Natio Cultus Consultancy is a global Strategy Consultancy and Financial Advisory firm that deals with entrepreneurs and businesses of various extents and scopes. Utilizing explicit industry expertise and analytical knowledge carved from over decades of global leadership experience of its founders in various fields, the firm bridges the information gap that exists between entrepreneurs and investors. The company also provides business consulting at the leadership level and its principal founder, Nalin Singh is among the leading life and business coaches of the region. Depending upon the size of the company and the requirements, Natio Cultus renders tailor-made measures that cut through the standard corporate jargon based on a concrete and sustainable policy in consonance with the client company’s ethos.
Nowadays anyone out of work calls themselves a consultant and offers similar services, but, not everyone is capable to render the same level of strategic insights with real-world applicability as accomplished leaders can and do at Natio Cultus. The forte that sets the experienced consultants apart from others, regardless of their niche, is their ability to distill a business challenge down to its individual parts and provide real-world solutions for them. The strength of a company is in the ability of its leadership to not just formulate strategy but in executing it.
The Natio Cultus is a group that is a part of the Orbit Future Academy Group from Indonesia that has a similar business in the Asia Pacific region. The renowned Orbit Future Academy is a ‘Skills for Jobs’ academy that upskill and reskills the population for industry 4.0 jobs and entrepreneurship. The company is led by senior industry veterans from a variety of domains and advised by a distinguished global advisory board
A brief about the phenomenal business leader – Mr. Nalin Singh
Mr. Nalin Singh is the Founder and CEO of Natio Cultus, a strategy & financial consulting firm. He has held several leadership positions in India, Asia, Europe, and the US; in leading corporates of the world, including leading a Fortune 500 company.
The multi-faceted business leader has also dabbled in film-making and has produced animation and live-action movies. He has also authored several books that been well recognized, including the bestselling book, ‘Reboot to Reconquer- Navigating the Afternoon of Life’ and the National Book Honour award winner- ‘Get Funded Now’.
Mr. Nalin Singh is also the Founder of India Fund Fest & Indonesia Fund Fest as well as co-founder of the Orbit Future Academy. The fests assist the start-ups in seeking funds from the chaotic carnival-like start-up events.
The talented Founder of the reputed Firm frequently addresses and pens down the issues relevant to Industry 4.0, Jobs in the future, Education, Building successful entrepreneur ecosystems, Diversity, Aspirations of the youth and an array of other topics. He has been a prestigious member of the Advisory Board of leading corporates and various Industry Associations and Publications. Possessing more than thirty years of diverse experience, he renders Life & Strategy coaching to leaders and boards of Fortune 500 companies, celebrities, political-class, and start-up founders.
Lately, Mr. Nalin has co-founded Orbit Future Academy, in Indonesia to impart skills for future jobs.
His first collaborative fiction Novel, ‘Triptease’ has been quite a success. Mr. Singh is fervently waiting for the release of his next collaborative fiction novel ‘Mooncircles’ and another co-authored business book on entrepreneurship in India and Indonesia ‘I to I- Idea To Investment: India to Indonesia’.
Coping with the latest needs of the market
Sharing the approach of the company as a consultancy firm, he states that the firm possesses insightful access which resonates with the clients across the region. The expertise team keeps an eye on the prospects of the reach of our field domain and constant engagement with the clients proactively, the officials have learned to define the demand of the clients regarding the current set-up and industry deliverables.
Differentiating factor
To prove the efficiency of the services rendered by a company, it is essential to reveal what makes it better than other companies in the same market. Peer comparison is the most extensively accepted method to make the potential clients identify what they are seeking for. So, what gives Natio Caltus an edge over its peers. Let’s unveil the secret.
It is the competency of the Company in comprehending the demands of both the entrepreneur or business owner/ lender as well as those of the investors in their respective contexts. The Firm ensures to reach a reasonable midpoint wherein the agreement between the investor and the entrepreneur may become mutually beneficial and fruitful. The explicit expertise to make a focused approach towards the clients’ needs coupled with the long- term relevant industry experience around the globe gives the Company an edge over its competitors. The diverse clientele is a reflection of the same as they work with large corporates looking for organizational transformations as well as executives, seeking to start their ventures. The clients of the Company have well received the blended learning approach to industry 4.0 skills with the focus of a job.
The Company partners with businesses to enhance the effectiveness of their efforts and mentor them to achieve their goals. Its clientele includes hundreds of companies and there are numerous reasons for which clients prefer Natio Cultus over any other company in the relevant field. Let us get a glance over a few of the reasons to justify this mention.
- The Firm is efficient to create an effective comprehensive market strategy or modifying the existing one with inputs from the global leaders.
- To develop the prototypes of the products or minimum experiential products with the use of appropriate technology that is sourced right from the suitable locations to provide a solution ensuring the maximum output at optimal cost.
- The willingness of the Company to collect the investments, value the venture of the firms, create a pertinent investing plan with financial projections and sketch Investor’s Collateral like pitch decks, coach the management team on the advanced strategy to approach investors, find the suitable investors for the company across the world and mentor it throughout the process of investment ensuring that the distinction of the business is in focus and the transition patch is smooth.
Struggle story
Everyone has come across the most cliché phrases like; have faith in yourself or never give up when one is on the course of constructing one’s career. The success story of Nalin Singh develops a craving for a glance at his remarkable story of struggle.
He candidly shares his story of stepping out of the corporate life to pursue his aspirations. The very first Venture incepted by him hit the rough patch and ended in his bankruptcy. As he says, “Nothing is worse than the arrogance that comes from early success. My corporate success and quick rise to the pinnacle gave me a sense of arrogance and deluded me of my powers.” The career of Mr. Nalin Singh, the CEO, witnessed as many lows as highs if not more. When he started Natio Cultus with a long time friend and colleague Mr. Dinesh Singh, he just aimed to achieve financial stability after the initial business mishaps. The constant warnings provided by the people in the know suggested that he shouldn’t be entering the market that cost him his last penny in the first place.
But, Mr. Singh is an Optimist who always holds a positive perspective towards the kind of situations he dodged with. He chose to look at the proverbial glass as half-full rather than half empty. He learned from past failures and treated them as the stepping stones and accessed the world of entrepreneurship with the new hope and zeal to emerge out a roaring success. Mr. Nalin Singh says, “It was the steadfast belief in the knowledge acquired from the past failures that helped me navigate with ease through the initial bumps while establishing Natio Cultus. No adverse personal or business situation bothers me anymore. My regret if I can call it that, is the loss caused to friends and the subsequent loss of their friendship when I went bankrupt. That is irreparable.”
Referring to the lesson learned from his struggle journey, Mr. Nalin says that he witnessed the journey from being the CEO of a Mega Global Company to his bankruptcy in 3-4 years and slowly growing back in leaps and bounds. He conveys that it is the consistent zeal to make a difference all by yourself. He has a unique perspective towards life which can be concluded from his mention- ‘Life does not come with a warranty card and neither do the efforts we render while carving our success journey.’
The success story of Natio Cultus is the existential example of how an optimistic approach towards life can revert all the worst situations into fruitful opportunities.
Ensuring client contentment
Natio Cultus deeply cares about its clients and its superspeciality has helped the clients in every industry arena.
The company possesses a focused approach to serve its clients by contextualizing their needs in terms of their Financial Health, Scalability, USPs, Market Nature, Investor type, etc. The well-versed team of Natio Cultus well acknowledges the fact that every business requires different types of investors. This fact could be comprehended from the instance that a Tech-Tycoon may not be able to perceive the needs of an Agro-based business. Corporate strategy involves a proprietary set of actions that enables a company to be worth more than just the sum of its parts. The Company prepares the in charge executives of the ventures to tackle various challenges that come with the pitching business. The team of consultants also assists the clients while dealing with the investors and provides them with the dos and don’ts list along with the soft skills about language, demeanor and negotiation tactics.
A glimpse on the ethos and values
The Company relies on three considerable values – Integrity, Forthrightness, and Transparency. Integrity is essential as it is a direct determinant of the way a business is run and how it is conducted. This coupled with transparency in terms of financial, proprietary rights and governance structure helps in creating a trust that is a sine qua non for several business agreements.
Forthright and known to be blunt and no-nonsense, Mr. Singh believes that sugar-coated feedback provides no benefits to the Company and can break a pitch or the Company’s chances of getting funded might lead to unfavorable outcomes. The team provides pointed feedback with a positive approach as the truth may be bitter sometimes, but it helps businesses and executives to fix the issues correspondingly or at least save them time wandering on the search for the right answers.
Milestones and Achievements
The Company has collected numerous achievements and out of which, it finds the most recognizable one is the ‘Near Zero clients and employee attrition’ that is very rare to find. Natio Cultus has also accepted many awards in its favor and has been recognized on the global front as well. The fund fests of the Company had been organized in India and Indonesia, which was resoundingly successful.
The Firm has the policy not to boast of the achievements and rather let the outcomes of the services provided by them speak for themselves.
