Xperentia Consulting Pvt. Ltd is an experiential learning and development company founded in 1998 in India. They specialize in areas like vision/mission development, leadership alignment, change management, and performance management. Their team consists of over 100 human resources and experiential learning professionals. Over the past 15 years, they have conducted workshops for over 100,000 participants across various industries in India. Their workshops use simulations, outdoor exercises, and elements of theatre/music to provide engaging learning experiences for teams. They have worked with large companies in various sectors like banking, insurance, telecom, IT, and more.

1. Xperentia Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Company Profile

2. Xperentia Consulting Pvt. Ltd.
Xperentia Consulting Pvt. Ltd. was founded in 1998 as Xperentia and became a private limited entity in
2010. Recognized as an organization that is at the forefront of Experience Based Learning &
Development (EBLD), in India. Our team consists of experienced Human Resource Development
Professionals, OD specialists, Counselors, Professionals from the field of performing arts, simulation
designers and outdoor experts.
Over the last couple of decades, Xperentia has facilitated interventions in areas of senior leadership
alignment, co – creation & articulation of company vision, mission and values, cultural integration, cross
functional synergies and productivity, creative problem solving and managing change effectively. Our
pragmatic and facilitative approach to these interventions has helped various leadership teams /
companies to improve existing processes and systems and come-up with new avenues to increase
productivity and cut cycle times. We are passionate about the role of OD, especially in growing
organizations and have been a key partner in 3 start-up ventures.
Over the last 15 years, Xperentia has conducted workshops for over one lakh participants drawn from all
organizational levels and across industry sectors. As we have a pan India presence, these workshops
have been conducted across all geographical regions of India.
Being a professional member of The Association for Experiential Education (AEE), and associated with
the International Simulation & Gaming Association (ISAGA), our faculty has access to cutting edge
processes & tools in experiential learning.
Our Services
Articulation of Vision, Mission and Company Values
We undertake turn - key projects in defining, articulating and cascading the Company Vision, Mission
and Values throughout the organization.
At the heart of building “Shared Vision” is the task of designing processes and effectively facilitating
them, whereby people at every level of the organization, in every role, can share aspirations; their own
and that of the organization they wish to belong to.
Assessment and Analysis
To drive performance one needs to carefully understand the competencies that are required for success
within each job role in the organization. Developing and retaining talent in those roles calls for an
identification of learning paths and coaching needs or a determination of an employee’s readiness for a

3. role. Our experienced assessment and analysis consultants are certified in the tools that measure skills,
identify competencies, and evaluate behaviors and knowledge.
Executive Leadership Development
Enable your leadership to lead and ensure sustainable growth. Our consultants have the topical expertise
and industry background to conduct assessments and deliver training solutions; whether for one-on-one
executive coaching or customized workshops focused on specific leadership competencies
Succession Planning
It is not easy to identify people who are “ready to go” and fill the gaps caused by planned or unplanned
losses of leaders in an organization. But succession planning is the lifeblood sustaining a successful
business – and development plans underpins the entire process. Our succession planning consultants can
help you prepare for the future by helping you recognize and develop high-potential talent to take vital
leadership positions in your organization.
Change Management
New business initiatives, new technology and new procedures require new behaviors from employees.
Corporate change is inevitable, but it shouldn’t be painful or costly to your company.
Talent/Performance Management
An organization’s most valuable assets are its employees and their collective knowledge. Your company
benefits when you invest in people by attracting, retaining, and developing quality employees
The Xperentia Advantage – Long term Strategic Partnerships
• We partner organizations by taking up ‘Turnkey’ projects, as well as stand-alone interventions
aimed at specific challenges in the organisation.
• We offer on-demand expertise in change management, assessment and analysis, executive
leadership development, succession planning, and talent/performance management.
• We are among the innovative providers of consulting expertise to FORTUNE 500® firms and other
large, global organizations. Our consultants provide learning and development, corporate
training to practically every business category or industry sector that you can think of.
Our consultants have the knowledge and skills to deliver the solutions that move your business forward.
They always put your business objectives first, applying their strategic expertise according to industry
standards and, most importantly, your needs.

4. Award Winning, Innovative Learning & Development Solutions
Xperentia combines interactive business simulations, outdoor adventure exercises and elements of
experiential theatre, music and dance to design workshops with specific objectives. The process involves
focused interviews with the leadership in client organizations before the design is finalized. The
methodology is based on 'real' experiences and moves away from the theoretical and rigid learning
methods of traditionalist education and training. With Xperentia you can expect to be engaged in a
powerful learning process that will provide your teams with the chance to learn new skills and then to
practice those skills. You can also expect to develop new methods for goal setting, building trust and
communication apart from core skill sets (which are a part of our Professional Skills Development Series)
to gain optimal performance from your associates.
Its pragmatic and facilitative approach to the interventions has helped various leadership teams /
companies to improve existing processes and systems and come-up with new avenues to increase
productivity and cut cycle times. Passionate about the role of OD, especially in growing organizations
Xperentia and has been a key partner in 3 start-up ventures.
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Xperentia Consulting - Stake Holders
Anand Upadhyay – Founder & Director - Xperentia Consulting Pvt. Ltd
Anand has over 24 years of HRD experience in India and overseas, specifically in the area of training,
design and development. Having completed a PG Dip. in Business Administration from Massey University
(NZ), Anand went on to earn his Master of Business from the same University. His Master’s Thesis was on
'Building Learning Organizations’
His recently published book on experiential learning methods titled “Right of Centre – Experiential
initiatives in Action Learning” enjoyed an international release on Amazon and other prominent book
stores.
Anand was awarded with the World HRD Congress Award for ‘Contributions to the field of Global
Learning & Development – 2012’. This award recognizes the contribution made through the 15
copyrighted simulations created by him.
He is also on the editorial board for the professional journal ‘Simulation and Gaming for Learning and
Development’. His white paper on “Alternative media for Experiential Learning” was published in the
Just HR Asia Journal in June 2012.

5. In India, his stints with Indian Council for Cultural Relations (Ministry of External Affairs, India), GE
Capital, Rediffusion - Y & R & DHL Worldwide Express, where he was the Country Head – HR, gave him a
solid platform to launch Xperentia Consulting.
Anooba Kini - Chief Facilitator & Director
Anooba is an MA in Industrial Psychology (1987) from Mumbai University, MBA (1989) specializing in
Human Resources Management from NMIMS, Mumbai University.
She has over two decades (25 years +) of experience in the field of HRM in Industry and brings diverse
Industry experience across sectors. She has led the Human Resource function in both large and medium
sized organizations. She has successfully laid systems and set up the HR function for start –ups and held
positions like Director Human Resources for Alcatel Lucent Managed Services Pvt. Limited, Aptech Ltd.,
ABN AMRO (now RBS) and Future Capital.
Anooba brings expertise in the areas of Leadership development; Talent Management and driving
Diversity along with excellence in HR operations & Policy making.
Anooba has been a successful Campus Recruiter across Management Schools since 1993.
She has significant experience in Talent acquisition and Learning & development, Quality initiatives and
has a successful exposure to ISO 9000 systems, Malcolm Baldrige Standards, PCMM ; COPC.
Anamika Dutt Anand – Facilitator & Director.
Anamika brings 15 years of corporate experience, with 10 of them in Experience Based Learning &
Development. She was a territory manager with DHL before joining Xperentia. A Graduate from Miranda
House, Delhi University, Anamika has a P.G. Diploma in Sales & Marketing from National School of Sales
and a Diploma in Counseling from Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). She is an accredited FIRO B
practitioner and has led workshops across industry segments and across levels.
Apart from the above stakeholders, the team consists of senior professionals from the field of Human
Resource Development, Learning and Development and OD specialists.

6. Our Team:
A. Shafi - Shafi has an experience of over 24 years in corporate sector as a practicing manager and
training & mentoring professional. He has held various senior positions & has been conducting training
workshop for leading organizations from sectors as varied as Manufacturing (ITC Ltd. – a subsidiary of
British American Tobacco), Oil and Refinery (top Indian Oil producing and selling organizations), IT (IBM,
CTS, Skytech) to name some.
A. Aiyar -A graduate in Economics from Madras University, he has more than 30 years of experience in
Marketing and HR. He has diverse experience having worked with International companies like Bose
Corporation, Framingham-USA, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines & Gaitonde Group in Chennai. He specializes in
people skills and has facilitated programmes across levels in the areas like Team building, Cross Cultural
Sensitization, Talent Development, managing change etc. using experiential learning as the
methodology.
T.M.Ragunath – A Senior Human Resource Professional with over three decades of rich experience as
Head of business HR and Corporate HR. He did his Post graduation (P M & IR) from MSSW - Madras
University, and also holds a LLB from Bangalore University. He is a Master Trainer from NLP - USA
He has held leadership roles in HR and was instrumental in setting up many startups of mega projects.
He had worked in companies like EICHER, TRIVENI, JUBILIANT, ESSAR, Peril - JP MORGAN, Pidilite and
served as Head of HR in several of these companies. Set up organizations and carried out ‘turnkey’
project manning, to operations at ESSAR for oil in Oman, Philippines, Indonesia, Qatar and for steel &
telecom in India.
M. Vikram - Accredited MBTI, DISC and TKI practitioner, member of the Toastmasters Institute. Over 15
years of experience in facilitating learning and development initiatives both indoors and outdoors. Has
been involved in line functions and conducts workshops for all levels of the organizations. Has worked in
the area of L&D with Nokia, Nokia-Siemens Network- in India and South-East Asia, Ranbaxy, Gabriel
India, Hindustan Motors, Eicher Motors, L&T among others
R. Justin - An MBA from Canada, with a Masters in Industrial Relations and Personnel Management from
Pune. He has also participated in the Leadership Development Program at IIM- B. Actively involving in
experiential learning and people development; he has been working in the training domain for over 18
years.
The above facilitators & consultants are supported by our team of experiential instructors, based out of
Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai and Kolkata. The team also has Subject Matter Experts from the field of
Adventure, theatre, and performing arts that co-facilitate our workshops.

7. Xperentia - Recent Achievements
Year 2012
World HRD Congress Award for ‘Contributions to the field of Global Learning & Development’-
2012
This award recognizes the contribution made through the 15 copyrighted simulations created by
him, and pioneering the experiential education industry in India. He is also on the editorial board
for the "Simulation & Gaming Journal for L & D", and has presented keynotes and white papers
on the subject in various international forums over the last couple of years.
Published a white paper titled “Alternative Media in Experiential Learning” in the international
‘Just HR Asia’ magazine. - http://justhrasia.com/white-papers
Year 2011
1. Keynote plenary address titled “Effective Cross cultural Communication: Reflecting on
Experience” at the International Simulation and Gaming Conference held in Ayutthaya,
Thailand in March 2011.
Link for Conference program & Proceedings below:
http://www.thaisim.org/ts2011/ts11_programme.htm
Year 2010
1. Presented a paper titled “Alternative Media in Experiential Learning” at the Simulation &
Gaming conference organized under the affiliation of the International Simulation & Gaming
Association, in March 2010.
Link for Conference program & proceedings below
http://www.thaisim.org/ts2010/thaisim_2010_programme.htm
2. Invited to join the Editorial Board of the International “Journal of Simulation and Gaming for
Learning & Development”. We head the ‘Experiential Learning’ domain for this professional
journal.
3. Awarded copyrights for 15 Experiential Simulations. These experiential simulations for
Management Learning & Development have been credited to Anand Upadhyay and form an
integral part of the book “Right of Centre” being authored by him.

8. Some of Xperentia’s Clients include:
Banks / Financial Institutions
Bank of America Merrill Lynch
BNP Paribas
Citibank
Deutsche Bank
Future Capital
GE Money
HSBC
ICICI Bank
IDBI Bank
Kotak Mahindra
Royal Bank Of Scotland
Sahara Mutual Fund
Standard Chartered Bank
Western Union
Insurance ( Life / Gen)
Birla Sunlife
Bharti Axa
Cigna
HDFC Chubb/ Ergo
ICICI Prudential
TATA AIG
Telecommunication
Aircel
Bharti-Airtel
BPL Mobile
Tata Communications ( VSNL)
Tata Indicom
Vodafone
IT / ITES
3 I infotech
RBS Shared Services
Computer Science Communication (
CSC)
Efunds
Exl Services ( NCOP)
Intelenet Global
Tata Consultancy Services
Trinity Computers
WNS - Ntrance
FMCG/ Pharma
Britannia Industries
Cadbury India-Kraft Mondelez
DSM
Hindustan Unilever Ltd
Johnson & Johnson
Sanofi Aventis
Tupperware
Advanta
Manufacuting / Engg /
Production/Construction
BPCL
British Gas
Colliers Intl
CPC
Diebold India
Ekta Bhomi Group
Essar Group
HCC
Indian Oil Tanking
Mahindra & Mahindra
Siemens
Vedanta Group
Services / Consulting/Logistics
Abacus
Accor India
All Cargo ( Freight forwarding)
Barber Ships ( Marine consulting and
Training)
Deloitte Consulting
DHL Worldwide
Microsoft – MSN
Torm Shipping
Ranstad
Wilhelmsen Shipping
Media - Production / Print /
Television/ Agency
Dainik Bhaskar - DNA
Maya Entertainment
Mindshare
Rediffusion D Y & R
Star India
Tata Sky
UTV Production
Retail
Globus
Lifestyle
Pyramid
Others
IDRC ( NGO)
Kingfisher Airlines
Vatsalya (NGO)
YEO ( Young Entrepreneur’s
Organisation)
Some client testimonials follow..

11. Media - monials:
Television Coverage
Coverage by Zee TV - Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rA5q6pW-NjY
Print Coverage (Scanned write- ups available on our website)
Experience
Xperentia
Learning
- Education Times Link:
http://xperentia.com/education.html
Work Like
Pressures
- The Economic Times Link:
http://xperentia.com/likepressures.html
Experience,
the Best
Teacher
- Computer Link:
http://xperentia.com/experience.html
Do and
Learn
- Education Times - Do And Learn Link:
http://xperentia.com/do.html
Team
Bonding,
only at
India Inc
- The Economic Times Link:
http://xperentia.com/teambonding.html
Business
Traveller
- Business Traveller Link:
http://xperentia.com/traveller.html
Learning
through
experience
- Maharashtra Times Link:
http://xperentia.com/mah_times.html