Akshay Sateesh's Page

Where do you live and work? (City)

Philadelphia, PA

Professional Skills

Professional Coaching & Training:
- Founder and Partner of Ziksana Consulting, a company focused on improving an individual's and an organization's productivity and effectiveness, using concepts from theater and improvisation.

Business & Product Development:
- Team leader for two product development teams to launch medical device implants.
- Established collaboration with large pharmaceutical company to evaluate and potentially commercialize ocular device.
- Managed DuPont - MIT research portfolio and implemented metrics to measure progress.

Improvisation Theater:
- Founding member of short-form improvisation troupe, the Philadelphia N-Crowd, that performs weekly in Philadelphia.
- Member of Industrial, a long form improvisation troupe, that performs in festivals on the East Coast.

What is your main interest in this network?

Education, Networking, Finding Partnerships, Improv Resources

What kind of person are you?

24-7

What kinds of improv-related services are you involved in?

Teambuilding, Creativity, Innovation, Communcation, Conflict Resolution, Leadership, Change Management

More about you: (Short Bio or any other details you'd like people to know)

I have been a professional actor and improviser since 2003. I am a founding member of the Philadelphia N-Crowd, a short-form improvisation group that performs weekly in Philadelphia. I am also a member of Industrial Improv, a long-form improvisation group that has performed at various festivals along the East Coast.

In 2002, I worked with mentally challenged children through theater therapy and performed in a children’s theater in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. In addition, while in college, I served as Creative Director of PennNaatak, UPenn’s first South Asian theater company.

I need help with...

Continuing to merge the world of theater and improvisation with organizational dynamics.

Work Website

http://www.ziksanaconsulting.com

Skype Name (Skype.com is the most popular free internet audio/text chat and more)

aksh79

Other contact info (Your choice for phone, email, facebook, myspace, etc.)

LinkedIn - Akshay Sateesh (akshay@ziksanaconsulting.com)

How did you hear about this network?

Google