OUR FOUNDER

Alisha is an experienced leader, entrepreneur, and business consultant with a demonstrated history of working with corporate entities, boutique consulting practices, and essential services businesses in both India and Australia. As principal and founder of APM Consulting, Alisha’s focus is to support businesses to unlock their growth potential through sound legal frameworks, well-thought business strategies, and actionable market insights. With a passion for transforming businesses through innovation and personalized solutions, Alisha strongly believes every organization has unique potential waiting to be unleashed. With over 15 years of experience, Alisha has honed her expertise in guiding clients toward sustained success in a rapidly evolving and complex business landscape. Alisha’s approach revolves around cultivating strong client relationships and adopting a holistic understanding of their unique challenges and goals. By employing a data-driven approach, she meticulously created actionable strategies within a robust legal framework to mitigate risk. 

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An active part of the India-Australia trade corridor, Alisha’s focus is to foster mutually beneficial international partnerships based on a sound understanding of the economic and geopolitical landscape. She acts as a catalyst to support companies strategizing for India-entry and Australia-entry, as well as promoting bilateral opportunities in business, trade, investment, education, and the arts. Alisha has recently been featured on Global Victoria’s 2023 Industry Leaders Calendar which recognizes distinguished Australian alum leading businesses in India. Guided by a passion for innovation and an unwavering belief in the potential of India-born startups, Alisha advises tech-focused startups on matters of law, strategy, growth, fund-raise, talent acquisition, best practice, and cross-border partnerships. Her approach to start-ups is grounded in collaboration. Alisha is also committed to and a passionate proponent of women's leadership, supporting women founders and driving diversity best practices. Alisha works closely with industry experts to drive the implementation of inclusive policies and practices and has more women at the C-suite level.