Building Regenerative Futures Through Leadership

Coaching, Advisory & Thought Leadership for Mission-Led Leaders

We partner with purpose-driven leaders and organisations navigating transitions and holding bold visions—helping you align your work with regenerative principles, create meaningful impact in a changing world - and find inner fulfillment in the journey!

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Meet Shruthi

Kia Ora, Vannakam, hello! I am a South Indian, Tamil, Kiwi based in Aotearoa New Zealand.

My path to this work has been shaped by diverse experiences—from consulting at Boston Consulting Group to running social enterprise accelerators, from studying sustainability and social entrepreneurship at Oxford University to learning from Elders of diverse Indigenous & wisdom traditions in forests and monasteries.

Rooted Rising draws its inspiration from nature and helps leaders find deep grounding, inner peace, and Self-confidence whilst taking bold and courageous action for a better future. We believe a lot of answers to today’s challenges can be found in our ancient wisdom traditions and actively bridge these with modern approaches.

How We Can Work Together

Whether you're in transition, leading a mission-driven organization, or seeking fresh perspectives on sustainability and systems change, we offer tailored support across multiple formats.

Transition Coaching

Personalised guidance as you navigate life and career transitions toward more meaningful, aligned, or expansive work. Helping you share your light and gifts and find deep fulfillment.

Values aligned work and life design

Anchor in your gifts and strengths
Create a grounded easeful transition path
Navigate uncertainty and with clarity and self-trust

Read about Arnab’s journey setting up his own social enterprise and hear Laura’s experience as an artist

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Leadership Coaching

Leadership & strategic support for founders, executives, and team leaders building values-led, mission-driven organizations.

Building organisations informed by regenerative & indigenous principles
Navigate complexity with confidence, resilience and clarity
Move from pressure to ease, self doubt to self trust
Building team culture & supporting team healing and growth

Read about the engagement with Julia and Fibre Fale and Storyo Founder, Elina

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Facilitation, Speaking & Advisory

Transformative experiences for teams, organisations, and institutions ready to rethink business and leadership.

Leadership team retreats and strategy sessions

Workshops on systems thinking, innovation and regenerative business
Keynote talks and guest lectures
Advisory and board governance roles

Recent engagements: Cambridge University, The Climate Reality Project, Westpac Bank

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Our work draws on deep knowledge across interconnected domains, creating unique value at the intersections of sustainability, leadership, and systemic change.

Areas of Expertise

Regenerative Business

Moving beyond sustainability to create businesses that actively restore and regenerate social and ecological systems.

Diverse Knowledge Systems

Integrating Indigenous wisdom, systems thinking, and traditional ecological knowledge with contemporary practice.

Leadership & Culture

Supporting leaders to navigate complexity with clarity, confidence and ease, whilst build cultures that foster collective thriving.

Transition & Change

Navigating personal and organisational transformation with clarity, courage, and grounded optimism.

How We Work

We integrate multiple disciplines and knowledge systems, honouring both inner transformation and outer impact.

Weaving Inner Work and Outer Work

Recognising our actions are an extension of who we are, and the fundamental role of inner transformation in creating change in our communities.

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Commitment to Systems Change

Addressing root causes, working collaboratively and seeking deep, long-term impact.

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Bridging Disciplines & Worldviews

Integrating biology, ecology, psychology, economics, management, history. Drawing from Eastern, Indigenous & Western worldview.

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Trauma-Informed Practice

An understanding of the human nervous system, trauma, and working with our physiology to create healing and change.

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“I was volunteering, being on committees, working in government, running my own community platform and felt like nothing was enough. What this world really needs is not more burned-out activists. Through Shruthi's gentle guidance I have so much more compassion, love and stillness in my life.

Elina Ashimbayeva, Founder of Storyo, Service Designer, DEI Advocate
“A large part of Shruthi’s distinctive contribution lies in her ability to bring together great analytical and technical skills along with a strong sense of empathy to coach and support social entrepreneurs as individuals with hopes, fears, strengths and insecurities.”

Julian Cottee, Former Associate Director of Skoll Centre for Social Entrepreneurship, Oxford University
“I truly admire Shruthi’s facilitating skills. Her demeanor allows her to build safe spaces for participants, fostering openness and creativity. As a leader she listens with her soul. She sees you for who you are and helps you bring the best out of your authentic self.”

Cynthia Fuentes, MEL Specialist at USAID & Unleash Facilitator
“In every conversation with Shruthi, I found a deeper understanding of my journey and a renewed courage to serve my community. Her guidance has been like a compass, helping me stay grounded in my purpose while navigating complex and complicated challenges."

Arnab Barua, Founder of Guiding Dreams
“We describe Shruthi as our 'secret sauce', like if we were an NBA or Olympic team and we had just brought home a gold medal and were asked 'So, tell us what's your secret?' our answer would be Shruthi... absolutely, wholeheartedly, 100%, Shruthi."

Julia Arnot-Neenee, Co-founder and CEO of Fibre Fale
"If you want to speak to someone who bridges between old world thinkers and next generation doers, who doesn't just talk about theory but from personal experience, and who thoughtfully engages through deliberate and calm provocation, I suggest you give Shruthi a call"

Paolo Lanzarotti, CEO Asahi Breweries Europe Ltd