Bharat Avalani

Bharat Avalani

Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA
I help business leaders achieve more at their jobs ny telling better stories.

I am a Unilever Veteran based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who has crisscrossed 73 countries. I come with 25 years of experience in Brand Management, Consumer Insights, Media Strategy, Brand Activation, Market Development and Integrated Brand Communications. I was the Regional Integrated Brand Communications and Market Development Director for Unilever's Homecare Category across Asia, Africa, The Middle East and Turkey.


I am the Founder and CEO of Connecting the Dots Consultancy and a Global Partner of Anecdote which is recognized as the world leader in the use of storytelling in business. Its clear purpose is restoring humanity to the workplace, using story work as its method. I am an expert in designing and delivering brand experiences — I believe there is no better way than to use stories. I conduct Storytelling for Leaders and Story-powered Sales Workshops. I also advise some of the world's leading companies and leaders on how to communicate more effectively: using storytelling to engage people deeply. I have had the privilege of sharing my views and experiences at key industry events globally. I have spoken at EO chapters in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Kenya, Malaysia, UAE and Bahrain.

My friends call me a memory collector and a storyteller. I seek experiences. Every journey is a story for me. Like others I take photographs; but I believe mine are different. They tell a story that is emotive and engaging.

I am currently on the Executive Committee of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) and on the Global Board of the New York based International Advertising Association. (IAA) At the 30th AdAsia Congress in Bali, I had the good fortune of having the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations confer on me their Special Award for teaching and spreading the good influences of advertising and marketing across the region and for impacting 200 talented persons in 11 countries through the Fasttrack Program that I have been delivering since 2013.


I may say my career has been and continues to be a lifetime commitment to ethical advertising and marketing for the genuine good of humanity

I am a Unilever Veteran based in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia who has crisscrossed 73 countries. I come with 25 years of experience in Brand Management, Consumer Insights, Media Strategy, Brand Activation, Market Development and Integrated Brand Communications. I was the Regional Integrated Brand Communications and Market Development Director for Unilever's Homecare Category across Asia, Africa, The Middle East and Turkey.


I am the Founder and CEO of Connecting the Dots Consultancy and a Global Partner of Anecdote which is recognized as the world leader in the use of storytelling in business. Its clear purpose is restoring humanity to the workplace, using story work as its method. I am an expert in designing and delivering brand experiences — I believe there is no better way than to use stories. I conduct Storytelling for Leaders and Story-powered Sales Workshops. I also advise some of the world's leading companies and leaders on how to communicate more effectively: using storytelling to engage people deeply. I have had the privilege of sharing my views and experiences at key industry events globally. I have spoken at EO chapters in India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Tanzania, Kenya, Malaysia, UAE and Bahrain.

My friends call me a memory collector and a storyteller. I seek experiences. Every journey is a story for me. Like others I take photographs; but I believe mine are different. They tell a story that is emotive and engaging.

I am currently on the Executive Committee of the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations (AFAA) and on the Global Board of the New York based International Advertising Association. (IAA) At the 30th AdAsia Congress in Bali, I had the good fortune of having the Asian Federation of Advertising Associations confer on me their Special Award for teaching and spreading the good influences of advertising and marketing across the region and for impacting 200 talented persons in 11 countries through the Fasttrack Program that I have been delivering since 2013.


I may say my career has been and continues to be a lifetime commitment to ethical advertising and marketing for the genuine good of humanity