Business Consultant and Mentor

Ajit is a C-suite executive with extensive global experience, specializing in strategy, business consulting, and mentorship. His client interactions are characterized by a highly personalized approach, where he immerses himself in the client's business, thoroughly understanding their operations before offering consultative solutions.

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What sets Ajit apart in terms of how clients perceive him as an individual?

Multi Facet Consultant

Realistic, Action-focused, and easy to communicate.

Master Executioner

Extensive depth and breadth of knowledge with deep network.

Strategist & Growth Hacker

Systematic approach in building the strategy aligning with the client’s goals.

About Ajit Joshi

Business Consultant

Ajit, a business consultant with roots in Pune, India, had a nomadic upbringing as his father's job led the family to various cities across India. His family tree is rich with engineers, academics, government officials, and even freedom fighters. In addition to his enduring connection to agricultural heritage, he finds great fulfillment in pursuing a wide range of hobbies and takes immense pleasure in his professional endeavors. His extensive travels, both for leisure and business, across India and around the world, have finely honed his expertise in managing businesses with multiple locations and overseeing remote teams.

Consulting approach

Ajit's approach to crafting client strategies revolves around aligning with the client's long-term business objectives.
His consulting style is notably hands-on, fostering close collaboration with the client's teams.
Ajit is more practical in offering solution blueprints, ensuring their feasibility and attainability.
His primary objective is to provide enduring solutions that seamlessly harmonize with the overall business strategy.

Credentials

Accredited mentor on Business Mentor New Zealand Platform. This is a countrywide platform providing mentoring experts across businesses
Mentor in Residence with the Centre of innovation and entrepreneurship at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Advisor with Loyal VC, a venture capital firm based in Canada giving support to companies across the world.
Currently on the Board of multiple companies as an Independent Director. Certified company Director in India.

Worked and exposed to 8 industries like Renewable energy, Smart cards, Technology, Media, Agriculture, Mobile, Digital health and medical devices, and manufacturing. Established businesses in India, UAE, Jordan, and Indonesia.
Successfully executed, expanded, and divested two start-ups over the last decade by creating profitable exits for investors.
Member of the Eu-India InnoCenter Mentor Board. This is a consortium of organizations from Europe and India helping various European businesses to enter the Indian market.

19 Years

Corporate Experience

09 Years

Start Up Experience

07 Years

Consultancy

Corporate

Ajit’s extensive knowledge equips him to navigate emerging markets and technologies, whether for startups or established companies seeking to enter new territories. Ajit has played a pivotal role in spearheading various revenue and business models across a wide range of industries, including Information Technology, FMCG, Textile, Smart cards, renewable energy, Healthcare, Big data analytics, Digital Media, and entertainment. His hands-on approach involves offering guidance and overseeing capacity development to deliver and enhance solutions in fields such as business intelligence, big data platforms, large data warehouses, and data analytics. Ajit has a distinct inclination for pioneering new technologies, consistently evaluating their potential, and skillfully executing tactical strategies.

Startups

Ajit has executed, expanded, and divested from two startup ventures. Throughout this entrepreneurial journey, he successfully secured multiple rounds of funding, executed acquisitions in both the Indian and international markets, and achieved profitable exits for both startups. Ajit also executed pivots to the business models whenever necessary and kept the venture on a profitable journey. His startups were extremely data-intensive and he was instrumental in creating new revenue models using data analytics. His startups were funded by venture capital funds like Nexus, Sequoia, and Intel Capital.

International exposure

During his corporate career and start-up journey, Ajit has substantial international experience in the form of dealing with parent companies in Europe and the USA. He understands the intricacies of different operating styles of the world and the challenges that are encountered while operating as subsidiaries of foreign companies. He is well exposed to different work cultures and management ethics of the international corporate world. As part of the start-up, he successfully ventured out beyond the boundaries of the country and established operations in the Middle East, Indonesia, and Africa. Ajit has experience in building the international strategy and also the road for execution of the same. He is well-versed in managing international teams and their culture.

Consultancy

Ajit has the unique advantage of having worked in nine different industries and two starts ups and therefore he can effortlessly understand the client’s industry and his business model. While there is typically a predefined path agreed upon with investors, its successful implementation or refinement remains crucial. This involves seizing opportunities for mergers and acquisitions, expanding internationally, and adapting the business model to address sudden changes in the external environment. In this capacity, he plays a pivotal role in helping SMEs and startups navigate these multifaceted challenges. His contributions encompassed a range of activities, including business process re-engineering aimed at cost reduction, devising strategies for product launches, facilitating international expansion, evaluating M&A opportunities, and conducting financial due diligence.

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Ajay Kelkar

May 5, 2020, Ajay was Ajit's client

Leadership CoachlTransitions coachinglEx CMO ,HDFC bankllogan certified & PCCI Trustee@Antarangl
TEDx speakerICoFounder Hansa Cequity

Ajit has got strategic bend of mind which is rare and always in demand, he brings in lot of energy and systematic approach on table which helps to achieve the desired objectives quickly and efficiently.Ajit is a good team player and can handle difficult teams with ease and empathy. He possess variety of Experience which is again an unique combination.

Sunil Deshmukh

April 28, 2020, Sunil managed Ajit directly

Global Chair Elect, Global Board Director, C Suite Executive, Leadership & Executive Coach, Mentor, Strategy Consultant, Independent Director.

Ajit is a great combination of a Finance guy who thinks Strategyfirst! I also saw him as practical & someone who went after what was 'possible" rather than some idealistic goal! He is, of course, a great guy to work with! I would love to work with him again!

Tanvi Kalekar

November 15, 2017, Tanvi reported directly to Ajit

Legal Counsel

Ajit is someone a BOSS be like! A good advisor, guide and a superb leader and a person at whom you can look for during the time of crisis/pressure. Excellent in finding out solutions in every problem. Encouraged his team in taking risks at all steps and explore new opportunities. He is extremely intelligent and his skill to deal with people in corporate structure is cherry on the top.

Srirang Athalye

May 29, 2020, Ajit was senior to Srirang but didn't manage Srirang directly

Group President Aurum Ventures & Non Executive Director Aurum PropTech Ltd (Formerly Majesco Ltd.)

Ajit with multi-faceted experience has evolved in to a great strategist for start-ups with in-depth knowledge of Finance coupled with hands on experience of International operations & M&A's I am personally surprised with his successful experience trail he hasn't yet been snapped up by one of the larger funds. However this is boon to start-ups and MSMEs wanting to scale up to utilise his experience and expertise. Every visionary with head in clouds needs a man with feet on ground to take care of business and Ajit is that man. Ajit is a great team player and networker which is seen from the fact that we have remained in touch for 30 years after working together in 1990.

Bratindra Chakravorty

October 13, 2017, Bratindra worked with Ajit on the same team

HealthTech, FinTech, InsurTech, Data Analytics Techno-commercial Professional Business Development and Relationship Management Expert

Fantastic personality, superbly knowledgeable, extremely hardworking and amazingly friendly if and only if you manage to get past that professional skin. His overall experience is a boon for and startup who is trying to understand and navigate finances, funding or even governance issues. I loved working with him and till date over last 15 years I associate with him on various fronts. That should in itself be a great pointer to the value of Ajit to someone!

Vijay Gangal

October 3, 2017, Vijay worked with Ajit but they were at different companies

Ex - Vice President at Capgemini Technology Services India Limited

Ajit brings a new focus and experience to the startup world that is heavily technology focused. He brings a wealth of experience in ground realities in valuation of a business, funding of new entities and the world of mergers and acquisitions.