Ganesh Kanade

Head of Growth

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs 1 mo experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Built a performance marketing engine from scratch.
  • Developed AI-powered workflows for 70% of output.
  • Consulted over 10 startups across diverse industries.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Growth Marketing Specialist with expertise in AI-driven strategies across various sectors.

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Skills

Core Skills

Marketing StrategyTeam LeadershipGrowth MarketingPerformance MarketingDigital MarketingBusiness DevelopmentBiomedical Engineering

Other Skills

Team ManagementAI WorkflowsContent MarketingTeam BuildingDigital Marketing StrategyBrandingWeb AnalyticsSEOSocial Media MarketingMarket ResearchContent CreationMedical DevicesClient ServicingSalesUser Experience (UX)

About

Hi, I’m Ganesh Kanade…A curious blend of creative instinct and strategic thinking. A marketer, musician, Ultra-endurance Cyclist, Traveller, and someone who’s never been a fan of the status quo. I believe in doing what you love, staying curious, and always asking: What’s next?? Currently, I’m leading AI-first Marketing at GrowthSchool and its other brands (Outskill, Flick, BuildSchool) where I have built and led multiple high-performance teams in Performance, Content, Creative Strategy, Growth, and Social. Experimenting and building AI workflows for the last 2 years - frekin loving it:) I joined as a founding member when we were still in stealth mode, and helped build our marketing stack from the ground up, from strategy to building teams to execution. Have consulted multiple startups across the domains - D2C, health tech, mobility, lifestyle, and edtech. ⚡️Highlights: ✧ Built a performance marketing engine from scratch - 0 to full-scale. ✧ Developed AI-powered workflows now powering 70% of our output. ✧ Built and led cross-functional teams across Performance, Content, Creative Strategy, Growth, and Social. ✧ Consulted 10+ startups across health tech, mobility, lifestyle, and edtech - including CareMother, ParkSmart, Frido, Nucros, and Arcatron Mobility. If you're building a startup and need help with content, growth, performance marketing, creative strategy or AI-led workflows - let’s talk. 📩 Consult or collab: ganeshkanadedm@gmail.com 🔗 Or just DM me. I'm always up for a good conversation:)

Experience

12 yrs 1 mo
Total Experience
4 yrs 1 mo
Average Tenure
4 yrs 11 mos
Current Experience

Growthschool

3 roles

Lead - Marketing

Promoted

Apr 2024Present · 2 yrs · On-site

  • Building a startup inside a startup:)
Performance MarketingTeam ManagementAI WorkflowsMarketing StrategyTeam Leadership

Sr. Marketing Manager - Performance & Growth

Promoted

May 2022Apr 2024 · 1 yr 11 mos · On-site

  • Team building | Performance & Growth | Content Marketing
  • Responsible for business growth by building an in-house performance marketing team and scaling revenue multifold.
  • Building and leading teams across Creative Strategy, Content, and Social.
Performance MarketingContent MarketingTeam BuildingGrowth Marketing

Founding Member | Marketing Manager - Performance & Growth

May 2021May 2022 · 1 yr · On-site

  • Joined GrowthSchool in stealth when it was a 6-member team, Helped set up an in-house marketing team and scale performance marketing channel from 0-1.
  • Wearing multiple hats on the go :)
Performance MarketingTeam BuildingMarketing StrategyGrowth Marketing

Aditya birla capital

Sales Manager

May 2019Nov 2019 · 6 mos · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

Cheesiaano pizza

Digital Marketing - Live Project

Jul 2018Aug 2018 · 1 mo · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • Analytics || Digital Marketing || Local Store Marketing (LSM)
  • 1. Analysing competitors using Multi-Dimensional Mapping and providing suggestions for the marketing mix.
  • 2. Social media revamp strategy for the platforms like Instagram.
  • 3. Search Engine Optimisation
  • 4. Local store marketing, analyzing gaps in services marketing and providing suggestions.

Arcatron mobility pvt ltd

Digital Marketing Intern (Summer Internship)

Apr 2018May 2018 · 1 mo · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • Digital Marketing || Marketing Strategies || Branding || Influencer Marketing
  • 1. Content Marketing: Creating content for the different stages of the content marketing funnel.
  • 2. Social Media Marketing: Social Media Monitoring, Social Media Listening, Designing and running Social Media Campaigns, content creation.
  • 3. Influencer Marketing: Identifying, onboarding the right influencers for various campaigns and brand awareness.
  • 4. Branding: Brand awareness, Creating brand collateral.
Digital MarketingSEOSocial Media Marketing

Oyo

Marketing and Sales - Live Project

Aug 2017Oct 2017 · 2 mos · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • Market Research || Business Development
  • ( Selected for the "Elite: Special 11", which was the exclusive team of top eleven performers from all over India.)
  • As an OYO live intern, I was responsible for the following roles:
  • 1. Conducting proper research and analyze the market and look for new opportunities.
  • 2. Generating leads for the company from different markets.
  • 3. Promoting OYO on various Social Media platforms.

Jio

Social Media Marketing - Live Project

Jul 2017Aug 2017 · 1 mo · Pune/Pimpri-Chinchwad Area

  • 1. Social Media Marketing
  • 2. Content creation for the various social media platforms.
  • 3. Jio-Tweetathon: The final event in which I had to create viral content to reach the maximum audience on tweeter to promote Jio.
Market ResearchBusiness Development

Ganeshkanade.com

Marketing & Growth Consultant

Feb 2017Present · 9 yrs 2 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

  • Full-funnel Growth Marketing | Marketing Strategies | Branding | Web Analytics
  • Helped 10+ startups with digital marketing strategy and execution and still counting.
  • Working with channel-specific industry leaders to help clients achieve their objectives.
  • Worked in diverse industries like MedTech, Future Mobility, Restaurants, eCommerce and Hospitality.
Digital Marketing StrategyBrandingWeb AnalyticsGrowth MarketingMarketing Strategy

K a n a d e b r o s.

Freelance Photographer

Apr 2014Mar 2018 · 3 yrs 11 mos · Mumbai

  • Pre-wedding Shoots || Model Shoots || Post-editing
Content MarketingSocial Media MarketingBrandingDigital Marketing

Criticam medical systems llp

Biomedical Engineer

Mar 2014Mar 2016 · 2 yrs · Mumbai Metropolitan Region

  • Medical Devices || Client Servicing || Application || Sales || Negotiation (Philips Healthcare)
  • 1. Performing a variety of routine and complex tasks associated with the installation, service and calibration of a diverse range of Medical Devices.
  • 2. Provide technical assistance and instruction to personnel in the operation and maintenance of equipment; provide recommendations regarding the purchase of Medical Devices.
  • 3. Application of biomedical equipment, train Doctors and Nursing staff.
  • 4. Managing Client Relationship
  • 5. Looking after AMC, CMC of biomedical equipment, negotiating contract terms and conditions to meet both client and company needs.
  • 6. Supporting marketing activities.
  • Medical Devices || Philips Healthcare
  • 1) Patient Monitoring System
  • 2) ECG Machines
  • 3) Defibrillators and AEDs
  • 4) Ultrasound
  • 5) Ventilators
  • 6) Warmers
Social Media MarketingContent CreationDigital Marketing

Breach candy hospital trust

Biomedical Intern

Jun 2013Aug 2013 · 2 mos · Mumbai

  • 1. Support in-house biomedical engineers with the maintenance of Medical Devices
  • 2. Helping biomedical engineers during the breakdown of Medical Devices
  • 3. Prepare technical comparison of medical devices in pre-sales
  • 4. Routine checkups of medical devices in all the departments
Medical DevicesClient ServicingSalesBiomedical Engineering

Education

Symbiosis Institute of International Business

Master of Business Administration - MBA

Jan 2017Jan 2019

Outskill

AI Generalist Fellowship Program — Generative AI

Feb 2025Aug 2025

CXL

MiniDegree — Growth Marketing

Jan 2020Jan 2021

MICA | The School of Ideas

PGC — Digital Marketing and Communication

Jan 2020Jan 2021

IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation

Design Thinking & User Experience Design (UX)

Jan 2020Jan 2021

Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai

Bachelor of Engineering (BE) — Biomedical/Medical Engineering

Jan 2009Jan 2013

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