“Slingshot is a must have guide to bold leadership in uncertain times. Rahul Bhandari blends strategic clarity with psychological insight to help leaders act decisively when it matters most.” 

SEBASTIEN PAGE
Chief Investment Officer, T Rowe Price. $1.56 Trillion AUM. Author, The Psychology of Leadership

"Remaining unshakable and grounded in your purpose and values while facing choppy waters is critical to being an authentically effective leader. Filled with insight and candor, Slingshot is a rallying cry for purpose driven leadership. A must read playbook for leaders."

JEFF IMMELT
Venture Partner, NEA. Former Chairman and CEO, General Electric. Author of Hot Seat: What I Learned Leading a Great American Company

"This is a great story, the classic American dream … with some great insights for all of us."
GEN. WESLEY K. CLARK (ret.)
Former NATO Supreme Allied Commander

“We only have the opportunity to become our best when faced with enormous challenges. My entire life, I have viewed every problem as an opportunity to learn, grow, challenge myself, work harder. In his book Slingshot, Rahul Bhandari encourages us to constantly dream big and coaches us on developing the conviction and obsession to transform these dreams into reality– and invent a future that's never existed before. Slingshot is a great read and action-oriented approach to managing your career and unlocking what we are each capable of."

CLARA SHIH
Board of Directors, Starbucks.
President, Service Cloud, Salesforce.
Author of The Facebook Era

"Without personal transformation, there cannot be global transformation. Today we urgently need both. Rahul Bhandari is one of the world's leading voices on conscious leadership. In Slingshot, Rahul provides a road-map on how to live on purpose. "

CASEY SHENHAN
CEO, Simms Fishing Products
Former CEO, Patagonia

"My vision is a world where women and men enjoy economic equality. Helping realize the potential of women entrepreneurs so they can redefine the future is a sustainable investment with long-term returns for us all. It changes the health and education outcomes for children, creates safer and more prosperous societies, and with diversity we see greater innovation and creativity. Rahul provides an accessible approach to help women (and men) realize their full potential and achieve economic success thereby driving down poverty, violence and exploitation. Filled with fresh insights and personal experiences, Slingshot is a playbook for success and empowerment."

CHERIE BLAIR CBE, QC
Founder, Cherie Blair Foundation for Women
Founder and Chair at Omnia Strategy LLP
Former First Lady of the UK

"In Slingshot, Rahul will be your guide in learning to cultivate a leadership approach and mindset ... so you can be ready for whatever emerges, courageous and committed to the power of change."

BETH COMSTOCK
Former Vice-Chair, General Electric
Author of Imagine It Forward

"A roadmap for achieving the holy grail-- a life of meaning, purpose, success, and significance."

TED LEONSIS
Founder, Chairman, Principal Partner, and CEO, Monumental Sports & Entertainment

“Looking back at my life, almost every significant adversity drove me forward and helped me push myself to recover ... it was a huge opportunity to improve and achieve. In Slingshot, Rahul Bhandari encapsulates an innovative roadmap and powerful framework on how to face, overcome and actually harness the power of adversity to propel oneself forward. Slingshot is a real game changer.”

ARJUN GUPTA
Chief Believer, TeleSoft Partners

Forbes Midas List of the Top-100 Technology Venture Investors. Early investor in 60+ technology companies which have been acquired or gone public, including AirBnB, DocuSign, DoorDash, Palantir, Salesforce, Slack, Stripe, T-Mobile USA and Uber

"A brilliant, unique approach to finding your purpose and creating positive impact. Rahul is a master at personal transformation and your guide on this most important of journeys. Slingshot is the groundbreaking book you wish you had read sooner."

KEITH FERRAZZI
Founder/Chairman Ferrazzi Greenlight
#1 NYT Best-Selling Author of Leading Without Authority, Never Eat Alone, and Who's Got Your Back

“A must-read for anybody who seeks to find more purpose, success, and significance in their life-- at any age.”

CHIP CONLEY
Strategic Advisor to Airbnb
Author of Wisdom at Work, Peak, and The Rebel Rules

“Rahul helps you to achieve more than you thought possible, faster than you thought possible, and with much less effort than you imagined. He’s that good. Slingshot is a must-read for entrepreneurial leaders and startup founders to grow as leaders while scaling up their startups into profitable businesses."

KAY KOPLOVITZ
Chairman & Co-founder, Springboard Enterprises and Springboard Growth Capital

“From time to time we are all confronted with a "David vs Goliath" moment— at which point it's good to reach for our slingshot. In this book, Rahul Bhandari draws on his own experiences as a successful immigrant, entrepreneur, and investor to teach a powerful approach, including a collection of valuable slingshot tools. If you're planning on being successful, Slingshot is an essential companion.”

GUY SPIER
CEO, Aquamarine Capital Investor
Best-selling author of The Education of a Value Investor

“Today’s business scenario in a hyper-competitive and fast-changing environment tests the mettle of the best of leaders. Trust me, it is not a cake-walk! Rahul Bhandari, one of the most sought-after business experts and executive leadership coaches today, shares his expert tips in Slingshot, a breakthrough book for leaders and those who aspire to be in leadership roles.”

PRITI SUREKA
Director, Emami Group

"In his book Slingshot, Rahul Bhandari gives us a way to distill and categorize external and internal forces to produce a structure for self-analysis and reflection toward becoming a purposeful leader. The success of his approach is testified to by the propositions of respected thinkers such as Viktor Frankl, Abraham Maslow, and Nichiren Daishonin, the Japanese Buddhist sage. Rahul writes in a lucid and clear manner, making complex ideas very easy to understand. A timely guide for living and leading intentionally."

VIDYANIDHI “VN” DALMIA
Former Chairman, Dalmia Continental Pvt. Ltd.

"As a child growing up I struggled with dyslexia, which taught me to overcome adversity. Today as a leader in the advancement of women and girls, I am setting an aggressive agenda to create change. I have benefited tremendously from my friend Rahul's advice and counsel over the years. His excellent book Slingshot provides a roadmap on how to succeed in life and work. I highly recommend it."

LORRAINE HARITON
CEO, Catalyst
Former Special Representative for Commercial and Business Affairs, U.S. Department of State

"If there was ever a time to learn from adversity, that time is now. When faced with adversity, you need to first lead yourself, then lead others, and of course, do something. But what? And how? In Slingshot, we learn from the stories of leaders who overcame adversity to make real-world impact. Rahul Bhandari writes with passion, wisdom, and authenticity. Slingshot is a must-read for people around the world, both young and young at heart!"

ARIA FINGER
CEO, DoSomething.org

"There is life before reading Slingshot, and life after reading it. It has the power of changing your outlook, making you more purpose driven, and inspiring you to be your best self. A book you'll keep coming back to for more. A delightful must read."

JEFF WALD
Founder, WorkMarket (purchase by ADP)
Author The end of jobs.

“Rahul’s insights and guidance in Slingshot will disrupt the way you think about yourself and the way you operate in the world. He helps you to think big and to make the impossible possible.”

NAVEEN JAIN
Founder & CEO, Viome

“Rahul is a well-respected advisor to CEOs, Investors and Boards on growth, leadership and innovation. An expert on conscious leadership, he helps leaders realize that their role in creating cultures of trust, care and expansive influence that extends beyond them to their families, communities, organizations, and globally. Slingshot has been a great asset to me while I strive to be a purposeful leader creating impact and positive change."

SARINDA UNAMBOOWE
CEO and Managing Director, MAS Kreeda, Sri Lanka. Board Director, MAS Capital

“Rahul Bhandari is a modern Sensei – a wisdom teacher rooted in direct realization, trained in the spirit of Zen — though not bound by its forms. He knows the truth. His is a true Roshi’s journey from realization to embodiment, and now to transmission.”

Rev. Dr. SCOTT MANGIS
Soto Zen Monk and Priest
Documentary: From US Marines to Zen Monk.

“Having a conversation with Rahul can transform your life for good and so does reading his book Slingshot. The roadmap he lays out in this excellent book is the same approach he uses to help entrepreneurs and maverick leaders achieve enormous impact. Slingshot helps you grab the great opportunity ahead of you while being in service to others. A wonderfully written and inspiring book. A must read."

JONATHAN ROSENBERG
Advisor at Alphabet
Co-Author Trillion Dollar Coach

“Featuring a cast that ranges from Satya Nadella to a stranded Uruguayan rugby team, Slingshot offers timeless leadership lessons on resilience, vision, and purpose. These are the attributes leaders need to nurture those seemingly crazy ideas that ultimately change our world.”

SAFI BAHCALL
Physicist, entrepreneur, and best-selling author of LOONSHOTS

"Rahul is a remarkable leader and a master storyteller. Through gripping stories, unexpected insights, and worldly wisdom, Rahul guides us on a powerful way to think, act, and live as leaders who matter. Compelling, practical, and highly engaging, anyone aspiring to be a leader in today’s complex world will greatly benefit from reading Slingshot."

AMY WILKINSON
Author of Creator’s Code
Lecturer, Stanford Graduate School of Business

"We all face adversity, but what sets the most successful leaders apart is their ability to leverage challenges to emerge even stronger. Slingshot shows you how to harness this groundbreaking approach to move past setbacks and create even more purpose, meaning, and opportunity in your life. You’ll come away inspired.”

DORIE CLARK
Author of Entrepreneurial You, Reinventing You, and Stand Out

"Few people rise to become leaders that have a positive impact on our world. Rahul uncovers how they do it. He presents a brilliant and practical approach you can use to become a leader who matters. A must-read."

MARSHALL GOLDSMITH
New York Times #1 Best-Selling Author of Triggers, Mojo, and What Got You Here Won’t Get You There

“Disruptors not only look for unmet needs, they match those needs with their distinctive strengths. However, we too often grow complacent at the top of the learning curve. To succeed we need both potential and the ability to continually learn, apply, and adapt. Rahul Bhandari offers a new and powerful approach to identify and achieve meaningful success. Slingshot is the playbook you’ll wish you had read sooner-- and that you’ll read again and again."

Whitney Johnson
Award-winning author of Disrupt Yourself and Build an A Team

"Rahul Bhandari masterfully weaves together powerful stories and counter-intuitive research-based insights that will leave you inspired and empowered to take charge, face adversity, and overcome it. Want to achieve audacious goals while overcoming adversity? Read this book and put its wisdom to use."

DAVID ALLEN
Author of Getting Things Done: The Art of Stress-Free Productivity

"If you're looking to become a better leader, then The Slingshot is the book for you! The practical exercises and tools will help you identify and develop and hone your leadership qualities. You will benefit enormously from Rahul's practical and deep wisdom in Slingshot. It needs to be on every leader's bookshelf."

MATT ABRAHAMS
Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Co-founder of Bold Echo LLC
Author of Speaking Up Without Freaking Out
Host of Think Fast, Talk Smart Podcast

"With examples from world-class leaders, tastemakers, and innovators, Slingshot is an inspiring look into how to overcome adversity and make a difference."

NIR EYAL
Best-selling author of Hooked and Indistractable

"Given the world is obsessed with speed and digital intelligence, the Slingshot approach to innovative leadership is exactly what we need right now! This book will be the catalyst for your future."

SUBIR CHOWDHURY
Chairman and CEO, ASI Consulting Group
World’s foremost expert on leadership in quality management
Best-selling author of 15 books
Recognized as global thought leader by Thinkers 50

"Rahul is a fellow innovator who did not let adversity hold him back from achieving the American Dream. In Slingshot, he shows you how to solve the right problems in the right way so that you can be a more impactful leader. Slingshot is your guide to change during these difficult times.”

STEPHEN SHAPIRO
Hall of Fame Speaker, Innovation Advisor
Author of Invisible Solutions and Best Practices are Stupid
Founder of Accenture’s 20,000-person process and innovation practice

"Virtually every page in Slingshot has fascinating insight to better understand our lives, experiences, beliefs, and goals. Rahul provides excellent suggestions on how to do life better – not just for leaders, but for all of us. A delightful read. Two thumbs up!"

NEIL F. COMINS, Ph.D.
Astrophysicist, Astronomer
Professor, Physics and Astronomy, University of Maine
Author of over 21 books on Astronomy and Space.

"Slingshot is the immigrant’s way of getting ahead with gripping stories and pragmatic approach to life and living. In the coming battle between machines and humanity, it is our humanity that will determine who wins. Rahul shows you how to win."

VIVEK WADHWA
Author of Driver in Driverless Car
Distinguished Fellow and professor, Carnegie Mellon University and Harvard Law School
Renowned futurist

"Leaders turn to Rahul for guidance because of his warmth, authenticity, and relationships. More importantly for his hard earned wisdom from turning adversity into advantage. In Slingshot, a delightful and heartfelt book, Rahul lays out a step by step approach for aspiring leaders to realize their full potential. Slingshot is a trusted guide for years to come."

SUSAN McPHERSON
CEO of McPherson Strategies
Author of The Lost Art of Connecting

“Rahul teaches you how to know what's important and what isn't. To have the wisdom to know the right thing to do, the integrity to do it, the character to stand up to those who don't, and the courage to stop those who won't. Slingshot is a fresh, powerful approach to achieving audacious goals.”

— Dr. MARK GOULSTON.
World's #1 Coach on Overcoming Conflict Avoidance.
Best selling author of Just Listen and Taking to Crazy.

"Anyone can become a leader of significance, but first you must lead yourself. This book will show you how. Anyone aspiring to be a leader or in a leadership position of any kind will benefit enormously from Rahul’s practical and deep wisdom in Slingshot."

DAVID BURKUS
Author of Under New Management

"If you're looking to become a better leader, then The Slingshot is the book for you! The practical exercises and tools will help you identify and develop and hone your leadership qualities. You will benefit enormously from Rahul's practical and deep wisdom in Slingshot. It needs to be on every leader's bookshelf."

MATT ABRAHAMS
Lecturer at Stanford University Graduate School of Business
Co-founder of Bold Echo LLC
Author of Speaking Up Without Freaking Out
Host of Think Fast, Talk Smart Podcast

“Rahul has probed life deeply. His exploration has produced a practical method for living a life of significance guided by a sense of purpose. Slingshot is a breathtaking book with a powerful approach to enter the fundamental state of leadership. A must read!”

ROBERT E. QUINN
Cofounder of the Center for Positive Organizations and Margaret Elliot Tracy Professor Emeritus, Ross School of Business, University of Michigan. Best Selling Author of 18 books including The Economics of Higher Purpose.

“Rahul facilitate the process of transformation that empowers leaders to connect with resources within, uncover hidden potential and possibilities in their lives, and harness the power that is within themselves. In Slingshot, Rahul provides a winning combination of strategic insights and actionable steps designed to help you become a better leader."

DR. JOHN RATEY
Best-selling author of Go Wild, Spark, and Driven to Distraction
Associate clinical professor of psychiatry at Harvard Medical School

"Rahul is known as a "mentor's mentor”. Having a conversation with Rahul transforms your life and your organization. He identifies your greatness and brings into sharp focus your organization's mission. Then he massively expands it. His gift is remarkable and priceless; as is the wisdom in his excellent book Slingshot. Follow the Slingshot Method to transform yourself into an impactful leader."

Dr. DEBORAH HEISER
Founder and CEO, The Mentor Project

"Leading mindfully starts with recognizing what is and responding instead of reacting. The Slingshot Approach of leading with intention, attention, and awareness enables you to act and perform skillfully and dynamically in real time. In Slingshot, Rahul expertly integrates stories and insights that help you learn how inner experience impacts outer behavior especially when facing and overcoming adversity."
Dr. LEAH WEISS
Co-Founder, Skylyte
Professor, Stanford Graduate School of Business
Founding Faculty, Compassion Cultivation Program, Stanford
Author, How We Work: Live Your Purpose, Reclaim Your Sanity, and Embrace the Daily Grind

"A must-read especially during these times of adversity. Rahul Bhandari shares his inspiring journey of overcoming challenges as a son of refugees, first generation immigration and his search for creating a life of meaning and purpose. The lessons from the lives of leaders he admires and the insights from social psychology make this a timely, pragmatic and powerfully transformative book."

ELIZABETH WHITE
Best-selling author of 55, Underemployed, and Faking Normal