M Matiur Rahaman · Bengaluru

Most professionals will retire having never worked at the level they were actually capable of.

I spent 22 years inside corporate — IBM, TATA, AT&T, and Wipro — carrying quotas, leading P&Ls, and building teams that delivered at scale. The Top 1% Career Club is where I share what it takes to achieve maximum career success — not by chasing seniority or designation, but by becoming the top 1% in your specific niche. That is what moves professionals beyond the ₹1Cr+ ceiling and keeps them there.

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About

Built from the inside.
Not observed
from the outside.

I have carried quotas, led country P&Ls, and built teams that delivered at scale — across twenty-two years with IBM, TATA, AT&T, and global SaaS companies. I know what it takes to move in the senior market because I have lived it.

I am an ICF ACC certified coach with an IIM Bangalore background. The Top 1% Career Club is where I make the system visible — the positioning, the visibility, the negotiation, the hidden rules that nobody writes down.

The system works because it was built from the inside. Not observed from the outside.

Certification

ICF ACC

International Coaching Federation

Education

IIM Bangalore

General Management · Leadership

Experience

22 Years

IBM · TATA · AT&T · Wipro

Coaching

400+ Hours

Senior professionals across India

The Club

Three ways into the room.

The Top 1% Career Club is a community of ambitious professionals who want their career to reflect their capability. Start wherever you are.

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The Top 1% Career Game by M Matiur Rahaman

The Book

A career book written specifically for mid-career senior professionals in India.

Whether you are an MBA student mapping your first decade, an engineer stepping into leadership, a mid-career manager hitting an invisible ceiling, or a senior leader wondering why your career has stopped reflecting your capability — this book was written for anyone serious about succeeding in the corporate world.

The 3 career traps keeping brilliant professionals stuck
The Career GPS — north star role, bridge role, skill map
How to access the 80% of senior roles never advertised
The complete salary negotiation system
The senior interview framework built around judgment

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On stage. In the room.

Where the industry meets.

Speaker and panellist at India's leading technology, AI and energy forums. The same insight now goes to the club.

Speaking at the India AI Summit 2024 — India AI Summit 2024Speaker · Bengaluru

On stage at the India AI Summit 2024 awards — India AI Summit 2024On stage at the awards

Panellist at the ET Energy Leadership Summit 2022, Vice President (India), Locusview — ET Energy LeadershipSummit 2022 · Panellist

Interview at the Locusview stand, ET Energy Leadership Summit 2022 — ET Energy Leadership Summit 2022Interview at the Locusview stand

Speaking at the Chemtech conference in Mumbai, 2019 — Chemtech Conference 2019Speaker · Mumbai

Receiving an award at the Chemtech conference in Mumbai, 2019 — Chemtech Conference 2019Honoured on stage · Mumbai

Speaking at the IoT Solution Forum 2018 — IoT Solution Forum 2018Speaker

Recognised as a speaker at the IoT Solution Forum 2018 — IoT Solution Forum 2018Recognised as speaker

Panel on Demonstrating Business Opportunities and Outcomes at the IoT Congress 2018 — IoT Congress 2018Panel · Demonstrating Business Opportunities and Outcomes

Also spoken atConnected Vehicles 2018 · IBM AI for Business Spotlight · CII Tech & Trends · Sustainable Smart Cities India · City Gas Distribution in India

Career Diagnostic

Before you fix your career, you need to know exactly what is broken.

The Clarity Call is not a sales conversation. It is a focused 45-minute diagnostic — where we look honestly at where you are, where your capability deserves to take you, and what is actually standing between the two. You leave with clarity, regardless of what happens next.

I have a very limited number of these conversations each month. I review every application personally and only accept those where I believe the session will produce something genuinely useful.

In 45 minutes we cover:

Where you are today versus where your capability places you
The specific gap — positioning, visibility, negotiation, or strategy
What is realistically possible in the next 6 to 12 months
The one or two moves that would change the trajectory

Request a Free Clarity Call

Tell me where you are and what you are trying to solve. I read every application and will reach out within 72 hours if I believe the session will be genuinely useful for you.

Application received.

I review every application personally.
If there is a strong fit — I will be in touch within 72 hours.

Common questions

Before you apply.

Is the Clarity Call really free?

Yes, it is free. The only filter is that I personally read every application, and I only get on a call when I believe I can genuinely help.

Who is the club for?

Mid-career and senior professionals (managers, directors and leaders) who know they are capable of more than their current role, pay or visibility reflects.

Is the Clarity Call a sales call?

No. It is a focused 45-minute diagnostic. You leave with a clear view of your gap and your next move.

Is what I share kept confidential?

Yes. Everything you share in your application and on the call stays between us.

How soon will I hear back?

I read every application personally and reply within 72 hours if I believe the session will be genuinely useful for you.