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Simran Ajwani

CEO

Mumbai, India7 yrs 6 mos experience

Key Highlights

  • Co-founded Venture Boss, impacting 98 students globally.
  • Designed innovative entrepreneurship education programs.
  • Achieved 720 GMAT score, 94th percentile.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a dynamic leader in entrepreneurship education and talent development.

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Skills

Core Skills

Training & DevelopmentEmployee Learning & DevelopmentOperations ManagementHuman Resources (hr)Talent ManagementTechnical Recruiting

Other Skills

BasketballClassical DanceEmployee EngagementEvent ManagementInterpersonal SkillsInterviewingMathematicsMicrosoft ExcelMicrosoft OfficeMicrosoft PowerPointNegotiationRecruitingStrategic PlanningTeam BuildingTenant Retention

About

Growing up in a business family, I believed that "being an entrepreneur" was in my blood. My journey began at a young age, as I learned about profit and loss before mastering the art of cartoons. By the age of 16, I was brimming with business ideas, convinced that entrepreneurship was in my blood. My Bachelor's in Business Administration felt like a natural, almost fated, path. After my undergraduate studies, I scored 720 (94th percentile) on the GMAT and was delighted to receive a 100% M1 Merit Scholarship for the Masters in Management programme at ESCP Europe Business School. After studying and experiencing entrepreneurship in 3 different countries (India, UK, and Germany), I realized that I couldn't have been more wrong. Entrepreneurship is a beautiful infusion of Science, Business, and Art. But most importantly, the methods and principles behind it can be learnt! With determined passion and enthusiasm, I co-designed an experiential 5-day program to make ‘quality’ entrepreneurship education more accessible. In 2020, I co-founded Venture Boss and facilitated the program for 98 students from 22 different countries. Education is a unique endeavour that goes beyond traditional classroom settings. I believe that a revolution in the educator sector is required to harness the potential of youth leading India’s development. In my current role as COO at Crucible institute, I'm thrilled to lead this revolution. Let's connect to explore how we can contribute to the mission!

Experience

Crucible institute of management

2 roles

Chief Operating Officer & Assistant Professor

Promoted

Aug 2025Present · 7 mos · On-site

Senior Program Manager and Assistant Professor

Apr 2025Aug 2025 · 4 mos · On-site

Indus international school bangalore (iisb)

Entrepreneurship Educator

Jan 2023Apr 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos

  • Delivered immersive sessions and mentored program cohorts as part of pre-incubation
  • Crafted comprehensive, resource-rich and experiential-learning based lesson plans, drawing inspiration from content taught at elite business schools worldwide
  • Conducted in-depth research and feedback analysis to upgrade and modernize content for a spectrum of programs, including advanced-level and community school initiatives.
  • Spearheaded the design and implementation of innovation curriculum training, empowering 100 teachers across 4 different campuses
  • Identified and coordinated with subject matter experts for guest lectures and mentoring
  • Collaborated with a dynamic team of designers and diverse business professionals to ensure a strong student and teacher experience, realizing the organization’s visionary mission

Kurando

2 roles

Talent Acquisition Manager

Jan 2022Jun 2022 · 5 mos

  • Drove top of the funnel activities including sourcing, screening, interviewing and offer negotiation for all departments including critical tech positions such as Head of Tech, Head of Product, Engineers, etc.
  • Led a team of 3 to process 3000+ applications, closing 15 open roles in 4 months
  • Set-up processes such as scalable data-driven tracking and reporting of KPIs by creating automated dashboards and ad-hoc reports
  • Proposed and initiated various employee engagement and performance management initiatives based on feedback and data-analysis
  • Built professional relationships to ensure a strong candidate experience; clearly defining the recruiting process, from strategy kick-off to successful onboarding
InterviewingInterpersonal SkillsTalent ManagementTeam BuildingNegotiationTechnical Recruiting

Strategy and Growth Intern

Dec 2021Dec 2021 · 0 mo

  • Received promotion within 3 weeks of joining.
  • Designed an automated dashboard for tracking recruitment KPI's for a hyper-growth environment.

Venture boss

Co-Founder

Dec 2020Jan 2024 · 3 yrs 1 mo

  • Led and executed 2 experiential entrepreneurship programs for 98 students from 22 different countries
  • Ideated and facilitated end-to-end growth strategy for developing a collaborative startup community
  • Ranked in top 6 finalists out of 242 teams at SCG Business Plan Competition, Thailand

Panora infrastructure

Talent Consultant

Jun 2020Present · 5 yrs 9 mos · Remote

  • Designed from scratch 3 tools for performance evaluation based on a skills-need assessment to facilitate change management activities
  • Executed multiple non-technical trainings to assist top management through which 70% of the employees showed improvement
  • Collected and analyzed data to track key indicators and provide personalized feedback
  • Provided communication training on topics such as negotiation skills, ethics, etc.
Training & DevelopmentEmployee Learning & DevelopmentTenant Retention

Fast bridge consulting

Entrepreneur In Residence

May 2020Oct 2020 · 5 mos · Belgium

  • Implemented end-to-end strategy for running, developing, and marketing entrepreneurship and innovation programs

Manhattan elite prep - admissions, test prep and training

GMAT Verbal Trainer

Feb 2020May 2020 · 3 mos · Berlin, Germany

Western academy pvt ltd

IELTS & GMAT Trainer

Dec 2018May 2019 · 5 mos · Pune

Ajwani infrastructure pvt. ltd. - india

Consultant

Sep 2018Jan 2023 · 4 yrs 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Operations ManagementHuman Resources (HR)Strategic PlanningRecruitingEmployee Engagement

Ey

Corporate Tax and Secretarial Intern

Feb 2017Mar 2017 · 1 mo · Pune Area, India

  • Drafted corporate secretarial documentation for companies (including Scheme of arrangement for Merger & Demergers)
  • Created database on judicial pronouncements by the National Company Law Tribunal
  • Voluntarily compiled a CSR Database and organized a company CSR event
  • Conducted impact analysis of Union Budget 2017 on real estate sector

Persistent systems

Accounts receivables intern

Mar 2016Apr 2016 · 1 mo · Pune Area, India

  • Increased efficiency by 400% of Foreign business travel division by efficiently handling claims
  • Assisted in creation and submission of operational reports as per protocol
  • Conducted annual balance confirmation procedure with over 30 Foreign companies

Education

ATLAS SkillTech University

Doctor of Philosophy - PhD — Entrepreneurship

Sep 2024Sep 2027

ESCP Business School

Master's degree — Management

Jan 2019Jan 2022

Smith School of Business at Queen's University

Master's degree- Exchange semester — International Business

Jan 2021Jan 2021

Symbiosis Centre for Management Studies- Pune

Bachelor of Business Administration

Jan 2015Jan 2018

The Berlin School of Economics and Law

Exchange Student

Jan 2017Jan 2017

H.R. College of Commerce and Economics

Junior College — Commerce

Jan 2013Jan 2015

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