Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos

• I head the Marketing function at Springworks - one of the fastest-growing, blockchain-tech-based companies in India. We are building products and tools to simplify the future of HR, from the hire-to-retire employee lifecycle.
• The first of these products is SpringRole. With SpringRole, we are building a platform that allows everyone to create their #VerifiedProfessionalProfile. A verified professional profile ensures that anything and everything that you say on your profile is attested by peers, your company, or through Background Verification (BGV). You can create your #VerifiedProfessionalProfile here: https://springrole.com/
• As a company, SpringRole's ultimate goal is to build product and services that make the professional lives of HRs and recruiters easier. SpringVerify helps new-age companies do faster, easier and automated Background Verification (BGV) of their employees, both current and new. Check it out here: https://springverify.com/
• Also, currently in beta is SpringRecruit - a free-forever Applicant Tracking System.
• Springworks is almost always in perpetual hiring mode. We are a high-growth company looking to add several dozen employees over the next few months. Check out current openings here: https://springworks.springrecruit.com/

Apr 2018 – Sep 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos

Apr 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

Jun 2017 – Feb 2018 · 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• FactorDaily.com is a new age media startup dedicated to bringing to you - "Signals that help you read the future".

Oct 2015 – Feb 2017 · 1 yr 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Nov 2014 – Sep 2015 · 10 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Nov 2013 – Oct 2014 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Dec 2012 – Nov 2013 · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• After quitting my first job at BYJUs in Dec 2012, I decided to take a 1-year break to figure out 'what next'. To survive in B'luru, I did a bunch of odd jobs 👇
• 📝 started tutoring a couple of French kids at a nearby apartment in the evenings; grew to 4 via word of mouth 😇
• 🚀 helped an ex-colleague get his offline coaching biz off the ground on weekends
• ✍ started freelance writing; my first article was for a publication called trak.in. It went viral according to Arun Prabhudesai (the founder and Chief Editor at that point in time).
• During this 10-11 month period, startups had started getting attention. Bangalore was the hub! 🤩
• YourStory (YS) and PluggdIn (now NextBigWhat) were the only two media entities that really cared about Startups back then. I'd make time to attend startup events - mostly by YourStory.
• I remember meeting Joe Gebbia* at the YS office (which was a 3.5 BHK on the 2nd floor of a 3-story building right behind Toit in Indiranagar). 40-50 of us crammed in a small hall to listen to *the co-founder of Airbnb - one of the biggest startup stories from the US. 🔥
• After a while, having attended several meetups, I got to know each and every member of the (then small) team at YS.
• I remember Shradha Sharma (Founder, YourStory) offered me a lift back from one such conference at Taj Yeshwanthpur in Oct 2013. We stopped for ice cream at a Häagen-Dazs in 1-MG mall.
• This is where she asked me to join YourStory to help with community building.
• I already knew the team members + having started a startup while still in college I was massively curious about startups. This decision was a no-brainer. I joined YourStory as a consultant in Nov, '13.
• This was the best thing that happened to me. I learned Marketing on the job. 😍
• That's my career break story 😇
• #IAmProfessional

Jan 2012 – Dec 2012 · 11 mos · Bangalore

• As a Business Development Manager, I was responsible for expanding base in Chennai region. This included Institutional sales, marketing the various CAT, CRT programs etc to several colleges and institutions, prospecting clients and engaging them on a regular basis for a lasting business relationship. It also included handling all the operational areas pertaining to conducting the Satellite-based classes in a smooth manner week-over-week at several of the centers.

Jan 2011 – Dec 2011 · 11 mos · Udupi, Karnataka

• ADD-on-GYAN Educational Services Pvt Ltd (AOGES) in an Award Winning Startup began on 24th December, 2010 and dedicated to the overall growth and development of school students in India.
• The Company recognizes the inherent problems in the Indian Education System and works in the education sector where we provide Value Added Education to school students from classes 6 – 12 through projects, practical training, career education etc.
• The Company’s sole aim is to empower students and help them take crucial decisions at the most important junctions in their lives along with adding value to the vast Human Resource of India and facilitating greater R&D.

Aug 2007 – Jul 2011 · 3 yrs 11 mos