About
We partner leaders in the journey to lead a Powerfulife, a life where you have the ability to achieve your purpose. Our combined experience of 60 years in the work of leadership development has given us a deep understanding of the human potential to lead.
We provide a range of solutions that help you to live as a leader in any context; with your teams, organizations, communities, and society.
Building on this foundation, we bring a practical, experience-led approach that empowers leaders to think clearly, act consciously, and create meaningful impact. Every program, coaching intervention, and workshop is designed to unlock inner strength, expand perspective, and enable sustainable transformation. Our work ensures that leaders don’t just grow, they influence everyone and everything they touch.
The Powerfulife Team
Nirupama Subramanian
Co-Founder & CEO
Nirupama Subramanian is a multifaceted entrepreneur, leadership coach ( ICF-PCC) and an experienced facilitator.
She is the Founder and CEO of Powerfulife Solutions which provides leadership development interventions for personal growth and organizational impact. She is a best selling author of 4 books, a Board advisor, a two time TEDx Speaker and the creator of the only validated assessment for women in South Asia.
Nirupama blends deep wisdom, extensive coaching experience and research orientation to create and lead high impact people development interventions.
Rajesh Ramakrishnan
Co-Founder & Business Coach
Rajesh Ramakrishnan is a nurturing and transformative leader with a proven track record of 30 years of driving business and people growth. He was the Managing Director of Perfetti Van Melle India for 6 years and had a distinguished corporate career with companies like Reckitt Benckiser, Marico, Pepsico and Hindustan Times. Rajesh is a Business Advisory Consultant and a certified coach (ICF-PCC). Rajesh combines extensive business experience with expertise in coaching and consulting to enable individuals, teams and organizations to thrive and grow to their full potential.
Ayesha Qureshi
Program Manager
Ayesha Qureshi is an independent career counsellor, gender sensitization facilitator, researcher, and advocacy writer with a Master’s degree in Women and Gender Studies. She currently serves as Program Manager at Powerfulife Solutions, where she supports projects focused on women’s leadership, diversity, equity, and inclusion.
Ayesha is the recipient of the Digital Champion for Gender Rights award and is a certified instructional designer. She is deeply passionate about creating interactive and reflective learning spaces that empower young people to question norms, build critical awareness, and work toward gender-equitable futures.
Our Clients
Our Giveback
Our founders also run My Daughter is Precious- an initiative to provide scholarships and mentorships for young women to complete their undergraduate education with confidence and clarity.
We have awarded more than 100 scholarships and have created a network of 40+ mentors. We do this through direct partnerships with colleges who want to support their female students. We raise funds to help to pay for college fees and leverage our networks for mentors who can provide 1:1 guidance to the young women for 1-2 years.
My Daughter is Precious is our way of giving back and living our purpose of enabling young women to lead a powerfulife and live their full potential.
