Lakshmi Natarajan's Linkedin Analytics

I am an Indian-American executive, entrepreneur, cultural cultivator, and board member. I bring over 20 years of Fortune 500, startup, and entrepreneur experience leading inclusive teams in marketing, sales, strategy, transformation, and DEI. With travels to over 65+ countries, I bring value with my global inspirational people leadership, proven ability to drive impactful results, and diversity of thought based on breadth of cross industry, functional, and cultural experiences. I have been featured on various podcasts and publications such as Medium and Forbes magazine on corporate leadership, entrepreneurship, and global family travel insights. I worked for: American Express (AXP), Accenture (ACN), GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), Compass (COMP), and numerous clients across various industries including Consumer Products, Financial Services, Hospitality, Life Sciences, Retail, Technology, Real Estate, and Private Equity across US, Europe, and Asia. Three years ago, I transitioned into entrepreneurship leveraging my experiences to positively impact the world. I founded two businesses: Travel Plus Them, a travel influence and education company, and Excelador, a business consulting firm. I have earned numerous accolades, been featured in various publications, and selected as a speaker at events. PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCES: Global Cultural Cultivator and Inspirational Leader: • Global travels provide a diverse perspective to clients and colleagues on how to embed diversity within company and to customers. • Leadership focused on high performing inclusive culture to achieve impactful results. Sales Leadership: • Led pharmaceutical sales team resulting in top quartile national performance, surpassing payer market managed care goals, and contributing to US business as one of the top 3 teams in portfolio market share. General / Program Management/ Transformation: • Led a team 500 individuals achieving positive P&L growth and exceeding retention goals. • Served Global Program Lead within Oracle OPERA 5.6 Implementation Program for largest global hospitality customer and supported business development for cloud industry growth. Management Consulting: • Delivered consultative services and executive coaching to clients on developing global-scale initiatives and creating strategies for growth delivering over 54% in profit margin. Marketing/Product Management: • Managed portfolio of products / solutions in various markets for both B2B and B2C customer segments including acquisition strategies, loyalty programs, partner relationships, and oversight of P&L.