Executive Leadership Coach , Wellness Arts Skills Facilitator and Mentor - Change,Growth Mindset & Marketing,Innovation
My Areas of expertise and experience includes E2E digital marketing & performance metrics management, Cross border, collaboration with cross functional & global stakeholder and leveraging & navigating global matrix teams effectively, Digital marketing transformation projects, enhancing employee well-being & career development, fulfillment & operations management, Innovation consulting through discovery workshops using design thinking framework & tools, program management and deployment ,mentoring startups and executive coaching. Under the capacity of being a NASSCOM 10K Startups mentor, I spend time coaching CXO’s and tech teams on a quarterly basis with select startups on digital marketing strategy under Google for startups Accelerator Program. I had been selected as ‘AIM Mentor for Change’ under ATAL tinkering labs initiative and recently invited to become a Mentor for Sustainability Design Challenge for Students by Google. I am a trained global facilitator for People,Design,Product and Growth topics under GFS Accelerators Program. I have met with over 30+ startups in India and Globally to mentor them via Google . As a facilitator I have delivered over 650+ workshops in Design Thinking ,Life Skills topics for corporates and leadership development programs for Startups. I have worked with over 30+ logos from fortune 500 companies across the globe ranging from IT to Retail eCommerce to M&E industry for these topics.
I have been in the B2B marketing space for more than 20+ years so working with teams and can provide advise on setting up teams for your startup or for expanding your teams too!
I have worked with marketing teams at ibm.com .My role at IBM was not only a Digital web Program manager for content and lead generation across Hardware, Software and Consulting services but also Industry aligned content Developed digital content marketing strategies for Hw/Sw/Consultng/Services portfolios,web merchandising modules, Third party syndication campaigns (Paid and Organic), B2B Blogging/Keywords strategy for content marketing.
I have done several workshops facilitation with GoogleForStartups and various other accelerators for their startup Cohorts across the globe . Especially for Founding teams and their extended teams on Storytelling, Founder effectiveness, Problem Framing and Problem Solving tools/techniques etc over the last 5 years that goes into designing better experiences for your clients.
My conversations or approach is to first understand the problem and then determine what can be done to enhance the future state .These explorations could entail : -Define what growth means to the business/people/strategy/marketing/ technology -Exploring new ideas and new ways of growing. -Exploring marketing strategies. -Customer acquisitions -Whats working / What can be done better to improve certain areas in the sales / business/pipeline/marketing etc -Customer experiences
Whether you are looking for challenging your assumptions or reprogramming your mind , I can support you through self discovery processes and tools. I have worked with over 100's of startup founders/leaders/business owners on discovering themselves through proven methods like NLP, Mandala arts, Unlocking Belief systems via EFT to developing awareness, resilience ,clarity.To leverage their strengths and identify your blindspots & personality.
I have been certified in Transaction Analysis 101 ,a Diploma holder for Counselling Psychology ,Double NLP practitioner certification and after undertaking several internationally accredited coaching credentials programs , I offer you a non judgemental space and confidential space for sharing your thoughts or feelings. Think of it as a sounding board or someone you can trust. I understand your challenges and needs.
At ibm.com and IBM Software group I have managed several campaigns around Google Adwords and had a team to manage the analytics and worked closely with digital agencies to monitor keyword performance and make necessary changes to the Keywords strategy.
I used to manage Google adwords performance and SEM / SEO campaigns for ibm.com/in and IBM Software Group . Also monitor Web analytics for 7 brands / IBM Software Enterprise Portfolio
I have the B2B knowledge and experience of working with Linkedin for customer acquisition , events promotions , Social Media engagement and influence programs .
Worked with Digital Agencies like Digitas, WPP, Social@Ogilvy etc throughout my Digital marketing career for Enterprise B2B products.Areas were around Developing strategies for SEO/SEM/Web Content / Syndication, Third Party Advertising , Identifying Influencers )
Mentored few startups in the space of computer vision and video analytics to arrive at a go - to - market strategy and pitch deck for investors. Helped them gain clarity on the industries and clients they needed to go after
I have the experience of mentoring Mobile Apps starts at MIETY Startup Hub and Google AppScale Academy . And also Web based SaaS startups with Google
Worked on several initiatives like demand generation,web optimisation,digital marketing strategies, brand website p/folio management/updation etc. at IBM . My expertise lies in 360 degree digital marketing for B2B segment
Elevat8 U coaching ( an offshoot of NAVARANJ Consultancy LLP ) is a high-frequency leadership coaching brand for visionary founders and soul-driven professionals who want joyful success, clear systems, and exponential impact.
Torch.io is a globally enabled leadership development platform, offering multiple coaching, group and team coaching, mentoring, workshops and more. I have coached several clients (individual and groups) from J-APAC (Japan,China, Malaysia,Phillipines,Singapore) European Region (Austria,Brusells,Belgium,Dublin,Denmark,Italy,London,Portugal, UK,Ukraine,Italy) Middle East Asia (Dubai) , India Region consisting of professionals from varied functions and departments and cross functional domains. Coaching topics : Self Awareness , Development & Effectiveness ,Manager Development - First Time Manager,Time Management & productivity, worklife integration, leading effectively , Strategic Thinking , Conflict Management, Giving Feedback,Tough conversations, Career development mapping & Progression,Identity and Purpose , Complex decision making , Manager as a Coach, Identifying Skills gaps, Unlocking self sabotaging patterns,Beliefs and attitudes, Instilling confidence,Active listening . Levels - Individual contributors Team Leads, VP Sales, Directors , Senior Managers , Regional Content Development and Solutions,Solution Sales & Alliance Development Leaders, Services Delivery leads ( FTM & First Line) Mid-management leaders across Industries Functions - IT / Services / UX / Design / Talent & Leadership Development / QA / Testing / Marketing / QC / Process / Operations / Social Media / Digital Marketing & Campaign management/ Finance Controller / HR / Customer Success / Sales Solutions / Global alliances & strategy Industries - Manufacturing , Pharma & Healthcare , Enterprise Software Solutions, Information Technology -Hardware , Hospitality ,eCommerce / Fintech , Retail & CPG , Digital Engagement Platforms & Solution Providers , ITES , Venture Capital Cloud Platform Group Coaching and facilitation learning journeys executed for senior managers at Pharma Biotech major ,Cross functional leaders at a Fintech Global, Senior Women Leadership at an Apparels Major
The mission lies in contributing as an Alchemist in the future of work and unlocking human potential space : 1) Personal transformational coaching through personal interventions and workshops 2) Mentoring - Career reinvention,Empathy , Creativity & Imagination ,Digital Literacy 3) Counselling Psychologist cum Energy Alchemist - Personal Effectiveness,Stress Management and Anxiety,specialised in working with teens and professionals on mid life crisis,work life balance, reflecting on life situations through spiritual understanding. She authors on Reikirays.com on various topics related to mind,body and soul healing with Reiki and other techniques.https://reikirays.com/ranjini-rao/
Communication skills coach for e-learning programs .
My way of contributing to the UI/UX & startup community helping budding professionals and Entrepreneurs.
-Liaison with Professors @ Deakin University to understand course learning objectives -TA live call with student learners - Grading - Mentoring and supervision of graders
The Painted Sky is the original, the pioneer to design Art-Based corporate training initiatives in India, which aim at offering companies uniquely differentiated experiential programs to help foster employee creativity, innovation, team spirit and emotional intelligence. At The Painted Sky, we leverage our 120 years of combined industry experience, in various fields of Leadership, Management and Entrepreneurship, to work closely with our clients, to design, develop and deliver high-energy, impactful and experiential programmes. We focus on the below mentioned core areas: 1. Leadership Development 2. Creativity & Innovation 3. Stakeholder Management 4. Thriving on Change 5. Diversity & Inclusion 6. High Impact Communication
Mentoring is not just about guiding or teaching but also inspiring.As a Spark Senior Mentor our responsibility is to inspire the youth of today for a better tomorrow.I will be closely working with the youth to help them track their career goals and aspirations .Spark has its unique 3D model for identifying the most suitable careers matching the students/professionals interests,aspirations and ensuring career satisfaction. Besides, Spark has designed unique programs and modules like Spark Plug, Career Exploration and guiding people towards selection of suitable occupations and progress in their careers. As Sr Mentors ,we conduct career guidance and career planning sessions based on the Psychometric Assessment report through different modes of delivery such as Face to face, skype calls or tele whichever is applicable.We use proven tools ,processes and methods to help students make sound decisions on their careers.We also help Young professionals and experienced professionals through our module to make mid career transitions.Talk to us or write to us [email protected]
• Delivery of digital marketing strategy services for global clients . Worked closely with IBM Global business development teams and developed key offerings for Strategy and Innovation Service line in Digital Marketing and Social Media strategy • Delivered projects around Analytics, Compettive Research work for Cloud Business,Innovation Ideas Jam,Design thinking frameworks based consulting assignments -included workshop facilitation and managing project execution for clients across M&E, CPG, Telecom , Manufacturing etc. • Also developed Design Thinking artefacts and contributed to Strategy Pitch decks , client proposals. • Manage customer wins and develop best practices across all IXM disciplines to build a one stop shop IXM services portfolio development by liasing with cross functional leads and APAC teams.
• Developed and managed a comprehensive social media strategy, worked towards various campaigns and day-to-day activities aligned to marketing & business strategies. • Measured share of voice & reach via analytics, online advocacy, reviewing blog editorial, blogger & influencer-outreach efforts, drive special promotions for audience generation & engagement for key events. • Reviewed benchmark for social media programs and reported on effectiveness to marketing stakeholders. • Initiated the drive of an overall cross brand digital strategy & evangelism within business unit. • Generated leads, influenced revenue & applied innovative tools & techniques to optimize overall spend towards marketing campaigns that significantly impact on expense to revenue ratio. • Collaborated effectively with APAC & Global teams to deploy tools, technologies, processes & platforms that applied to local markets.
Managed a program named InnerCircle, an initiative for maintain relationship and customer satisfaction for Top 100 distributors/dealers/resellers in IT products. Also took care of escalations raised by the dealers/ founders on any matters pertaining to logistics to credit control to back to back order status and stocks allocation for their end users. Reported directly to the VP Sales and Marketing dotted line to CEO/COO/CFO/Business heads and function heads for resolution within 24 hours - 48 hours lead time.
Managed their operations and student relationships - etiquettes based trainings done as stretch role!
