Mentogram

My professional expertise is to work closely with chemical industry professionals and promotors for building innovative, efficient, safe, compliant, sustainable, and globally competitive chemical industries using proper strategy, cutting-edge technology, green chemistry, and teamwork. Throughout my career, I have transformed many chemicals manufacturing multinational and local Indian companies by building and empowering highly motivated teams, minimizing supply chain risks, managing worker unions, developing new products, optimizing manufacturing processes, implementing operational excellence principles, running manufacturing plants in safe manner, developing waste water treatment methods and completing greenfield and brownfield projects successfully with zero lost time injury.

Experienced leader, consultant, coach, educator, and advisor focused on organizational and individual transformation and growth. Love higher education, humanitarian/charitable service, investing in people, learning, and being part of the solution. I served as a pastor for several years before moving into coaching and then added the startup ecosystem and higher education.

Jason Kraus has been described as a "serial entrepreneur" by his friends and family ever since he opened his first business while still in college. He's always been intrigued by how companies got their start and how products that are now household names came to be. This led him to found startup consulting firm Prepare4VC, to cofound an alternative investment group Equity Venture Partners and to later join as a partner on a micro-VC, EQx Fund. To help others who share his passion, Jason is actively involved in Startup Grind and Boston New Tech, two notable startup communities to help entrepreneurs learn and grow

His passion for business and the knowledge he's accrued has made Jason a sought-after authority by those interested in entrepreneurship and innovation. Over the years, he's been featured in Entrepreneur magazine, All Business Media, Boston Voyager, Radio entrepreneurs and more to share his expertise. His hope is to help new founders get a strong foothold in their industry and increase their chances of success. His book Venture Forward uses stories from well-known entrepreneurs to show these new founders that they can find success through their trials and failures.

I have a background in product management at digital hubs of MNCs like YARA, GlaxoSmithKline, and NTUC Income. At YARA, I scaled an agri-tech app from 0 to 500k users, marking the beginning of my entrepreneurial journey. I realized my passion lay in solving big social problems, so I left behind a secure, high-paying job offer to work on Mentogram full-time.

My professional expertise is to work closely with chemical industry professionals and promotors for building innovative, efficient, safe, compliant, sustainable, and globally competitive chemical industries using proper strategy, cutting-edge technology, green chemistry, and teamwork. Throughout my career, I have transformed many chemicals manufacturing multinational and local Indian companies by building and empowering highly motivated teams, minimizing supply chain risks, managing worker unions, developing new products, optimizing manufacturing processes, implementing operational excellence principles, running manufacturing plants in safe manner, developing waste water treatment methods and completing greenfield and brownfield projects successfully with zero lost time injury.

Experienced leader, consultant, coach, educator, and advisor focused on organizational and individual transformation and growth. Love higher education, humanitarian/charitable service, investing in people, learning, and being part of the solution. I served as a pastor for several years before moving into coaching and then added the startup ecosystem and higher education.

Sanjeev is a practicing professional with three decades of corporate experience in top MNCs and two decades of imparting training and facilitating development. He can blend the practical business trends and HR trends with academic rigor to inspire real-life skills in training. He has worked for 31 countries with 73 nationalities and lived in Thailand and different cities in India, which helps him to connect, engage, and inspire the universal values in professionals in their careers. He is an accomplished trainer and facilitator, contributes to global conferences as a thought leader, and writes blogs and articles on social media. His expertise is in Talent Assessment, Training & Development, Talent Management, Succession Planning, etc., across the globe.

TRAINING & FCILITATION EXPERIENCE

Knowbility Ventures - As a consultant and facilitator, he conceives workshop designs and rolls out customized training for CEO/CXO teams, senior, mid, and junior level executives of different industry sectors that include manufacturing, services, and academic institutions.

Indorama Ventures (Global MNC) - He designed and facilitated unique training programs on cultural sensitivity, cultural integration, cross-functional training, and regional and global leadership with a focus on developing the executives from 73 nationalities under the global leadership pipeline initiative. He also gave shape to the annual global meets in a workshop format that is attended by 200+ delegates from across the world every year.

Tata Steel Management Development Centre – Sanjeev was the a Senior Faculty and he trained the executives of Tata Steel and Tata Group companies on topics like – “Manager Master class on Leadership”, “Courageous Leadership”, “First Time Manager”, “Leadership with Coaching/Management Style”, “Leadership for Individual Contributors”, “Effective Communication”, “Impactful Team Building”, “Unconscious Bias”, “Convincing Presentation”, and many more.

XLRI, Jamshedpur, India: He taught term papers for 3 years on “Business Communication & Presentation” to the students of Business Management, HR & IR, and Business Management (Evening) batches. He was also the co-facilitator in Management Development Programs (MDPs) offered to different organizations.

SPJMIR, Mumbai, India: Sanjeev taught a paper on “Business Communication & Presentation” to the MBA students.

XIM, Bhubaneshwar, India: Currently, he is a guest faculty member teaching subjects under Organization Behavior and Organization Development.

PUBLIC SPEAKER

Addressed globally in Singapore, the US, Thailand, and India. Speaker at different conferences organized by professional bodies and academic institutions.

CORPORATE EXPERIENCE

Head HR New Initiatives and Master Black Belt at Tata Steel, Jamshedpur: He joined as a Trainee and rose to the level of Master Black Belt. He started his career in Steel & Manufacturing, Training and Development, Corporate HR for Organization Design & running Assessment Centers, and his Governance last assignment was Master Black Belt, where he was leading improvement projects in 6 divisions of the company.

Vice President HR, Reliance ADAG Group, Mumbai: He spearheaded the Corporate HR team and took the leadership position for different businesses. In this role, he established Talent Management & Leadership Pipeline in the organization, standardized communication, processes, & enhanced the morale of the employees.

Global HR Head, Indorama Ventures, Thailand: He led professionals, including HR Directors across 31 countries, to take care of 20,000+ employees. He designed the future organizational structure & rolled out the Global Leadership Pipeline, which helped in getting the right leader for the right position. He also took the lead in due diligence for a series of M&A, which contributed to the expansion of the company. He played a crucial role in post-merger cultural and business integration and communication.

CEO, Knowbility Ventures, India: Sanjeev is heading a consultancy organization, and he is passionate about Leadership Assessment, Training & Development, and Executive Coaching. He facilitates interventions that he experienced from blue-chip multinational companies in the domain of iron, steel, refractories, power generation, transmission, & distribution, infrastructure, chemicals, polymers, wool fibers, Fin Tech, banking, services, etc. He creates an out-of-the-box approach to talent management and keeps the processes pragmatic for easy adoption.

ACADEMICS & SOCIAL PRESENCE

Education:

• Master of Science – Banaras Hindu University.

• Management Education - Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad.

Certification:

• Associate Certified Coach (ACC) from the International Coaching Federation.

• Certified Trainer for 7-Habits of Highly Effective People.

• Certified Trainer on Lumina Learning

• Certified Practitioner for South Asia on Lumina Spark Assessment, UK.

• Directors Certification on Corporate Governance from the Institute of Directors, Thailand & Australia.

• Fundamentals of TOC (Theory of Constraints from TOCICO (International certification organization).

• Certified in DISC Profiling, etc.

Waeez is a technology entrepreneur and the founder of Deepnet Labs, an AI R&D company specializing in building practical, scalable AI solutions for businesses. With a strong background in AI systems, product development, and strategic consulting, he has led the successful deployment of intelligent automation and predictive analytics tools across sectors such as manufacturing, energy, and finance. Waeez’s work focuses on democratizing AI adoption by transforming real-world business challenges into actionable, outcome-driven AI solutions. Under his leadership, Deepnet Labs has become known for rapidly delivering high-impact proof-of-concepts and driving digital transformation across complex industries.

The society needs more designers in a business suit.

Daniel Ling is a regional Design Leader, and certified Design, Strategy and Innovation Coach with 15 years of experience in the financial and e-commerce tech space- who moulded himself to be a “designer in a business suit”- strong in the Design Thinking process and yet relevant to the industry. He is proficient in the digital and transformational space- in the area of design leadership and management, research, strategy planning and coaching.

As Head of UX, Wallet and Payment in Lazada as well as Head of Experience Design for Income and DBS, Daniel kickstarted design teams to deliver GREAT DESIGN to customers while fostering collaboration and trust with stakeholders through design. He currently leads a regional team of 10 designers across South East Asia and China. He has risen from hands-on and transformative role in OCBC and DBS where he spearheaded key projects in branch, digital and communication design for the financial industry. He also created Train-the-Trainers DT Program to 1500 Income staff and facilitated workshops to over 1K professionals / students across public, schools and MNCs. Through his work, Daniel had been mentor to Champion team in Ideasmash 2017 for NTUC Income, UX mentor for DBS Hotspot and Unicorn Program (Champion) 2015/6 and also guest lecturer to over 100 NUS Design students.

He also founded Emerge Creatives- an ATO (Authorised Training Organisation) from scratch and his book sold worldwide- with desire to equip professionals worldwide with Design Thinking and Innovation skills.

CAREER OBJECTIVES

Daniel Ling is driven by a vision to empower organisations, professionals and students alike with Design Thinking skills to be able to bring innovation and personal effectiveness to solve problems.

He wants to create Design Teams that are obsessed with CUSTOMERS, committed to SIMPLICITY and devoted to GOOD DESIGN.

Kunal Sain is a seasoned digital strategist and educator with over 10 years of professional experience, including a decade at IBM. He specializes in AI-driven digital marketing, data analytics, and edtech innovation. Kunal has successfully led bootcamps and workshops on tools like ChatGPT, Canva, and WordPress, helping students and entrepreneurs adopt practical digital strategies. He also manages multiple YouTube channels and supports startups in building scalable online systems. With a passion for simplifying technology for real-world use, Kunal brings a unique blend of corporate expertise and hands-on training to empower modern learners.

A branding professional with 15+ years of expertise in brand transformation (strategic & creative), communication & content, and client relationships. Skilled in aligning business objectives, brand narratives, and customer experience to deliver meaningful brand growth.

Collaborative leader experienced in creative facilitation, consultative sales, and managing cross-functional teams to achieve strategic alignment and impactful results.

Key Skills: Brand Transformation Consulting

• Strategic Brand Communication

• Brand Messaging & Storytelling

• Client Relationship & Brand Experience

• Cross-functional Leadership

• Project Governance

• Consultative Sales

• Customer Psychology & Experience

• Content Management

• Copywriting

• Creative Facilitation

• Masterminds & Public Speaking

• Mentoring

Independent Consulting

Successfully engaged 100+ startup/MSME projects, collaborated with over 400 entrepreneurs, and impacted 15,000+ individuals.

Creative Facilitation

Conducted 500+ workshops and speaker sessions

Thought Leadership

Author of ‘The Employability Quotient Decoded’

Award: Recognised for youth enablement and creative learning pedagogy for the book 'The Employability Quotient Decoded' in 2019.

Notables:

• Introduced employability concepts and promoted out-of-classroom learning pedagogy since 2008.

• Contributed to the learning industry by creating various student engagement programs and promoting new formats such as 100 Days MBA, Estimulo, and Internship Success Blueprints between 2010 and 2014 and continued with creative facilitation workshops since.

• Introduced concepts like BRIDGES, BOMS, I-O-C, KYCC and DNA Branding.

About

Every person is a ‘Hero’ in her/his life, my quest is helping individuals discover the ‘Hero’ in them and explore the ‘Heroics’ they are capable of. I love when my clients gear-up for and produce astounding results for themselves. I believe in people achieving peak performance, that’s the only way someone truly realise their true potential. I work and have expertise in the areas of…

• Leadership Coaching

• Leadership Development

• Organizational Development

• Sports Psychology

• Assessment Development Centre

• Growth and Strategy Consultant

• Key-note Speaker

• Outdoor Learning Specialist

• Soon to be Author

Andrew Chow is an innovative Generative AI specialist who has developed over 700 applications to enhance productivity and created interactive training materials. As an angel investor, he focuses on Digital Economy and Food Securities in ASEAN, China, and India, notably organizing the China ASEAN Innovation and Entrepreneur Competition since 2020. He maintains an extensive network in Singapore's startup ecosystem and founded the Best Personal Branding Award in 2017. A best-selling author of business books including "Social Media 247," Chow is also a Certified Speaking Professional who has presented to over 100,000 people across 20+ countries. His 35-year career includes collaborations with major clients like AXA Insurance and Singtel, earning him recognition as one of Singapore's Top 10 Most Influential Speakers in 2013, along with several entrepreneurship awards.

Founder @ Recapi AI, Co-founder @Smart Workforce AI and Trukoder

Building a digital AI workforce and agents to Augment the human workforce across verticals. Started my AI journey as a computational linguistics researcher with Sanskrit following Symbolic AI practices and then entered in Generative AI and speech first foundation models. While worked as CPO @ Smarter.codes , built 30+ Saas and AI applications for different enterprises.