Rajesh Nagjee
CEO Coach | Founder, CEO Freedom OS™
I work with scale-stage CEOs who love their business but want their time, energy, and focus back. I help rebuild how the company runs so they can lead toward their vision again.
Rajesh Nagjee
CEO Coach | Founder, CEO Freedom OS™
Helping CEOs unlock their inner force to break through operational bottlenecks, scale without stress, and build profitable companies they actually enjoy running.
Rajesh Nagjee
CEO Coach & Mentor |
The Next Level Guy
Helping CEOs unlock their inner force to break through operational
bottlenecks, scale without stress, and build profitable companies they actually enjoy running.
Rajesh Nagjee
CEO Coach | Founder, CEO Freedom OS™
I work with scale-stage CEOs who love their business but want their time, energy, and focus back. I help rebuild how the company runs so they can lead toward their vision again.
30+
Years as Coach
350+
CEOs Mentored
40k
CXOs Coached
4+
Founder Exits
From Trapped CEO to Freedom Architect
I built my first seven-figure business early and nearly burned out doing it.
On paper, everything looked right. The company was growing. The team was capable.
In reality, every decision still came back to me. Every absence slowed things down.
I hadn’t built freedom. I’d built dependency.
Vacations were interrupted. Strategic work was constantly delayed. The business ran but only if I was holding it together.
That experience forced a hard reset.
Instead of asking how do I work harder, I started asking:
Why does the business need me for this at all?
That question became the foundation of everything I do today.
On paper, everything looked right. The company was growing. The team was capable.
In reality, every decision still came back to me. If I stepped away, things slowed down.
I hadn’t built freedom. I’d built dependence.
Vacations were interrupted. Strategic work kept getting pushed. The business ran, but only if I was holding it together.
That experience forced a hard reset.
Instead of asking how do I work harder, I started asking:
Why does the business need me for this at all?
That question became the foundation of everything I do today.
Built on Proven, Field-Tested Frameworks
The Journey Behind CEO Freedom OS™
Built from decades of running, scaling, and fixing real businesses
1975-1986
1975-1986
1975-1986
Sun Umbrellas Limited
Sun Umbrellas Limited
Sun Umbrellas Limited
Scaled the Hard Way
Scaled the Hard Way
Scaled the Hard Way
Scaled a Legacy Business
Increased market share from 23% to 37% and transitioned a 95-year-old family business into a professionally run operation. Lesson: Growth outpaces the way the business runs.
Increased market share from 23% to 37% and transitioned a 95-year-old family business into a professionally run operation. Lesson: Growth outpaces the way the business runs.
Increased market share from 23% to 37% and transitioned a 95-year-old family business into a professionally run operation. Lesson: Growth outpaces the way the business runs.
1986-1996
Nagjee Memorial Hospital
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Founder & CEO
Built and ran India’s first professionally managed trauma-care hospital in rural India, saving 500+ lives annually. Operationally successful; personally overloaded. Lesson: Mission-driven work still breaks without decision systems.
1989
1989
1989
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point
The Breaking Point
Lost Everything That Mattered
Lost Everything That Mattered
Lost Everything That Mattered
Lost Everything That Mattered
Personal loss, divorce, and a business under strain converged. This was the moment it became clear: I hadn’t built freedom. I’d built dependency. Lesson: If the business can’t run without you, it owns you.
Personal loss, divorce, and a business under strain converged. This was the moment it became clear: I hadn’t built freedom. I’d built dependency. Lesson: If the business can’t run without you, it owns you.
Personal loss, divorce, and a business under strain converged. This was the moment it became clear: I hadn’t built freedom. I’d built dependency. Lesson: If the business can’t run without you, it owns you.
1990
Chrysalis Management Institute Founded
CEO Freedom OS™ Born
Chrysalis Management Institute Founded
The roots of CEO Freedom OS™
CEO Freedom OS™ Born
Chrysalis Management Institute Founded
The roots of CEO Freedom OS™
Began deconstructing why capable CEOs become bottlenecks. Trained over 40,000 executives across 16+ industries. Outcome: The early frameworks that later became CEO Freedom OS™.
2002
2002
2002
London Business School
London Business School
London Business School
Sloan MBA | 14 disciplines mastered
Sloan MBA | 14 disciplines mastered
Sloan MBA | 14 disciplines mastered
Deepened formal training across strategy, constraints, leadership psychology, and systems thinking, combined with decades of operator experience. Lesson: Theory only matters when it survives real businesses.
Deepened formal training across strategy, constraints, leadership psychology, and systems thinking, combined with decades of operator experience. Lesson: Theory only matters when it survives real businesses.
Deepened formal training across strategy, constraints, leadership psychology, and systems thinking, combined with decades of operator experience. Lesson: Theory only matters when it survives real businesses.
2004-Present
Milestone Dubai
&
Milestone Carpentry
Co-Founder & Chairman
Built a profitable landscaping and carpentry business with my wife, Sejal (CEO). Delivered 1000+ projects across Dubai and won multiple industry awards. Lesson: Clear ownership and rhythm outperform hero leadership.
2018-Present
2018-Present
2018-Present
CEO Coach & Mentor
CEO Coach & Mentor
CEO Coach & Mentor
YPO Certified Forum Facilitator
YPO Certified Forum Facilitator
YPO Certified Forum Facilitator
Facilitated 150+ YPO and CEO forums globally. Work focused on scale-stage founders ($5M–$25M) redesigning how decisions, leadership, and execution work. Result: CEOs reclaim 20+ hours per week while growth stabilizes.
Facilitated 150+ YPO and CEO forums globally. Work focused on scale-stage founders ($5M–$25M) redesigning how decisions, leadership, and execution work. Result: CEOs reclaim 20+ hours per week while growth stabilizes.
Facilitated 150+ YPO and CEO forums globally. Work focused on scale-stage founders ($5M–$25M) redesigning how decisions, leadership, and execution work. Result: CEOs reclaim 20+ hours per week while growth stabilizes.
Why This Mission
This work comes from lived experience.
I’ve seen what happens when a CEO carries a business alone for too long. I lived that burnout cycle myself.
And over the years, I’ve watched strong CEOs lose clarity and energy as everything continues to depend on them.
That’s why I do this work. To help CEOs redesign how their companies run so leadership, decisions, and execution don’t collapse back onto one person.
This isn’t about visibility. It’s about building businesses that support the people leading them.
"I want to impact the lives of 1 million people who will never know my name."
"I want to impact the lives of 1 million people who will never know my name."
"I want to impact the lives of 1 million people who will never know my name."
Rajesh Nagjee
CEO Mentor & Coach
Here’s What Some of the World’s Most Influential Business Gurus Have to Say
These are leaders and strategic thinkers who’ve seen real businesses from the inside and how leadership shows up when the pressure is real.
Through his coaching program, Rajesh has taken on a massive project to positively impact the lives of more than one million people who will never know his name.
Jack Canfield
Bestselling Author, Chicken Soup Series
I strongly recommend Rajesh's program for business owners who need to strengthen the two areas that are holding them back: Leadership and Culture.
John Mattone
CEO Coach, Coach of Steve Jobs
At Rajesh's program, you will lay a strong foundation for success: Decide exactly what you want, set your goals, and then determine how you will achieve them.
Brian Tracy
Success Expert, Author of 45 Bestselling Books
Our regional directors have been coached by Rajesh for two years. BNI is rapidly growing in the Middle East. Membership has doubled. Members’ gains have tripled.
Dr. Ivan Misner
Founder, BNI
Rajesh is a fantastic coach who will help you think through your problems and connect you with other people. His program is a gift to Dubai and beyond.
Kate Sweetman
Former Editor, Harvard Business Review
The mind is not designed to store things but to process them. Rajesh has a great depth of wisdom and experience to coach you to access your peak performance zone.
David Allen
Creator of Getting Things Done
The biggest mistake is to believe that what got you here will take you there. Rajesh will help you apply simple laws of physics to increase your sales and profits.
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
#1 CEO Coach, #1 Business Thinker
MBA programs teach you about shares, statistics, and accounting. Rajesh will coach you on communication, empathy, and spiritual intelligence.
Tony Buzan
Inventor of Mind Maps
I have such admiration for the depth of knowledge that Rajesh has. Being a business owner, you need to find a great mentor who can guide and inspire you.
Ron Kaufman
Author of Up Your Service
Here’s What Some of the World’s Most Influential Business Gurus Have to Say
These are leaders and strategic thinkers who’ve seen real businesses from the inside and how leadership shows up when the pressure is real.
Through his coaching program, Rajesh has taken on a massive project to positively impact the lives of more than one million people who will never know his name.
Jack Canfield
Bestselling Author, Chicken Soup Series
I strongly recommend Rajesh's program for business owners who need to strengthen the two areas that are holding them back: Leadership and Culture.
John Mattone
CEO Coach, Coach of Steve Jobs
At Rajesh's program, you will lay a strong foundation for success: Decide exactly what you want, set your goals, and then determine how you will achieve them.
Brian Tracy
Success Expert, Author of 45 Bestselling Books
Our regional directors have been coached by Rajesh for two years. BNI is rapidly growing in the Middle East. Membership has doubled. Members’ gains have tripled.
Dr. Ivan Misner
Founder, BNI
Rajesh is a fantastic coach who will help you think through your problems and connect you with other people. His program is a gift to Dubai and beyond.
Kate Sweetman
Former Editor, Harvard Business Review
The mind is not designed to store things but to process them. Rajesh has a great depth of wisdom and experience to coach you to access your peak performance zone.
David Allen
Creator of Getting Things Done
The biggest mistake is to believe that what got you here will take you there. Rajesh will help you apply simple laws of physics to increase your sales and profits.
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
#1 CEO Coach, #1 Business Thinker
MBA programs teach you about shares, statistics, and accounting. Rajesh will coach you on communication, empathy, and spiritual intelligence.
Tony Buzan
Inventor of Mind Maps
I have such admiration for the depth of knowledge that Rajesh has. Being a business owner, you need to find a great mentor who can guide and inspire you.
Ron Kaufman
Author of Up Your Service
Here’s What Some of the World’s Most Influential Business Gurus Have to Say
These are leaders and strategic thinkers who’ve seen real businesses from the inside and how leadership shows up when the pressure is real.
Through his coaching program, Rajesh has taken on a massive project to positively impact the lives of more than one million people who will never know his name.
Jack Canfield
Bestselling Author, Chicken Soup Series
I strongly recommend Rajesh's program for business owners who need to strengthen the two areas that are holding them back: Leadership and Culture.
John Mattone
CEO Coach, Coach of Steve Jobs
At Rajesh's program, you will lay a strong foundation for success: Decide exactly what you want, set your goals, and then determine how you will achieve them.
Brian Tracy
Success Expert, Author of 45 Bestselling Books
Our regional directors have been coached by Rajesh for two years. BNI is rapidly growing in the Middle East. Membership has doubled. Members’ gains have tripled.
Dr. Ivan Misner
Founder, BNI
Rajesh is a fantastic coach who will help you think through your problems and connect you with other people. His program is a gift to Dubai and beyond.
Kate Sweetman
Former Editor, Harvard Business Review
The mind is not designed to store things but to process them. Rajesh has a great depth of wisdom and experience to coach you to access your peak performance zone.
David Allen
Creator of Getting Things Done
The biggest mistake is to believe that what got you here will take you there. Rajesh will help you apply simple laws of physics to increase your sales and profits.
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
#1 CEO Coach, #1 Business Thinker
MBA programs teach you about shares, statistics, and accounting. Rajesh will coach you on communication, empathy, and spiritual intelligence.
Tony Buzan
Inventor of Mind Maps
I have such admiration for the depth of knowledge that Rajesh has. Being a business owner, you need to find a great mentor who can guide and inspire you.
Ron Kaufman
Author of Up Your Service
Here’s What Some of the World’s Most Influential Business Gurus Have to Say
These are leaders and strategic thinkers who’ve seen real businesses from the inside and how leadership shows up when the pressure is real.
Through his coaching program, Rajesh has taken on a massive project to positively impact the lives of more than one million people who will never know his name.
Jack Canfield
Bestselling Author, Chicken Soup Series
I strongly recommend Rajesh's program for business owners who need to strengthen the two areas that are holding them back: Leadership and Culture.
John Mattone
CEO Coach, Coach of Steve Jobs
At Rajesh's program, you will lay a strong foundation for success: Decide exactly what you want, set your goals, and then determine how you will achieve them.
Brian Tracy
Success Expert, Author of 45 Bestselling Books
Our regional directors have been coached by Rajesh for two years. BNI is rapidly growing in the Middle East. Membership has doubled. Members’ gains have tripled.
Dr. Ivan Misner
Founder, BNI
Rajesh is a fantastic coach who will help you think through your problems and connect you with other people. His program is a gift to Dubai and beyond.
Kate Sweetman
Former Editor, Harvard Business Review
The mind is not designed to store things but to process them. Rajesh has a great depth of wisdom and experience to coach you to access your peak performance zone.
David Allen
Creator of Getting Things Done
The biggest mistake is to believe that what got you here will take you there. Rajesh will help you apply simple laws of physics to increase your sales and profits.
Dr. Marshall Goldsmith
#1 CEO Coach, #1 Business Thinker
MBA programs teach you about shares, statistics, and accounting. Rajesh will coach you on communication, empathy, and spiritual intelligence.
Tony Buzan
Inventor of Mind Maps
I have such admiration for the depth of knowledge that Rajesh has. Being a business owner, you need to find a great mentor who can guide and inspire you.
Ron Kaufman
Author of Up Your Service
How We'll Work Together
We identify and remove the real bottleneck so your time goes to leadership, direction, and decisions that move the business.
My goal is simple: build systems that free you from operations so
you can finally do CEO-level work.
My goal is simple: build systems that free you from operations so you can finally do CEO-level work. Here’s what makes this different.
My goal is simple: build systems that free you from operations so you can
finally do CEO-level work. Here’s what makes this different.
Inner Game vs. Outer Game
Most CEOs try to solve inner game problems (clarity, decision-making, leadership presence) with outer game tactics (more tools, more meetings, more hustle). It doesn't work. We fix the inner game first then your outer game accelerates effortlessly.
Most CEOs try to solve inner game problems (clarity,
decision-making, leadership presence) with outer game tactics (more tools, more meetings, more hustle). It
doesn't work. We fix the inner game first then your
outer game accelerates effortlessly.
Business Physics vs. Philosophy
SWOT analysis helps you understand. Bottleneck identification helps you breakthrough. We will focus on the physics of your business.
SWOT analysis helps you understand. Bottleneck identification helps you create breakthroughs. We will focus on the physics of your business, finding the constraint, what's slowing you down, not philosophy that sounds good in theory.
Systems Over Advice
Your business isn't mine. Your team isn't my team. Generic advice doesn't scale. Proven systems do. I don't tell you what to do. I help you build the infrastructure that makes the right decisions obvious.
Your business isn't mine. Your team isn't my team.
Generic advice doesn't scale. Proven systems do. I don't
tell you what to do. I help you build the infrastructure
that makes the right decisions obvious.
Ruthless Compassion
I learned this from Mother Teresa in 1986. Real compassion isn't soft. It's a relentless demand for people to show up at their best. That's how I coach. High standards. Deep support. Zero coddling.
I learned this from Mother Teresa in 1986. Real
compassion isn't soft. It's a relentless demand for
people to show up at their best. That's how I coach.
High standards. Deep support. Zero coddling.
You've Seen My Journey. Now Let's Focus On Yours.
Freedom doesn't come from working harder.
It comes from building systems that don't rely on you.
Book your complimentary strategy call. We'll identify your #1 bottleneck and map the exact path to scale your business without burning you out.
You've Seen My Journey.
Now Let's Build Yours.
Freedom doesn't come from working harder.
It comes from building systems that don't rely on you.
Book your complimentary strategy call. We'll identify your #1 bottleneck and map the exact path to scale your business without burning you out.
You've Seen My Journey. Now Let's Build Yours.
Freedom doesn't come from working harder. It comes from building systems that work without you.
Book your complimentary strategy call. We'll identify your #1 bottleneck and map the exact path to scale your business without burning you out.
You've Seen My Journey. Now Let's Focus On Yours.
Freedom doesn't come from working harder.
It comes from building systems that don't rely on you.
Book your complimentary strategy call. We'll identify your #1 bottleneck and map the exact path to scale your business without burning you out.
