Zal Dastur
Executive Persuasion, Pitching, and Decision-Making Coach
15 years building and scaling B2B SaaS companies across Asia, growing to millions in revenue and landing Fortune 100 clients
Speaking Topics
From Confusing To Convincing: The 3Ps of Persuasion for Modern Leaders
Leadership and Human Capital DevelopmentSynopsis
In today’s noisy world, the leaders who win aren’t the loudest, they are the clearest. Zal helps executives communicate with founder-level sharpness, influence decisions across the organisation, and move teams with the speed of a startup. Corporate environments move faster than most teams can keep up with. Alignment is hard, communication gets messy, and good ideas fail because they’re pitched poorly. After 15 years building and scaling B2B companies across Asia, Zal teaches leaders the communication tools founders use to cut through noise, win buy-in, and drive ideas forward. Through his 3Ps of Persuasion framework, Zal shows leaders how to pitch clearly, influence confidently, and think with the agility of a founder, all while thriving within the structure of a large organisation.
Target Audience
Senior leaders and managers who need sharper, clearer communication to move teams and drive decisions. High-potential talent preparing for leadership roles that require influence, clarity, and cross-functional messaging.
Key Benefits
Clarity is leadership: They will realise that influence doesn’t come from talking more, it comes from communicating clearly. When they master that, they can move decisions, people, and entire organisations with far less effort. From uncertain to unstoppable: They will feel more confident presenting to leadership and clients, energised to speak with intention, and relieved to finally have a clear way to cut through organisational noise.. From talking to truly influencing: They will start applying the 3Ps to every meeting and presentation, communicate with clarity and conviction, pitch ideas that win buy-in, and influence with far greater effectiveness.
Outline
About
Zal is an entrepreneur-turned-executive communication coach who helps leaders tell better stories, make sharper decisions, and cut through noise in fast-moving environments. With more than 15 years of experience building and scaling B2B SaaS companies across Asia, he has driven multimillion-dollar revenues, coached high-growth startups, and partnered with global brands including Citibank, CBRE, MetLife, and Mercedes-Benz. Zal teaches leaders how to communicate with clarity, confidence, and strategic intention—whether persuading stakeholders, aligning teams, or pitching for growth. His work spans founder coaching, sustainability communication, pitch readiness, and go-to-market strategy. As host of the Impact at Scale Podcast, he amplifies the stories of climate tech innovators shaping the future. Known for his honesty, humour, and human approach, Zal equips people to speak with impact and lead with purpose.
Unique Selling Point
Founder energy meets corporate maturity – Zal brings the speed, clarity, and bias-for-action of a startup founder, but delivers it in a way senior leaders can actually apply inside a complex organisation. He bridges the two worlds, helping executives think fast without breaking structure or process.
Straight talk, zero fluff – Zal doesn’t hide behind theory or buzzwords. Everything he teaches comes from 15 years of building real companies, selling to global clients, and navigating high-pressure environments. Audiences get practical tools, real scripts, and clear examples they can use immediately.
High empathy, high humour – Zal reads a room the way founders read investors. His sessions balance honesty with warmth, making people laugh, reflect, and rethink long-held habits. Participants feel seen — not lectured — which opens the door to real behavioural change.
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2025 UWCSEA Graduation Speech
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Client Testimonials
A sharp, no-nonsense communicator who cuts through noise with clarity and impact.
At GROW Accelerator, we demand the best from our speakers — and Zal Dastur delivered. He is direct, incisive, and highly effective at helping people cut through noise and focus on what truly matters. Zal gets to the heart of the narrative quickly, ensuring we know exactly what to say — and what to leave out. His talk raised the bar for US.
- Joshua Soo
Director at Grow
An engaging, insight-rich session delivering immediately usable sales communication frameworks.
Zal’s Strategic Sales Communications Keynote was an invaluable addition to our program. He masterfully combined his deep experience with practical tools, helping our team build confidence in presenting themselves and their solutions across diverse audiences in Southeast Asia. His 3Ps of Communication framework - Personal, Pertinent, and Profitable, provides a clear, actionable structure to our team to refine their messages, while the section on Asian business etiquette was particularly relevant for those new to the region. The interactive format, with live exercises and real-world examples, ensured that we left with insights they could apply immediately. Zal’s energy, expertise, and ability to engage the group truly made the session impactful.
- Rotem Blanc Inbar
Program Director at Start2
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