ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

BE/BTech: RV College Of Engineering

MBA/PGDM: IIM Bangalore

PROFILE SUMMARY

A business storytelling, negotiation, and leadership development expert, currently Founder and Managing Director of Building Leaders for Tomorrow, where he facilitates leadership workshops on business storytelling, executive presence, strategic thinking, negotiation, and personal branding for organizations including Unilever, Airbus, ONGC, Tata Elxsi, TCS, Deloitte, and Mondelez. He is also Visiting Faculty at IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, IIM Lucknow, and Indian School of Business, delivering executive education programs. He was the Global Foresight Lead, Emerging Countries at Mars Wrigley, leading long-term strategy across emerging markets.

CONSULTING EXPERIENCE

3 years

EXPERIENCE HIGHLIGHTS

Business Storytelling Coach
He has been invited by leading corporates and executive education of India’s best business schools to help leaders with Business Storytelling.

Some of the corporates that have invited Sandeep are Unilever, Tata Elxsi, TCS, Deloitte, etc. He teaches Business Storytelling for Executive Education at IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore and at IIM Lucknow.

Author of the 40 week bestseller, “How Business Storytelling Works”, published by Penguin Random House.

Global Foresight Lead, Emerging Countries, Mars Wrigley
Jan 2021 - Present
Leading global foresight (long term strategy) for emerging countries (Latin America, Africa, Asia and Australia) to identify and deploy futuristic business models and consumer behaviour paradigms

Pricewaterhouse Coopers (PwC)
Director, Management Consulting
Apr 2019 - Jan 2021
Part of the leadership team specialising in work along Go To Market transformation, business transformation across industries in consumer and retail.
Industries worked in include home care, packaged food and apparel retail.
Actively involved in leading recruitment, thought leadership and practice building initiatives.

Associate Director, Management Consulting
Jun 2017 - Mar 2019

Engagement Manager - Accenture Strategy (Bangalore)
May 2010 - Jun 2017
Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur, Manila, Jakarta

Industry Experience:
- FMCG
- Automobile
- Resources (Steel, Cement, Chemicals, Power)
- Pharmaceutical
- Financial Services
- Industrial Equipment

Functional Experience
- Brand Strategy
- Market Growth Strategy
- Digital Strategy
- Consumer Analytics
- Market Entry Strategy
- Service Transformation
- Process Optimization
- Change Management
- Pricing Strategy
- Workforce Planning
- Logistics Optimization
- Performance Management
- Trade Promotion Effectiveness
- Driver based reporting

Sales & Marketing Management Trainee Marico (Mumbai)
Jun 2009 to May 2010
-Channel Activation for Saffola Cholesterol Management
-Market Research for Parachute Hair Oils