C-Level Leadership Mastermind

Lead Strategically. Rise Confidently. Influence at Scale.

For ambitious Managers, Directors, and VPs in tech ready to accelerate their path to the C-suite.
If your results aren’t getting you noticed — it’s time for a new strategy.

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Your Talent Isn’t the Problem — Your Visibility Is.

You’re smart. Capable. High-performing.
But in the hybrid world, that’s not enough.
Without the right frameworks, feedback, and peer support — your influence plateaus.
This mastermind helps you lead boldly, communicate clearly, and get the recognition you deserve.

The Structure That Makes It Work

Curated Peer Cohort

Grow alongside an invite-only group of leaders navigating the same visibility, influence, and leadership challenges you are.

Weekly Live Sessions

12 weeks of strategic coaching, frameworks, and powerful networking

Real-Time Application

Apply everything you learn directly to how you lead your team, manage execs, handle hybrid friction, and navigate AI change.

What You’ll Experience Week by Week

Weeks 1–3: Inner Clarity

You’ll define your leadership identity, uncover how your mindset shapes others, and build emotional resilience to show up with grounded clarity.

Weeks 4–5: Executive Presence

Master the core dimensions of executive presence—gravitas, communication, and credibility. Develop tools to project confidence under pressure and influence without authority.

Weeks 6–8: Execution Excellence

Elevate your operational impact by building systems and processes for consistent, high-quality results. Drive operational rigor, continuous improvement, and team accountability for execution at scale.

Weeks 9–10: Bold Decisions

You’ll break through fear, lead with courage, and develop decisiveness under pressure.

Weeks 11–12: Expansion + Planning

You’ll leave with a trusted peer network and a custom 90-day plan for continued growth and visibility.

The 12-Week Curriculum

The program is structured across 5 high-impact phases. Here’s exactly what we cover:

Phase 1: The Inner Foundation (Weeks 1–3)

Build emotional intelligence, clarity, and confidence from the inside out.

Week 1 – Your Leadership Identity

Week 2 – The Psychology of Influence

Week 3 – Leading from the Inside Out

Phase 2: Communication Mastery (Weeks 4–5)

Master the tools to influence, motivate, and connect — up, down, and across.

Week 4 – Influence Through Communication

Week 5 – Commanding Executive Presence

Phase 3: Tactical Leadership in the Real World (Weeks 6–8)

Turn insight into action — across hybrid teams, executive stakeholders, and peers.

Week 6 – Managing Up, Down, and Sideways

Week 7 – Hybrid Visibility + Executive Presence

Week 8 – Leading in AI-First Organizations

Phase 4: Unshakable Confidence (Weeks 9–10)

Break limiting beliefs and step into your next-level leadership.

Week 9 – Breaking Beliefs + Building Courage

Week 10 – Becoming the Decisive Leader

Phase 5: Integration + Expansion (Weeks 11–12)

Lock in transformation and prepare to scale your leadership impact.

Week 11 – The Network Advantage: Social Capital & Career Durability

Week 12 – Your 90-Day Action Plan

What You’ll Walk Away With

Led by Mahesh M. Thakur

Mahesh is a former Microsoft, Intuit, Amazon, and GoDaddy executive turned C-suite advisor and coach. With two decades in high-stakes leadership roles, owning a P&L, and running high performance organizations, he’s coached hundreds of leaders on how to build visibility, trust, and influence – without playing politics or burning out. Mahesh is a Master Certified Coach and became Global Top 100 coach in 2021.

His system is designed for those who want to lead clearly, decisively, and authentically in today’s hybrid and AI-powered world.

What Our Participants Are Saying

Nivedita Ojha

Vice President, Product Management

Mahesh helped me establish myself as a visionary leader in my organization. As a leader of people and an owner of a portfolio of products, I deal with many complexities and opportunities. Mahesh has been there as a coach and a thought partner. There have been several challenges in my journey, and Mahesh helped me think through these to make effective decisions. Mahesh balanced asking the right questions and advice, and provided the best strategies to elevate my org, the product vision, and the business performance.

Hyo Jung Song

VP of Mobile

Executive coaching from Mahesh helped me develop my leadership skills and influence across the organization. His advisory work empowered me to maximize my impact within and outside the division. Mahesh brings a rich perspective as a business leader, technologist, and coach. He humanizes and simplifies complex situations I find this combination refreshing because it is very hard to find an executive coach who has been there and done that. I highly recommend working with him to improve your organization and business through practical skills and powerful advice.

Adam Stone

CEO, Start Adam

Mahesh helped me with clarity and communication and empowered me to elevate my work. I highly recommend working with him

Shirish Tatikonda

Head of Data Science and ML Engineering

Mahesh’s advisory work has added tremendous value to my growth as a leader in the technology industry. He has been instrumental in my learning leadership and strategic skills necessary to unlock my true potential and also change my career trajectory towards the true north. If you are looking to grow and get advice from someone who has done it all Mahesh is the right executive coach for you

Sudha Thota

Senior Director of Product Management

I could not have found a better advisor than Mahesh to help me grow as a leader. What sets Mahesh apart is that he has himself walked the walk a few times in startups and in trillion-dollar companies. Mahesh understands success takes as much EQ as IQ. He took the time to fully understand my organizational strengths and aspirations. He is very insightful, quick to see the blind spots, and accelerates growth through his leadership and AI experience. Mahesh helped me transform to achieve both personal and professional growth. I feel very empowered to have an authentic, direct, strategic, compassionate, knowledgeable, and experienced person like him as my exec advisor and advocate.

Eric Jones MSHIA,BSN, RN

Director, Clinical Informatics

Shikha Jain

Machine Learning PM

After 7 long years at Western Digital, I was ready to switch careers. Mahesh provided me the much needed professional guidance every step of the way – from planning to developing new skills, and to believe in myself. I could have never done it without his leadership and AI advisory work. Thanks to Mahesh, I am now a part of a Fortune 5 company. We cannot achieve big goals by ourselves. We need the right advice at the right time from someone who has been through the journey themselves. Working with Mahesh has been life-changing for me.

Kent Lopez

VP of Sales

Mahesh approaches board and C-Suite advisory with a mixture of mentorship and partnership. My role involves working with partners and board members in the US and worldwide. His approach improved the dynamics with my team, my relationships with the board, and my rapport with the execs. Mahesh has a lot of empathy and deep comfort with scaling systems and knows what it takes to grow the business in a competitive landscape. The Customer NPS and Employee satisfaction scores got much better because of working with him.

Henderson Jones

Sr. Director, Infrastructure and Security

Vijay Kristipati

Head of Engineering

Leadership in the age of AI requires you to uplevel yourself and your teams. Every engineering leader focused on building Executive Presence should work with Mahesh. As an engineering leader, building a strong executive presence is crucial for your success. Many engineers struggle with the “soft skills” required to thrive in the executive suite. But with Mahesh’s guidance, you’ll transform those perceived weaknesses into powerful strengths. The impact of your work will shift from simply being competent to attaining true excellence.Mahesh is a remarkable coach with an unparalleled engineering and product background. Coaching with Mahesh will empower you in ways you never thought possible. You’ll gain crystal-clear clarity on your leadership abilities and presence.

Bhuvana Ramachandran

Director, Software Quality

Mahesh has been an invaluable guide and mentor on my leadership journey. His deep understanding of leadership dynamics, coupled with insights on team alignment, has empowered me to navigate complex challenges with confidence and resilience. His work emphasized aligning with my teams and the teams across the broader organization to drive what was mission critical. Some strategic and high-impacting initiatives need courage and his work on organizational culture provided me exactly what I needed. One of Mahesh’s standout qualities is his keen observation and perceptive feedback. Through constructive and candid conversations, Mahesh helped me identify and capitalize on my strengths while offering constructive insights into areas for improvement.

Monisha Kanoth

Sr. Data Engineering Manager

Mahesh is sharp, wise, funny, highly accomplished, and incredibly knowledgeable, and someone who advocates and roots for you.His enthusiasm for your potential is infectious :). He has coached and supported me as I navigated growing into senior technical leadership. Mahesh is direct and won’t hold back from saying what he sees is preventing you from growing. I appreciate his candor, his wisdom, and his uncanny trait of saying the precisely right thing that you need to hear at the perfect moment. My only regret is not meeting him earlier in my career!

Gautam Kumar

Director of Analytics

The enterprise AI strategy work I did with Mahesh has added tremendous value to my organization. He has been instrumental in my learning leadership and strategic skills necessary to unlock my true potential and also change my career trajectory towards the true north. If you are looking to grow and get advice from someone who has done it all, Mahesh is the right executive advisor for you.

Mark Eimer

Chief Technology Officer

Mahesh’s coaching approach is highly insightful and results oriented. He adeptly identified areas where I could improve my leadership skills, communication, and decision-making processes. Through thought-provoking questions and practical exercises, he guided me to explore my potential, confront my limitations, and cultivate a growth mindset. One of the key strengths of Mahesh is his deep understanding of the corporate landscape and the challenges executives face.

Jeff Paul

CEO and Founder

I recommend this program with no hesitation. Employee engagement, customer growth, and board relations are critical for every CEO to address. Mahesh helped us with these areas through Active Leadership training. Mahesh brings his Fortune 500 experience and playbooks to help CEOs evolve and grow with their business. I highly recommend this program if you want to build an exceptional company!

Kris Rudeegraap

CEO

Mahesh truly understands what it takes to formulate and deliver product-led growth. Mahesh is a great advisor for founders and CEOs. Personally for me, Mahesh quickly understood the need for us to scale and came up with effective strategies for us to incubate a new line of products. His background from large tech giants and experience with startups makes him a unique partner.

Subhan Ali

Sr. Manager, Data Science and ML

NVIDIA is at the forefront of the AI revolution. Mahesh is the best advisor I could’ve ever asked for. There are a lot of things to look for in an organizational advisor: are they personable? Do they provide value to me? Do they help me clarify my purpose and how it maps to my job? And there is the most important question: do they get results for me? The answer to all of the above is unequivocally yes with Mahesh. He will work with you from the ground up to help you realize your full potential and realization. He is a true professional and I could not recommend him more. In the tech industry or otherwise

Jogender Singh

Senior Director of Engineering

As a Director of Engineering, I had very few people I could go to for advice. Mahesh thoroughly assessed how I was managing up, down, and sideways. Mahesh helped me with critical areas when I needed it the most. First, he helped me elevate my personal and professional brand. Mahesh made me a powerful storyteller. My thought leadership and the impact of what I did was immediately noticed by my leadership and my teams.

Jean David Ruvini

Head, of AI

AI adoption happens at scale at Meta. We have a culture of innovation. As my executive advisor, Mahesh helped me strengthen my leadership skills and increase my executive presence. Mahesh has industry experience and very power-packed advice that matters when you work with senior execs. I have worked with him for several years, and he has helped me skillfully navigate the uncertainties in fast-paced and very complex environments. Working with him also gave me the strategies to make my team high-performance and accountable. His business acumen, tech background, and work ethic make Mahesh unique.

Amit Chachnek

CEO and Founder

Mahesh helped us prepare how to get in front of large investors and made our pitch impactful by including key insights that matter. He has an uncanny ability to understand what customers want and how to approach large enterprise clients. He helped raise the bar on problem-solving and communication which were both crucial for our high-growth startup. I truly appreciate what Mahesh does for CEOs and their teams.

You’ve Been Leading Quietly. Now It’s Time to Lead Powerfully.

You don’t need another book or webinar.
You need a room that challenges you, peers who push you, and a system that elevates you.