About The Nurture Factor
Leadership Strategist for Scale ups & Empowerment Mentor for Global Women
As an expat leader who's spent years navigating new countries, cultures, and high-stakes industries, I’ve seen leadership pressure up close — not just in boardrooms, but in everyday decisions, conversations, and moments of doubt.
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I know what it’s like to lead in unfamiliar territory. To carry big responsibilities while managing invisible biases. To juggle performance with presence, and ambition with authenticity. And I know I’m not alone.
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These experiences - of being the only woman in the room, of helping fast-moving teams scale, of figuring out how to speak up and stand out without burning out - inspired me to start The Nurture Factor.
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It’s more than a leadership space. It’s where women and companies come to grow with clarity.
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For startups and scale-ups - I offer a Leadership Execution System designed to align your leadership team, fix communication breakdowns, and scale sustainably — without burning out your top talent.
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For women - especially expat and immigrant professionals, founders, and creatives. I offer a high-touch Global Leadership Accelerator to help you lead with confidence, communicate with impact, and navigate leadership systems that weren’t designed for you.
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This isn’t one-size-fits-all. My approach blends deep strategy with real empathy, so every session, workshop, or engagement is designed to turn pressure points into growth paths.
Because real leadership isn’t just about managing others. It’s about mastering yourself, your message, and your mission — wherever in the world you are.
I believe in "Five Fingers Becomes A Fist” philosophy. I believe the best leaders and the strongest teams are built on five things: clarity, confidence, communication, resilience, and just enough humour to stay human through it all.
Sumita Kar - Founder & CEO
Values - five fingers become one fist
Authentic Confidence
The kind that doesn’t waver in awkward silences.
For women, it’s about owning the room. For startups, it’s about bold decisions (that don’t come with a side of burnout).
Resilience and sustainable strength
Not the hustle-till-you-cry kind.
Real, sustainable strength for women navigating bias and burnout, and for companies growing faster than their systems can handle.
Adapt with Humour
Humour builds trust, cuts tension, and keeps leadership human. Whether you’re pitching investors or parenting a team of developers.
Strength in Communication
Because mumbling through meetings or sending 2am Slack rants isn’t it.
We teach women and teams how to speak so they’re heard and understood.
Bold Leadership
The core of it all. We help women step into leadership with clarity and power and help startups align leadership so the right hand finally knows what the left is doing.