Changing the world, one mind at a time.

In 1994 I launched Yawar Baig & Associates, with the aim of becoming a globally recognized name in Leadership Development. Today it is a consulting and leadership development firm with clients ranging from $100M–$4B in revenue across diverse industries and nations across three continents with an established global consulting presence in Family Business Strategy and Leadership Development.

But in 1994, the only one who believed that I would succeed was me. I had no clients, no network, no track record. But I had boundless confidence rooted in having relentlessly trained myself, facing real challenges and documenting leadership lessons. The question was, ‘How do I get a potential client to listen to me long enough to make a difference?’ What I would have given anything for was someone who had walked my path and who I could speak to in total confidence and share thoughts, aspirations and fears and receive not solutions but guidance to create my own. Someone who would challenge me and push back, but who would believe in me and see my success as their own. Not only an advisor but a partner in spirit and action. That is the service which I provide to startup Founders like you.

Today, I have over 40 years’ experience, working with Founders and Family Business leaders in multiple industries across South Asia, India, the Middle East, & Africa. Family Businesses are typically more about family than about business, which is both a strength and a weakness. My specialty is working with Founders and Family Business leaders navigate their fundamental challenge of growing the business while keeping the family together. As a Business leader you measure success not only in profit or growth, but you are equally concerned about clarity, continuity, and trust — which hold the business and family together when everything else changes. You are not just looking to create successors, but to restore balance, resolve conflicts, and build leadership capacity all around. My work as a Confidential Advisor focuses exactly on this.

I provide Founders, Business heads and Entrepreneurs, confidential counsel, as a sounding board to think clearly, discuss what cannot be said in boardrooms, and design a path forward that preserves both business value and family harmony. I work personally with a select few clients — offering guidance on:

1. Business strategy – how to leverage yourself out of the competition.
2. Strategic transformation – moving from Person-led to Process-driven.
3. Conflict resolution – using dissent to build trust and strengthen ties.
4. Develop successors to take your legacy from generation to generation.

This is not merely consulting. It is counsel grounded in trust, confidentiality, and deep understanding of both people and performance. I don’t just offer advice; I help you to create your own solutions and support you until final execution and delivery. If you are at this stage of your journey where you are leading yet seeking clarity, and believe that you can benefit from someone who has walked your path and can be a confidential sounding board, who will tell you what you need to hear and not only what you want to hear, then I would be honored to work with you.

Because sometimes, the next phase of growth is not about doing more, it is about thinking differently, and one meaningful conversation can change the direction of your business and your legacy.