
Deepak Kumar
Area Sales Manager - ORISSA OPERATIONS

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Business InnovationCoachingCompetency ManagementCreative IdeationCreativity SkillsDtata processing skillsEmotional IntelligenceEmpathy interviewEmployee EngagementEmpthyFIRO-BLeadership DevelopmentNLPOrganizational DevelopmentPersonal DevelopmentProblem SolvingSix SigmaTalent ManagementTrainingVisualizationAbout me
Hi, I’m Deepak Kumar – an entrepreneur, coach, and innovation catalyst with a simple vision: to touch human lives and enable people to create meaningful impact in their personal and professional journeys. With nearly 30 years of experience across industries, I specialize in: a. Design Thinking & Innovation Strategy b. High-Potential Leadership Development c. Startup Mentoring & Business Transformation Over the years, I’ve had the privilege of: a. Training 3000+ professionals in Design Thinking b. Coaching 220+ leaders with over 3000 coaching hours c. Certifying 75+ employees in Design Thinking d. Leading 118 Design Thinking & 60+ Six Sigma projects e. Mentoring startups and f. Founding Goals N U Development Pvt. Ltd. I’ve partnered with organizations like Panasonic Energy, Aditya Birla Leadership Development Centre, Byju’s, Ultratech, Sahyog NGO, and leading universities—driving initiatives from capability building to design-led business transformation. My certifications include Master Practitioner in Design Thinking, NLP Trainer, Life Coach, and Six Sigma Black Belt. Each of these fuels my mission to help people and businesses reimagine the way they think, work, and impact the world. Currently, as CEO of Goals N U, I work with individuals, leaders, organizations, and startups to make them future-ready. ✨ Always open to collaborations that create value, drive transformation, and help people discover the best versions of themselves. #DesignThinking #LeadershipDevelopment #Innovation #StartupMentor #BusinessTransformation #Entrepreneurship #Coaching #FutureReady #LifeCoach #NLP #SixSigma #ProfessionalGrowth #PersonalDevelopment #Transformation #GrowthMindset #TalentDevelopment #DigitalTransformation #Impact #Mentorship #ChangeLeadership
Education

Gold Member, Director on Board, Indian Society of NLP
2021 -Gold Member and on Board of DirectorsActivities and Societies: Certifiying Interventions in NLP NLP Associate Practitioner NLP Practitioner NLP Master Practitioner NLP Trainer Certification

Society of Design Thinking Professionals
2020 - 2020Master Practitioner of Design Thinking
Kanpur University
1991 - 1993MBA Marketing
Ravenshaw College, Cuttack
1984 - 198610+2 Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Biology
Stewart School, Cuttack
1976 - 1984ICSE High School
University of Allahabad
1986 - 1989BSC Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics
Experience

TTK Pharma Ltd, CPD
Jan 1993 - Jan 1996Area Sales Manager - ORISSA OPERATIONSHead of Orissa Operations. Responsible for the consumer products, OTC products and food divisionDesignation – Area Sales ManagerRole 1: Management Trainee (Bihar / Gujrat)Role 2: Head - Orissa Operations Retailer and Distributor Expansion Branch Administration Team Recruitment and Development

Walt Disney Consumer Products
Jan 1996 - Jan 1999Asst Manager: Franchising and MerchandisingRole 1: Head of South operationsRole 2: Head of North operations Logistics Development Software Development Identifying and Developing Franchisees Merchandising Team Development

Caltex Lubricants India Ltd
Jun 1999 - Feb 2002Sales Manager - EastHead of East India operationsRole 1: ASM: Madhya Pradesh Operations, based at IndoreRole 2: Marketing Officer: Caltex SPIC India (On Deputation), based at ChennaiRole 3: AM: Projects: Attached to Director Marketing based at Delhi Role 4: Sales Manager: Head of East Operations – Sales based at Calcutta Initiating Operations in the 5 states C&F, Retailer and Distributor Expansion Developing Sales promoters and Users

Freelance Trainer
May 2002 - Jan 2004Coach / TrainerBehavioural Trainrer, Certified trainer for "Profiles" Psychometric Tools, Management Coach

Idea Cellular
Mar 2004 - Apr 2019GM - Management DevelopmentSupport organisation in 1. Building Development Capital in the organisation 2. Building Manager’s capability for coaching their team that builds a responsive team3. Building learning road map for HIPOs to meet desired behavioural shift.4. Coaching HIPOs5. Enhancing Feedback capability of Managers that supports increased productivity 6. Building cohesive and aligned teams7. Building Training capability of managers to inspire and lead teams8. Creating and rolling out role based and competency based training interventionsHave achieved considerable success in1. Creating and Building Development Infrastructure by way of a. Building Coaching capability for over 60 managers b. Training capability of 40 managers. They now contribute 35% of yearly mandays c. Building on the Peer to Peer learning capability of the managers2. Individual and Team Development through a. Managerial effectiveness and Team cohesiveness interventions b. Coaching team for performance using GROW models, NLP, FIRO-B and others3. Talent Development a. Creating, tracking and measuring behavioural goals based on DAC or career discussions. b. Managers documenting and sharing progress on current and future readiness4. Bringing business sense to training interventions5. Learning and Development stands out as a significant achievement in the Vibes Team Survey 2017 from an area of improvement in 20156. Development Analytics Show less

Flowing River
May 2019 - nowFounderDesign Thinking Training, Certification and Re-Imagning business operations
Licenses & Certifications

Certified NLP Trainer
The National Federation of Neuroliguistic ProgrammingMay 2018
Certified Life Coach, ACTP,
Coach for LifeSept 2012
FIRO-B
CPP-Asia PacificSept 2011
Six Sigma Black Belt
American Society for QualityMar 2009
Manager of Quality / Organizational Excellence
American Society for QualityMar 2008- View certificate

Design Thinking at Work (getAbstract Summary)
LinkedInMar 2021
Languages
- orOriya
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