Experience,
in their words.

“Structured Approach of the entire program. Program covered all the relevant topics in detail with contemporary content. Professor Vanish was highly knowledgeable and gave relevant real life examples. This made is more meaningful and was able to connect with the content well. He kept is communication simple rather than making it too technical.He was clear in his communication too this made understanding quick and easy. He was welcoming in raising queries and was forthcoming in addressing them even beyond class. Every session was summarised with a written material for easy reference. Overall a very informative course. Thank you Mr. Vanish for Wonderful sessions.”

“Thank you so much for your mentorship during our group project on the Indian maritime market entry for Japanese companies. Your insights into our approach, timely course corrections, and constant encouragement were incredibly valuable to the team. We look forward to learning more from your deep industry experience as we move forward.”

“The most valuable aspect was your ability to simplify complex supply chain concepts using his extensive industry experience, while keeping the sessions highly engaging and addressing our doubts effectively.”

“The industry oriented viewpoints, and first hand experience that sir brought into the class. An easy class to pay attention in and enjoy.”

“Honestly, the most valuable part was the framework we built with Dr. Ahluwalia early on. Going in, the problems felt pretty vague and overwhelming ,, it wasn’t always obvious where to start with something like assessing mega-ship readiness. Having that structure made it much easier to break things down and work toward something genuinely useful, rather than getting lost in the data. He also encouraged us to go beyond surface level answers, which pushed us to be thorough, and I really appreciated that.”

“Working on this project has been one of the most intellectually demanding and professionally rewarding parts of my MBA journey. Translating a live, industry-commissioned market-entry study into an academically rigorous deliverable pushed me to bridge two very different worlds as the fast-moving, commercially sensitive pace of consulting work and the structured, evidence-based rigor expected in an IITM capstone. It sharpened my ability to synthesize dense technical and regulatory data into a coherent strategic narrative, while staying disciplined about confidentiality and stakeholder boundaries throughout. Beyond the deliverables themselves, the experience reinforced how much value sits at the intersection of deep operational/technical grounding (in my case, over a decade at sea) and structured strategic thinking in a combination I now feel far more confident applying to real-world market-entry and consulting problems. I'm genuinely grateful for the guidance through this process; the direction and course corrections at key points made the difference between a good output and one I'm proud to stand behind.”

“The most valuable aspect of this project was undoubtedly your consistent availability and readiness to help us whenever we hit a roadblock. It is rare to have a mentor so accessible. Furthermore, having the opportunity to draw upon your deep industry experience and practical expertise provided real-world insights that went far beyond textbook learning.”