Shivani Thakur

Founder

Gurugram, Haryana, India7 yrs 3 mos experience
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Key Highlights

  • Founder of innovative EdTech audio platform.
  • Expert in scaling content operations and teams.
  • Proven track record in media production and leadership.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a EdTech and Media professional with expertise in content strategy and operations.

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Core Skills

Content StrategyLeadershipTeam ManagementStrategic CommunicationsBusiness Ownership

Other Skills

AIAnchorsAudioBusiness ProcessCEOCommunicationCommunity BuildingCommunity ManagementContent DevelopmentContent OperationsContent ProductionCreative Content CreationEarly-Stage StartupsEvent ManagementFeature Writing

About

I’m Shivani, Cofounder & CEO of PrepAud, An audio-first exam prep app designed for the next million aspirants from Bharat. I’ve spent the last few years building products, teams, and systems that scale - across content, edtech, and audio. With PrepAud, we're transforming how government exam aspirants study, replacing noisy & scattered prep with focused and expert-led audio content that fits their lifestyle. It's learning is designed for the bus ride, the lunch break, the 5 a.m. grind. I'm obsessed about the 0→1 journey. Previously, I worked at KUKU FM as Content Director, where I produced 100+ shows end-to-end, led the pilot team, and ran workshops to onboard new writers, creators, and production houses. My obsession with systems and flows helped me standardise content quality and streamline internal processes, allowing the team to play to their strengths while delivering exceptional output at scale. Over the last 6 years, I’ve lived and breathed content and media - across roles, formats, and platforms. But the core of my work has always stayed the same: 1. Take full ownership of whatever I build 2. Create systems that scale teams and outputs 3. Build content operations that are smart, lean, and self-sustaining 4. Lead in a way that creates more leaders, not dependencies As a founder, I’m hands-on and deeply involved from scripting content flows to speaking to users in small towns, from shaping product experience to crafting brand narrative. I believe in shipping fast, learning faster, and never losing sight of the “why.” #EdTech #AudioInnovation #Content #WomenInLeadership #ProductThinking #FounderJourney #BuildForBharat

Experience

Prepaud

Building PrepAud

Mar 2023Present · 3 yrs · Gurugram, Haryana, India · On-site

  • 𝙣𝙤𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙥𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢, 𝙬𝙚 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙨𝙤𝙡𝙫𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙖𝙩𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣, 𝙖𝙘𝙘𝙚𝙨𝙨, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙣𝙭𝙞𝙚𝙩𝙮 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥. 𝘼𝙪𝙙𝙞𝙤 𝙞𝙨 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙩.
  • Building the ai-powered audio-first future of exam prep in India.
  • Founded PrepAud with a mission to make government exam preparation more accessible, focused, and scalable through audio.
  • ✅ Leveraged AI to create a 1000+ hour audio content library, compressing production cycles and boosting learner engagement.
  • ✅ Built an in-house team that scaled content ops, cut down costs, and eliminated dependence on agencies or third-party studios.
  • ✅ Developed content systems that turn raw syllabus material into high-retention, bite-sized formats.
  • ✅ Led user research across Tier 2 & Tier 3 cities to design for real needs, not assumptions.
  • ✅ Recruited and mentored a high-agency team of creators and educators.
  • ✅ Created playbooks to ensure quality, efficiency, and repeatability across workflows.
  • (Basically doing everything from opening the shutter to pitching, raising funds & leading)
CEOAudioContent StrategyFundraisingContent OperationsTeam Building+1

Kuku fm

Content Director

Jan 2022Mar 2023 · 1 yr 2 mos · India · Remote

  • 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙝𝙖𝙤𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙚𝙡𝙞𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙙 𝙤𝙣 𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚, 𝙖𝙩 𝙨𝙘𝙖𝙡𝙚, 𝙬𝙞𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙗𝙪𝙧𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙩𝙚𝙖𝙢𝙨.
  • Shaped content strategy and scaled creator ecosystems across formats.
  • Led the 0→1 journey of multiple content verticals — from piloting new formats to scaling creator partnerships across categories.
  • ✅ Produced and launched 100+ original shows end-to-end.
  • ✅ Built and led pilot content teams to test, iterate, and scale new IPs.
  • ✅ Onboarded and trained new creators, writers, and production houses through structured workshops.
  • ✅ Designed SOPs to improve content quality, reduce production friction, and empower cross-functional teams.
  • ✅ Successfully led the production of audiobooks including Doglapan by Ashneer Grover, Do Epic Shit by Ankur Warikoo, The Psychology of Money by Morgan Housel, and many more
Content OperationsContent StrategyTeam ManagementPilot Projects

Moving

Content Strategist

Dec 2021Jan 2022 · 1 mo · Delhi, India · Remote

  • 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙡𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙘𝙧𝙮𝙥𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙨𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙚𝙩
  • I led content strategist curating narratives, interviewing founders, and helping crypto feel less like code and more like community.
Creative Content CreationconversationOn-camera HostingContent StrategyContent Operations

Founderindia

Business Correspondent

Dec 2020Nov 2021 · 11 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

  • 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙧𝙥𝙚𝙣𝙚𝙙 𝙢𝙮 𝙖𝙗𝙞𝙡𝙞𝙩𝙮 𝙩𝙤 𝙩𝙖𝙠𝙚 𝙘𝙤𝙢𝙥𝙡𝙚𝙭 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙣 𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙝𝙞𝙜𝙝-𝙧𝙚𝙩𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢𝙖𝙩𝙨, 𝙖 𝙨𝙠𝙞𝙡𝙡 𝙄 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙥𝙥𝙡𝙮 𝙖𝙘𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩, 𝙢𝙚𝙙𝙞𝙖, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙪𝙨𝙚𝙧 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙜𝙮.
  • Anchored business shows, led content research, and interviewed top startup leaders across India’s business landscape.
  • Worked as an anchor and correspondent at FounderINDIA, a new-age digital platform focused on business and financial news. I led the production, research, and hosting of multiple high-engagement shows, combining financial insight with sharp storytelling.
  • ✅ Anchored MarketLIVE: a live interactive stock market show featuring SEBI-registered analysts for real-time market insights
  • ✅ Hosted CryptoLIVE: a talk show unpacking trends and fundamentals in the cryptocurrency space
  • ✅ Produced & co-created Mutual Funds Decoded: an original series where I handled end-to-end research and scripting to simplify complex financial topics
  • ✅ Interviewed India’s leading founders, co-founders & CEOs across shows like GreenShoots, Unstoppable Business Women of 2020, Business Women to Watch in 2021, and Best of Fintech
JournalistsNews AnchoringContent Strategyshow producerPodcasting

Aakash educational services limited

Student Counselor

Nov 2019Dec 2020 · 1 yr 1 mo · Delhi, India · On-site

  • 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙜𝙖𝙫𝙚 𝙢𝙚 𝙙𝙚𝙚𝙥 𝙚𝙭𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙥𝙨𝙮𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙡𝙤𝙜𝙮, 𝙙𝙚𝙘𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣-𝙢𝙖𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙧 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚, 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙡 𝙗𝙖𝙧𝙧𝙞𝙚𝙧𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙙𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙛𝙖𝙘𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙚𝙭𝙖𝙢 𝙥𝙧𝙚𝙥, 𝙞𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙜𝙝𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙘𝙤𝙣𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙪𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙞𝙣𝙛𝙤𝙧𝙢 𝙢𝙮 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠 𝙖𝙩 𝙋𝙧𝙚𝙥𝘼𝙪𝙙.
  • Helped students navigate academic decisions through strategic counselling and communication
  • Coming from a Mass Communication background, I joined one of India’s most trusted education brands Aakash to apply my communication and people skills in a high-impact student-facing role.
  • ✅ Counseled students across age groups and academic levels to help them identify the right career paths and preparation strategies
  • ✅ Recommended study plans, course modules, and resources tailored to each student’s goals and background
  • ✅ Resolved academic and course-related queries to ensure a smooth, stress-free learning experience
  • ✅ Acted as a bridge between parents, students, and academic staff to align expectations and support outcomes
Strategic CommunicationsStudent Welfare

Sukoon

Founder

Oct 2018Nov 2019 · 1 yr 1 mo · Delhi, India · On-site

  • 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙨 𝙧𝙤𝙡𝙚 𝙩𝙖𝙪𝙜𝙝𝙩 𝙢𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙬 𝙩𝙤 𝙖𝙡𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙢𝙞𝙯𝙚 𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙚𝙣𝙜𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙢𝙚𝙣𝙩 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙞𝙙𝙚𝙖𝙨 𝙞𝙣𝙩𝙤 𝙖 𝙬𝙤𝙧𝙠𝙞𝙣𝙜, 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙛𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙘𝙧𝙚𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙚𝙘𝙤𝙨𝙮𝙨𝙩𝙚𝙢.
  • Built a college-born artist community, scaled it into a profitable creative collective, and curated soulful experiences for hundreds of young creators.
  • Founded Sukoon a community designed to bring peace, expression, and connection through poetry, storytelling, and intimate live events. What started as a campus idea grew into a thriving creative platform hosted at one of Delhi’s most iconic bookstores.
  • ✅ Designed & hosted dozens of high-engagement events: open mics, talent hunts, ticketed shows, and non-profit fundraisers
  • ✅ Secured and managed a premium cultural venue in Delhi’s prime literary hub
  • ✅ Built a self-sustaining community model that earned 4× more than my first full-time job
  • ✅ Led end-to-end event production programming, ticketing, partnerships, artist management, and audience growth
  • ✅ Organised fundraisers supporting flood relief and NGO initiatives through creative storytelling spaces
  • Sukoon remains one of my most fulfilling projects, proof that with intention, consistency, and a little delusion, any idea can be built into something real. Actions will always matter more than paralyzing planning.
Event ManagementEarly-Stage StartupsBusiness OwnershipCommunicationCommunity Management

Education

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Masters in journalism and mass communication

Jan 2020Jul 2022

Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar

Bachelor’s in journalism and mass communication

Jan 2016Jan 2019

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