Ever felt like a setback just knocked the wind out of you? I get it. I’ve been there too.
As a Keynote Speaker, Author, and Leadership Challenges Strategist, I’ve spent 21+ years helping C-suite executives and senior leaders turn adversity into their leadership edge for unconventional growth and success. My Setback SOP Framework has empowered over 50,000 leaders worldwide to shift from “Why me?” to “Wow, it’s me!”
When not working with leaders, I read teen romance novels (my guilty pleasure!), leadership books, and Bollywood movies, or strike up random conversations with strangers.
Oh, and let’s not forget raising a teenager, now, that’s real leadership! Ready to turn your setbacks into success? Let’s chat.
How I turned around my setbacks to comebacks
Click on each card to find out how
Relationship setback
My first heartbreak in
a relationship that meant everything back then.
Relationship comeback
Amped up my focus on career and personal growth.
Academic setback
Ridiculed for my disastrous
English speech at my
MBA induction speech.
Academic comeback
Enrolled in spoken English classes, excelled, and unknowingly laid the foundation for my speaking career.
Gender-based setback
I was demoted without an explanation post motherhood which forced me to quit. Faced gender biases from investors.
Gender-based comeback
Reimagined my life, and discovered the entrepreneur in me. Stayed the course, built resilience, and learned to handle rejections.
Entrepreneurial setback
Became an entrepreneur and launched Ethnic Shack.
But faced an emergency health setback, depleted all
my savings, and had to
shut down my business.
Entrepreneurial comeback
Nurtured myself to be stronger in all aspects. Learnt to step out of my comfort zone and seek help. Joined the prestigious IIM B for an entrepreneurship program.
Family setback
Underwent immense grief with the passing away of
my father-in-law, while my
father too was diagnosed
with cancer.
Family comeback
Professional setback
Launched my speaking career, and my first 10 events flopped.
Relationship comeback
Financial setback
Experienced major financial struggles, shut down Ridhani, moved cities with just $6 (Rs.500) in my pocket.
Financial comeback
Health setback
Diagnosed with a polyp in my uterus and underwent surgery right ahead of the pandemic.
Health comeback
Unforeseen setbacks
The pandemic hit my family
as well. Brain fog slowed
my pace immensely.
Unforeseen comebacks
Here’s how you can work with me
Hear it from the Setback Leaders!
“Srijata conducted pre-talk
sessions to assess our needs & her audience and even pitched ideas for internal promotions. She readily tailored the content to our specific needs.”
Chetan Anand
Knowledge
Boston Consulting Group
“Her content was highly relevant and extremely effective. It helped me see the opportunities lying in disguise in the challenges that usually throw me into a tailspin.”
Athif Ibrahim
LUX* Resorts & Hotels
“Srijata’s keynote made a presence that only a few speakers could deliver. I realized that it is not challenges but the response that determines success.”
Reesha Abdul Munnim
Global Aviation Enthusiast, HR Practitioner
Maldivian
(Island Aviation Pvt Ltd)
Embrace the power of
Setback Leadership