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Hi! I’m Pooja — a double Harvard grad, ex-management consultant, and former stressed-out overachiever.

I help high-stress high achievers break free from fight-or-flight, step back into their power, and get back to doing their best work.

Book a free consult call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact

Learn more about my Less Stress, More Flow course & coaching program here: https://shorturl.at/SGGlg

Coaching approach & client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/

An overview of my free resources: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

Less Stress, More Flow with Pooja V‪.‬ Pooja Venkatraman

    • Business
    • 5.0 • 2 Ratings

Hi! I’m Pooja — a double Harvard grad, ex-management consultant, and former stressed-out overachiever.

I help high-stress high achievers break free from fight-or-flight, step back into their power, and get back to doing their best work.

Book a free consult call: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact

Learn more about my Less Stress, More Flow course & coaching program here: https://shorturl.at/SGGlg

Coaching approach & client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/

An overview of my free resources: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

    325. The antidote to imposter syndrome

    325. The antidote to imposter syndrome

    What it is & what it isn’t



    Book a free consult call today: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact



    Learn all about the Less Stress, More Flow program here: https://shorturl.at/SGGlg



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    What my clients have to say…



    “I realized that you can always create a space of abundance, even when there's scarcity. 



    This process has allowed me to go so deep into myself and realize: Just be more yourself. 



    You don’t have to change. And that abundance helps me to make better, less fear-based decisions.”



    —Client |  CEO, PE-backed company



    Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page



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    Did you know I have a full table of contents, where all my work is categorized by topic, so you can easily find what you need right now? 



    Check out all my free resources: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

    • 1 min
    324. To figure out your next step: Stop thinking 💭 Start excavating 🦴

    324. To figure out your next step: Stop thinking 💭 Start excavating 🦴

    It’s time to uncover this dinosaur 🦕



    Book a free consult call today: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact



    Learn all about the Less Stress, More Flow program here: https://shorturl.at/SGGlg



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    What my clients have to say…



    “Pooja always has suggestions and ideas, which is fantastic. 



    But she doesn’t tell you, ‘You should go do this.’



    And that’s a good thing because she teaches you how to make these decisions for yourself and feel confident about it.”



    —Client | VP - Global Product, Visa



    Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page



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    Did you know I have a full table of contents, where all my work is categorized by topic, so you can easily find what you need right now? 



    Check out all my free resources: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

    • 6 min
    323. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 3)

    323. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 3)

    Thought #3: I have to control myself.



    Thought Flip #1: https://poojav.substack.com/p/3-thoughts-that-can-bring-you-from



    Thought Flip #2: https://poojav.substack.com/p/3-thoughts-that-can-bring-you-from-ecc



    Book a free consult call today: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact



    Learn all about the Less Stress, More Flow program here: https://shorturl.at/SGGlg



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    What my clients have to say…



    “Coaching helped me get up and feel empowered and feel like I could actually change my outcome based on how I thought about things.



    Having been a real academic overachiever, I get into this situation where if things are not perfect, I get stuck in a rut. Unless it's all perfect, I don't move forward.



    But Pooja taught me the concept of ‘quantity creates quality’ and gave me practical goals every week, and that really helped me move forward in my professional life (and even in my dating life!).



    I moved from just sitting around in my room overthinking everything and not really taking any action, to having weekly appointments to move things forward, and having someone holding me accountable to getting stuff done. 



    And that just gave me a lot more self-belief and structure.”



    —Client | Communications Consultant turned Lawyer



    Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page



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    Did you know I have a full table of contents, where all my work is categorized by topic, so you can easily find what you need right now? 



    Check out all my free resources: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

    • 5 min
    322. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 2)

    322. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 2)

    Thought #2: I should think about my mistakes.



    Thought Flip #1 is here: https://poojav.substack.com/p/3-thoughts-that-can-bring-you-from



    Roger Federer’s Dartmouth commencement speech: https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/06/2024-commencement-address-roger-federer



    Presence is what makes or breaks you – not just preparation: https://poojav.substack.com/p/the-case-for-being-less-prepared-9b4



    Book a free consult call today: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact



    Learn all about the Less Stress, More Flow program here: https://shorturl.at/SGGlg



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    What my clients have to say…



    “My general happiness levels are higher. I have coping mechanisms during stress. My husband is seeing the results of it — I have a better married life with him.



    Coaching has given me more inner peace and focus as to what are the things that I want and how to go after them without setting ceilings. 



    And it’s allowed me to get to the root of what it is that I want, and not just chase the next big thing.”



    —Client | CEO, PE-backed company



    Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page



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    Did you know I have a full table of contents, where all my work is categorized by topic, so you can easily find what you need right now? 



    Check out all my free resources: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

    • 7 min
    321. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 1)

    321. 3 thoughts that can bring you from bad to good…but not good to great (part 1)

    Thought #1: I need to win all the time.



    Roger Federer’s Dartmouth commencement speech: https://home.dartmouth.edu/news/2024/06/2024-commencement-address-roger-federer



    Book a free consult call today: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact



    Learn all about the Less Stress, More Flow program here: https://shorturl.at/SGGlg



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    What my clients have to say…



    “My husband started noticing the progress I was making and commenting on how different my behavior was and how different my mental state and level of wellness was. And that was super. That was the validation for me that this was absolutely worth it, if even he can see that his partner is doing better.”



    —Client | Head of Business Development at MedTech Company



    Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page



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    Did you know I have a full table of contents, where all my work is categorized by topic, so you can easily find what you need right now? 



    Check out all my free resources: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

    • 5 min
    320. The coaching toolkit is the P&L statement of life problems

    320. The coaching toolkit is the P&L statement of life problems

    “Circumstance | Thought → Feeling → Action → Result” is the “Profit = Revenue - Cost” of life



    Book a free consult call today: https://poojavcoaching.com/contact



    Learn all about the Less Stress, More Flow program here: https://shorturl.at/SGGlg



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    What my clients have to say…



    “I'm a 2x startup founder & ex-corporate strategy/innovation manager who's already learnt best practices from Cal Newport and read several books on being effective with time and energy. 



    Previous executive coaches I've worked with were only helpful for 2-3 sessions and either had too rigid structures or couldn't keep up intellectually. 



    Within the first 2 sessions, Pooja helped me achieve a new level of performance. 



    Her style of running quick experiments to map emotional reactions and key assumptions allowed us to quickly find opportunities to adjust my mental model and implement solutions that weren't possible with previous ways of thinking. 



    Please don't work with Pooja, because she's one of my secret superpowers.”



    —Client | Startup Founder



    Read client testimonials: https://poojavcoaching.com/testimonials-page



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    Did you know I have a full table of contents, where all my work is categorized by topic, so you can easily find what you need right now? 



    Check out all my free resources: https://poojav.substack.com/p/welcome-to-your-brains-bff

    • 4 min

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