ZAHIR LADHANI, MANAGING PARTNER
After 20 years sitting across from CEOs, smart, driven people who built something real, Zahir Ladhani keeps hearing the same thing: "I didn't think it would feel like this."
They're running $10M to $150M businesses, but they're exhausted. The team isn't moving. The strategy exists on paper. Execution is nowhere. What Zahir has come to believe after two decades across technology, pharma, consumer goods, and consulting is this: strategy without the right leaders and disciplined execution will never scale.
As a Scaling Up Coach, he works alongside founder-led and professionally run companies to sharpen strategy, build execution rhythms, and strengthen the leadership team, until the business runs without the owner holding it up. Not because they're not needed, but because they've built something truly bigger than themselves.
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SID PANJWANI, MANAGING PARTNER
Scaling a business is hard. Scaling it profitably, with a leadership team you trust, is harder. Sid works with CEOs and senior leadership teams to clarify vision, sharpen execution, and build businesses that are more valuable, more resilient, and less dependent on the owner.
He brings 25+ years of consulting experience spanning financial services, manufacturing, technology, consumer products, healthcare, and nonprofit — alongside a lifetime in family business, multiple exits, and deep M&A expertise. His edge is rare: equal parts growth strategist, financial analyst, deal negotiator, and real operator.
Sid is known for quickly diagnosing what's really holding a business back and helping leaders focus on the moves that actually drive results, often in five questions. If you're a CEO navigating the complexity of growth and want a sharp, trusted thought partner in your corner, Sid is someone you'll want in the room.
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FARAH MANJIYANI, LEADERSHIP TRAINER AND COACH
Farah Manjiyani is a life coach, facilitator, and fractional Chief of Staff based in Chicago — where you're just as likely to find her mid-conversation on a long walk as eyeing the next scene to paint. She brings 15 years of volunteer teaching experience, from elementary through high school, and it shows: every workshop, presentation, and retreat is built around the question "How would others engage with this?"
That instinct for pointed simplicity is what her clients appreciate most. Her leadership development workshops are bite-sized, practical, and built for long-term impact, designed to upskill managers, nurture high-performing teams, and make work something people actually look forward to. As a fractional Chief of Staff, she orchestrates high-impact projects, leads change management, and offers individual coaching to leaders navigating complexity.
At the heart of it all is a genuine love for the big life questions, the small moments that fuel our joy, and all the emotional complexity in between.
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