Hitesh Mishra

Co-Founder

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India12 yrs experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Over 10 years of leadership experience in high-growth startups.
Successfully scaled LiteStore's revenue by 3.3x.
Co-founded a cloud kitchen chain with significant customer acquisition.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Retail and Food Services expert with strong business development and operational management skills.

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Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentP&l ManagementRetailTeam ManagementRegulatory ComplianceProject Management

Other Skills

New Market ExpansionBusiness StrategyMarket SelectionCommercial NegotiationsMarket Entry StrategyProcurementGeneral ManagementCoal MiningTeam OrganisationTeam LeadershipCareer CounselingTender PreparationCorporate Social ResponsibilityDecision MakingEngineering

About

10+ years of diverse work experience at leadership positions in high-growth start-ups (Tech. & Non-Tech.) and large-scale enterprise. Career Highlights • Entrepreneurship • PnL Management • Corporate Strategy • Business Development • Stakeholder Management • Operations Management

Experience

12 yrs

Total Experience

2 yrs 6 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 11 mos

Current Experience

Litestore

Head - Brand Partnerships

May 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India · On-site

𝗦𝗰𝗮𝗹𝗲𝗱 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝟯.𝟯× (₹𝟭𝟴 𝗖𝗿 → ₹𝟲𝟬 𝗖𝗿 𝗔𝗥𝗥) 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗣&𝗟 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽, driving growth through disciplined expansion, improved unit economics, and cross-functional execution across Design, Projects, and Operations.
Drove 𝗟𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗦𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲’𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘁𝗼 ~𝟯 𝗹𝗮𝗸𝗵 𝘀𝗾. 𝗳𝘁. 𝗯𝘆 𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗗 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗻𝗯𝗼𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 for India’s first organised factory outlet destination chain, 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗡𝗶𝗸𝗲, 𝗔𝗱𝗶𝗱𝗮𝘀, 𝗦𝗸𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀, 𝗣𝘂𝗺𝗮, 𝗟𝗼𝘂𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗶𝗽𝗽𝗲, 𝗕𝘂𝗿𝗴𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗶𝗻𝗴, 𝗠𝗶𝗻𝗶𝘀𝗼, 𝗲𝘁𝗰.
𝗟𝗲𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗱-𝘁𝗼-𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗿𝗲𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗹 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝟲𝟬+ 𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱𝘀, including D2C players such as 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝗦𝗲𝗼𝘂𝗹, 𝗩𝗶𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗼, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗕𝗲𝗮𝗿 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲, 𝗞𝗶𝘀𝗮𝗵, 𝗧𝗠𝗥𝗪, 𝗲𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗘𝗕𝗢 (𝗘𝘅𝗰𝗹𝘂𝘀𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗢𝘂𝘁𝗹𝗲𝘁) 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝘄𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝟬–𝟭𝟬+ 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗼𝘂𝘁𝘀, market selection, catchment analysis, store sizing, and commercial negotiations.
𝗣𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗰𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗲𝗹𝘆 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗙𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘀 & 𝗖𝗫𝗢𝘀 𝘁𝗼 𝗮𝗹𝗶𝗴𝗻 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗴𝗶𝗲𝘀 with brand positioning, store productivity, and long-term profitability.

RetailBusiness DevelopmentP&L ManagementNew Market ExpansionBusiness Strategy

Livspace

5 roles

Business Head - Livspace for Business (B2B)

Aug 2023 – Apr 2024 · 8 mos

Head of Sales Operations - Livspace for Business (B2B)

Mar 2023 – Aug 2023 · 5 mos

Head of Sales Strategy - Livspace for Business (B2B)

Aug 2022 – Mar 2023 · 7 mos

Regional Head

Jan 2022 – Jul 2022 · 6 mos

City General Manager

Jan 2021 – Dec 2021 · 11 mos

Urbanpiper

Assistant Vice President, Business Development

Jul 2020 – Dec 2020 · 5 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Maa bhook lagi food services pvt. ltd.

Co-Founder / Managing Partner

Dec 2017 – Mar 2019 · 1 yr 3 mos · Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Co-founded Maa Bhook Lagi, a cloud kitchen chain, providing food solutions to residents and corporate clients in the city of Bengaluru
Built a high-performance team of 50 employees and set KPIs and processes to deliver sustained business operations
Managed relationships with key partners such as Swiggy, Zomato, etc., thereby reducing merchant commission by approx. 8% and getting access to promotional schemes
Strategized market entry plans and executed B2B and B2C go-to-market strategies, acquiring ~2 lac customers in FY 2018-19
Generated new business lines with Zomato adding more than INR 1 crore to the top line in a single deal
Streamlined inventory and stock management system using data analytics, leading to process optimization and an increased EBITDA of approx. INR 25L (about 10 %)
Conceptualized user interface for website and mobile app, and successfully launched website in 2017
Created annual budget worth Rs 4 Crore and executed with effective controls
Supervised procurement, transportation logistics, and internal processes across 5 production units
Built alliance with vendors/accounts such as Hyperpure, Big-Basket, etc., leading to reduction of procurement time

Coal india limited

Assistant Manager

Jul 2012 – Nov 2017 · 5 yrs 4 mos · Jamuna Kotma Area, South Eastern Coalfields Limited

General Management (Jamuna Kotma Area)
Executed regulatory compliance reports and represented Amadand OCP at Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB), Bhopal and Ministry of Environment and Forest (MoEF), India to ensure capacity enhancement of mines
Worked with the Senior Management of the company, Ministry, Vigilance, DGMS, and other governing bodies for periodic execution, reporting, and audit of compliances
Managed over 100 service contracts annually (open public bids) for Mine Development and CSR activities worth Rs. 14 crores
Monitored plantation of trees, restoration of mine, and construction of Effluent Treatment Plant(ETP) with Environment and Forest department
Controlled requisition, supply, and administrative reporting of explosives for 7 underground mines
Project Management/ Team Lead (Jamuna 1&2 underground mine)
Led a team of more than 100 production workers, achieving annual production target of ~25,000 Tonne consecutively for three years
Increased the production capacity of the mine by 70% through meticulous planning and re-structuring of the transport circuit