Krishna Gopal — Co-Founder
👋 I’m Krishna Gopal — known to many as “KG.” A mentor, coach, and enabler of young talent in the corporate world, especially in the evolving landscape of IT services and digital transformation. 💼 From Corporate Boardrooms to Coaching Rooms After a four-decade career in the IT services industry — including leading global sales training at Tech Mahindra in the last decade — I now focus my time and energy on selectively helping young professionals grow into confident, dependable, and self-aware leaders. My strength lies in simplifying complex career challenges through storytelling, analogies, and straight talk. I believe that better humans make better leaders. 🎓 Mentor to Future Leaders I work selectively with high-potential talent at mid-sized IT firms (under $500M in revenue) — whether they’re stepping into sales, delivery, or leadership roles. My interventions range from coaching CXO-1 leaders to running bootcamps that accelerate the growth of new hires and young managers. 📽️ Content That Connects My #PadiHaiwithKG series on LinkedIn brings bite-sized reflections on career attitude, ownership, dependability, and decision-making — all rooted in real-world experience. I believe a young professional doesn’t need a pep talk — they need context, care, and a challenge to grow. More importantly they need to fel inspired to want to change and to ignite that aspect of good human in them. My penchant for real life analogies make my interactions unique and relatable. 🤝 Advisor to Founders and CEOs I work as a strategic sounding board for founders, managing directors, and leadership teams of growing firms. I help sharpen talent strategies, mentor senior leaders, improve sales performance, and bring outside-in thinking with a dose of reality and humor. 📩 Let’s Connect If you’re building a strong team, grooming future leaders, or just figuring out how to stay relevant — I’d be happy to explore how I can help. At this life stage, I seek Freedom and Flexibility and hence have used the word "selective" in many places in the above write up. Do still reach out and we could discuss and see if there is a fit. Reach me here or at kg@krishnagopal.com. Let’s co-create something meaningful!
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic mentor and advisor in the IT services and digital transformation industry.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 39 yrs 11 mos
Skills
- Mentoring
- Business Strategy
- Coaching
Career Highlights
- Over 40 years in IT services and digital transformation.
- Mentor and coach for young professionals in mid-sized firms.
- Strategic advisor to founders and CEOs for talent strategies.
Work Experience
Competitiveness Mindset Institute (CMI)
Sales Consultant (1 yr)
PadiHaiwithKG
Founder (2 yrs 1 mo)
Confederation of Indian Industry
Task Force Member on Education (1 yr)
Inflection Point Ventures
Angel Investor (2 yrs 3 mos)
MYRA School of Business
Professor of Practice (2 yrs 1 mo)
Tech Mahindra
Global Head - Sales Enablement & Training (3 yrs 11 mos)
Global Head - Enterprise Business Solutions (1 yr 11 mos)
Global Head - Leadership & Sales Hiring and Talent Management (4 yrs 6 mos)
MEAXPERT
Strategic Advisor (1 yr 5 mos)
Tech Mahindra Ltd
V.P - Sales -MEA & SAARC & Global Alliances (12 yrs 9 mos)
Satyam Infoway (Sify)
Head - Business Development (2 yrs 5 mos)
Asian Paints India Ltd
Commercial Manager (2 yrs 2 mos)
Jarir Group, Saudi
Merchandising Manager (9 mos)
Godrej & Boyce Mfg Co. Ltd
Mgt Trainee through to Business Manager (10 yrs 1 mo)
Education
MMS at SPJIMR SP Jain Institute of Management & Research
B.E at V.J.T.I, Mumbai
Second Year Engg at Walchand College of Engg, Sangli
HSC at SIES College of Arts & Science
HSC at AFAC English School