Entrepreneur.
Best-selling author.
Teacher.

Swapnil Kamat is an entrepreneur, best-selling author and teacher with close to two decades of experience helping people grow in their work and lives.

His work spans corporate learning, media and personal development through Work Better Training, RANX and India Meditation Center.

Swapnil Kamat

HONOURS & RECOGNITION

Recognition over the years.

01

Forbes India

40 Education Evangelists

Named as one of 40 Education Evangelists of India by Forbes.

02

CNBC TV18

Young Turks

Featured twice on the prestigious CNBC TV18 show, Young Turks, as one of India’s young achievers.

03

The Times of India

Catalyst for Change

Recognised for his contributions to corporate training.

04

Published writing

50+ columns

Authored columns for The Economic Times, Businessworld, The Hindu, HuffPost and other publications.

05

The Economic Times

Promising start-up

Led Work Better Training to recognition among India’s promising start-ups.

06

Consultants Review

Consultant of the Year

Work Better recognised as Consultant of the Year in L&D for two consecutive years by Consultants Review magazine.

THE WORK BETTER TRAINING JOURNEY

Building one of India’s largest
corporate training companies.

Founded in 2008, Work Better Training grew into a leading corporate learning company, helping professionals and leaders develop the skills to work, communicate and lead more effectively.

With a reach spanning more than a million professionals, 600+ organisations and 90+ cities across Asia, the company was acquired by upGrad in 2021.

1M+Professionals trained
600+Organisations reached
90+Cities across Asia

Through Work Better Training,
founded in 2008

2008Work Better Training founded

2021Acquired by upGrad

MY WORK

Ideas, put into practice.

Building businesses and experiences
that bring people and ideas together.

01

LEARNING & DEVELOPMENT

Work Better Training

Built into one of India’s largest corporate training companies, developing professionals and leaders across 600+ organisations. Acquired by upGrad in 2021.

Founded in 2008
02

MEDIA & STORYTELLING

RANX

A new-age B2B media company creating branded media IP: podcasts, digital shows and stories that connect organisations with their audiences.

Explore RANX
03

MEDITATION & AWARENESS

India Meditation Center

Making meditation approachable, with practical ideas for a calmer mind, a clearer perspective and a more joyful life.

Explore India Meditation Center

BOOKS & IDEAS

Writing to learn.
Sharing along the way.

Books that explore practical ideas for work, relationships and everyday living.

The Wisdom of Balance book cover by Swapnil Kamat

THE WISDOM SERIES / 01

The Wisdom of Balance

Exploring the different dimensions of life and the balance we seek between competing truths.

#1 Amazon e-book bestseller in Happiness and Personal Development.

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The Wisdom of Why book cover by Swapnil Kamat

THE WISDOM SERIES / 02

The Wisdom of Why

50 foundational ideas for work, relationships and everyday living, and the deeper reasons they matter.

A practical invitation to look beyond familiar advice.

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The Good Life book cover by Swapnil Kamat

FORTHCOMING

The Good Life

A practical exploration of the principles that help us live a more meaningful, joyful and positive life.

Coming soon

SPEAKING & WORKSHOPS

Areas of expertise.

Close to two decades of facilitating learning for professionals and business leaders.

01

How to lead people effectively

02

How to communicate effectively at work

03

Presentations & public speaking

04

Effective execution

05

Influence & persuasion

06

Career success in the age of AI

07

Living a meaningful, joyous & positive life

CORPORATE LEARNING EXPERIENCE

Organisations trained
over the years.

Selected organisations from Work Better Training’s corporate learning experience.

View organisations across industries

Agriculture

  • East West Seed
  • Golden Agri
  • Solis
  • Sonalika

Automobile

  • Ashok Leyland
  • BMW
  • Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
  • Honda Cars
  • Mahindra First Choice
  • Piaggio Group
  • Tata Motors
  • TVS Motors
  • Volvo Eicher
  • Volvo Trucks

Banking

  • AU Small Finance Bank
  • Axis Bank
  • Bank of America
  • Bank of India
  • BNP Paribas
  • Central Bank of India
  • Citibank
  • Federal Bank
  • HDFC Bank
  • ICICI Bank
  • IDBI Bank
  • IDFC First Bank
  • IndusInd Bank
  • Kotak Mahindra Bank
  • RBL Bank
  • Saraswat Bank
  • The Catholic Syrian Bank
  • Ujjivan Small Finance Bank
  • Yes Bank

Chemicals

  • Hicare
  • Huntsman
  • National Fertilizers Limited
  • Navin Fluorine International Ltd
  • Solvay Specialities India
  • SRF Limited
  • Tata Chemicals

Conglomerates

  • Aditya Birla Group
  • Essar Group
  • Hitachi
  • IL&FS India
  • Mahindra & Mahindra
  • Piramal
  • Reliance
  • RPG Group

Consumer Durables

  • Daikin
  • Liebherr
  • Philips
  • Sony
  • Usha International
  • Voltas
  • Xerox

E-Commerce

  • Big Basket
  • BookMyShow
  • Caratlane
  • Cimpress
  • Flipkart
  • Grofers
  • Ola
  • Rapaport
  • Zomato

Education

  • Atharva College of Engineering
  • Atharva College of Hotel Management & Catering Services
  • GEMS Education
  • IIM Ahmedabad
  • IIM Shillong
  • IIT Guwahati
  • MDI Gurgaon
  • SIBM Pune
  • Tata Strive
  • Thakur Institute of Management Studies & Research
  • The NorthCap University
  • TISS
  • Vivekananda Education Society
  • WhiteHat Jr
  • Winterline Global Services
  • XIM Bhubaneswar

Energy & Power

  • Gujarat Gas
  • Hindustan Petroleum
  • Indian Oil
  • Mahindra Susten
  • Tata Power
  • Power Exchange India Limited

Event Management

  • 70 EMG
  • Collective Heads
  • Corporate Events
  • Maximum Mice & Media Solutions Pvt Ltd
  • Strategic Engagement & Event Solutions (SEES)
  • Corporate Culture
  • MEX Exhibitions
  • Eventures Unlimited

Engineering

  • Atlas Copco
  • Burns & McDonnell
  • Minescape
  • Ramboll
  • Sandvik
  • Thermax

Food & Beverage

  • AB InBev
  • Barry Callebaut
  • Carlsberg Group
  • FSL
  • Gemini Edibles & Fats
  • Jubilant Foodworks
  • P&G
  • Pernod Ricard
  • Sula Vineyards
  • UB Group

Financial Services

  • Abans
  • Aditya Birla Capital
  • Aditya Birla Finance
  • American Express
  • Bajaj Finserv
  • BNP Paribas India Solutions
  • CAMS
  • Capital First
  • Chola MS Risk Services
  • CRIF
  • Currencies Direct
  • DHFL
  • Edelweiss
  • Emkay Global
  • Fullerton India
  • Global Analytics
  • HDB Financial Services
  • HDFC Limited
  • HDFC Sales
  • HDFC Securities
  • IDFC
  • IL&FS Financial Services
  • InCred
  • Kotak Wealth Management
  • Magma Fincorp
  • Mahindra Finance
  • National Payments Corporation of India
  • National Stock Exchange
  • Pay Nearby
  • Piramal Capital
  • Razorpay
  • Reliance Capital
  • Reliance Money
  • SBI Capital Markets Ltd
  • Sharekhan
  • Shriram Housing Finance
  • SMERA
  • SREI Infrastructure Finance Ltd
  • Tata Motors Finance
  • Ticker Plant
  • Utthishta

FMCG

  • Britannia
  • Coca-Cola
  • Colgate Palmolive
  • Danone
  • Del Monte
  • General Mills
  • Henkel
  • Kimberly-Clark
  • Marico
  • Mother Dairy
  • Parle Agro
  • Reckitt Benckiser
  • Unicharm
  • Vestige Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals

  • Abbott
  • ACG
  • Alkem Laboratories
  • Cochlear
  • Coloplast
  • ConMed
  • Dr Reddy's
  • Eisai Pharmaceuticals
  • Emcure Pharmaceuticals
  • Eurofins
  • Glenmark
  • GE Healthcare & Pharmaceuticals
  • Invisalign
  • Johnson & Johnson
  • Manipal Hospitals
  • Masimo
  • ReBIT
  • Roche Diagnostics
  • Smith & Nephew
  • Sun Pharma
  • Sushrut Hospital

Hospitality, Travel & Tourism

  • Cox & Kings
  • Fariyas
  • Niranta
  • Oberoi Hotels & Resorts
  • Oyo Rooms
  • Royal Arabian Tours
  • SKIL
  • Travo Inspire
  • Trident Hotels
  • VFS Global

Insurance

  • Aegon Religare Life Insurance
  • Bajaj Allianz
  • Bharti AXA General Insurance
  • Birla Sun Life Insurance
  • Cigna TTK Health Insurance
  • Exide Life Insurance
  • HDFC Ergo
  • ICICI Lombard
  • ICICI Prudential
  • India First Life Insurance
  • ING Vysya Life Insurance
  • Max Life Insurance
  • PNB Metlife India Insurance
  • Reliance General Insurance
  • Reliance Life Insurance
  • SBI Life Insurance
  • Swiss Re
  • Tata AIG Insurance
  • United India Insurance

IT & ITES

  • Aditya Infotech
  • CMS Computers Ltd
  • CSS Corp
  • Datamatics Global Services
  • Exodus Information Technology
  • HERE Technologies
  • IndiVillage Tech Solutions
  • Infosys BPM
  • Innominds
  • Lionbridge
  • Mahindra Comviva
  • Mahindra Systech
  • NCR
  • Network Intelligence
  • QualityKiosk Technologies
  • Sapiens
  • Spectrum Call Net
  • TCS
  • Tech Mahindra
  • Teleperformance
  • Thirdware

Logistics

  • Achilles
  • APM Terminals
  • BDP International
  • DHL
  • Ingram Micro
  • NBHC

Management & Advisory Services

  • Alvarez & Marsal
  • Analytics Quotient
  • CII
  • Control Risks
  • Dalberg
  • Ernst & Young
  • GIZ
  • KPMG

Manufacturing

  • ACG Inspection
  • Aditya Birla Ultratech
  • Alfa the UV Group
  • ALS
  • Anchor Electrical
  • Apollo Tyres
  • Armstrong
  • Ashish Life Science
  • Bajaj Electricals
  • Bharat Udyog Limited
  • BPCL
  • BRPL
  • CEAT
  • Cello
  • Clariant
  • Crane Process Flow
  • DCM Shriram
  • Eicher Engineering Components
  • Excel Crop Care Limited
  • Expanded Polymer Systems
  • Godrej
  • Greaves Cotton
  • Greenlam
  • Hafele
  • Hendrickson India
  • HIL Limited
  • Holcim
  • HPL Additives
  • Hydropure Systems
  • Hyva
  • IRB Infrastructure
  • JK Fenner
  • John Deere
  • Jumo
  • Kerakoll
  • Koel Colours
  • Kohler
  • Kryfs
  • L&T Sapura
  • Larsen & Toubro
  • Legrand
  • Makino
  • Megger
  • MRF Tyres
  • Netafim
  • Otis Elevators
  • PPG Asian Paints
  • Praxair
  • Putzmeister
  • Rohde & Schwarz
  • Roop Polymers
  • Saint Gobain Gyproc
  • Saint Gobain INDEC
  • Schindler
  • Schneider Electric
  • Siemens
  • Sulzer
  • Sun King
  • Supreme
  • Syngenta
  • Tekman India
  • Timken
  • Toshiba Elevators
  • Uniparts
  • VVF Limited
  • Widex
  • ZF India

Media

  • 9XM
  • Cheers Interactive
  • Hathway
  • Jagran
  • Messe Munchen India
  • Nagra Kudelski Group
  • Perfect Relations
  • PVR Cinemas
  • QED Communications
  • Sony Pictures
  • Tata Sky
  • Turner International
  • UBM
  • Viacom 18

Mutual Funds

  • Axis Mutual Fund
  • Baroda Pioneer Asset Management Company
  • Birla Sun Life Mutual Fund
  • Canara Robeco
  • Franklin Templeton Investments
  • Funds India
  • Kotak Mahindra Mutual Funds
  • Quantum Mutual Fund
  • UTI Mutual Fund

Other Organisations

  • Altor Executive Search
  • Diamond Producers Association
  • Embassy & Consulates of Belgium in India
  • ISKCON Mayapur
  • Sodexo
  • The Swiss Laundry
  • US Consulate in India
  • Veolia Transdev

Real Estate

  • Aakriti
  • Alliance Group
  • Ashiana Housing
  • Godrej Properties
  • JLL
  • K Hemani
  • Kalpataru
  • Omkar Realtors
  • Prestige Constructions
  • Sanghvi Group
  • TAIN
  • Tata Realty
  • West Pioneer

Retail

  • Aditya Birla Fashion & Retail
  • Anita Dongre
  • Being Human
  • Bestseller
  • Creative Lifestyle (109F)
  • Croma
  • D’Décor
  • Fabindia
  • Forevermark
  • HNI India
  • Manyavar
  • Metro Shoes
  • Monarch
  • Pantaloons
  • Relaxo Footwear
  • Reliance Retail
  • Shoppers Stop
  • Tribhovandas Bhimji Zaveri
  • The Mobile Store
  • Titan
  • Trent Limited
  • Tresmode
  • Van Heusen
  • XYXX

Shipping

  • CSAV
  • Mazgaon Dock Limited

Telecom

  • ACT Fibernet
  • Buongiorno
  • Tata Communications
  • Vodafone
  • WNS

Textile

  • Bombay Dyeing
  • Grasim Industries
  • Impulse India
  • Jockey
  • Raymond
  • Welspun India

Testimonials

Swapnil effortlessly connected with his target audience. He achieved this by creating a feeling of “let’s work this out together”, rather than a “this is your problem, here’s the solution, now go implement it”. He is down-to-earth and approachable, keeping his communication style simple, real and pragmatic. He uses an interesting combination of intellectual stimulation, situational responses, in-class assessment and practical review to raise self-awareness and bring about a lasting change in the way we think/act.

Swapnil was able to easily connect and make us realise some fairly basic yet powerful things about ourselves, which, if tweaked just a little bit, could yield big results. Most of us retained and implemented the learnings from his session with very good results, not only for our own productivity and effectiveness, but for our hotel as a whole.

Visheshwar Raj SinghChief Commercial Officer, Oberoi Group

Swapnil has conducted several programs for the Mahindra Group in his inimitable high impact style and we are very happy with the results. He believes in cutting through the clutter and getting straight to what is really required to achieve breakthrough results. His workshops are a great blend of theory, practice, examples, exercises, reflections and action planning. The Work Better team ably supports him with strong follow-up activities to ensure retention and practice of the learning. I would strongly recommend that companies looking for a robust L&D intervention, partner with Swapnil and his team.

Ryan MascarenhasLearning & Development · Vice President - Leadership Institute at DBS Bank

Swapnil has understood our business, our needs and the profile of our employees perfectly. Every program that he conducts is practical with ready to use solutions that participants have found extremely useful. Not only in facilitating the workshop but also in pre program understanding and post program support, he exudes a high degree of enthusiasm and energy. His passion for his work and his genuine interest in addressing participant’s challenges is evident. It has been an extremely enriching experience to work with Swapnil & Work Better Training.

Minal DangiVice President - Digital Learning - Kotak Bank (Till August 2023)

Swapnil has a natural flair for training and ensures participant interaction during his sessions. The most important thing, I believe, is he brings credibility & comfort to the participants while discussing any topic. I have found my association with Work Better extremely fruitful and enlightening. There is an edge to partnering with Work Better Team for their simple yet innovative ways in which learning is made sustainable by the team; be it through the post-training snippets or sharing interesting articles.

Khevna ShahLead - HR | Learning & Development

Addressing Swapnil as a ‘trainer’ might not be justified – for he is a professional; who through his workshops, chariots each member in the audience towards self-realization.

He is one with and among his audience, on the similar platform: thus making one categorically understand that being a better individual is no uphill task but one must be willing, be aware of the tiniest of factors involved: be ready to accept and overcome shortcomings.

Using no great management ideals, Swapnil has expertise in conveying his message in a straight manner and simple to comprehend and imbibe – thus reaching out without imposing his thoughts - he takes you to a point of finesse and leaves it for you to decide your course.

I would also like to mention here that he is not alone but has the support and motivation from his entire team.

Our team stood to benefit immensely more so because he did not only preach but practised the same – which was evident in our association with him and his team right from the beginning.

Uma KrishnanSenior Manager | HR

Swapnil’s training workshops are creative, full of practical ideas and connect instantly with the audience. The post training reach out to the participants is also exemplary and helps them think and apply learning from the workshop to their jobs easily.

Sudhi SinhaVertical Head - Business HR, Yes Bank

VIDEOS & PERSPECTIVES

Watch Swapnil
on YouTube.

Explore his videos and get a sense of his ideas, delivery and approach before a speaking or workshop engagement.

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IN THE MEDIA

Featured in and written for.

Publications and channels that have featured Swapnil and his work, or published his columns over the years.

In the media

Stories from my journey.

Publications and channels that have covered Swapnil and his work at Work Better.

Swapnil Kamat on CNBC TV18’s Young Turks
CNBC TV18 featured Swapnil twice on their highly acclaimed show, Young Turks.
Swapnil Kamat’s Education Evangelist interview
Swapnil was named by Forbes as an Education Evangelist and interviewed as part of their exclusive series.
Economic Times coverage of Work Better
Economic Times documented the success of Work Better as an innovative startup. They have published Swapnil several times on topics related to soft skills and behaviour.
YourStory article about Work Better
Leading entrepreneurship media, YourStory, did an exclusive story on Work Better’s growth story.
Times of India press clipping
Swapnil’s views on soft skills and behaviour have found a favourable audience through India’s leading daily, Times of India.

CONTACT

Get in touch.

Speaking engagements, workshops and collaborations.