Experience

Desert Vipers

• United Arab Emirates
• Sports Teams and Clubs
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)

  • Mar 2023 - Present

• Marketing and Sponsorship Manager

  • Jul 2022 - May 2023


Board Of Control For Cricket In India (Bcci)
• India
• Sports Teams and Clubs
• 100 - 200 Employee
• Sponsorship Manager

  • Mar 2022 - Sep 2022

Legends League Cricket
• Sports
• Team Manager

  • Jan 2022 - Mar 2022

Koo India
• Head Sports Business Development

  • Sep 2021 - Jan 2022


Bengaluru Bulls

• General Manager

  • Jun 2019 - Sep 2021

• Head Of Operations

  • Mar 2019 - Sep 2021


Tamil Thalaivas
• India
• Spectator Sports
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Head of Team Operations/Team Manager & PR

  • Mar 2018 - Jan 2019

KeralaBlasters
• India
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Logistics Manager

  • Oct 2017 - Mar 2018
• Team/ Logistics Manager

  • Jun 2017 - Oct 2017

IMG
• United States
• Information Technology & Services
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Sponsorship Coordinator

  • Mar 2016 - Jun 2017

Premier Badminton League
• Assistant Venue Manager

  • Dec 2016 - Jan 2017

Kerala Blasters FC
• India
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Operations Manager

  • Aug 2016 - Jan 2017


SportsKeeda.com

• Lead Anchor

  • Oct 2015 - Mar 2016

  As Lead Anchor my responsibility is to find trending news in the world of sport and to present it, in an intelligent, concise manner for the general public. Alongside presenting, my role allows me to interact with Athletes and brands and get their story more attention. • Interviewed leading Indian Sporting personalities including Sumit Nagal, Pullela Gopichand, Aparna Popat, Ashwini Ponnappa, Kush Maini. Wrestlers Ethan Carter and Rebel. Ranvijay and his Squadrann • Assisting the Sales team in creating key tie ups for sponsor driven content. • Creating videos based on the sporting environment and current events, ensuring they are packaged right for Internet audiences. • Created the idea behind the India v/s Guam World Cup qualifier video which has over 140,000 views. • Creating videos that encapsulate the passion and rigour with which Bangalore based Football fan clubs follow matches. One for each of the top 5 clubs, The Manchester United video has 198,000+ views, whilst the Chelsea video has crossed the 119,000 views • Of the 30 videos I have anchored, I have reached a total of 900,000 passionate sports fans, whilst averaging a 38,000 viewer base for each video. • Assisting the Sales team in creating key tie ups for sponsor driven content. • ‘samarth.speaks’ my official page, has over 240 likes so far. Show less



PlayRight

• United Kingdom
• IT Services and IT Consulting

• Managing Partner

  • Jun 2013 - Oct 2015

  • Driving the PR objectives for JSW Sport across, Wrestling and Squash. • Worked in an advisory role with Game Changer Bangalore. Driving PR and Marketing objectives.. • On the core team that lead all PR and communication activities for Star Sports through the first and second season of Star Sports Pro Kabaddi 2014-15. • On top of the PR initiative for Royal Challengers Bangalore for the IPL 2015 season. • Streamlining the PR initiatives for the WTA in India with the Sania Mirza and Maria Navratilova Tennis clinic, 2015. • On the core PR team for the TCS World 10K in Bangalore 2015. • Designed and executed a full service PR plan for Unilazer Sport’s U-Dream Project 2015. • Headed the PR initiatives for the Karnataka Motor Sport Club during their 40th K-1000 rally – the longest running rally in India, which was held in Bangalore 2015. • Streamlined PR activities for the JSW Squash Challenger Circuit 2014. • Designed and executed a unique launch for the PSG football academy in Bangalore 2014. • Worked on the core team that launched Virat Kohli’s fashion line ‘Wrogn’ • Connected Bengaluru FC to the city of Bangalore and its football loving public, through concentrated events and contests. • Streamlined PR objectives for the GoSports Athletes Conclave 2013 and 2014. • Developed sponsorship proposals, profiles and performance reports for elite athletes, team and brands. • Played a key role in setting up Sachin Tendulkar’s merchandise wall with Collectabillia at the Coffee day lounge in Mumbai. • Compeered the launch of the “World’s fastest badminton racquet” hosted the Press conferences with Saina Nehwal, Prakash Padukone. • Compeered a full football match in the I-League 2014 season Bengaluru FC v/s Dempo Sc. • Generated media interaction and feature stories for clients. • Designed and executed a unique brand connecting exercise for the Brigade group. An engagement session with Steve Waugh and Dileep Premchandran. Show less



Northern Trust

• Business Consulting and Services
• 1 - 100 Employee

• Sr.Securities Technician

  • Jul 2010 - Jun 2013

  I worked on the Global Trade Process, where I was actively involved in dealing in shares, debentures and varied securities across global markets. • Analyze, validate and set up trades as per instructions of multiple Investment Managers from 174 countries in regions worldwide like the APAC,EMEA,ANZ and NALA respectively. • Reconcile the disparity within trades to successfully deliver them from one depository to another across multiple markets worldwide. • Mentor, sustain and mould the team in setting up process requirements as per the service level agreements. • Trained and motivated other members in the team to understand the business process, create enhancements to the current workflows and guide team members in enabling efficiency in sensitive areas of the process. Show less


Taj West End
• India
• Hospitality
• 1 - 100 Employee
• Management Trainee

  • Feb 2010 - Apr 2010