Shilpa Gadhok

Artist, Business adviser, Business leader, Consultant, Educator/Teacher, Entrepreneur, Explorer, Foodie, Global soul, Hindu, Marketer, Performer, Social entrepreneur, World traveler, Writer/Editor

Shilpa Gadhok is an award-winning purpose-driven brand executive with a deep passion for pioneering smarter ways to catapult organizations and teams for growth and impact. She has led some of the most iconic global brands at Procter & Gamble and The Hershey Company and also led teams at high-growth start-ups. As the Founder and CEO of SEE GOOD STRATEGY GROUP, a strategic consulting firm, Shilpa is focused on helping more companies and teams activate growth by leading with purpose and driving meaningful progress across socio-economic and environmental initiatives. Shilpa is interested in looking at broader ecosystems and how the private sector can collaborate with the public and citizen's sectors to drive measurable progress. Ultimately her broader goal is to help steer the private sector into taking a more active role in driving economic profitable growth through the lens of societal and environmental impact. She speaks about the power of purpose, impact-driven leadership, educational equity, and building brands and teams that change the world. Shilpa also focuses on the development of people leaders by building capabilities and skills that will take their careers and organizations to the next level. Shilpa has been published and quoted in Ad Age, TIME, Business Week, Forbes, Crain’s, and Fast Company, as well as other notable publications. She was named to Ad Age’s 40 under 40 list in 2017, was a finalist for the prestigious Milton Hershey Award, and is also a recipient of the P&G North America President’s Award. She is a marketing industry expert for the Polsky Center, affiliated with the University of Chicago, and a Featured Guest Lecturer at Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health and The University of Chicago Booth School of Business. She also serves as a Board Chair for B-Local Illinois (supporting local B-Corps), and the Advisory Board of Pilot Light, a non-profit focused on advancing food education in US school systems. She is a mentor for the Shanti Bhavan Children’s Project, a school that empowers children from India's lowest socioeconomic class to break the cycle of generational poverty through education, leadership, and compassion. Shilpa received her bachelors from Drexel University and her MBA from The University of Chicago Booth School of Business.

unearthing stories of unsung heroes - people and organizations who are leading with creativity and working to make the world better for everyone.

Brand Management, Executive management, Food & Bev Industry, Impact-driven brands, People Leadership, Public Speaking, Storytelling, Strategy, Thought Leadership

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