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Neeraj Kapoor, founder of Billion Growth Circle

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Neeraj Kapoor – Family Business Growth & Legacy Coach | Founder, Billion Growth Circle | ex-CMO PAYBACK India

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Neeraj Kapoor is a Mumbai-based family business growth and legacy coach and the founder of Billion Growth Circle (BGC), a growth community of 200+ founder-led and family businesses in India. Over 30+ years he was Head of Brand at LG India, VP Marketing at GoAir and CMO of PAYBACK India, where he was part of the co-founding team behind its $800M exit to American Express.

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Neeraj Kapoor is a Mumbai-based family business growth and legacy coach and the founder of Billion Growth Circle (BGC), a growth community of 200+ founder-led and family businesses in India. Over 30+ years he was Head of Brand at LG India, VP Marketing at GoAir and CMO of PAYBACK India, where he was part of the co-founding team behind its $800M exit to American Express. He is an ICF Certified Master Coach, was named “India's Greatest Brand Builder” by CMO Council Asia, and wrote From Stuck-up to Start-up (Penguin Random House India, 15,000+ copies sold). His Business → Brand → Institution → Legacy approach helps founders and the next generation grow together. BGC runs a free Legacy × Scale masterclass every Sunday at 11 AM IST (Hindi) and Tuesday at 7 PM IST (English).

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  • CMO and co-founding team, PAYBACK India ($4M → $800M valuation; acquired by American Express; one exit)
  • Head of Brand, LG India
  • VP Marketing, GoAir
  • 30+ years building brands
  • ICF Certified Master Coach (International Coaching Federation)
  • “India's Greatest Brand Builder” (CMO Council Asia, 2010)
  • From Stuck-up to Start-up (Penguin Random House India, 2022; 15,000+ copies sold)
  • Billion Growth Circle: 200+ current members; 26,000+ beneficiaries served to date