Jaiwardhan Saraf

Co-Founder

Goa, India10 yrs 5 mos experience

Highly Stable

Key Highlights

Co-founded a D2C hospitality brand redefining travel in India.
Established a B2B network generating significant revenue growth.
Secured USD 750K seed funding through strategic growth forecasting.

Stackforce AI infers this person is a Hospitality and E-commerce professional with strong business development and sales expertise.

Contact

Skills

Core Skills

Business DevelopmentSalesBusiness PlanningRevenue ManagementMarketingPublic Relations

Other Skills

Relationship ManagementRevenue AnalysisCommunicationJob SkillsSales PlanningEBITDABudgetingOral CommunicationAccount ManagementFinancial ForecastingBusiness Relationship ManagementStrategySales PresentationsBusiness-to-Business (B2B)Sales Targets

About

I am working on redefining the travel lifestyle in India and trying to build a D2C hospitality brand. An on-the-go learner, and amateur chess player. • Primary skills: Sales, Business Development, Revenue Management, Relationship Management • Sectors/ Industries of Interest: Hospitality, E-commerce, D2C Sales, Start-ups, Sports organizations, etc.

Experience

10 yrs 5 mos

Total Experience

4 yrs 3 mos

Average Tenure

1 yr 11 mos

Current Experience

Altr nativ

Co-Founder

Jun 2024 – Present · 1 yr 11 mos · Goa, India · On-site

Creating India's leading chain of social hotels—where culture, community, and design redefine travel

SalesBusiness DevelopmentRevenue ManagementRelationship Management

The hosteller

3 roles

Chief Business Officer

Sep 2021 – Feb 2024 · 2 yrs 5 mos · Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Business PlanningRevenue AnalysisRevenue Management

Head of Sales and Business Development

Promoted

Feb 2018 – Aug 2020 · 2 yrs 6 mos

Directed a team of 9 executives working for pan India sales; Company grew from 5 cities to 14 cities; Revenue grew by 60% Y-o-Y; Implemented a system-wide sales force training program.
One of the key members in the pan India franchise program and was successful in finalizing 3 hostel franchisees(Rishikesh, Bir, Pushkar).
Achievements
Established a B2B supply chain network of 550+ travel organizations pan India that funneled over 2000+ room nights
Generated $250,000 in revenues by expanding to new markets in West India and southwest India (Jaipur, Pushkar, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Goa among others)
Forecast growth plan for pitch deck (with CEO & CFO) that helped secure a seed fund of USD 750K for the company.
Initiated end-to-end offbeat travel experiences making us the only hostel chain in India to provide these unique services.

Business PlanningCommunicationBusiness DevelopmentSales

Area Sales Manager

Aug 2016 – Feb 2018 · 1 yr 6 mos

Responsible for 3 states (New Delhi, HP, UK). Implemented sales strategies for my area. Our Hostel in Rishikesh became the fastest growing entity of any alternate accommodation in the city.
Responsible for coordinating with the marketing team to execute the first-of-its-kind Instagram influencer network. This helped us increase our reference sales by 19% and increase SoMe engagement by approx 15%
Hired and trained remote/local sales team of 4 people in each location. Set up sales channels (B2C and B2B), analyzing and reporting monthly data.
Achievements
Improved the revenue per capita by 25% with respect to the guests of my hostels and improved the average length of stay by 33%.
Successful in improving on my commission-free booking by 15% which was crucial in achieving operational break-even of my area

CommunicationJob SkillsSalesBusiness Development