Manoj Vasudevan (born November 17, 1973) is an International speaker, author, consultant, and coach. He is the founder of Thought Expressions. Vasudevan is best known for winning the

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in 2017.

Early life and education

Vasudevan was born in Kerala, India. He completed engineering in Electronics and Communication from College of Engineering Trivandrum and thereafter completed MBA from

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. He currently lives in Singapore.

Career

Vasudevan started his career in 1995 as a software engineer and joined

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Management Consulting Services as a principal consultant. He left PwC in 2004 to start his own company and founded Thought Expressions in 2008 to help people become speakers, leaders, and influencers. Vasudevan has given motivational talks to multinational corporate houses for leadership, team-building, and personal breakthroughs. He authored the book Mastering Leadership The Mousetrap Way. Vasudevan is a professional speaker and coaches executives and entrepreneurs.

Awards

*World Champion of Public Speaking by Toastmasters International. *Top-25 Standup comedians at the International Comedy Festival in Hong Kong

Personal life

Vasudevan married entrepreneur and author Sindu Sreebhavan in 1998. They have two children, named Advaith Vasudevan and Aditi Vasudevan.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Vasudevan, Manoj Living people World Champion of Public Speaking 1973 births Indian emigrants to Singapore Writers from Kerala Alumni of Imperial College London