Shiv Shivakumar

The Mind Behind India’s Most Iconic Business Transformations

With leadership roles across Hindustan Unilever, Philips, Nokia, and PepsiCo India, Shiv Shivakumar is widely regarded as one of India’s most respected management thinkers and business leaders.

His mentoring focuses on:

• Leading business transformation
• Growth innovation
• Building resilient organizations
• Strategy in rapidly changing markets
• Leadership in times of disruption

Known for combining sharp strategic insight with practical leadership wisdom, his sessions help leaders navigate complexity with greater clarity and confidence.

Vinita Bali

Leadership with Clarity, Courage, and Scale

One of India’s most respected business leaders, Vinita Bali, is known for transforming Britannia Industries into one of the country’s most admired food brands.

Her mentoring brings invaluable insights into:

• Leading with long-term vision
• Building sustainable businesses
• Women in leadership
• Global business strategy
• Leading through complexity and change

Her perspective combines boardroom wisdom with a deep understanding of people, purpose, and organisational culture.

Naina Lal Kidwai

Redefining Leadership in Finance and Beyond

As one of India’s most influential business leaders and the first Indian woman graduate from Harvard Business School, Naina Lal Kidwai has consistently broken barriers across banking and finance.

Her conversations around leadership often explore:

• Inclusive leadership
• Leading in high-stakes environments
• Governance and ethics
• Sustainability and impact-led business

Her mentoring resonates especially with senior leaders navigating responsibility, influence, and large-scale decision-making.

Prakash Iyer

Leadership Through Stories

Prakash Iyer has a rare ability to make leadership deeply human. Through stories drawn from business, everyday life, and personal experiences, he helps leaders rethink how they communicate, inspire, and build trust.

His sessions often focus on:

• Communication and influence
• Team building
• Everyday leadership
• Motivation and mindset
• Leading with empathy

Prakash’s storytelling-led approach makes leadership feel accessible, actionable, and memorable.

Captain Raghu Raman

Leadership Under Pressure

Few people speak about leadership, risk, and resilience with the depth of experience Capt. Raghu Raman brings.

Drawing from his background in the military, corporate leadership, and national security, his mentoring explores:

• Decision-making under uncertainty
• Leadership in crisis situations
• Building resilient teams
• Courage, accountability, and ownership

His sessions are especially powerful for organisations navigating rapid change and high-pressure environments.

Paddy Upton

The Mindset Behind High Performance

Known for coaching elite athletes and championship-winning teams, Paddy Upton brings the science of performance psychology into the world of leadership.

Best known for his role as mental conditioning and strategic advisor to the Indian cricket team during its World Cup–winning era, his work helps leaders understand:

• Mental resilience
• Performance under pressure
• Team dynamics
• Emotional intelligence
• Sustainable excellence

In a world increasingly defined by burnout and constant pressure, his perspective on human performance has become more relevant than ever.

Maitreyee Goswami

Leading with Empathy and Transformation

Maitreyee Goswami works with Founders, CEOs, and CXOs on the one thing that separates capable leaders from truly influential ones – how they communicate, position, and show up in rooms that matter.

As a strategic communications advisor, she specifically helps leaders move from being informed to being influential in high-stakes rooms where every word counts.
Her mentoring focuses on:

• Building executive influence, presence and authority
• Crafting narratives that drive action and shape perception
• Strategic visibility and thought leadership
• Crafting a distinct leadership voice in media, boardrooms, and investor conversations
• Standing out with clarity and intention in a noisy world

Leaders who work with Maitreyee don’t just communicate better. They become the voice people seek out, quote, and follow.

Anand Chulani

Unlocking Human Potential at Scale

A globally respected leadership coach and human performance expert, Anand Chulani’s work sits at the intersection of psychology, leadership, purpose, and transformation.

His coaching goes beyond corporate frameworks into the deeper questions leaders often grapple with:

How do you lead authentically?

How do you build emotional resilience?

What does purpose-driven leadership truly look like?

Known for creating deeply reflective and transformational experiences, his sessions often leave leaders with not just new strategies but entirely new perspectives.

Anisha Motwani

Building Brands, Culture, and Leadership

Anisha Motwani’s experience spans leadership roles across marketing, media, telecom, and consumer businesses. Through her work and book “She Storms the Norms”, Anisha is challenging outdated ideas of work–life balance and helping women leaders prioritise without guilt or compromise.

Her mentoring often focuses on:

• Leadership & Growth for Women
• Brand-led leadership
• Customer insight
• Navigating organizational change
• Building future-ready teams

Her sessions bring together strategic thinking with a strong understanding of culture and human behaviour.

Ruchira Chaudhary

Rethinking Modern Leadership

A globally recognised leadership advisor, executive coach, and author of the award-winning book Coaching: The Secret Code to Uncommon Leadership, Ruchira’s work sits at the intersection of boardrooms and classrooms, helping organisations develop leaders who elevate performance while enabling others to succeed.

Her sessions frequently explore:

• Self-aware leadership
• Executive presence
• Managing people and power dynamics
• Women in leadership
• Organizational culture

Her approach combines academic depth with practical leadership coaching for today’s evolving workplaces.

Today’s leaders are expected to do far more than deliver business results. They are expected to inspire trust, build culture, navigate uncertainty, and lead with both intelligence and humanity. The most effective leadership development experiences are no longer one-way talks. They are immersive, reflective, and deeply relevant to the realities leaders face every day.

At The Brilliance Collective, we curate conversations, workshops, mentoring sessions, and leadership experiences that bring together some of the most respected minds across industries, creating spaces where leaders don’t just learn, but evolve.

For queries and bookings, reach out to us at @tbconline.in