Queen of the Pivot 👑 I help people leverage their expertise to change to a new industry. Follow me for tips and ideas. DM me your questions!

The rules of work have changed. The linear career path is dead.

Whether you're an experienced executive feeling stuck in a "perfectly good job" or facing an unexpected transition, one thing is clear: you're craving something more meaningful than what you've been doing.

You've done everything right: 
• Climbed the corporate ladder 
• Built expertise others recognize 
• Achieved financial success

But now you're facing new realities: 
• Industry disruption and uncertainty 
• Concerns about ageism and relevance
• A growing desire for work that truly fulfills you

The problem? You're looking at 5-10 more years of traditional work, but the thought of spending that time in your current situation feels like serving a sentence. You don't know how to leverage your hard-earned experience to create your next chapter—whether that's a new industry, consulting, or something entirely different.

What if those final working years could be your most fulfilling? What if instead of counting down to retirement, you were energized by work that doesn't feel like work?

I've been there. I've successfully pivoted across multiple industries:  Teaching → Publishing → Mortgage → Entertainment → Entrepreneurship → Education

Each transition taught me that confidence is the key to a successful pivot—and confidence comes from having a clear strategy.

My mission: Help accomplished executives like you stop feeling stuck and start taking control of your professional future. No matter what changes are happening around you, you have more power than you realize.

Ready to explore what's possible? 
• Follow for insights on strategic career pivoting 
• DM me to discuss your specific situation 
• Let's turn your experience into your next opportunity

Your best chapter doesn't have to be behind you.

Andrea Wade, MBA

5D CEO Consulting

My expertise is in helping driven Founders and Leaders become world-class CEOs.
This Founder to CEO evolution is needed once the startup has found Product-Market fit (PMF) & is looking to scale. I use my 5D model to help the CEO build their strategy, team & systems — so their startup ‘gets better, as it gets bigger’ — & they don’t burnout.

Founder & CEO

321 Education Foundation

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Ashoka

Ashoka Fellow

Echoing Green

Echoing Green Fellow

Teach For India

Fellow

Accenture

Software Engineer

Over a decade, I founded an organization & scaled it.
But I made many mistakes & learnt painful lessons. I now help Founders & CEOs learn — early in their journey — what I learnt late in mine. Details & my story:

I started 321 Education when I was 25. 

I was driven by a passion to improve the quality of education for some of India’s poorest children and most in-need schools. 
It was a hard and long journey full of challenges, mis-steps & pivots.

I had the drive of a founder but I had to learn how to be a CEO. 
But over a decade I managed to scale 321 Education successfully. 

Our programs reached over 300,000+ Students, 20,000+ Educators & 2000+ Schools. 
A 2019 independent evaluation found that in just 1 year, 321 was increasing student learning 4X compared to the control group.
Over this period our team grew to ~100 people and I raised ₹30+ Crores for the organization. 

There have been several documentaries made on our work & our innovative model has been profiled in 2 books.
We have been covered in several well known publications like Indian Express, Financial Times, Business Standard, DNA, Times of India, Education Times, Education Weekly, Mid-Day, the Ken, Huffington Post, The Print, Your story.
I have given speeches at TedX, ISB, Economic Times, Teach For India, Teach for All, Acumen, Ashoka, Echoing Green & Central Square Foundation & several others. 

All of this made 321 Education one of the India’s biggest & most successful education foundations. 

For my work with 321 Education, I was awarded the prestigious Ashoka & Echoing Green fellowships. 
(you can find more details & links to all of this on my website: https://gauravsingh.one/)

In 2021 I stepped down as CEO of 321 Education. 
I am now the board chair and support our current CEO to take the work forward. 

Nowadays I spend most of my time on a subject I am very passionate about: Driven Founders scaling their companies & learning to become a CEO.

Often these are 1st time founders and/or people who founded their organization in their 20s or 30s, without a long working career. They are extremely driven & have managed to creating something out of nothing. But as their startup scales, the weight of everything starts crushing & overwhelming them.
I relate to this group as I was in their shoes and went through a very similar journey. 

I support them through my consulting, courses & community. 

I am charged up to help driven Founders become world-class CEOs — so their startup ‘gets better, as it gets bigger’ & they don’t burnout.
If that’s you, let’s talk.

Gaurav Singh

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