Abhinav Goel is an acclaimed motivational speaker, a Mindfulness Practitioner, Success and Leadership coach and author of two bestselling novels. He has been personally trained and certified as a Coach and a Trainer by Dr. Marshall Goldsmith and Jack Canfield, two of the world’s leading coaches and speakers. In addition to that, he holds a certificate in Leadership Excellence with The Harvard Business School, a Fellowship of the Startup Leadership Program, Boston and is an active trained coach with the International Coach Federation.
As a qualified Chartered Accountant, Abhinav’s corporate journey cuts across over two decades. He has spearheaded large business critical teams in some of the world’s most respected organizations like KPMG and Google in both India and the US. His last corporate stint was with American Express, where he held the position of Vice President, responsible for leading a large financial vertical within the organization.
A vast corporate career cutting across roles and geographies empowered Abhinav to hone his skills which he believes rests on four pillars- emotional well being, inspiring people, breakthrough performance and being at the forefront of change. Together these constitute the cornerstones of his teaching philosophy and methodology.
Abhinav set up ‘I-empower’, a learning and development organization focused on enabling individuals and teams find breakthrough success across all aspects of life. Within the gamut of services delivered by I-empower are a suite of path-breaking and unique interventions that help both individuals as well as organizations transform their outcomes. Abhinav has actively worked with over 5000 seasoned & emerging corporate leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals to help them get to their rightful place in their lives and careers by tapping into their strengths and creating unbeatable solutions for their roadblocks. He is actively working with organizations like American Express, Ernst & Young, ResMed and Groz-Beckert in helping them drive higher employee engagement and building a culture of powerful and empathetic leadership.
As a seasoned trainer and coach, Abhinav juggles between various roles of making keynote speeches, driving workshops and strategic interventions.
Full of passion and energy, Abhinav treats life as an adventure. His love for people and his purpose of empowering them to live a life full of love, courage and freedom, is his driving force.
Back in 2017, Abhinav started his journey as an author when his fiction novel "The Mask Diaries" was published by The Times Group. The book obtained critical reviews for its subject and the treatment of its complex subject.
Abhinav’s most recent best-selling book – “What on earth are you doing! How to discover your true purpose and build massive success” has empowered its readers who have in turn written massive success stories across all aspects of their lives – career, money, relationships, health and passions.
Abhinav lives in Delhi/NCR with his wife and two teenage kids.