Meet Our Team
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Founder Directors
Akanksshaa (Akanksha Kulkarni)
Founder and President
Mindset, Well Being Coach & Mentor
Akanksshaa is a Chopra Meditation & Health Teacher, Well-being Coach, Bestselling Author, Positive Intelligence Coach, Keynote Speaker and an Ex-IBMer. She helps individuals & organizations align purpose, rewire mind, raise vibration, and enrich well-being through science and spirituality based eclectic tools & techniques.
After her 17 yo son crossed over in 2020, her spiritual awakening helped her connect with and seek guidance from higher realms and dimensions. Her son has become her angel/spirit guide. She wrote and published a book “The Untold Legend: Rise of A Mother” in thirty days with guidance from him and higher beings. Her book has become a no. 1 bestseller in special education and ranked as a bestseller in well-being, education, biology, and journals categories.
Akanksshaa has 27+ years of diverse experience (includes 20+ of corporate experience). She has done MBA from one of the top B schools in India. She is currently pursuing PhD in Education Psychology.
Sukhada Khisti
Vice President
CEO- Connecting NGO, Counselor & Behavioral Change Trainer
Masters in Psychology, Certified in Counselling in Social work. 25 years of experience in multiple areas from social development to corporate: like BNY Mellon, Bhagini Nivedita Gramin Vigyan Niketan, Children’s Future Norway Cell, etc.
Sukhada has gained mastery over championing noble social causes, working with different segments of population ranging from slums, rural and tribal areas to corporate.
Rachel Chenier
Secretary
CEO- Family First Center of Lake County, Sienna Source
22 Year high level non profit executive, leading, guiding and strategically navigating the grant funding management and preparation of proposals.
Creating lasting change in the community through programs and resources, while building generational wealth within traditional business structures.
Establishing a body of research on scientific evidence based models with ICIJA based on after school programming best practices through doctoral dissertation of Dr. Evelyn Chenier. Community outreach focused for highest level of impact. Trauma informed care responses to those that have been harmed, who have witnessed harm, and those family members of the same.
Advisors
Rupali Apshankar
Life & Relationship Coach
Rupali is an internationally certified Heal Your Life teacher and workshop leader as well as Heal Your Life Teen Empowerment Program Teacher. She is an accomplished meditation guide, a Certified Music Therapist and a mind body coach.
Rupali has done her MBA from Boston, USA. Prior to doing work in self-growth, self-development area for the past 6 years, Rupali worked in Technology industry for more than 15 years.
Kapil Apshankar
Business and Life Strategist
Kapil is an Engineering Leader and a Technology Entrepreneur with over 21 years of deep experience in Cloud, DevOps, Agile, Machine Learning and Data Science.
While he loves his work as a Global Leader in Fortune 500 companies, his personal mission is to help transform lives of people. As a life coach, he helps technology professionals achieve their professional and personal goals.
He’s done engineering from COEP & MS from BITS-Pilani.
Sulakshana Patankar
Chief People Officer at MarketsandMarkets
Sulakshana has a proven track record of building global companies and business verticals from the ground-up. She is a trusted partner and confidante to CEOs and Board of Directors, having been on the WNS India Board for 16 years.
With 24 years of experience in the industry, she’s held key executive positions across multiple geographies in Energy, Utilities, Retail, Manufacturing, Music & Entertainment sectors.
She has been mentoring many young business leaders in the ITeS sector today. She advises many organizations on Industry priorities.
Sulakshana is a SIBM (MBA-Fin) alum & Cost and Management Accountant from ICMAI.
Interests: Hindustani classical music and theatre
Jayant Yewale
Independent Financial Advisor
Jayant manages a 43 year old investment consultancy family business that caters to investment management for retail & HNI clients across the globe.
He passionately helps clients achieve their financial goals through diligent planning and disciplined investing.
He has been an active member of Rotary Club of Nigdi, Pune for more than 6 years and is currently a board member as Director Membership.
He’s a SIBM (MBA-Fin) alum.
Jayant also plays Tennis competitively and is ECB certified cricket coach.
Sonali Jayant
Independent Financial Advisor
Sonali manages investment consultancy family business along with her husband Jayant.
Sonali has worked with Citigroup for 14 years in India, USA and UK specialising in banking technology, audit, compliance and information security.
She is a Rotarian and Chairman of Environment projects for Rotary club of Nigdi, Pune.
She’s an active member of Inner Wheel Club of Nigdi Pride since 2015 and has held various posts for the club.
She’s a SIBM (MBA-Fin) alum.
Interests: reading, quizzing, trekking and gardening
Shilpa Govekar
Tarot Consultant, Life Coach & Holistic Healer
Shilpa helps clients gain understanding about their situation/ life and assist them in taking the best action to attain blissful present and manifest the future they wish.
An avid reader, pet and nature lover. Involved with Innerwheel Club in taking helpful sessions for elders.
Registered pharmacist (B. Pharm), Diploma in Tarot Reading
Mentors Volunteering With Us
Tushar Joglekar
Mentor, Career Advisor
Global business and technology leader, CTS
IBS MBA (Mktg-Fin) alum. Strong experience in building and directing global business and technology operations, delivering multi-million dollars revenue and profitability across the U.S., Europe, India.
Passionate in mentoring youth for corporate careers.
Deepti Gaiki
Mentor, Career Advisor
Recognized NASSCOM mentor in Cybersecurity and Big Data Technology
Leadership program IIMC. 17+ years of experience working with leading IT companies. Passionate in guiding, motivating youth and helping them start their career in the corporate world. Mentor for IT, communication and soft skills.
Aishwarya Dixit
Mentor, Counselor
Career Counsellor, Youth Facilitator. Masters in Clinical Psychology
Experience in providing individual counselling & group sessions with a proven track record of success in conducting individual and group psychometric testing.
Trupti Dange
Mentor, Lecturer
24 years of experience in undergraduate students.
Highly developed sense of creating positive educational environments for students & creating, adapting lesson plans according to student’s academic needs.