Mukul Kumar Sharma

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India15 yrs 1 mo experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Led Pinkvilla to 50 million monthly visitors
Transformed Pinkvilla into a dynamic brand
Pioneered market-leading practices in digital media

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Digital Media Executive with expertise in content strategy and audience growth.

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Skills

Core Skills

Digital StrategyBusiness DevelopmentContent StrategyAudience GrowthAdvertising Revenue ManagementWeb Properties ManagementAnalyticsTeam BuildingProduction PlanningClient Solutions

Other Skills

ManagementOnline Business ManagementEntrepreneurshipDigital MarketingOperational EfficiencyStrategic LeadershipP&L ManagementSEOSMOProduct ManagementStrategic AlliancesPost ProductionAdvertisingMarketing CommunicationsWeb Content

About

As the Chief Operating Officer of Pinkvilla, India's leading digital platform for entertainment and lifestyle content, I am committed to shaping the future of digital media. With over a decade of experience in scaling digital content and driving innovation, my leadership has been instrumental in transforming Pinkvilla into a dynamic, forward-thinking brand. Under my strategic direction, Pinkvilla has embraced agile processes, expanded its reach exponentially, and consistently set industry benchmarks. Today, we proudly engage over 50 million monthly website visitors and a social media community of 30 million+ followers. These milestones are a testament to our ability to capitalize on strategic opportunities, strengthen partnerships, and achieve robust growth across all metrics—from digital presence to revenue streams. My vision extends beyond numbers. I am deeply invested in pioneering market-leading practices, driving Pinkvilla’s expansion into new genres and markets, and ensuring we remain at the forefront of industry evolution. At the core of my strategy is a passion for empowering our talented team. I am dedicated to fostering an environment where creativity thrives, ideas are celebrated, and every team member has the platform to contribute to Pinkvilla’s holistic growth.

Experience

Pinkvilla

2 roles

Chief Operating Officer

Promoted

Jun 2018 – Present · 7 yrs 10 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Pinkvilla is India’s leading digital platform for Bollywood, entertainment, and lifestyle content. With over 50 million monthly visitors from 200+ countries, we deliver the latest in Bollywood gossip, celebrity news, and fashion trends to a global audience.
Key Responsibilities:
Strategic Leadership: Spearheading the development and execution of growth strategies to enhance Pinkvilla’s market position and drive business innovation.
Team Building & Management: Building a high-performance culture by nurturing talent, fostering collaboration, and ensuring the team operates at its full potential.
Business Development: Identifying growth opportunities, driving strategic partnerships, and unlocking new revenue streams to scale the business.
Product Management: Leading the development and optimization of digital products to deliver a world-class user experience.
Finance & Legal Compliance: Overseeing financial operations, budgeting, and ensuring compliance with legal and regulatory frameworks.
Operational Efficiency: Streamlining internal processes, implementing best practices, and optimizing resources for sustainable growth.

ManagementOnline Business ManagementEntrepreneurshipDigital MarketingBusiness DevelopmentTeam Building+2

Business Head

Apr 2015 – May 2018 · 3 yrs 1 mo · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Clapsnslaps.com

Business Head

Sep 2014 – Mar 2015 · 6 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Company Profile:
ClapsnSlaps.com is an Entertainment Portal based on the lines of User Generated Ratings and Reviews of Bollywood and Hollywood Movies.
Key Responsibilities:
Digital Strategy.
Content Strategy and Growth Planning.
Complete P&L responsibility.
Leading relationship management with top production houses, PR Agencies, Ad Networks, Agencies & Clients
Product Management - Key decision maker for UI and UX features for the website
Implemented large SEO & SMO strategies

Digital StrategyContent StrategyP&L ManagementSEOSMO

Games2win india pvt ltd

Business Head

Apr 2013 – Jan 2014 · 9 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Company Profile:
Games2win is one of the fastest growing online gaming companies in the world and features in the top 20 online gaming destinations in the world as per the latest comScore reports.
Games2win is funded by leading top tier investors such as Clearstone Venture Partners, Silicon Valley Bank and Nexus India Capital.
Games2win entertains over 15 million unique users each month via its portals, its 650+ proprietary games, its very own in-game ads network and its mobile social network for applications and games.
Job Profile:
In Charge of all the web properties on Games2win network: games2win.com, gangofgamers.com and chimpoo.com.
Analytics - Analysed audience behavior to schedule games content calendar which led to an optimal consumption of content on the site.
Responsible for strategic alliances with other Gaming Companies for incremental revenues.
Created an outreach program for content distribution which led to higher consumption of content outside our sites as well.
Implemented UI and UX features for the websites to increase page-views and hence revenues.
Strategized & implemented SEO and SMO activities which resulted in additional traffic for the site.

Web Properties ManagementAnalyticsStrategic AlliancesSEOSMO

Koimoi.com

Business Head

Jun 2012 – Aug 2014 · 2 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Company Profile:
Koimoi.com is one of India’s top Bollywood Entertainment sites catering to News, Reviews and Gossip in the Indian Film Industry.
Koimoi.com is part of the Contests2win.com India Pvt. Ltd.
Koimoi.com entertains over 2 Million Unique users each month over web and mobile through its portals: koimoi.com, m.koimoi.com, social media and Mobile App.
Job Profile:
Successfully grew the audience by 200% YoY. Increased daily traffic from 12,000 visits to 200,000 visits over 2 Years. The Monthly Traffic went up from 300,000 Unique Visits to over 2 Million plus Unique Visitors over mobile and web.
Set up a brand new team, technical and editorial.
Managed & strategized advertising revenues for the company. Got more Ad Networks on Board which eventually resulted in a higher RPM.
Led relationship management with top production houses, PR Agencies, Ad Networks, Agencies & Clients
Extensive implementation of ad serving tools
Product Management - Key decision maker for UI and UX features for the website
Implemented large SEO & SMO strategies
Led Direct Sales function in India
Led the development & design of the Koimoi Android, iOS and Windows App.

Audience GrowthAdvertising Revenue ManagementSEOProduct Management

Hues of aspiration

CEO and Founder

Nov 2010 – May 2012 · 1 yr 6 mos · Greater Kolkata Area

Company Profile:
Hues of Aspiration started as a single man team writing content for Article Marketers, SEO Experts and various websites.
Built a team of over 10 high quality writers in less than 6 months
In accordance with the growth strategy of the company, we increased our expertise in the domains of SEO, Web designing and thus became a complete online solution provider.
Job Profile:
Building a complete team from scratch and managing employee expectations and guiding them through tough career decisions
Built personal expertise in SEO and SMO to guide the team in the right direction
Business Development & Account Management– Getting new clients and managing all accounts personally

Team BuildingSEOBusiness Development

Radio mid day west (india) pvt. ltd.

Associate Producer

Apr 2010 – Nov 2010 · 7 mos · Kolkata Area, India

Company Profile:
94.3 Radio one is a joint venture between Next Mediaworks Ltd and BBC worldwide. It operates in 7 Indian metro cities namely Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Bangalore, Pune and Ahmedabad.
94.3 Radio one was voted the number one radio brand in the Pitch magazine brand-o-meter survey done amongst 135 of the top media decision makers in the country.
It was ranked 7th in the overall media list containing radio, print, television and internet brands.
Job Profile:
Joined as an intern in November 2009 and after a 3 month stint I was offered a full time job as Associate Producer. My job responsibilities at Radio One included:
 Production Planning for the morning and afternoon shows of the radio station.
 Client Solutions
 Production of Commercials and Capsules
 Post Production
 Music Management