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Naina Sahni

Co-Founder

Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India8 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in leadership coaching and systems thinking.
  • Co-authored a book on the Culture of Zomato.
  • Conducted workshops for 500+ educators globally.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Leadership Coach specializing in Systems Thinking and Organizational Transformation.

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Skills

Core Skills

Coaching

Other Skills

Leadership CounselingBusiness CoachingSystems Thinking

About

With nearly two decades in people-centric roles, I help organizations evolve into dynamic learning ecosystems. As a leadership coach and systems thinker, I work with CEOs, founders, and senior leaders to transcend limiting beliefs, make high-quality decisions, and design cultures that drive systemic change. My expertise lies in integrating systems thinking, strategic decision-making, and organizational transformation—enabling leaders to not just optimize performance but reimagine the future of their industries. Key Milestones & Impact - Zomato (2011–2019 on-rolls) Partnered with Founder & CEO Deepinder Goyal during global expansion, leading communications, recruitment, and leadership development. (2019-2023 off rolls): External consultant and leadership coach to Deepinder Goyal and his core team. Also, co-authored The Culture of Zomato (2023). - Blinkit (2020–2022): Coached Albinder Dhindsa and his core team while he navigated Grofers’ transition to Blinkit; briefly serving as Chief People Officer before its acquisition by Zomato. - CARS24 (2024–Present): Coaching the founders to build a generational learning organization. - Leadership Coaching (2019–Present): Guiding high-growth organizations to embed systems thinking. Pro-bono workshops on systems thinking have reached 500+ educators and hundreds of executives across India, UAE, Portugal, and Germany. Current Academic & Learning Pursuits - PhD Scholar, MGM University Aurangabad — Thesis on “Grace-Based Learning Architectures”, exploring how systems thinking, neuroscience, and Vedantic wisdom can transform organizations into living systems of grace. - Master Practitioner, Center for Systems Awareness (MIT, Boston): 1-year program in systemic leadership and awareness (September 2025 onwards) - Executive & Systems Learning Programs: • Neuroscience of Business (6 weeks, MIT) • Capra Course (Fritjof Capra, Fall 20025) • Foundations of Theory U (8 weeks, MIT x u.school) Vision for Global Impact: I am building a global think tank of scholars and practitioners committed to solving complex, systemic challenges across industries and geographies. My goal is to push the boundaries of living systems thinking and collaborate with global leaders to drive meaningful, scalable change. If you’re working on bold, world-changing ideas and want to reimagine leadership, organizational design, or systemic problem-solving—I’d love to connect. I also have a 200 hour Yoga Teacher Training Certificate (Ashtanga Yoga): Certified in inner discipline and awareness practices (Feb 2020) and am deeply interested in Vedanta.

Experience

Nath school of business & technology (nsbt)

Professor of Practice

Jan 2026Present · 3 mos · Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India · On-site

Ananta ngo

Founder and President

Jul 2025Present · 9 mos · Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India · On-site

  • Vision-carrier, community mobilizer, culture builder

Cars24

Advisor

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Hybrid

  • CEO Coach to Vikram Chopra

Bijnis

Advisor

Jul 2024Present · 1 yr 9 mos · Hybrid

  • CEO Coach to Siddharth Vij

Mainstreet

Advisor

Nov 2023Present · 2 yrs 5 mos · India · Hybrid

  • CEO Coach to Vedant Lamba

Massive restaurants pvt. ltd.

Advisor

Jul 2023Jul 2025 · 2 yrs · India · Hybrid

  • CEO Coach to Zorawar Kalra

Blinkit

2 roles

Chief People Officer

Sep 2021May 2022 · 8 mos

Advisor

Apr 2020Apr 2022 · 2 yrs

  • CEO Coach to Albinder Dhindsa

Animall

Advisor

Sep 2021Present · 4 yrs 7 mos · India · Hybrid

  • CEO Coach to Neetu Yadav

Feeding india

Head

Oct 2019Dec 2019 · 2 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

Zomato

2 roles

Advisor

Jan 2019Mar 2023 · 4 yrs 2 mos

  • CEO Coach to Deepinder Goyal

Building Zomato

Aug 2011Jan 2019 · 7 yrs 5 mos

Workwithnaina

Leadership Coach

Jan 2019Present · 7 yrs 3 mos

  • I have been working in people centric roles since 2006.
  • I have worked at Zomato Ltd between 2011 and 2019 in various roles, including leading Communications globally and serving as Chief of Staff to the Founder & CEO, Deepinder Goyal. A large part of my job there in addition to internal and external communications was staffing, performance management and supporting the founder in building a learning organisation.
  • Since 2019, I have been working as an independent leadership coach, providing coaching to the leadership team at Zomato and other organizations. Additionally, I have been involved in transitioning the non-profit organization Feeding India into Zomato. I have also co-authored a book on the Culture of Zomato, alongside Deepinder Goyal and Ashish Goel https://shorturl.at/hwTV0 in 2023.
  • Between 2020 and 2022, I worked closely with Albinder Dhindsa (Founder and CEO - Blinkit) and his leadership team for the transition of Grofers to Blinkit. I also briefly served as the Chief People Officer at Blinkit before its acquisition by Zomato.
  • Currently, I continue to work as an independent leadership coach, focusing on integrating systems sensing and systems thinking tools and practices into the organizations I collaborate with.
  • I am also collaborating with Peter Senge (https://systemsawareness.org/person/peter-senge/), who runs a major systems thinking institute in the US (author of the book The Fifth Discipline), and conducting pro-bono workshops with organizations and educational institutions across domains to cultivate a literacy for Systems Thinking. Since mid-2023 I have conducted these workshops for over 500 educators and 100s of executives in companies across India, UAE and Portugal.
CoachingLeadership CounselingBusiness Coaching

Education

Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning

PGDBA

Aug 2006Jul 2011

Deogiri College Chh. Sambhaji Nagar

Bachelor of Commerce - BCom

Jun 2003Apr 2006

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