Helping Senior Leaders Reclaim Authority When It Matters Most

Some days, leadership feels effortless.
You’re decisive, composed, and clear. The room moves.

Other days, it feels inexplicably harder.

You replay conversations.
You sense resistance you can’t quite name.
You show up prepared — but something doesn’t land.

Over time, that gap creates a quiet form of stagnation.
Not from lack of ability — but from misalignment between who you are and how you’re being read.

That’s the problem I help high performers resolve.

I’m Anish. I Work With Senior Leaders When Authority Starts to Slip.

I help experienced, high-performing leaders diagnose and correct breakdowns in leadership presence under pressure — the moments where authority, trust, and influence are decided.

Today, my work has supported more than 2,100 leaders in breaking through career stalls, stabilizing their leadership presence, and unlocking decisive outcomes — including promotions, senior appointments, and offers totaling millions in new compensation.

Those outcomes didn’t come from tactics alone.

They came from leaders learning how to show up differently when the stakes were real.

What I Specialize In

My work sits at the intersection of two domains — and always has:

Leadership Presence Under Pressure

Helping senior leaders:

  • maintain composure when scrutiny rises

  • signal authority without force

  • stabilize their presence in political or high-stakes environments

  • stop being misread, underestimated, or sidelined

This is the core of my work today.

Career Breakthrough as a Downstream Result

When presence shifts:

  • conversations change

  • resistance drops

  • decision-makers respond differently

That’s why many of my clients have gone on to secure career-defining roles and compensation north of $500K/year — not because we “chased offers,” but because how they were being read fundamentally changed.

Why I Do This Work

My path here wasn’t linear — and that matters.

I began as an actor and voice artist, trained at the Neighborhood Playhouse, performing Shakespeare across the U.S. and Canada, and working in film, television, and animation.

Later, I became an award-winning journalist, investigating complex systems, power dynamics, and hidden truths. I published a novel about growing up in the shadow of mental illness.

Eventually, I built a multi-six-figure coaching practice from the ground up — without a traditional academic pedigree — by learning directly inside high-pressure environments and alongside exceptional mentors.

Across every chapter, one thread stayed constant:

an obsession with how people are perceived, trusted, and followed when it matters most.

Leadership presence isn’t theoretical to me.
It’s lived.

My Life Now

I live in upstate New York with my wife and our three young sons.

They’ve taught me more about presence, regulation, and resilience than any boardroom ever could — especially on the days when nothing goes according to plan.

When I’m not working with leaders, you’ll usually find me:

  • reading Shakespeare out loud (to the mild embarrassment of my children)

  • mountain biking or exploring new trails

  • playing co-op video games with my sons (we just finished Halo 3)

  • recording voice work in my home studio

  • writing my next book

I believe deeply that work should serve life, not consume it — and that belief shapes how I work with clients.

A Few Facts for Context

  • My clients have negotiated senior offers exceeding $500K/year

  • I’m ranked among the top 1% of career experts on LinkedIn

  • I’m a dual U.S.–Canadian citizen, Bengali by heritage and part Romani Gypsy — creativity, rebellion, and individuality are in my blood

  • I voiced cartoons at Nelvana Studios and recently played Orgon in a local production of Tartuffe

  • My wife is a gifted photographer — and the eye behind my headshots

If You’re Here for a Reason

If you’re a senior leader sensing that something in how you’re being read has shifted — and you want clarity instead of guesswork — you’re in the right place.

You can:

Either way, you don’t need to become someone else to lead powerfully.

You need to be seen clearly — and consistently — as who you already are.