Amit Aggarwal

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India21 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 20+ years in Corporate Strategy and Management Consulting
  • Founder and Casting Director with 100+ successful ad campaigns
  • Expert in delivering engaging corporate training and workshops
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Corporate Strategy and Management Consulting expert with a strong background in Advertising and Education.

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Skills

Core Skills

Casting DirectorTalent ManagementCorporate CommunicationsCareer Development CoachingCompetitive IntelligenceBusiness StrategyProject ManagementDecision-makingBusiness ProfitabilityCompetitive AnalysisGo-to-market StrategyMarketing AnalyticsBusiness AnalyticsPre-sales

Other Skills

Business PlanningBusiness ResearchCollaborative Problem SolvingConsumer InsightConsumer ProductsCorporate StorytellingCross Functional Team BuildingManagement ConsultingMarket AssessmentMarket Entry StrategyMarket InsightsMarket IntelligenceMarketing investment optimizationModel CastingNiche Talent Acquisition

About

๐Ÿ“ŒI am a Corporate Leader, Corporate Trainer, B-school Faculty & a Guest Speaker. I have been a global strategy leader with 20+ years of work experience in the field of Corporate Strategy, Management Consulting and Business process transformation ๐Ÿ“ŒI design and deliver engaging experiences(e.g. Corporate Skits, Workshops) to various MNCs. Some of the recent clients include GE Aerospace, Adobe, Dell Technologies and Stride Pharma. ๐Ÿ“ŒI am the Founder of Webshorts Casting and a leading Casting Director for advertisements in South India. I have done casting for 100+ ads which have featured celebrities like Deepika Padukone, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, R Ashwin, Vikrant Massey, Dinesh Karthik to name a few. ๐Ÿ“ŒI am a faculty of Marketing & Strategy at SIBM Bangalore. I have also given guest lectures and conducted workshops on Film Making, Advertisement Industry, Theatre, Corporate Strategy, Career Counselling, Business Storyboarding, Problem Solving at premier universities (e.g. Christ University) and various B-schools. ๐Ÿ“Œ Some of the key strengths that I am proud of and leverage them for my organization and clients: - Trusted advisor to Senior Leadership on high impact strategic initiatives - Strong communications and story boarding skills with expertise in CXO level presentations - People management, building teams and leading cross functional initiatives - Experience of working in a distributed delivery environment and managing a team - Diverse background of working on projects in Consumer goods, retail, manufacturing, technology etc ๐Ÿ“Œ Key Skills: Corporate Strategy, Management Consulting, Business Research, Market Insights, Go-to-market strategy, Strategic Planning, Market Assessment, Market Entry Strategy, Business Planning, Marketing investment optimization, Business Analytics, Marketing Analytics, Market Intelligence, Competitive Intelligence, People management, Project management

Experience

Army institute of technology, pune

2 roles

President - AIT Alumni Governing Council

Sep 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 6 mos

Hon Secretary - AIT Alumni Governing Council

Aug 2022 โ€“ Sep 2025 ยท 3 yrs 1 mo

  • General Secretary for AIT Alumni Association

Symbiosis institute of business management (sibm) bengaluru

Visiting Faculty - Strategic Management

Jun 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 9 mos ยท On-site

Christ university, bangalore

Guest Lecturer

Jan 2025 โ€“ Present ยท 1 yr 2 mos ยท Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ยท On-site

  • Masterclass on Theatre & Film making
Corporate CommunicationsCross Functional Team BuildingCareer Development CoachingCollaborative Problem SolvingCorporate Storytelling

Webshorts casting

Founder | Casting Director

Feb 2023 โ€“ Present ยท 3 yrs 1 mo ยท Bengaluru, Karnataka, India ยท Hybrid

  • Focusing on expanding the reach of the organisation, getting new logos, profitability improvement and scaling up the organization.
  • ๐Ÿ”นBuilt the brand name online & offline. 10K+ followers on Instagram.
  • ๐Ÿ”นSigned up celebrities like Miss India contestants 2023, Brijendra Kala and Shikha Talsania
  • ๐Ÿ”นRevamped the business model from a sub-contractor model to direct business with the production houses
  • ๐Ÿ”นScaled up the coverage from 250+ models to 2000+ models across India
  • ๐Ÿ”น80% client offered us repeat business. NPS Score of 95%.
  • ๐Ÿ”นARPU increased by 70% within 6 months
Casting DirectorTalent ManagementNiche Talent AcquisitionModel CastingTalent Scouting

Symbiosis institute of international business

Academic Board Member

Sep 2022 โ€“ Aug 2024 ยท 1 yr 11 mos

  • Pro bono academic board member to enhance holistic academic, administrative and research excellence

Huhtamaki

Global Head of Market Intelligence

May 2022 โ€“ Feb 2023 ยท 9 mos

  • Designing and delivering Huhtamaki's Market Insights and Competitive Intelligence (MICI) agenda globally
  • Partnering with the business segments and corporate functions to enable insight-driven strategy, transformation and business plans
  • Generating intelligence covering customers, competitors, suppliers and regional markets for strategic insights and actionable plans

Mit-wpu school of management (pg)

Advisory Board Member

Jan 2020 โ€“ Oct 2024 ยท 4 yrs 9 mos ยท Pune, Maharashtra, India

  • Pro Bono advisor for Faculty of Management
Corporate CommunicationsCross Functional Team BuildingCareer Development CoachingCollaborative Problem SolvingCorporate Storytelling

Hewlett packard enterprise

Senior Manager - Business Process Transformation

Jun 2017 โ€“ May 2022 ยท 4 yrs 11 mos ยท Bengaluru Area, India

  • Engage with HPE Leadership to align on business priorities, define improvement opportunities and drive the execution of business process transformation initiatives
Competitive IntelligenceBusiness StrategyMarket IntelligenceConsumer Insight

Hp

3 roles

Senior Manager - Corporate Strategy

May 2015 โ€“ Apr 2017 ยท 1 yr 11 mos

  • Trusted Advisor to Senior Leadership on high impact strategic initiatives. Managed relationships and coordinated with internal stakeholders on cross-functional projects across geographies.
  • o Led Sales Operations optimization and channel effectiveness project in China Consumer PC business (~$100 M rev enhancement opportunity)
  • o Led China 3-year growth strategy for Inkjet printers projecting 15% growth y-o-y and $35M margin improvement
  • o Led Strategic Planning exercise for HP India consecutively for 5 years now for annual country planning and region review
  • o Developed Play-to-Win framework and market entry strategy for HP in 3D scanning market
TeamworkProject ManagementDecision-Making

Manager - Strategy (Printers & Personal Systems)

Mar 2011 โ€“ May 2015 ยท 4 yrs 2 mos

  • Headed 10 member strategy team for Printers & Personal Systems at Hewlett Packard - Global Analytics. Responsible for driving strategic projects and identifying emerging mega-trends
  • o Led Geographic expansion to improve HP India penetration in Tier 2/3 cities
  • o Developed country evaluation framework for global investment optimization strategy
  • o Developed product portfolio analysis of Inkjet printers in China, resulting in SKU reduction and margin improvement
  • o Developed micro-segmentation using k-means clustering to facilitate geo graphic expansion in India
Business ProfitabilityConsumer ProductsTeamworkCompetitive AnalysisPeople ManagementDecision-Making

Program Manager - Business Performance (Imaging & Printing Group)

Jun 2009 โ€“ Feb 2011 ยท 1 yr 8 mos

  • Managed client delivery and people management, leading a team of 9 consultants. Responsible for delivering projects and identifying process enhancements
  • o Started program analysis engagement with Retail Publishing Solutions team. Insight deck showcased to HP CEO.
  • o Kick started Web Connected Printer usage analysis engagement. Insights from this engagement have been showcased to Yahoo co-founder โ€˜Jerry Yangโ€™
Business ProfitabilityConsumer ProductsTeamworkGo-to-market Strategy

Freelance

Corporate and B-School Trainer

Feb 2015 โ€“ Present ยท 11 yrs 1 mo ยท India ยท Hybrid

  • I am a Corporate and B-School Trainer and offer customised training program based on the requirements. Some of my flagship programs include:
  • Team building leveraging theatre techniques
  • Executive Communication
  • Business Storyboarding
  • Problem Solving
  • Charting your career path
  • What's your Ikigai?

Symbiosis international university

Guest Speaker

Mar 2010 โ€“ Present ยท 16 yrs ยท Pune

  • Conduct workshop and a guest speaker on various topics - Corporate Strategy, Storyboarding, Problem Solving, Career Roadmap

Zinnov management consulting

Engagement Manager

Sep 2006 โ€“ Mar 2009 ยท 2 yrs 6 mos ยท Bengaluru Area, India

  • Responsible for business development, client engagement and delivery of consulting engagements.
  • Led a team of 10 consultants and handled strategic projects across Technology, Consumer goods, Retail and Pharmaceutical vertical
  • o Opportunity assessment and strategic analysis of Indian market for a leading US software product company
  • o Global location analysis in emerging markets for a US bank as a part of their offshoring initiative
  • o IT addressable market opportunity in Indian small and medium sized business
  • o Opportunity landscape for Telepresence solutions in India
  • o Offshoring opportunity of sales & marketing function for an MNC pharmaceutical company
Consumer ProductsMarketing AnalyticsBusiness AnalyticsTeamwork

Bearingpoint

Marketing Specialist

Sep 2005 โ€“ Sep 2006 ยท 1 yr ยท Bengaluru Area, India

  • Part of pre-sales team - handled RFP responses and closely worked with BearingPoint global account team. Tracked technology trends and new developments in key verticals/accounts. Developed fact packs to assist account team in their sales pitch.

Frost & sullivan

Senior Research Analyst

Jan 2004 โ€“ Aug 2005 ยท 1 yr 7 mos ยท Chennai Area, India

  • Handled research and consulting assignments for India in the field of Enterprise Voice Equipment market and call center software products market.
  • o Market potential for voice based value added services in India
  • o Strategic analysis of Indian Interaction CRM market
  • o Market engineering of Indian Enterprise Voice Equipment market
Pre-sales

Education

SYMBIOSIS INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) โ€” Marketing

Jan 2002 โ€“ Jan 2004

Army Institute of Technology, Pune

BE โ€” Mechanical

Jan 1997 โ€“ Jan 2001

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