Our Origin
About City Monk
A different kind of consulting firm for a different kind of leadership challenge.
The Challenge
The $60 Billion Question
Organizations worldwide spend billions on leadership development every year, yet the results remain stagnant. Research indicates that 76% of executives feel disconnected, and global employee engagement continues to hover around a staggering 15%.
Traditional development builds what leaders do — their skills, tactics, and frameworks — but rarely addresses who leaders are. City Monk works at this intersection.
We are not a wellness brand. We are architectural partners for human-centered enterprise.
OUR VISION
A World Where Leaders Are Developed as Whole Humans.
We envision building corporate cultures where inner development is seen not as an optional luxury, but as an essential strategic infrastructure for navigating complexity.
The Founder
Amit Sidhpura
Amit is a Global Business Strategy Leader at IBM, where he advises some of the world’s largest and most complex organizations on transformation and growth.
Throughout his career spanning London, New York, Singapore, and Zurich, he has maintained a presence at the highest levels of global discourse, including regular engagements at the World Economic Forum.
With 15+ years of enterprise strategy experience combined with a rigorous, lifelong inner development practice, Amit bridges the gap between bottom-line performance and the internal human landscape.
“The most powerful leadership tool I ever found was not in any strategy deck. It was inside me.”
ENGAGEMENTS
- WEF Annual Meeting, Davos
- MAD Festival, London
- IBM Global Leadership Summit
PRESENCE
Advising global Fortune 100 leadership teams on transformative resilience.
RECOGNITION
- IDG Certified Practitioner
- Enterprise Strategy Lead, IBM
- Executive Coach Certification
Beyond the Boardroom
Amit lives in Zurich, Switzerland, where he finds perspective in the mountains and the rhythmic precision of Swiss life. When not advising firms, he is an avid football fan, a street photographer capturing global transitions, and a tireless explorer of quiet spaces.