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What our clients say

We let outcomes do the talking. Below is an unfiltered look at what
leaders across industries have said after working with FocusU.

15+

years in the business

800+

Happy clients

40k+

learners touched in 2025

9.2

Average CSAT
Loved by clients across industries

In their own words

What senior leaders say

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“FocusU acted like a catalyst, helping us understand our individual and collective inflexion points, and unlock our untapped potential during a real change management journey.”

Rajeev Nagi
Managing Director, Teleflex India
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We have been thrilled to work with FocusU over three consecutive years for our annual retreat. Their creativity, energy, and ability to integrate local surroundings give them a competitive edge over other companies we've worked with.

Anoop Prakash
Managing Director, Harley-Davidson India
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“The intervention was brilliantly relevant for our Management offsite. It was even better in its flawless execution. They got us to smile, laugh, put our thinking caps on, connect but above all reflect constructively about some of our key issues.”

Prabir Jha
President & Global Chief People Officer, Cipla
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“It’s not about the content or activities. Those can be replicated by others. It’s what the FocusU team does with them which makes the experience so special. It’s a pleasure partnering with the FocusU team.”

Tanmaya Vats
Vice President & Head, Pepsico Global Value Innovation Center
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“We partnered with FocusU to help bring our Culture Credo to life. They delivered that in a fun, gamified, and engaging manner. The sessions were both delightful and impactful, striking the right balance between learning and engagement.”

Vikrant Bhatnagar
VP & Head - Talent, Learning, Culture & DE&I, Air India
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“The FocusU team brought not only practical experience to the table, but also a genuine attentiveness to our team's context, culture, and the unique energy we bring to our work. The session was more than an assessment - it was a mirror held up with empathy and insight.”

Harish Arnezath
Regional Director, South Asia, Stanford Seed

Beyond India

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We all enjoyed the experiential learning cycle through the 2 activities. We all felt the energy moving up minute after minute. I'm sure the intervention will have a long-term effect on our team. Thank you again very much from all of us.

Veronique Terisse
Commercial Director, Hilton Hotels
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The session has exceeded my expectations. By providing insights into and really understanding the systems and culture of our work environment, the session taught that we must adapt by changing our way of thinking and doing in difficult situations.

Caroline Roussety
Consultant, BDO IT Consulting Ltd
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The forte of FocusU really IS experiential learning: the activity that they guided us through was fun, very interactive, challenging and thought-provoking at the same time. What characterises FocusU for us is commitment, flexibility & passion.

Flavia Pal
Corporate Manager - Learning & Development, Rogers
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FocusU took us on a discovery journey through storytelling and connecting Māori mythology with the theme of our regional meeting through a virtual session across 6 time zones. Massive positive energy for the team and a real sense of achievement. Tau kē!

Tony Martin
General Manager, Middle East Region, NZTE (New Zealand Trade & Enterprise)
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The session was much needed to energize and refocus everyone to the challenges we face as a team in an ever competitive market. I am sure that as a team we advance faster to achieve our goals. We look forward to the next one!

Sachin Ramjatun
Managing Director, Siebel Enterprise Ltd
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What a great journey it has been with FocusU! Attentive to our needs and context, they co-created a programme that served to create awareness, commitment and desire in our participants where fun and learning occurred concurrently.

Doriane Denise-Rama
Group Head of Talent & Culture, ENL Corporate Services Limited

What learners and teams say

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"An engaging and impactful session on Culture of Collaboration during Summit 2 of the Leadership Development Program. The session struck a strong chord and broke down abstract concepts into practical, relatable experiences."

Natasha Sharma
Consultant, BCG
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"What stood out was FocusU's ability to subtly engage participants from diverse backgrounds and encourage inclusive participation. The activity-based sessions were closely connected to real-life situations, which drove strong involvement."

Mr. Ramesh Akella
Sr. General Manager, Wipro Foods
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"FocusU has partnered with us across 4 programs in one year for different audiences. The Pixel Challenge helped reinforce our new corporate values; the Celluloid challenge got young trainees to demonstrate how values affect work."

Akanksha Takyar
Associate Manager — Human Resources, Avery Dennison India
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"Mind over Matter Challenge was meticulously organized. Each Challenge was well thought out keeping our current state of mind. There was a mix of fun challenges as well as fitness - overall it was energizing to kick start the day."

Kavitha Puttaswamy
PayPal India
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"The Laughter Yoga session was the highlight of our Mental Health Awareness programme. Something so different, fun and beneficial to staff stress levels and overall health."

Chirodeep Mitra
HP Studio
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"The session held true to what we at PVMI stand for — Fun, Connecting and Enriching. Even in a virtual session they were able to maintain the mood we have got used to during FocusU physical sessions."

Dibyo Choudhary
HR Manager, PVMI
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"FocusU made extensive efforts to understand and make accommodations for our team, which also consists of neurodiverse individuals. The sessions were delivered with high energy and expertise."

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"FocusU combined fun, professionalism, and learning to help us build our strategy through Lego® Serious Play®. Their flexible, tailored facilitation kept participants engaged, delivered the desired outcomes, and left the team motivated."

Pooja Malhotra
Head HR, British Council Management Services
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"It is a difficult task to design an intervention for levels from an officer to an AGM, from varied backgrounds and locations. Your team's commitment, dedication and effective partnering have set unparalleled benchmarks as every batch passed by."

Shrikant Lonikar
Head HR, Adani Ports and Special Economic Zone
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"The design recommended for YCOM 3.0 induction and the speed of understanding the need was a wow experience. Many members spoke about how much the first program helped identify each other's strengths and put their vision in action."

Pallavi Banerjee
Manager HR — Talent Management and OD, PepsiCo
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"The way the facilitator contextualised the Five Practices of Exemplary Leadership to BPCL's realities, wove in compelling scenarios, and created space for authentic reflection ensured that participants were deeply involved - not just engaged."

Abhisek Nanda
Senior Manager (HRD), BPCL
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"A brilliant, interactive and insightful session on "Everyday Leadership", specially curated for our Career Fortnight event. Extremely good feedback - our folks still quote from the session."

Radhika Chengappa
Director L&TD, APAC, AtkinsRéalis
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"The Leadership workshop helped all of us to take a step back and analyse the kind of leadership traits we have. It has been the most effective workshop for multiple levels in our organization. It helped our leaders shine."

Anuj Mathur
Managing Director, Reed Manch Exhibitions
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"It's always a difficult task to energetically engage the Senior Leadership team in team building activities. My compliments to FocusU on creating such fresh approach and innovative activities. This completely gives a new possibility to Executive Engagement."

Amit Sharma
VP — Talent Management & Learning (HR), Canara HSBC Life
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"FocusU facilitated a 2-day "Stepping into Coaching" workshop for senior leaders from CGI. Their session was engaging and gave us insights on improving the effectiveness of our leadership."

Shilpa Subbaiah
Program Manager — Products, CGI
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"FocusU delivered an excellent Senior Management intervention (AGM–AVP level) — the "Regional Executive Program" using their Leadership Challenge construct. The program was aimed to develop Yamaha leaders embodying Yamaha brand."

Shikha Verma
Senior Manager — Corporate OD & L&D, Yamaha Motor India
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"Content for the two series of workshops on Leadership Challenge was apt for our new managers and added a lot of value. Participants walked out stating that the concepts were relatable to their workspace."

Upasna Bhatia
Talent Management, BlackRock
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"The Leadership Convention featured engaging management games facilitated by FocusU. These simulations tested strategic decision-making in real-world scenarios and refined collaboration and communication with colleagues."

Shreya Ahuja
Human Resources Executive, ARM Worldwide
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"FocusU helped us design and conduct the initiation workshop with the Senior Management Team. It was not easy to keep a group of highly experienced doctors and seasoned professionals engaged through two days. FocusU did a great job."

Pooja Agarwal
Head — Human Resources, International Union Against Tuberculosis & Lung Disease (The Union)
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"I have never received such overwhelmingly positive feedback from each and every participant before for any other program. Even the typical critics came proactively to thank me for organizing such training."

Taslima Hasnat Jaigirder
HR Business Partner, Unilever Bangladesh
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"Given the tough hidden issues we wanted to surface, this could have been a heavy 2 days. To come out having spoken our mind and still be very positive and energized - is a testament to the way FocusU ran this piece."

Vibhav R. Sanzgiri
R&D Director and Head GDC Hygiene + Skin South Asia, Hindustan Unilever Limited
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"We have been depending on FocusU for more than 6 years to conduct team-building sessions for our managers and employees. The SoapBox challenge is a lot more than just building a car - it's about teamwork, creativity, performance and collaboration, all rolled into one."

Kedar Lele
Vice President, Hindustan Unilever Limited
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"We were all super impressed by the team - they were very well prepared and absolutely took charge of everything they did. What a fun bunch. I'm glad we partnered on this and can safely say it all went very well."

Farheen Mehdi
Global Learning & Development Lead, Uber
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"Without a shadow of a doubt, it was one of the finest team building events I have experienced - and same was the reaction from the participants too. Our facilitators were impressed and had high feedback for your team."

Sunanda Gulati
Learning and Development Head, NXP Semiconductors
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"Very rarely has an energizer been as elaborate and "energizing" as the actual activity. The experience is only as good as the trainer - and the success rests in the conducting and monitoring. Hats off to FocusU."

Priya Jagannath
Research Analyst, McKinsey
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"It was a fabulous experience. The catalogue of activities planned out for us extended the perfect opportunity to introspect on self and make way for more team building. Professionalism and great dedication are the hallmarks of the team from FocusU."

Santosh Panicker
Chief People Officer, Sears Holdings India
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""We need a high energy program which makes each member truly belong to the team." That was our brief. At the end, we came out as a better team - with lots of trust, bonhomie and a "can-do" attitude."

Shekhar Chhajer
CIO — South East Asia, India and Middle East, Daimler
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"When it comes to team building / bonding offsites, I always prefer FocusU. I have worked with them with various clients of various age groups from diverse professional backgrounds. We have always come back as winners."

Hanish Sharma
Regional Account Director, JLL
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"This was the best offsite we ever conducted in last 4 years. Employees were really happy and sent appreciation to us. Rating will not justify the efforts of your team because of their effective planning and execution."

Kailas Darade
Deputy Vice President — HCM, IndoSpace Development Management
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"The concept of currencies got spoken about the most in participant reviews - it has helped our participants collaborate better with cross-functional team members. Your openness in working on the feedback shared is commendable."

Ananta Yadav
Manager L&D, Dr Reddy's Laboratories
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"Easily one of the best sessions I have attended in a long time. The mix of fun and messaging was perfect - and you can easily notice the change in attitudes on the floor."

Karan Sapra
Head — West, Aditya Birla Housing Finance
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"FocusU consistently understands our brief and delivers seamless training interventions tailored to our teams. They generated tremendous enthusiasm and energy, encouraging everyone to participate whole heartedly."

Sridhar Aranala
Vice President Sales and Distribution, The Hindu Group
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"The Spaghetti Tower challenge was a fun, practical way to demonstrate teamwork, quick problem-solving, and the importance of iteration. The aircraft-building activity reinforced key Agile practices and the value of continuous customer feedback."

Sindhu
Director of Product Management, Wadhwani
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The Stakeholder Mastery training provided profound insights and practical strategies to enhance our stakeholder engagement skills. The training catered to various roles - everyone walked away with actionable takeaways.

Rashmi Sinha
Service Manager, Testing Centre of Excellence, Novo Nordisk
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"FocusU has always made the learnings more interesting. The topics are converted into activities and the learning from the activities are then discussed as topics - which makes us relate it in real time."

Selvam Thamizharassan
Manager Consulting, CGI
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"This holistic approach offers a new decision-making framework that managers in a variety of enterprises, cultures, and countries are using to help ensure that the decisions they take are economically, socially, and environmentally sound."

Cory L. Smith
American Express
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"A wonderfully continuous learning program - it acted like small and effective doses to look for what next, and what more is coming one's way to improve. The case studies chosen were all relevant for my Global Development Team."

Vijay Varshney
Head of Technology — MESA, SMOLLAN
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"The webinar "Discover your Creativity" was highly enriching and effective. We had around 300 unique participants joining across Airtel India and Sri Lanka. All thanks for organizing and conducting a great webinar."

Anusha Rahinwal
Learning & Development Partner, Bharti Airtel
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"A complete "eye-opener" day. I gained a greater knowledge of thinking on different ways and ideas. The methodology was unique — the sessions brought about innovation and creativity in the way we do things."

Dipak Panchal
Manager — Business Development, Adani Green Energy

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