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1:1 Founder Mentorship
Direct, no-fluff mentorship if you want a sharper operator brain — I'll help you get clarity on the hardest call you're making this month.
Entrepreneur · Speaker · Mentor
Vijay
Sharma.
Growth Architect
Founder of ADN
Public Speaker
Business Mentor
Turning random effort into predictable revenue — for India's most ambitious founders.
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About Me
I build systems, not slide decks.
For over a decade, I've worked with founders across India — turning ambition into the operating systems that make growth feel inevitable.
14+
Years building
businesses across India
businesses across India
"Most businesses don't fail from lack of effort. They fail from lack of systems."
I'm a multi-venture entrepreneur, growth architect, public speaker and mentor based out of Delhi NCR. Over the past decade I've built businesses, advised founders and slowly become one of the more trusted voices in India's structured-networking and consumer-growth space.
I founded Apex Deals Networking (ADN) — described as India's fastest-growing referral network — and designed the 7-Stage Deal and 5-Stage Growth frameworks that my members and clients use every week to turn relationships into closed revenue.
I speak at the Walmart Growth Summit India 2026 stage, at business conclaves at Amity University, at the 127th Festival of Short Digital Films (AAFT), and to a steady community of founders, café owners and consumer-brand leaders who keep coming back for one reason — I don't sell theory, I ship systems.
What I Do
Four ways I work with you.
Whether you're a founder building category one, a café trying to make every footfall count, or a network looking for a sharper edge — I show up the same way: with a system you can run.
02 / Consult
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Growth Consulting
Hands-on engagements with consumer brands, F&B and service businesses. I rebuild marketing, sales and SOPs into a single growth engine.
03 / Speak
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Keynote & Workshops
I deliver keynotes, panels and hands-on workshops on referral networks, systems thinking and the operating discipline that scales businesses.
04 / Build
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Ventures & Networks
I founded ADN, Izzhaar, Royal Event and the ADN Luxury Club — I build the same kind of business I advise other founders to build.
My Operating IP
Two frameworks. One operating mind.
My clients and ADN members use these two playbooks every single week — one to grow a business, one to close a deal.
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Growth Method
5-Stage Growth Model
From audit to scale — the operating loop I run with every consulting client.
01
Diagnose
Pinpoint the revenue leaks, weak SOPs and growth gaps holding the business back.
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Build
Author the playbooks, SOPs and operating cadence the team can actually run.
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Align
Re-thread marketing, sales and operations around a single shared revenue target.
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Track
Install the dashboards and rhythms that make accountability visible, not theoretical.
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Scale
Amplify what compounds, retire what doesn't — turn a working business into a system.
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Deal Method
7-Stage Deal Method
The ADN deal loop — the reason my network closes referrals others only talk about.
01
Connect
Curated, vetted relationships — not noise. The right room, before the right conversation.
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Qualify
Sort the warm signal from the polite chatter — score every introduction.
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Refer
Make the introduction land — context, framing and a reason to take the call.
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Engage
First meeting executed with the discipline of a sales call, not a coffee chat.
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Negotiate
Move from interest to terms — without losing the trust the referral carried.
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Close
Convert the conversation into closed business — the metric ADN actually tracks.
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Compound
Turn one closed deal into the next three — referrals on top of referrals, 5–10× ROI.
On Stage
Speaker. Mentor.
Speaker. Mentor.
Familiar voice.
Keynote · 2026
Walmart Growth Summit · India
Lecture Series
Founder Masterclass
ADN Forum
Collaborator List Reveal
Workshop
Referral Activity
Training
Business Leaders Cohort
Recognition
Amity Family Business Conclave '26
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Your network is your net worth — but only if your connections convert to closed deals.
— From my Walmart Growth Summit keynote
Proof of Work
Where I show up.
These are the businesses, networks and consulting engagements where my operating thinking lives in production — companies and brands aren't the headline, I am.
Apex Deals Networking
India's Fastest-Growing Referral Network
Curated chapters of vetted entrepreneurs, my 7-Stage Deal Method as the operating spine, and a single metric every member cares about — closed business. I built it and I run it.
My flagship venture →Deal Yards
Land & Real-Estate Investment
"Where land decisions begin with clarity." A clean-table investment platform connecting serious investors with high-quality land opportunities across India.
dealyards.in →Izzhaar
Premium Customised Gifting · Gurugram
"Expression of joy." A premium gifting and invitations house for weddings, corporate moments and luxury occasions — a brand built around restraint.
Premium gifting →Royal Event
Event Management · Large-Scale
My concept-to-execution event company for marquee occasions — we stage experiences that look effortless because the operating model behind them is anything but.
Large-format events →ADN Luxury Club
Premium Networking · Lifestyle
A private circle inside ADN — luxury hospitality, high-value brand collaborations and quietly closed real-estate deals among India's most affluent operators.
Private circle →Brands I Mentor
F&B · Heritage · Lifestyle Brands
Heritage names like Nathu Sweets and La Chocolat, lifestyle brands like Purple Box and Earthen Essence, and communication houses like W5 — all running on my growth playbooks.
Selected engagements →
In the Field
A working portrait.
Stages, sessions, member ceremonies and consulting rooms — my calendar, in pictures.
Founder Coaching
Roundtable Working Session
Real-Estate Review
Deal Yards Launch
ADN Networking Night
Brand Spotlight
Member Recognition
AAFT 127th Festival
Voices
What founders say after working with me.
Real reactions from the people who chose a system over guesswork.
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★★★★★
Vijay's structured approach transformed how we run our café. In sixty days our repeat-customer rate visibly improved and the team finally had clarity on what to do every single day. He doesn't give advice — he builds systems.
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★★★★★
Before working with Vijay our marketing was completely random. He built us a campaign calendar and a conversion process that actually works. For the first time our revenue has been consistently growing month over month.
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★★★★★
ADN is unlike any networking group I've been part of. The focus on actual deals and ROI rather than attendance makes it truly valuable. Vijay has built something every serious entrepreneur in Delhi needs to be part of.
Get In Touch
Ready to build something that actually works?
Spend half an hour with me. Bring your hardest growth question. You'll leave with a structured next step — or an honest "this isn't the right room."