1.What inspired you to explore coaching?
- I coach because I am fascinated by the shift that happens when a client gains an external perspective.
- I am inspired by the transition from fixing the past to designing the future.
- Most people have the skills they need, but internal noise stops them from using. I am driven by the process of removing that noise so they can perform at their best without the struggle.
2. How do you define yourself right now?
Professionally, I am a cancer researcher with a PhD. As a learner, I am an NLP practitioner who bridges the gap between biological resilience and mental performance. As a coach, I am the bridge for founders moving from anxiety to high-performance confidence.
3. What mindset shifts influenced your decision?
- Student to Leader: The biggest shift was realising that my years of “struggling” in research were actually training for my future as a coach.
- Magic to Method: I now believe that confidence is a skill that can be engineered, just like a scientific experiment.
- Focuses on efficiency and results: People spend years trying to solve a problem that can actually be solved in an hour of intense clarity.
4. What kind of impact do you want to create?
I want to create a ‘Resilience Revolution’ among small business owners in Bangalore and beyond. My goal is to reduce startup failure rates by strengthening founders’ mental health and confidence. I want to build a company that helps people who are struggling, just like I once was.
5. What does “success” mean to you right now?
It is the moment a client moves from ‘I can’t’ to ‘I am doing it’ – it means seeing a client change their life because of my help. Beyond that, success is the freedom to build a company of 50 employees that operates with the same integrity and precision I applied to cancer research.
6. What are your strengths and growth areas?
Strength:
- Ability to inspire and instill confidence in others.
- Persistent, never-quit attitude,
- Ability to venture into new, unrealized domains and excel
Growth Area:
- Inspire a larger community of small business owners.
- Build my network in India for my coaching business.
7. What inner challenges are you working on?
- I consistently overcome my inner vulnerabilities as a new business owner.
- Transforming from a “private” person to a socially fluent personality
8. How do you invest in your own learning?
- Investing in certifications (ACC, PCC, Train the Trainer, Mindset Map)
- Taking online and offline courses in building successful business models
- Learning to apply AI and emerging technologies to scale up my business
9. What values should your practice be known for?
- Integrity
- Creating lasting change
- Prioritize client impact over short-term profitability
10. Where do you see yourself in five years?
- A Successful training and coaching business with an annual revenue exceeding 3cr.
- Master certified practitioner, Author
- Actively giving back to the community -free coaching for palliative-care patients and for parents of children with cancer (100 people a year)
