Shailaja has a close to 20 years of work experience in Strategic Communications and PR spanning diverse sectors including Auto, IT, Manufacturing, Consumer Business, and Retail. She combines strategic thinking and imagination to help organizations build, design and express their brand in a compelling manner. She has designed and led media training workshops for senior management.  Shailaja has worked collaboratively with the HR teams to devise internal communication programs in line with the corporate culture  to  help employees become active advocates for the brand.

Since her childhood she has been fascinated by books and the stories they hold. Later as she began her  professional career in public relations, she realised storytelling is also the most powerful tool to introduce an idea, a thought, a proposition to the world and make it memorable.

Most recently she has crafted content for and ghost written books spanning a wide variety of topics including Management, Leadership, Self-development, Psychology, Work/life balance, Science, Wellness, & Spirituality.

She has consulted for clients such as  Mercedes-Benz, Phoenix Market City, Commonwealth Youth Games, Ista Hotels, Shoppers Stop – Pune, Fujitsu Consulting, Ishanya, Kumar Properties, Synygy, Kenersys, Racold Thermo, Armstrong World Products, Precision Camshafts, Advik Hi-tech, Sany India, Gestamp.

Educational Background

• Masters degree in Marketing
• PG Diploma in Advertising & PR from Symbiosis Institute of Business Management
• Certified in Creative  Writing from British Council.

From the ‘Just Be’ lens…

…Explorer, dreamer, creator

Shailaja is most passionate about…

…Writing, art, nature and travel

When not doing any of the above Shailaja…

…Likes to do gardening

To Shailaja ‘Just Be’ is…

…Being the best version of herself