About Sandesh

Hi, I'm Sandesh — a former Google engineer with a Master's degree from Stanford. But my path has been anything but straight. Growing up, I didn’t fit in the single-track exam-centric education system of my home country. So instead of chasing good grades for the system's expectations, I chose to spend my early years obsessively working on personal projects I was passionate about. That unconventional foundation is what eventually got me into one of Stanford University's most selective graduate programs, despite not checking a lot of boxes. My graduate degree was in product design, but I felt hardware engineering was where I should start my career. So, I trusted my portfolio and got hired as a hardware engineer at Google’s X, the moonshot factory, where I got to work on some of the most ambitious engineering projects. What I've learned along the way is that most coaching and advice is built on median data, quietly filtering out unconventional applicants and labelling them as unfit. But being an outlier usually means you followed your instincts instead of conforming to what was expected — an underestimated strength. That's the lens I coach from: I help you see what truly drives you, then turning that clarity into practical steps you’ll actually enjoy taking instead of being held back by external noise.