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Harish Bhat - Speaker Profile 

Harish Bhat is a bestselling author, poet, columnist and marketer. Harish has authored six books, in genres spanning business history, marketing and fiction. His latest book, Restless Lives, is his first volume of poetry. Harish also writes popular columns for national newspapers. He has worked with the Tata group for 37 years, helping create and nurture many iconic brands. In 2022 and 2023, Forbes listed him as one of the top 10 most influential Chief Marketing Officers in the world.

Harish Bhat has worked with the Tata group for 37 years. Over this long period, he has held many senior roles in the Group, including as Brand Custodian at Tata Sons, Managing Director and CEO at
Tata Global Beverages and Chief Operating Officer of the watches and jewelry businesses at Titan Company.

​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

After his superannuation last year, Harish is now serving as a Director on the Boards of some Tata companies, including Trent, Infiniti Retail (Croma) and Tata Starbucks.

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. In 2022 and 2023, Forbes listed him as one of the top 10 most influential Chief Marketing Officers in the world.

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.

LinkedIn has selected him as one of their Top Voices in India.

​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.

Harish Bhat is the Author of seven books in different genres, including three national bestsellers.
Corporate history - #Tata Stories, Tata Log, Jamsetji Tata
Marketing - The Curious Marketer
Fiction - An extreme love of coffee
Humor / Workplace - Office Secrets
Poetry - Restless Lives.

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

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.