From corporate leadership to purpose-driven entrepreneurship, Indu Ahuja empowers women and organizations through coaching, learning, and impact.
Some journeys don’t follow a straight path. They move through pauses, questions, loss, learning, and renewal. Indu Ahuja’s story is one such journey — shaped by curiosity, courage, and a deep commitment to making work and life more meaningful for others.
A wanderer by spirit and a seeker by nature, Indu has spent years exploring not just the world around her, but also the inner landscapes of resilience, belief, and transformation. A published author, she uses words as a medium of healing, helping people navigate grief, change, and personal challenges. Her book, A Journey into my Soul with Words and Silence, is a collection of 21 poems that emerged from moments of healing, grief, and deep personal reflection. It was written during a phase when expressing emotions wasn’t always easy, yet words became her way of processing loss and making sense of her experiences.
Through these poems, she shares how she navigated some of the most difficult phases of her life and found the strength to rise again. The book invites readers to pause, reflect, and connect with their own emotions in an honest and meaningful way.
Read more:
https://www.amazon.in/Journey-Into-Soul-Words-Silence/dp/9372137073
Professionally, Indu brings close to three decades of experience, with nearly twenty years rooted in Learning and Development consulting. Her corporate journey saw her building and leading teams at national and regional levels, setting up L&D functions, and working closely with diverse clients across industries.
Over the years, she evolved into a Gallup Certified Strengths® Coach with 300+ hours of executive coaching experience, a Certified PoSH Trainer and External Committee Member, a certified POCSO trainer, storyteller, instructional designer, and master facilitator.
Yet, beyond titles and certifications, what truly defines Indu is her ability to listen, observe, and respond with intent.
In 2019, Indu took a decision that many professionals quietly dream of but rarely act on — she stepped away from corporate life. It wasn’t a carefully planned move backed by a five-year roadmap. It was instinctive. She didn’t know exactly what she wanted to do next, but she knew she wanted her work to matter in a deeper way.
This pause led to the birth of IACA – Indu Ahuja Consultants & Associates.
At its core, IACA was shaped by a belief Indu has carried since childhood — that financial independence is non-negotiable, especially for women. Raised by parents who instilled the value of independence early on, Indu grew up believing that having one’s own financial identity is not about rebellion, but about dignity and choice.
Enabling women to break barriers, rediscover themselves, and claim their space became one of the strongest reasons behind starting IACA. For Indu, belief is not abstract. It is actionable. And every solution she curates is designed to turn belief into measurable change.
Indu doesn’t see market gaps as problems waiting to be complained about. She sees them as signals.
Businesses today operate in an environment where customers are informed, impatient, and quick to move on if expectations aren’t met. For IACA, this meant one clear focus — deliver beyond what is promised.
This approach hasn’t always been easy. It has meant walking away from opportunities that didn’t align with IACA’s values. It has meant making hard calls and letting go of clients when the relationship didn’t feel right. But it has also resulted in something rare — an 80% client return rate built on trust, outcomes, and long-term partnerships.
IACA has positioned itself as a strategic partner — focused on building skills, enhancing capability, generating ROI, and improving client satisfaction across industries.
IACA offers a thoughtfully designed suite of services aimed at individual and organizational growth.
Today, coaching is no longer seen as an occasional intervention. It has become a way of working and growing, with professionals and leaders increasingly seeking support to enhance performance, build self-awareness, and create meaningful impact.
At IACA, coaching is designed as a thoughtful, outcome-led process that enables individuals to unlock their potential, strengthen strategic thinking, and navigate complexity with clarity.
Each engagement is contextual and deeply personalised — whether for individual leaders or leadership cohorts. The focus is not just on immediate performance, but on sustained behavioural shifts, confident decision-making, and the ability to lead with purpose in evolving environments.
Training Delivery spans leadership development, sales mastery, and performance-focused skill building. Each session is practical, interactive, and rooted in real workplace realities.
Content Solutions include custom learning modules, facilitator guides, eLearning assets, and blended learning programs. Nothing is off-the-shelf. Every piece of content is built to solve a specific business need.
PoSH and POCSO Support Services ensure organizations build safe, inclusive, and compliant workplaces through sensitization, policy development, investigations, and enablement under the PoSH Act, 2013 and POCSO frameworks.
IACA develops professional video-based learning solutions that simplify complex processes, product knowledge, and service journeys into clear and engaging visual formats.
From concept to execution, the team works closely with clients to translate real workplace scenarios into meaningful learning experiences. Each project is thoughtfully produced using experienced production teams and professional actors, ensuring credibility, clarity, and relevance.
By converting processes into structured, easy-to-consume video modules, IACA enables organizations to scale learning, support faster upskilling, and improve knowledge retention across teams.
Among its flagship programs are The Inner Echoes, I, Me, Myself, the Woman within Me, and Sales Enablement – SUPER, each designed with a strong human and business lens.
IACA formally came into being in March 2020 — just weeks before the world shut down. With a PAN India assignment for a leading automobile conglomerate underway, the sudden lockdown brought uncertainty like never before. Training budgets were frozen, priorities shifted, and survival became the focus for many organizations.
Instead of pushing services, IACA chose a different path. Indu and her team became listeners. They stayed connected through personal messages, checked in on people, and offered support without pitching business.
During this time, IACA also stepped outside its usual domain by conducting open-house doodle workshops. These sessions became safe spaces for adults and children alike, helping people express themselves freely during an emotionally heavy period.
The turning point came when an automotive client asked IACA to help their internal trainers adapt to virtual delivery. This led to the launch of The Virtual Facilitator program in July 2020. The program quickly found acceptance across industries and helped IACA establish credibility in a volatile environment.
Like many entrepreneurs, Indu also faced the personal challenge of doing everything herself. Moving from structured corporate teams to owning every responsibility was a learning curve. Showing up every day, balancing personal life, and taking complete ownership became part of the entrepreneurial reality.
IACA’s journey is marked by many meaningful milestones rather than one defining moment.
From working with organizations across government, social sectors, automotive, pharmaceuticals, defence, FMCG, IT, manufacturing, and more, to receiving national recognition at the National Ability Awards 2022 for Best Leader and Best Content Solutions — the impact has been steady and earned.
From delivering multilingual PAN India sales training for over 500 participants, to mentoring 100 women leaders through The Inner Echoes, and enabling performance readiness for 300 professionals within tight timelines — each engagement has reinforced IACA’s belief in going beyond expectations.
On 27th January 2026, Indu Ahuja was honoured with the LuxuryDot.PR Indian Achievers Award 2025 at a prestigious ceremony held at Four Points by Sheraton, New Delhi.
The recognition celebrates her contribution as a new-age leader and the Founder & CEO of IACA Global, as well as her work as an Executive Coach, Author, and Change Architect shaping leadership and learning across industries. With over two decades of experience, Indu continues to enable individuals and organizations to unlock potential and drive meaningful, sustainable transformation.
Indu’s vision for the future is clear. She wants IACA to become the go-to brand for women seeking rediscovery, re-entry into the workforce, or support at any stage of life.
Five years from now, she doesn’t measure success by noise or scale alone, but by continued impact, humility, and transformation.
Because when women support women, the change is powerful, bold, and impossible to ignore.
For aspiring entrepreneurs, Indu’s advice is grounded and honest — believe in yourself before expecting anyone else to.
Entrepreneurship is a full-time commitment where wins and failures belong equally to you. Persistence, patience, and belief are non-negotiable.
You will wear many hats. You will do work no one sees. But it’s your business, and ownership is the greatest teacher of all.
Learn more about Indu Ahuja and IACA through the links below:
Website:www.iaca.uk
LinkedIn:linkedin.com/in/induahujaindia
Instagram:@iacalearning, @na_nikkii
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