Prafulla Pande

Current

Technology Business Consultant at MI-SBTDC
Business Advisor & Coach at PANDE Associates Inc.

Past

CEO at Quantum Controls, Inc.

Education

University of Florida
Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur

Recommended

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Connections

109 connections

Industry

Management Consulting

Websites

Prafulla Pande’s Summary

Prafulla Pande is a full time consultant at the Michigan Small Business Technology Development Center. In this role he works with entrepreneurs who wish to launch their technology based businesses. He is also a business advisor and coach. He advises Boards, CEOs, and senior executives of businesses, non-profit organizations and educational institutions on leadership, strategy formulation and strategy execution.

Prafulla's unique, practical and motivational style makes him a very effective advisor. He is accustomed to coaching both high-potential individuals and those requiring new skills to help them enhance their leadership competencies. He helps them gain personal insight into their unique abilities and helps them maximize their strengths. Prafulla capably leads his clients through a process of setting realistic goals and then demonstrates how to achieve those goals in common sense and practical terms.

Prafulla founded PANDE Associates Inc., a Business Advisory and Executive Coaching firm in 2003. Since that time he has worked with clients in Michigan, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois and overseas in India. His prior corporate background consists of 18 years at various divisions of Thermo Electron, a multi-billion dollar company, in various business development roles around the world and 10 years as a small business owner, engaged with startup companies. During this 10 year period, he purchased a company and built two from scratch. The combination of large corporate experience at Thermo Electron and small business management experience at Quantum Controls made Prafulla proficient in strategic planning, marketing, finance, general management and overall business development. These first-hand experiences sharpened his talents to become an effective business coach. In addition, his core values fully align with his passion to help businesses succeed.

Prafulla is also a public speaker on business and motivational topics.

Prafulla Pande’s Specialties:

Leadership Development, Team Building, Strategy Formulation and Execution, General Management, Marketing, Finance, and Overall Business Development.

Prafulla Pande’s Experience

Technology Business Consultant

MI-SBTDC

(Management Consulting industry)

2007 — Present (2 years)

Help entrepreneurs get started with their businesses and head toward commercialization.
Business Advisor & Coach

PANDE Associates Inc.

(Privately Held; 1-10 employees; Management Consulting industry)

January 2004 — Present (5 years 7 months)

PAI advises CEOs, boards and executives on leadership development, strategy formulation and strategy execution.

PAI helps organizations get to the next level through a combination of the coach's experiences and the tools of the CEO Advantage™ a proven and branded process built on the great works of Jim Collins, Patrick Lencioni and Verne Harnish.

Prafulla Pande is the owner of PAI and an authorized licensee of the CEO Advantage™.
CEO

Quantum Controls, Inc.

(Privately Held; 51-200 employees; Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing industry)

September 1992 — March 2003 (10 years 7 months)