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About us
SMG is Australia’s premier leadership development advisor. Since 1998, we’ve partnered with exceptional talent to elevate leadership skills and unlock organisational potential.
Mehul is a renowned executive coach and leadership consultant, blending his journalism expertise with executive coaching. His global client roster includes ANZ, JP Morgan, and the Australian Olympic team.
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Expertise
20+ years experience
Certified Level 2 Executive Coach
Assessment Accredited Coach
Member of IECL
Experience and background
Mehul is a sought-after ‘C-level’ executive coach, leadership consultant and high-performance team facilitator. Bringing thought-leadership to all his client engagements, Mehul is a prolific business writer. His articles and opinion pieces on leadership have appeared in publications such as The Sydney Morning Herald, Australian Financial Review, Company Director, and Yahoo Finance.
Mehul began his career with the BBC in London, earning a place on one of the organisation’s prestigious news internships. After nearly a decade in the field as an award-winning broadcast journalist, Mehul transferred his communication skills to a global learning and development organisation in New York, quickly rising to one of the most senior positions as a member of the executive leadership team.
Mehul is considered to be an exceptional facilitator, coach and trainer, having implemented successful interventions for a wide range of clients in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Australia, including ANZ Bank, JP Morgan, Telstra, and the Australian Olympic team to name just a few.
Mehul's Approach
As a former global executive, Mehul has a lived experience and deep empathy for the challenges of leading from the top. He brings to all his engagements passion, purpose, a respectful challenge, and a firm belief in human potential: with the right guidance, each one of us can move mountains.
Qualifications and memberships
- Mehul has a Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Physics from the University of Essex, UK
- A Certified Executive Coach (Level 2)
- Institute of Executive Coaching & Leadership
- Accredited in a wide range of global leadership development tools including Zenger Folkman, TLCP, The Extraordinary Leader and Human Synergistics, LSI.
- He is a member of the Harvard Business Review Advisory Council
Personal insights
Mehul loves spending time with his young family and makes sure to find the time to work on his tennis game, play music and practice meditation.
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