Inspiring Leaders Who Drive Change
Marya Leadership Academy is an internationally recognised coaching and leadership development firm. Our methods are proven to unshackle entrepreneurs, helping them to become the Change Leaders who will drive the innovation within their organisation, communities, and personal lives.
As a leading provider of scalable leadership solutions, we work with entrepreneurs to create sustainable and scalable solutions which empower entrepreneurs and drives change. Rather than a “coach,” we like to think of ourselves as your partner, guiding you on your path to becoming the best you possible!
Our Foundation
Our team of business coaches are committed to helping you become a successful unshackled entrepreneur who loves their business and their life! We are passionate about your success, and pride ourselves on empowering our clients beyond their wildest expectations. Additionally, we believe in cultivating relations that are built on mutual respect. Our team respects your vision, and we are here to help you achieve new levels of greatness.
Our team of experienced business coaches understands how personal your goals, aspirations, and fears are. We are committed to helping you achieve positive changes in a safe, and judgement free environment.
Our Mission
To provide coaching, training and mentoring to entrepreneurs and Change Agents to drive positive personal and professional changes.
Our Vision
To create powerful communities of empowered change makers who are brave enough to soar the skies.
Meet Our Team
Neeru Sharma
Founder, Managing Director,
Executive Coach
As the Founder and Managing Director of the Marya Leadership Academy, Neeru leverages her passion, entrepreneurial experience, and effective business coaching skills to help her clients achieve organizational, personal, and professional growth. With over 13 years experience as an entrepreneurial coach, she leverages thousands of hours of Mindset Coaching to facilitate entrepreneurs and executives on their path to their unshackled potential.
From startups to established businesses, Neeru's straight forward coaching approach is designed to empower business leaders to grow their organizational frameworks and business processes, as well as personal and professional skills. Throughout their individual and group coaching sessions, Neeru's clients learn to build and run scalable, sustainable businesses. In fact, she has successfully helped several clients transition from the early stages of their business to reaching their next levels of growth and development. Additionally, Neeru has provided many of her clients with the mindset, skills, tools, insight, and decision making processes needed to secure capital funding (debt and equity).
Neeru is passionate about social impact, and has coached dozens of social entrepreneurs to develop systems to scale their businesses. Her clients have included Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, World bank, Local and International foundations, government agencies, and everything in between. She has worked with universities (to include SP Jain School of Global Management) and development agencies (such as UNDP) to establish women's leadership development programs with great success.
Additionally, Neeru successfully bridges the gap between the landscape of academia and the business world through her teachings as an adjunct faculty for various business schools. She is particularly proud of her work facilitating Executive MBA students Leadership, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation. Through her work, Neeru has successfully implemented entrepreneurship programs within two of the regions leading business schools – University of Dubai and Murdoch University, Dubai. These programs help young entrepreneurs to develop innovative scalable business plans, with a roadmap for accountability and execution.
Neeru is a natural networker and is a member of the Business Network International (BNI) Local Leadership team in the UAE. As a member of the local training team, she helps business owners learn how to grow their businesses through successful referral marketing.
Neeru is a certified Co-Active Coach, and is recognised as a PCC (Professional Certified Coach) by the International Coaches Federation. She is a lifelong learner and completes a new training/ certification every year to enhance her work.
Virender Mohan
Chairman,
CEO Coach
Virender is the Chairman and CEO of LECO Botswana Pty. Ltd, one of the largest steel fabrication and Mining components manufacturers in Botswana. He is also the Chairman of Marya Holdings group of companies, a serial entrepreneur who has run a number of successful businesses in Africa, and a serial investor. He has been a mentor and coach to a large number of entrepreneurs starting and scaling their businesses.
Over the years, Virender has held various leadership positions in the Mining and Manufacturing industries in Southern Africa.
Additionally, Virender has held various leadership positions with international Social Sector organizations. At present, he is the Assistant District Governor of Rotary Club District 9400 Southern Africa.
He is the Chairman of Indian Association, Selebi Phikwe and has been President of Lions Club and Chairman of Golf Club.
Through these various roles, he has conceived and implemented hundreds of social impact projects across Southern Africa. In addition to this, he has been actively involved with HIV/AIDS prevention program in the country
At Marya Leadership Academy, Virender mentors and coaches entrepreneurs, CEOs and leaders of businesses either in the start up or scale up phase. He also coaches business leaders that are setting up or entering the African subcontinent.
Seema Raghu
Life Coach
Seema is a student of life with a compassionate passion for seeing others grow.
A multicultural life journey where she has lived and worked in 3 continents and brought up 3 daughters along the way has shaped her deep understanding of human relationships. A marriage that is older than many countries with a partner now a friend.
Originally from the Silicon valley of India - Bangalore - Seema obtained a Postgraduate in psychology and pursued her Mphil at the prestigious NIMHANS college and spent some time in clinical counseling and child psychology and education.
Seema then decided to cut her teeth in the corporate world joining a major retailer. Starting as consultant on team dynamics and organisational development she went on to head their marketing department for a number of years. They still fondly remember her as the “Green warrior” for launching their sustainability movement. Wanting to do more Seema then branched out as an entrepreneur and co-founded a high end edutainment chain for toddler development. During this 10 year journey she oversaw strong expansion and managed a multi national team in 3 countries.
Currently with Marya Leadership Academy as a Coach, Seema focuses on the Wisdom of the Enneagram, and works one on one with our one-year coaching clients to deepen awareness of self, become aware of self defeating behaviours, and facilitates massive shifts that impact their lives, fulfilment, alignment to purpose and their Business results.
She is an avid life/art enthusiast and her passions are many gardening, art and making other handcrafts. She is a people enthusiast and enjoys every individual and their diverse gifts.
Testimonials
"As part of my career progression, I moved from a one-country territory in India to a much larger geographical. During my transition, I struggled with communicating efficiently across 14 different countries. When i started to work with Neeru, I instantly noticed she approached my unique situation holistically. She always connected with my personality, ensuring my ideas and experiments were authentic. Together, we created a roadmap for my success. Working with Neeru has resulted in an adaptable communication style, which in turn resulted in visible and tangible improvement in my work. Communication is key at all levels, especially in a matrix organization, and having a coach like Neeru at my side through this journey has played a valuable role in evaluating my performance and my success."
Nishchint Bhatia Senior Director Agriculture (Asia, Middle East, and Africa at PepsiCo International) March 11, 2019
"I would recommend mBit Breakthrough Sessions to any individual who feels stuck in business or in life. Neeru provides individuals with the tools and techniques they need to gain new perspectives and awareness by encouraging you to open up your thoughts and feelings. The result is an enhanced understanding of one's inner self."
Carly Ivany Transformed Life and Career March 11, 2019
"Before completing my mBit Breakthrough Sessions, I was unable to gain clarity on important decisions in my business. With guidance of my coach, Neeru, I was able to gain absolute clarity on what I needed to do. More importantly, I gained the confidence to take action. Best of all, I can continue to use the skills I have learned on my own to solve the critical decisions and situations I face on a day-to-day basis."
Ashish Puri CEO GSTS (Interior Design and Fit-Out) March 11, 2019
"To say that my personal mBit Breakthrough Sessions were a success would be an understatement! Once I got the breathing techniques down, the Multi Brain Integration Techniques (mBraining) helped be to achieve the clarity I had been lacking in both my personal and professional life. My Breakthrough Coaching Session helped me identify and move past my "State of Stuckness" and empowered me with the tools and confidence to take action."
Frank Stebbing CEO Frank Brands (Branding Agency) March 11, 2019
"With the help of my Mastermind Group coaching sessions, I have gained a clearer understanding of what I want to do and what I want to offer. Most importantly, I have learned how to say "no" when a client is asking for a free service. I highly recommend Mastermind Group sessions to any entrepreneur looking to overcome the obstacles on their path to success."
Meenal Doogar Mastermind Group Participant March 11, 2019
"Participating in the Hogan Assessment has transformed both my personal and professional life. Through the help of my coach and my personal coaching sessions, I came to realize that improvisation is necessary for all spheres of life. I now understand how my personality traits impact my strengths and weakness. Best of all, I have learned how to leverage these traits, strengths, and weaknesses to the benefit of my personal and professional life."
Amit Bhuraria Hogan Assessment Participant March 11, 2019
"We recently had the pleasure of having Ms. Neeru lead a workshop for our management team. Combining her years of business experience with her coaching skills, Neeru was able to engage the entire group of 16 directors in her session and activities. The feedback after the group session was superb, and our management team left with an enhanced way of thinking and engaging with each other.
Salma Rifai Director L&D Rotana Group of Hotels March 11, 2019
