Operators First. Consultants Second.
We built our expertise in boardrooms and on factory floors across Asia, Africa, and the Middle East. Now we bring that real-world experience and proprietary methodologies to transform your business.
From Building Businesses to Transforming Them
We didn't start as consultants. We started as operators—building companies, managing crises, scaling operations, and delivering results when failure wasn't an option.
But we didn't stop at operations. We've developed proprietary transformation methodologies, systematic frameworks for innovation culture, and peer accountability systems that unlock existing team potential. This combination of operational experience and methodological rigor sets us apart.
This isn't theoretical knowledge. It's battle-tested experience from the trenches of global business, refined into repeatable frameworks. We've signed the checks, made the tough calls, and delivered the results. Now we help you do the same.
Avinash Vora
Managing Partner, Chroma Consulting
Avinash is an entrepreneur and innovator with over fifteen years of experience in business leadership. He served as first CEO and then Executive Director of the Defiance Group, a textile and apparel manufacturing group with operations across Asia and Africa, achieving 3x revenue growth and 25%+ CAGR on investment exits while managing a $30M+ balance sheet and 2,750+ workforce at peak.
As Managing Partner of Chroma Consulting and Partner at Carbon Quest Solutions, he specializes in operational excellence, business turnaround, manufacturing efficiency, and zero-defect quality management. His expertise spans AI/automation strategy, blockchain implementation, and carbon markets, where he's moved millions of tons of credits.
Beyond operational execution, Avinash has developed proprietary transformation methodologies including systematic frameworks for innovation culture, peer accountability systems, and leadership transformation programs. His approach combines behavioral science with operational rigor, creating conditions where existing teams unlock their potential rather than requiring external solutions.
Avinash brings substantial experience in treasury management, M&A execution, and venture capital. He a proud alumnus of the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, and a Six Sigma Black Belt. In his personal life, Avinash is the father of two children, a musician, and technologist.
Roma Vora
Partner, Chroma Consulting
Roma is an entrepreneur and business leader with more than fifteen years of experience across international business, branding, and sustainability-focused ventures. She is a Partner at Aranya Farms, a UAE-based organic and hydroponic agritech business supplying fresh produce to major supermarkets, restaurants, and wholesalers.
Roma began her career at EY in New York as a management consultant before returning to India to lead her family's garment manufacturing business, scaling operations across South India. She now advises and invests in projects spanning agriculture, consumer goods, and e-commerce, with expertise in product development, marketplace growth, brand strategy, and cross-border sourcing.
Her operational experience includes supply chain optimization, sustainable business model development, and scaling businesses in resource-constrained environments. Roma's work consistently integrates transparent practices, supply chain efficiency, and commitment to ecological and social impact.
Our Values
These values aren't aspirational statements on a wall—they're principles we've lived by while building businesses, managing crises, and delivering results in the real world.
Operators First
We've been in the hot seat. We've signed the checks, made the tough calls, and lived with the consequences. Experience trumps theory.
Real Accountability
We measure success by your results, not our activities. When we commit to outcomes, we're personally invested in your success.
Methodological Rigor
Our frameworks aren't based on best practices—they're based on what actually worked when we were responsible for the outcomes.
No-BS Communication
We tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear. Straight talk from people who've been where you are.
Systematic Innovation
Innovation isn't random—it's systematic. We create the conditions where breakthrough thinking becomes predictable and sustainable.
Long-term Partnership
We're not here for quick fixes or short engagements. We build sustainable systems and capabilities that grow with your business.
The FORGE Transformation Framework
Born from real turnarounds, not academic theory, our FORGE framework has rescued businesses from the brink:
Foundational Assessment
Deep diagnosis using tools we've actually used in our own businesses
Optimize Structure
Organizational design that works in practice, not just on paper
Revenue Generation
Growth strategies proven in competitive global markets
Governance Enhancement
Leadership structures that drive accountability and results
Execution Excellence
Implementation that delivers because we've done it ourselves
Beyond FORGE, we bring systematic approaches to innovation culture, behavioral science applications, and structured transformation programs developed through years of operational leadership.
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