My Story

Value I’m Nag Sayala, a Chicago-based strategist focused on creating meaningful business and customer impact. My journey started with a simple habit — using sketches to communicate ideas and solve problems. Today, I help organizations reimagine products, experiences, processes, and business models by connecting strategy, innovation, and execution. The common thread: creating value through better experiences, smarter solutions, and measurable outcomes. See my portfolio for details of my work and read my posts on LinkedIn.
Specialty My early career in smaller companies built a hands-on, agile, and resourceful approach — learning to solve problems quickly and deliver with limited resources. At Fortune-scale organizations including CVS Health, State Farm, and John Deere, I evolved that mindset into strategic leadership: transforming processes, aligning diverse teams, and solving complex business challenges through collaboration, domain expertise, and customer insights.	Key Differentiators: Creates clarity in ambiguity by aligning teams through data-driven, empathetic leadership. Solves root problems under pressure and applies systems thinking to drive scalable solutions, operational efficiency, and reusable frameworks.
Education AI for Healthcare from Strategies to Implementation, Harvard Medical School MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management, Hotchkiss Scholar BS, Production Engineering, Marathwada University, India
Today, my matured experience drives sophisticated, measurable solutions—energized to innovate with AI and machine learning for superior user experiences

I am a firm believer in personal development; Active leader at Toastmasters, Boys Scouts and frequent visitor to workshops/seminars.

Areas of expertise

• Strategy: Today, strategy is very critical to success of any business . I can define the Strategy (for Product, User, Communication) to maximize the output while utilizing the resources such as people, time, technology and insights
• Concept to product: I have hands-on experience developing concepts (rough mockups, low fidelity wireframes, prototypes) to finished product.
• Analytics: I am well-versed with web analytics, metrics and KPIs from definition to implementation. Defining right analytics and metrics are key to develop both lead and lag indicators.
• Technical background – I am very familiar with latest technology including Mobile, Responsive design, social media, cloud etc.

 

 

My Profile

• Product Strategy @ CVS Health
• Former Adjunct Faculty at Academy of Art University
• Volunteers @
  • DTM (Distinguished Toastmaster) at Toastmasters – an organization promoting communication, public speaking and leadership
  • Adult leader, Advancement Chair for Troop 67 at Boy Scouts of America
• Education:
  • AI in Health Care: From Strategies to Implementation from Harvard Medical School
  • MBA from Lake Forest Graduate School of Management
  • CUA from Human Factors International
  • BS in Production Engineering from Marathwada University, India

Let’s talk..

Let’s talk if you have a requirement to either develop a product or enhance your experience Contact me