Team

Kulwant Kataria (Plant & Monitor Evaluator (Belbin says so! )

With over 30 years of experience, Col. Kulwant Kataria is a distinguished Facilitator, Behavioral Assessor, Coach and is the Founder – Director of Great Gurugram Outdoors Pvt Ltd. As a consultant, he has collaborated with corporates across various industry sectors over the past decade. His expertise encompasses a wide range of areas, including Leadership and Managerial Development, Team Building, Behavioural Skills, Change Management, NLP, and Emotional Intelligence (EI).

Throughout his illustrious career, Col. Kataria has trained over 20,000 working professionals, conducted behavioural assessments of 5000 professionals, and coached over 500 corporate leaders and managers. His profound interest in human behaviour and its application in People Development has driven him to pursue numerous courses and certifications from renowned institutions. As a result, he possesses expertise in applying Psychology to competency development in People, Business, and Organizational Development.

Following his military service, Col. Kataria has worked as an independent consultant with KPMG, conducting over 500 Assessment Development Centres. He holds a degree in Commerce, an MBA in HR, and is a certified Psychologist. Beyond his professional accomplishments, Col. Kataria is an avid sportsman and movie enthusiast.

Sumant Khare (Specialist & Plant (Belbin told me so!)

With over 40 years of experience, Col. Sumant Khare is a distinguished facilitator and Coach. As a consultant, he has collaborated with corporates across various industry sectors over the past 14 years and offering cutting-edge solutions in People and Organizational Development, grounded in research from Neuroscience.

Col. Khare's expertise spans designing and conducting programs and workshops in Strategy and Strategic Thinking, Leadership and Managerial Development, Team Building, Behavioural Skills, Change Management, NLP, Emotional Intelligence (EI), and more. Throughout his career, he has trained over 50,000 working professionals and coached over 500 corporate leaders and managers.

With a strong interest in Neuroscience and its applications, Col. Khare has pursued various courses and certifications from renowned institutions like Harvard, MIT, and The Neuroscience Academy Australia. His expertise lies in applying Neuroscience-based solutions to People, Business, and Organizational Development.

Col. Khare held senior HR roles at Airtel, Reliance Retail, Future Group, Force Tech Training, and Varuna Integrated Logistics, where he served as Group HR Head. A science graduate, Sumant holds an MBA (HR) and MSc in Defence and Strategic Studies.

Beyond his professional accomplishments, Col. Khare is a talented musician, singer, painter, sketcher, and poet.

Amit Kakra

Amit is a seasoned facilitator, leadership development expert, and travel professional with over two decades of experience. He specializes in designing and delivering experiential training workshops that foster self-discovery, strategic planning, and team building.

With a strong background in coaching, mentoring, and managing teams across various industries, including travel, IT, aviation, manufacturing, and education, Amit has conducted extensive nationwide training sessions for sales, operations, and customer service teams.

Amit's outdoor training experience spans over 600 days, with a proven track record of managing clients across locations such as Himachal, Uttarakhand, Ladakh, Andamans, and Delhi NCR. He has successfully conducted team engagement sessions for over 2,500 participants.

A qualified mountaineer and adventure sports specialist, Amit holds a Master's degree in Tourism Management from Kurukshetra University. He has also completed a 60-day training program in mountain climbing, wilderness survival, and expedition planning at the Nehru Institute of Mountaineering (NIM), Uttarkashi.

Amit's training sessions are known for their high energy, interactive, and fun-filled approach, fostering a collaborative learning environment.

B D Negi (Plant & Resource Investigator (a la Belbin ! )

Likes: Adventure, Outdoor activities.
Dislikes: Indoor activities
Favorite Event: Mountaineering expedition and trekking

Negi is associated with Great Gurugram Outdoors since its inception in 2012. He oversees planning and designing of team building programs and customise activities as per objectives of program. He possesses talent for both originating and creating new team building activities.

Negi is master of conducting icebreakers and energizers for any size of the groups. Has tremendous energy to rejuvenate participants and has the ability to the change tempo of programs as per mood and interest of participants.

Work and leisure are the same for Negi, so outside of work, you’re likely to find Negi spending time in trekking and expeditions.