Experience

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  Spardha Learnings Private Limited

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Global Head, Spardha School of Music

    • Jul 2022 - Present
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    Reporting to Group Founder & CEO. Spardha@Work is the B2B division of Spardha, focusing on music-based employee engagement and teambuilding solutions.Building Spardha - a unicorn in the making.Building Spardha's B2B wing from the ground up.Responsible for topline B2B growth & Strategic Alliances/partnershipsWould you like to meet me to discuss how Spardha can help your business? Meet me at cal.com/meetanir

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  Nakini Networks

  • Advisory Board

    • Feb 2021 - Present

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  Art of Living

  • Faculty - Happiness Program & the YES!+ Program

    • 2009 - Present

    • Interacted with and addressed over 10,000 individuals over 3 years• Personally trained over 2000 individuals in stress relief programs • Organised over 75 successful workshops on stress relief • Part of the core team in the organization of Naadha Vaibhavam (A grand symphony of over 5000 Carnatic singers) and worked for the World Culture Festival (A celebration with over 70,000 participants in Olympic Stadium, Berlin) • Founded and motivated a team of volunteers which grew from 2 to over 50 members over a 4 month period

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  Alserv Assisted Living Solutions

  • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • National Sales Head

    • Apr 2022 - Jun 2022
    • Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

    Reporting to CEOHeading National Sales - Responsible for building pan India teams, growing national footprint.Created a strong sales engine, with a steady supply of leads.Mentored the team and created a high performance, yet sustainable work cultureInitiated, negotiated and closed 3 high-value partnership/ alliances in a very short time.Alserv ceased operations in June 2022

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  The Art of Living Corporate Programs

  • India
  • Wellness and Fitness Services
  • 1 - 100 Employee

  • Regional Head, South and East India

    • Apr 2019 - Apr 2022

    Reporting to CEO• Achieved a YoY growth of over 20%• Consistently exceeded sales targets two years in a row• Built strong relationships with clients based on trust, integrity and transparency.• Transformed dormant accounts into large scale successes• Focused on long term, strategic partnership instead of one off training programs• Part of core team of organizing multiple large events• Key accounts included Titan, Novo Nordisk, Adani, BEL, Nokia and Microsoft• Interfaced with multiple industry bodies to scale up training programs• Pioneered use of video testimonial to create awareness and build reputation of the brand• Organized multiple awareness events, covering high value decision makers in multiple geographies

  • General Sales Manager

    • Jun 2017 - Mar 2019

    Reporting to CEOThis role is in addition to my current responsibilities as Marketing Manager.Achievements:Exceeded all quaterly sales targets.Highest individual contributorResponsibilitiesIn charge of business development in Karnataka and Kerala.

  • Chief Marketing Officer

    • Jun 2015 - Jun 2017

    Reporting to CEOAchievements:Contributed to YoY revenue increase of 20% through marketing campaigns, presence in events, strong focus on video content and equipping sales team with high-quality collateralBuilt a marketing team that had an attrition rate of 0% over 2 yearsWas the overall in-charge for Social Media, App development and sponsor management for the Global Leadership Forum 2016, which had 4000+ delegates, 100+ speakers (Which included presidents, prime ministers and CXOs from around the globe). Trended at #2 all India on Twitter with zero budget marketing spend. Responsibilities:Create and execute marketing strategy with the objective of increasing awareness, demand and ensuing steady supply of leadsCreate compelling collateral that would wow prospective clients, including but not limited to brochures, standees, videos, website, social media content marketing, email campaigns and presentations.Support the sales team to create customized collateral for large dealsMarket research to identify gaps in the market.

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  Sumeru Nigeria Limited

  • Lagos, Nigeria

  • Head of Digital Media Programs & Marcom Manager

    • Nov 2011 - Apr 2015
    • Lagos, Nigeria

    Reporting to Founder-CEO• Turnkey digital media management of clients in varied industries, such as Airlines, FMCG, SME and transportation. Delivered projects of 1 Cr value• Responsible for overall company brand design, collaterals and marketing outreach• Met or exceeded engagement metrics for all accounts, such as comments, likes and shares.

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  CMO Axis

  • Chennai

  • Marketing Program Specialist

    • 2008 - 2009
    • Chennai

    Reporting to Founder & CEOResponsible for complete planning and execution of marketingprogramsResponsible for creation of a complete range of marketing collateral– such as presentations, articles, brochures, flyers, white papers &case studiesIndividually contributed over $700,000 to the company over a oneyear period