Aesara Partners 

At Aesara Partners, our mission is simple: enable you to be the best version of yourself. We offer a range of focused services that unlock the potential of people, teams and cultures to maximise business performance. 

Collectively our Partners and Associates have decades of experience both in executive coaching and as board level leaders themselves working in multiple sectors across global markets.

Partner & Executive Coach

Doshisha University

Professor of Strategic Management, Global MBA Program

The CFO Coach K.K.

The CFO Coach K.K. is a boutique executive coaching firm specializing in developing High-Performance​ Financial Leaders and Teams.

Founder & Executive Coach

Kansai Gaidai University

•	Awarded President's Global Education Award (Teacher of the Year).

Professor of Leadership & Management

Benesse Holdings, Inc. (USD 4.5B; Tokyo Stock Exchange Code: 9783)

•	Member of the Board of Directors for Berlitz Corporation; Benesse Corporation; and Benesse Style Care.  Chairman of Audit Committee for Berlitz Corporation. Member of Benesse Holdings Pension Committee.
•	Global CFO covering all 40+ Benesse group companies
•	Championed and supported multiple cash generation initiatives including a CFO led "Save to Grow" initiative to improve Company Financial performance and to identify significant savings for business reinvestment
•	Enhanced Finance bench strength and hired a high potential team to start financial business consulting
•	Implemented several process and capability best practices to move group companies towards global standards

Global Chief Financial Officer & Corporate Senior Vice President

McCann Worldgroup Holdings

• Overall Responsibility for Operations (Finance, IT, Legal, and Administration - 10 legal entities) 
• Successfully turned around long term loss making lead agency by delivering double digit margin improvements within two years
• Delivered double digit margin improvements for all six MWG Group companies 
• Built a new Finance team and moved from Scorekeeping to Business Partnership and improved business performance
• Major projects within last two years include: 
  - Shared Service center creation/migration
  - New Financial System Migration
  - Acquisition & Divestiture
  - Business Turnaround
  - Retirement Plan consolidation/change
  - Office relocation/rent reductions

Group Chief Financial Officer, Executive Vice President, and Member of The Board

Becton, Dickinson and Company

• Led Finance, Procurement, General Affairs, and Rebates teams (43 staff) to deliver multi-million dollar cash and profit performance improvement for first year and beyond. Exceeded all budget expectations.
• Engaged Japan Management Team and Global Finance Leadership Team on company objectives to deliver best outcome (Finance Transformation initiative, Sales effectiveness improvement, Key Account Management, Business Continuity plan, and strategy/selection of backup distribution center).  Led process for 2012-16 Business Plan development
• Developed and executed Finance department strategy and vision to move from scorekeeping to business partnership. Implemented job rotation program and hired several high potential employees to improve bench strength.
• Championed multiple Finance and Procurement initiatives including definition and implementation of new 401k Retirement Plan; divestiture of non-core business; change of primary banks (reduced bank fees by over 30%); vendor reduction process, and new travel expense management system 
• Taught New Manager Essentials program and selected as leadership trainer for PEPFAR program in South Africa to teach Leadership and Change Management to African Health Ministry officials

Finance and Administration Director

Avon Products Inc.

•	Implementation project leader for Avon Sales Leadership Framework (ASLF) – Highest priority project for the Company to adapt to a new Sales Model.  Completed project implementation in record timing.  Awarded regional award as part of ASLF Team. Only person in Asia recognized for both Top-line and Bottom-line contributions in the same year.
•	Defined and executed new vision and mission and led Sales Support department to complete over 40 initiatives (within a six-month period) as part of Team’s new journey towards field motivational excellence. Incorporated new processes to deliver high impact incentives, and to create Sales energy and momentum for sales turn-around.    
•	Achieved highest employee engagement scores with Sales Support Department significantly exceeding country results in over 95% of categories.  Previously had also led Finance department to highest employee engagement scores.
•	Global Project leader for a high potential, multi-functional, multi-national team to study and recommend actions to improve Global Sales Incentive management/spending process.
•	Oversaw execution of a variety of Company and Public/Media events ranging from Sales Conferences to Philanthropic events including Annual Awards to Women, and Pink Ribbon Campaign support.

Executive Director and Member of the Board

•	Responsible for Financial policy making/implementation and reporting for Avon Japan as a public company (including statutory/public, and Board Meetings). All year-end financial documents audited with no comments/exceptions.
•	Defined and executed new department Vision and Mission, and recruited, trained and developed a completely new Finance team (80% new hires within a six month period) to move from scorekeeping to business partnership. Finance team formed core of country high potential list.
•	Consistently over achieved profit performance commitment under adverse conditions of sales decline by aggressively managing strategic business needs with cost cutting; Delivered zero overhead growth during all years; Japan winner of regional awards for best cost management performance, and for boldest transformation strategy.
•	Provided leadership and support for critical decisions and strategy development as Japan Leadership Team Member.  Actively led change management process within company.
•	Consistently achieved best internal control results in Asia-Pacific/Avon over a period of eight audits.  Japan one of only two countries with highest audit rating. Outstanding performance generated support to remove Japan from list of High Coverage countries.
• Co-developed strategic/financial business case, and obtained approval for number of campaign reduction in 2006 making Avon Japan only country ever in Avon to undergo campaign reduction. 
• Independently analyzed and provided strategic direction for Plant study which challenged and reversed previous recommendation by outside consultants on plant closure.
• Provided leadership in several restructuring initiatives by providing an achievable plan to achieve 12% people related cost reduction.  Played lead role in this study representing Finance, Supply Chain and HR 
• Consistently achieved highest performance rating and nominations to several high potential programs
• Elected (and re-elected) to Board of Directors

Executive Director, CFO and Member of the Board of Directors

Delphi

• Prepared Asia-Pacific regional messages / presentations for Delphi Strategy Board, and for Delphi Board of Directors.
• Supported development and implementation of critical Asia-Pacific strategies.  Performed competitive intelligence and other special studies to identify risks / competitive threats and outlined regional / corporate response.
• Provided Miller Heiman strategic selling process training to Asia-Pacific personnel to improve value propositions and increase sales effectiveness.

Director Asia-Pacific Planning

• Management responsibilities for Finance, HR, General Affairs, and Six-Sigma.
• Active member of the Japan Strategy Board and Japan management team.  
• Six-Sigma Deployment Champion for Delphi Japan.

Delphi Japan – CFO & Administration Director

Country Responsibilities:
• Managed all finance functions including accounting, budgeting / forecasting and treasury.
• Lead development of cross-functional and cross-divisional Internal Control Review Board.
• Lead and supported strategic initiatives including venture development support, site enhancement, competitive analysis, transfer pricing, and cost reduction studies.
• Represented Japan in Asia-Pacific Financial Task Team.

Regional Responsibilities:
• Coached country CFO and staff to implement common financial reporting processes.
• Supervised and provided training for engineering / commercial / plant / site analysts.  Coordinated regional financial training programs for the sector in the Asia-Pacific region.
• Coordinated the regional budget, business plan, and capital management process.
• Supported development of common financial practices among ventures including:  Loan monitoring, F/X and cash management, compliance with accounting principles, report submission, etc. Provided regional oversight of venture risk exposure.

Asia-Pacific Senior Finance Mgr.

Executive Coach | MBA Professor | Ex-Global CFO

I help senior leaders master complexity, elevate strategic impact, and lead with authentic authority.

I bring over 25 years of C-level and boardroom experience as a former Global CFO for a $5B publicly traded company, combined with a deep commitment to human-centered leadership development.

Today, I coach global executives, CEOs, and leadership teams — specializing in executive transitions, strategic leadership, high-performance teams, and Asian leadership development.

I am also an MBA Professor of Leadership and Strategic Management, blending research-driven frameworks with boardroom-tested insights to develop transformational leaders.

Based in Kyoto, fluent in English, Urdu, and Japanese.

Connect with me: arif@thecfocoach.jp

Website: www.thecfocoach.jp (please sign up on my mailing list to receive future announcements and newsletters)

Arif Iqball

Personal Branding Strategist | Social Media Manager | LinkedIn Ghostwriter | Tech | Finance | Marketing | DM for LinkedIn Profile Management

We live in a digital age where your online presence and reputation matter more than ever.

Hi there 👋 I’m Naman. I’m a Personal Branding Strategist.

I love to help people shine online and become their own brands. The power of social media is undeniable.

Building your personal brand is like planting a seed today that will grow into a fruitful tree tomorrow.

You might be wondering how can I help you grow your personal brand online. I can help you in following ways:-

👉 Content Marketing
👉 LinkedIn Marketing
👉 Social Media Marketing
👉 Marketing Consultation

If you are someone who wants to harness the power and potential of branding the right way online, let’s connect.

For Services Related Inquiry & brand collaborations DM me or drop a mail at n.toshniwal2828@gmail.com

Naman Toshniwal

Behind every “I’ll ship it later”
is something that could already be live.

I’m an engineer.
I enjoy going deep in code.
AI tools have made thinking and iterating faster than ever.

But I kept noticing the same friction point.

The idea was clear.
The code was ready.
And then came the part that slows everything down
setup, environments, deployment.

That’s where momentum quietly dies.

Replit changed that part of the story for me.

Instead of stitching things together locally,
I stayed in the browser.
Built, ran, and shipped from one place.
Code, runtime, data, and publishing handled.

AI helped me think faster.
Replit helped me finish.

That distinction matters.

Claude Code is great for deep control and working inside code.
But when it’s time to turn work into something real and shareable,
Replit is where it actually goes live.

For engineers, pairing AI workflows with Replit removes the last mile friction.
For anyone earlier in the journey, it lowers the barrier without lowering the ceiling.

Same curiosity.
Less drag.
More shipped work.

If you’re curious to try building something similar,
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Today, I was travelling in the Mumbai Aqualine Metro, just another regular commute.

I was  on a video call with a friend and it ended very soon.

Then I noticed a person sitting right next to me was struggling to get a call through.

Underground metro.
No network on his phone.

He asked if he could use my Wi-Fi hotspot for a quick call as in Aqualine only Vodafone Idea Limited works.

I shared it.
His call went through.

By the time we reached the next station, we were talking about work, startups, and ideas and ended up exchanging numbers.

That moment stayed with me.

Mumbai moves 8+ million people every day.
Metro Line 3 will serve hundreds of thousands of commuters daily.

In a city where connections turn into opportunities in minutes, connectivity can’t afford blind spots.

That’s why Vi deploying 4G across the underground Mumbai Metro Line 3 matters more than it sounds.

Because infrastructure today isn’t just about moving people faster, it’s about enabling conversations, opportunities, and unexpected connections… even below ground. 

Mumbai Metro Rail Corporation

P.S. The founder texted me later saying he has now ported his primary SIM to Vi.

#MumbaiMetro #Vi #Aqualine

Most people want to make $10,000/month… but they’re doing it the hard way.

My personal recommendation? Start with Beehiiv. I’ve been using it for my newsletter, and my friend just launched his on gut health.

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You don’t need a big team.
You don’t need years of experience.
To earn $10,000/month, you just need the right leverage.

AI helps you get more done in less time.
No-code tools let you build without tech skills.
Real problems pay real money.

Put these together and $10,000/month stops being a dream.
It becomes a plan.

This carousel shows exactly how it works.

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Earn $10,000/m

I cancelled my $20 ChatGPT Subscription 
and started using an All-in-one AI tool that's much better! because… my work didn’t fit in one place anymore

I’d write in one place.
Generate images in another.
Make videos somewhere else.
Create presentations in another.
Build apps or prototypes in a different tab.

By the time I finished one task, I had 6–7 tabs open.

Then someone introduced me to ChatLLM by Abacus AI, and my whole workflow moved into one place.

👉 https://lnkd.in/giPTVhnR

Here’s what made the switch stick:

1. ONE SINGLE PLACE FOR ALL AI MODELS
ChatLLM lets me switch between GPT-5.2, Claude 4.5, Gemini 3 Pro, Grok 4.1 Fast, DeepSeek, LLaMA, and more without breaking flow.

2. IMAGES & VIDEOS, WITHOUT JUMPING TOOLS
No more opening separate platforms.
Nano Banana Pro, GPT Image 1.5, Seedream 4.5, Ideogram for images.
Sora 2, VEO 3.1, Kling AI v2.6, Runway, Luma for videos.

3. FULL-STACK APPS, WEBSITES & SAAS
I describe what I want and actually see it live.
Layouts, colors, and copy are edited normally, like working with a real designer.

4. PROFESSIONAL PRESENTATIONS, INSTANTLY
Simple ideas turn into clean decks with researched content, graphs, and charts.

5. A PERSONAL AI ASSISTANT THAT WORKS IN THE BACKGROUND
Searches and tasks keep running even when I’m offline -  you come back to progress.

6. TALKING TO PDFS INSTEAD OF READING THEM
Upload a file, ask questions, get clean notes and summaries.

7. MAKING AI WRITING SOUND NORMAL
Write → click “Humanize” → choose a tone.
The output actually sounds usable.

8. REAL-TIME WEB SEARCH
Answers with sources, images, and videos - more research, less guessing.

9. ABACUS AI DEEP AGENT FOR BIGGER BUILDS
Web apps, technical reports, dashboards, micro-SaaS, workflows, websites, and now mobile apps too, built from simple prompts.

10. AN AI CODE EDITOR THAT ACTUALLY HELPS
Write, run, debug, and improve code inside Abacus AI Desktop, with proper vibe coding without the chaos.

It stopped feeling like “using AI tools.”
And started feeling like working inside an AI workspace.

If you’re paying for multiple AI subscriptions right now,
This might clean up your whole setup.

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I was at Maheshwari Global Convention (MGC 2026) from 9–11 December.

Hundreds of conversations.
Great people. Real intent.

And yet one problem.

By Day 3, names blurred.
Context faded.
Follow-ups became guesses.

That’s when it hit me:
Networking doesn’t fail. Recall does.

ConnectMachine fixes that quietly.

It remembers:
✅ who you met
✅ where it happened
✅ and why it mattered

You don’t scroll.
You ask.

“Who did I meet on Day 1 at MGC?”
Instant answer.

You also don’t share one identity with everyone.
Different cards. Different rooms. Different intent.

No feeds.
No noise.
Just silent exchanges and encrypted conversations.

Big events don’t need more visibility.
They need better memory systems.

👉 If you attend high-signal rooms,
ConnectMachine is worth a look.

Not loud.
Just powerful.

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I almost turned the page.
Then this stopped me.

Front page. Two photos.
No captions. No instructions.

You look. You compare.
You decide.

What stood out wasn’t just the images, but the confidence behind the move.
REDMI Note 15 choosing a blind comparison, even after launch, when specs and prices are already known.

No noise. No forcing opinions.
Just letting the camera speak.

If details matter to you, this is your camera.
No shortcuts. Just 108 million pixels mastering your moments.

Blind test photos on print? This is such a cool way to launch a smartphone.

I stopped.

Not because it was polished.
Not because it was perfect.

Because it wasn’t.

A phone in the real world.
Camera in action.
Durability front and center.

No glossy pedestal.
No studio magic.
No exaggerated claims.

Just proof.
Bold, unapologetic, almost uncomfortable honesty.

This is classic REDMI Note DNA, evolved.

Confident.
Tech-forward.
Customer-first.

It doesn’t ask for your attention.

It earns it.

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