“ I have known Milind for a little short of ten years. And each meeting or interaction of mine with him has been of opportunity, growth and of course positivity. These are the very elements that Milind innately brings into his interactions. His capability as a coach doubly supports his business conversations. His areas of expertise touch the bandwidth of business, i.e. strategy, consulting, entrepreneurship, research, innovation, and education. The visioning intervention with Lumiere gave us the belief and fuel in driving our audacious goals, which I believe, is critical to startup founders. The qualitative research initiative that we commissioned in 2019, with Lumiere for LeadThink Pilot 1.0, was an incisive tool. The learnings achieved out of this study, have been incorporated into our ongoing Pilot 2.0 and early responses indicate that these inputs are being received well by our subscribers, leading to significant outcomes and engagement with them. Therefore, Milind, while allowing the flexibility of approaches and innovation into business strategy, is able to, especially with his consulting and coaching experience, influence mindfulness of business realities and entrepreneurial challenges for mindset change for business and startup founders. The tripartite outreach that Milind has driven in Lumiere, along with his partner and wife, Deepa Soman, is now a thriving and vibrant community of professionals, entrepreneurs and educational institutions. Their social media handles on Facebook and LinkedIn are shining examples of their conscious efforts in this direction. The sensitivity to the people outside and beyond Lumiere is a case study on ecosystem growth and business opportunity. Happy to be in touch, in case of any clarifications. Minal Jagtiani Principal Co-Founder LeadThink Social Media Ventures Pte Ltd www.whenchangehappens.org ”