Mother, wife, sister, friend … and a successful professional with 28 years of glorious corporate experience.
During my career, I’ve learned from and teamed with the best – most notably with GE, Dell and most recently as a Partner with Deloitte in Australia. My experience has mostly been in client-facing roles, building close relationships with senior CEOs and their leadership teams to solve their most complex problems. Clients I have proudly served include: American Express, British Telecom, Cargill, Citibank, Cochlear, DuPont, GE, Johnson & Johnson, Unilever and Walmart.
In 2024, I founded xGlobal Consulting, the world’s first 100% global market activation firm with a mission to empower global CEOs and their innovative organizations to reach strategic clients and unlock growth opportunities, leveraging my ever-expanding global strategic networks to drive revenue and profit in international markets.
I believe in the power of resetting mindsets and nurturing networks to unlock exciting new growth – personal, professional, and financial. My life’s theory? Make no excuses, be the best version of myself every day, and help others strive to become their best selves.
As a global brand ambassador for F.I.R.E – a global training organisation at the forefront of the new era of firewalking – a unique partnership with Joe White (F.I.R.E. President) transcended into us creating a ‘CXO Rehab’ program designed for C Suites, entrepreneurs, and senior leaders to completely reset and rewire their minds to tackle challenges head-on, lead teams, and prepare for future challenges, You can read more about my personal experience here. linkedin
My clients describe me as a confident and authentic leader with a ‘can do’ attitude – they know they can rely on me to connect the dots globally and deliver excellent results because I will always be authentic and tell it like it is. I also love helping executives operate outside their comfort zones to achieve fantastic results.
Born in Delhi, India, my journey began with a fierce ambition: to become financially independent and climb the corporate ladder. I achieved the first as a teenager and the latter with a ‘can do’ attitude throughout a long and successful career. I am a mother, wife, daughter, sister, and a friend to many. In each of these roles, I mastered the art of peak performance, making no excuses, and relying on my confidence and resilience to navigate many ups and a few downs. I’ve travelled to over 30 countries and now live in Melbourne with my family. I underpin my days with Yoga, reformer Pilates, Dog walks and enjoy camping on most long weekends. I have learned the most unbelievable life lessons by saying yes to ‘any and all’ adventure sports. From the Frozen River Trek in Ladakh, India, to bungee jumping in New Zealand, skydiving in Miami, and jumping into cenotes in Mexico, I’ve embraced life fully and encourage everyone to do so
Life, to me, is about saying YES to new experiences and surrounding yourself with like-minded individuals who believe in you. Join me on this exhilarating journey and let’s say YES to life’s adventures and successes together! #noexcuses
‘Become a Partner with Deloitte.’
In 2008, I scribbled these very words on my vision board. At the time, I was working in middle management, and leading the National Diversity and Community programs for more than 10,000 of Deloitte’s employees located in India’s growing offshore delivery centre. I knew that becoming a Partner for one of the Big 4 professional services firms was going to be very challenging given my internal-facing role at the time. Some would even say unrealistic! I also didn’t have a clear roadmap on how to make my goal a reality …
So, what did I do? I reflected on my personal journey and realised that the below three success factors – life lessons, if you like – stood out:
Having fulfilled my ambition to become a Partner, I reached the point where I asked myself ‘What’s going to be my next big challenge?’. That’s when the electrifying vision struck me: Fortify Brand India by creating a global network of Indian-origin CEOs and Executives to amplify their leadership influence across the global business landscape. As Ekhart Tolle said, “If not now, when?”.
I realised that I have a lot to offer others – and am passionate about sharing my life lessons so anyone can reach their full potential – no matter where they are in their journey. I thrive on helping established and emerging leaders transform their life, personal brand and global network – just like I have done.
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