Unni (Narayanan) Nambudripad

CEO

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India18 yrs 5 mos experience
Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

  • Established Spotify's Podcast business in India.
  • Produced over 100 Original podcast titles.
  • Scaled podcast content across multiple languages.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a Media & Entertainment executive with expertise in content strategy and user growth.

Contact

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Skills

Core Skills

User GrowthCustomer AcquisitionStrategic Content Development

Other Skills

Digital StrategyCommunity EngagementNews WritingNew MediaJournalismCopy EditingBloggingStorytellingEditingManagementDigital MediaBroadcastBroadcast JournalismMarketing CommunicationsAdvertising

About

Media & Tech executive with over 15 years experience across Digital & Broadcast media, building and scaling Tech businesses in the video and audio ecosystem.

Experience

Spotify

3 roles

Editorial Lead - Music, Spotify India

Promoted

Jan 2026 – Present · 3 mos

Podcast Business Lead - India

Mar 2024 – Jan 2026 · 1 yr 10 mos

Head - Original Podcasts & Content Development Lead, Spotify Studios

Feb 2019 – Mar 2024 · 5 yrs 1 mo

  • Set up the Podcast Business for Spotify in India including promotion of 11 partner networks, over 30+ production partners and launching the Original & Exclusive business
  • Managed the Podcast Content business for Spotify India, producing over 100 Original titles
  • Scaled the Podcast content business to languages such as Tamil, Telugu, Bengali and Malayalam
  • Executive produced award-winning Original titles - Bhaskar Bose (NYC Radio Awards),Naallanaa Murukku - The RJ Balaji Podcast
User GrowthCustomer Acquisition

Saavn

Director - Original Content & Podcasts

Apr 2016 – Jan 2019 · 2 yrs 9 mos

  • Helped launch and scale the Podcast business for JioSaavn from its launch in 2016
  • Built multiple podcast IPs such as NoFilterNeha, Kahaani Express with Neelesh Misra, Take 2 with Anupama and Rajeev
  • Developed podcast IPs to drive revenue and scale for the business
  • Grew the Podcasting business 20x in content hours, shows, listeners
User GrowthCustomer Acquisition

Hotstar

Senior Producer

Apr 2013 – Mar 2016 · 2 yrs 11 mos

  • Sole representative that worked on the Sports content business across sports
  • Liason with product, tech and business teams to drive optimisation
  • Set up the sports content workstream starting with the ICC 2015 Cricket World Cup as the sole content executive
User GrowthCustomer Acquisition

Bloomberg

Senior Assistant Producer

May 2008 – Mar 2013 · 4 yrs 10 mos

Strategic Content Development

Rave magazine

Sub-editor

Jun 2006 – Mar 2007 · 9 mos · Bangalore

Strategic Content Development

Education

Asian college of Journalism, Chennai

PG Diploma in New media

Christ University, Bangalore

B.A. Journalism

Ida Scudder School

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