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I’m Chandni Nihalani, a career acceleration coach helping high potential, ambitious mid career professionals, who are into early stage leadership roles to develop influence and executive presence, inspire and lead their teams to do the best work of their careers & navigate challenges head on.
I enable next-generation (especially women) leaders move from:
· Avoiding difficult conversations to speaking confidently
· Lacking executive presence to inspiring and commanding the room
· Hitting career roadblocks to reaching the next level
Prior to becoming a career coach, I’ve been in the corporate world for over 17 years. I am currently a business leader running PayPal’s commercial business for India. My experience spans global roles across India, Southeast Asia and Middle East & Africa (MEA) and US. I’ve been with PayPal since 2014 and held diverse leadership roles in Product, Marketing, Operations and Sales at PayPal.
Prior to my role at PayPal, I have worked with Microsoft & Google in the US, followed by Loop Mobile. I holds a Master’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and Bachelors in Engineering from Mumbai University.
Why I became a coach
I’ve always believed in the distinction of having a career versus having a calling. Through the last decade in my corporate roles, building next generation leaders stood out to me as a passion. We’ve all made mistakes in our early careers when it comes to managing teams and stakeholders effectively and driving influence across the organization. I’ve had several phases in my career where things seem to have plateaued and I needed to pivot to my next challenge to ensure my learning doesn’t stop. I was fortunate to be coached by some of the best leaders in the corporate world who helped me navigate several career junctures and I got tapped into diverse leadership roles (for which I had no prior work experience).
My goal with coaching is to develop mid career professionals as strong problem solvers, who can lead with influence and strong communication & build their personal brand within their organisation (and their industry).