What we do

In a nutshell, we are in the business of engaging people.

At d’frens, our focus has always been on the experiential rather than the theory. All our activities and programs are designed to be interactive and 100% engaging. This means that if you have 40, or 80, or 200 people in your program, we will engage all 40, or 80, or 200 in every activity simultaneously.

No exceptions, unless you wish the design to be different.

 

Who we are

We (Rupert, Srikanth, Oscar, and Sachid) met in 1990 when studying engineering in Bangalore. Great friends for over 20 years, we always harbored the intention of starting something on our own. Although we were in different parts of the world, working in multiple industry segments, in a wide variety of roles, we decided to head home and create something fresh and unique to address the learning and developmental needs of organizations.

Our MBAs helped create a strong business plan from a bunch of fresh ideas and d’frens (Pronounced: DIFFERENCE) was started in 2005 with the intention of creating employee engagement solutions that would be practical and experiential in all aspects.

No classrooms for us. We realized ages ago that employee engagement and team building, much like cycling, cannot be taught in a classroom. Nor can it be conducted by people who have never ridden the cycle. Suffice it to say that we have all been there and done that. Each of us have handled large, diverse and distributed teams and have had first hand experience in knowing what works, what doesn’t work, and what is a waste of time.

Today, d’frens is recognized for its creativity, custom solutions, the ability to constantly exceed expectations and for running programs that clearly address organization needs.

With more than 100 customers that would list under India’s and the Global Best Known Organizations, we feel that our delivery, execution, attention to detail, and customer service speaks for itself.