Darshana Sivanantham

Pioneer
DISC Type : DIS

Career Sabbatical | Self-Directed Learning & Growth at Illuminairre Consulting

Los Angeles, California, United States

Overview

Darshana Sivanantham is a Strategic Advisor specializing in communications and culture transformation for business leaders. With extensive experience at global organizations like UNEP and WWF, she helps align company values with culture and messaging. She is also a Certified Ikigai Tribe Coach. Colleagues describe her as driven, dedicated, creative, and passionate.

Currently on a career sabbatical, Darshana is exploring creative innovation, leadership philosophies integrating Eastern wisdom, and cross-cultural learning. She has recently taken up abstract painting and enjoys the freedom of the art form. She is also an advocate for youth empowerment, having served as a National Teen Youth Coordinator.

Unique fact: Darshana believes the most sophisticated stakeholder engagement strategy she has seen involved Malaysian banana fritters and milk tea.

Personality Overview

Driven But Considerate

Dynamic But Sincere

Decisive But Friendly

They have the unique ability to win both love and respect from their team (or outsiders)  They combine a unique set of diverse traits where they are fast and friendly but can slow down to be thorough when needed If they are convinced, they can become very strong champions for your product

Topics They Care About

Authentic Company Culture
Helps leaders close the gap between stated values and actual company culture to improve team and market alignment.
Empathetic Leadership
Advocates for compassionate leadership, especially when team members face mental health challenges, to build trust and connection.
Creative Stakeholder Engagement
Focuses on human-centered and unconventional strategies to build genuine connections, moving beyond traditional corporate approaches.

Media Appearances

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Work History

7-2025
Career Sabbatical | Self-Directed Learning & Growth at Illuminairre Consulting
7-2025
Co-founder | Strategic Advisor - Employer Branding & Culture Transformation at Illuminairre Consulting
3-2021 - 7-2025
Co-founder | Managing Partner - Strategic Communications & Stakeholder Engagement at Illuminairre Consulting
11-2019 - 6-2020
Manager, Global Communications at World Organization of the Scout Movement (WOSM)
1-2017 - 10-2019
Communications Manager, Peninsular Malaysia Conservation at WWF-Malaysia

Education

2005 - 2008
Bsc.Science from Monash University
1-2004 - 12-2004
Western Australian Universities Foundation Programme from Canning College

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Insights For Selling To Darshana

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Keep your pitch focused on the impact but nurture the relationship too
  • Ask them for a lunch or coffee once some rapport has been established
  • Build a trustworthy relationship while keeping the product center-stage

DONT's

  • Don’t hesitate from asking questions or pushing them, but take a formal approach
  • Don’t be very informal during the early interactions even if they are being so themselves
  • Avoid focusing only on the product or its ROI, keep building trust subtly

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Darshana is

  • Nothing less than a strong combination of proof of results, relationship and high levels of professionalism is effective with them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Darshana

  • They can say no while staying friendly, but can also be pursuaded to reconsider

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Darshana move?

  • They are generally fast movers and can take quick decisions
  • Can Darshana take some risk or not?

  • They have high risk-appetite but can get ahead of themselves once in a while. Observe carefully

You And Darshana

Personality Compatibility


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