Jeroninio "Jerry" Almeida’s Story to give you a glimpse about his journey of life.

A comprehensive Professional & Personal Profile of a Transformative Leadership and Management Coach & Consultant, Inspirational Storyteller, Missionary Passiopreneur, Change Champion and Social Innovator. Here we present the uncommon journey and milestones of Jerry, an internationally renowned learning expert, leadership coach, and inspirational author, orator & storyteller whose work has impacted many across six continents. From his early entrepreneurial ventures at age 17 to becoming Asia's highest-paid author, Jerry's mission remains steadfast: inspiring individuals to discover and unleash their unlimited heroic potential through transformative learning experiences and compelling storytelling.

Part 1: Professional Core Expertise: Jeroninio "Jerry" Almeida stands as an internationally certified learning expert and one of the world's most celebrated practitioners in human and organisation development. His multifaceted professional identity encompasses 7 distinct interconnected roles: Inceptor, Creator & Enabler (ICE), Management and Organization Development (OD) Consultant, HR Training & Learning Expert, Leadership & Business Coach, Master Mentor & Mentor Trainer, and Inspirational Author, Storyteller & Orator. Additionally, Jerry brings a unique dimension to his work as a Creative Comedian and "EnterTrainer” (a moniker used by participants who were inspired and energised in his corporate talks, training workshops and creative corporate comedy acts), seamlessly blending humour, ideas-for-action and inspirational insights for transformational learning. Check Testimonials link.

This comprehensive skillset forms what Jerry calls his "Learning2Learn Circle," a holistic approach to organisation development by unleashing human potential that addresses multiple dimensions of personal and professional growth. His internationally recognized expertise stems from decades of practical application across diverse cultural and organizational contexts, making him a sought-after catalyst for individual, organisational and institutional transformation. Jerry's approach transcends traditional coaching methodologies by integrating storytelling, humor, and real-world case studies & stories to create lasting behavioral change and mindset shifts. Check details of his 7 roles under Learning2Learn Roles link.

Part 2: Global Experience and Distinguished Clientele: Jerry's professional journey spans over 36 years of distinguished service as an executive, entrepreneur-in-residence, corporate trainer, leadership coach, entrepreneur mentor, management strategist, and organization development consultant. His remarkable global footprint encompasses collaborations with individuals, institutions, and organizations across 100+ countries. This extraordinary reach extends across diverse sectors including corporate enterprises, Unicorn ventures, MSMEs, government institutions, media and entertainment, educational institutions, retail, telecommunications, defense, hospitality, real estate, healthcare, automobiles, IT, NGOs, and United Nations agencies. Jerry's extensive international exposure enables him to deliver thought-provoking, cutting-edge insights and actionable lessons through compelling true stories and real-time knowledge gained from his vast experience. This breadth of cross-cultural and cross-sectoral engagement provides Jerry with a distinctive competitive advantage as a Life, Leadership & Learning2Learn Coach, Orator and Management & Organisation Development Consultant, allowing him to draw insights from a rich repository of global best practices and transformational case studies.

His distinguished Client Portfolio includes.
Corporate Sector: Clientele includes Fortune 500 companies, MNCS, public sector enterprises, family-owned businesses, MSMEs, start-ups and unicorn ventures. His corporate engagements span strategic leadership development, organizational transformation, and cultural change initiatives.
Government & International Organizations: Clientele includes prestigious institutions such as the UK High Commission, British Council, BBC, UK Film Council, UK Trade & Investment, USAID, DFID, and the US-India Business Council. Within the UN system, Jerry has worked extensively with UNODC, UNDP, UNV, UNIDO, UNAIDS, WHO and UN Women.

Government of India: Jerry's national service includes partnerships with multiple ministries including Home Affairs, Sports and Youth Affairs, Rural Development, Corporate Affairs, MSME, Tourism, Culture and Creative Arts, and Start-Up India. Notably, he has worked with the Indian Armed Forces, IAS, IPS, and also contributed to the Blue Courage Program for the US Police.

NGOs: His NGO clients encompass globally recognized organizations including Plan, Childfund, World Vision, Oxfam, Amnesty, WWF, Skillshare, Resource Alliance, WOTR, War Wounded Foundation and several others.

Media and Education: Jerry's media collaborations include leading outlets such as Times of India, BBC, NDTV, STAR TV, Viacom 18, Disney, The Hindu, Amar Ujala, and Hindustan Times. His educational engagements span schools, colleges, and universities across all sectors. More details in Client link.

Part 3: Personal Journey, Literary Achievements, and Transformational Impact- Foundational Years and Early Entrepreneurship: Jerry's transformative journey began under challenging circumstances following the untimely demise of his father, Wilfred Simon Almeida, when Jerry was merely eight years old. Raised by his remarkable mother, Betty Almeida, who profoundly shaped his mindset and life mission, Jerry saw life closely and witnessed firsthand the power of resilience and determination as his mother worked tirelessly to provide him with exceptional life opportunities and education through their tough days. These formative experiences instilled in Jerry a deep understanding of human potential and importance of nurturing strength in adversity.

Demonstrating exceptional entrepreneurial acumen, Jerry secured his first job at age 16 with India's leading newspaper in their sales department. While excelling in sales, he simultaneously began mentoring colleagues as an in-house sales trainer (and created a training program titled ‘Don’t be a SELLER, be a TRUSTED COUNSELLER!”), discovering his natural gifts for developing ideas, learning programs and people, while also learning the tradecraft of advertising & marketing to begin his entrepreneurial journey. At age 17, Jerry launched his first 2 ventures: Albatross Advertising and Target Direct & Integrated (TDI), which became India's pioneering experiential marketing, creative hotshop and movie-marketing company and subsequently founded dotcom ventures, a media & entertainment company and then several social ventures. Besides being a maverick management consultant and leadership coach, Jerry also has rich experience for building organisations and leading large teams to transform the organisation vision to action to deliver superior, sustainable results.

Educational Philosophy & Mission: Jerry's profound commitment to youth development and educational transformation stems from his unwavering belief in Frederick Douglass's timeless wisdom: "It is easier to build strong children, than to repair broken men". Having worked extensively with individuals in organisations, facing various challenges over 3 decades, Jerry believes that meaningful societal change requires first transforming mindsets of children and youth. However, he recognizes that achieving this transformation necessitates concurrent reforms in education systems and fundamental changes in mindsets of educators & parents.

This philosophical foundation motivated Jerry's transition in 1999 from serial entrepreneurship to ‘missionary passiopreneurship’ to become a full-time learning entrepreneur, teacher, mentor, trainer, OD consultant, and coach. His overarching mission centers on enabling individuals to inspire solid character for enabling all to discover “THE HERO WITHIN” through his ‘THE HERO IN ME (THiME)’ talks & training programs, to understand, unbox, and unleash their unlimited heroic potential. Jerry approaches learning not merely as professional activities but as a PASSION to empower others through comprehensive learning programs, mentoring, inspirational oratory & storytelling, transformational books, and impactful writings.

Literary Excellence & Global Recognition: Jerry's literary achievements represent one of the most remarkable success stories in contemporary publishing. As Asia's highest-paid author, he secured a groundbreaking 12-crore book deal for the Karma Kurry series, establishing a new benchmark in the publishing industry. The series has sold millions of copies globally, with the initial inspiration coming from a chance encounter in 2003 with Dashrath Manjhi – The Mountain Man, which motivated Jerry to celebrate real, unsung, everyday heroes through compelling storytelling.

Distinguished Testimonials and Endorsements: The Karma Kurry series has received extraordinary endorsements from world-renowned leaders and intellectuals. Nelson Mandela wrote the foreword, stating: "Karma Kurry stories have the power to inspire people to rise and act, to make a difference". Dr. APJ Abdul Kalam provided a powerful testimonial: "Karma Kurry stories are highly motivating and awe inspiring. I found your human interest, real hero stories, more powerful than the features in the Chicken Soup series, which are also my favourite books. Jerry, you are India's answer to Jack Canfield and a Rockstar Storyteller". Dr. Amartya Sen eloquently captured Jerry's unique storytelling prowess: "When Jerry presents his stories and thoughts, one gets insights from thousands of books, places, people, scripts and villages". The series also received acclaim from Maya Angelou, Antonio Costa (Former PM of Portugal), Noam Chomsky, Ela Gandhi (Mahatma Gandhi's granddaughter), Phil Zimbardo, and Dr. Pranab Mukherjee, former President of India, wrote the foreword for the Karma Kurry Kidpower book.

International Literary Recognition: Mode, an international business and lifestyle magazine, profiled Jerry among the 10 most influential authors in the world, alongside distinguished figures including Brene Brown, Oprah Winfrey, Sheryl Sandberg, Neil Gaiman, Khaled Husseini, Malcolm Gladwell, Thich Nhat Hanh, and Jack Canfield. Another global publication listed Jerry among the 50 most admired global Indians alongside Arunima Sinha, Bhaichung Bhutia, Deepa Malik, Kartikeya Sarabhai, and Pullela Gopichand.

Government Collaboration and Social Impact: In 2016, Jerry received the extraordinary honor of being commissioned by the Prime Minister's Office to co-author Mann Ki Baat with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. This collaboration, where Jerry complemented and countered PM Modi's thoughts, resulted in a publication that sold many million copies globally. Demonstrating his commitment to social causes, Jerry donated all proceeds from this bestselling work to the Swachh Bharat – Clean India Mission.

Military and Law Enforcement Leadership: Jerry holds the unique distinction of being the only leadership coach invited by the Indian Armed Forces for exclusive empanelment as guest faculty to coach and mentor senior officers from the Indian Army, Navy, and Air Force. Additionally, he played a crucial role in designing, developing, and delivering the ‘Blue Courage’ leadership learning and ‘Train the Trainer’ program for the US Police. Since 2008, Jerry has also conducted annual "Ethical and Servant Leadership" workshops for aspiring IAS officers in Mussoorie.

Global Professional Recognition: Jerry maintains empanelment as a leadership subject matter expert with prestigious global organizations including Franklin Covey, Right Management, McKinsey & Company, American Management Association (AMA), DDI, Gallup, BCG, Bain Consulting, and Manpower Consulting. He has been consecutively nominated for the past few years as one of the world's 10 most innovative coaches and mentors through a rating process conducted by the International Coaching & Mentoring Foundation.

Social Entrepreneurship and Global Movements: As a serial "missionary passiopreneur," Jerry has conceptualized and launched numerous globally adopted movements. In 2005, he courageously exposed wrongdoings by international aid agencies, catalyzing his journey as a social entrepreneur. His innovative movements include The Joy of Giving (2003), RIGHT-every-WRONG (2004-5), Karmaveer Awards (2004-5), REX-Not-Just-Talks-Ideas-For-Action (2004-5), One-Billion-Rising (2013), One-Billion-Hungry (2006), and Swachh-Bharat-Mission (2009), which was subsequently adopted as a national movement by PM Modi. In partnership with Anand Group, USAID, NASSCOM, CII, RAI, and FICCI, Jerry created iTEAM – Institutionalised-Training-Empowerment-Advancement-of-the-Marginalized, which was later adapted as the Skill India Mission. As founder of iCONGO – International Confederation of NGOs, Jerry has created substantial global movements promoting social responsibility and justice.

Advisory Roles and Public Service: Jerry has served on advisory panels for multiple UN agencies including UNDP, UN Volunteers, UNODC, UNHCR, and UNIDO. His governmental advisory roles span various ministries including Ministry of Home Affairs (promoting communal harmony), Ministry of Youth and Sports Affairs (promoting proactive citizenship), Ministry of HRD (promoting holistic education), and Ministry of Corporate Affairs (promoting ethical business practices). He served as Director – Public Diplomacy with the British High Commission and Foreign Commonwealth Office in the UK, promoting bilateral relationships across business affairs, education, creative entrepreneurship, social entrepreneurship, and culture through organizations like UK Trade & Investment (UKTI), British Council, BBC, DFID, and UK Film Council. Jerry was also the Founding Managing Director of USIBA (US India Business Alliance) to promote bilateral trade and investment.

Literary Contributions and Continued Impact: In 2020, partnering with Bharti Foundation and Network 18, Jerry launched the Karma Kurry Kidpower book series, featuring stories of 22 children from underserved communities educated in government schools who are contributing significantly to society. All proceeds from this series support children's education, demonstrating Jerry's continued commitment to social impact. Jerry's planned publications include Jann ann Ki Baat co-authored by Naseerudin Shah and Jerry, where they invite constructive feedback from Indian citizens to improve governance, economy, education, secularism, healthcare, and other public concerns. His upcoming self-help book series includes moJOsh Inspirator, Karishma- The Miracle Within, and Weekends with Zoe.

Awards Philosophy and Personal Recognition: Despite receiving nominations for prestigious awards including the Indira Gandhi Priyadarshini Award, Eisenhower Fellowship, Yale World Fellowship, UN-Volunteers Awards, WEF Social Entrepreneur Award, and the Magsaysay Award, Jerry maintains a principled stance of not accepting awards. He believes that his social impact work benefits his own children and family's future generations alongside others, stating: "There is nothing selfless, noble or great about my little work, which needs to be awarded. I am doing it for our children and future generations".

Personal Foundation and Family: Jerry attributes his passion for unleashing human potential primarily to his mother Betty Martins and his life partner Jugnu Grewal Almeida and her mother Malkit “Mini” Grewal. His sons Zorawar Wilfred Singh Almeida and Ransher Wilfred Singh Almeida, along with his siblings Effie, Archie, Liza, and Maverick, have played crucial roles in shaping his life journey, learning philosophy, and growth mindset. Jerry resides in Gurugram with his family and their K9 Kids ‘Leia and Toto’, dividing his time between Goa and Gurugram when not traveling globally for consulting, learning, and coaching assignments.

Jerry's extraordinary journey from an eight-year-old boy facing family and life hardships to becoming one of the world's most influential entrepreneurs, leadership coaches and authors exemplifies the very heroic potential he seeks to unlock in others. His comprehensive approach to human development, combining professional expertise with profound personal wisdom, continues to inspire millions globally. Through his unwavering commitment to building strong children rather than repairing broken adults, Jerry's legacy extends far beyond individual achievements to encompass transformational social movements and educational reforms that will benefit future generations worldwide.