Our team - We are a group of highly accomplished professionals with over 155+ years of combined expertise in various industries. Each one of us is an expert in different segments of work and can be a change maker!
Ms. Archana Krishnamurthy
She has been in leadership positions
She was instrumental in setting up
over a dozen successful enterprises
and charitable organisations over
the last 30 years of her professional
career.
She is also the Founder of MLPL which is into Business Consulting, Executive/Leadership Coaching, Startup Mentoring and Training (Professional/ Life Skills/Technical) including corporate certifications and professional accredited courses for corporate and educational institutions
She is an ICF Certified Executive and Leadership Master Coach, Certified Counsellor, Sought-after Mentor, Facilitator, Gen AI Trainer – esp. for Leadership, Motivational Speaker, and Spiritual Seeker.
Archana has mentored and coached many start-up entrepreneurs and mid and senior corporate leaders. She is frequently invited as a motivational speaker by educational institutions, start-up forums, corporate houses, women forums and NGO’s.
CA Mahesh Krishna Murthy
A seasoned Chartered Accountant with over 35 years of consultancy experience, Mahesh Krishna Murthy is a dynamic serial entrepreneur and a trailblazer in city-wide broadband, optical networking, ISP services, security electronics and software development. As a passionate startup mentor, he is dedicated to nurturing the next generation of entrepreneurs. His core belief lies in giving back to society, sharing the wealth of knowledge and insights he has gained throughout his diverse and impactful career in consultancy and business leadership.
He has played a leadership role in founding and managing businesses, such as Garuda Secure Technologies Pvt. Ltd., where he pioneered a successful mini ERP system for clubs that continues to operate after 10 years. He also led the due diligence and successful takeover of a co-operative bank under RBI moratorium, demonstrating strong financial acumen and risk management skills.
Other notable experiences include co-founding Dhody & Murthy, where he was instrumental in the turnaround of a loss-making regional rural bank (RRB), improving NPA management, and securing government-backed recapitalization.
Prof. Dr. Sanjay Dwivedi
UK Chartered Accountant with Doctoral Research fellowship – M&A Strategy. Certified English Language Trainer, Start-Up Mentor with over 30 years of professional experience as CXO (UK/USA/ UAE & India) positions from Idea-To-IPO and mentoring and coaching 209 startup business models.
Senior facilitator for Workplace and Life Skills. Faculty – Prof. teaching finance courses at global and Indian Universities, IIT/IIM and B Schools.
Executive & Program Director Pratyagra Foundation (Incubator, Accelerator & Intrapreneurship)
Co-Launched The Startup ecosystem catalyst for Mysuru-Kodagu with Royal Bherunda Foundation’s – Mysuru Entrepreneurship Forum Council Member- Secretary. Co-Creating Startup Ecosystems collaboratively 100 Million Startup Founders Globally. Ex President ISPAI & Ex-CEO at MEITY NIXI.
Professional : FCCA (UK) MCQI (UK) CISA (USA) Cert-IFRS (UK) Mentor- Oxford Brookes University & Advanced Business English Coach
Executive / Certified Mentor/Empanelled Expert – Risk/Audit Compliance – SBL for ACCA (UK) and Accounting Forensics with ICAI.
Asad Wasi
Asad Wasi is a seasoned professional with over 30 years of experience in public policy, advocacy, communication, and corporate networking. He began his career at PHDCCI, where he led impactful initiatives including a successful entrepreneurship training project with Germany’s Konrad-Adenauer-Foundation. He later served as Director of ASSOCHAM’s Southern Region, working with governments, diplomats, and regulatory bodies to foster industrial growth and international collaboration. Since 2019, he has been contributing to the global expansion of India’s electronics and IT sector through his work with the Electronics & Computer Software Export Promotion Council (ESC). He holds a Master’s in Commerce from the University of Delhi.