Vijay Mahnot — Co-Founder
Vijay Mahnot is a business transformation leader, strategic advisor, Blitz Upscaling Strategist and mentor to business owners, working closely with founders, boards, and leadership teams during critical growth and inflexion phases. He is known for being one of the best Blitz Scaling Strategists - enabling decisive, high-velocity scaling through deep, hand-holding execution, staying involved from strategy design to on-ground implementation. His work focuses on ensuring growth is structurally sound, leadership-aligned, and execution-driven, without compromising organisational culture, governance discipline, or long-term enterprise value. With 28+ years of senior leadership experience, he has led growth, turnarounds, and enterprise transformations across FMCG, Manufacturing, Plastics & Piping, MDF, Textiles, and Construction Materials, with leadership roles at Supreme Industries, Greenpanel, Kriti Industries, BSL Limited, Signet Industries, Satya Infrastructure, and the Aditya Birla Group (Hindalco). His core insight is simple yet critical: Growth fails not due to lack of ambition, but due to misalignment. This led to the creation of Blitz Upscaling™, a precision-led methodology integrating speed, structure, and sustainability enabling rapid scale while preserving leadership alignment, governance discipline, and enterprise stability. Focus Areas Business Upscaling & Strategic Transformation Strategy-to-Execution Alignment Organisational Structuring & Governance Market Expansion & Turnaround Leadership Family Business Succession & Leadership Development In March 2024, he founded VM Management Consulting & Advisory (VMMCA) to partner with founders and boards on complex growth journeys requiring clarity, discipline, and execution rigour. He is also the founder of Ek Disha and Ek Disha Moments reflective leadership platforms built on the belief that “Growth without direction is merely noise.” He contributes as: Advisor – McKinsey & Company Consultant – Stanford Seed Program (Stanford GSB) Faculty – IIM Indore (Family Business Management) Board Member – TiE MP
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Business Transformation Leader with expertise in strategic consulting and operational excellence.
Experience: 26 yrs 11 mos
Career Highlights
- Expert in Blitz Upscaling methodology for rapid growth.
- 28+ years of leadership in diverse industries.
- Advisor to top firms like McKinsey & Company.
Work Experience
TiE Women
Board Member at TIE Global Women Leadership (1 mo)
TiE
Board Member TiE-MP (6 mos)
TiE Chair Lead for Women Entrepreneurship (11 mos)
Mentor (1 yr 8 mos)
McKinsey & Company
External Advisor (11 mos)
Stanford Seed
Consultant (1 yr 10 mos)
Vishal polymers Ltd Gaziabad
Advisor (1 yr 11 mos)
VMMCA
Founder VMMCA (VM Management Consulting and Advisory) (2 yrs 1 mo)
Paras Group
Business Advisor (8 mos)
Indicus Foundation
Director (4 yrs 1 mo)
Signet Industries Limited
Chief Executive Officer (1 yr 4 mos)
Greenpanel Industries Limited
President (2 mos)
Senior Vice President, MDF (11 mos)
The Supreme Industries Ltd
General Manager (5 yrs 9 mos)
Irrigation Association of India
Vice President (1 yr)
Kriti Group
Head - Sales and Marketing (3 yrs 3 mos)
Satya Group
Vice President - Corporate Affairs (3 yrs 5 mos)
BSL
Head of Sales Marketing (2 yrs 8 mos)
Indo Gulf Group
Marketing Executive (3 yrs)
Executive Assistant to Joint President (Marketing) (4 yrs)
Education
MBA at Vishwakarma University - VU
