Change is a lot to ask of anyone. It goes better when you don't have to face it alone.

I'm Neeraj Gulati. I train, speak and coach with leaders and teams as they take on new technology, new ways of working and new roles. My work is to make the learning feel human, useful and worth your people's time.

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Why I do this work.

Neeraj Gulati, speaker, trainer and coach, founder of The MindShift
Neeraj GulatiFounder, The MindShift

I started out as an engineer who loved stories. Over twenty years I've built businesses, led large teams, and worked alongside people through every wave of change: the internet, mobile, platforms, and now AI.

What stayed with me is how capable people are, and how much easier learning becomes when it feels safe to ask a simple question. That's the room I try to create.

  • FoundationComputer engineer, Gold Medal (Pune University), then an MBA in brand management at MICA.
  • 2013 to 2016Founded Ingenuity as Managing Director at IPG Mediabrands, the group's ecommerce and mobile offering.
  • 2016 to 2018Founded Bookyboo, a personalised storybook platform for children.
  • 2018 to 2021Partner, Entropia. Named to Campaign Asia's 40 Under 40 in 2020.
  • 2021 to 2025Country Head, Accenture Song Malaysia. 250+ people across brand, technology, creative, ecommerce, martech and GenAI.
  • TodayFounder, Techno Ape (AI operations studio) and The MindShift, where I train, speak and coach leaders and teams. Registered Training Provider with HRD Corp.
PetronasL'OrealBMWStandard CharteredMerckGrabLazadaFoodpandaDNBEPFTNB

I've led teams through change.

I know what it asks of leaders and of the people they lead.

I speak engineering and business.

I can explain the technology in the language your teams already use.

I keep the room warm.

People learn more when they're comfortable, so I bring humour, stories and plenty of time for questions.

What I can offer.

Every team is carrying something different. Pick what sounds closest to yours, or tell me what you're seeing and we'll shape something together.

On stage

For moments that bring people together.

  • Keynotes on leadership, change, technology and AI
  • Opening and closing keynotes for offsites and conferences
  • Panel moderation and fireside chats
  • Town halls and all-hands during change
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Leadership and change

For those setting the direction.

  • Programmes for CEOs, C-suite and boards
  • Programmes for managers who turn strategy into daily work
  • Leading teams through change and restructuring
  • New role and first-year transitions
  • Leadership team offsites
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AI for work

Practical, at the pace people can absorb.

  • AI for CEOs, C-suite and boards
  • AI literacy for non-technical teams
  • A live AI readiness profile for every participant
  • Responsible AI and governance conversations
  • AI champions and internal trainer networks
  • AI operations design
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Digital transformation

Where strategy meets the everyday.

  • Digital transformation for business heads
  • Ecommerce, martech and personalisation
  • Data-informed decisions for non-analysts
  • Transformation roadmaps and leadership briefings
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Customer experience and brand

For teams that face the customer.

  • Customer journey and experience workshops
  • Marketing, content and creative team capability
  • Social and digital marketing
  • Brand and communication planning
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Storytelling and communication

Because ideas travel through stories.

  • Storytelling for leaders
  • Presentation and speaking skills
  • Communicating change to your people
  • Creativity and innovation workshops
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Coaching

Private, honest, one person at a time.

  • One-to-one CEO coaching
  • Leadership team coaching
  • Founders and entrepreneurs
  • Career reinvention for senior professionals
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Team building

For teams who need room to breathe.

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Working with learning teams

A steady partner for the learning function.

  • Learning journeys designed with your L&D team
  • Train-the-trainer and internal champions
  • Board and leadership briefings
  • Custom programmes for your context
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Rooms I've had the privilege to share.

Moderator

From Channel Chaos to Connected CX

A conversation with Malaysia's Deputy Minister of Communications, the CEO of The Edge and Sunway's brand strategy head on where customer journeys break.

Moderator and panellist, 2026

Content 360 Malaysia

I moderated "AI with intention: mapping purpose, precision and practicality across the content journey" and joined the "Back to Basics" panel.

Panellist, 2024

IAA World Congress, Kuala Lumpur

I spoke as Country Head of Accenture Song, alongside leaders from Google Cloud, Kontron, Kantar and Wavemaker.

Speaker

Experience 360 Indonesia

On the moment when storytelling and technology stop being separate crafts.

Panellist

DX Leaders Strategy Forum Malaysia

On transformation that reaches around the whole business, not just the technology.

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Neeraj Gulati, named to Campaign Asia's 40 Under 40 in 2020
Campaign Asia40 Under 40, 2020
"Geek and storyteller by day, DJ Butter Skull by night."

In 2020, Campaign Asia included me in its 40 Under 40 for Asia-Pacific. The work behind it was helping teams take on new technology in ways they could live with, and that is still what I care about most.

What I'm proudest of is the team behind it: together we doubled the firm's revenue and grew the team by 75% in a single year.

Read the Campaign Asia profile →
Open Waters · a team experience by Neeraj Gulati

Some teams don't need another workshop. They need a moment to breathe.

Picture the last light of the day on the water. A boat. Music. A team that has been running for so long it forgot what it feels like to simply be here.

For a few hours there's nothing to win. It's an invitation to look inward and remember that you're already enough. When people feel that, they hold on less tightly to wanting more and start giving more. Openness follows, and with it trust, loyalty and better work.

Then the music rises, and people dance. Not as a party, but as openness you can feel.

Bring Open Waters to your team
  • Joy, not performance.An inward experience, not group games, whiteboards or frameworks.
  • Being present.Phones down, pressure off, nothing to prove to anyone.
  • Giving more, wanting less.The shift that changes how a team treats its work and each other.
  • Dancing as meditation.Openness you can feel, from the people who lead to the people they lead.

Words from people who know the work.

"Neeraj is a problem solver and a true leader."

Senior Leader, Global Technology Organisation

"The rare combination of deep technical fluency and the human instinct to bring people with him through change."

C-Suite Executive, Fortune 500 Financial Services

"Someone you want in the room when it matters most."

Senior Client Partner, Regional Consulting Practice

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Questions people ask.

Who is Neeraj Gulati?

I'm a speaker, trainer and coach based in Kuala Lumpur, and the founder of The MindShift and Techno Ape. I started as a computer engineer, hold an MBA from MICA, and have spent twenty years in brand, technology and digital transformation, most recently as Country Head of Accenture Song Malaysia. Campaign Asia included me in its 40 Under 40 in 2020.

What can I book Neeraj Gulati for?

Keynotes and panel moderation, leadership and change programmes, AI and digital transformation training, customer experience and brand workshops, storytelling and communication, coaching for leaders and founders, team building including Open Waters, and working with learning teams to design custom programmes.

Is Neeraj Gulati a registered training provider?

Yes. I'm registered with HRD Corp as a training provider.

Is the training only about AI?

No. AI is one of several areas I work in. Many teams come to me for leadership, change, customer experience, storytelling or team building, and some ask for a mix.

What is Open Waters?

Open Waters is a team experience at sunset on the water. It is an inward experience with music and dance, not group games, whiteboards or frameworks. It gives a team a moment to breathe and remember they are already enough. Details are at themindshift.co/openwaters.

Which events has Neeraj Gulati spoken at?

Content 360 Malaysia (2026), the IAA World Congress in Kuala Lumpur (2024), the From Channel Chaos to Connected CX panel, Experience 360 Indonesia, and the DX Leaders Strategy Forum Malaysia.

Which organisations has Neeraj Gulati worked with?

Across my career I have worked with Petronas, L'Oreal, BMW, Standard Chartered, Merck, Grab, Lazada, Foodpanda, DNB, EPF and TNB.

How do I book Neeraj Gulati?

Use the booking form on this page or message me on WhatsApp. Tell me what your team is working through, and I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right person to help.

Let's talk about your team.

Tell me what your people are working through. I'll tell you honestly whether I'm the right person to help.

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