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He holds a B.Tech in Computer Science from IIT Bombay and previously served as a Department Academic Mentor and led Maths and Physics initiatives through the Institute Technical Council. His coaching draws on his own experience with Olympiads, JEE, and the IIT CS curriculum. Academic Achievements: - AIR 2 in JEE Advanced [2021] - Gold Medal in International Chemistry Olympiad [2021] - World Topper in International Astronomy Olympiad [2019] - Gold Medal in International Junior Science Olympiad [2018]

He is the author of Hire With Your Head (John Wiley & Sons, 4th Edition, 2021) and The Essential Guide for Hiring & Getting Hired (2013). His work has been featured in Fox News, Inc. Magazine, Bloomberg, and The Wall Street Journal. Be sure to use our Career Coach Calculator (https://hiring.tips/TH_JobSeeker_CareerGuide) to evaluate the career merits of any potential or current job offer. You can also use the calculator if you considering moving on from a current role.

Nisha Narayanan’s approach to media leadership rests on a straightforward idea: a media brand is most powerful when it's closest to its audience. As Director & COO of Red FM, she has spent over three decades putting that idea into practice, helping build one of India’s most recognisable audio ecosystems. Under her leadership, Red FM has moved well beyond broadcast into live experiences, podcasts, digital content, branded storytelling and cultural IPs. It has grown into a Nat-Local, multi-platform presence across every major market in the country, while staying rooted in the language, humour and identity of each one. That approach shows up in the details: large-scale live experiences, community festivals built around local participation, podcasts and digital storytelling that treat listeners as participants rather than an audience. The thinking behind it is consistent that audio brands should meet people wherever they are, on air, on ground and online, with content and experience at the centre rather than distribution alone. She has also been an active voice for the industry’s future by representing Indian private radio at national and international forums, and contributing to ongoing conversations on media innovation and policy reform. She has spoken up in particular for regional storytelling, indie artists and creators, India’s independent music scene and audio’s role in sustaining local cultures. This extends into institutional work: she currently serves as Senior Vice President of the Association of Radio Operators for India (AROI), sits on the Core Committee of the FICCI Radio Forum and is a Committee Member of the FICCI Media & Entertainment Committee, contributing to industry decisions on the future of broadcasting. Her career path has been varied by design. A Chevening Scholar in Broadcast Journalism and recipient of the Don Rowlands Prize for Excellence, she has worked across Journalism, Documentary Filmmaking, Public Relations and Broadcasting — experience that continues to inform her approach to leadership. She has completed an EU training programme on development communication and conflict resolution, and writes on Media Policy, the evolving audio ecosystem and Artificial Intelligence for both mainstream and industry publications. Her work has been recognised through several honours, including the Dadasaheb Phalke International Film Festival Award for Business Leader of the Year, Women Business Leader of the Year from HRD India and The Economic Times, and the E4M Sonic Media Innovation Honour, alongside WCRC’s India’s Transformational Leader and India’s Trusted Leader titles. She has also received the Aalekh Foundation Award for Excellence in Broadcast Leadership & Social Impact and the Dr Sarojini Naidu International Award for Working Women, and has been named to the IMPACT 50 Most Influential Women in India list and among Asia’s Most Enterprising Leaders. Outside her professional work, she has a long-standing interest in Indian textiles, handlooms and sarees, and the craft traditions and communities behind them. She is also involved in mentorship, supporting opportunities for women in leadership and working toward more inclusive workplaces, alongside personal interests in music, design and conversations around creativity more broadly.

Srikanth Bolla is MIT’s first international blind student and the co-founder, Chairman and CEO of BOLLANT Industries Private Limited. Bollant is a fast-growing, eco-friendly disposable paper and packaging products manufacturing company based in Hyderabad, India. As a passionate learner, dynamic leader and social entrepreneur, Srikanth leads his team to create eco-friendly, sustainable paper products while employing persons with various abilities. Srikanth is a sought-after motivational keynote speaker who has also worked extensively in the fields of entrepreneurship development, empowerment of the youth and for the betterment of persons and children with multiple disabilities. He has been associated with organizations like Lead India Foundation 2030, Samanvai Centre for Children with Multiple Disabilities, and Surge Impact Foundation. In 2017, Forbes Asia had named him in the 30 under 30 List of Emerging Entrepreneurs under the age of 30. He has received numerous prestigious awards from various organizations. Some of them are: ▪ Pratibha Excellence Awards, awarded by the Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh for academic excellence. ▪ Pride of Telangana Award in the Emerging Business Entrepreneur Category by Round Table India - 2018 ▪ Young Change-Maker of the Year by Hindu Business Line – 2018 ▪ Nava Nakshatra Sanmanam by TV9 media group, 2019 ▪ Social Entrepreneur of the Globe by Youth Business International, Uganda – 2016 ▪ Emerging Leadership Award by ECLIF, Malaysia – 2016 ▪ Emerging Entrepreneur of the Year by CII – 2016 ▪ Indian of the Year Award - 2015 by NDTV ▪ Best Youth Leader Award from the former President of India – 2012 ▪ Youth Leadership Award presented by New Jersey Assemblyman Upendra Chivukula – 2011 ▪ Honored Member, National Society of Collegiate Scholars (NSCS), a renowned college honor society – 2011 ▪ National Entrepreneurship Award by the Government of India, 2019 ▪ Entrepreneur of the Globe by One Young World, UK, 2019 ▪ Finalist in Emerging Entrepreneur by Financial Times, UK, 2018 ▪ Youth Excellence Award presented by the Telugu Fine Arts Society of New Jersey - 2010. ▪ Distinguished Youth Service Award presented by Dr. J. Bapu Reddy for Outstanding Academic Performance - 2010. ▪ All India Silver Medal for Fractional Distillation of Petroleum Project in 93rd Indian Science Congress – 2007 ▪ Outstanding Person in Business Category, JCI India ▪ Listed in Young Global Leaders List, 2021, World Economic Forum. To connect with Srikanth, please email srikanth@bollant.com or contact at 6291206129

Sandeep Marwah is a Media Scientist whose stated areas of focus include Media, Films, Education, Journalism, Philanthropy, and Leadership. He has been designated as a “Global Cultural Minister” and has received numerous national and international awards. His public roles include serving as President of the International Chamber of Media & Entertainment Industry and serving as Chancellor of AAFT University of Media and Arts.

Rica Roy is a Sports Editor and Journalist. Her stated areas are Sports Journalism, Social Responsibility, and Media Training. In addition to her journalism work, she is involved with Aspire For Her, focusing on social impact by working to help skill young Indian women and make them employable. This includes a focus on bridging the skill gap through Australia-India sports collaboration. Her work also includes Media Training, aligning with her experience in sports communications and editorial practice.

MeeMaa is a Spiritual Wellness Expert offering guidance as a Spiritual Teacher, Leadership Coach, and Holistic Wellness Expert.

Shivaarti Bajaj is an Advocate practicing in the areas of IPR, Technology, Cyber law and data privacy, Legal advisory, AI Laws, and TMT Laws. She has been recognized through multiple accolades, including BW Legal Powerlist 40 Under 40, Intellectual Property Lawyer, and Tech Lawyer of the Year in 2023.

Siddharth Banerjee is a Founder and CEO Coach, with a focus on storytelling. His stated areas are Marketing, Storytelling, and Leadership. On 52 Red Pills, Siddharth and Eika have documented a 52 Weeks Learning Challenge, outlining a range of topics to study one each week and apply back to their lives. The themes span subjects such as mindfulness, ancient wisdom, leadership perspectives, and other areas of hyperlearning. In addition to his work on 52 Red Pills, he is described as a business leader and brand builder at the intersection of technology and well-being. He is also an angel investor in media and D2C startups and a mentor for early-stage tech founders.

Courtney left Google X in 2023 to figure out how to democratize the innovation approach that worked at X and get more people to believe that they too can take big swings that create a better future. She’s now the founder and CEO of un/owned, a new kind of innovation lab that specializes in driving traction on “ownerless problems” – issues like microplastics, fashion waste or digital mental health that exceed the responsibility and capability of any one organization or industry.

Narender Singh Latwal is a Chef. Hospitality leader with a strong foundation in culinary arts, operational excellence, and concept development. With over two decade of experience in creating and managing premium dining experiences, I specialize in turning ideas into successful restaurant brands. From kitchen operations to team building, brand storytelling to event curation. I bring together creativity, precision, and strategy to deliver excellence. I work closely with chefs, designers, and business leaders to shape culinary concepts. I believe in empowering teams, maintaining uncompromising quality standards, and creating guest experiences that leave a lasting impact. Let’s connect if you’re passionate about food, hospitality innovation, or building great teams.

Ashutosh is CEO & Co-Founder of Viven, building Digital Twins for the enterprise — intelligent counterparts that preserve knowledge, accelerate decisions, and scale human potential. Since 2016 he has also led Eightfold.ai as CEO & Co-Founder, the industry's first Talent Intelligence Platform. He earlier co-founded BloomReach, where he served as CTO from 2009 to 2016. Before founding companies, he was a Staff Research Scientist at Google and held research roles at IBM Almaden and IBM TJ Watson. He holds a PhD in Electrical and Computer Engineering (AI/Machine Learning) from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and a B.Tech in Electrical Engineering from IIT Delhi. He also serves on the board of Bidgely and the Plaksha Technology Leaders advisory board.

His focus areas include AI systems, distributed systems, data integrations, and team scaling.

Amber joined Eightfold as Chief Growth Officer in September 2025, owning end-to-end GTM strategy, post-sale customer success, agentic adoption, solution delivery, and services partnerships for a new category of AI-native HR technology. Before Eightfold she spent 25 years as an HR practitioner at BCG, Intel, IBM, and GE. Most recently she was Managing Director & Partner and Global Head of Recruiting / Chief Talent Officer at BCG (2020–2025). Prior to BCG she was Chief Talent Officer at Intel and Corporate Vice President, Head of Global Talent Acquisition at IBM, where she led one of the largest TA functions in the world across 170 countries with 50,000+ annual hires. Earlier she was VP of Global Talent Acquisition at GE Digital, helping grow the business from 100 to 28,000 employees in four years across 106 countries. She has also served as Senior Technology Advisor to B Capital Group and as a Board Advisor to eightfold.ai before joining full-time. She studied at Cornell, Saint Mary's College of California, and UNC Greensboro.

I help people in two areas: Enterprise Sales, and Managing Epilepsy Symptoms As an enterprise tech seller, I specialize in closing 7-figure deals and translating complex product architecture into measurable business value. My expertise lies in helping high-growth organizations cross the chasm by shifting from hero-dependent closing to repeatable, scalable Go-To-Market engines. Whether navigating high-stakes corporate procurement or deploying digital twins to eliminate operational bottlenecks, I focus on stripping away friction to drive predictable ARR growth. Regarding epilepsy, I've trained my twin on everything I've learned from 30+ years with epilepsy. Diet, triggers, everything I've learned about myself can be learned from interacting with my Digital Twin.

Bhartiya Skill Development University, Jaipur, provides industry-integrated practice-based education - BTech, BVoc, BCA, MCA, BBA, Hotel Management, Furniture Design, Engineering Management.

Shuchin Bajaj is a Doctor and Founder focused on advancing healthcare access. His public profile highlights work in personalized telemedicine and the integration of IoMT (Internet of Medical Things) to support healthcare delivery in underserved communities. He has explored how these approaches can be used to strengthen remote care and improve connectivity between patients and clinical services. Bajaj has been awarded Global Social Entrepreneur of the Year by the Schwab Foundation and the World Economic Forum.

Dr. Pankaj Jain currently advises foreign and Indian universities on partnerships, transnational education models, and the establishment of foreign university campuses in India. He also works with schools and institutions on semester-abroad programmes, faculty exchange, research collaborations, teacher training, and short courses. Alongside this, he holds advisory roles with Neiil World School, Global UniBridge, ICAE, and GIBS. He was recognized with the Zee News Award for “Innovative International Partnerships with Universities in South Asia” at the Zee Edufuture Excellence Awards in June 2023 in New Delhi.

He has held roles at an enterprise AI company, a global consulting firm in San Francisco, and on the operator side across multiple countries including France, Vietnam, the Philippines, China, and India. He is bilingual in French and English.

NorCal native, active in cultural, and engineering clubs. Ask me the real stuff — dorm life, engineering classes, food, research, internships, and whether SLO is right for you.

His focus spans early-stage ventures and guiding students through competitive entrance processes.

Folium recruits across go-to-market, technical, and corporate functions, including Sales, Marketing, CS, Engineering, Product, Data, and People, among others. His areas of focus include B2B SaaS and health tech talent markets.

Pavan works at the intersection of agentic AI, talent acquisition, HR technology, customer transformation, and product strategy. He helps leaders and practitioners think through where AI fits in a workflow, why adoption stalls, how to improve candidate and recruiter experience, and how to turn AI usage into measurable business value. His background includes leading Talent Acquisition, designing recruiting strategies, improving hiring operations, and advising on AI adoption, implementation, workflow design, executive communication, and product opportunities.

I am a Managing Partner at Emergent Ventures, where I invest primarily at the seed and early stages and work closely with founders through the highest-leverage moments of company-building: finding PMF, designing and scaling GTM, hiring leaders, fundraising, and navigating strategic forks in the road. Over the years, I’ve partnered closely with 35+ founding teams globally, with outcomes including IPOs across three continents, several successful acquisitions, and companies that have gone on to define and lead their categories. I’ve been focused on Enterprise and B2B AI for the past decade. Before Emergent, I founded NX Partners to help high-potential AI and SaaS companies accelerate go-to-market. Earlier, I led Intelligent Enterprise investing at NGP Capital, a global venture firm with $1.6B AUM, where I worked across enterprise software, AI, SaaS, cloud, and global technology markets. Before venture, I worked in product, GTM, engineering, and research roles across startups and larger technology companies. I shipped four enterprise products, helped stand up a big data analytics stack inside a Fortune 100 company, and authored five international patents and deep-tech publications. My academic background spans Computer Science at IIT Delhi, innovation at MIT, and business at Wharton.

Pratik is Co-Founder and CEO of Enthuziastic, a global peer-to-peer learning platform. Before Enthuziastic he was CTO at FleetPanda (petroleum logistics SaaS supporting 10M+ gallons/month) and Co-Founder & CTO at EverestLabs.AI, building AI-powered robotics systems for recycling and waste management. Earlier he was an AI / Big Data Engineer at Roku on OTT advertising analytics, and Co-Founder & CEO of TopMunch, a subscription commerce business operating across 25+ countries. He spent five years at Rocket Fuel as an Engineering Manager across AI/Big Data and Applications, helping scale the platform from $0 to $50M+ revenue and 1000+ enterprise customers across 70+ PB data systems. Earlier roles include Rackspace, Amdocs (where he contributed to scaling AT&T U-verse to 3M+ subscribers), and Wantsa. He holds a B.Tech in CS from Malaviya National Institute of Technology Jaipur.

Marius joined Viven at day 0 and has worked across customers, GTM, and enterprise AI adoption. His twin can answer questions about Viven, hiring, roles, and how the team builds with customers.

Tarun is a growth-oriented business leader, TEDx speaker, and brand evangelist with a proven ability to build trusted brands, accelerate revenue, and create sustainable market impact. He brings deep experience across revenue growth, go-to-market strategy, business transformation, India entry and expansion, GCC and offshore growth, sales operations, digital marketing, customer experience, enterprise relationships, partnerships, and scalable operations. His leadership spans the full growth agenda - from strategy and market positioning to execution, ecosystem development, and measurable business outcomes. At the intersection of business and technology, Tarun is focused on helping organizations navigate the next wave of transformation through GenAI, Agentic AI, human-in-the-loop automation, and digitally enabled operating models. He combines commercial discipline with innovation-led thinking, enabling organizations to strengthen competitiveness, improve execution velocity, and unlock new growth opportunities. Tarun is known for his ability to build influence across enterprise, government, industry bodies, partner ecosystems, and leadership networks. He has actively engaged with prominent platforms and institutions including UKIBC, EBG, Nasscom, CII, IFCCI, and BBG, strengthening brand visibility, market access, and stakeholder trust. His journey has placed him in distinguished circles alongside global and national icons such as His Holiness the Dalai Lama, Amitabh Bachchan, the President of India, Kate Middleton, Anil Kapoor, and Virat Kohli amongst others, reflecting his deep engagement with brands, influence, public relations, and high-impact networks. Warm, strategic, and deeply relationship-driven, Tarun is recognized for connecting people, markets, ideas, and institutions - translating vision into growth, and growth into lasting enterprise value.

Ex-Amazon PMM with expertise in GTM, lifecycle marketing, experimentation, and product positioning at scale.

So much of our time is spent chasing things that were never truly ours — goals shaped by others, worries about problems that may never arrive, success measured against lives we were never meant to live. We rush through our days replaying a past we cannot change and bracing for a future that may never come, quietly missing the only place life actually unfolds — this moment. The ancient holistic traditions all point to the same quiet truth. Dharma in Vedic thought — your true path. Viveka in yoga — the wisdom to tell the essential from the noise. Mindfulness in Buddhist teaching — the gentle return to the present, where peace already lives. These are not abstract ideas. They are practical compasses for a fuller, more honest life. Real transformation begins the moment we pause and ask ourselves softly: What truly matters to me? What is the noise I keep mistaking for life? What is my time here actually for? When clarity begins to arrive around these questions, something quietly powerful shifts. You stop chasing what was never meant for you. You stop worrying about what was never really a problem. You begin to live more fully in the present — not because life becomes easier, but because you finally see it clearly. And from this place, your true purpose stops feeling far away. It begins to reveal itself, gently, within the life you are already living. I write and coach from the meeting point of two very different worlds. For over two decades I lived in the fast lane of technology — building and leading at the heart of a high-pressure, fast-moving industry, through all the pace and the endless chase for more. That world taught me how to perform; it also taught me, slowly, what we lose when we never pause. The other world is inner. For years I have walked a steady path of practice — most deeply through Vipassana, the discipline of silent meditation that, more than anything, taught me how to sit with my own mind and return to the present. Alongside it, I draw on the timeless wisdom of the Vedic traditions, the clarity of yoga, and Vedic astrology — a reflective lens for understanding ourselves and the seasons of our lives. It is from the meeting of these two worlds — the practical and the spiritual, the world of doing and the world of being — that I help people work through what they're facing: the pressures of work and leadership, the struggle for balance, the decisions that feel hard to make, and the deeper search for presence, clarity, and purpose. If something here speaks to you, I warmly invite you to start a conversation — whenever you need a moment of clarity, a gentle question to sit with, or simply someone to think things through with. Sometimes a single shift in perspective is all it takes to begin seeing your life — and yourself — with new eyes. 🌿