High-Stakes Influence Requires an Intellectual Peer.
We built Influence Forge because founders driving towards liquidity events and CXOs stepping into CEO seats cannot outsource their reputation to generalist agencies. We combine 18+ years of enterprise marketing leadership, corporate communications governance, and public markets investing discipline with an elite delivery ecosystem to forge market-defining authority.
Led by Karan Rajpal
With over 18 years of experience building brands and managing high-stakes communications across global conglomerates and growth startups, Karan Rajpal leads the strategic practice at Influence Forge.
Throughout his corporate career at firms like JLL, Dalmia Bharat, HCL Technologies, LTIMindtree, and Aviva, Karan worked directly alongside C-suite leaders and promoter offices. At JLL, he consolidated the digital function across 70+ countries and personally oversaw the digital and social presence of over 70 country and business-line CXOs. At Dalmia Bharat and LTIMindtree, he advised Corporate Communications teams on sensitive external messaging, contributing directly to Annual Reports (Management Discussion & Analysis, brand updates) and investor relations assets.
Recognized as an Exchange4media Digital 40 Under 40 leader and a regular national columnist (Ironymeter in The Free Press Journal), Karan is also an active public markets investor. This unique blend of financial acumen and narrative craft ensures every client engagement is grounded in business reality, regulatory compliance, and commercial return.
Experience Trusted by Global Market Leaders
Our strategic frameworks are informed by two decades of enterprise communications, investor relations, and brand leadership across major corporate groups.
In-House Strategic Leadership Powered by a Specialized Partner Network
Managing executive reputation at scale requires the strategic precision of an enterprise advisor backed by deep creative and technical execution firepower. We combine core in-house leadership with an elite, vetted ecosystem of specialized partner resources:
Led by Karan Rajpal
All narrative architecture, monthly executive extractions, message calibration, and corporate compliance reviews are handled directly by practice leadership.
Senior Financial Writers
A dedicated bench of senior financial journalists and domain ghostwriters crafting high-signal LinkedIn/X commentary, national press op-eds, and shareholder letters.
Media & Event Partners
Specialized media relations and event partners curating national business TV appearances (ET Now, CNBC), leading podcast invites, and summit keynotes.
Bespoke Executive Positioning Solutions
Tailored consulting solutions for promoters, enterprise CXOs, and corporate communications offices across India, the UAE, and Saudi Arabia:
Turn executive reputation into LP/VC trust, brand equity, landlord leverage, and senior recruitment strength.
Strategic positioning for senior functional leaders (CMOs, CTOs, CFOs, COOs) ready to step into CEO roles and board seats.
High-signal commentary on LinkedIn & X, national press op-eds, shareholder updates, and thought leadership essays.
Calm, calibrated executive response management across owned handles during public, legal, or market shifts.
Positioning experienced executives on digital channels for Independent Director, board committee, and advisory seats.
End-to-end speechwriting, slide outlines, and Q&A briefs for flagship summits, AGMs, and industry panel keynotes.
Non-Negotiable Operating Standards
We manage reputations for leaders with millions of dollars at stake. Our practice is governed by four strict operating principles:
NDA Confidentiality
Every engagement operates under strict non-disclosure agreements with complete discretion and plausible deniability.
60-Minute Routine
We respect executive calendars. All drafting, editing, formatting, and governance reviews happen behind the scenes in just one hour a month.
UPSI & Governance
Content is rigorously vetted against Unpublished Price Sensitive Information (UPSI) boundaries and internal PR protocols.
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