Your identity. Your voice.
Your path forward.
Elevating South Asian Voices Through Leadership and Compassion
South Asian American women have long struggled with how to navigate their Indian heritage in a country that encourages complete independence. The duality of their identities is often seen as an “either/or” scenario. However, a balance can be achieved through proper guidance and strategies.
With almost 2.1 million women of South Asian descent in America, it is time for us to lean in, embrace our identities, and step into leadership opportunities that need our expertise. PV Saxena Consulting, LLC, coaches you how to balance your professional and personal goals with confidence and strength.
Services
Sahas (Courage)
South Asian American women are afraid to step outside of the norms they perceive are expected of them. Wanting to pursue a different path requires “sahas.” These individual sessions are designed for the woman who wants in-depth coaching and support for specific challenges they may be facing. We will focus on your vision and goals through a series of guided exercises that will keep you on track. While coaching sessions vary in time and length, you can be assured that you will receive the expertise you need and strategic plans to accomplish your goals.
Shaurya (Bravery)
For South Asian American women to be vulnerable in a small group, they must possess “shaurya.” Punam works with small groups of 3-5 women in an intimate setting where we guide you through your current acculturation status, where you want to go, while creating a supportive environment to help you achieve your goals.
The small group settings are designed to create space for you to share your emotions in a judgment-free zone, and women who will become your cheerleaders are you gain confidence in following your dreams. Group coaching is an
Prerna (Inspiration)
Our workshops are inspirational and awaken those deep emotions that have been wanting to be seen. These are designed to work deeply through identity and leadership challenges over a 6-week period identifying key issues and methodically analyzing them. Then we create an actionable plan through our weekly meetings with the cohort that you bring to our sessions to celebrate, gain perspective from others, and forge the path you’re destined for.
Unlocked: Your Dual
Identity Session
South Asian American women often feel they are stuck in a routine because “that’s just how it is.” Our days can seem mundane and boring, not allowing us to think bigger. Yet, we are destined for whatever we choose to do.
During your initial Dual Identity Session, we will explore and evaluate:
- Your current status/routine
- What challenges you are facing
- What your goals, passions, and dreams are
- How to achieve the life you are destined for
Watch TEDxOcala
Punam shares her immigrant parents’ story of navigating an unfamiliar American education system and how her family learned the importance of parent engagement for students' academic success. She asks educators to include parents in educational planning and decision-making, ensuring that the students’ greatest supporters and advocates are included.
Bio
Punam V. Saxena, Ed.D.
Punam V. Saxena, Ed.D., is a speaker, author, coach, and advocate dedicated to elevating South Asian women’s voices through leadership and compassion. Drawing on her experience in education, parenting, advocacy, and entrepreneurship, Punam helps women navigate the intersection of cultural identity, professional ambition, and personal responsibility.
Through coaching, consulting, and speaking, she creates space for South Asian American women to embrace their identities, strengthen their voices, and step confidently into leadership—without losing connection to the values and traditions that shape who they are.
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The Legacy Empowerment Project
There is a particular kind of loneliness in being the only one. The only Indian kid in school. The only one without a peer to ask, is this normal, is this bullying, is this just what happens to us. Punam V. Saxena carried that loneliness for most of her life, quietly, the way so many South Asian women are taught to carry things. Today, as an author, TED speaker, doctor of education, and South Asian women’s community builder, she’s making sure no one has to carry it alone again.
Author
Parent Power: Navigate School and Beyond
As parents hold their newborn for the first time, we hope for an amazing future filled with dreams and successes. But, where do we begin? How do we guide our children toward that hopeful future? As children grow, parents face many challenges in raising good citizens. It is especially overwhelming when they begin school and we have to trust that guidance to others.
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Powerful Parenting: 101 Ways to Stay Positive
As a parent, do you feel you are on an island raising your children without much support or praise? Every parent, at some point, feels this way. Parents need to know they are doing a good job, raising their children well, and receiving that proverbial pat on the back.
Authority Magazine
5 Things Parents Can Do To Help Their Children Thrive and Excel In School
Speak with Your Child; Often, children are often left out of the conversation of their educational planning.
podcast movement
Breaking the Old(er) Age Glass Ceiling
Most of us find ourselves in the same routine, or rut. Wake up, go to work, time with family, sleep. Repeat. We do this day after day after day with little thought of what’s next.
edutopia
5 Meaningful Ways to Support Asian American Students
Welcoming students’ culture into the classroom creates an inclusive learning environment that supports a sense of belonging.
edutopia
How to Engage Parents for Support During Testing Season
Teachers can send home information about behaviors that boost student success on standardized tests.
11Alive
Summer Learning
Parent Impact Coach Punam Saxena shares fun, simple ways to keep our kids learning during the summer.
FAQ
Why work with Punam?
As a second-generation Indian American who grew up in rural Georgia, she has experienced being the “only other” in most rooms, wondered how her Indian upbringing fit into America, and learning how to create an identity that merged the best of both worlds. Those experiences help her achieve the level of understanding and compassion necessary to ensure her clients feel valued and motivated.
Who do you work with?
Punam works with women who seek to balance their dual identity in America, develop leadership skills to propel them into positions that need their expertise, and feel confident in pursuing their dreams. While many of her clients are South Asian American, she works with all women who are ready to step into their superpower.
What can I expect from coaching sessions with Punam?
Throughout your sessions, you will find that Punam has the right combination of empathy and compassion mixed with vision, clarity, and actionable steps to implement. Her approach is soft yet firm and focused on clients reaching their goals.
How can coaching help me navigate cultural and professional expectations?
As South Asian American women, we have been conditioned to keep our challenges and problems to ourselves – that we should only “advertise” positives. That may have worked previously, today’s South Asian American women are looking for more. They are seeking a safe space to share their challenges, seek guidance, and follow their dreams without judgment.
Punam’s lived experience, compassion, empathy, and understanding of the dual identity challenges offers women an opportunity to share, learn, and grow.
Do I need to identify as a South Asian American to work with you?
No. While Punam is a South Asian American woman and brings this lens to her work, Punam is excited and ready to work with any woman who wants to level up her confidence, leadership, and voice.
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