You're too good to be this invisible.

If you're a junior or mid-level professional drowning in job applications with zero callbacks - or a senior professional who knows you could crush it as a consultant but have no idea how to get started - I get it.

The frustration is real. You're qualified. You've done the work. 

But somehow: If you're early or mid-career: You're one of 500 applicants for every decent role while the best jobs seem to go to people who "knew someone." 

You're stuck in the application black hole.

If you're a senior professional: You've got 20+ years of expertise but consulting feels like a gamble. Will clients actually pay you? How do you find them? Can you really make this work?

Your family's watching. Your confidence is taking hits. 

And you're wondering what you're doing wrong.

Nothing. You just need a system that actually works.

My Story In 2014, I walked away from 22 years in corporate (Unilever, Nokia, Cargill) to start consulting. Terrified? Absolutely. 

But I had a plan. I turned my last employer into my first client. Tapped my network smart. Got my first new client within 2 weeks, and later worked with clients like PVR INOX, Mother Dairy, Altudo, Voltas, and Plantronics. 

Here's How I Help Junior & Mid-Level Professionals: My N.E.X.T. methodology gets you out of the application trap. My clients land roles with 30-100% salary jumps - not by applying more, but by becoming the person companies hunt down.

Senior Professionals (40+): I help you turn decades of corporate experience into a profitable consulting practice. Whether you're planning an exit, facing a layoff, or thinking about post-retirement income, I'll show you how to attract clients who value your expertise and pay accordingly.

After 22 years in corporate and 11 years coaching, I know what works and what's just noise. 

Ready to stop being invisible? 

Let's talk: hello@vikramanand.com

Vikram Anand

"Why would I pay you when ChatGPT can do this for free?" 

The CEO of a fintech company said smugly, as he slid his laptop across to me.

He'd asked ChatGPT to create a market entry strategy.

It looked impressive. Detailed market analysis. Clear branding recommendations. Professional formatting.

My mouth went dry. Maybe he's right. Maybe I'm becoming obsolete.

Then I asked him one question:

"If this strategy fails and costs you ₹5 crores, who takes responsibility?"

Silence.

"ChatGPT won't return your calls. It won't fix the mess. It won't lose sleep over your company."

He closed the laptop. "Fair point."

Here's what I realized that day:

AI can create stunning strategies - on paper.

But it can't sit across from you when things go wrong.

It can't read the room when your board is panicking.

It can't tell you the hard truth you need to hear.

Consulting isn't about generating impressive looking documents.

It's about empathetically partnering with your client, and being held accountable when it matters most.

If you're pivoting to consulting in your 40s or 50s, this is your advantage. Your superpower.

You've lived through failures. You know what's at stake. You'll own the outcome.

AI can't replace that. 

What's one thing AI will never be able to do in your field?

#CorporateToConsulting

I help experienced professionals navigate career transitions — from securing senior roles to building profitable consulting practices.

Your title will not save you outside your office walls.
There. I said it.

And I say this with a lot of respect for what you've built.

You've spent 15, 20, maybe 25 years climbing. Director. VP. SVP. Each promotion felt earned. Because it was.

Inside your company, your title does real work.

Meetings happen because you're in the room. Budgets move because you approve them. People listen because the org chart says they should.

That's not seniority. That's the organization working for you.

Now imagine you leave.

No company email. No designation on the door. No institutional brand backing your name.

The market outside doesn't ask "Were you a Senior VP?"

It asks "What exactly do you solve? For whom? And why should I pay you — specifically you — to solve it?"

That's a completely different question.

Most people stepping into consulting for the first time are not prepared for it. Not because they lack expertise. 

But because for decades, the system brought opportunities to them.

Outside, you go find them yourself.

The good news — and I genuinely mean this — is that your experience is real and it is valuable.

It just needs to be repositioned. Not simply presented.

Your title opens zero doors on the outside. Your clarity about the problem you solve — that opens everything.

If you're thinking about making the move to consulting, what's the one thing you're most unsure about? Ask me in the comments.

#CorporateToConsulting

My client called me at 9 PM on a Thursday evening. I was helping my younger son with his homework.

"I need your help. My board presentation is in 48 hours and it's a mess."

"Send it over tonight, and I'll take a look" was my response.

He said. "Can we work on it now?"

I took a breath.

"Rajeev, send it over. I'll study it properly tonight and we'll fix it on a call tomorrow morning. One focused hour will do more than three rushed ones right now."

Silence.

He wasn't used to this. Most vendors would've said yes immediately.

"Okay," he said finally. "9 AM?"

"9 AM."

I went back to helping my son with his homework.

The next morning, one hour, deck completely turned around.

Walking out of that boardroom he sent me a message.
"I've never had a consultant who pushed back on me and still delivered."

That pushback wasn't arrogance.

It was 25 years of knowing that good work needs the right conditions, not just good intentions.

That's what corporate experience actually gives you.

The confidence to know what works. And the calm to say it out loud.

Most senior professionals I know think they're "too old" to start something new.

They're not too old. They're just finally ready.

If you're 45+ and quietly wondering whether your corporate years can become something independent, drop a comment or send me a DM.

No pitch. Just a real conversation.

#CorporateToConsultant

I wanted to get out of the 9 to 5. I wanted to get into independent consulting. I was scared.

Until I developed my escape plan and hedged my risks.

My video explains what I did. Watch time 1 min.

Thanks to Viraraghavan Sankaran & Aseem Soni

#CorporateToConsultant

"Is this your final number?" Kavita looked at my proposal and then looked at me, surprised.

She was the marketing director at a SaaS startup in Gurgaon, and I was a new independent consultant at 45.

I nodded confidently.

She slid it back across the table. "You're undercharging yourself."

I'd quoted ₹80,000 for a three-month strategy engagement.

I drove back home to Noida that evening confused.

I had 22 years of experience behind me. Led teams. Managed ad budgets worth tens of crores.

But the moment I became a consultant, I'd priced myself like a fresher desperate for work.

Because honestly? I thought I was.

Here's what I hadn't figured out yet:

In corporate, someone always told you what you were worth.

Your grade. Your band. Your increment letter.

In consulting, nobody sends you that letter.

You write it yourself.

Kavita didn't hire me that day. But she gave me something more valuable.

The courage to never underprice myself again.

#CorporateToConsultant

Independent Writing And Editing Professional

https://conversations-coffee.com/, https://nanditakaushikk.contently.com/

- Coached more than 100 senior professionals through resume reviews, LinkedIn profile reviews and crafting their resumes and profiles.
- Continuous coaching for cohorts of young professionals on career management and guidance
- Coaching sessions with over 30 new and senior coaches using the Erickson methodology
- Work skills and life skills guide to new clients using Enneagram self-discovery method 
- 'Rediscover your Midlife Mojo' published through Nu Voice Press and distributed through Simon & Schuster
- Consumer research consultant for Coral Research, Plum Insights and other research agencies and clients
- Regular contributor of articles to Liquid magazine, on a quarterly basis
- Copyeditor, rewriting books and ghostwriting assignments conducted. Have rewritten more than 62000 words.

Career and Self Discovery Coach, Published Author & Creative writer, Insights Consultant

Geometry Encompass; Coral Research; InQognito Insights

- Created Brand communication strategy for brands like Tata Pulses, HP through Geometry
- Consumer Insights and research conducted for brands like Vistara, Flipkart, Maruti, Britannia, HP etc. through InQognito and Coral Research

Consumer Insights & Shopper communication planner

ICFAI BUSINESS SCHOOL ( IBS )

-Visiting and Adjunct Faculty taking courses on Brand Management, Soft Skills, Business Communication and Market Research
- Have taught and prepared almost 300 students each year at ICFAI IBS, Delhi University for corporate employment and job search processes
- Have taught Brand Management for two semesters per year at ICFAI IBS

Soft Skills & Business Communication Faculty 

Coral Research Services

Senior Research Consultant

Amber Communications

Communication Planner

Millward Brown UAE

Group Account Director

Everest Brand Solutions, Rediffusion Wunderman

Planning Consultant for Everest, Saatchi & SaatchiX , Rediffusion Wunderman and Independent Researcher - shopper and consumer insights

Planning Consultant - Communication Planning and Research and Independent Research Consultant

Saatchi&SaatchiX

Retail Research Consultant

Images Retail Intelligence Services

Managing partner

Non-instructive, empathetic and empowering is how I would describe my approach as a career coach and life coach helping you in your journey to be a successful professional, make empowered decisions, your career purpose. I use the powerful Enneagram method to guide your career and personal lives. 

Using my own Enneagram re-discovery, I went back to my childhood passion - to be a writer, poet, author and editor alongside other roles. I am a published author and creative writer and use these skills to train on communication skills and personal branding or identity. I write regularly for Liquid Magazine (6 issues), ghostwrite books (ongoing) and am a freelance line and copy editor/writer with HubHawks and individual authors, helping create high quality work.   

Based on experiences of 30 years in the corporate sector, I continue to work as a research consultant and use these real-life examples to enable others on their respective career journeys. In my professional stint, I have worked with brands like Airtel Business, Ooredoo Business, Nestle, GlaxoSmithKline, Cadbury's, LG Electronics, Bata, Vistara airlines etc. providing consumer insights for communication, positioning of their brands and go to market strategies. 

With over 8 years as a soft skills and career planning faculty, I have worked with over 250 students each year across management institutes, coached and written resumes and LinkedIn profiles for over 60 senior professionals, and continue to coach young and middle level professionals on job search services, career planning and preparation, decision making, self-discovery for better career fit and transition etc. 

Connect at nanditacareercoach@gmail.com for individual or group coaching sessions on career search, self-discovery, business communication, career fit and purpose, and other life and career related issues.

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