Testimonial

I have had the honour and privilege of working for Mr. Rao, first at Arvind Mills and then, at Madura Garments, across India and United Kingdom. He is one of the most visionary leaders that I have worked for. With a clear focus on the long term, and the big picture, he is an inspirational leader who consistently built winning teams. He was tough, challenging, and yet caring as a leader, with the great ability of building lasting relationships across customers, employees, and all stakeholders. Over the last 10 years, Mr. Rao has been a great support to me, as a mentor, and a guide, someone to whom I have turned to for advice and guidance at various stages in my career.

It was my privilege and honour to work for Mr Rao during my formative years in fashion and retail industry. Mr Rao was a visionary leader who played a vital role in not only making madura garments what it is today, but also shaped the leadership and career of many CEOs like me, who work in some of the top retail organisations in this country today. Mr Rao has the unique ability to connect deeply with the people and positively impact their mindset, even while delivering tough message. He is the tallest people leader i have worked under and continue to receive his guidance and mentorship till date.

Vikram, Thank you for this wonderful journey of coaching over several months. This has been a very engaging and revealing experience for me. I personally benefitted from your executive coaching. Thank you for that. The tools and methods used have given me insights into the areas I was blind to in my approaches and working styles. You have given me candid feedback, shared your decades of corporate insights, and helped me reflect over several issues. I have got very positive feedback on your association with Capgemini in coaching our senior execs over the years. Thank you Again! Dayanand Allapur

Mr Rao is an inspiring leader and easily amongst the best mentors that I have had the good fortune to work with. Over the years, I have gone to him with multiple challenges - both professional and personal - and have always returned energised, brimming with ideas and different perspectives. His down to earth , gentle demeanour combined with a keen intellect are the hall marks of his mentoring style, allowing us to get to the root of the matter in a rigorous yet gentle fashion. I count myself lucky to have him as a mentor and coach in life and work.

I am fortunate to have Mr. Vikram Rao as my coach , he is a great coach and mentor. He gives high emphasis on Goal setting which makes coaching a measurable and clear process. I admire his business leadership skills which make him different and efficient coach.

Vikram is a great visionary and mentor as he guided me on multiple occasions when encountering hurdles wrt business situations . Coaching capability is inane to him which endears himself to his team members . He is an excellent communicator as well and invariably puts things across in the right perspective while delivering appropriate messages to effect in the organisation. Overall a truly inspirational leader and coach for others to emulate

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.

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.

“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! “

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.

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!