About
Lead with Clarity | Scale with Confidence | Help Leaders and Businesses Come Alive
Rianna Chugani is a Business and Leadership coach who helps founders, CEOs, and leadership teams navigate the complexities of growth — building leadership capacity, aligning culture, and creating businesses where both people and purpose Come Alive.
She works with leaders across B2B tech, professional services, healthcare, fashion, manufacturing, consumer brands, and purpose-driven businesses. Many of her clients are founder-led, fast-growing companies evolving toward leadership-driven organizations.
Her coaching draws on the Scaling Up framework and a deep focus on leadership and culture — helping leadership teams make better decisions about how they lead and scale, align leadership around purpose and execution, build rhythms for sustainable growth and shape cultures that attract and retain top talent

A Coach Who’s Walked the Journey - For Rianna, this is personal. She grew up watching her father’s business expand and contract — cycles that brought financial strain and emotional stress to the family. What began as a gift became a burden. From that experience, she developed a deep belief that business should be a source of joy, success, and meaning — not stress and sacrifice — for founders and their families.

In 2010, she co-founded a business with a close friend. Both were lawyers, approaching the venture with curiosity and drive. But as the business grew in complexity, Rianna recognized they were too deep “in” the business to see clearly. She sought the guidance of a coach — but her partner wasn’t aligned. The business eventually closed — a painful, transformative experience. It revealed how many founders struggle alone — firefighting, unsure how to lead at scale. Determined to find a better way, Rianna trained with EMyth in 2013 and deepened her learning through leadership mentors such as Robin Sharma. Over the past decade, she has worked with leaders across diverse industries, helping them make clearer, more intentional choices about how they grow, lead, and build culture. Her mission: to help leaders create businesses where they — and their people — Come Alive.

Professional Highlights
Worked with founders, CEOs, and leadership teams across technology, services, and consumer sectors. Deep expertise in Scaling Up methodology — vision, strategy, execution, leadership, and culture. Focus on leadership development and building leadership-driven organizations. Extensive experience supporting female founders and women-led leadership teams. Certified Scaling Up Coach | Leadership Circle Practitioner | ICF Certified Coach

Personal Highlights
Rianna has lived in Hong Kong and worked across Hong Kong, Singapore, India, the Middle East, Bangladesh, China, Korea, Malaysia, Australia, UK and the U.S. This global perspective shapes her coaching — with cultural awareness and a respect for nuance.
She is a learner, seeker, and meditator. Yoga and mindfulness are integral to her life. She brings a calm, grounded presence to her coaching — and is known for holding space for honest, human conversations about leadership, business, and life.
She is married to Manoj Chugani (also a Scaling Up Coach), and they have a 20-year-old son and a 17-year-old daughter. They enjoy travel, learning about cultures through food, reading, and deep conversations.

Coaching Regions
Africa
Asia
Australia
Europe
Middle East
US - Northeast
US - Southeast

Industry of Expertise
Banking/Real Estate
Biotech/R&D/Science/Chemicals
Computer/IT/Software Development
Customer Support
Education/Training
Food Services/Hospitality
Human Resources/Training/
Development
Legal Services
Logistics/Transportation
Manufacturing/Production/Operations
Medical/Health
Retail