Jun 2024 – Oct 2024 · 4 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Remote

• The School of Practical Skills (SoPS) is a modern-day school for professionals from all walks of life. We help you learn new skills and/or sharpen your existing ones. Our flagship program is called Performative Speaking. This program will help you think better, speak better and strengthen your unique personal brand.

Jul 2023 – Feb 2024 · 7 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka

• Phew! Finally on a career break after working non-stop for 20 years!
• Doing a 200-hour Yoga Teacher's training course in Mysore, then Vipassana.

Jan 2023 – Jun 2024 · 1 yr 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

• #Bangalore - city of dreams, startups, valuations and migrants!
• India's silicon valley is filled with folks who are brand new to the city and are looking for informed options to eat, unwind, network and meet like-minded folks. I started BangaloreFoodCo to act as a fulcrum, to bring folks together with shared passions for food, music, art and outdoors. 🌳
• Follow us on https://www.instagram.com/bangalorefoodco/ to stay updated on upcoming experiences.
• Let's EAT! 🤗

Apr 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India · On-site

• At CoinSwitch, my mission is to be an enabler for financial literacy for millions of Indians. We create content for touch points across the awareness, consideration and conversion funnel on our own platform and social media. This includes in-app content using multiple content formats and content for addressing top of the funnel distribution on YouTube and blog. With phygital IPs, the idea is to foster an active community for crypto investors, along with key stakeholders.

Nov 2020 – Mar 2022 · 1 yr 4 mos · India

Jul 2020 – Oct 2020 · 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• In July 2020, I started a home cooked food business featuring my home cook Saroj Didi. In two weeks, we served more than 150 orders of Crab Curry and Indian desserts like Puran Poli and Gajar Halwa. A home chef platform called Conosh.com partnered with us for order-taking and logistics for a better customer experience. In 10 days since inception, we've rented a dedicated space for Saroj Didi to cook and deliver her delicious home-cooked meals from.

Sep 2019 – Nov 2020 · 1 yr 2 mos · Bangalore

Nov 2017 – Sep 2019 · 1 yr 10 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Increased site traffic by 5x over a period of 12 months.
• Increased YouTube channel subscriptions by 500%
• Worked with cross-functional teams across sales, marketing, editorial and business strategy.
• Excellent communication skills with internal and external stakeholders.
• Experience in identifying and curating content for online audiences.
• Led website redesign with new content strategy

Sep 2017 – Dec 2021 · 4 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Feb 2017 – Oct 2019 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Contentwala Production is a boutique digital content agency. In a short span, we have worked with ITC Hotels, Microsoft, Renault, Mahindra, GoPro and Corning Gorilla Glass to create compelling branded video content. We have engaged with key social media influencers to create hundreds of episodical videos for brands across India. From the hills of Kashmir to the plush 5-star hotels of Mumbai, Delhi and Bangalore, Contentwala Production has always engaged in creative story-telling.

Jan 2016 – Oct 2017 · 1 yr 9 mos · Mumbai, Delhi

• theGadgetwala.in is a fruition of multiple passions, from science and technology to gadgets and apps. From the latest breakthroughs and trends in the automobile industry, my love for food, wine and travelling and photography all combined into one holistic website. Welcome to the Gadgetwala site. You'll find my latest videos, reviews, recommendations and everything I find chummeshwari on the world wide web right here. Look forward to some incredibly exciting content with brands and fellow content creators.

Aug 2014 – Dec 2015 · 1 yr 4 mos · Mumbai

• Catering to mobile millenials through an integrated ‘talent-first’ strategy, #fame’s network straddled over 1,000 channels and 10,000 content creators across 6 countries over 2 years. #fame strategically focused on emerging and established talent to promote them and build engaged digital communities around them. #fame adopted a multi-platform approach in distribution with strong presence across all digital and social platforms including YouTube, Facebook, WeChat etc. #fame help brands reach and engage audiences through customized solutions spanning talent-based content, properties and digital video services.

Jan 2012 – Oct 2012 · 9 mos

Aug 2005 – Jul 2014 · 8 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai, India

• In close to 10 years with Network18, I've anchored more than 800 half-hour weekly news feature shows in English, Hindi and Marathi. These shows include the award winning technology shows Tech Guru, Switch and Tech Toyz and an Automobile show called Awaaz Overdrive.
• I've also produced more than 500 half-hour news feature shows in Hindi for CNBC Awaaz.
• Apart from these weekly shows, I have anchored various ground events and award ceremonies such as CNBC Awaaz Consumer awards, CNBC Awaaz Travel awards, CNBC TV18 IT User awards, CNBC TV18 Financial Advisor awards.

Aug 2003 – Jul 2005 · 1 yr 11 mos · Delhi, Bengaluroo, Mumbai