Mentoring & Board Roles
“I recently had a career coaching session with Kaushik Sridhar, and I was genuinely impressed by the focus and productivity of our hour-long conversation. From the very beginning, he demonstrated a clear understanding of my goals based on the information I had provided in the forms. He guided me through various options available to me and highlighted the specific skill sets I need to develop to remain competitive in the market.
Kaushik also gave me a comprehensive list of actionable steps to evaluate my skills and seize opportunities in my field. His advice was thoughtfully tailored to my background and the direction I aspire to pursue. For the areas where I felt uncertain, he offered practical suggestions on how to find clarity.
Throughout our discussion, Kaushik created a comfortable and motivating atmosphere, which made it easy to engage. After the session, when I reached out with additional questions, he kindly provided a thorough and insightful response. His ability to assess my personality and career trajectory was impressive, and he suggested effective strategies to help me navigate a new direction in my career. Overall, I found the experience to be incredibly valuable.”
Education Researcher
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Founder, The Sustainability Circle
“I’m stoked to recommend Dr. Kaushik as first his coaching capabilities and an exceptional career coach who’s had a massive impact on my life, both in business and athletics. Dr. Kaushik’s insights and strategic guidance have been crucial to my growth, from business ventures to my athletic career. His unique coaching approach effortlessly combines business smarts with personal development, creating a powerful synergy that’s taken my performance to new heights.
What really sets Kaushik apart is how genuinely invested he is in my success. His empathetic and supportive nature creates a coaching environment that’s both motivating and empowering. Throughout our interactions, I’ve been constantly impressed by his ability to evaluate complex situations and come up with effective strategies.
His dedication to learning and self-improvement highlights his ability to excel in various careers. During our one-on-one business coaching sessions, Kaushik showcased his active listening skills, emotional intelligence, and consistently held me accountable for my business goals.
I have no doubt that he will continue to inspire and elevate everyone who has the privilege of working with him.”
Australian Olympian
“For someone who has had the privilege and opportunity to work with Dr. Kaushik Sridhar and learn so much under his guidance – I can fully attest that there is no person more skilled, patient and thorough with his career coaching work. He takes the coaching relationship very seriously and at the same time is so composed. His feedbacks has always acted as a motivation to step up one’s game and he is always supportive, certain and helpful every step of the way.
He has also been monumental in being my career coach/advisor when it comes to guiding me about my future goals, milestones and career. Every advice of his has made sense to me like no other and entering the space of Sustainability and ESG has only been made feel easier because of his career coaching. I cannot recommend him enough as a coach – he has the best tips, advice and takes up his sleeves. It has really enriched me professionally, and I find myself to be really lucky to have crossed paths with Dr. Kaushik Sridhar. Blessed and looking forward to an association for a lifetime.”
Student, Monash University
“I’ve known Kaushik for several years now, having initially worked together with him at KPMG. During that time Kaushik has been both a trusted advisor and source of inspiration for me in my career. What I admire most about Kaushik is his positive outlook on life, personal grit, and unwavering attitude towards personal growth and development. I hope Kaushik continues to write and share his wisdom with others. Articles such as the one he wrote on his blog about career pivots really helped with me in my journey. I look forward to continuing my relationship with Kaushik and would recommend him to anyone looking for career guidance.”
“I have known Kaushik for quite some time now and every time we meet and discuss matters, I am always blown away by his charisma. Not only has he given me great insights into the world of sustainability, he has also guided me into practicing ‘self-care’ so that I can take on the stresses that are present in the professional world. I am grateful to have met him very early in my career, and I cannot recommend him enough as a mentor to anyone whose starting on their journey.”
“Dr. Kaushik is a highly professional mentor, who, with his experience, professional knowledge and network, is guiding me to put my foot in the door in the Australian job market. He has a positive approach & has helped me regain confidence & start job search in an entirely different manner. Kaushik gave me sincere & honest advice on my areas of improvement & skill development and helped me to identify my strengths and overcome my weaknesses. He is very friendly, approachable and always willing to help.”
“As a board member Kaushik brings a wealth of expertise andcorporate knowledge. He is also brings a passion for sustainability and to enhance the capacity of not-for-profit organisations. Ithoroughly enjoyed my time working with Kaushik and wouldrecommend him as an ideal board member for any organisation.”
“My experience with Kaushik as my mentor has been very fruitful. We were connected through the RMIT industry mentoring program that lasted for three months. Our goal was personal branding. He helped me in understanding the work culture in Australia as I am an international student. The current trends in the industry was also discussed and he took time to help me improve my LinkedIn profile and in developing my CV. He understood what i needed as a student and helped me in getting them done. On the whole I am really glad he was my first mentor in Australia, I would highly recommend any other student to take up the opportunity to connect with him and gain more insight.”
“Kaushik has been a great mentor. We got connected through the RMIT mentoring proram in 2016. He gave me a realistic outlook on the Australian job market, what I should do to improve myself and adapt to it. He told how he found a foothold and purpose in working in Australia, how being flexible and agile helps to go a long way. He also gave me some tips to improve my networking skills and helped me with further enhancing my resume. He is a great mentor and I am glad we had the opportunity to connect!”