Corporate Trainer
A corporate trainer, counseling psychologist, author, management consultant and a visiting faculty with an experience of over 23 years primarily in Banking and FMCG and short stints in Hospitality, Manufacturing (Engineering products) and Education including ten years in training.
Combining age old spiritual wisdom and psychology with business common sense in the context of the current market environment through training and consulting, these trainings have been trying to break off from the traditional trends in learning and development and bring focus on individual development and productivity as two sides of the same coin for organizational growth.
Trainings for teenagers/ students, parenting workshops and teacher trainings on the art of living are a part of the scope under the banner of TEENAGE WISDOM.
VIRTUES specialises in coaching and consulting on Leadership and Team Building, Strategic Thinking, Change Management, Emotional Intelligence, Nogotiation Skills, Self-Appraisal, Critical Thinking, Stress Management through Meditation and more.
Anurag is a visiting faculty in ICAI and LJ School of Law.
Anurag has authored a blend of inspirational and spiritual philosophy in a book – Life is a Fully Paid Holiday, especially for the stressed urban dwellers in India. Avid traveler as he is, he has travelled to more than 175 cities in India!
Anurag likes to call himself a Workplace Monk !!
Professional Description
Founder – VIRTUES Training and Development Shed
Virtues is a training and development shed founded in the year 2014 where solutions to variousprofessional and personal challenges are revealed through training, case studies as well as serious introspection by the trainees themselves. Virtues passionately strives to add value to mind, body and soul.
Founder – TEENAGE WISDOM
Teenage Wisdom was founded in the year 2012 and it intends to guide teenagers to discover themselves with respect to the art of living life, especially with the perspective of the changes that occur during this age and the potential this exciting age promises on the other hand. Parents and teachers are also guided on the way teens should be dealt with during this sensitive age.
Counselling Psychologist
Counselling patients and general population through personal and group counseling. Counseling includes psychological and spiritual counseling for problems like stress, inner and outer conflict, suicidal tendencies, workplace problems, lack of interest at work, demotivated employees, loss of hope and such issues.
Training Programmes
Developing Leadership Attributes | Business Strategy Mindset | Decision Making Change Management | Emotional Intelligence and Organisational Profits
Bhagwad Gita in Management | Meditation and Stress Resolution
Negotiation Skills |Communication Skills | Critical and CreativeThinking
Conflict Management and Resolution | Team Building | Time Management Workshops Workshops for Teenagers | Parenting Workshops for Busy Parents
Training Programmes Conducted at:
HDFC Bank | Zydus Life Sciences
Ahmedabad Management Association
Future Group
– Big Bazaar, Central, Brand Factory, Home Town, NuFutureDigital
Grasim Industries (Aditya Birla Group)
NEPRA
Axis Bank | HLL Life Care
L&T Finance | Elderly Helpline
Hy-fun Foods
JBS Academy
PSP Projects | Astron Packaging
Sarvodaya Bank
ITC (FMCG)
Professional Experience
- HR (L&D) Consultancy Project – Adaptive EngineeringPvt. Ltd. (Mar.’17-Mar. ‘18) – Offered services as Management and L&D Consultant and helped grow business and set processes as well as design training programmes and hold trainings for employees and motivate them for productivity
- Management Consultant at MAAC – Satellite (Sept. ‘11 – Apr. ‘14) – Contributed in business development, management and HR strategies in an animation training institute. Developed sound strategies and liasoning for increasing walk-ins as well developed the social media platform for the institute
- Branch Manager at KotakMahindra Bank (Sept. ‘07-Apr. ‘09) – Launched and managed retail branch at Drive-in Road, Ahmedabad. Instrumental in business development, training of employees, business operations, key clients’ relationship management, CASA and TPP development, branch audit and more
- Citigold RM at Citibank (Sept. ‘06 – Aug ’07) – Client relationship and business development. Portfolio management of HNI clients in mutual funds, insurance, and structured portfolios
- Area Manager at Reliance CapitalAsset Management (Apr. ’05 – Aug’06) – Distribution/ channel management. Business development through more than 300 retail and wholesale investment portfolio consultants and firms
- Territory Manager atGECountrywide (Oct. ’02 – Feb ’05) – Business development through primarily channel management in used car business and later new cars. Team management of sales staff as well
- Sales Officer at GSKConsumer Healthcare (Oct. ’99 – Sep’02) – Managed a distribution channel of 22 distributors in 19 cities in North Gujarat including Ahmedabad. Extensive travelling to all distributor points to help in business development of the channel partner as well as to keep a check on all areas of brand management.
Education
- Currently pursuing Ph.D in Meditation and EI
- Masters in Psychology (Organisational Behaviour) – IGNOU
- Bachelors in Arts (Economics) – PunjabUniversity
- PGDM in Sales and Marketing – NIS Chandigarh
Personal Information
- Gender : Male
- Nationality : Indian
- Highest Education : M.A. Psychology (Organisational Behaviour)
- Address : A-54 Vishal Tower, Satellite, Ahmedabad – 380015