Naimur Rahman Siddiqui — CEO

The oft-beaten path is not for me. Knew this as a kid while trying to make money renting out comic books to fellows; later as a youngster teaching math to students from well-off families. Then while selling insurance policies door-to-door for ICICI Lombard. Finally, as a retail promoter employed by a marketing agency, V5 Global Services and working at a computer store in Nehru Place (Delhi). The fundamental lesson learned here was that success in marketing begins with a gentle knock on the door and what sustains it is your ability to talk, convince, and sell. During those four years, I set up their BTL division and went on to head it, organizing ~400 events in a year. It felt big enough at the time. It would have sufficed. But, as Steve Jobs once said, ‘Your time is limited so don’t waste it living someone else’s life’. By 2010 and raring to make it on my own I knew event management was the logical next move. Had amassed a team that was as hungry as I and we had a handful of clients. Momentum took off. On shoestrings. For our clients, we didn’t just walk an extra mile. We jumped through hoops, crawled through trenches. That is still our way. Shoestrings came off on their own. Warren Buffett had once said, ‘Risk comes from not knowing what you’re doing’. I knew exactly what we were into. Today, as an integrated full-service marketing agency we work with top tech and e-com brands; collaborate with India’s best influencers; partner media companies and help brands multiply their value. We deliver. ‘Remember that reputation and integrity are your most valuable assets, and can be lost in a heartbeat,’ as Charlie Munger has said. We’ve never forgotten. ‘What you seek is seeking you’ I’m a firm believer in serendipity. And the magnanimous role of luck in success. The only thing it asks of us is that we give. Rest is destiny. Fortunately, I’ve met some phenomenal people from the world of technology, business, and the arts who have linked me to spectacular ideas. Driving me to collaborate with the hustlers, go-getters, and start-up pros working on tech-based solutions set to impact the world of business. ‘Two there are who are never satisfied -- the lover of the world and the lover of knowledge’ A die-hard bibliophile and a fan of Rumi’s poetry, I explore the world of ideas like a deep-sea diver looking for a pearl. In every other way, I am a Wandering Dervish – one absorbed in his search for self. -- Rumi -- “I have lived on the lip of insanity, wanting to know reasons, knocking on a door. It opens. I've been knocking from the inside.”

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing Leader with expertise in Event Management and Brand Strategy.

Location: Gurgaon, Haryana, India

Experience: 20 yrs