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Propel | Advancing Strategic Thinking @ India’s Leading Fashion Tech Brand | 2024

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GlobalGyan Leadership Academy August 18, 2025
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Program Overview

In the fashion-tech ecosystem, the pace of change is relentless. Consumer preferences shift with social media trends, technology disrupts traditional retail models monthly, and competitive advantages can disappear overnight. Mid-senior managers in this environment need more than functional expertise—they need strategic thinking capabilities, cross-functional leadership skills, and the business acumen to navigate constant disruption while delivering consistent results.

A leading fashion-tech platform recognized this challenge and developed the Propel program to transform their mid-senior managers from operational performers into strategic leaders. The organization needed leaders who could think beyond their immediate responsibilities, manage complex cross-functional initiatives, and strengthen their overall business leadership quotient in one of the most dynamic industries in the world.

The program was designed around the reality of fashion-tech leadership: decisions must be fast, strategies must be adaptable, and leaders must be comfortable with ambiguity while maintaining clear vision and execution focus. This wasn’t about theoretical leadership development—it was about building practical capabilities that would immediately impact business outcomes in a high-velocity environment.

3-Month
 Journey

30+
Participants

Mid-Senior
 Manager

Project Reviews
 Feedback Rounds

Key Themes Covered

The program addressed the full spectrum of strategic leadership capabilities through carefully designed modules that reflected the unique challenges of leading in a fashion-tech environment.

  • Strategic Foundation: Strategic Thinking and Value Creation frameworks that enabled leaders to see beyond operational challenges to identify and capture sustainable competitive advantages in rapidly changing markets.
  • Market Intelligence: Customer Centricity and Competitive Advantage development, teaching participants to decode customer behavior patterns and translate insights into strategic initiatives that differentiated their platform in crowded markets.
  • Business Acumen: Financial Acumen for Decision-Making that equipped leaders with the analytical tools and commercial thinking needed to evaluate trade-offs, assess investment opportunities, and drive profitable growth.
  • Applied Learning: Business Simulations and Scenario-Based Thinking that provided safe environments to test strategic approaches, learn from failures, and build confidence in handling complex, ambiguous business situations.
  • Influence and Execution: Strategic Influence and Stakeholder Management capabilities that enabled leaders to drive initiatives across organizational boundaries and secure alignment from diverse internal and external stakeholders.
  • Real-World Application: Capstone Group Action Learning Projects where participants tackled actual business challenges, applying their new frameworks and capabilities to deliver measurable solutions for real organizational problems.

Program Impact

Throughout this three-month strategic leadership journey, participants transformed from functional managers into strategic leaders capable of driving complex initiatives and delivering measurable business impact in the fast-paced fashion-tech environment.

  • Strategic Leadership Capability Participants developed significantly enhanced strategic thinking and cross-functional decision-making abilities, with many reporting improved confidence in contributing to business strategy discussions and taking ownership of enterprise-wide initiatives.
  • Applied Business Solutions The capstone action learning projects enabled leaders to address real-world business problems with measurable outcomes, demonstrating immediate value creation and proving the practical applicability of their new strategic capabilities.
  • Organizational Alignment Leaders gained improved ability to connect their team priorities with broader organizational objectives, creating better strategic coherence and more effective resource allocation across multiple business functions and initiatives.
  • Business Leadership Maturity The program fostered greater business ownership and leadership maturity among mid-senior managers, with participants demonstrating increased willingness to take calculated risks, champion strategic initiatives, and drive organizational transformation in their respective areas.

Srinivasa Addepalli

Director, GlobalGyan Academy; Ex-Tata Group

Suman Addepalli

Director & Faculty Partner GlobalGyan Academy, Author

Semira Khaleeli

Founder, Imagenation;
Ex-InterContinental Hotels

Priyanka Sahay

Senior Leadership Coach, GlobalGyan Academy

Ashok Korwar

CEO Coach; Former Dean, IIM-A, Ex-Polaris Consulting

Gagandeep Singh

Leadership Coach;
Ex-Tata Group, IIM-A & ISB

Dipesh Mohile

Consultant, IIA Ventures;
Ex-Cisco

Chandramoulee P.

Management Coach; Ex-HSBC, Citi, HDFC

Sanjay Yashroy

Adjunct Professor, IIM;
Ex-Accenture (UK), Star India

Vijay Makwana

Founder, Genevraye Consulting; Ex-Blue Tribe, Whirlpool

Usha Rangarajan

Founder, UnLEASH, Leadership Coach; Ex-Tata Tele

Sonali Gera

Certified Leadership Coach;
Ex-Tata Motors, EXL Services

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Srinivasa Addepalli

Srinivasa Addepalli is the visionary Founder & CEO of GlobalGyan Leadership Academy. A former Chief Strategy Officer at the Tata Group and ex-IIM Ahmedabad faculty, he blends 25+ years of real-world leadership with a deep passion for teaching. Known for turning complex business ideas into simple, actionable insights, he inspires professionals to think like CEOs and lead with purpose, clarity, and courage.

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Suman Addepalli

Suman Addepalli is a leadership educator, author, and former COO (Thriive Global, Radio Mirchi, Reliance Ent.) with 20+ years in media and communications. As Director & Faculty Partner at GlobalGyan Leadership Academy, she empowers professionals through impactful storytelling, executive presence, and persuasive communication. Her bestselling book, “Supercharge Your Executive Presence,” has helped many advance their careers.

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Semira Khaleeli

Semira Khaleeli is a seasoned trainer, coach, and facilitator with 22 years in hospitality marketing and sales. Founder of Imagenation, she specializes in selling skills, communication, personal branding, and executive presence. Certified in NLP, DISC, and Emotional Intelligence, she has trained industries like Godrej, Siemens, and Vodafone. Semira also coaches executives remotely with Peakperformer and uExcelerate, empowering leaders globally.

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Priyanka Sahay

Priyanka Sahay is a seasoned leadership coach at GlobalGyan, with a rare blend of corporate acumen and human insight. Backed by 20+ years across banking, entrepreneurship, and academia, she empowers mid-career professionals to lead with empathy, clarity, and strategic intent. A certified counselor and ex-Axis Bank leader, she’s deeply passionate about unlocking human potential through reflective and immersive learning.

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Dr. Ashok Korwar

Dr. Ashok Korwar

Ashok is a management consultant based in Pune. His passion is to help SMEs grow to the next level. His focus is in the IT and engineering industries. Ashok was a strategic advisor to the Chairman of Polaris Software, where he actively engaged in strategic initiatives. He was also a professor at the Indian Institute of Management, Ahmedabad, where he has served as the Chairman of the PGP, the MEP, and the International Management Group.

Gagandeep Singh

Gagandeep Singh is a Director at Reflexive Lenses Consulting and collaborator at GlobalGyan Academy. He specializes in organization development, focusing on transformation, leadership, and culture change. With expertise in behavioral labs, psychometric tools, and coaching, he partners with senior leaders to drive alignment and growth. He also teaches at IIMA and ISB, blending deep academic insight with practical leadership development.

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Dipesh Mohile

Dipesh Mohile is a seasoned startup advisor and investor mentor with 20+ years of experience, including 12 years at Cisco in sales strategy. Founder of IIA Ventures and Think Beyond Numbers, he helps startups scale, raise funds, and execute growth strategies. He partners with incubators, accelerators, and GlobalGyan to build strong leadership and reduce startup failures, focusing on practical, impactful solutions.

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Chandramoulee Palani

Chandramoulee Palani is a banker-turned-edupreneur with 25+ years in global finance, including leadership roles at Citibank, HDFC Bank, HSBC, and more. An expert in corporate finance, strategy, and cross-cultural stakeholder management, he now focuses on executive coaching, strategic consulting, and teaching at premier institutes like IIM and IIT Madras. A marathoner and author, he blends structured problem-solving with people skills to empower future leaders.

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Sanjay Yashroy

Sanjay Yashroy is a dynamic leader and educator with a rich background in strategy, innovation, digital tech, and venture capital. An MBA from London Business School, he has held leadership roles at Reliance Jio, Pixion, and co-founded Right Angle Digital. Currently an Adjunct Professor at IIM, he blends global insight with Indian philosophy to drive transformation in business and education.

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Vijay Makwana

Makwana Vijay is a PE/VC investee firm operations expert and growth strategist. With experience as CEO, consultant, and marketing leader, he specializes in P&L leadership, GTM strategy, brand building, and sales growth for consumer goods. An INSEAD MBA, he’s worked with global firms like Whirlpool, Rio Tinto, and Standard Chartered. Vijay now leads Genevraye Consulting, helping businesses scale through sharp execution and strategic insight.

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Usha Rangarajan

Usha is a transformation strategist and founder of UnLEASH, driving customer experience-led business change, strategy deployment, and culture transformation. With 30+ years across hospitality, IT, and telecom, she has led impactful projects for airlines, hotels, real estate, and startups. A certified coach, Six Sigma Black Belt, and NLP practitioner, she mentors entrepreneurs and empowers women leaders. Usha also serves as an Independent Director at Sterling Holidays and engages with GlobalGyan.

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Sonali Gera

Sonali Gera is an Internationally Certified Leadership Coach and Global HR expert specializing in Women Leadership, Diversity & Inclusion, POSH, and Trauma-Informed Coaching. With 15+ years in global corporate leadership roles at Tata Motors and more, she now empowers leaders worldwide through coaching, leadership development, and complex change management. Passionate about feminine leadership and creating inclusive workplaces.

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