Amritha Mani - Strategy & Leadership Consulting

I partner with visionary, mission-driven leaders to turn their boldest ideas into transformative, world-shaping impact.

With 10+ years of advising high-stakes organizations—ranging from government bodies to high-growth social enterprises, startups and scaleups - I specialize in driving large-scale change with passion and precision.  

My approach is not just strategic; I design and execute game-changing solutions that deliver ACTUAL, measurable, high-impact results. If you have an impossible vision - call me in. I know how to lead a team to get it done. 

As an Executive Coach, I work with purpose-driven leaders to break through barriers, elevate their influence, and lead with unparalleled conviction and impact.

Executive Coach & Fractional Strategic Leader

The DreamBuilders Club

Founder & Lead Coach/ Designer

Candella

Head of Strategy & Transformation

BAI Communications

Strategy Analyst

Dalberg Global Development Advisors

Senior Strategy Consultant

United Nations

Summer Consultant - MBA

To fully explore my passion for international development and social enterprise, I undertook a number of short-term pro-bono consulting projects between 2012 to 2015. Key clients included:

1) Results for Development Institute (R4D)
2) United Nations IFAD
3) AID India/ Eureka Schools
4) Jawun - Tribal Warriors Association 
5) American India Foundation
6) YWCA Australia

International Development Consultant

Commonwealth Bank

Manager, Enterprise Services

KPMG Australia

Senior Consultant

Everything I do is optimised towards one moment in my life — my deathbed moment.

Kinda heavy for a LinkedIn bio, right?

But that’s the whole point.

When you believe in something deeply, and realise how short your time on this planet really is, you also realise most of the rules — how to behave, what to say, how to "act professional" — don’t actually matter.

They won’t matter in the end.

What will matter is one question:

“Did I live as me? All of me? Did I do what I came here to do?”

And you know deep down - the answer to that NEEDS TO BE YES.

👋🏽 Hey, I’m Amritha Mani — Strategy & Transformation Leader, Executive Coach and Facilitator, and Founder of The DreamBuilders Club.

My mission is to reignite young people, leaders, and impact-driven organisations to unleash their biggest visions — and coach them to change the world with joy, boldness, and purpose.

🧠 What I bring to the table:
I’ve spent 14+ years leading large-scale strategy, leadership, and transformation initiatives across billion-dollar corporations, governments, startups, NGOs, and global institutions like the United Nations and World Bank. I hold an MBA from Columbia Business School (Ivy League) and am a Certified High Performance Coach.

I help you:

Get crystal clear on your boldest mission

Build the mindset, routines, action plan, and support systems to actually execute

Move from confusion → clarity, and from vision → aligned, no-bullshit action

💼 Who I work with:
✨ Young professionals lost in their careers
🔥 Founders building world-changing ventures
💛 Executives who lead with heart
🌍 Organisations navigating change and transformation

🚀 How I do it:
1-1 Coaching.
Group Programs (via The Dream-Builders Club).
Corporate Facilitation & Leadership Development.
High-level Strategy and Implementation projects.

I merge the brain of a strategist with the soul of a coach. If you’re ready to get clear, grounded, and unstoppable — I’m here for it.

Amritha Mani

Nourish All

Founder and Executive Director of non-profit organization improving food security and livelihoods for vulnerable communities. 

We serve refugees, women, and youth. Our programs include mushroom cultivation, kitchen gardens, permaculture trainings, and value addition.

Founder and CEO

HODARI FOUNDATION 

Founding Member of Refugee Mushroom Growers Cooperative, led by Hodari Foundation in partnership with Rwamwanja Rural Foundation and Nourish All 

Technical assistance on mushroom grain spawn production 

Consulting on business strategy, operations, and value addition 

Project development and project management of food-based programs, including mushroom cultivation and permaculture

Advisor and Partner

Vertue LLC

Forging connections across business, regenerative agriculture, conservation, and social impact with the mission to nourish our world and its people. 

Skills includes strategy, partnership development, and project management. 
Focus areas of agribusiness, regenerative agriculture, ecosystem conservation, and food security

Project Developer & Consultant

SYSTEMIQ Ltd.

Protecting tropical forests and supporting livelihoods through an integrated landscape management approach. Currently building regenerative business models and protecting wildlife and biodiversity with a variety of local and int'l partners in Indonesia.

Landscape Manager

WorldCover

WorldCover is a leading InsureTech start-up, reducing risks due to climate change and extreme weather for businesses and smallholder farmers in emerging markets. 

Currently expanding into Southeast Asia, particularly Indonesia.

Business Development, SEA

18 Coffees

Community Partner at 18Coffees, a strategy and innovation consultancy helping mission-driven companies get a foothold in the future

Community Partner

Bain & Company

Case Team Leader - September 2017 to August 2018
Consultant - July 2015 to August 2017 
Summer Associate - Summer 2014 - Sydney, Australia

Provided data-driven recommendations on corporate strategy, growth, marketing, customer experience, and M&A to senior executives of Fortune 500 Agribusiness, Retail, Biopharma, Financial Services, and Industrials and non-profit clients. 

Example projects include:
-Identified target customers for early-stage, indigenous food NGO in India to improve smallholder farmer livelihoods and encourage healthy eating; led to follow-on project

-Crafted marketing strategy for an education-focused venture philanthropy fund, including objective setting, donor segmentation, and plan for implementation; potential to increase annual incoming contributions by 3x

-Delivered $5M gross margin opportunity for industrial goods manufacturer by segmenting over 300 markets to identify highest-potential growth areas. Assessed readiness of a variety of functions, including supply chain and customer service, to execute on growth plan, including re-evaluation of compensation structure 

-Structured market segmentation for a business unit at a biopharma company with $1.5B in sales to develop long-term strategic vision to be reviewed by CEO

Case Team Leader

-Supported global Social Impact practice: managed internal communications, published 2017 Global Social Impact Annual Report, codified best practices and facilitated knowledge-sharing between Practice Heads

Practice Area Consultant, Social Impact

Feeding America

Acted as the interim Director of Strategic Initiatives at Feeding America, assisting in the development of their long-term enterprise strategy

Director of Strategic Initiatives

Kijana Educational Empowerment Initiative

-Assessed Kijana’s impact on students’ educational performance and community development by identifying key metrics, collecting data through field visits to over 20 schools, and meeting key stakeholders, including Parliament members
-Redesigned marketing materials by incorporating quantitative findings and tailoring to results-driven donors
-Crafted high-level business plan for an arts and entrepreneurship project and drafted $5,000 grant proposal for funding

Marketing & Business Development

Dealogic

-Collaborated with Heads of Investment Banking, Strategy, and M&A at top 10 global banks to analyze quantitative market data and provide consultative support to improve business decisions
-Managed three global clients independently; trained and managed a new relationship associate
-Secured contract with a top 10 investment bank on Dealogic's highest margin product
-Awarded Employee of the Quarter (2Q 2012)

Relationship Manager

Proud founder of Nourish All - a nonprofit dedicated to improving food access in vulnerable communities.

Ask me about: regenerative agriculture, permaculture, food access, and plant-based lifestyle. 

Experienced in management consulting, non-profit strategy, project management, agriculture, and int'l development from roles as a Landscape Manager at Systemiq, Case Team Leader and Social Impact consultant at Bain, Strategy PMO at Feeding America, and various non-profits and permaculture projects in Africa, Asia, and Central America. 

MBA from Columbia Business School and BA in Economics from Vanderbilt University

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