With 10+ years of experience and a TISS, Mumbai alumni, I excel in Strategic Leadership & showcase unbeaten Execution, leveraging an Entrepreneurial mindset and innovative approach to drive transformative results.
As a Founding Team member, I have played a pivotal role in scaling Ed-Tech startup from 5 to 300 employees in the last 5.5 years.
Played a key role in developing the leadership team & long-term strategic plans for the Series B funded organization.
Currently, being an Associate Director of Growth & Marketing, I spearheaded strategies for Growth (user acquisition, engagement, retention), Product Marketing, Branding, and Content Development at Incanus Tech. Pvt. Ltd. (Newton School, Newton School Of Technology, BOLO app)
Overview
10
10
years of professional experience
Work History
Associate Director: Growth & Marketing
Newton School
Bengaluru
05.2019 - Current
Strategic Marketing & Acquisition Leadership:
Managed Marketing & Acquisition Team with 15members along with YouTube, Content Creation, Social Media, Product Marketing, and Performance Marketing.
Formulated & Executed strategic marketing plans from the scratchandmanaged P&L functionsfor Newton School of Technology (Product: B.Tech Degree in CS & AI)
Audience Reach: Increased by 900%, from 10 million in 2023 to 100 million in 2024.
Admissions Secured: Increased by 782%, from 109 in 2023 to 960 in 2024.
Revenue Generated: Increased by 780%, from 25 Cr in 2023 to 220 Cr in 2024, reducing the CAC by 50%.
Marketing Budget: Handled Marketing budget of 5 Cr.
Cross-Functional Collaboration: Worked closely with Founders and coordinated with Business, Technology, Finance, Sales, Program, and Support teams.
User Acquisition and Growth Strategies:
Developed and led multi-channel user acquisition campaigns across digital platforms (YouTube, Instagram, Telegram, Discord), and developing multiple product lines driving a 2.5 L new user registrations in 6 months.
Implemented data-driven growth tactics and refined targeting strategies, achieving a 50% reduction in customer acquisition cost and 195% increase in user engagement from 2023 to 2024.
To Solve TOFU: Led various product lines, including Global Coding Challenge (1.6 L registrations in 3 months), NS Coding Clubs, Question of the day (Qotd), and multiple lead generation initiatives, targeting engineering aspirants, undergraduates, and professionals.
To Solve MOFU: Developed community-building strategies on Telegram and Discord, and executed master classes, product demos, mock tests, resume analysis, alumni programs, and email marketing campaigns for customer retention and reactivation.
Influencer Marketing: Established & ledthe team from scratch to have worked with 700+ Creators (Nano, Micro, Macro & Mega), making ready 1000+ Scripts, getting 1000+ Video content Live on YouTube & Instagram in just 1 year.
Brand Strategy & Content Creation:Led Content Creation team and collaborated with Creative & Design to enhance Brand presence. Developed Brand strategies that positioned Newton School’s 2 business verticals as Ed-Tech leaders.
City Head: Business
Prestige - Rustomjee
Bengaluru
09.2017 - 12.2018
NSDC - Skill India Project under Ministry of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.
Project Head: Oversaw P&L responsibilities including Business Planning, Execution, Operational management, Strategic partnerships, and Revenue Generation of 2 Cr.
Government Liaison & Mobilization: Liaison with the Karnataka State Government to get the new project on board, opened & signed new business Vertical.
End-to-End Project Management: Ensuring Training, development and Placements of candidates towards better career.
Strategic Partnership in the real estate industry of Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad and Odisha.
Achieved highest training of 10,000 members generating revenue of 35 Cr in 8 months
Team Leadership: Managed and led a team of 12 full-time sales team and 5 full-time execution team, ensuring effective execution of the project.
Management Consultant - Strategy & Operations
Indian PAC Consulting Pvt. Ltd. (I-PAC)
Lucknow
07.2016 - 09.2017
Leadership roles: Led a 200+ member team to execute campaigns targeting 3.5 L households, using structured groups and subgroups for effective District-Level outreach.
Mobilizing the masses via ATL, BTL & TTL technique and carried out promotions & branding in multiple districts of UP state.
Event Management: Organized and directed a district-level political event with 10,000 attendees.
Led & Executed the on-field research to know extensively about user persona, user behavior, user needs, User insights and competitor analysis.
Training & Monitoring of the client's work to assess the performance level which helps to achieve the target.
Marketing & Business Development
Agrani Group
Patna
06.2014 - 04.2016
Revenue Generation: Achieved 7.2 Cr in revenue through strategic marketing and sales initiatives.
Marketing Strategy: Developed and executed a 75 L marketing budget for new real estate projects, enhancing market presence and client acquisition.
Site Acquisition: Identified and secured prime locations for development, driving strategic growth in the real estate sector.
Team Leadership: Managed and led a team of 10 full-time employees, ensuring effective execution of sales and marketing strategies.
Strategic Partnerships: Established and nurtured strategic relationships with 100+ real estate brokers to expand market reach and foster collaboration.
Client Engagement: Reactivated previous clients and engaged new leads through targeted promotional and branding activities, enhancing overall customer engagement.
Marketing & Communication Lead
Newton School
Bengaluru
Market Research & Analysis: Understanding the user persona, user behavior, user needs, customer insights, and competitor analysis.
Go-to-Market Strategy & Execution: Developed and executed go-to-market strategies for educational products tailored to engineering students, achieving 10x growth in product adoption in 2 years generating total lead count of 10 L for our signature Product: FSD & Data Science online certification.
Headed the CodeRush product: Grew monthly registrations from 1,289 to stable 35k. Spearheaded 3 Global Coding Contest, achieving a total of 3.16 L registrations
Community Building & Public Relations: Partnered with 350 GDSC members from engineering colleges across India and established 125 student coding clubs in the college.
Developed a robust Discord community of 35k members from scratch.
Social Media: Kick started the social media platforms and achieved significant subscribers on social media (Instagram - 32k, Linkedin - 30k, Youtube - 34k in just 2 months.) Team Building: Established & Led a team of 10 full-time, in-office employees and 100+ interns working remotely.
Sales Enablement: Created impactful sales materials and provided the sales team with training, tools, and resources to effectively promote and sell educational products.
Education
Master of Arts - Entrepreneurship (Management & Labor Studies)
Tata Institute Of Social Sciences, TISS Mumbai
Mumbai
05-2016
B.E. Information Technology - B.E in Information Technology
Manipal Institute Of Technology, MIT Manipal
Manipal
03-2012
Skills
Entrepreneurship
Product Marketing
Team Leadership
Digital Marketing
Strategic Planning
Content Creation
Business Management
Negotiation Skills
Acquisition & Growth Hacks
Content Creations
Accomplishments
Lead Generation: Generated 20 L leads over 5.5 years.
Social Media Growth: Gained 100k+ subscribers across YouTube, Instagram, and Linkedin for Newton School in 2 months.
Branding Content: Developed 3 branding campaigns with creators, achieving 10 Mn views in 2 months.
Product Development: Launched "Question Of The Day" (QOTD), attracting 1,000+ daily users via organic marketing.
Coding Contests: Led 45 National and 3 Global Coding Contests for over 4 years.
Engagement: Achieved 1.6 L registrations in just 3 months for Mega CodeRush-X, with 75k active participants, highest in any coding event.
Team Management: Achieved 92% retention rate leading a team for over 5+ years.
Network Building: Created 1,000+ campus ambassadors and managed 100+ remote interns.
Negotiation: Secured lowest service costs with a 100% success rate in negotiations.
Achieved 10x revenue growth compared to the previous year.
Successfully led execution of 4 District-level campaigns in UP.
Star performer & awarded for achieving highest strategic partnership and revenue growth among the 9 City heads in the country.
Successfully liaised with Karnataka state government authorities, secured contract agreements with key bureaucrats, brought the project to fruition, and established a new Business Vertical.
ENTREPRENEURIAL EXPERIENCE
Electronic Waste Management - Mumbai (2016)
Pilot Project: Oversee the overall execution of the pilot project, including the development and implementation of the venture plan. Ensure project milestones and objectives are met.
Stakeholder Engagement: Built and maintained relationships with key stakeholders across the supply chain, effectively managing reverse logistics.
Planned and execute awareness campaigns to educate the public on e-waste management, working with local authorities like the Brihanmumbai Municipal Corporation (BMC).
Successfully executed awareness campaigns with 20+ housing societies in Mumbai.
Manage day-to-day operations, including logistics, collection, and processing of e-waste.
Monitor and analyze key performance indicators as defined in the venture plan, providing insights and recommendations for project optimization.