Ramkumar R — CEO
I coach CEOs and senior leaders through the moments that define them. Not the strategy decks. Not the board presentations. The moments when everything they've built stops working. And they don't know why. The pattern I see: A CEO calls me. Business is growing. Numbers look good. But something feels off. Key people are leaving. The leadership team isn't aligned. Decisions that used to come easy now feel heavy. They've had coaching before. Nothing changed. So I ask one question: "What are you not seeing?" Silence. That's where the real work begins. What I do: → 1:1 Executive Coaching for CEOs and founders navigating blind spots, loneliness at the top, and the transition from operator to leader → Team Coaching for leadership teams stuck in silos, cold wars, and performative alignment → Group Coaching for rising leaders developing executive presence, strategic thinking, and leading through change → Workshops on vision, mission, business strategy, storytelling, and leadership development → B-School Teaching as Visiting Professor at top management institutes in India How I work: I don't fix leaders. I hold up a mirror. I help them see the systems they've accidentally created. The patterns that made them successful. And now hold them back. Most leaders who come to me are smart, successful, and stuck. They've achieved what they were supposed to achieve. And they're asking: "Why does it feel hollow?" That hollowness isn't a bug. It's a signal they've outgrown their container. Who I've worked with: I have worked with leaders from 100+ companies, including: → Large companies like Adobe, Cisco, Barclays, Wells Fargo, Salesforce.com, Disney, Reliance, TVS, Indian Oil → Growth-stage businesses like 91mobiles.com, Finzly, River Law, Intoglo → Institutions like ISB, IIT, Great Lakes Institute of Management I am also a co-founder of way2top.com, where we help mid-career professionals find clarity on who they really are. And discover opportunities aligned with their identity. Because knowing yourself without testing it in the real world is just overthinking. And chasing opportunities without knowing yourself is building someone else's dream. 1000+ coaching sessions. 100+ CEOs and CXOs. One belief: Your team's dysfunction is your leadership made visible. If that lands, let's talk.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a leadership and executive coaching expert with a focus on organizational transformation.
Location: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
Experience: 33 yrs
Skills
- Executive Coaching
- Leadership Development
- Career Counseling
- Career Development Coaching
- Strategic Thinking
Career Highlights
- Coached over 100 CEOs and CXOs.
- Expert in identifying leadership blind spots.
- Co-founder of a career clarity platform.
Work Experience
way2top
Building way2top (5 mos)
ramsabode
Coach for CEOs and leadership teams (8 yrs 8 mos)
WNS Global Services
Senior Director (SVP) (2 yrs 9 mos)
Vice President - Retail, CPG, Media & Manufacturing Business (3 yrs 6 mos)
L&T Infotech
Lead - Solutions Development & Marketing (6 mos)
Infosys Consulting
Senior Consultant (4 yrs 4 mos)
Freescale Semiconductor India Pvt. Ltd
Design Engineer (1 yr)
Motorola India Pvt. Ltd
Design Engineer (2 yrs 6 mos)
Indian classical music
Musician and music educator (32 yrs 11 mos)
Education
Advanced Program in Team Coaching at Coaching Foundation India Limited (CFI)
Coaching with Depth - All 3 levels - Foundation at Indian Institute of Technology, Madras
PGP in Executive Coaching at Coaching Foundation India Limited (CFI)
PGP in Management at Indian School of Business
BE at Delhi College of Engineering
