India’s Coaching Ecosystem
A Professional
Home for Coaches
The Coaching Collective is building the ecosystem that the coaching profession has always needed — a place where coaches connect, grow, and create lasting impact together.
2026
Inaugural Conference
₹2,000Cr+
India Coaching Market
50,000+
Active Coaches in India
1
Unified Ecosystem
The Challenge
A Profession Growing Fast.
But Without a Home.
Coaching in India is one of the fastest-growing professions. Yet coaches continue to work in isolation — without shared standards, meaningful peer networks, or a collective voice that represents the profession. The potential is enormous. The infrastructure doesn’t yet exist.
Read Our StoryFragmented Growth
Thousands of coaches are practising across India with no shared community or common standards to anchor the profession.
No Central Platform
There is no unified space for coaches to find peers, access quality resources, or collaborate on shared challenges.
Scattered Knowledge
Valuable insights remain siloed within individual practices rather than flowing freely through the profession.
Missing Collective Voice
Without a professional body, coaches lack the advocacy and credibility that comes with organised representation.
What We’re Building
Three Pillars of a Thriving Profession
The Coaching Collective is being built around the three things every professional community needs to flourish.
Community
A vibrant, inclusive professional network where coaches across specialisations, approaches, and experience levels find genuine belonging, peer learning, and lifelong professional relationships.
Knowledge
A living library of frameworks, case studies, research, and tools — curated by practitioners, for practitioners. Quality knowledge that elevates every coach who accesses it.
Events
Flagship convenings — beginning with the 2026 Conference — that bring the profession together to share insights, shape standards, and spark collaborations that matter.
Who This Is For
Built for Everyone Who Believes in Coaching
Whether you practise, commission, or champion coaching — there is a place for you here.
Professional Coaches
Regardless of your niche, certification, or years of experience — if you coach, this is your professional home.
- Access a peer community and knowledge base
- Grow your practice with credible visibility
- Shape the standards of your profession
- Attend India's premier coaching conference
Organisations & HR Leaders
Companies investing in coaching culture gain access to vetted coaches and frameworks that deliver real ROI.
- Connect with quality coaching professionals
- Access research on coaching effectiveness
- Benchmark your coaching programmes
- Engage with thought leadership on people development
Thought Leaders & Academics
Those who research, write, and speak on coaching now have a platform to influence the profession at scale.
- Publish and share your research widely
- Speak at flagship events and convenings
- Collaborate with practitioners on real-world insights
- Help shape the intellectual foundations of coaching
“Coaching changes lives. A united coaching profession can change the world. The Coaching Collective exists to make that unity real.”
Raj Kumar Sahu & Rashmi Fernandes, Co-Founders
The Founders
Built by Coaches, for Coaches
Raj Kumar Sahu
Co-Founder
With extensive experience in building professional communities, Raj recognised that the coaching profession deserved infrastructure worthy of its potential. His vision is to create a sustainable ecosystem that elevates every coach — regardless of where they are in their journey.
Rashmi Fernandes
Co-Founder
A passionate advocate for coaching excellence, Rashmi brings deep expertise in professional development and quality standards. Her commitment to inclusivity and rigour ensures that The Coaching Collective remains both aspirational and accessible.
2026 Conference
Where the Movement Begins
The inaugural Coaching Collective Conference 2026 is more than an event — it is the founding moment of a lasting professional movement. Three days of deep dialogue, meaningful connection, and collective commitment to elevating the coaching profession in India.
- Keynotes and panels with India's leading coaching voices
- Intimate roundtables on standards, ethics, and practice
- Networking designed for depth, not just breadth
- Collaborative sessions building our shared frameworks
Ready to be Part of Something Bigger?
Whether you want to attend the conference, partner with us, or simply stay connected as we build — reach out. Every movement starts with a first conversation.