Avanti Parulekar
Coach
India
Avanti Parulekar, Independent Life Coach, Chief Evangelist, Organic Farmer, Network Leader with Lean In and State President Agriculture with WICCI. Avanti believes, “Go with the flow but keep reins in your hand and do not hesitate to break the flow when you do not vibe with it” Avanti has been a HR professional with close to 10 years’ experience. Her HR career span includes organizations like Disney Star, Hinduja Group Limited and Quantiphi. Majority of her years were spent at Disney Star where she had exposure to various HR verticals and special projects. Post which she has worked as a Group HR and on many new-age projects. Avanti has done her Masters in Business Administration with a specialization in HR from Mumbai Educational Trust, MET League of Colleges. Avanti has recently ventured in the world of being an Evangelist with Pranah Sandbox for their Pride Plus App. Currently, in the pre-investment phase.
She values self-awareness that is why she took up coaching and pursued a certification from Coach to Transformation. She is a Life Coach (on the pathway to get her ACC credentials from International Coaching Federation). She has done Hogan Certification from ThreeFish Consulting India. Avanti is a passionate organic farmer – majorly growing mangoes and bamboo.
Avanti was recognized for her farming efforts by NMCBI – Navi Mumbai Chambers of Business & Industries in April 2022 and conferred “Best Start-up Leader 2022”. In January 2022 she won the “Women Changemaker of the Year” by Transformance Forums. She made it to the “40 under 40 HR Leaders” list by Jombay in December 2020. She was conferred the “Woman Super Achiever Award” 2020 by 7th World Women Leadership Congress in February 2020. Avanti was selected for Asia’s 100 Power Leaders in HR 2022 from India by White Page International. She has taken up positions on honorary basis with Lean In – Women at Work as a Network Leader. She is also heading the Agriculture State Council of Maharashtra under Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry (WICCI). She is an ally to the LGBTQIA+ community. Avanti is a leader who is keen on evolving with changing times and take risks. Though she is now more involved in coaching, farming and business side of the start-up world, her professional values and personality have shaped up because of her experience in hardcore HR roles.