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Gautam Rao

Event Management Professional
HYDERABAD,Telangana

Summary

A keen events professional with a rich and insightful experience over 27 years across a variety of industries, with proven records of accomplishment in business development, customer relationships and team management. My career has given me immense exposure to various aspects of event management, advertising, space selling, marketing and the intricacies of dealing with various levels of management across the board. I am passionate about events, working with various teams to deliver one goal – excellence – and am equally adept at taking independent charge in order to deliver outstanding results. I believe in the power of communication in formulating strategies and solutions that implement change and give target audiences the experience they expect. My experiences of over two and a half decades provide me with the right tools to spear-head the development of remarkable communication, event planning and execution for any kind of client. S

Overview

3
3
years of post-secondary education
25
25
years of professional experience

Work History

Event Consultant

06.2020 - 09.2020
  • Helped conceptualize, execute and market an online music property, Jukebox Jammies with Carlton Braganza.
  • A music property that started as a lark during lockdown went from a handful of friends who tuned in listen eventually crossed 145 episodes with over 1.5 million views on Facebook & YouTube and over 5.5 Million minutes on Facebook.
  • This included creative concepts, theme nights, sponsored evenings, marketing the property to prospective sponsors and corporates, and executing online concerts for a few corporates and social events.
  • While the show featured Carlton, other artists collaborated and appeared on the show.
  • Social events with other event companies, contributing with marketing and creative expertise.

General Manager & Branch Head, Proprietor

Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Limited
08.2006 - 06.2020
  • Company Profile – India’s largest and oldest event management company Responsibilities – Business Development / Corporate Relationship Management / Profitability for the Hyderabad and the Telangana / Andhra Pradesh market.
  • Client Servicing and Project Head for clients across various industries – companies like Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Dr.
  • Reddy’s Labs, Coromandel, Novartis, Scania, DE Shaw, Corteva, Invesco among others; Government Clients like the Indian Navy, the Governments of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh across various Departments.
  • Recent landmark projects : Launch of Ikea in India, Formula One Speedboat World Championship, AR Rahman Concert for AP Tourism, Tour de Heritage – a 2500km cycling tour highlighting tourism destinations in Andhra Pradesh for AP Tourism, 4 editions of the Airtel Hyderabad Marathon.
  • Experiences with large format concerts, conferences, sporting events.
  • 100% Client retention over the few years, giving them some of the best events they have experienced.
  • Joined as Senior Manager and was promoted to DGM and later to GM, , EventUno Entertainment Network, Hyderabad India – July 2004 to July 2006 Company Profile – Startup event Management Company Responsibilities –Business Development / Corporate Relationship Management / Complete event solutions.
  • Started the company from my study with zero investment, was a one-man band dealing with client servicing, production, design and event execution that billed almost Rs.
  • 1.8 Crores in the two year period.
  • Serviced clients like Hutch (Now known as Vodafone), the ITC Kakatiya, the Taj Group of Hotels in Hyderabad, UBS, Cognizant etc., among others.

Manager

Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Limited
04.2001 - 05.2004
  • Company Profile – India’s largest and oldest event management company Responsibilities – Branch Head / Business Development / Corporate Relationship Management / Profitability for the Hyderabad and the Andhra Pradesh market / Head for event production for events done by other Wizcraft offices in Hyderabad.
  • Started the Hyderabad office.
  • Client servicing head for the local office for companies like Hutch (now Vodafone), Microsoft, Satyam Computers, TVS, ITC Hotels etc.
  • Worked on prestigious projects like the National Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Hyderabad 2002; the 1st Afro Asian Games Opening and Closing Ceremonies, Hyderabad 2003 and Bill Gates Hyderabad leg of his India visit 2002 The Marketing Years Have been associated with marketing companies, selling a variety of products like internet space, newspaper space and office automation.

Manager

Indiainfo.com
02.2000 - 12.2000
  • Selling website banner space and content.

Asst. Manager

05.1996 - 10.1999
  • Space, The Indian Express Newspapers (Mumbai) Ltd : Selling space for all the Group Publications and Special National Supplements.

Asst. Manager, Sr. Executive

08.1995 - 03.1996

Asst. Manager

01.1993 - 07.1995
  • Sales, OPTS Marketing: a Direct Sales Agent of Modi Xerox, selling the Xerox range of photocopiers, fax machines and laser printers.
  • Joined as a trainee, was promoted to Executive & Sr.
  • Executive.

Education

Bachelor of Commerce -

Wesley Degree College
Osmania University
06.1990 - 03.1993

Skills

Business Developmentundefined

Affiliations

  • Diploma from the London School of PR, course held at the Genesis School of PR, New Delhi in 2002
  • DBMS from Aptech, 1994

Timeline

Event Consultant

06.2020 - 09.2020

General Manager & Branch Head, Proprietor

Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Limited
08.2006 - 06.2020

Manager

Wizcraft International Entertainment Pvt. Limited
04.2001 - 05.2004

Manager

Indiainfo.com
02.2000 - 12.2000

Asst. Manager

05.1996 - 10.1999

Asst. Manager, Sr. Executive

08.1995 - 03.1996

Asst. Manager

01.1993 - 07.1995

Bachelor of Commerce -

Wesley Degree College
06.1990 - 03.1993

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