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About Vishal Bhat

25 years in the arena.
Every lesson earned.

Not a theory. Not a framework borrowed from a book. A coaching practice built entirely on real corporate experience.

Vishal Bhat

Vishal Bhat

Executive Coach & Business Advisor

  • ICF PCC Candidate Coach
  • NLP Certified Practitioner
  • 25 Years Corporate Leadership
  • Chief Strategic Officer — ₹30 Cr VC Mandate
  • ₹26 Crore Funding Track Record
  • Sales, BD & Business Growth Expert
My story

I didn't stumble into coaching. I chose it deliberately.

After 25 years working at the leadership level in corporate India — building sales teams, winning large business development mandates, navigating organisational complexity, and leading through genuinely hard moments — I had a realisation: the skills that matter most at the top are rarely taught anywhere.

Executive presence. Stakeholder influence. The ability to make clear decisions under pressure. How to lead a sales team through a tough quarter. How to position yourself for the role you actually deserve. Nobody teaches you this. You figure it out — or you don't.

I became a coach because I wanted to change that. To give senior professionals and sales leaders the direct, experienced, no-nonsense thinking partner I never had — and watch them accelerate because of it.

Today I operate in two roles simultaneously — as an ICF PCC Candidate Executive Coach bringing rigorous coaching methodology and NLP to senior professionals, and as a Business Advisor and Chief Strategic Officer bringing 25 years of real corporate experience to growth-stage founders. The combination of both is what makes this practice genuinely different.

Beyond coaching — advisory & consulting

The dual mandate that sets me apart.

Most coaches have never run a business. Most consultants have never been trained to create lasting behavioural change. I bring both — and that combination is rare.

As a Coach

ICF PCC Candidate with 500+ coaching hours

Trained in ICF coaching methodology and NLP — I create lasting behavioural change in individuals and teams. My clients don't just get insight, they get transformation that sticks.

  • ✓ ICF PCC Candidate — 500+ hours completed
  • ✓ NLP Certified Practitioner
  • ✓ Leadership, Sales, Executive & Career coaching
  • ✓ Corporate team coaching & workshops
As a Business Advisor

25 years of corporate experience — deployed for your enterprise

As a Business Advisor and Strategic Consultant, I work with founders to diagnose, restructure, and scale their enterprises using the PACE-GRIP methodology.

  • ✓ Active ₹30 Crore VC seed mandate as CSO
  • ✓ Previously restructured a growth-stage enterprise across sales, business processes, team structure, and financials. The organisation subsequently raised ₹26 Crore in funding.
  • ✓ PACE-GRIP enterprise diagnostic framework
  • ✓ Business pipelines, operating models, unit economics
How I coach

Direct. Practical. Results-focused.

My coaching is not therapy. It's a structured, challenging process that produces real behavioural change — fast.

01

Deep Discovery

We start by getting brutally honest about where you are — your strengths, your blind spots, and the specific gap between your current reality and your goal.

02

A Plan Built for You

Not a generic programme. A coaching roadmap designed entirely around your situation, your goals, and the timeline that makes sense for you.

03

Fortnightly Sessions

60-minute sessions every two weeks — structured, focused, and always ending with clear actions you can apply before we speak again.

04

Continuous Support

WhatsApp access between sessions — because real decisions and real challenges don't wait for the next scheduled call.

What I believe

The principles behind my coaching

Experience over theory

I coach from 25 years of real corporate experience — not frameworks lifted from a book. Every insight I share applies to the real situations you face.

Honesty over comfort

I'll tell you what you need to hear, not what feels easy to say. Growth requires honest feedback — always delivered with care and respect.

Action over insight

Every session ends with something concrete to do. Awareness is a starting point — what matters is what you do between our calls.

Let's have an honest conversation.

30 minutes. Free. No obligation. Just clarity.

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