I had an amazing experience of being coached by Mr. Jay Kumar Hariharan. More than professional side, I could observe him as a very good human being with a clear vision of his to help professionals like us. he did impact a lot into my personal life as well helping me gracefully acknowledge who am I which has a direct impact on our professional lives. On the professional front I did find him very methodical who would help me move at a pace where I could assimilate the facts and figures. His interaction with me helped me to manage my professional network quite well by getting his references from Industry and through his network I could expand my visibility and start working with some industry leaders on some voluntary assignments. It has been a value adding journey associating myself with Jay.
Viekas KhokhaHead of Human Resources - Dhanuka Agritech Ltd. “Jay has the knack of asking the most insightful questions which in turn encourage you to dig deep and find a way. With that sense of empowerment, Jay is able to make people realize their true potential. I am happy to recommend him as an executive coach.”
Kapil SharmaDirector of Communications - Ford “I had few Excecutive coaching sessions with Jaykumar and I am amazed by his knowledge. Our first session was to get to know about my expectations from this coaching and by end of all sessions I must say I have a very new perspective on the leadership journey. Since the discussions were very confidential it helped me to open up more on the challenges I wanted to overcome and he explained different approaches to face and overcome those challenges.”
Archana CVManager - Amazon Web Service “Jay is a great professional and highly skilled at coaching. His style of coaching is quite innovative and natural in such a way that it encourages us to take it to the next level. He is a great listener and provides valuables suggestions with his storytelling skills.”
Venkata Naga RaviEngineering Manager - Cisco “I had the pleasure of interacting with Jay as part of a professional coaching program. Jay is a great listener and knows when to intervene and advise/ course-correct a coachee. I loved our discussions and he contributed to my career journey at a crucial juncture, through some excellent and timely tips and counseling. I highly recommend Jay!”
Hemanth JoshiLeader, Support Products Specialist - Cisco “Jay is a highly accomplished coach who brings a solid combination of empathy, intellect and perspective to the coaching process. He keeps his coachee's style and strengths firmly into consideration and gives the right nudges to help them think through the problem as well as the possible array of solutions. He is mindful of the pace of change and never enforces himself or his opinions. There's a lot to learn from him and I wish him the very best!”
Achint SetiaCXO & Head, Marketing & Social Commerce - MYNTRA “I've been working with Coach Jay for just over a year. Since then, we've doubled our revenue and reduced my workload to less than 30% of what it was the year before. And all this despite huge headwinds from the Covid pandemic. More than coach, Jay is a friend who genuinely cares about you. Even when he gives me difficult medicine, I know he's 100% on my side. It also helps that he's an amazing soul filled with laughter and boundless optimism. Never a dull moment around Coach Jay. I cannot recommend him enough.”
Hitesh SureshCEO & Founder - Resume Writer Singapore “Jay has a very analytical and professional approach. He was able to understand my specific requirements and challenges and helped me with a very mature perspective of the situation. He then worked with my style to help me develop as a leader and identify the qualities that could help me grow and achieve my professional goals. He is very approachable, easy to work with and most importantly a keen listener. It was a very productive engagement that helped me professionally. Thank you Jay.”
Prateek SethRegional Account Director - JLL India “I had a great time with Jay in the last 2-3 months. His mastery lies in creating that space to open up free flow of communication. Once the channel is open, the rest is all about pushing an individual to retrospect, tapping the potential to sign up for bigger things. And finally, we meet i++. I recommend Coach Jay.”
Dhinesh KumarTechnical Leader - Cisco Systems “In mid-2020, I had the pleasure of having Jay as my coach for several months. Jay is a great listener and inspirer. He is also a great storyteller. I loved our discussions with every happy and relaxed start, many useful tips as well as books/experience/example sharing. I learned a lot from Jay and started to practice regularly. I highly recommend Jay.”
Jane GongSr Director - Phillips “I worked with Jay as my coach in 2019. What I liked about the year long engagement was that, firstly there was an instant connect with Jay which set the tone for the sessions. And during the sessions while working on specific objectives, I truly appreciated Jay's perspective, his real world experiences and examples of them and above all as a sounding board. Great to know you Jay. All the very best!”
Sachin TantriSr Director, Digital & Transformation Services - Amadeus “I worked with Jay on my career goals and I must say that I found him to be highly skilled at coaching. He is a professional and humble executive coach who tweaks his style based on the need of the person and situation. He is also a great story teller who not only focuses on short term goals but is also there to support you whenever you need him.”
Shailesh GoyalProduct Manager - Microsoft "Jay was assigned as my coach from a leadership development program conducted by Ford. I was given an opportunity to choose my coach and I chose Jay as my coach with a simple philosophy that I wanted to be like him – Smart, Impressive Personality with Fantastic Executive presence where as I was an introvert. After our sessions, I am now a better Anirban. I think the best part of Jay’s coaching is that he never wanted to change me. T he passion and emotion that Jay demonstrated in these sessions made it an exciting journey. I never felt that Jay was guiding me rather I always felt that I am developing all by myself. Like an invisible force, he helped me achieving my goal. He was able to build trust and safety around our relationship that I never felt any hesitation to discuss sensitive topics with him."
Dr. Anirban SinghaGeneral Manager - Analytics, Ford India Pvt Ltd "Jay is a very focused coach giving his fullest during all the coaching sessions that I have had with him - quick to point out the areas that I need to be concentrating on and be cognizant about. He creates such a conducive environment for any coachee to open up to him with their areas of trouble/ opportunities to improve on. All my sessions with him have been engaging and inspiring"
Murali RajappanGeneral Manager (Digital Innovation), Ford India "I had the opportunity to be coached by Jaykumar as my Executive Coach and I must say this has been a cherishable and learning engagement. This engagement has helped me to strategize on my career goal and develop my abilities further and this relationship does not end here, this is where it starts"
Poorna Chandra TejasviVP-Pharma, South Asia, Thomson Reuter “Most of my productive time went into sorting out three way conflicts at the workplace; that was not a good use of my time – Jay worked with me, helped me co create solutions to manage conflicts better by nurturing relationships and building trust that helped me become a better Leader.” – COO of an automotive company.
“I have attended enough leadership development programs, out bound interventions and training programs which were “sheep dip” –I needed a personalized program to move up in my career and get better results at work and Jay helped with that.” – CEO aspirant at an IT services Company
“I had newly joined a company as a CEO,I had to hit the ground running and knew that the first 90 days were crucial ,Jay helped me in conserving energy and being focused and productive to emerge as a strong leader.” – CEO of an analytics company
“I have been very successful in general, but dropped the ball when I could not handle internal change better, I got worked up and was disengaged till I worked with Jay , he helped me see “beyond the curve” – CEO of an Infrastructure services firm.
“I am a leader and I wanted more meaningful work Life integration –I was miserable and was not at my productive best, this started affecting my relationships with my family –using the wheel of life, thanks to Jay, I was able to set goals for myself and achieve them at work and at home” – CMO of a financial services firm
“I was on top of my functional capability, but I struggled with taking my people along – I needed a framework for my leadership style – Jay helped me discover and build on the same.” – CFO of an IT company
“My organization is facing tremendous challenges in the market, I wanted to learn how to influence my stakeholders better – I did not have a stakeholder management plan, and Jay helped me with that.” – Director of an avionic company
“I knew what I needed to do, I needed an accountability partner to reduce the gap between the knowing and doing and Jay helped me with that.” – CFO, Pharma Company.
“The leaders at my fast growing company have not had a rite of passage as leadership is concerned; Jay helped the team by training them to use coaching skills to become better leaders.” – HR Head of an online retail company.
