Got a challenge that refuses to move?
Or, a big idea that's stuck between slides and execution?
Bring me the messy version!
- The customer pain you can't yet decode/decide
- The process that's bleeding efficiency
- The half-formed thought
- The "we've tried everything" problem
- The AI initiative that looks great on paper but won't scale
Basically, anything that you haven't yet placed in your "cracked it, will do" basket!
I'll start where it hurts.
I'll listen. I'll dig in. Understand your context.
Then come back with how I'd approach it.
No cookie cutter. No framework for the sake of it. Just a specific way forward - built ground up, sleeves rolled up.
ready to throw me a challenge?
innovation in mind?
advisors talk. playercoaches deliver!
Why settle for frameworks & talks, and pay for advice when you can have a PlayerCoach who would roll up sleeves and co-create with you?
Hello, I'm
pinaki
Founder
DX&Beyond, PlayerCoach.me
I'm a Business Innovation & Design Expert, Digital Strategy & Transformation Specialist, GenAI Expert, and a Creative Problem Solver!
I'm your PlayerCoach.
Me, and my gang of player-coaches, don't stop at advice. We are Strategic Doers who would co-create, execute, enable, and deliver measurable impact... with you!
INNOVATE WITH ME!
explore_
what matters most
- Identify High-impact signals across value chain
- Separate noise from signal, build shared view
- Build robust Innovation Portfolio & pipeline
- Tie Innovation with measurable impact
Friction & Signal Discovery Sprint
3 - 4 weeks
Sprint Zero - Signal to Focus Hot house
2 - 3 weeks
Ropes, Rocks, Risks
Cliffs of Complexities? Don't Solo it.
Let's climb together, PlayerCoach style!
explore
experiment
execute
Different stages. different focus. different skills & mastery.
{ that's where I join in }
Surface frictions & field-level noises; make sense of messy/ unstructured early-stage journey & priorities; define a clear line of sight to business outcomes.
Turn focused challenges into possibilities; test bold hypothesis; create pipeline & portfolio; and institutionalize experimentation!
Anchor possibilities into proof of scale; define success & KPI impacts; embed Innovation cadence & institutionalize learning to sustain momentum.
Ai-savvy
ai-ready
I'm GenAI Native - Cutting through FOMO with grounded & contextual adoption. From Prompt Engineering, to Custom GPTs, to building custom AI Agents & integrating those, to AI-led Sales & Marketing automation, to even Vibe Programming & Prototyping - I not only keep watching the AI space closely - I practice & imbibe those!
Hands-on, not hands-off
I do not watch from the sidelines. I embed with teams. I attend scrums, unblock friction, run pilots. Unlike advisors who observe, I co-own outcomes. Started as a Techie, Moved to Consulting, and Ended up being a Coach & Entrepreneur! I combine all my experience in all avatars to help you shine!
Outcome
Obsessed
Like you, I too get uncomfortable without a firm view on Outcome. Which is why I prefer "Doing Innovation" than only "Thinking & Planning". Ben there, done that: 3x faster Time-to-Define, 60% uptick in Employee-led Idea to implementation ratio, 200% Engagement Uplift, 20-40% Faster Cycles, 9x reduction is useless back & forth, 20-30% Productivity Improvement - basically, things that makes sense!
cross industry
fluency
Having worked with customers across industry verticals, I bring cross-industry insights & experiences on table - that are crucial for today's Business Innovation! Be it BFSI, Telecom, Healthcare, Life Sciences, Manufacturing, Travel & Logistics, Media, IT/ITES, KPO, CRO or Government & Public Services - I can quickly switch and adapt to your business!
phygital
toolkit
Any Framework or Methodology is only as good as its toolkits. Which is why I've built extensive toolkit over years of usage & experimentation - in both physical & digital formats. Be it the posters, cards, stencils & booklets, or the templates & toolkits I built in Mural, Aha, Lindy, Strategyzer etc. - My toolkit goes, wherever I go!
flexible
on-demand
Innovation Job Description is anything but linear and needs one to be flexible to accommodate not just unstructured & ambiguous activities, but also brutal work hours & commitments. I'm flexible with both. Any mode of engagement - Retainer, Short-term Contract, or Strategic Intervention - if it works with you - I would sync up!
KEY skills and expertise
- Business Innovation & Design - Strategy, Roadmap
- Design Thinking & Mindful Innovation
- Systems Thinking
- Lean Start-up & Agile
- Creative Problem Solving
- Generative AI, Agentic AI, Vibe Programming
- Digital Strategy & Transformation
- Customer and Employee Experience
- Project Portfolio Management
- Technology Strategy & Roadmap
- Business Processes & Operations
- Power Positioning, Purple Negotiation
cross-industry experience
Over past 27+ years, I've worked for/with customers across industry sectors and geographies. From North America, to Europe, to Middle East-Africa, to APAC & India - I've worked across regions & cultures.
I'm familiar with: Banking & Financial Services / Insurance / Telecom services / Pharma / Healthcare / CRO / Manufacturing / Automotive / Travel & Logistics / BPO-KPO / IT Services
Experience in numbers
- 27+ years of cross-industry experience
- 55+ mid-to-large innovation & transformation projects
- 50,000+ person hours in advisory, design & coaching
- 1000+ mid-to-senior level leaders trained/coached
- 3x faster Time to Define, 20x faster Conceptualization
- 60%+ employee-led idea-to-implementation ratio
- 20%+ increase in proactive sales pitches
- 200%+ increase in Employee Engagement
- 250%+ increase in TAT
- 2.5x fewer iteration loops between tech & business