including DEI, CSR, Engagement, Organization Development and Change management etc.
• Partnering with other CoE’s to customize programs for this geography based on employee demographic and regional nuances as well as working with local teams to ensure effective rollout.
• Providing guidance on people strategies to senior leaders and advising them on building and assimilating strong teams
• Managing Site budget, allocating resources to bolster initiatives that resonate with organizational goals.
• Participating in cross-functional projects, ranging from HR process enhancements to culture-building initiatives.

Jan 2020 – Nov 2021 · 1 yr 10 mos · Gurgaon, India

Jul 2017 – Jan 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos · New Delhi Area, India

• Working with the Senior Leadership as a thought partner, helping them translate their business imperatives into talent goals. This includes creating talent road-maps for various demographics, leading the OD charter, conceptualizing, rolling out programs to maintain a robust talent pipeline and helping key talent come to the forefront. Some of the programs noteworthy of mention are - 'Architect Development Program', 'Fellow Program in Management', and 'Dhaarna'
• Working in the capacity of a facilitator for India teams to evangelize enterprise wide initiatives and business process improvements. This is actually in alignment with my long term goal which is to become a Corporate Coach. Some of the topics of these workshops are – IDP’s and Experience Maps, Presentation Skills, Behavioral Event Interviewing Skills, newly launched Performance Enablement Strategy, instilling a culture of coaching and feedback, D&I Conversations etc.
• Adept in Employer Branding and Communications and have worked closely with Business Heads on this piece
• Leading the Organization’s participation in various external Employee Engagement Surveys. This includes designing and rolling out best practices, getting the message out to the Employees, drafting key communications and writing the final report.
• HR Business Partner for LI and Sales teams - connecting with teams, building relationships, understanding individual's needs and priorities and navigating to win-win solutions.
• Supporting Change Management Projects and Organizational transformation across the region

Apr 2014 – Jun 2015 · 1 yr 2 mos · Noida Area, India

• Part of the Talent Management Team and worked on Diversity & Inclusion, Learning and Development, Communications, Onboarding Engagement and Project management.
• Revived 'Lunch and Learn '- an internal training programme and clocked 500 training man-hours in a span of 6 months
• India lead for 'Employee Giving Campaign' and achieved a 52% raise in donations- the highest ever
• Worked with the MD on goal setting exercise and completed it in a record time of 5 working days
• Co-owner for PB's participation in GPTW, helping it rise from the 47th position the year before to 29th
• Responsible for PB India's success stories on the global intra-company portal
• India SPOC and partnering with global counterparts on PB brand launch, health and wellness and innovation newsletter
• Co-worked on an award winning 'Project Dhaarna '- development programme for high performing women.

Jun 2015 – Jul 2017 · 2 yrs 1 mo · New Delhi Area, India

• Single-handedly led Centum's participation in the 'Great Place to Work' survey, landing it in the Top 10 List - Centum's maiden entry to the elite group. Awarded Certificate of Recognition by the 'Great Place to Work' team for this extraordinary feat.
• Led the Talent Management and Engagement vertical in HR and rolled out unique engagement initiatives
• Revamped the Reward & Recognition Framework for the Company - for the first time since it's inception
• Kenexa Lead for Centum Learning - Created Action Plans in conjunction with the senior leadership
• Internal Communications Lead - designing and creating content for all HR campaigns, CEO and HR head interviews
• Conceptualized and designed 'iConnect' - Centum's first HR e-magazine ever
• Designed and implemented NEO (New Employee Orientation)- Centum's first structured programme for new hires, maintaining touch points from pre-joining to the first 90 days (4 pillars - warm up, stretch, flex and relax)
• Anchoring D&I initiatives for female population; 'Let us Know' - sharing and celebrating challenging journeys of our women, 'SHE-rose' - Awarding women employees for their heroic efforts
• CSR Lead - Responsible for creating and executing the Company's CSR charter and representing Centum at Bharti Foundation's Annual Change-maker Awards
• Employer Branding Expert - Exploring avenues for establishing a sound media and public presence

Feb 2014 – Mar 2014 · 1 mo · India

• Project Title: Preparation of HR Manual and Updating Job Descriptions
• Documented the HR policies and prepared an HR Manual. This was the first time the organization had its policies documented
• Conducted one-on-one meetings with the staff to harmonize job descriptions

Apr 2013 – May 2013 · 1 mo · Gurgaon, India

• I interned with Maruti Suzuki and worked on the following project:
• Project Title: Review and Benchmark Assessment and Development Centres
• The objective of the project was to
• Study the existing AC/DC process at MSIL and identify the scope for improvement
• Benchmark the complete AC/DC process with various organizations and give recommendations for improvement

Jun 2011 – May 2012 · 11 mos · Patiala Area, India

• Worked as a Quantitative Aptitude Faculty during my one year tenure at Career Launcher
• Training the students for Common Aptitude Test (CAT)
• Counselling the students and acquainting them with a wide array of career options