Strategic Partner
VINYASA:
Strategic Growth Partner for Impact-Driven Leaders
As a strategic growth partner, my core philosophy is simple: investing expertise to unlock the potential. This means rolling up my sleeves alongside leadership teams to design practical roadmaps, build capability, and accelerate growth for startups and social ventures. I help bridge the gap between vision and execution, turning ambitious ideas into scalable, measurable outcomes.
• Vision translation: I transform abstract long-term goals into actionable technical and operational roadmaps, creating clarity, focus, and momentum for the organisation.
• Knowledge-based mentorship: Acting as a "player-coach", I mentor founding teams to refine or redesign targeted products and services, directly contributing to measurable expansion and a sharper competitive edge.
• Market expansion: Through strategic networking and persistent execution, I enable entry into new markets—across India and internationally—scaling impact efficiently and sustainably.
This profile positions me as an indispensable ally for founders working in social reengineering, youth upliftment, and other impact-led domains, delivering outsized results through expertise and partnership.
My partnerships
UFC
The Urban Forest Company, a unit of the Riley Group of companies, brings over 12 years of experience in providing and executing end-to-end landscaping solutions for numerous residential, commercial and industrial projects.
L&N Lifestyle
India is a fast-growing market in both consumption and procurement. This Impex company is a facilitator for agro-infra-lifestyle products and services.
Today L&N has earned a reputation as one of the preferred trade houses in the EU/RUSSIA and APAC countries.
ONSOMBLR APPARELS
A D2C clothing brand built around one simple belief: Modern clothing with Indian aesthetics.
Bringing regional aesthetics into Western designs is the forefront of works apart from supplying corporates for bulk orders and curating personal wardrobes.
Insta: @onsomblr
FOODSTOP
A food and beverage vertical which works on the B-O-T method. Our first venture was into a resto-bar named 'Off‘Off The Record’ in Chennai. OTR was instrumental in redefining the party image of the city.
Our next venture is into micro-dining restaurants.
Micro-dining restaurants, as the name suggests, are restaurants that accommodate a smaller number of people, ranging from approximately 8 to 20, on average. 'A micro-dining concept is usually cuisine-specific, maybe even dish-specific, so it plays on making a great version of something from within a cuisine.
VINYASA: Smooth Transitions
An expat assistance consultancy company, designed to help individuals and families relocate and settle in a foreign country smoothly.
These services help mitigate the challenges of moving to a new country, including logistical, legal, financial, and cultural hurdles.
DRIG
Offers services such as content creation, influencer partnerships, campaigns, community management, social listening, and data-driven strategy to help businesses grow their social media presence effectively.
Formerly Training Tiger, Since 2001
I am a passionate Human Potential Management (HPM) Trainer with over two decades of experience empowering individuals and teams to unlock their full potential. Since 1999, I have been designing and delivering impactful training programs in the areas of soft skills and critical thinking for colleges, universities, and corporate sectors across India.
My Journey
In 2001, I established Training Tiger, a platform dedicated to advancing HR Training & Development. Training Tiger has built a reputation over the years as a go-to for industry and institution-specific solutions that help people reach their full potential and propel businesses to new heights.
As a management graduate specializing in Educational Leadership, I always held a strong desire to help people grow, personally and professionally. In addition, I also have earned certifications as a Trainer from the INNER CIRCLE group, one of India’s leading Training the Trainer academies, and from the Career Development Foundation – India (CDFI) Academy in the field of Career Management.
Professional Associations
I have had the privilege of collaborating with numerous renowned organizations and institutions, including:
ITC Groups
Hindustan Motors
Tata Teleservices
Intel
IIT Chennai
Canara Bank
Sanlam – South Africa
Lion Club International
JWD – China
Everbest Groups – Shenzhen and Hong Kong
These associations have allowed me to work across diverse industries and cultural landscapes, enriching my perspective and enhancing my training methodologies.
CSR:
To enter the CSR space aimed to positively impact the social development sector.
We realized that the world was beginning to discuss ethical practices and the role of corporations in developing communities.
We want to help corporates understand the significance of on-ground issues, facilitate investment in need-based initiatives and enable partnerships with credible NGOs.
The aim is to provide corporates with resources and help them build strategies to impact sustainable community change. We also work in capacity building of NGOs to serve the evolving expectations from the CSR department while at the same time strategically serving the communities.
Our focus spectrum would be covering education, health, nutrition, sanitation, environment, and sports among other areas.
Indiais a fast-growing market in both consumption and procurement .This situationgave us an idea to start a Trade House in being a facilitator for Agro – Infra– Lifestyle products and Services. Andthat’s how L&N Lifestyle was born, a company with a motto of building LIFE& supporting NATURE. Today L & N has earned a reputation as one of thepreferred trade houses in EURASIAN markets, predominantly in EU /RUSSIA and APACcountries. Currently we are in to R&Dand investment of start-ups in Lifestyle products , since 2019.
As part of L&N Lifestyle, we ventured into foodand beverage vertical. Our first venture was into resto-bar in the brand nameof OFF THE RECORD in Chennai. OTR was instrumental in redefining the way thecity was partying . Post the successfulventure , we now consult resto bar venture from ideation to the launch.
From the fruit tree at your backyard to the house youlive in, from your street corner to the route till your school, from the placesyou play and the way to your work, from the coast to the sea, from the oceansto our continents…Landscape is our WORLD. We want to paint ourvision…landscape is the BIG CANVAS. For details:www.urbanforest.company
For details : www.urbanforest.company
CC is a global organisation operating in 4 continents, 31 countries and 65 cities with over 2000+ members in total. We connect leaders around the world and empower them to create opportunities and meaningful change in their organizations, communities and lives.
Visit : www.corporateconnections.com
The emergence of Urban Forest Company came around just from being observant of the world around you. Starting from the tree in your backyard, plants around your street corner, from the coast to the sea, from the oceans to our continents…Landscape is our WORLD.
We want to paint our vision…landscape is the BIG CANVAS.
For details : www.urbanforest.company
India is a fast-growing market in both consumption and procurement. This situation gave us the idea to start a trade house in being a facilitator for Agro – Infra –Lifestyle Products and Services. We specialise in the wholesale supply of globally recognised and valued products to different nations. These product ranges vary between food, beverage, health care, agro-chemicals and lifestyle industries.
Today L&N has earned a reputation as one of the preferred trade houses in EURASIAN markets, predominantly in the EU/RUSSIA and APAC countries.
We intend to bridge the gap between suppliers and customers through exemplary services on speed & reliability and there by sustaining the customers. Through many years of expertise in the sourcing and distribution of branded products worldwide, the acquisition of the global commodities market is on the continuous run.
Since 2019, we have also been into R&D and investment in lifestyle-based startups.
As part of L&N Lifestyle, we ventured into the food and beverage vertical. Our first venture was into a resto-bar named, ‘Off The Record’ in Chennai. Also shortly called, OTR was instrumental in redefining the party image of the city. We also extend ourselves into offering consultation for any restobar venture from ideation till the launch.
CC is a global organisation operating in 4 continents, 31 countries and 65 cities with over 2000+ members in total. We connect leaders around the world and empower them to create opportunities and meaningful change in their organizations, communities and lives.
Visit : www.corporateconnections.com
Other Works