I am being coached by Vikram for Business Leadership and Retail. Considering I spent considerable amount of my career in B2B, In the last 2 Years of my association with Vikram he is instrumental in changing my perspective of looking at Retail Business and helping us put the right building blocks for future sustainable growth. Needless, to mention he has contributed immensely towards my professional and personal growth.

Mr Rao has tremendous clarity and nudges people to think more holistically. He focuses on the most important things and eschews marginal issues.

Vikram is my business & leadership coach. He also coaches 3 members of my senior management team. I thoroughly enjoy my coaching sessions with Vikram. They make me think more clearly, explore more opportunities and strive harder. I feel that I have experienced tremendous personal and professional growth under his coaching. I also see that my colleagues and the company in general have benefited tremendously from a close association with him. He has my wholehearted recommendation.

I was privileged to be coached by Mr Vikram . He is a very good empathetic listener & a engaging personality . Connects well to understand the "Story behind the Story " . He has made me to think beyond / look into alternate perspectives in a very incisive manner. Gained immensely from this engagement .

“Vikram has been handling several coaching assignments in The Manipal Group. His practical approach of understanding the culture & values of the organization before delving into focussed coaching is well appreciated by his coachees. His eye for detail coupled with the ability to probe on the Exec needs by distinguishing between inherent & acquired behavioral patterns & management style aids his subjects to identify the right coaching goals. Vikram’s vast and varied experience as CXO in some of the blue-chip organizations of India backed by his personal qualities of simplicity & remaining current with modern management trends are of immense value for any Exec to develop under his fold! “

I had the deep honour and privilege to work under the direct and stellar leadership of Mr. Vikram Rao who was a mentor to me from 2001 -2004. He is truly a visionary leader who is a great example of what Jim Collins describes as a “ Level 5 leader”. Thanks to his mentorship and the opportunities he gave me , it opened the doors for extraordinary growth for me. He brings the best out in leaders and is very honest in his assessment of the situation. I still go back to him for his wisdom and counsel every-time I have a tough decision to make. He is and will always remain a friend, philosopher and guide. Mr. Vikram Rao has developed and mentored a generation of extraordinary business leaders and continues to do so with his avatar as a executive leadership coach. I will always be grateful to him for what he has done for me.

When I reflect on my development, I cannot forget the insightful coaching sessions by Vikram. His ability to take the conversations deep and wide helped me explore and understand myself better. It added to my confidence and enabled me to review & rework my approach to varied subject areas like Networking, Impactful communication, how not to stop oneself etc. . His insights on Working of Multi business, Multinational companies is worth listening. His rich experience ranging from Manufacturing, Sales, Business and organizational leadership makes the difference for simplifying complex matters n easy acceptance. His coaching sessions are well structured and balanced between inside out and outside in approaches. Stakeholders feedback are always part of his coaching which he crafts well with confidentiality. I am very privileged and thankful being Vikram's coachee.

I have worked on multiple roles under Mr. Rao. He is a " big impact " leader who successfully strengthened our organisation (then Madura Garments). He is a strong people leader who has the amazing ability to make all his team members feel special. He is an authentic leader - and is responsible for shaping many CEOs in the Indian apparel industry. He continues to be a great coach and mentor for people like me. Recently he conducted a day-long session for my leadership team on Executive Presence - an event which created a huge impact on the team

All coaching sessions displayed a high result orientation and therefore were very fruitful. Work atmosphere was always supportive and professional. Many thanks for this insight!