About Us
Building Organizations Where People and Performance Thrive
Humppl was founded on a simple belief — when businesses put humanity at the center of their people practices, performance follows naturally. We partner with organizations to design people strategies that are practical, scalable, and deeply human, helping leaders build cultures that last.
Founder Story
The Human Behind Humppl
Founded by Sainath Sreenivasan, Humppl brings together boardroom perspective and execution-ground realities. With extensive experience across startups, enterprises, and global organizations, Sainath has partnered closely with founders, CXOs, and leadership teams through moments that define growth.
This exposure has shaped a clear point of view—people challenges are rarely theoretical; they are contextual, complex, and deeply tied to business outcomes.
Humppl was built to solve them with clarity, precision, and real-world execution.
Our Philosophy
Humanity
Performance
Humanity
We believe empathy, trust, and emotional intelligence are not “soft” skills — they are leadership essentials.
People
Performance
Humanity
Every organization is powered by people systems — hiring, leadership, culture, and capability. We design these systems intentionally.
Performance
Performance
Performance
Sustainable performance is built through clarity, accountability, and empowered leadership — not pressure and policies.
The Leadership team co-steering the ship
Kirti Khandelwal
As Chief People & Strategy Officer, Kirti Khandelwal brings a distinctive blend of design thinking and organizational psychology to scaling modern organizations. With over a decade of experience, she partners with leadership teams to translate strategy into execution—building systems that drive performance, alignment, and sustainable growth.
Her approach balances operational rigor with human insight, ensuring processes are both effective and deeply people-centric. She leads across performance architecture, culture integration, and leadership alignment.
At Humppl, Kirti ensures that business ambition is operationalized into cohesive, high-performing, and future-ready organizations.
What Makes Us Unique?
How We’re Different from Traditional HR Firms
✔ Consulting + Coaching combined
✔ Founder-first, business-aligned approach
✔ Flexible models — fractional, project-based, or advisory
✔ Deep leadership and behavioral expertise
✔ Practical frameworks, not jargon-heavy theory
Our Team
Human-first professionals. Business-driven thinkers.
Humppl is powered by a team of highly ethical, socially aware, and intellectually strong professionals across HR consulting, recruitment, leadership training, and coaching. Our team brings diverse industry experience and a shared belief that humanity and commercial success are not mutually exclusive.
Having lived real business challenges while building people-centric cultures, we work together to reinstate human, social, and ethical values in people practices — enabling organizations to grow profitably through thoughtful leadership, strong culture, and effective people systems.
Why choose Humppl?
☞ Human-first.
People strategies grounded in empathy and trust.
☞ Business-driven.
Designed to deliver measurable outcomes.
☞ Experienced.
Tested across industries and growth stages.
☞ Tailored.
No templates — only fit-for-purpose solutions.
☞ Partner-led.
Working alongside leaders, not above them.
Our Culture
Values that guide our work
❤ Integrity & Ethics
❤ Empathy in Action
❤ Ownership & Accountability
❤ Continuous Learning
❤ Courageous Conversations
These values shape how we partner, coach, and build.
Certifications & Recognitions
Registered Member of Startup India Initiative
Certified by Ministry of Commerce and Industry &
Department for Promotion of Industry & Internal Trade
Excellence in Human Centric Service
Awarded for remarkable journey and continued success in Humane oriented hr consulting, leadership training & coaching solutions.
Certified Member of MSME
Certified Member of MSME
Supported by Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises.
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