S2: E1 - More Than a Bet: A Story of Struggle, Strength, and Service with Harj Gahley

Sanjiv Patel helps leaders and teams face uncertainty with steady heads and open hearts. As the founder of Sanjiv Speaks, he brings three decades of hard-won insight from boardrooms, business crises, and personal losses, guiding conversations on resilience, authentic leadership, and bridging generational divides. He’s partnered with organizations including Microsoft, Citi, BT Group, NHS, and Warwick Business School, where his sessions move beyond motivational soundbites to real tools leaders can use to build trust and adapt to shifting demands.

What sets Sanjiv apart isn’t a list of titles but the way he’s applied his own frameworks—like his H.E.A.L.S. model for servant leadership and The 3Rs Model—through the highs and lows of his life and career. In moments when companies faced ethical crossroads or when grief hit close to home, he leaned into reflection, empathy, and decisive action. His perspective has led to invitations to speak at TEDx and to appear on Warwick Business School’s Leadership Special Edition Podcast, a conversation later featured and promoted in their Core Insights Magazine. These experiences now anchor his podcast guest appearances, where he talks about cultivating a resilience mindset before you need it, leading with humility and purpose across remote and hybrid teams, and seeing challenges as catalysts for growth.