Anurag Sharma — CEO

Most marketing advice on LinkedIn is room temperature. Safe. Generic. Forgettable. I’m here to fix that. I’ve spent 12+ years going from writing code at TCS to advising CXOs on brand strategy at Ipsos to co-founding a media company to leading a 30-person marketing org at BHIVE Group, Bengaluru’s largest coworking operator (28+ centres, 30,000+ seats, 1.8M sq ft). Along the way, I built 3 podcasts. 1,000+ episodes. 2M+ listens. 9.1 on IMDb. Top 10 in India. Top 10% worldwide. Featured in Rolling Stone India, Amazon Prime Music, JioSaavn, and Local Samosa. What I actually do now: • Run full-stack marketing at BHIVE Group: brand, growth, digital, community, and an F&B vertical • Build AI-powered marketing workflows that let small teams punch way above their weight • Host conversations with founders, creators, and leaders who refuse to play it safe • Write a weekly newsletter ("This Newsletter Is NOT for You") for marketers and founders who want the real playbook, not the polished one I believe in speed over perfection, legacy over virality, and building authority that outlasts any algorithm change. Education: B.Tech CS | MBA (Global), Deakin University | IE Business School, Brand & Strategy (100/100) | IIM Bangalore, Strategic Management | LiCAP 2022 If your marketing feels stuck, your brand voice sounds like everyone else’s, or you’re a founder wondering how to actually use AI without the hype: follow me. I share the playbook I’m running, not the one I’m selling. Entrepreneur by Profession. Entertainer by Passion.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a MarTech and Media expert with a strong focus on brand strategy and digital marketing.

Location: Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Experience: 13 yrs 10 mos

Skills

Marketing Leadership
Data-driven Marketing

Career Highlights

Transformed marketing into a customer-centric growth engine.
Built 3 podcasts with over 1,000 episodes and 2M+ listens.
Advised CXOs on brand strategy and marketing leadership.

Work Experience

BHIVE Workspace

Vice President Marketing (2 yrs 10 mos)

AVP - Marketing (1 yr 3 mos)

Positive Vibes Consulting

Creative Head (1 yr 9 mos)

Socially Desi

Founder (5 yrs)

Zekardo Automotive Solutions

Marketing Manager (2 yrs 1 mo)

Foxtail Media

Co-Founder (3 yrs 5 mos)

Ipsos Business Consulting

Management Consultant (2 yrs 3 mos)

Pfizer India

Operations Manager (3 mos)

Tata Consultancy Services

Team Lead (8 mos)

Developer (1 yr 1 mo)

ASE - Trainee (3 mos)

Various small businesses

Website Developer (1 yr 1 mo)

Education

Master of Business Administration - MBA (Global) at Deakin University

Certificate in Strategic Management at Indian Institute of Management Bangalore

Certificate in Brand Identity and Strategy at IE Business School

Bachelor of Technology (B.Tech) at Motivational Pathway

Anurag Sharma

CEO

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India13 yrs 10 mos experience

Most Likely To SwitchHighly Stable

Key Highlights

Transformed marketing into a customer-centric growth engine.
Built 3 podcasts with over 1,000 episodes and 2M+ listens.
Advised CXOs on brand strategy and marketing leadership.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a MarTech and Media expert with a strong focus on brand strategy and digital marketing.

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Skills

Core Skills

Marketing LeadershipData-driven Marketing

Other Skills

Positioning (Marketing)Integrated MarketingHigh Performance TeamsCommunity EngagementArtificial Intelligence (AI)AI for LeadershipSocial Media MarketingPersonal BrandingPodcastingManage Client RelationshipsConsultingProject ManagementProposal WritingWeb DesignFlash Animation

About

Experience

13 yrs 10 mos

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

4 yrs 1 mo

Current Experience

Bhive workspace

2 roles

Vice President Marketing

Promoted

Jul 2023 – Present · 2 yrs 10 mos · Bengaluru

I run marketing across BHIVE Workspace, BHIVE Alts, and BHIVE Capital. 30-person team.
Full stack: brand, growth, digital, performance, community, events, PR, and an F&B vertical (HoneyKomb Café).
What I’ve built here:
Transformed marketing from a support function into a data-first, customer-centric growth engine
Won "Best Flexi Space Ambience" and "Best Coworking Space of the Year 2023" through integrated campaigns spanning digital, PR, events, and community
Built AI-powered marketing workflows across a 30-person org, making small teams operate like large ones
Drove brand positioning that placed BHIVE as Bengaluru’s definitive workspace brand in national media
Served as trusted advisor to the CEO on GTM strategy, board presentations, and long-term strategic planning
Also served as interim Head of Sales for 2+ quarters during an org transition, owning pipeline, conversion, and revenue alongside marketing.

Positioning (Marketing)Integrated MarketingData-driven MarketingHigh Performance TeamsMarketing Leadership

AVP - Marketing

Apr 2022 – Jul 2023 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru

Joined BHIVE to build the marketing function from the ground up.
Hired the initial team, set up the martech stack (HubSpot, Semrush, CleverTap, ContentStudio), created the first cohesive brand strategy, and established the PR engine that would later get BHIVE into national media consistently.
This was the foundation-building phase: processes, people, tools, and brand architecture that scaled into the 30-person org it is today.

Positive vibes consulting

Creative Head

Jul 2020 – Apr 2022 · 1 yr 9 mos · Gurugram, Haryana, India

Manage Social Media accounts
Strategise and curate highly engaging content
Run & manage Social media campaigns
Moderate Live sessions

Socially desi

Founder

Mar 2020 – Mar 2025 · 5 yrs · India

Built Socially Desi from zero during the pandemic into India’s home-grown digital platform for podcasts, articles, and curated expert content. 50,000+ monthly visitors.
Launched The Socially Desi Show (IMDb-rated, 100 episodes, 100K+ listens) and Namastey India (1000-day daily upload streak, 1M+ listens, 80K downloads/month).
Both shows distributed across 20+ platforms including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Amazon Music, JioSaavn, and Alexa devices. Executed brand campaigns for The Souled Store, Le Meridien, HopeQure, and others.

Zekardo automotive solutions

Marketing Manager

Mar 2020 – Apr 2022 · 2 yrs 1 mo · Gurgaon, Haryana

Foxtail media

Co-Founder

Aug 2017 – Jan 2021 · 3 yrs 5 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Co-founded a bridge-to-luxury D2C brand. Designed the brand, product line, and go-to-market strategy. Built from concept to launch in the Indian market.
First real entrepreneurship experience: learned the difference between building for someone else and building your own thing.

Ipsos business consulting

Management Consultant

Aug 2015 – Nov 2017 · 2 yrs 3 mos · New Delhi Area, India

Management Consultant. Worked on business strategy, GTM planning, and performance improvement projects across industries. This is where I learned to think in frameworks, not just campaigns.

Pfizer india

Operations Manager

May 2015 – Aug 2015 · 3 mos · Mumbai Area, India

Managing the Digital Marketing Portfolio

Tata consultancy services

3 roles

Team Lead

Promoted

Sep 2014 – May 2015 · 8 mos

Team lead in the Digital Marketing spectrum at TCS, handling iDetailing project client relationship and project deliveries.
Technology: HTML5, CSS3, JQUERY

Developer

Jul 2013 – Aug 2014 · 1 yr 1 mo

Working as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for iDetailing projects at TCS.
Business Concepts : Digital Marketing, iDetailing, eDetailing, Self-detailing for client products.
Technologies: HTML5, CSS3 and JQuery.