Strategist · Builder · Advisor
Empowering individuals and organizations to achieve their highest potential through strategy, coaching, and transformative content.
Est. Michigan · Harvard · Microsoft
Rakesh Naga Chinta is a Senior Product Manager at Microsoft, where he has scaled internal products to over 20,000 users and orchestrated cloud infrastructure systems generating $30 million in annual savings. His career spans some of the world's most innovative companies — Google, SpaceX, Tesla, Meta — and is rooted in a relentless drive to build things that matter.
With advanced degrees from Harvard, the University of Michigan, Northwestern, IIM Calcutta, and current studies at Johns Hopkins and Stanford, Rakesh brings a rare combination of technical depth, business acumen, and human-centered thinking to every engagement. He was recognized as a Forbes 30 Under 30 Scholar and has been affiliated with Y Combinator, Kleiner Perkins, and MIT Media Lab.
Beyond the corporate world, Rakesh is a certified health and wellness coach, a mental health counselor, and the host of The Chinta Show — a podcast that goes behind the scenes with product leaders shaping the future of technology. His personal brand exists at the intersection of entrepreneurship, product management, health, and wellness — helping people and organizations reach their highest potential.
II · Services
A multifaceted portfolio of services designed to empower, educate, and elevate — whether you are building a product, building a career, or building a better self.
Private and public strategy engagements for organizations seeking clarity on product direction, market positioning, and operational excellence. Drawing on experience across Microsoft, Google, SpaceX, and multiple Y Combinator startups.
Personalized guidance for professionals navigating career transitions, seeking product management roles, or aspiring to leadership positions at top-tier technology firms. From resume architecture to offer negotiation.
Keynotes, panels, fireside chats, and workshops on topics spanning product management, venture capital, entrepreneurship, health and wellness, and the human side of building technology companies.
High-quality content creation across YouTube, blogs, and books — delivering actionable insights on entrepreneurship, product management, health, and wellness. Content that educates, inspires, and drives results.
Certified coaching services that empower individuals to achieve sustainable health and fitness goals through personalized strategies grounded in evidence-based nutrition science and behavioral psychology.
Certified psychological wellness support for individuals navigating stress, burnout, career anxiety, or life transitions. A safe space to build resilience, emotional intelligence, and sustainable well-being.
University-caliber education delivered through live courses, recorded modules, and mentorship programs. Covering product management, data science, entrepreneurship, and business intelligence with real-world application.
For founders, first-time entrepreneurs, and early-stage teams — strategic guidance from someone who has built startups from zero, worked with Y Combinator, and analyzed deals across multiple venture capital firms.
III · The Chinta Show
Long-form conversations with the minds shaping the future of technology, product, and entrepreneurship.
Deep, informal conversations about unique experiences, tactics, strategies, learnings from failures, and optimized systems that eventually made them who they are.
The Chinta Show is a podcast where Rakesh goes behind the scenes with top-tier product leaders shaping the future of technology. Each episode traces a guest's personal and professional path — the pivotal career moments, the mentors, the mistakes, and the milestones that shaped their thinking.
Topics span technology, venture capital, startups, entrepreneurship, product craft, and everyday life. Whether you are building products, managing teams, transitioning into product management, or simply curious about how the best minds in tech operate — this is your toolkit for real-world, battle-tested wisdom.
IV · Background
V · Process
Every engagement begins with listening and ends with measurable impact. The process between is collaborative, rigorous, and built on trust.
We begin with deep listening — understanding your current state, your aspirations, and the obstacles between. Whether it is a product, a career, or personal wellness, clarity precedes action.
Drawing from frameworks tested across Microsoft, Google, SpaceX, and Y Combinator ventures, we design a tailored strategy with clear milestones, accountability structures, and decision criteria.
Plans without execution are decoration. We move into disciplined action — building, testing, refining. Progress is tracked, feedback is integrated, and course corrections happen in real time.
True transformation is not a single event. We build systems, habits, and structures that endure — ensuring that the progress you make today compounds into lasting growth.
VI · Voices
Whether you are scaling a product, navigating a career transition, or investing in your well-being — the first step is a conversation.
VII · Contact
I respond personally to every inquiry. Whether you are interested in consulting, coaching, a speaking engagement, or simply want to explore how we might work together — reach out. The best outcomes start with honest conversations.