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Harish Bhat - Speaker Profile 

Harish Bhat is a renowned Business Leader and bestselling author. His books span many genres, including business history, fiction, poetry and humor. Four of his books—#Tata Stories, Office Secrets, Tata Log and Jamsetji Tata: Powerful Learnings for Corporate Success—have been national bestsellers and have been translated into several Indian languages.
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Harish has worked with the Tata group for thirty – eight years, holding many senior roles, including as brand custodian, Tata Sons; managing director and CEO, Tata Global Beverages; and chief operating officer of the watches and jewelry businesses at Titan Company. He currently serves as a director on the boards of some Tata companies, including Trent, Infiniti Retail (Croma) and Tata Starbucks.

​Harish was selected by LinkedIn as one of its Top Voices in India In 2022 and 2023, Harish was also listed by Forbes Forbes among the top ten most influential chief marketing officers in the world. He is a popular keynote speaker at many corporate events.

​Harish Bhat is a highly sought after Leadership Keynote speaker and has delivered more than 200 speeches and sessions - covering Leadership, marketing, storytelling, Branding and ideas from the books he has authored. Harish Bhat is an Expert on Business Culture, Corporate Change, Leadership, Branding, Marketing and Corporate Social Responsibility. Harish inspires audiences through his extraordinary storytelling, and his real life experiences in building some of India's most iconic brands. 

An avid marketer, Harish has helped nurture and grow many iconic brands of the Tata group, such as Tanishq, Titan, Fastrack, Tata Tea and Chakra Gold Tea. In his most recent role, he led the development and growth of TATA, which is India’s most valuable brand. 

Harish has also played a key role in strategic initiatives such as the acquisition of Tetley Tea by the Tata group, and the turnaround of the jewelry business at Titan.

Harish is a graduate of BITS Pilani and IIM Ahmedabad. In 1987, he won the IIM Ahmedabad Gold Medal for scholastic excellence. In 2017, he received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from BITS Pilani.

Harish is a popular Columnist and has been writing a popular monthly marketing column - "The Curious Marketer" - in the Hindu Business Line newspaper, since 2008. Harish has also been writing a popular offbeat workplace column - "Tongue in Cheek" - in the Mint newspaper, since 2010 and has been  authoring a popular weekly series of inspiring real-life tales - “SHO-T-S” (Short Tata Stories) - on LinkedIn since 2021.

Harish Bhat - Speaking Topics 

​Harish Bhat is a highly popular Keynote speaker and has delivered more than 200 speeches and sessions - covering motivational talks, marketing, storytelling and ideas from the books he has authored. This is only an illustrative list, Harish can provide specific topics based on the context of the request he receives.
LEADERSHIP TALKS

NEW KEYNOTE - Doing the Right Thing Based on Harish's latest book of the same name -Doing the Right Thing = Learnings from Ratan Tata | Leadership, Life Lessons and Vision.
Ratan Tata was an iconic leader who shaped the Indian industry. He inspired an entire generation. When he passed away in 2024, millions of Indians felt a sense of deep personal loss.

In this unique and engaging talk, Harish Bhat, bestselling author and a Tata veteran, explores what lay at the heart of Ratan Tata’s extraordinary leadership. His steadfast desire to always ‘do the right thing’ appears to have shaped his thinking and actions. But what exactly does this mean?

In this talk, through inspiring real-life stories drawn from Ratan Tata’s long career, this strong belief comes to life vividly. Why did he decide to create the Tata Indica? Why did he say: ‘A promise is a promise’? What led him to walk away from a large business opportunity for Tata Chemicals? Why did he telephone the managing director of Tata Steel a second time? How did he ensure fairness to everyone during a process of divestment? Why and how did he lead the fight against cancer? How did he respond to the 26/11 terror attacks in Mumbai?

This talk is full of such fascinating and many untold Ratan Tata stories. Through these compelling narratives and the lessons they hold, this powerful talk will guide you towards ‘doing the right thing’ in your own life.

LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM THE TATA GROUP

Based on his National Best selling Book #Tatastories. In this Keynote Harish shares The thousands of beautiful, astonishing stories from the Tatas rich legacy of nation-building over 150 years , many of which can inspire and provoke us, even move us to meaningful action in our own lives.

A diamond twice as large as the famous Kohinoor pledged to survive a financial crisis; a meeting with a 'relatively unknown young monk' who later went on to be known as Swami Vivekananda; the fascinating story of the first-ever Indian team at the Olympics; the making of India's first commercial airline and first indigenous car; how 'OK TATA' made its way to the backs of millions of trucks on Indian highways; a famous race that was both lost and won; and
many more.

#TataStories is a collection of little known tales of individuals, events and places from the Tata Group that have shaped the India we live in today.

"JAMSETJI TATA : POWERFUL LEARNINGS FOR CORPORATE SUCCESS 

'Jamsetji Tata: Powerful Learnings for Corporate Success', by Harish Bhat offers a carefully researched account of the ideas and principles of the man who pioneered modern Indian industry. In this session, Bhat explores how Jamsetji Tata's values—integrity, social impact, and entrepreneurial spirit—remain embedded in the Tata Group, continuing to inspire corporate excellence across generations.

LEADERSHIP LESSONS FROM MY OWN CARRER - WHAT IT TAKES TO SUCCEED 
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Motivational talks
  • Inspiring stories from 156 years of Tata.
  • Motivational talks themed on Tata leaders, such as Jamsetji Tata and Ratan Tata.
  • How do you inspire people? – learnings from Harish's rich corporate , leadership experience.

Marketing and brands
  • Building successful brands in India – learnings from 37 years of experience.
  • Marketing lessons from Tata group.
  • Building customer centric organizations.
  • The art of effective storytelling.
  • Cultivating curiosity.

​Effective workplaces
  • Lessons for effective workplaces.
  • Office secrets – humour in our workplaces.

NEW BOOK BY HARISH BHAT