About me

Hello, I’m Manit Goel — a believer in quiet strength, thoughtful action, and the kind of leadership that doesn’t shout, but still moves mountains.

My journey started not in an office, but in the back lanes of a timber yard — where, as a 12-year-old boy, I first learned the meaning of business, not through lectures, but by observing people, decisions, and consequences unfold in real time. I didn’t just grow up around commerce — I grew through it.

Over the past three decades, I’ve seen both the glory and the grit of building something from scratch. I’ve worked jobs, taken leaps, failed forward, created companies, shut a few, and stood back up — again and again. Through it all, one thing has remained constant: my belief that businesses can be more than balance sheets. They can be instruments of change.

I’ve always felt that life doesn’t operate in compartments. Your work, your family, your inner world, your purpose — they all flow into one another. And somewhere in that flow is a space where meaningful businesses are born. Not the kind that wait to give back only after becoming rich — but the kind that start with service in their DNA.

This website — The Silent Strategist — is a reflection of that belief. It’s a space where I share what life has taught me: about leadership, legacy, time, choices, and above all, meaning. I write not to preach, but to reflect — to speak for those who often walk the path alone, silently, steadily, without applause.

I don’t claim to be perfect. I’m still learning. Still unlearning. But if any part of my journey helps you on yours — then this space will have served its purpose.

Thank you for being here. The silence between the lines — that’s where strategy lives.

— Manit