Kapilesh
Taneja

I've been working in enterprise strategy and transformation for twenty years, across Asia — different countries, different industries, different kinds of complexity. I've sat across the table from leaders navigating things they couldn't say out loud, and teams caught between what they were told to do and what they knew was right.

Along the way, I picked up a brush. What started as a way to slow down became a genuine practice — watercolours, portraits, urban sketches, the occasional sweep of a landscape I didn't want to forget. I was drawn to watercolour specifically because it doesn't let you be a perfectionist. You can't always fix your mistakes. You have to learn to roll with them, work with what's there, and find something worthwhile in the unexpected. I've found that's true of most things worth doing.

The mentoring came naturally out of both. I work primarily with young adults — people who are at the beginning of figuring out what kind of career and life they want to build. Not because they lack ability, but because the early years are genuinely hard to navigate without someone who's been further down the road. I don't offer a programme or a framework. I offer a conversation, and whatever clarity comes from it.

I'm based in Singapore but have worked across Asia for most of my career — which means I understand that "finding balance" looks different depending on where you're standing.