Sandeep Balani — VP of Engineering
An intrapreneur aspiring to be an entrepreneur with over 22 years of experience in Media industry spread across print; Digital and Ad-tech. Building JioAds eco-system now to scale supply across OTT's, E-commerce, News, Gaming and Ad-tech. Grateful to have got an opportunity to set up Outbrain business in India and launch 2 platforms Outbrain and Zemanta into the Indian market. Learning around leadership role changes during the times of automation an interesting aspect to how leaders need to change; in a world with fewer employees. Educating marketers and students about digital Eco-system with various initiatives as a guest faculty at ISB and IIM's. Also, visiting faculty and various B-schools like flame university.
Stackforce AI infers this person is a MarTech expert with extensive experience in digital advertising and media sales.
Location: Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Experience: 21 yrs 1 mo
Skills
- Business Development
- Team Leadership
- Marketing Strategy
- Media Planning
- Media Sales
- Sales
- Online Advertising
- Account Management
Career Highlights
- Over 22 years of experience in the media industry.
- Successfully launched Outbrain and Zemanta in India.
- Educating future marketers at top business schools.
Work Experience
JioAds
Vice President (4 yrs 10 mos)
Outbrain
Head of India (4 yrs 5 mos)
Director Business Development (1 yr 11 mos)
Komli Media
Director - Publisher Business Development (5 mos)
Head - Publisher Development and Management (1 yr 5 mos)
Regional Sales Manager - Performance Sales (2 yrs 7 mos)
Monster.com
Major Account Manager - Key Accounts (10 mos)
ABP pvt Limited
ABP (2 yrs 9 mos)
DNA
Sandeep at DNA Newspaper (2 yrs)
Education
PGPMAX at Indian School of Business
Innovation and Entrepreneurship / Global Strategy and organization at China Europe International Business School (CEIBS)
Strategic value addition through financial Analysis / Ethics and stakeholder communication at Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management
Corporate development; Merger and acquisition; competitive marketing strategy at The Wharton School
Executive Program in Leadership and Management at Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
BSc - Computers at National College
www.globalyouthmarketingforum.com at Amongst Top 100 social youth marketing professional