Senior Manager - Projects & Client Solutions

• Feb 2022 - Present

ConceptNext Media is a new-age Creative Services Agency that provides 360-degree Marketing and Brand Promotion Solutions. • Provide strategic solutions for multiple key accounts of brands and SMBs across sectors like BFSI, FMCG, Clothing & Apparel, E-commerce, Hospitality & Consumer Electronics etc • Providing comprehensive solutions to help brands establish a strong market presence in specific regions. • Crafting brand campaign messaging and designing effective launch strategies,… Show more ConceptNext Media is a new-age Creative Services Agency that provides 360-degree Marketing and Brand Promotion Solutions. • Provide strategic solutions for multiple key accounts of brands and SMBs across sectors like BFSI, FMCG, Clothing & Apparel, E-commerce, Hospitality & Consumer Electronics etc • Providing comprehensive solutions to help brands establish a strong market presence in specific regions. • Crafting brand campaign messaging and designing effective launch strategies, implementing digital promotions, advertisements, Influencer Marketing, Media Planning & offline BTL activities to assist brands in reaching their target audiences and achieving their business objectives. • Leading client orientation, requirement gathering, and project quality assurance both personally and through a team of 7+ subordinates. • Data profiling, conceptualization of creatives; digital presence management; social & offline campaigns, and monitoring effectiveness to gain insights. Produce quantitative reporting and qualitative insights for stakeholders. • Produce quantitative reporting and qualitative insights for stakeholders. • Translate company goals into team targets and supervise them to realize a minimum of 70% target benchmark. • Helped 45+ micro-enterprises establish their social media presence and digital marketing strategy in the span of 1 Year boosting revenue by 35%. • Curated and managed campus marketing programs with 300+ Ambassadors for multiple brands, Reliance Digital, Sony, Galgal to name a few. • Conceptualizing & analyzing strategies for clients to achieve their KPIs & Goals. Show less ConceptNext Media is a new-age Creative Services Agency that provides 360-degree Marketing and Brand Promotion Solutions. • Provide strategic solutions for multiple key accounts of brands and SMBs across sectors like BFSI, FMCG, Clothing & Apparel, E-commerce, Hospitality & Consumer Electronics etc • Providing comprehensive solutions to help brands establish a strong market presence in specific regions. • Crafting brand campaign messaging and designing effective launch strategies,… Show more ConceptNext Media is a new-age Creative Services Agency that provides 360-degree Marketing and Brand Promotion Solutions. • Provide strategic solutions for multiple key accounts of brands and SMBs across sectors like BFSI, FMCG, Clothing & Apparel, E-commerce, Hospitality & Consumer Electronics etc • Providing comprehensive solutions to help brands establish a strong market presence in specific regions. • Crafting brand campaign messaging and designing effective launch strategies, implementing digital promotions, advertisements, Influencer Marketing, Media Planning & offline BTL activities to assist brands in reaching their target audiences and achieving their business objectives. • Leading client orientation, requirement gathering, and project quality assurance both personally and through a team of 7+ subordinates. • Data profiling, conceptualization of creatives; digital presence management; social & offline campaigns, and monitoring effectiveness to gain insights. Produce quantitative reporting and qualitative insights for stakeholders. • Produce quantitative reporting and qualitative insights for stakeholders. • Translate company goals into team targets and supervise them to realize a minimum of 70% target benchmark. • Helped 45+ micro-enterprises establish their social media presence and digital marketing strategy in the span of 1 Year boosting revenue by 35%. • Curated and managed campus marketing programs with 300+ Ambassadors for multiple brands, Reliance Digital, Sony, Galgal to name a few. • Conceptualizing & analyzing strategies for clients to achieve their KPIs & Goals. Show less

Senior Manager - Business Strategy & Client Communications

• Jun 2020 - Present

Kreative Keeda Entertainment is India's one of the leading Artist & Concert Management agencies. As it is a startup,my role here is multifaceted. It required me to cope with multiple responsibilities. • Managed the execution of 15+ new deals for the company ensuring clients' contractual rights and obligations are met. • Served as the primary point of contact for fortifying end-to-end relationships with 30+ clients. • Conferred with them to develop strategies and elucidate actions… Show more Kreative Keeda Entertainment is India's one of the leading Artist & Concert Management agencies. As it is a startup,my role here is multifaceted. It required me to cope with multiple responsibilities. • Managed the execution of 15+ new deals for the company ensuring clients' contractual rights and obligations are met. • Served as the primary point of contact for fortifying end-to-end relationships with 30+ clients. • Conferred with them to develop strategies and elucidate actions taken on their behalf to the parties involved. • Managed business and financial affairs for the client, such as daily expenses, arranging travel, lodging, ticket sales, marketing, and advertising activities through third-party agencies. • Market Research, Competitive Analysis, and Sales process optimization. • Worked on Identifying the key financials of the company & doing KPI analysis considering various data points. • Devised tactical solutions to strike alliances with brands, partners, promoters, agencies, and third-party vendors on behalf of the clients and company. Show less Kreative Keeda Entertainment is India's one of the leading Artist & Concert Management agencies. As it is a startup,my role here is multifaceted. It required me to cope with multiple responsibilities. • Managed the execution of 15+ new deals for the company ensuring clients' contractual rights and obligations are met. • Served as the primary point of contact for fortifying end-to-end relationships with 30+ clients. • Conferred with them to develop strategies and elucidate actions… Show more Kreative Keeda Entertainment is India's one of the leading Artist & Concert Management agencies. As it is a startup,my role here is multifaceted. It required me to cope with multiple responsibilities. • Managed the execution of 15+ new deals for the company ensuring clients' contractual rights and obligations are met. • Served as the primary point of contact for fortifying end-to-end relationships with 30+ clients. • Conferred with them to develop strategies and elucidate actions taken on their behalf to the parties involved. • Managed business and financial affairs for the client, such as daily expenses, arranging travel, lodging, ticket sales, marketing, and advertising activities through third-party agencies. • Market Research, Competitive Analysis, and Sales process optimization. • Worked on Identifying the key financials of the company & doing KPI analysis considering various data points. • Devised tactical solutions to strike alliances with brands, partners, promoters, agencies, and third-party vendors on behalf of the clients and company. Show less

Associate Business Consultant & Project Manager

• Jan 2019 - May 2020

• In my tenure of 2 years 11 months, I have been the top performer in the Services team for consecutive 2 years. • Onboarded 89 new clients, generated a revenue of USD 530000+ and around 250+ upsells. • Lead and managed 150+ projects with 220+ clients from different regions, businesses, and cultural backgrounds across the globe, including the USA, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, etc. • Regardless of the geographical distance, my role was to successfully interact with potential lead… Show more • In my tenure of 2 years 11 months, I have been the top performer in the Services team for consecutive 2 years. • Onboarded 89 new clients, generated a revenue of USD 530000+ and around 250+ upsells. • Lead and managed 150+ projects with 220+ clients from different regions, businesses, and cultural backgrounds across the globe, including the USA, Europe, Australia, the Middle East, etc. • Regardless of the geographical distance, my role was to successfully interact with potential lead and existing clients, build trust, establish and nurture strong and successful relationships with them. • Served as a liaison between project stakeholders and lead 3 teams of 13+ developers to monitor KPIs and fulfill team targets. • Responsible for top-level communication understanding clients' business problems, devising solutions for the same, and business consulting both pre-sales and post-sales. • Administered projects, and performed gap analysis, visualization, user stories/epics creation, wireframing, prototyping, and requirement gathering. • Monitored and accomplished the timely completion of milestones & sprint cycles. • Used project Management tools such as Redmine, Jira, Asana, Basecamp, Trello boards and more, extensively • Designed & launched the 'Sales + Relationship Management training program' for the recruits to ensure a seamless transition from learning to on-ground implementation. • Had the opportunity to guide and mentor the new members of the Business Development team.

Key Accounts and Business Manager

• Jul 2018 - Jan 2019

• Handled B2C & B2B aspect of business. I create and nurture relationships with leads and prospects. • Identified which stage in the buyer's journey the prospect belongs to and share domain-specific knowledge to help them make the right business decision. • Suggested relevant products & services, negotiated SLA's, and ensured smooth onboarding of new clients, contributing to the long-term business growth of the company. • Catered to clients and leads based overseas, majorly from The… Show more • Handled B2C & B2B aspect of business. I create and nurture relationships with leads and prospects. • Identified which stage in the buyer's journey the prospect belongs to and share domain-specific knowledge to help them make the right business decision. • Suggested relevant products & services, negotiated SLA's, and ensured smooth onboarding of new clients, contributing to the long-term business growth of the company. • Catered to clients and leads based overseas, majorly from The US, UK, Italy, Australia, China, Germany, Japan, Philippines, Israel South Africa, and more. • Managed a team of 10+ developers working on 15+ projects right from the requirement gathering stage to post-delivery and maintenance. • Ensured that all principles are Agile are upheld at all stages of the Project life cycle. • Help plan and orchestrate the execution of the work and monitor the quality and standards of deliverables.

Client Retention & Account Manager

• Jul 2017 - Jul 2018

• Acted as a bridge between the organization and the clients. • Managed projects, delivered better client satisfaction and maximized business for the company. • Co-ordinated with developers & clients to ensure successful completion of projects. • Handle B2C aspect of the company. • Scheduled and managed the project deadlines and track milestone completions.

Founding Member

• Jan 2015 - Jun 2017

KKE has been really close to my heart as it was an idea that we landed on during our engineering days and it eventually turned out to be a full-fledged business plan. From identifying the opportunities in the market to successfully organizing and managing 80+ College events and shows across India with no prior experience of business, it has been a hell of an adventure. KKE has been really close to my heart as it was an idea that we landed on during our engineering days and it eventually turned out to be a full-fledged business plan. From identifying the opportunities in the market to successfully organizing and managing 80+ College events and shows across India with no prior experience of business, it has been a hell of an adventure.

Sponsorship and Promotions Manager at MOTIF RAIT

• Jun 2016 - May 2017

Motif-Rait is the Entrepreneurship cell of Rait DY PATIL College. The aim is to provide a conduit by which students can access relevant entrepreneurial resources, network with prominent entrepreneurs, share ideas and nuture them. I was elected as a Sponsorship & Promotions Manager for the Committee. This role required me to interact with leading media brands across the categories of newspapers, magazines, radio, multiplexes, malls, hoardings, news channels, entertainment channels etc and… Show more Motif-Rait is the Entrepreneurship cell of Rait DY PATIL College. The aim is to provide a conduit by which students can access relevant entrepreneurial resources, network with prominent entrepreneurs, share ideas and nuture them. I was elected as a Sponsorship & Promotions Manager for the Committee. This role required me to interact with leading media brands across the categories of newspapers, magazines, radio, multiplexes, malls, hoardings, news channels, entertainment channels etc and bring them on board for our college festival Key Responsibilities : • Generate Sponsorship from Brand partnerships. • Lead & Manage teams of 100+ students. • Plan promotional activities for the events to create an atmosphere for passionate and enthusiastic people with ideas. • Conduct Alumni meets ,Seminars & competitions for the students. • Handle Social Media Promotions. • Plan & Manage Social Media campaigns . Show less Motif-Rait is the Entrepreneurship cell of Rait DY PATIL College. The aim is to provide a conduit by which students can access relevant entrepreneurial resources, network with prominent entrepreneurs, share ideas and nuture them. I was elected as a Sponsorship & Promotions Manager for the Committee. This role required me to interact with leading media brands across the categories of newspapers, magazines, radio, multiplexes, malls, hoardings, news channels, entertainment channels etc and… Show more Motif-Rait is the Entrepreneurship cell of Rait DY PATIL College. The aim is to provide a conduit by which students can access relevant entrepreneurial resources, network with prominent entrepreneurs, share ideas and nuture them. I was elected as a Sponsorship & Promotions Manager for the Committee. This role required me to interact with leading media brands across the categories of newspapers, magazines, radio, multiplexes, malls, hoardings, news channels, entertainment channels etc and bring them on board for our college festival Key Responsibilities : • Generate Sponsorship from Brand partnerships. • Lead & Manage teams of 100+ students. • Plan promotional activities for the events to create an atmosphere for passionate and enthusiastic people with ideas. • Conduct Alumni meets ,Seminars & competitions for the students. • Handle Social Media Promotions. • Plan & Manage Social Media campaigns . Show less

Information Technology Intern

• May 2016 - Jul 2016

Worked at HPCL as an Intern in the IT-department. It required to develop a project using SQL , HTML, PHP , CSS & JAVA. The project included to develop a website system for the Head Office to manage all the operational & Resource Management data, keeping in mind different user Roles & their access rights. Worked at HPCL as an Intern in the IT-department. It required to develop a project using SQL , HTML, PHP , CSS & JAVA. The project included to develop a website system for the Head Office to manage all the operational & Resource Management data, keeping in mind different user Roles & their access rights.

Core Sponsorship & Marketing Team Member

• May 2014 - May 2016

Closed Marketing deals such as Lokmat- India's Leading Marathi NewsPaper, M-Indicator APP for free advertising with 5000+ Impression/day, Youth Incorporated Magazine for post-event coverage , Restless Energy Drink, Buckaroo, Yoga Pulp and Furtados Music. Other than the ones mentioned above, I have contributed by generating a monitory revenue of Rs. 2,83,000/- for the college cultural festival Horizon 2015-16, which was one of the highest amounts generated for the event since its inception.

TE-Coordinator at Student Union Council

• Jun 2013 - May 2015