Leadership Coach · Keynote Speaker · Founder

Women must stop apologizing for taking up space

I quit my banking career at its peak to build something that didn't exist — a circle where ambitious women lead louder, rise together, and never sit at someone else's table again.

Jaya Mehrotra — Leadership Coach & Founder, Women Leadership Circle
25+
Years in Leadership
2,000+
Coaching Hours
ICF PCC
Certified Coach
Fortune 500
Client Portfolio
19K+
LinkedIn Followers
My Journey

My life changed when I quit my job
at the peak of my banking career

I spent over two decades inside the financial services industry — managing people, global strategy, and business lines. I know what it feels like to be the only woman at the table, and I know what it takes to stay there.

That experience shaped everything I do today. As a leadership and executive coach, I work with CEOs, CXOs, and senior leaders across technology, banking, and manufacturing — helping them lead with clarity, courage, and an unwavering sense of self. As a BetterUp Premier Fellow Coach, I bring science-backed methodologies to transformation. As co-founder of Pegasus Growth, I mentor startups navigating their next leap.

But coaching one leader at a time wasn't enough. I kept seeing the same pattern: brilliant women stepping back because they lacked the circle, the sounding board, the safe space to think out loud. That's why I built the Women Leadership Circle — because the rooms that shape the future need more women in them.

Women Leadership Circle
Founder
Aug 2022 – Present
Pegasus Growth
Co-Founder
Dec 2022 – Present
BetterUp
Executive Cloud · Premier Fellow Coach
Jun 2019 – Present · 7+ years
"The founders' roadmap doesn't exist. You build it as you walk it."
— Jaya Mehrotra
What I Do

Two paths, one mission

Executive Coaching

One-on-one and group coaching for leaders ready to transform how they lead, communicate, and show up — backed by 2,000+ hours of practice and BetterUp's science-driven platform.

  • Leadership identity & executive presence
  • Strategic decision-making & transitions
  • Business mentoring for startups
  • Building high-performance teams
  • Published researcher: Digital Transformation & Social Media Influence (IJREAM)
Women Leadership Circle

A premium community of women trailblazers — powered by 360 ONE — who learn, inspire, and grow together through trust circles, workshops, and curated events.

  • Trust Circles (Tribes Athena & Iris) — your personal board of directors
  • Women on Board — readiness programme with KPMG
  • Pitch Room — 100 founders, 30 shortlisted, 10 final pitches
  • Scale X — business scaling & leadership
  • WILLage — self mastery & designing culture
  • Learn to Lead (L2L) — monthly leadership frameworks
Women Leadership Circle · Powered by 360 ONE

You worked twice as hard to get here.
Now own the seat.

WLC exists because the rooms that shape the future need more women in them. We're building toward 50% women in leadership — through a community that doesn't just connect, it catalyses. Trust Circles. Pitch Rooms. Masterclasses. A movement.

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Trust Circles
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Pitch Room
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Scale X
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Women on Board
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Book Club
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WILLage
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Fitistan
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Learn to Lead
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Jaya's impact as a Leadership and Transformation Coach is truly remarkable. Her expertise in business strategy coupled with her personal transformation coaching abilities make her an invaluable mentor for senior leaders. Her dedication to inspiring self-leadership is evident in every interaction.

Dr. Kalindi K.
Senior Leader & WLC Member
Featured In

Recognised voice

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The Circle Podcast

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Conversations that move the needle

Co-hosted by Jaya, the Circle podcast spotlights pioneering women leaders and change-makers — from corporate boardrooms to entrepreneurship. Candid stories, hard-won wisdom, no fluff. Because the woman you know always has a story you don't.

"Maybe the problem isn't that women are asking for too much. Maybe society is refusing to grow up."
— Jaya Mehrotra
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