MEET DR.VIJAY 

Story Coach

"Imagine meeting someone with over two decades of corporate experience, whose heart beats for the art of communication."

That's me, Vijay, a Communication Specialist and Story Coach, passionate about blending psychology and communication to drive transformative change.

 

But what truly sets my soul on fire is business storytelling. As a consultant and coach, I live by the mantra 'Speak from your head with your heart wide open,' because I believe every message is a unique masterpiece.

 

As an MBA and a PhD with expertise in Business Management and a Master's degree in Psychology, I bring a unique perspective to the World of Effective Communication. Over my extensive corporate career, spanning FMCG, Retail, and Learning & Development sectors, I've witnessed the profound impact that communication has on individuals, teams, and organisations. It was through these experiences that I discovered the powerful interplay between psychology and communication. Through personalised coaching, interactive workshops, and engaging storytelling techniques, I foster self-awareness, emotional intelligence, and effective communication skills.

 

Join me at Lex'n'Pix as we embark on a collaborative journey to unlock the transformative power of psychology-infused communication and storytelling. Together, we will shape narratives, build connections, and make a meaningful difference."

 

My Story

I used the first 15 years after finishing college to stick to the safe, usual path of working in big companies. Then, I did something really strange. And it turned out to be the smartest choice I ever made.

At the start, I spent the initial five years working in Sales & Marketing at Hindustan Lever Limited (now Hindustan Unilever). Later, I spent a decade moving up in the ranks of management in the growing Retail Industry, trying out different jobs – Beginning with the launch of the First Hypermarket in India and later, leading Retail Operations of a Retail Conglomerate. (That's not the strange part).

During that time, many of those years were spent learning about leadership, talking with people, selling, and how to be a good person. And for the last 10 years, I've been focusing on learning about Communication and the powerful impact of storytelling in persuasion. For this, I personally studied hundreds of people, looked for important moments in their work lives and personal lives when they learned a really important lesson. This lesson had to be so good that it's worth passing down to the next generation of leaders and people in general.

Guess what? What I found really surprised me. Actually, it surprised me so much (and this is the strange part) that I left my job to spend all my time sharing those lessons. I also started coaching leaders in the art and science of business storytelling. 

Now, in the present...

I spend my time talking to groups of people to share the lessons from these stories.

But after going through thousands of stories along the journey, I learned something else: how to figure out and make an effective and interesting story. I help companies and their bosses put together their own stories about what they do. I also conduct classes and workshops about storytelling and leadership so that you and your team can become better leaders.

My days now are quite different from the business life I used to have. But I do work that I really, really care about, which I'm sure you'll find as exciting as I do.