Rana Laxman Singh

Business Development Executive

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India19 yrs 9 mos experience
Highly Stable

Key Highlights

  • 16+ years in corporate L&D sales and consulting.
  • Expert in scaling EdTech startups to enterprise readiness.
  • Proven track record in driving transformative business growth.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a strategic consultant specializing in EdTech and enterprise growth.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business ConsultingEdtech StrategyEnterprise GrowthClient SuccessAccount ManagementBusiness Development

Other Skills

EntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementStartupsEdtechStrategic InitiativesMentoringBusiness Transformation#BusinessconsultingEnterprise SalesClient Relationship ManagementP&L ManagementSales EnablementLead GenerationTraining DeliveryLeadership

About

At RANA10X Consulting, I specialize in helping EdTech startups and firms unlock their full potential through strategic business coaching and consulting. My mission is clear: to transform visionary ideas into scalable, profitable, and enterprise-ready businesses. With 16+ years of experience in corporate L&D sales and 2.5+ years as a business consultant, I partner with high-potential EdTech ventures from the ground up—guiding them in building their foundation, people, product, and processes. My expertise includes: ✅ Designing high-impact L&D solutions to solve complex enterprise challenges ✅ Identifying micro-niches and crafting razor-sharp market positioning ✅ Building category-defining products, services, and frameworks ✅ Go-to-market strategy, funnel design, and high-ticket client acquisition ✅ Sales enablement, lead generation, and campaign execution ✅ Enhancing delivery and operational capabilities for scale If you are an EdTech founder ready to build a category-dominating business or an HRTech innovator looking to scale into the enterprise space, let’s connect. I help take your business from X to 10X.

Experience

Rana10x consulting

Business Consultant | EdTech Startups & Enterprises

Feb 2023Present · 3 yrs 1 mo · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · Hybrid

  • On my mission to drive transformative change within the Indian EdTech and HR startup ecosystem. My expertise lies in honing their product, program, and service offerings, providing meaningful solutions to Enterprises in the EdTech domain. Our ultimate goal is to empower these startups to establish robust, scalable, and profitable businesses, achieving growth beyond their wildest expectations, from X to 10X
EntrepreneurshipProduct ManagementStartupsEdtechStrategic InitiativesMentoring+4

Simplilearn

4 roles

Associate Director - Practice Management India Enterprise Business (Named and GCC Accounts)

Apr 2019Dec 2022 · 3 yrs 8 mos

  • 1. Led a team of high-performing Practice Managers to drive enterprise growth and client success.
  • 2. Spearheaded the expansion of Simplilearn’s key enterprise learning solutions, including Fresher Onboarding Programs, Large-Scale Skilling Initiatives, and Digital Academy Training Programs.
  • 3. Drove strategic, long-term business engagements and enterprise sales within named accounts, ensuring consistent value creation and client satisfaction.
  • 4.Built and nurtured strong relationships with CXOs, CLOs, Digital Transformation Leaders, Business Heads, CoE Teams, Practice Heads, and other key decision-makers driving L&D and capability-building initiatives.
  • 5. Demonstrated strong product knowledge and positioning skills, aligning learning solutions with evolving business needs.
  • 6.Developed market intelligence and competitive strategies to strengthen client positioning and identify emerging opportunities.
  • 7. Conducted in-depth research and analysis on market trends, customer needs, and competitive landscape to inform a consultative sales approach.
EntrepreneurshipStrategic InitiativesEnterprise GrowthClient Success

Associate Director sales - India Enterprise Business (Named Accounts)

Promoted

Apr 2017Mar 2019 · 1 yr 11 mos

  • 1. Managing the strategic Account management business unit of Simplilearn.
  • 2. Responsible for the growth and profitability of large accounts PAN India.
  • 3. Managing team of Sr. Business development managers, mentoring, guiding and partnering them on
  • strategic initiative for team growth.
EntrepreneurshipStrategic InitiativesAccount ManagementBusiness Development

Sr. Manger - Enterprise Sales (India and Rest of world)

Apr 2016Mar 2017 · 11 mos

  • Responsible for India Enterprise Business Unit (India and ROW) Business development and growth.
  • 1. Enterprise Sales, Business development.
  • 2. Strategic Planning and Implementation,
  • 3. Revenue and growth, P&L ,
  • 4. Managing sales team, performance
  • 5. Team building and management

Sr. Manager - Corporate Sales

Nov 2013Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 4 mos

  • Heading - Simplilearn Corporate India Business.
  • SimpliLearn is one of the fastest growing education companies in the world and a leading provider of a suite of professional certification courses that address unique learning needs of working professionals. We've trained over 75,000 aspirants across 150+ countries, including those from the world's leading Fortune 500 companies. We are a team of 500+ people. We are funded by a global venture fund.
  • We offer courses in Project Management, Operations Management, IT Service management, IT Security Management, Financial Management and Applications training around Microsoft, Cisco and SAP.

Iiht ltd

Sr. Business Development Manager

Feb 2009Nov 2013 · 4 yrs 9 mos · Bangalore

  • I was working as Sr. Business Development Manager as part of IIHT Enterprise Learning team where we provide End to End training solutions to Corporate clients.
  • Handled strategic account across southern region and contributing towards the Revenue growth and Profitability of organization.
  • My roles evolves around the areas like:
  • Key Account Management, Business Development, Sales,New customer acquisition, Strategy planning, Setting long and short term business plan, Strategic tie-up with corporates, Relationship building, Handling National/large accounts, Meeting , Presentations to respective Business Heads /VP/Directors/Managers/Executives in organizations, Handling and Monitoring the complete sales cycle, Team management, mentoring and guiding them to achieve sales quota, Enabling Pre-sales and Operation to customize solutions to meet client demand.
  • Achievement:
  • 1. Have been consistent performer to achieve Team and Individual target.
  • 2. Create strategic partnership with some of large account like Accenture, Unisys, CA Technologies,
  • ABB, Deloitte, CSC and many SME's.

Net business solutions (nbs)

Business Manager

Sep 2007Feb 2009 · 1 yr 5 mos

  • I joined Netbusiness Solutions Ltd Mumbai and soon given incharge of setting business unit at Bangalore location for the corporate training division called AdvantageNBS.
  • Training Offering: Induction, Laterals and high end project based training, certification programs on SAP product, IBM Mainframe, Oracle Applications, Microsoft Application and development fronts, Java, Webtechnology, Datawarehousing, Symantec, etc..
  • Target and Achievements:
  • Marketing and positioning company corporate training services at Southern India (Bangalore, Chennai, Hyderabad, & other south).
  • Building new client database and introducing about company offerings. (Gathered almost 500+ IT companies database )
  • Creating local trainer database to support operation.
  • (Generate more than 300 + expert corporate/freelancers/consultants database/vendors).
  • Building team and their training and development.
  • (Built team of strong sales professional to magnify the reach and bandwidth towards customer).
  • Maximizing Business through Channel partner.
  • (Created new channel partner across southern India to maximize the business)
  • Managing profit & loss of BU and reporting to AVP at Mumbai head office.
  • Achievement: Promoted from Executive Sales to Assistant manager to Business Manager between span of years.

Bajaj allianz general insurance

Relationship Manager

Aug 2006Aug 2007 · 1 yr

  • Joined Bajaj Allianz GIC Indore as Relationship Executive in Agency department. Responsible for creating new and prospective agents, consultants, DSA and direct clients. Involve in Business development, channel management, training, marketing of general insurance product like Motor, Health, fire, Household etc.

Hcl infosystems ltd

Marketing Executive

Jul 2005Feb 2006 · 7 mos

  • Initiated career with HCL Infosystems Ltd Indore as Marketing Executive for corporate sales of desktop computers and Laptops. Taking care business devlopment activities at remote and new territories for organization like Ujjain, Devas & Shajapur. Build and generate new corporate accounts and successfully achieved the target.

Education

GSIMR Indore

MBA Marketing and IT — Marketing

Jan 2004Jan 2006

Bhilai Institute of Technology (BIT), Durg

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — ET&T

Jun 1997Jun 2001

Bhilai Institute of Technology (BIT), Durg

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — ET&T

Jun 1997May 2001

St. Xaviers HSS

Higher Secondary

Jan 1995Jan 1996

Lokmanya Tilak HSS Ujjain

Maths/Science

Jan 1990Jan 1992

Bhilai Institute of Technology (BIT), Durg

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Electronics & Telecommunications

Bhilai Institute of Technology (BIT), Durg

Bachelor of Engineering - BE — Electronics and Telecommunication

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