Find your why. Nail your how.

I have been colleague and friend of Pankaj for almost two decades.

I have seen him work his leadership magic multiple times leading teams and companies in growing and realizing their potential. We have worked together during the best of times where everything just clicked, and business thrived and also during the most challenging times when every success was a hard-fought battle.

Over my career as CMO and CEO, I have come to respect people that are thoughtful, creative, inventive, and results oriented. Pankaj is exactly that person. Over 16 years, I’ve come to respect his strong work ethic and his keen ability to “practice his craft” at the highest levels. I worked with Pankaj while at McAfee and witnessed his broad capabilities to build, manage and substantially grow our business.

We had the privilege of being introduced to Pankaj by our mentor, as he believed that Pankaj could help us shape the direction of our non-profit organization and grow it into something more meaningful and impactful. What was immediately apparent was that Pankaj is someone who is committed to helping people unlock their potential.

There’s a distinct way experienced Marketers think. They pay attention to difference. Which often means turning away from the herd to consider the outliers: those aspects of a story that everyone ignores. The elements that are hard to reconcile but offer long term value.

I’ve had the honor of working with Pankaj for over 15-years: as a peer, as a direct report, and as a consultant. In that time, I’ve yet to come across a more inspirational executive. Throughout his highly successful career, Pankaj has demonstrated that rare combination of being both a visionary and a skilled technician. His ability to motivate cross-functional team members to execute on a strategic path, is second to none. He is both fiscally pragmatic and innovative, a rare find within today’s business leaders.

As the Founder & CEO of a technology company choosing leaders to manage critical business elements is the most important decision I had to make. I found Pankaj as I was searching for a CMO with large enterprise experience who could work in a startup environment. His task was to lead our transition from a D2C business model to a B2B2C model. This is a journey few companies have managed successfully.