PARUL SOMANI
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Executive coach trusted by Fortune 100 companies
Creator of Path of Least Regret® and other tools for navigating hard situations
Award-winning patient advocate and cancer survivor
Parul Somani is an acclaimed keynote speaker and holistic executive coach empowering leaders to thrive in life and leadership. Trusted by global organizations, Parul has empowered teams at Oracle, Neiman Marcus Group, Bristol Myers Squibb, and more with practical tools for building resilience and navigating challenging situations - actionable insights deconstructed from her own personal hardships. She is reputed for her authentic storytelling, thought-provoking questions, and proprietary frameworks for moving forward with intention. Parul is a member of the Forbes Coaches Council, has guest lectured for Harvard Business School's Reflective Leader Program, and been featured in Forbes, Thrive Global, Authority Magazine, MIT Technology Review, and many podcasts on personal and professional growth.
Parul is also an inspirational voice in healthcare and an award-winning patient advocate. Combining insights from her personal journey with her business expertise, she has served as a thought partner to leading healthcare organizations, including President Biden's Cancer Moonshot, the World Economic Forum, MIT's Koch Institute, and the American Cancer Society, for topics spanning cancer care, genomics, women's health, and patient empowerment. Parul wrote her blog "New Job. New Baby. New Cancer." throughout her cancer treatment, and it now has readers in ~85 countries. She is on the board of Breast Cancer Prevention Partners, serves on the National Breast Cancer Roundtable, and has been featured in Stanford Health Care and Medscape documentaries on survivorship and mindset.
Previously, Parul advised Fortune 500 companies and private equity firms as a Senior Manager at Bain & Company, and held leadership roles in consumer technology and genomics start-ups. She is also involved with other non-profits, including Tipping Point Community, National Charity League, and One League. Parul holds a degree in Electrical Engineering and Computer Science and a minor in Economics from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and an MBA from Harvard Business School. Parul resides in the Bay Area with her husband and two daughters, and carries a lifelong love for Indian dancing, which she performed for over thirty-five years.
Speech topics
Speech topics
All topics are available as a keynote, an interactive keynote, or facilitated workshop for in-person or virtual events.
All topics are available as a keynote, an interactive keynote, or facilitated workshop for in-person or virtual events.
The M.O.V.E.™ Framework: Your Power to Embrace Change and Thrive with Intention
The M.O.V.E.™ Framework: Your Power to Embrace Change and Thrive with Intention
As individuals, teams, or organizations, our only constant is change. We are continually navigating successes and setbacks and an evolving sense of identity, so how we respond to change is critical to our mental wellbeing and performance. In this powerful talk, Life Leadership expert Parul Somani inspires you with her proven M.O.V.E.™ framework, a step-by-step guide to embracing change and making the hard decisions with intentional actions. An MIT and Harvard Business School alumnae with over twenty years of leadership experience, Parul has helped people, teams, and organizations around the world get unstuck and achieve the change they need for greater fulfillment. Through curated research, compelling case studies (including her own inspiring story), and engaging self-reflective prompts, Somani will empower you to thrive in life, health, and career.
PATH OF LEAST REGRET®: Navigating Hard Decisions with Intention
PATH OF LEAST REGRET®: Navigating Hard Decisions with Intention
In this fast-paced and ever-changing world, do you ever feel like life is a series of hard decisions? We are forced to make decisions for situations for which we have never had a roadmap, and the uncertainty and difficulty of it all can be paralyzing. In this powerful talk, Life Leadership expert Parul Somani introduces you to Path of Least Regret®, her powerful decision-making paradigm that has guided leaders around the world in life, health, and career. Through curated research, compelling case studies (including her own inspiring story), and engaging self-reflective prompts, Parul will empower you to transform your approach to decision-making in life and leadership and propel you towards a more fulfilling future.
LIVING WITH INTENTION: What Lived Experiences Taught Me About Self-Advocacy and Bouncing Forward
LIVING WITH INTENTION: What Lived Experiences Taught Me About Self-Advocacy and Bouncing Forward
Parul Somani is an award-winning patient advocate and lived experience expert reputed for her ability to present her patient, survivor, and caregiver insights in an inspiring and action-oriented way. She is a thought partner to healthcare leaders and has spoken at the White House for President Biden's Cancer Moonshot and for the World Economic Forum, American Cancer Society, MIT Koch Institute, Stanford Health Care, HLTH conference, and other leading healthcare organizations. In this powerful talk, Parul will not only share her patient and caregiver journey with us, but will also inspire us with the actionable insights, powerful frameworks, and thought-provoking questions she derived from her lived experiences and empower us to better navigate uncertainty and embrace change in all areas of our lives.
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