Oct 2023 – Aug 2025 · 1 yr 10 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Beyond is a prominent player in the field of data analysis consultancy services and is renowned for its expertise in AI, data science, and technology consulting.
• Formerly part-owned by Visa, Beyond’s proprietary tools and processes help numerous big brands like McDonald's, DFS, British Airways, Man City F.C, Commonwealth Bank, Virgin Group, and the UK Government, harness their data to drive sustainable business change.
• I work as an Associate, sitting at the intersection of the consulting team and the commercial team reporting to the Co-founder & Chief Strategy Officer

May 2023 – Sep 2023 · 4 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Quester is a London-based B2C startup aiming to create the 'Google of Opinions' and develop a way for communities to share the things they love.
• So far:
• + 40k Monthly Active Users
• + 25m views on TikTok
• + Raised £1.5 million in funding
• Before working here, I used to think that buzzwords like "company culture" didn’t really matter, especially for early-stage startups. However, my experience here completely shifted that perspective. I now value company culture and mental well-being far more than just the paycheck when considering a workplace. It's the culture that defines the tone, pace, and resilience of the team — regardless of how great or flawed the product might be.
• This place also taught me a crucial lesson: achieving Product-Market Fit is the ultimate north star for any early-stage startup. Everything else is just noise or vanity metrics until you get that right.

Jan 2023 – May 2023 · 4 mos · London, England, United Kingdom

• Initiator VC is a venture capital cum accelerator invest up to £100k in early-stage student founders sourced from Europe’s and UK's top universities.
• I landed this role merely by drafting a cold email to the founder of the company and luckily he had positions available. The experience of working here was magical and gave me an exposure to fund raising
• I met several fantastic student founders of my age who inspired me and often set benchmarks conveying that age is no limit. I also met several serial entrepreneurs who have had profitable exits and investors who have invested in Unicorn startups around the world.
• An experience that further solidified my perspective of pursuing entrepreneurship as a career

Dec 2022 – Apr 2023 · 4 mos · London, England, United Kingdom · Hybrid

• Meet Founders organize in-person and virtual conferences around the world with top experts in the startup and venture investment world, bringing these thought leaders together in action-packed events
• In simple words, they organize events where entrepreneurs and investors are under one roof where founders can pitch their business ideas to the investors and possibly down the lane raise funds as well. Pretty much like a live shark tank
• Working here was my first introduction to the international entrepreneurial community. I meet entrepreneurs and investors from UK, USA, Spain, Sweden, Germany, Ukraine and notable people like the Ex President of Nike, Board of Director for Mercedes Benz, and popular investors from Paypal, Octopus, people who have worked closely with Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk and Bill Gates.
• Networks and relationships formed at these events helped me land internships in startups and Venture capitals in London going forward. This place has been an absolute game changing experience for me

Oct 2020 – Oct 2022 · 2 yrs

• Marketing Nerdss was my first attempt to entrepreneurship. After working with various marketing media agencies, upcoming startups, and ample of commercial projects, It was time to do something of my own.
• A team of 12 passionate people, we have been serving clients in the cosmetics, education, entertainment and media, fitness, coaching, and consultancy domains and are helping them FLY from MARKET TO TARGET
• At the peak of our work, we were managing 26 clients and more than 50 commercial projects at the same time. These clients included a leading management consulting firm, one of top 100 cosmetic company and international clients from the EU and Canada.

Mar 2020 – May 2020 · 2 mos

Mar 2020 – May 2020 · 2 mos

• The pandemic hit the standup comedy industry real hard and I couldn't continue doing it. Hence, I shifted to doing online gigs with this being one of them
• Scene Shop is a thriving community of comedians based in Atlanta.
• During the pandemic, I collaborated with them and drafted many comedy sketches for radio, newspaper, and live sketches for them on Twitch.
• Eventually, I got really bored and ended up leaving it. I realized that going on stage was a better motivator for doing comedy rather than just sitting in front of the laptop and writing jokes

May 2019 – Jul 2019 · 2 mos · Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India

• WittyFeed, now Stage.com, is an infotainment startup also recently featured in Shark Tank India. It was one of the first such startups in India even before TVF, ScoopWhoop, and Filtercopy were cool.
• To others, it was an Indian version of the popular American company BuzzFeed.
• As a content/copywriter, I drafted several comedy sketches, including the Daily Newsance, a satirical news comedy show pretty much like an Indian version of Trevor Noah's show (The Daily Show) or Late Night Show with Jimmy Fallon. I've pasted the links below
• I also hosted one of the episodes as a satirical news anchor talking about India's performance during the World Cup. This was I guess my first introduction to acting in front of the camera. A huge promotion from just being a writer

Aug 2018 – Mar 2020 · 1 yr 7 mos · Nagpur, Maharashtra, India

• Puntastics is a stand-up comedy collective based out of Nagpur. Together with them, I did several standup shows across the country, including college fests and corporate shows. Got the opportunity to meet and work with almost all of the popular comics in India
• I probably would have continued doing this if the pandemic didn't come all along and hitting this industry real hard.
• Apart from performing, I also played the role of an event manager and coordinated with several artists, event coordinators, and cafe owners to materialize shows during this period.
• Probably this was my first introduction to stakeholder management. Looking back makes me wonder if this exposure actually prepared me for my entrepreneurial venture going forward.
• All in all, this experience of my life made me super popular in my college, city, and comedy circuit with several interviews published in newspapers and radio. I ended up touring all of India and formed connections with lots of talented and popular artists/celebrities that I wouldn't have met if not comedy
• Here are the highlights
• Featured in TOI and E Time
• Managed multiple shows on the ground
• Did more than 100 shows plus open mics across various cities in India

Jun 2018 – Aug 2018 · 2 mos · Vapi, Gujarat, India · On-site

• My dad was posted in a small town in the state of Gujarat (Vapi) which did not have good schools and coaching institute for students aspiring to venture into top notch engineering and medical institutes of India.
• After giving my JEE exam and securing a seat in NIT Nagpur. I had ample of time before joining my engineering college. During that time, I decided to use my time to teach JEE and NEET aspirants.
• Therefore decided to tech Organic Chemistry to students preparing for IIT JEE (Engineering Entrance Exam) and NEET UG (Medical Entrance Exam) for about 3 months free of cost.