Be a Positive Instigator!

High-stakes, high-pressure leadership demands high-return coaching. I teach you how to elevate your brand, galvanize investors, build board trust, and get an exponential return on your investment.

Be a Positive Instigator!

High-stakes, high-pressure leadership demands high-return coaching. I teach you how to elevate your brand, galvanize investors, build board trust, and get an exponential return on your investment.
Chitra Ragavan, positive instigation executive coach, in a blue and white striped blouse, sitting on a couch

What is Positive Instigation?

Positive Instigation is the intentional act of sparking meaningful change with courage, clarity, and conviction. It’s not rebellion for its own sake, but transformation with a purpose. Positive Instigators push boundaries to build what matters.

Book a free 30-minute discovery call now to see how you can be a Positive Instigator!

“Working with Chitra was a transformative experience. She has an exceptional ability to see not only the professional challenges you face but also the human element behind them. Her coaching style is a perfect blend of strategic insight and intuitive guidance, which allowed me to build confidence and develop a clearer vision for my leadership.”

Hans Melo, Cofounder and CEO, Menten AI

Chitra Ragavan, Positive Instigator, Executive Coach
Chitra Ragavan, Positive Instigator, Executive Coach

Chitra Ragavan

A Positive Instigator in Action

With a career spanning investigative journalism, technology startups, corporate strategy, and executive leadership, Chitra Ragavan melds her strategic and tactical insights and skills to help leaders around the world navigate complexity, overcome adversity, and leverage the power of Positive Instigation to leapfrog ahead of the competition and make a meaningful contribution to society.

  • Former national correspondent for NPR and U.S. News and World Report
  • Former senior strategic advisor to Palantir CEO Alex Karp
  • Executive and leadership coach to Silicon Valley and startup founders

What is the Positive Instigation Coaching Program?

The Positive Instigation Coaching Program is our premium offering, built to help leaders unlock sharper thinking, stronger presence, and more decisive action in their work and lives.

The Positive Instigation Coaching Method powers the program. It’s a proven and structured leadership and executive coaching approach that guides clients through key shifts in mindset, strategy, and leadership. The Halo Strategy is a core pillar of the method, giving clients a clear way to define what they stand for, strengthen how they are perceived, and elevate their influence. Reverse the Flow is a proprietary technique we use to reposition a leader, company, or brand by starting with the problem only they can solve and building outward to reshape how others see their value.

This program equips you to:

  • Lead with courage, clarity, and conviction
  • Win investors, funders, and accolades
  • Build an unforgettable brand
  • Navigate uncertainty with confidence
  • Reclaim your leadership voice
  • Align your decisions with your values
  • Cultivate sustained momentum
  • Carve out a unique market position
  • Get an exponential return on your investment

Choose Your Rewire

Leadership
Rewire

Leadership Rewire equips senior leaders with greater clarity, confidence, and executive presence.

Strategy
Rewire

Strategy Rewire transforms how leaders think about positioning, decision-making, and long-term impact.

Brand
Rewire

Brand Rewire gives executives and founders a compelling narrative and a confident public voice.

Advisory
Rewire

Advisory Rewire is a bespoke engagement for high-level decision-makers to navigate complexity, craft bold vision, and lead with precision.

Corporate
Rewire

The Corporate Rewire is a bespoke, company-wide engagement designed to strengthen your organization’s strategy, leadership, and brand at scale.

Who I Work With

The Positive Instigation Coaching Program is a high-touch, high-trust premium investment that builds sharper judgment, stronger brand authority, and more effective communication to boost performance and inspire confidence among boards, investors, employees, and teams. This is an executive and leadership coaching program designed for leaders operating at maximum high velocity, high complexity, and pressure, including in corporations, startups, venture funds, law enforcement, defence, and media.

I work with founders, CEOs, venture fund managers and their portfolio companies, C-suite executives, and bold thinkers navigating high-stakes transitions, reinvention, and rapid growth.

Coaching, Advisory, and Media Portfolio

Work Experience

U.S. News & World Report
NPR
Elementus
Gem
Chamber of Digital Commerce

Coaching and Advisory

Hydron logo
Pearl Project
Menten AI
Ground Truth Intelligence
Peregrine
42muses
Morpheus Space
PowerStyle Consultancy
Hydron logo
Peregrine
Pearl Project
Menten AI
Morpheus Space
Ground Truth Intelligence
PowerStyle Consultancy
42muses

Media

Jewish Journal
Daily Beast
The Orange County Register
Psychology Today
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Swaay
Los Angeles Daily News
The Hill
Jewish Journal
Daily Beast
The Orange County Register
Psychology Today
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Swaay
Los Angeles Daily News
The Hill

Be a Positive Instigator!

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