Varun Bandi
Joint Director
Hyderabad
Summary
A Joint Director at FTCCI with over 15 years of experience in business management, start-ups, marketing, PR, and exhibitions. An MBA graduate from the University of Huddersfield, UK, with a track record of successfully conducting international industrial expos, facilitating trade delegations and diplomats, and handling social media campaigns for a national political party. A problem solver and a go-getter who has founded and sold two innovative start-ups in the food delivery and meat industry. A media expert who has conceptualized and organized popular expos and owns and manages a couple of Facebook groups with over 10 lakh members.
Overview
3
3
years of post-secondary education
Work History
PR & SOCIAL MEDIA / DIGITAL
- Introduced and managed social media profiles of Congress leaders in Telangana state during the 2014 General elections
- Led social media campaign for contesting MLAs & MPs from the Indian National Congress
- Worked with a variety of key journalists and editors of Electronic & Print Media to help promote and articulate contesting Congress leaders in the 2014 elections
- Worked on removing negative feeds on the internet and negative articles from Google search results for contesting Congressmen
- Researched issues from ground zero and helped leaders to take them up with the ruling government
- Demonstrated proficiency in developing creative ideas and bringing them to life through storytelling and presentation on social media platforms.
INDIAN YOUTH CONGRESS
- Served as State Social Media in charge for Telangana State
- Served as National Media Coordinator for Indian Youth Congress
- Worked in the core Social Media War room team for the 2014 & 2018 elections
- Worked as Social Media Incharge for Karnataka & Andhra Pradesh States
- Created State President’s Social Media Page on Facebook and Twitter
- Established short- and long-range objectives and developed strategic plans for implementing social media campaigns at the state level
- Responsible for making TPYC one of the first 5 state Facebook pages to be verified by Facebook in India
- Created & monitored Twitter handles for all Loksabha & Assembly constituencies in Telangana
- Created & monitored Facebook pages for all Loksabha constituencies in Telangana
- Created & monitored Instagram & Quora for TPYC Telangana State
- Developed and executed digital growth campaigns to increase exposure for TPYC (paid advertising, Google Adwords, etc.)
FOUNDER AND CEO
FoodAsura.com
- Founded a food delivery and table booking website in 2012 which was later acquired by a Hyderabad-based start-up GetMeFood.in
- Managed the operations, marketing, and customer service of the website
- Secured partnerships with over 100 + restaurants and cafes in Hyderabad
- Achieved a monthly revenue of 10.5 lakhs and a customer base of 2900 around Hyderabad within 6 months of launch.
FOUNDER AND CEO
LetsMeat.in
- Founded a meat delivery website along with Hyderabad’s 1st frozen meat store at Lanco Hills - Manikonda in 2015 catering to Hyderabad till 2018
- It was acquired by a Hyderabad-based company
- Offered a variety of meat products and services to customers
- Managed the supply chain, quality control, and delivery of the products.
Joint Director
Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI)
1 2022
- Headed two expert committees: Exhibition Committee (IITEX - Industrial Innovation and Technology Expo) and International Trade and Business Relations Committee
- Successfully conducted Government of Telangana and FTCCI’s 1st International Industrial Expo IITEX - Industrial Innovation and Technology Expo 2023 at Hitex with 130 stalls from across India and with 4 international stalls with over 10,000 visitors, and international delegates in a span of 3 days
- Facilitated numerous incoming trade delegations and diplomats from various countries around the world
- Established and maintained relationships with key stakeholders and partners in the industry and government
- Handled the International Trade Committee and hosted many international delegations and organized many B2B events at FTCCI
- Sucessfully handled CEO Forum Club for FTCCI and organized many networking events.
Co-founder and CEO
Art Shastra Media Pvt Ltd
01.2012
- Worked for over 10 years and co-owned a media company that provided services to various clients of all sizes from a local real estate company to an international company from Europe
- Helped start-ups and companies transform their businesses from traditional retailers to e-commerce and introduced social media to many in early 2012
- Worked for a national political party for over 5 years in successfully handholding and reshaping their presence on social media
- Conceptualized and organized Gadget Expo in Hyderabad and Vijayawada
- Concepulaized and organized 1st of its kind Gated Community Carnival for Lanco Infra in the years 2014,2015 & 2016 in Hyderabad
- Conducted workshops across 33 districts of Telangana for their party workers and handled SM handles of many important political leaders from the state and national capital
- Ran Twitter trends and created content from Telangana and Karnataka state to propagate party manifesto and attract youth into politics
- Handled projects of various sizes with utmost sincerity and perseverance resulting in long-lasting relationships.
Education
MBA Marketing -
University of Huddersfield
United Kingdom 07.2010 - 03.2012
PG Diploma in Strategy -
Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
03.2011 - 02.2012
BSc in Computer Science - undefined
Osmania University
Skills
Media management
Exhibition planning and execution
International trade and diplomacy
Social media strategy and content creation
Startup development and acquisition
Media management
Accomplishments
- Conceptualized and organized a couple of expos: The International Gadget Rush- 2014 & 2015 and The Great Andhra Expo -2015 & 2016
- Worked as Students Union Vice President for the year 2011 at the University of Huddersfield (UK)
- Awarded National Award by a National Political Party for Best Performance.
- Founded and managed a very popular Facebook group “Spread the Word Hyderabad” with 10 lakh members which was also known as Hyderabad’s Marketplace on Facebook
- Facebook also recognized the group as the top Facebook group in Telangana
Organization
Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI)
References
Available upon request
Timeline
Co-founder and CEO
Art Shastra Media Pvt Ltd
01.2012
PG Diploma in Strategy -
Chartered Management Institute (CMI)
03.2011 - 02.2012
MBA Marketing -
University of Huddersfield
07.2010 - 03.2012
PR & SOCIAL MEDIA / DIGITAL
INDIAN YOUTH CONGRESS
FOUNDER AND CEO
FoodAsura.com
FOUNDER AND CEO
LetsMeat.in
Joint Director
Federation of Telangana Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FTCCI)
1 2022
BSc in Computer Science - undefined
Osmania University