FOUNDER | BUSINESS ANALYSIS UPSKILL
Gaurav Kathuria
Gaurav Kathuria is Founder and Principal Trainer at Business Analysis Upskill, with over 25 years of experience in Business Analysis and Product Management across multiple industries.
An IIBA Premium Training Partner and CBAP®-certified practitioner, he delivers practical BA training and prepares professionals for Business Analysis certifications.
Gaurav actively supports the BA community through university lectures, meetups, talks, and mentoring.
He is a contributing author to the recently published book “The Evolving Analyst” and also runs a YouTube channel.
A speaker, corporate trainer, and coach, Gaurav helps business analysts build skills, credibility, and lasting professional visibility beyond traditional resumes.
Presentation: Your Resume Won’t Get You In the Room: The Art of Standing Out in a Saturated Market
In a market flooded with equally qualified business analysts, the question is no longer “are you skilled?”. It’s “do the right people know you exist?”
This workshop is a no-fluff, hands-on session designed to help BAs build and activate a personal brand that creates real career opportunities regardless of experience level, introversion, or how long ago you last updated your LinkedIn profile.
Facilitated by two BAs who built visible, trusted, and opportunity-generating brands through very different paths, this session dismantles the myths that stop most BAs from showing up: “I’m too junior,” “I don’t want to brag,” “I don’t have time,” “I’m not a content person.” It replaces those blockers with a practical framework — the Personal Branding Triangle: Visibility (getting seen), Credibility (earning trust), and Proof (showing results) — helping attendees align their expertise with the channels and audiences most likely to create real connections.
Attendees won’t just hear about personal branding, they’ll practice it. Through a live volunteer exercise, two early-career and two mid-senior BAs will introduce themselves on stage, get coached in real time, and leave with their first LinkedIn post drafted before the session ends.
Participants walk away with a clear action plan (not a 47-step strategy) built on one principle: consistency compounds, accelerating access to opportunities that would otherwise take years to build. Your next opportunity is more likely to come from someone who saw your name than a résumé you sent cold.
Gaurav will be co-presenting with Rahul Bharadwaj.