Sep 2024 – Sep 2024 · 0 mo · Rohtak, Haryana, India · Remote

• This was quite a meticulous session titled 'Mastering Skills for Tomorrow’s Workplace'. A deep dive was done for the IPM students of IIm Rohtak. The session received huge applause with participating students sharing their learnings in large numbers.

Jul 2024 – Jul 2024 · 0 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• I had the opportunity to deliver and create an impact on the BBA and MBA students for the Department of Management Studies as part of their Orientation Ceremony. It was a healthy interaction covering the entire journey from Classroom to Boardroom.
• The session has been very well appreciated.

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Delighted to get the 'Certificate of Empanelment' and be part of the esteemed speaker list with SpeakIn

Mar 2024 – Present · 2 yrs · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Hybrid

• Have been a contributor to the prestigious Kala Ghoda Arts Festival in its Silver Jubilee Year.
• The idea started from bringing in the right connections from the corporate world to relate and associate with the Arts & Culture fabric that the festival brings on board.
• Contributed on the ground by supporting expert Curators of various genre.

Nov 2023 – Nov 2023 · 0 mo · Delhi, India · On-site

• Invited as a Speaker to the International Conference on Sustainable Supply Chain Management under India’s G20 Presidency organized by the Association of Inventory Academicians and Practitioners (AIAP) in association with the Department of Operational Research, University of Delhi at Department of Operational Research, University of Delhi, Delhi, India
• Was also onboarded to be part of the Advisory Committee.

Oct 2023 – Oct 2023 · 0 mo · Kolkata, West Bengal, India · Remote

• Was invited to be the Key Note Speaker for the 360 Degree Workshop to share my insights on the importance of Communication and Soft Skills.
• The session was highly appreciated by members of the society and was also live-streamed on YouTube
• https://www.youtube.com/live/uQBz6WcQKrA?si=78QLDjrJ89HPkYd-

Sep 2023 – Sep 2023 · 0 mo · Virtual · Remote

• The topic for which I was invited amongst the esteemed Speakers was - Unlocking Professional Growth on LinkedIn.
• The idea that I shared was how important it is to 'Lend Your Voice on LinkedIn'
• This isn't easy however it also isn't impossible as well.
• The discussion resonated with the other Speakers and participants at a deeper level.
• The key areas that were derived from the session include:
• ▶️ Leveraging LinkedIn for Coaching Impact: The coaches discovered how they can utilize LinkedIn's digital platform to enhance their influence and empower clients to realize their untapped potential.
• ▶️ Unlocking Hidden Talents: The participants explore strategies and techniques to unearth and develop their clients' hidden talents, using LinkedIn as a valuable tool in the coaching process.
• ▶️ Actionable Insights for Coaches: Whether someone was an experienced coach or new to the field, they drew practical takeaways to elevate their coaching practice towards maximizing clients' growth through LinkedIn.

Jun 2023 – Jun 2023 · 0 mo · Online · Remote

• Was invited to be a Key Speaker for a batch of over 250 participants from various walks of life. They were all from the industry with varied years of experience ranging from 0 to over 20 years
• The industries they represented included: Banking/Finance, Operations, HR, Marketing, Logistics, Supply Chain, Retail, Edtech and many more
• The session were highly engaging with rating of 5/5

Dec 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• I've had the fortune and opportunity to contribute to multiple projects of the Reliance Foundation.
• These encompass both online and in-person sessions.
• One of the most remarkable ones has been ...being part of the training of CEOs under the Farmer Producer's Organisation (FPO's) Leadership Development and Excellence.
• Am glad that many dimensions of the business were brought forward right from the basics of communication to the advanced perspective of customer experiences and how skills can play a key role even in the rural markets.

Nov 2022 – Jan 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · On-site

• This has been an empowering business role for me that helped me to impact the lives of over 10,000 people across the country right from defining the training processes to rolling them out for the growth of the business.
• My responsibilities encompassed:
• Driving multiple programs and category level initiatives focused on delivering business growth.
• Driving tech usage by making those simpler and easier to interpret.
• Enhancing business productivity through focused approach on business effectiveness.
• Overall improvement in sales metric KPIs connected to order booking and SKU level penetration.
• Concept creation to rollout with content & training modules focusing on execution.
• Created various business processes for business growth.

Oct 2022 – Oct 2022 · 0 mo · Mumbai

• I was honored to be the 'Key Note Speaker' for Cognition 2022.
• ‘Cognition’ is a platform for students to showcase their technical skills and talents in various fields. It also provides opportunities to students who are highly skilled in paper presentations, programming, technical project, and ideation competitions.
• Speaking about Skills that could add value in respect of students who are keen on their entrepreneurship journey in addition to the core foundational aspects made the session fun-loving and enriching enough!

Sep 2022 – Present · 3 yrs 6 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India · Remote

• I have had the opportunity to serve many College, MBA/Other Stream students as well as Young Professionals who had the desire to learn and grow on a variety of fronts.
• Topmate as a platform made it easy for me to manage and uplift their lives in a variety of ways!

Sep 2022 – Apr 2023 · 7 mos · Maharashtra, India

• Was invited to be on board on the 1st TealFeed Creators Program 2022. Subscribe to my newsletter here:
• https://tealfeed.com/vivek_creator

Sep 2022 – Sep 2022 · 0 mo · Online

• Moderated a panel discussion that brought a variety of elements connected to Diversity, Inclusion in the parlance of Brands, Marketers, and Organisations, and how it would all evolve in the future!

Aug 2022 – Aug 2022 · 0 mo · India

• It was a Workshop on Personal Branding @ LinkedIn!
• We covered the following:
• 🎯 ASSESS your current position on LINKEDIN
• 🎯 DEFINE your target audience
• 🎯 CREATE relevant content regularly
• 🎯 BUILD your presence consistently
• 🎯 SHARE your thoughts & ideas

May 2022 – Aug 2022 · 3 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Was invited to be part of the 1st ever LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program!

May 2022 – May 2022 · 0 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

• Delivered a workshop on the topic of 'Business Model Canvas' organized by Al-Ameen College of Pharmacy under the institution Innovation Council of the Ministry of Education. The workshop was very eventful with a high level of engagement from all the participants.

Mar 2022 – Apr 2022 · 1 mo · Maharashtra, India

• I was invited to cover topics in the area of E-commerce and M-Commerce for Working Professionals at the MIT School of Distance Education. The sessions were very well appreciated by the entire group of students.

Mar 2022 – Apr 2022 · 1 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• I was invited to evaluate the Business Plan of BBA and B.Com. (Hons.) Program as an external expert.

Jan 2022 – Jan 2022 · 0 mo · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• I was invited to speak on the topic of - How to navigate from Classroom to Boardroom.

Dec 2021 – May 2022 · 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Covering the session of Buying & Merchandising!

Sep 2021 – Present · 4 yrs 6 mos · India

• Serving as a 'Mentor of Change' at Atal Innovation Mission of Niti Aayog, Government of India

Sep 2021 – Sep 2023 · 2 yrs · India

• Am Mentoring the Youth and Students to navigate through their career-led challenges along with building the right skillsets to rise & shine in the workplace!!

Sep 2021 – Jun 2022 · 9 mos · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

• Serving the role of a Mentor to the PGP students in the 'Connect the Dots' Initiative of MICA, Ahmedabad.

Sep 2021 – Apr 2022 · 7 mos

Aug 2021 – Aug 2021 · 0 mo · India

• Was invited as a Guest Speaker to share my thoughts on - "How to convert boardroom ideas to a glowing reality and take your brand towards mass success"

Jul 2021 – Mar 2022 · 8 mos · Online · Remote

• Uplifting the lives of Mentees who were looking for career guidance and support in terms of building the right skillsets for themselves

May 2021 – May 2021 · 0 mo · Online

• It was great to contribute to the Department of Retail Management & Marketing through their Board of Studies Meeting which was primarily focused on bringing in relevance to the course curriculum.

Jan 2021 – Present · 5 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• This has been a true game-changer. Read Why?
• It has been a phase wherein I've been able to work on the following:
• Leading STEM brand to help them set processes and scale up
• Startup in the Toy space exploring to establish their footprint
• Leading brand in the water space for enhancing their culture from traditional to professional
• Worked with a number of Startups to help them progress depending upon their stage and lifecycle

Dec 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 3 mos · Maharashtra, India

Sep 2020 – Sep 2023 · 3 yrs · India

May 2020 – Present · 5 yrs 10 mos · Navi Mumbai, Maharashtra

• Understanding LinkedIn is both an art and a science. I help you to navigate through this journey seamlessly with its various facets ensuring that it doesn't overwhelm you in any manner.
• Express your interest here: https://forms.gle/AnP9iMmBPpX67spD7 or send me a DM
• We are living in a digitally evolved era wherein people who don't grow themselves will find it difficult to grow in their career irrespective of their vocation.
• I've actively contributed to the growth of many medium sized brands in the area of omni-channel retail in the capacity of a social marketer.
• Having served the entire consumer eco-system for over a decade now, am actively serving individuals in the capacity of a Growth and Change Catalyst to make them a better version of themselves and also guiding mid-sized organizations from strategy to execution as a Mentor cum Advisor!

Mar 2018 – May 2020 · 2 yrs 2 mos

• Smollan E-Commerce is helping brands to reach out and explore the Indian e-commerce market which is expected to be more US$ 100 billion by 2020 with > 200 Million online shoppers!

Jul 2016 – Mar 2018 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Leading end to end Growth & Innovation opportunities across various product categories. The area spans from Planning & Strategy to Execution for Clients keen to work in the space of
• E-Commerce, Youth Marketing, Retail Execution, Field Sales, Brand Activation, and Technology. Was also responsible for the rollout and operations of 2 brands under the banner of Arvind Fashions i.e., Hanes and U.S.Polo Association

Jan 2015 – Jun 2016 · 1 yr 5 mos

• Led the Rural India business as a Specialist supporting sales through large workforce over 3000+ people managing Project Shakti in over 70,000 villages across India. The pop strata of these villages was < than 10,000 people.

Feb 2013 – Dec 2014 · 1 yr 10 mos

• Was instrumental in setting up the entire Route to Market business for Hershey's India. This role was a Modern Trade Specialist position responsible for driving sales business for Hershey’s India Modern Trade spanning across 1800+ stores at an All India level. The results in terms of Sales growth and Visibility has been phenomenal leading to business growth by over 300% in around 5 quarters with consistency in growth. General Trade was also driven in 6 top metros across India.

Feb 2013 – Jul 2013 · 5 mos

• Planned and Conceptualised the entire Brand activation program for Kellogg’s in Modern Trade stores. Mumbai pilot resulted in growth of 49% increase in sales and led to an All India launch of 220 stores.

Sep 2012 – Feb 2013 · 5 mos

• Business Head position with end to end responsibilities for All India Foods & Icecream business to drive sales targets and merchandise activation activities. The business matrix grew significantly in this period leading to a steep growth in the Customer Contacts across Modern Trade outlets.

Dec 2010 – Aug 2012 · 1 yr 8 mos

• Managed the complete Merchandising and Brand Visibility portfolio across Modern Trade and General Trade outlets. Led the team to make West as the best performing region with Modern Trade Perfect Store matrix moving from 40% to the highest ever at 75%+.
• Managed the team of over 1300 people in the region in Modern Trade & General Trade with 85+ people at Supervisory level.
• The team was recognised with the highest recognition i.e., Chairman’s Award for this business turnaround.

Feb 2017 – Feb 2017 · 0 mo · Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India

• Covered the course on Sales & Distribution Management

Jan 2017 – May 2020 · 3 yrs 4 mos · India

• Student Village is a bridge which connects Brands to the Youth in the College environment. Jointly launched with Smollan, Student Village is bringing it's expertise to assist Brands to connect to the future consumers through Influencer Marketing.

Jun 2016 – Nov 2019 · 3 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Have been part of the Interview panel at Welingkars for every year helping and assisting them in shortlisting the candidates for their 2 year MBA program across various streams.

Feb 2016 – Feb 2016 · 0 mo · Panvel, Maharashtra, India

• Was invited to share my thoughts through a Seminar conducted on "Rural and Digital Business in India". It was quite interesting to discuss how the real rural world is so different than what is actually perceived.

Jul 2015 – Jun 2016 · 11 mos · Mumbai Area, India

• Served in the capacity of being a Social Specialist. Had the great fortune of working my weekends and spare time to serve the community in varied ways.

Jul 2010 – Jun 2011 · 11 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

• Took the course on Retail in the Post Graduate program of ITM, Kharghar, Navi Mumbai.

Feb 2008 – Dec 2010 · 2 yrs 10 mos

• Worked as National Buyer cum Merchandiser in multiple FMCG NF categories in Skin Care & Home Care for value formats spanning over 700 stores with over 45+ large format stores. The role encompassed both as Category Specialist & Format Specialist driving FMCG business. Driven complete end to end promo planning activities for the category towards rollout across all stores. Focus areas also included inventory planning as per seasonal changes, competition mapping for ensuring the right product at the right place for the consumer, pricing changes amongst other activities.

Feb 2006 – Jan 2008 · 1 yr 11 mos

• It encompassed planning and strategy on Reliance Retail's footprint at a Pan India level. Was instrumental in the launch of multiple small and large formats.

Jul 2005 – Sep 2005 · 2 mos

• Undertook a customer research tracking customer movement for Pantaloon, Big Bazaar and Food Bazaar retail formats. This helped in effectively redesigning the store layouts.

Oct 2000 – Dec 2004 · 4 yrs 2 mos

• 1. Managed operations and dealt with International Clients
• 2. Core team member for setting up of the complete business and operations.