Gaurav Rawat

CEO

India10 yrs 10 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Over 12 years of experience in marketing and community building.
  • Successfully scaled multiple brands through strategic partnerships.
  • Expert in managing high-profile events and productions.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Marketing and Event Management professional with extensive experience in community engagement and digital marketing.

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Skills

Core Skills

MarketingPartnershipsCommunity BuildingDigital MarketingEvent ManagementSalesVideo ProductionCommunity ManagementEntrepreneurship

Other Skills

AbeltonAirtableArtist ManagementBroadcastingClient ServicesCommunity Relations ManagementCorporate EventsCustomer ExperienceCustomer Relationship Management (CRM)Event PlanningEvent ProductionEventsFL StudioFacebook Ads ManagerGoogle Analytics

About

Entrepreneur with 12+ years of experience in marketing, sales, partnerships, events and community building

Experience

Swish

Marketing Manager

Apr 2025Present · 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

  • Leading GTM for new launches, driving brand via partnerships & influencers, and scaling marketing to drive user acquisition & retention
PartnershipsCommunity ManagementDigital MarketingUser AcquisitionUser RetentionMarketing

Kreo

Founding Team I Sr.Marketing Manager

Jul 2022Mar 2025 · 2 yrs 8 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

  • Partnerships: Partnered with Revenant Esports (8M+ reach) & College Rivals (100M reach), activating 56 colleges in 22 cities
  • Influencer Marketing: Secured barter deals with national & regional creators (10M+ reach)
  • Social Media: Scaled Instagram, LinkedIn, Discord & YouTube to 10M+ reach with 3% engagement
  • Online Campaigns: Led digital activations driving 1M+ impressions, boosting brand engagement & visibility
  • Community Building: Led the campus ambassador program, growing Kreo to 1,600+ colleges across 61 cities, onboarding 300+ ambassadors (5M+ reach)
  • Events: Executed activations at WeWork, IITs & IIMs, engaging 150K+ students and professionals
  • Product Development: Created 50+ PRDs & secured vendor deals for Hawk Gaming Mouse & Mirage Controller, driving ₹3Cr+ revenue
  • Customer Experience: Handled 100+ daily queries across WhatsApp, email & Discord with a 5-min TAT
  • Growth : Established the foundation for performance marketing by setting up and optimizing campaigns on Amazon, Flipkart, Meta, and Google Ads, while leading the transition from UA to GA4
PartnershipsInfluencer MarketingSocial MediaCommunity BuildingEventsProduct Development+2

India shield

Independent Producer & Community Manager

Mar 2021Jul 2021 · 4 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Managing a team of 50+ volunteers & Producing online sessions

Goqii

Independent Producer

Jun 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Managing & Producing online sessions for GOQii.
  • Worked closely with Nashik City Police Commissioner & Akshay Kumar's Team for one of the sessions
Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)Video ProductionLive Broadcast

Marcellus investment managers

Independent Producer

May 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 7 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Managing & Producing online sessions for Marcellus Investment Managers.
Real Time Streaming Protocol (RTSP)Live Video StreamingVideo Post-ProductionBroadcastingLive BroadcastVideo Production

Tedxgateway

4 roles

Core-team member & Manager Operations/ Producer

Feb 2020Mar 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo

  • During this time managed & organized sessions with Sudha Murthy, Aswath Damodaran, Ronnie Screwvala, Shashi Tharoor, R S Sodhi, Dave Asprey, Padam Shri Srikant Datar (Dean HBS), Dr. Soumya (WHO Chief Scientist), Nir Eyal, Dr. A Velumani, President Ilves, Aditya Uddhav Thackeray & many others.
  • Managing & Producing online sessions for :
  • Aditya Birla Group: Breaking Barrier Series
  • JSW: Women are Changing the World Series
  • Abbott: Future of Healthcare Series
  • Maharashtra Government: Public Service Series
  • Sole producer for Maharashtra Government x RIL on-ground event climate countdown conference curated by Aditya Uddhav Thackeray
Event ManagementOperations ManagementProducing

Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives Asst.Manager (Sales & Marketing)

Promoted

Mar 2019Feb 2020 · 11 mos

  • In charge of partnerships for corporate clients such as Qatar, ABG, etc. - Onboarded 20 clients including Qatar Airways, Facebook, Abbott, Kotak & others.
  • Acquired 10% of total yearly sponsorship for TEDxGateway Flagship Mumbai Event.
PartnershipsSalesMarketing

Partnerships & Strategic Initiatives Executive (Sales & Marketing)

Apr 2018Mar 2019 · 11 mos

  • In charge of lead generation for corporate clients such as Aditya Birla Group, JSW, Qatar, Pernod Ricard & many others.
Customer Relationship Management (CRM)Search Engine Marketing (SEM)Zoho CRMHubSpotSearch Engine Optimization (SEO)Sales

Speaker & Logistics coordinator

Nov 2017Mar 2018 · 4 mos

  • Led a team of 20, Handling end-to-end operations for major speakers like Grammy award winner Rickey Kej, Suresh Prabhu & others.
Logistics ManagementSpeaker ManagementEvent ManagementAirtable

Edge community

Independent Producer & Community Manager

Jan 2020Dec 2021 · 1 yr 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Managing a community of 2800+ members & Producing online/offline sessions for the same
Online Video ProductionCommunity Relations ManagementCommunity Management

West coast fine foods (india) private limited

Independent Producer

May 2019Jul 2019 · 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Sole producer for Westcoast 20th Anniversary at Four Seasons, Mumbai.
  • Led a team of 20+ of various departments to host 150+ guests.
Corporate EventsEvent PlanningLive Event ProductionEvent Management

Kulo ( aeiou networks llp )

Co-Founder & Head of Operations/Marketing

Aug 2016Aug 2017 · 1 yr · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Presented and pitched our project to then Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis
  • We onboarded 1000+ Cabs & ~2000 drivers with Kulo. We also ensured that each cab driver received a mobile phone through our efforts.
  • Got featured in the Times of India NewsPaper
  • Kulo redefined the way people traveled in Mumbai- by ceaselessly connecting people to reliable black & yellow taxi drivers through a mobile application.
Strategic PlanningFacebook Ads ManagerSocial Media MarketingUser Experience (UX)Digital MarketingGoogle Analytics+3

Ennui.bomb

Project Manager

Jul 2015Jan 2016 · 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Curated Vans New Wave Music Festival Banglore. A 3-day festival with 60+ artists from South Korea, Malaysia,Thailand.
  • Secured 30 Lakh Sponsorship from Vans for the festival.
  • Client servicing for partners like Pepsi,MTV,Indigo 91.9,Insider.in,Saavn ,Vista Rooms & others
Client ServicesSponsorship SalesEvent PlanningProject ManagementArtist ManagementEvent Production+1

Ashrae

Special Events Coordinator

Feb 2014Apr 2014 · 2 mos · India

  • Provided operational support w.rt to technicals & logistics for a conference for top Heating, Refrigerating, and Air-Conditioning Engineering Leaders
Event Management

Chaupal302

Co-founder + Director of Sales and Marketing

Jan 2014Jan 2016 · 2 yrs · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Chaupal 302 was an artist agency that worked to increase the presence of music in everyday life. We believed that true music chooses you and we are just vehicles to smoothen the process.
  • One of our bands was invited by Sony Six to feature in the FIFA World Cup 2014.
  • Headed Sales & Marketing, Managed 250+ artists, conducting 50+ events over 2 years.
  • Client servicing for Partners like Sony Six, Monster, Phoenix Palladium, and Korum Mall & many others.
SalesSocial MediaMarketingArtist ManagementEvent ManagementEntrepreneurship

Education

St. Xavier's College

Bachelor of Science - BS — Physics

Jan 2013Present

S.M. Shetty College- Degree Section

High School

Jan 1997Jan 2010

G.D. Somani Memorial School

High School

Jan 1994Jan 1996

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