Theme: RIPPLES

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JANSONS SCHOOL OF BUSINESS
KARUMATHAMPATTI
COIMBATORE, Tamil Nadu, 641659
India

Balaji Vijayaraghavan M K

Marketer, Comedian & Carnatic Music Enthusiast

Balaji, a.k.a Balls is a marketer by day and stand-up comic by dusk. Being an ardent fan of carnatic music, he started the first and only forum to organize open mics exclusive for carnatic music with an intent to make the genre more accessible, democratic, and meritorious. He adopted best practices from stand-up comedy fraternity to nurture upcoming and established carnatic musicians.

Kalpana Tatavarti

Gender Inclusion Specialist, Women Leadership Coach

Kalpana is on a mission to promote gender equality in workplaces, thereby increasing opportunities for women. Over the past decade she has partnered with several marquee clients towards this objective and has designed impactful interventions to that effect. She has coached and mentored a few thousand women in Indian workplaces, on building successful careers in the last decade. Her work in women leadership development is distinguished by its holistic approach of integrating individual, unit and systemic elements.

Mangalam Senthil C

Engineer, Trainer, Story Teller and Counsellor

C.Mangalam Senthil believes that everyone steps into a world of possibilities with stories. She is vibrant when she shares or listens to stories. She enjoys trekking, singing, drawing kolams, running, doing calligraphy or learning something new.

Navaneeth V Ganesh

Start Up Entrepreneur, Asia's Record Holding Motivational Speaker

A post graduate in software engineering and finance, Navaneeth V Ganesh, currently is bootstrapping his own cow based start-up focusing to provide personal care products and health supplements. He is a motivational speaker and trainer having appeared on over 300 plus stages.

Preethi S

Student (JSB 2020 batch)

Preethi S is a student pursing MBA, with two years of work experience. She is a bold woman with humble nature and is self-made. She stands for full potential and courage, creating awareness among her network which is a small contribution to the society to break taboos, and empowering women.

Saru PK

Psychotherapist, Counsellor, Transactional Analyst

Saru PK is in the field of psychotherapy and training over the past 25 years. Her focus is on developing professionals and passing the torch on to make a wider impact on people’s growth and change. Her other interest is cross cultural training which prompted her to train in different geographical locations in India and outside. The result is a strong transactional analysis professional community in the south of India. Her approach to psychotherapy is eclectic. She also looks at it from the perspectives of Indian and Islamic philosophies.

Vanithamani C

Storyteller

Vanithamani Arulvel is a dynamic Storyteller for children exclusively in Tamil who is an avid reader. She conducts various storytelling sessions and academic trainings for teachers under the banner named 'Kadhaikalam' and 'Happy Classroom for Children and Teachers' respectively. 'Butterfly Kids Library' is being run by her which is an important phenomenon. Her articles are published in leading magazines and newspapers. Her life mission is to create the next generation as good human beings in the society through reading which would be the fruitful result of storytelling.

Venkatesan R

Consultant Engineer, Long Distance Runner

Venkatesan R is a post graduate in engineering, and he worked in the field of power plant boiler design. Currently he is a consultant in the field of power plant engineering and troubleshooting of boilers. Being a late entrant to long distance running, Venkatesan inspired the revitalisation of the runners group in his neighbourhood and continues to inspire many – young and old – to take up running for a healthy lifestyle!