Shammy Jacob

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About Shammy Jacob

Shammy Jacob - a creative leader a sustainability practitioner and an organic farmer. He spent over 15 years at Nike World headquarters both in the U.S. and Europe from product to innovation. His last role at Nike was the Director for Sustainable Ventures. He is also a leading Design Thinking Architect where he is the founding member of THNK The Amsterdam School of Creative Leadership. Shammy also runs a business innovation centre in his farm in Chennai India where companies come and participate in creative sessions. Companies gather for workshops meetings seminars and various think-tank activities. Shammy has a large network of over 400 business innovators based in US Europe and Asia. His network comprises of design researchers business strategists creatives visual artist and sustainability architects. Shammy Jacob is also an experienced executive coach with over 25 years of management leadership and coaching experience. His reputation continues to grow as an exceptional creative leader across a diverse range of sectors from fashion to IT education to hospitality organic farming to waste management. He is referred to by his peers as a “restless creative”. He is experienced working both 1-to-1 with board directors and senior executives as well as in groups with senior management teams. Shammy focuses on growth for high performing leaders. His light hearted yet empathetic hands-on approach in achieving goals & results makes him an effective change agent in any situation. Shammy is also an active member in his local Rotary Club where he is the President. His minimal spare time is spent in designing large social impact projects for the local community Shammy loves his family his farm and is a master solution finder inspirational leader and visionary thinker. In his non-existent spare time he is an avid farmer and a mediocre guitar player