Ganesh Kanade — Head of Growth
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:)
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Growth Marketing Specialist with expertise in AI-driven strategies across various sectors.
Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India
Experience: 12 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Marketing Strategy
- Team Leadership
- Growth Marketing
- Performance Marketing
- Digital Marketing
- Business Development
- Biomedical Engineering
Career Highlights
- Built a performance marketing engine from scratch.
- Developed AI-powered workflows for 70% of output.
- Consulted over 10 startups across diverse industries.
Work Experience
GrowthSchool
Lead - Marketing (2 yrs)
Sr. Marketing Manager - Performance & Growth (1 yr 11 mos)
Founding Member | Marketing Manager - Performance & Growth (1 yr)
Aditya Birla Capital
Sales Manager (6 mos)
Cheesiaano Pizza
Digital Marketing - Live Project (1 mo)
Arcatron Mobility Pvt Ltd
Digital Marketing Intern (Summer Internship) (1 mo)
OYO
Marketing and Sales - Live Project (2 mos)
Jio
Social Media Marketing - Live Project (1 mo)
GaneshKanade.com
Marketing & Growth Consultant (9 yrs 2 mos)
K A N A D E B R O S.
Freelance Photographer (3 yrs 11 mos)
CRITICAM MEDICAL SYSTEMS LLP
Biomedical Engineer (2 yrs)
Breach Candy Hospital Trust
Biomedical Intern (2 mos)
Education
Master of Business Administration - MBA at Symbiosis Institute of International Business
AI Generalist Fellowship Program at Outskill
MiniDegree at CXL
PGC at MICA | The School of Ideas
Design Thinking & User Experience Design (UX) at IxDF - The Interaction Design Foundation
Bachelor of Engineering (BE) at Vidyalankar Institute of Technology, Mumbai