Client Testimonials

Mr. Anil Sainani has deep understanding of family business and its problems, he also has deep understanding of how to solve those problems. After the engagement with BAF Consultants, we understood that business, management and family are different yet are connected too. When a family mixes all these three, then the business has no future anymore. We as a family were going through this exact problem, after BAF we understood that for better future of the company we need to separate family and business. Apart from this problem, the emotions of the family were also coming in the business, After learning to separate those we were able to create a new future for Jaipur Rugs. Most of the business at our level gets destroyed or they end. They are clueless as to what went wrong, and they end. BAF explained this to us, and we got a good understanding of process of Succession planning, and now we are making future leaders for perpetuation of our business.

Then another magical thing happened, Ms Richa Singh conducted these cleansing sessions for our family, because of that deep rooted emotional things of the past which were causing great pain to everyone one in the family, came out in the open and we got closure. Because of it bonding and love in the family increased and we got better equipped to take collective decisions in the business. Post cleansing, past emotional baggage was gone and a new beginning emerged, my connect with my own children increased and deepened, now I am able to impart the knowledge and wisdom I have because of my life experiences. Because of this exercise the collective habit of the family to “react” changed to “respond”, Our thoughts got cleaned and we learned how to remove old and rotten things from deeper thoughts and create a brand new future.

"Moira has enjoyed a great brand value over the years but we were struggling to scale our business to next level. It was difficult to shift the mindset of the management team to get out of the comfort zone. BAF initiated their intervention with a focus on building openness and collaboration in team. BAF team facilitates a powerful cleansing session which rejuvenates the team and unlocks their potential. While working with BAF, we have recreated our organizations's mission, vision, code of conduct and adopted new mechanisms to make better decisions. Within first year the organisation has undergone a cultural shift, there is more openness & alignment across the organisation, members have taken up bigger initiative and we have achieved remarkable changes with the same management team."

“The programme was very well-structured and thought through. Much to our pleasant surprise it evoked high levels of participation from each and every member of the family.

As a result of the programme, we have much greater clarity of thought and purpose, at an individual level, family level and business level.”

“You have helped us in better identifying our values and in sharply diagnosing the dysfunctional patterns of our past which were the cause of our repeated splits. We are now more focused on our goals and are building appropriate systems for regular reviews and accountability of family members. I believe that the benefits of your association with us will not only help our current generation in living a more balanced and successful life but would be equally beneficial to our future generations.”

“We are very appreciative of your services as a family business consultant. Today it’s around 3 years we started consulting you. During this time spam of 3 years we had some temperamental changes in relationship among the family members and promoters of the company.”

“This is to place on record our thanks and sincere appreciation for the ongoing coaching engagement, involving myself, our Vice Chairman and three of my key direct reports.”

“I have been following with keen interest your progress on working with family owned business groups. It is very heartening to learn the progress you have made….Your extensive experience in dealing with these situations in your own family business…couple with the extensive insights you have developed over the years through training at IIM Bangalore and subsequent experience in consulting with various family businesses will provide great value to family businesses that seek your help”

"When we engaged you, our family had been going through a few years of ups and down. Working in a family company certainly has its issues and those issues tend to creep into the fabric of the family life. We were going through the same challenges."

“We sought your help when our family bonds had weakened and we were unsure about each other's love and trust. The sessions with you (both individually and as a family) helped bring about greater unity and harmony."

“Anil Sainani has a vast experience in family matters & coaching. I can say with conviction that your coaching helped me a lot in resolving in my issues.”

“I am detailing below my feed back of my coaching experience with you over the last 6 months. As I sit down to pen my thoughts I feel quite at a loss of words. I do not know if I shall be able to express all my feelings. So I am jotting down some of what seem most important learnings and what I am striving to practice.”

“Conversations with Anil ji will challenge your mindset. He is an extremely humble, intelligent and observant human being…”

“My family and I had the opportunity to interact and take guidance from Mr. Anil Sainani during a recent engagement that latest over a year. Anil coached our family during a time when we were engaged in a significant transformation on both – personal & professional fronts in our lives.”

“You taught me a lot during the process of coaching, which lasted over 8 months. I learned how to control emotions, align with self and others, be empathetic and understand other’s struggles and problems before judging them.”

“I am writing to you, to share a few thoughts around your involvement in our family’s journey towards the creation our family constitution. When we started our family business, we always had the intent of creating a long lasting legacy,that would continue to operate and flourish for many, many generations. While we knew what we wanted for the long term, we actually set out to creating a framework for it, only after a decade of working as a stable group of businesses.”

“Since the first time we interacted, I was confident that you would bring clarity about our beliefs, what we wanted to achieve and using that as a base, create guidelines for the family members. With this clarity we have been able to create a family constitution which all of us truly believe in. After understanding our expectations, you took charge, and were an excellent guide.”

Your ability to understand the sensitivities and emotions in the right spirit has inspired confidence of GMR family members in you. The interactive sessions with you have no doubt further strengthened our emotional bonding, enhanced our happiness and personal attributes.

Mr. Anil Sainani has in depth knowledge of developing family businesses and family constitution. We engaged him in 2011 and he did an in depth study of our family and business and we made written constitution for the family and I personally benefitted from the same as my bonding with the partners and family members increased. We are also freely able to communicate with each other about the issues that crop up from time to time. We have able to do our roles much more efficiently after the constitution and our business growth as also gone up a great deal. I think it is a must for all family businesses. We have implemented 70 per cent of the constitution. After four years from the date of signing of the constitution we went for a review to Mr. Sainani. It helped us further and now our family council takes care of the bonding of all family members and we go for a three day family retreat in a year.

I would like to express my sincere thanks and gratitude for taking time out of your schedule for addressing and giving presentation at the Session on Family Business held on 23 December 2017 at Jaipur. Your address at the programme was truly inspirational and the issues flagged by yourself were very pertinent.

The programme went off well and was highly appreciated by all the participants. Participants had an excellent interaction on various issues along with solution related to family business network.

On Behalf of CII Chhattisgarh, I want to extend a heartfelt thank for taking out time of your busy schedule and addressing the august gathering during Sensitization Session on Family Business on Wednesday 28 February 2018.

Your session was very interesting and fruitful to all the delegates present and was able to relate to the experiences you shared. We were able to see that members were quite enthusiastic while listening to your speech and seeing your presentation.

I once again thank you for your time and look forward to receive you in future endeavors.

“I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you for having hosted an excellent event for the Delhi Chapter of YPO. The case study that we discussed was extremely useful and the way you carried out the discussion helped people understand the relevance of the subject very well.”

“I feel the family governance process is hugely beneficial, as it provides opportunities to the family members to better understand each other and enhance the possibilities of using the potential of all family members for the collective good. I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate the good work done by you in helping us remain focused”

“Your one to one sessions with each family member has helped us in connecting better with our own thoughts and feelings as also in understanding the thoughts and feelings of other family members.The encouragement and positive perspective given by you has helped us in becoming more sensitive to other family members”

“I feel the family governance process is hugely beneficial, as it provides opportunities to the family members to better understand each other and enhance the possibilities of using the potential of all family members for the collective good. I would like to take this opportunity to appreciate the good work done by you in helping us remain focused.”

“I wanted to t“Let me thank you immensely, on behalf of my family, for having guided us, for some time , to arrive at a very well drafted family constitution for our family. We are glad to inform you that we have regular family business board meetings, family council meetings and family assembly meetings as envisaged in the family constitution.”

Your lucid and cogent presentation based on both academic exper tise and practical experience touched the inner chords of many participants at the “Winning Strategies for Family Businesses” workshop organized by Madras Management Association and gave them new perspectives on how to manage change in family business.