03 · STEPPING UP

Leadership Coaching

Become the manager people trust—not only the strongest operator.

Instructor-led coaching for advertising professionals with 3+ years of experience who are moving from individual execution into team, client or business leadership.

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STEPPING UP

Format Instructor led

Entry By interest

Experience 3+ years

Level Advanced

What you will walk away with

Lead people clearly

Set expectations, give actionable feedback, and help team members perform at high standards without micromanagement.

Communicate with influence

Confidently present strategic decisions, tradeoffs, and risks to senior executive and client stakeholders.

Own outcomes

Move beyond task completion into holistic business thinking, team accountability, and lasting impact.

Learn by doing.

Work through a realistic leadership situation: a missed target, competing priorities and a difficult team conversation.

Assess

Decide

Communicate

Lead

Course outline

01 The leadership shift

Transitioning from individual contributor to leader. Redefining your value from doing the work to enabling and directing others. Managing team dynamics and emotional intelligence.

02 Communication & influence

Framing decisions with clarity, influencing senior executives, delivering tough news constructively, and cross-functional alignment.

03 People management & coaching

Effective 1-on-1s, giving real-time feedback, developing underperformers, delegating without micromanaging, and fostering psychological safety.

04 Business thinking & trade-offs

P&L awareness, prioritizing high-leverage initiatives, navigating organizational ambiguity, and driving sustainable team performance.

Led by Sumeet Banchariya

10+ years across buy side, sell side, programmatic and publisher monetisation.

Meet the Founder

Aanchal Pant

Branding, PR & Community · Lumikai Fund

“One of the most supportive and trustworthy colleagues I have worked with. He never shied away from mentoring peers or helping solve difficult problems.”

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