Business Strategy Consultant

• Sep 2023 - Present

Member

• May 2021 - Present

Team Member - Secretariat

• Feb 2023 - Jul 2023

Business Strategy Consultant

• Jul 2023 - Oct 2023

- Strategic Partnership Development - Business Development strategy - Supply Chain Efficiency Planning - Strategic Partnership Development - Business Development strategy - Supply Chain Efficiency Planning

Global Coordinator

• Feb 2023 - Jul 2023

The first community-owned, non-profit marketplace bringing together social enterprises from around the world with a shared vision and values for creating a better world. Everything on Catalyst Market is handmade or home-grown – and created in accordance with the highest standards in ethical and sustainable production. So consumers are assured that every purchase they make has purpose. The first community-owned, non-profit marketplace bringing together social enterprises from around the world with a shared vision and values for creating a better world. Everything on Catalyst Market is handmade or home-grown – and created in accordance with the highest standards in ethical and sustainable production. So consumers are assured that every purchase they make has purpose.

Business Development Consultant

• Jan 2023 - Jun 2023

Black Baza is an award winning fair trade certified coffee focused on protecting biodiversity and working exclusively with smallholder coffee growers across Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. - Building the B2B and retail business - Strategic Partnerships Development - Supporting to become a WFTO member - Consulting on business structure, growth, and strategy Black Baza is an award winning fair trade certified coffee focused on protecting biodiversity and working exclusively with smallholder coffee growers across Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu. - Building the B2B and retail business - Strategic Partnerships Development - Supporting to become a WFTO member - Consulting on business structure, growth, and strategy

Business Development Consultant

• Jan 2023 - Apr 2023

- Enabling and implementing project management structure, protocol, and processes - Establishing all legal, and HR requirements for the start up - Consulting on business growth and development trajectory - Enabling and implementing project management structure, protocol, and processes - Establishing all legal, and HR requirements for the start up - Consulting on business growth and development trajectory

Business Development Consultant

• Dec 2022 - Mar 2023

Hastha is a social enterprise working with hand block printing artisans to create modern, fun, trendy apparel and accessories for all ages. In the process it also employs special children and adults creating a livelihood opportunity for them. - Consulting on business strategy and growth - Enabling and building e-commerce hastha.co.in, Amazon.in and other marketplaces - Consulting on organisation development Hastha is a social enterprise working with hand block printing artisans to create modern, fun, trendy apparel and accessories for all ages. In the process it also employs special children and adults creating a livelihood opportunity for them. - Consulting on business strategy and growth - Enabling and building e-commerce hastha.co.in, Amazon.in and other marketplaces - Consulting on organisation development

Head of Product & Brand Curation

• May 2022 - Nov 2022

• Built a highly curated portfolio of brands and products for Flourish • Key parameters for onboarding were social impact, environmental impact therefore whetting hundreds of eligible groups/brands across India • Highly competent, fast paced, multitasking environment. To maneuver through this and ensuring constantly new brands and products were listed on the marketplace Projects • Leading a team responsible for curating and onboarding 120 global brands in 2 months that are… Show more • Built a highly curated portfolio of brands and products for Flourish • Key parameters for onboarding were social impact, environmental impact therefore whetting hundreds of eligible groups/brands across India • Highly competent, fast paced, multitasking environment. To maneuver through this and ensuring constantly new brands and products were listed on the marketplace Projects • Leading a team responsible for curating and onboarding 120 global brands in 2 months that are eligible for Catalyst Market – an international platform for organisations tackling the implementation of SDGs by 2030 • Single handedly curated and onboarded 30 Indian brands in 2 months for Flourish USA Show less • Built a highly curated portfolio of brands and products for Flourish • Key parameters for onboarding were social impact, environmental impact therefore whetting hundreds of eligible groups/brands across India • Highly competent, fast paced, multitasking environment. To maneuver through this and ensuring constantly new brands and products were listed on the marketplace Projects • Leading a team responsible for curating and onboarding 120 global brands in 2 months that are… Show more • Built a highly curated portfolio of brands and products for Flourish • Key parameters for onboarding were social impact, environmental impact therefore whetting hundreds of eligible groups/brands across India • Highly competent, fast paced, multitasking environment. To maneuver through this and ensuring constantly new brands and products were listed on the marketplace Projects • Leading a team responsible for curating and onboarding 120 global brands in 2 months that are eligible for Catalyst Market – an international platform for organisations tackling the implementation of SDGs by 2030 • Single handedly curated and onboarded 30 Indian brands in 2 months for Flourish USA Show less

Head of Sales and Marketing

• Apr 2016 - May 2022

• Led the sales and marketing team for products harvested and manufactured by indigenous tribes, where the majority are women. We ensure sales through a chain of retail stores in India and via different e-commerce platforms with the aim to create livelihoods and financial stability for the women. • Implemented Fair Trade principles for the entire organisation • Provide support to the Managing Director in decision making and supporting the implementation of the Stanford Seed Program… Show more • Led the sales and marketing team for products harvested and manufactured by indigenous tribes, where the majority are women. We ensure sales through a chain of retail stores in India and via different e-commerce platforms with the aim to create livelihoods and financial stability for the women. • Implemented Fair Trade principles for the entire organisation • Provide support to the Managing Director in decision making and supporting the implementation of the Stanford Seed Program • Co-managing three retail stores in the Nilgiris - right from sales and marketing to training for the staff • Evaluated Thanapara Swallows Development Society that runs various social and development projects in Bangladesh focused on vulnerable women and children • A core member of the Slow Food Nilgiris convivium and the only Slow Food restaurant called Place to Bee in entire south India • Part of the five-member team of Ecological Learning Collaboratory for Food and Healing Justice; a project that looks at food security for women and children ranging across India, Malawi, and Tanzania, chaired by three assistant professors of Cornell University, Ithaca • Head of HR for Last Forest from April 2017 to Oct 2018; as part of HR committee across three organisations, we conceptualised and conducted various gender sensitive programs and workshops for all staff • Led four Swedish interns funded by the Swedish Development Cooperation Agency, and led and mentored an American fellow funded by the Clinton Fellowship from American India Foundation. • Co-conceptualised and led a youth collaborative exchange program based on SDG 12 with Eine Welt in Leipzig, Germany • One of the two people training, guiding, and help build a sustainable social enterprise with Sakhi Trust in Hospet, India that works on women and children empowerment and rights • Supervisor of volunteers of the Weltwaerts North South Volunteering Program Show less • Led the sales and marketing team for products harvested and manufactured by indigenous tribes, where the majority are women. We ensure sales through a chain of retail stores in India and via different e-commerce platforms with the aim to create livelihoods and financial stability for the women. • Implemented Fair Trade principles for the entire organisation • Provide support to the Managing Director in decision making and supporting the implementation of the Stanford Seed Program… Show more • Led the sales and marketing team for products harvested and manufactured by indigenous tribes, where the majority are women. We ensure sales through a chain of retail stores in India and via different e-commerce platforms with the aim to create livelihoods and financial stability for the women. • Implemented Fair Trade principles for the entire organisation • Provide support to the Managing Director in decision making and supporting the implementation of the Stanford Seed Program • Co-managing three retail stores in the Nilgiris - right from sales and marketing to training for the staff • Evaluated Thanapara Swallows Development Society that runs various social and development projects in Bangladesh focused on vulnerable women and children • A core member of the Slow Food Nilgiris convivium and the only Slow Food restaurant called Place to Bee in entire south India • Part of the five-member team of Ecological Learning Collaboratory for Food and Healing Justice; a project that looks at food security for women and children ranging across India, Malawi, and Tanzania, chaired by three assistant professors of Cornell University, Ithaca • Head of HR for Last Forest from April 2017 to Oct 2018; as part of HR committee across three organisations, we conceptualised and conducted various gender sensitive programs and workshops for all staff • Led four Swedish interns funded by the Swedish Development Cooperation Agency, and led and mentored an American fellow funded by the Clinton Fellowship from American India Foundation. • Co-conceptualised and led a youth collaborative exchange program based on SDG 12 with Eine Welt in Leipzig, Germany • One of the two people training, guiding, and help build a sustainable social enterprise with Sakhi Trust in Hospet, India that works on women and children empowerment and rights • Supervisor of volunteers of the Weltwaerts North South Volunteering Program Show less

Member

• May 2017 - Apr 2022

Process Lead - Social Media Marketing

• Apr 2014 - Mar 2016

• Social Media strategy • Business development through social media • Content writing • Ghostwriting • Building successful campaigns on Facebook, and Twitter • Social network account optimization • Channel management • Content management • Community management • Campaign management

Process Lead - Car Multimedia | Linguistics

• Dec 2013 - Jul 2015

• Car Multimedia Technology - Speech Dialog System • Using language skills and linguistics for all the speech involved components of navigation systems • Trained to pronunciation and sounds of languages • Working knowledge of Adobe Audition, IBM Clearcase, Nuance Vocalizer Studio, and Nuance Expressive

Process Lead - Supply Chain Management

• Feb 2013 - Nov 2013

• Business development • Indirect purchase • Supply chain management • Process improvement • Automation • Team management

Process Executive

• Dec 2011 - Jan 2013

• KYC Reviews of low/mid-low risk countries' clients • Anti Money Laundering (AML) Classifications • Corporate Investment Banking • Detailed research of all clients prior to building a business relationship • Risks mitigation • KYC Reviews of low/mid-low risk countries' clients • Anti Money Laundering (AML) Classifications • Corporate Investment Banking • Detailed research of all clients prior to building a business relationship • Risks mitigation

Project Accounting Analyst

• Mar 2010 - Dec 2011

• Key responsibilities linking AP, AR, GL teams of accounting. • Problem solving • Revenue operations • Process improvements • Project setups • Volume Skewness analysis • Monthly invoicing and revenue generation • Key responsibilities linking AP, AR, GL teams of accounting. • Problem solving • Revenue operations • Process improvements • Project setups • Volume Skewness analysis • Monthly invoicing and revenue generation