Meet Our Experts
The seasoned professionals behind EdpowerU's transformative leadership programs.
Shubika Bilkha
Partner | Leadership, Neuroleadership and Performance Coach | PCC | Entrepreneur | Author | Award-Winning Facilitator
With a background in corporate finance at firms like Deloitte in the UK and advisory experience with SMEs, Shubika brings a deep understanding of business challenges to her coaching. As a Managing Director having built two early-stage startups, she knows firsthand the entrepreneurial journey and the leadership required to succeed. As a former junior national and international squash player, Shubika understands the core tenets of performance coaching, honing your mindset, of perseverance and discipline.
Awarded 'Most Promising Motivational Trainer 2020', Shubika's coaching has been recognized for its transformative impact. As a published author and media spokesperson, Shubika is a sought-after voice on leadership, neuroleadership, behaviour, and education.
Qualifications: MSc in Neuroscience, Psychology & Mental Health, Kings College London, Alumna of Mount Holyoke College and Columbia Business School, USA, ICF PCC Certified, CBT Certificate from Mass General Hospital, USA, Educational Excellence from the Indian School of Business, Hogan Assessment Certified
Core Specialties: Leadership Development, Founder/Entrepreneur Coaching, Family Business Coaching, Confidence Building, Overcoming Challenges, Unleashing Productivity, Executive Presence and Impact, Performance Achievement, Expanding Comfort Zones, Handling Difficulty, Giving Feedback and other leadership behaviours, Women in Leadership, Neurodiverse Leaders, Organisational Culture Building and Change, Diversity and Inclusion Programs, Visioning and Goal Setting
What to Expect: Supportive, Passionate, Engaging, High-Energy, Results-Focused and a can do
Lina Bilkha
Partner | Director, Talking Talent India Partner, EdpowerU
She has individually coached 1000+ senior managers of over 20 nationalities. She has worked extensively with groups and individuals, equipping them with skills to be effective and successful in dealing with challenging business, leadership and personal life issues.
Lina holds international certifications in Executive Coaching and Gestalt Training from the AoEC UK, is a licensee for the International Readiness Check from The Intercultural Business Institute, Netherlands, Life Coaching from The Life Club UK and her latest accreditation is of MEWS – A Managerial and Executive Wellbeing Survey from Eek & Sense Australia. Lina graduated in German and Psychology before gaining her Masters in Linguistics.
Lina is Director India of Talking Talent ( a Global firm specialising in Parental Transition Coaching, Progression Coaching and Inclusion and Diversity Coaching), Cross Cultural Consulting ( India and UK) and a Partner at Edpower-U. She is a member of the International Coaching Federation, the Mumbai Coaching Association and several Business Associations including IBG, CII and BBG.
Some Key Clients: Booz Consulting, Munich Re, E&Y, Grant Thornton,Bakrie Telecom, CITI, Phillips Semi Conductors, Siemens, UKTI, Shell, ABN AMRO, HSBC, KPMG, Barclays Bank, Morgan Stanley, Sodexo and UPL
Dr. Ann Means
Advisor | Advisor | Faculty | Researcher | Advisor, EdpowerU
Her consultancy projects include group and individual training and coaching for clients in a range of industry sectors and in a number of locations, including India, the UK, Indonesia, Germany, France and the Netherlands.
Dr Ann Means has lectured on intercultural skills, cross cultural communication, international business, and research methods at a number of business schools and colleges in the UK, India, and Malaysia.
She has worked as a tutor at Birkbeck (Life Career Development) and developed and taught courses on International Business at Oxford University. She also presents to business groups, on topics such as cultural diversity, working in culturally diverse teams, and the cultural context of specific nations (for example UK, India, Germany, France).
Key Clients
UK Department of Trade and Industry, Pfizer Animal Health, Siemens, Trompenaars Hampden Turner, Shell, HSBC, Bakrie, Philips, Birla, to name a few
Tina Trikha
Executive Director | Author | Executive Coach Advisor - EdpowerU
Previously she was Vice President of corporate planning and strategy at Godrej Industries Limited. As part of her role, Tina worked with various Godrej businesses on defining strategic goals and identifying initiatives to achieve those goals. Her responsibilities also included spearheading the innovation agenda for the consumer products business.
Prior to that, Tina had several years of experience developing growth strategies and identifying operational efficiencies. She was responsible for strategic planning and business development at Scholastic, a children’s book publisher and distributor in New York. Her roles also included providing financial and strategic advice to companies as a consultant with McKinsey & Company in New York and as an investment banker with Credit Suisse in New York and Hong Kong.
Tina has been a member of the Board of Trustees at the American School of Bombay for six years where she has served in several capacities including President of the Board, chair of leadership search committee, and chair of governance committee.
A published author, Tina is also trained as a co-active coach from CTI – one of the oldest and largest coach training organizations.
Tina has a Bachelor’s degree in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Master’s in Business Administration from The Wharton School.
Dr. Roma Kumar
Clinical Psychologist | Advisor
She is the Chairperson of the Association for Development of Multiply Handicapped Children, Secretary of the Action Dyslexia Delhi-Beyond Education, Secretary of the Vatsalya Education and Culture Society, and Associate Member of the American Psychological Association.
She also specializes in training doctors and psychologists on mental health issues, psychometric testing, neuropsychological evaluations, relationship counselling, child and adolescent counselling, parenting coaching, grief and bereavement counselling.
Her clients include Sir Ganga Ram Hospital, Max Hospitals, a number of schools across Delhi/NCR and Northern India, as well as corporate and individual clients to her private practice.
Amit Bose
Partner | Entrepreneur | Advisor | Angel Investor | Consumer Expert
He has previously held roles such as President, Tata Teleservices, President, Reliance Infocomm, CEO, Mattel India, Vice President Pepsico Asia Pacific and Head of Marketing Foods Hindustan Lever, to name a few.
Amit’s experience is evenly divided between FMCG (Hindustan Levers, Pepsi and Mattel) ,Mobile (Reliance Infocomm, Tata Teleservices and Bakrie Telecom) and Internet businesses (Own and Investee Start-ups in E-Commerce, Social Commerce, Mobile Platforms and Enterprise Messaging).
Amit has worked extensively in India and across Asia. He specialises in Strategy, Marketing and Consumer Technologies.
Amit is a MBA from IIM-Ahmedabad and a Mathematics (Honours) Graduate from Mumbai University.
Anita Belani
Leadership and Life Coach | Advisor
Anita is an ICF Accredited Executive Coach and has 15 years of coaching experience under her belt having coached several C-suite level executives across various sectors. She also specializes in on boarding coaching to help CEO/CXO level leaders adapt to new roles, cultures & environments.
In her previous roles, Anita was a Partner with BMR Advisors, the Managing Director India for Russell Reynolds Associates, Country Head for Right Management India and the Country Head for Watson Wyatt India. She has been in senior HR roles in Sun Microsystems in San Francisco, KPMG(USA), Jardine Fleming (India) and American Express TRS.
Anita specialises in leadership coaching, organizational transformation, strategic human resource development and culture building.
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