About

About CK

“What drives me each day is the spark to uplift — a person, a purpose, a possibility.”

Decades of Igniting Clarity, Calm and Courageous Actions within Leaders

With over four decades of CXO-level leadership, entrepreneurship mentoring, mindfulness coaching, and musical storytelling, Cherian Kuruvila has worked with some of the most dynamic businesses and business leaders across India and globally.

As the Managing Partner at CNC Transcend Management Services since 2010, he is recognized for his grounded, strategic, and people-first approach to growth and transformation—both personal and professional. 15 years running, which itself is a reflection of focus, consistency and purpose.

Cherian comes with over 43 years of overall leadership experience. He has for the last 15 years been a Business Mentor – Leadership, Executive & Holistic PersonalCoach/Strategic Leadership facilitator / Panel Member/ Speaker/ Writer focused on changing the growth path of the mid to large Family business and SME sector Entrepreneurs, solo entrepreneurs andCorporate leaders – Mid to CXO level.

He is the Managing Partner in his firm CNC Transcend Management Services since its inception in 2010. The firm has been recognized purely on merit among Top 10 most admired Outsourcing firmsand 10 most recommended Management & Strategy Consultants for medium to large enterprises based on their Core offerings and excellent client feedbacks and impact. More details at www.cnctms.com

He comes with around 30 years hands on, results and process driven Corporate CXO experiences in Sales, Marketing& Branding, P&L Operations, Retail, HR, large scale Project Management, including leadership roles like Director/Executive Director with Modi Xerox/ Xerox where he spent 16 years from the startup stage and grew up the ranks across 4 locations and 6 roles.

He spent the next 7 years in the Telecom domain as CEO Karnataka with Bharti Airtel, Broadband and Senior VP with Reliance Communications both from the start up stage. And finally as Director Operations with the US based Manpower Inc focused on HR recruitment/ search managing 8 Industry verticals.

With over four decades of CXO-level leadership, entrepreneurship mentoring, mindfulness coaching, and musical storytelling, Cherian Kuruvila has worked with some of the most dynamic businesses and business leaders across India and globally.

As the Managing Partner at CNC Transcend Management Services since 2010, he is recognized for his grounded, strategic, and people-first approach to growth and transformation—both personal and professional. 15 years running which itself is a reflection of focus, consistency and purpose.

Having worked at senior levels for over 30 years, he realized that it is People and Culture that makes the difference, then only come the process and the business as a whole. He uses a blended combination of Mentoring, Coaching and Facilitation as applicable to help drive change in individuals, teams and organisations.

He has also woven his learnings over 3 decades in a story telling form in over 80 articles and hundreds of short topical posts to help spread the learnings, under the heads – Entrepreneurship, Leadership , Coaching, Human Resources and Organisation development, Branding, Lifestyle & Wellness.

In the last 3 years he has also added over 50 Business Videos on the topics above around Leadership, Entrepreneurship, Mindset and Wellness and 150 + Music videos as a passion and hobby towards holistic living available under various playlists in his YouTube Channel.

The Mentor / Coach / Facilitator – “From Vision to Velocity”

Cherian’s core mentoring services are aimed at founders, CXOs, leadership teams, and business owners who are navigating growth, transition, or turbulence. He’s known for asking the right and tough questions, diving deep, offering practical wisdom, and creating what he calls “constructive disruption” and a calm amidst chaos.

Mentoring

Enabling and empowering businesses to restructure or grow their business 2X through an intense, execution focused, time bound, professional, structured CEO & team Business Mentoring & Strategic Leadership approach.

Strategic Advisory for Businesses
– Aligning business vision with execution across sales, people, financials and culture
– Working closely with leadership to troubleshoot growth bottlenecks
– Ideal for: Founders feeling stuck, scaling beyond Series A, or family businesses
Culture & Team Health Interventions
– Diagnosing people issues, misalignments, or internal energy blocks
– Custom frameworks for trust-building, alignment, and collaboration
– Ideal for: Startups and companies with growing team complexity
Co-founder & Leadership Alignment
– Mediating and aligning values, priorities, and working styles
– Establishing operating rhythms and decision-making frameworks
– Ideal for: Founders struggling with co-leader friction or burnout

Business Clarity Retreats
– Two-day immersive sessions for vision setting, goal clarity, and roadmaps
– Includes pre-work, strategy canvas, and post-retreat action plans
– Ideal for: First-time founders, leaders in transition, or scaling-stage execs
Fireside Panels & CXO Storytelling
– Speaker/Moderator for panels, leadership dialogues, and curated storytelling formats
– Engaging, insightful, and always values-driven
Executive Destress Management
– Group sessions for high-performing teams under pressure
– A structured way of mentoring and coaching to work through anxiety, bottlenecks, leadership or stakeholder management challenges or burnout

Coaching

Empowering corporate CXO’s or entrepreneur leaders to the next level of leadership as a group or individually using an Executive Coaching or Facilitator approach. Coaching is coachee centric – which essentially means that the interests of the coachee are paramount and this applies in equal measure to the confidentiality of the engagement.  The coaching contract is confidential except when some aspects of the coaching sessions need to be discussed with senior management (where applicable) after informing the coachee. All coaching records will be kept secure and confidential.

It is important to understand that being coached involves work – both internal and external.  The coaching process will involve on-going effort on the Coachee’s part in terms of preparation and post session work, as well as the need to be fully present – in every sense – during the coaching sessions, and may be personally challenging – both emotionally and physically. It is important therefore that our Coachees commit to working in synergy with us to ensure the success of the engagement; that they agree to take 100% responsibility for their reality and development, and are accountable for their share of the work and for their progress.

In particular, the Coachee will be asked to set aside time every week (or at a mutually agreed frequency) to ensure the required discipline, rigour and accountability, and to also respect the Coach’s time. The review of action plans is critical and should happen as planned, and it is important that the Coachee commits to acting on the Goal action plans as well as the action items that arise from each meeting.  In addition, the support of the organization to the Coachee and his/her progress is critical.

Ideal for: Corporates, CXOs, Business Leaders, Entrepreneurs & Individuals

Facilitation

Facilitating Leadership and Entrepreneurship workshops, Panel discussions, Keynotes and sessions for mid to senior leaders around Vision & Goal Setting, Strategic Leadership, High Performance Leadership Behaviours, Coaching or Mentoring, Winning Stroke for teams, Personal Branding, Executive Presence, Moving from Distress to Destress, Holistic Wellness mindset for Body, Mind and Passions …. Mostly customised to the context and industry and all experiential basis his 40 + years of leadership and meditation experiences.

Ideal for: Leadership teams of corporates, businesses, and entrepreneurs

The Meditator – “Stillness fuels Strategic Clarity.”

Cherian’s 45+ year journey with meditation isn’t a personal ritual—it’s a leadership asset he shares generously. Through calmness, breathing practices, and grounded self-awareness, he enables leaders to reconnect with their inner compass. He is not a teacher of Meditation, but he guides many through his experience and journey, and he has consistently been meditating since his college days.

He has inspired many to take on meditation. He has not missed a single day for 45 years now, and this discipline and consistency shines out loud and clear though his persona, his coaching and mentoring and in his overall way of life with self-love and self-care.

A perfect blend of meditation and manifestation is what he has been doing for himself, and today inspires many every single day.

As he always says… “When the inner voice becomes clear, external decisions become easier.”

And his WhatsApp status for years has been – “My mind is MY best friend”. He has written articles on Mindset, Wellness, and Peace of Mind… drawing from his real-life experiences.

The Musician – “Music is my Meditation. Rhythm is my Reflection”

Cherian Kuruvila is a passionate musician whose soul finds expression through the harmonica and his love for his daily dose of music. His music isn’t a service—it’s a gift—a deeply personal offering shared with the world out of pure love and joy. With over four decades of dedication, his music bridges generations and genres, blending nostalgia with spirit. Interestingly, this is a passion he restarted after over 40 years.

His repertoire is a vibrant mix, ranging from soulful Hindi and evergreen English movie classics to festive Christmas tunes, regional gems, heartfelt worship songs, retro pop, and even rock. Each collection is curated with care, emotion, and an instinctive understanding of what stirs the heart.

What truly sets Cherian apart is the soothing presence he brings through his music. His harmonica recordings, often shared as simple, heartfelt videos, have become a calming balm for many. Followers across the globe tune in to unwind, reflect, and find peace. For some, it’s the soundtrack to a quiet evening; for others, a gentle companion through the noise of daily life. His melodies have found their place in the personal relaxation rituals of many—playing softly in homes, during meditation, or as background while journaling or winding down.

With remarkable consistency, Cherian has recorded over 150 videos, each carrying the same warmth and intentionality that defines his musical journey. Encouraged by heartfelt messages and listener requests, he now plans to revisit and re-record some of his earliest tunes—giving them new life and refined expression in the year ahead.

If his music has ever made you pause, smile, or breathe a little easier, you’re warmly invited to subscribe to his channel. It’s not just a library of melodies—it’s a growing circle of listeners connected by sound, simplicity, and soul.