Leadership

Gautam Hardikar

Founder SPG Leaders | Ecosystem Strategy and Leadership

Co-Founder & COO of SPG Leaders, building India's most dynamic Procurement & Supply Chain ecosystem where professionals don't just learn, they belong.
Brings two decades of experience building enterprise sales engines and managing 100+ Fortune 500 relationships across FMCG, IT, and manufacturing.
Delivered 200%+ revenue growth by launching new business verticals and leading market expansions. Built 150+ institutional accounts and distribution networks across India.
Led behavioral transformation programs for 10,000+ professionals globally.
Former VP at Vinsys IT Services, where he scaled learning ecosystems across India and international markets.
Combines commercial rigor, deep L&D expertise, and a builder's passion for community to professionalize procurement at scale.
Endurance athlete with 200 km rides and marathons to his name, bringing the same consistency and strategic pacing to building SPG Leaders.

Growth Leadership Partnerships

Chief Mentor, SPG Leaders | Strategic Foresight and Future Readiness

25+ years of global consulting experience. Mentored 7,600 professionals and delivered 400+ leadership programs
A Supply Chain delver who works on converging Economics with Supply Chain Strategy for effective Execution.
An avid student & practitioner of Supply Chain since 1999, Pinak works with his clients to think to build for a FICA world of Supply Chain. (F- Fragile, I – Intricate, C – Chaotic, A – Anxious).
His appreciation of the landscape of Supply Chain gained as hands on practitioner coupled with his deep appreciation of "connecting the dots" of Supply Chain economics builds his perspective. This thinking makes his clients gain differentiated insights for even outlier events.
Pinak is well-read professional. His readings from various walks of life has offered him an edge beyond comparison.
In a world order which is transitioning from rules based trade order to yet to discovered new trade order, Pinak shapes up Supply Chain practitioners thinking to handle the transition for this once in a life time change.
Working with Supply Chain Startups, Pinak is currently building new business models for unchartered Supply Chain business opportunities.
Analog thinking in an otherwise Digital world has unique advantage for Pinak.
Pinak is Production engineer who Post Graduated in Supply Chain. He further completed International Diploma in Supply Chain Management.

Foresight Leadership Strategy

SPG Leadership Faculty | Executive Storytelling & Leadership Influence

I have over 12 years of diverse professional experience in corporate training, marketing, sales, product development and entrepreneurship
Having lived in various countries including USA (10 years) and the Middle East (15 years), before moving to India in 2009, the rich exposure to various cultures gives me first-hand experience to conduct cross-cultural training
Proven competence in Behavioral Training, Executive Coaching, HR Assessment, Sales Training, Talent Management, and Marketing and Business Development
I have trained diverse organizations including John Deere, TCS, Cararro Group, Sterling BPO, SABA, Cap Metrics, QuicSolv, Indira Institute of Management, Sadhu Vaswani Institute of Management, Mosil Lubricants and Tapasya Pharma.
Training Certifications: Neuro-Linguistic Program (NLP) Practitioner, PDA (Personality Development Analyst), Access Consciousness, Dale Carnegie -Sales Training

Influence Leadership Storytelling