About Us
VentureBean is a boutique business and management growth consulting firm that specializes in business and people growth. Our expertise lies in building scalable, sustainable, high-performing enterprises focused on business growth and people development to ensure long-term success.
Our Differentiators
We are recognized as growth experts in both business and people development. Our approach involves baseline assessment, standardization, benchmarking, and continuous improvement. We are committed to delivering lasting value and impactful results by turning recommendations into actionable strategies, not just reports.
What makes us unique is our strong dedication to shared ownership. We care for our clients’ business as our own. We think and act like business partners, not academic advisors. We share our clients’ aspirations, work to understand their reality, and align our outcomes with their objectives, so they know we’re in this together.
We maintain long-standing client relationships by consistently delivering in-depth, data-driven insights that positively impact both the top line and bottom line. This unique approach distinguishes VentureBean from others.
Our culture promotes performance excellence, emphasizing individual and team aspirations aligned with organizational objectives. This holistic approach ensures a healthy balance, where success is measured not only by outcomes but by the satisfaction and growth of our team and clients alike.
Our experts, each with over 25 years of leadership experience in global organisations, ensure expert guidance and strategic insights. As we move forward, our unrelenting focus on delivering value in this manner, while enjoying the process, will continue to define our culture and organization.
Our Values
Purpose Driven
Commitment to Excellence
Stewardship
Cultivating Sustainable Value
Accentuating Global Impact
Meet Our Team
Mathew Isac
Founder –Director Business Transformation
Credentials
- MBA (IIM-A), B.Com.
- 6-Sigma Black Belt in Business Processes, Lean Change Agent
- Coach – ACC (International Coach Federation)
- Super Coach in Competency-based Interviewing Skills
- Over 32 years work experience: Process Director, VAS, Consumer (Dell Inc.), Apollo Tyres, Agrotech Foods (Con Agra), Avanta Group (BILT)
Basanta Kumar Sahoo
Business Process & Financial Transformation Practice
Credentials
- MBA (ICFAI), B.Com (Accounts Hons.)
- PG (Hons.) Diploma in System Management (NIIT)
- Certified Green Belt in Business Processes
- Over 30 Years work experience: Avanta Group (BILT), Sivasankaran Group (Sterling)
Cathleen Mancino
People Transformation Practice
Credentials
- MFA (City University of New York), Bachelor’s @ Rutgers University – New Brunswick
- Certified Life Coach, Certified Peak Productivity Coach, ICF-ACC
- Certified Executive, Sales, Leadership Coach, Southwestern Consulting
- Formerly CEO, Founder, Output Solutions LLC, Kenilworth, New Jersey – sold to Eclipse Corp.
Ganesh Subramanian
Business Operations Transformation
Credentials
- B. Com, FCA
- Over 30 years work experience in senior leadership roles across Finance and Accounts, HR, and IT
- Worked across Manufacturing, Financial services, IT – product & services, Oil & Gas and Health Insurance in Eveready Industries, Ramco Systems, Sonata Software Limited, UHG group, Ray Group (Muscat, Oman)
Tamalima Majumder
Key Account Management, Customer Delight
Expertise: Business Development, Project Management, Customer Experience
Credentials
- P G Diploma IR & PM, Bhartiya Vidya Bhavan, Kolkata
- BSc, Calcutta University, GNIIT
- 20 years work experience in Operations, Project Management & Training at Convergys, Dell International Services, Symphony Marketing Solutions and SITEL
Dr. Savitha Sukumar
Digital Transformation Practice
Expertise: Social Media Marketing, Influencer Marketing, Co-Branding Collaboration, Public Relation & Communication, Online Reputation Management
Credentials- PhD in Branding , MBA Marketing, M.Com
- 6-Sigma Black Belt in Quality Control
- Over 9 years work experience in brand management, customer experience and operations
Our Advisors
Ganesh N Prabhu
Innovation, Products Strategy
Focus: Business Model for Competitive Advantage, Differentiation
Credentials
- Doctoral Programme (Strategy) from Indian Institute of Management Ahmedabad 1996,
PGDRM from Institute of Rural Management Anand 1989, B.Sc, Bombay University 1987. - Professor of Strategy at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore.
Soumya Sarkar
Marketing and Branding
Credentials
- Doctoral Programme (Marketing) from IIM Calcutta, PGDBM from IIM Calcutta, B.E
(Metallurgy) from Jadavpur University (Kolkata). - Assistant Professor of Marketing in IIM Ranchi. Prior to this,14 years was spent in industrial marketing covering marketing, sales, research & development, and manufacturing
Vinod Thomas
Technology and Digital Transformation
Expertise: Business Development In EMEA, USA, IT Solutioning, Audit And Compliance
Credentials- B.E. (Electronics & Communication)
- CRISC, CISA, BS7799LA, TOGAF, ITIL
- Over 21 years work experience : Unilever, Corp. ISO (HUL), HP, HCL
JVV Prasad Rao
Business Turnarounds, Restructuring
Expertise: M&A, Fund-Raising, Regulatory Compliance
Credentials- Chartered Accountant, Company Secretary
- Over 3 decades of work experience with BILT (Avanta) Group, Rampex Labs, Vera Laboratories, Sumitra Pharmaceuticals and Malladi Drugs and Pharmaceuticals
BG Sarma
Global Business Expansion, Strategic Collaborations
Expertise: Business Development In Africa, Middle East, APAC
Credentials- MBA (Poona University), Business Management (XIM, Mumbai)
- Over 2 decades of work experience in senior leadership roles in India, Africa and UK
- Worked with Taurus Solutions & Fusion Inks Limited (Kensta Group, Kenya),up COO of Ovidian Ltd, Redhot Ltd, Ameg International Limited (UK), Klaxon (Kenya) Limited