Kavitha Garla

Co-Founder

Bengaluru South, Karnataka, India20 yrs 11 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Expert in curating impactful corporate conversations.
  • TEDx speaker on conscious decision-making.
  • Strong background in coaching and leadership development.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a seasoned professional in leadership development and corporate communication.

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Skills

Core Skills

CoachingCommunicationBusiness DevelopmentCustomer RelationsTraining

Other Skills

Communication SkillsLeadershipMentoringRelationship ManagementMarketingPublic RelationsSalesCorporate CommunicationsMarketing CommunicationsEvent ManagementMarketing StrategyBusiness StrategyProduct MarketingEntrepreneurshipTechnical Writing

About

I believe growth is not accidental. It is a choice. My professional journey has moved across industries and continents - from working in the US, to healthcare at Cloud9 Hospitals, to the training, coaching, and leadership space. Each phase sharpened a different skill: structure and scale, reading people under pressure, and understanding what truly drives human behaviour. Over the years, I have learned to connect ideas, people, and intent. I am naturally drawn to ideation and pattern recognition, and often find myself offering perspectives that help others see situations more clearly - so much so that people regularly tell me, โ€œYou should charge for this.โ€ ๐ˆ๐ง ๐ฆ๐ฒ ๐Ÿ“๐ŸŽ๐ฌ, ๐ˆ ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ž๐ฉ๐ฉ๐ž๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ญ๐จ ๐ง๐ž๐ฐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ - ๐ฌ๐จ๐ฅ๐จ๐ฉ๐ซ๐ž๐ง๐ž๐ฎ๐ซ๐ฌ๐ก๐ข๐ฉ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐ง๐ , ๐š๐ง๐ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐ง๐  ๐œ๐จ๐ซ๐ฉ๐จ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐ž ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ. That experience deepened how I approach presence, confidence, and Influence today. Today, I work as an ๐ž๐ฏ๐ž๐ง๐ญ ๐œ๐ฎ๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐ฆ๐จ๐๐ž๐ซ๐š๐ญ๐จ๐ซ, ๐š๐ง๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ, shaping conversations that matter across corporate and leadership forums. From leadership summits to corporate forums, I am known for holding the room with calm authority, asking thoughtful questions, and creating spaces that feel insightful, human, and grounded. Alongside moderating and hosting, I contribute to ๐ฉ๐š๐ง๐ž๐ฅ ๐œ๐จ๐ง๐ฏ๐ž๐ซ๐ฌ๐š๐ญ๐ข๐จ๐ง๐ฌ that explore womenโ€™s visibility, reinvention, and intentional choices across life and career. I offer grounded perspectives shaped by experience rather than theory. I am also the creator of ๐‘บ๐’•๐’š๐’๐’†๐‘ช๐’“๐’‚๐’‡๐’•, a signature corporate programme focused on leadership presence, communication, and how we show up before we speak. My TEDx talk, ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’‚๐’๐’ˆ๐’† ๐’ƒ๐’š ๐‘ช๐’‰๐’๐’Š๐’„๐’†, reflects a belief that has guided every chapter of my life: meaningful transformation begins with conscious decisions. Looking ahead, I am focused on fewer, deeper collaborations โ€” curating conversations, mentoring selectively, and working with platforms that value depth, presence, and perspective. If you believe in thoughtful dialogue, intentional growth, and showing up fully, we will likely enjoy working together.

Experience

20 yrs 11 mos
Total Experience
4 yrs 8 mos
Average Tenure
5 yrs
Current Experience

Medfin

Head Of Customer Experience

Jan 2022 โ€“ Mar 2022 ยท 2 mos ยท Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

Self-employed

Founder - Passion and Purpose

May 2021 โ€“ Present ยท 5 yrs

  • Through one-on-one interviews and dialogue-led conversations, I engage with founders, professionals, and change-makers on how they navigate transitions, visibility, and meaningful work across different stages of life.
  • This work strengthened my ability to:
  • hold reflective, unhurried conversations
  • draw insight through listening rather than prompting
  • connect personal journeys to larger themes of purpose and choice
  • Passion & Purpose continues to inform my work as a moderator, panel contributor, and curator of thoughtful dialogue.
Communication SkillsCoachingLeadershipMentoringCommunication

Solutionz

Partner

Aug 2020 โ€“ Jul 2021 ยท 11 mos ยท Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Talk temple

4 roles

Head of Business Development

Promoted

Jan 2015 โ€“ Aug 2020 ยท 5 yrs 7 mos

  • My focus as Business Development Head at Talk Temple is:
  • Customers: Find new ones and get more value from current ones.
  • Markets: Figure out where new customers are, and find a way to reach them.
  • Relationships: Build and leverage relationships founded on trust and integrity to facilitate opportunities to TRANSFORM LIVES.
Business DevelopmentCustomer RelationsRelationship Management

Manager - Customer Relations

Jan 2013 โ€“ Jan 2015 ยท 2 yrs

  • As CRM as I enhance the reach and extend the potential of the organisation.

Head of Marketing

Jun 2012 โ€“ Jan 2013 ยท 7 mos

Life Coach and Corporate Trainer

Jun 2011 โ€“ Aug 2020 ยท 9 yrs 2 mos

  • Coaching and Trainer of Talk Temple's signature Communication Skills Programmes - PREP Talk (Level 1) and PEP Talk ( Level 2 ).
  • Chief Facilitator to the exclusive PEP Talk Forum.
  • This responsibility makes me accountable to help people lead a more purposeful life!
CoachingTrainingCommunication Skills

Bliss chocolates pvt ltd

Director

Jan 2012 โ€“ Jun 2015 ยท 3 yrs 5 mos

The cradle (an apollo hospital's group)

Public Relations Officer

Sep 2006 โ€“ Sep 2008 ยท 2 yrs ยท Bangalore

  • Public Relations at Cradle.

Integrated support systems

Technical Writer

Jan 2000 โ€“ Jan 2004 ยท 4 yrs

Education

Clemson University

Master of Business Administration (MBA) โ€” Marketing

Jan 1991 โ€“ Jan 1993

Mount Carmel College, Bangalore

BCom โ€” Commerce

Jan 1985 โ€“ Jan 1990

Sophia High School, Bangalore

High School โ€” 10 th grade

Jan 1974 โ€“ Jan 1985

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