Baljeet Gujral
Strategy Business Development @Manam Chocolate
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WORK HISTORY
Strategy Business Development @Manam Chocolate
IN
Building Manam along with farmers, fermenters, chocolate makers, chocolatiers and storytellers, exploring the endless possibilities of cacao in our pursuit of bringing about a new era of Indian Craft Chocolate™.
EDUCATION
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
EPBM, Executive Programme in Business Management
St. Augustine's High School
Secondary School, Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
INSEAD
Chief Strategy Officer
Harvard Business School
Senior Executive Leadership Program
Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Stanford Seed Transformation Program Certificate
Harvard Business School Online
Entrepreneurship Essentials
Dr B R Ambedkar National Institute of Technology, Jalandhar
B.Tech, Structural Engineering & Construction Management
Oxford Brookes University
M.Sc, Marketing
Guru Nanak Dev University
Higher Secondary School, Maths & Science
SKILLS
ABOUT BALJEET GUJRAL
Baljeet Gujral is an Entrepreneur, Business Advisor & Board Member, Start-Up Evangelist, Author and an active Public Speaker.Baljeet is a distinguished entrepreneur and investor with over two decades of experience building and scaling ventures across diverse sectors. He founded Enfield Riders and Bucket List Experiences, both of which have redefined India’s travel and lifestyle landscape.His entrepreneurial achievements have been highlighted by CNBC TV-18’s Young Turks, Bloomberg TV’s Rising Stars, and in publications such as Forbes India, Business World, The Economic Times, and The Times of India.An alumnus of Harvard Business School, Stanford Graduate School of Business, Oxford, and IIM Calcutta, Baljeet merges academic rigor with practical business insight. As an Academic Mentor at Harvard Business School, he guides MBA students in entrepreneurship and strategy.Baljeet serves in influential advisory and board positions globally. He is a member of the Advisory Board of the Swiss CxO Forum, supporting the transformation of SMEs under the UN’s sustainable development framework. He also serves as a Strategic Advisor to Manam Chocolate, a trailblazer in India’s chocolate industry, championing Indian cacao and setting new benchmarks in craft and innovation.As Chairman of the Incubation Centre at Indira University, he leads strategic initiatives supporting over students in entrepreneurship and innovation. Additionally, he serves as Board Member of the Technology Business Incubator at NIT Jalandhar, backed by India’s Department of Science and Technology.A passionate advocate for the startup ecosystem, Baljeet is Managing Partner at BeyondSeed Venture Solutions (India & Middle East), a strategic venture partner for early-stage startups. He also mentors entrepreneurs through IIT Bombay’s E-Cell and the Ambedkar Youth Entrepreneurs program, fostering inclusive growth in partnership with the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment, Government of India.Baljeet’s book, Entrepreneurship Essentials – What They Don’t Teach You at Business Schools, has been recognized by Forbes and Business World as a must-read for aspiring founders.As an active public speaker, he regularly delivers talks at leading academic institutions in India and abroad, sharing deep insights on entrepreneurship, early-stage funding, and ecosystem building. His expertise is widely sought after on investor panels and industry forums.To know more about him visit information about his ventures on and
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