An ex-CFO, now working in branding the best finance leaders globally. I work at the intersection of finance leadership, strategic communication, and executive presence.
I started in finance doing what most finance professionals are trained to do: work hard, be accurate, stay in the background, let the numbers speak. For years, I believed that if my work was strong enough, it would automatically be noticed.
It did not work that way. While working with founders, CEOs, and boards I realized the gap between competence and visibility. I started consciously packaging my thinking and presenting myself as a strategic thinker, not just a numbers guy.
Today, I work with CFOs and senior finance leaders who are at a similar inflection point. They are competent, experienced, and trusted with the numbers, but they feel their influence is capped. If no one can see how you think, they cannot trust you with bigger decisions.
Real boardroom experience across India & Southeast Asia
Career Management & Job Search Strategy
Clients from US, UK, Canada, UAE, Saudi, Africa & more
Executive branding agency for finance leaders
My role sits at the intersection of finance leadership, strategic communication, and executive presence. I help finance leaders articulate how they think, not just what they do.Gaurav Mehta
LinkedIn is not personal branding. It's professional positioning. I write for CFOs, and because I am one, I get the context, the nuance, the tone that sounds like a leader, not a LinkedIn influencer.
Most finance leaders are sharp with numbers but freeze in unscripted moments: the hallway chat with the CEO, a surprise introduction at a conference, or small talk at a leadership dinner. This changes that in 30 days.
Most finance leaders weren't trained to speak. They were trained to analyze. But career growth at the top depends on presence, not just performance. This challenge builds the everyday speaking skills that senior leaders actually need, not keynotes, but the real moments that shape how people perceive you.
You step into an elevator with your company's CEO. They say "So, what are you working on?" and your mind goes blank. You mumble something about "month-end close" and the moment is gone.
"Why don't you tell everyone a bit about yourself?" At a conference, a dinner, a board meeting. You've done this a hundred times and it still feels awkward, too long, or too forgettable.
You're seated next to the COO or an investor at a dinner. The conversation is casual. Everyone else seems effortless. You're calculating how soon you can check your phone.
You walk into a room full of CXOs at an industry meetup. You know you should be making connections, but small talk feels forced and you end up hovering near the coffee station.
Daily exercises, each taking 10–15 minutes. No stage. No audience. Just you, building real muscle memory.
Craft a crisp, confident self-introduction that works in any setting: formal boardroom, casual dinner, or a 20-second elevator moment. You'll have 3 versions by the end of the week.
Build a sharp pitch for what you do, what you've achieved, and what you're building, tailored to CEOs, investors, peers, and recruiters. No jargon, just clarity.
Learn frameworks for starting, sustaining, and gracefully exiting conversations with senior leaders. Turn awkward networking into natural relationship-building.
Simulate real scenarios: the surprise intro, the CEO hallway moment, the investor dinner. Practice until it feels natural. Walk away with rehearsed confidence, not scripted stiffness.
10–15 minutes a day for 30 days. No public speaking required. Just the everyday moments that quietly decide how far your career goes.
"Gaurav and his team made my profile look professional in a matter of hours. The language and the content is crisp and professional. Superior quality work. Highly recommend."
"Absolute pleasure to work with. Thorough professional and understands the requirements within no time. Impressed and amazed with the creativity. Highly recommend."
"The call with you has created a lasting impression on my future journey. I am already seeing benefits by following your recommendations on my pathway to become CFO."
"We have interacted multiple times and have always received action-oriented guidance layered with personal experiences. I'm seeing real-time results. A great mentor."
"Response on the recent posts has been amazing. Professional and great experience to work with. Understood the requirement of the client perfectly."
"This post is worth more than a 100 finfluencer courses. Gaurav came across as a very genuine, humble personality with a strong orientation to help."
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