Suresh Sivaraman

Strategy Head & Founder’s Growth Partner

Helping founders convert creative potential into strategic clarity, market-ready offerings,
and disciplined execution.

Suresh Sivaraman serves as our Strategy Head at Cedar
Cones Studios, working closely with our founder and core
team to sharpen the strategic direction of the business
and convert emerging opportunities into clear, actionable
growth pathways.
In this role, Suresh helps us examine business challenges,
market possibilities, customer value, risks, and execution
priorities with greater clarity. He brings structure to ambiguity—helping the team move
from creative ideas and early possibilities to sharper positioning, stronger offerings, and
practical blueprints for action.

What Suresh Brings to Cedar Cones Studios

Suresh combines the depth of a business strategist, the sensitivity of a leadership coach, and the discipline of an execution-oriented consultant. His work focuses on helping founders and small business leaders make better strategic choices, build confidence in uncertain situations, and translate intent into disciplined action.

At Cedar Cones Studios, he contributes across areas such as:

Strategic direction and business growth planning
Founder advisory and leadership reflection
Opportunity mapping and risk analysis
Service positioning and value proposition refinement
Execution blueprints and action planning
Team alignment around business priorities

A Founder-Focused Strategic Partner

With 28+ years of experience across IT services, consulting, executive coaching, leadership development, and startup mentoring, Suresh brings a distinctive ability to work with founders who are navigating growth, uncertainty, and evolving market realities.His approach is collaborative, reflective, and action-oriented. He helps founders think through difficult decisions, unlock the full potential of their strengths, and build the clarity required to move forward with conviction.

Professional Background

Suresh is an MBA from the Indian Institute of Management Bangalore and an Electrical & Electronics Engineer from the University of Kerala. He has worked with organizations such as Wipro Technologies, Ericsson, and Tata Consultancy Services in India and Europe, handling roles including Delivery Manager, Senior Project Manager, and Overseas Onsite Account Manager.

Today, he brings this blend of corporate experience, startup mentoring, strategy consulting, and executive coaching to help growing businesses strengthen their direction, execution, and long-term value creation.