Hi, I'm Supriya.
Hi! I'm Supriya Venkatesan, a Board-certified Master Coach & Trainer and I've worked with celebrities, executives, and innovative leaders from across the globe. Here are a few things you should know about me.
My story in bullet points
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I hold a Masters of Science in Strategic Communications from Columbia University where I studied the human mind and the science of communication. #Scientist
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I also hold a Bachelors in Communications with a minor in Vedic Science from Maharishi University, as well as a certificate in Hindu Studies from Oxford University. At both universities I went deep down the rabbit hole of Yoga Philosophy through an academic lens. #Yogi
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My journey started on the cusp of re-deployment from Iraq as a soldier after serving six years in the US Army when I experienced a severe mental breakdown and PTSD. This led me on a path to not only overcome my mental challenges, but to master them. #Warrior
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Since then, I've gone on to having an impactful career in the corporate world, developing a strong personal brand, and becoming a serial entrepreneur. None of this would have been remotely possible without the mindset tools I share through Samskara. #Boss
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Over two decades, I've spent hundreds of thousands of dollars training with mystics and scholars from all over the world. Not only was I able to heal my broken brain from combat, but also generational cycles. I'm a first-generation immigrant with English as my second language. I'm also a high school dropout and first generation college graduate. #BreakTheCycle
I believe you are capable of achieving any dream that you desire. The only thing stopping you - is you. It's my mission to empower you with tools to get out of your own way. Samsakra.co serves to bridge ancient wisdom and modern science to achieve peak performance and unlock human potential.
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Coaching Credentials:
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- Forbes Coaches Council
- Master Coach in Neurolinguistics Programming
- Teacher of the Transcendental Meditation technique
- Kundalini yoga teacher
- Neuro-nutrition training
- Leadership Academy, US Army
More street cred...
I'm an Executive Mindset Coach, former executive leader, serial entrepreneur, and combat military veteran with over 19 years of experience in coaching, and mentorship. My expertise lies in solving complex challenges for individuals and businesses, through rapid subconscious transformation. I'm on a mission to upgrade global consciousness and help humans break through their imprints.
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During my diverse career, I've mentored and coached hundreds of leaders across different levels of business, ranging from early growth startups, to mid-size businesses, to multinational companies. Equally, I have been committed to diversity, equity, and inclusion and I'm proud to have won the ADCOLOR award by ADWEEK.
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My professional experience encompasses working with Fortune 500 brands such as Apple, Dropbox, and Toyota, along with prestigious not-for-profit led organizations such as the United Nations and David Lynch Foundation. One of my greatest achievements during my corporate career was scaling a functional business unit from 60M ARR to 85M ARR in 9 months, while also scaling headcount from 65 to 100 personnel.
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I'm committed to my craft and am a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, and hold a MS in Strategic Communications from Columbia University. I also have a ton of coaching certifications, at the Master Coach level. But I first honed my coaching skills during my first career serving 6 years active duty in the US Army, leading teams across 3 continents, while also being awarded numerous medals to include the Commandant's Award for being in the top 10% of my leadership class.
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A storyteller at heart, my writings have appeared in The New York Times, CNN, Washington Post, Teen Vogue, TIME, and Playboy. I was also awarded a Writing Fellowship by Columbia University and received specialized training in trauma-informed storytelling & interviewing while in-residence at the Pulitzer building. I was also awarded a Leadership Fellowship by the Schusterman Foundation to tour Israel & Palestine while meeting with thought leaders in-country and all segments of the population in 2023 for the purpose of conflict resolution.
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I don't shy away from the hard stuff and my nature is to dig in deep, into the complex challenges that make up life and to find solutions, with compassion and grace.
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The unseen journey
Humble Beginnings
My journey started with humble roots. I grew up in abject poverty and endured multiple types of abuse, by multiple abusers. I constantly shifted homes, living with different family members and in foster care. Eventually my family tired of me and I was kicked out at the age of 16. Letting go of the AP classes, the Honor Roll and my studious nature, I was forced to drop out of high school and figure out how to feed and shelter myself.
Breaking Cycles
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The next few years of my fleeting childhood had even greater pain as I worked odd jobs, became entangled in toxic co-dependent relationships, and experienced homelessness - all while grappling with negative emotions, beliefs, and underlying patterns that were a hangover from my childhood. With a relentless focus on wanting to change my circumstances, I studied everything I could about the human mind. Before I knew it, I found myself graduating at the top of my class at Columbia University, being published in the New York Times, consulting for Apple, working at the US Embassy, scaling businesses into the multi-millions, personally investing in the millions, and holding my beautiful newborn daughter who would never endure what I had. So many cycles broken.
Codifying Transformation​
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I know what is possible if you make deep shifts. After decades of studying with scholars and msytics, and travels across continents, I have codified this into a simple system that is guaranteed to get results, every single time. It's called the Samskara System, because with every tool that you learn within the framework, you master how to remove another samskara, a mental impression of the mind, and change deep neural pathways, mental habits that create behavioral results. And for most clients, who want a little taste of this experience and are not ready to commit to a full coaching container, it starts here with the Power Hour.
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Are you ready to make shift happen?
