Sounava Das

I am the founder & design head for 'Shawne' which is a Kolkata based fashion studio.

My key responsibilities are -

- Customer handling & order management

- Design & production

- Procurement & inventory management

- Manpower management

- Visual Merchandising

- Digital & social media marketing

- Influencer management

Notable Achievements -

- The only fashion designer in India who works & specializes in Hemp Fabric.

- Styled many Indian celebrities for movies and TV Shows

- Recognized in the leading English daily of India (Times of India) in the year 2013, 2014, 2015 & 2017 as one of the most coveted new designers of the city.

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Thinkpot is an advertising agency based out if Kolkata.

As a client service executive, I managed the accounts for Starmark - Emami, Baidyanath ( a heritage brand of 200 years), Merlin Group (Real Estate).

I was responsible for the back-end bookings of flights, hotels, etc. for the package tours organised by the company.

Dev R Nil is one of the leading fashion houses in India. As a summer intern, I had the opportunity to shadow & learn the day-to day business operations of the fashion house, customer handling & the nitty-gritty of designing & production.