Abdullah Parkar Email & Phone Number

Qibla, Qibla, KW

• Leading business development with the goal of maximizing B2B relationships to offer MyU’s EdTech Platform to nurseries and K-12 institutions across the UAE.
• Establishing commercial relationships with school reseller partners to enhance MyU’s outreach with customers in the UAE.
• Identifying key Ideal Customer Profiles (ICPs) and tailoring the sales narratives and offerings for customer-specific requirements. Conceptualized micro offerings for potential clients to onboard with low-cost.
• Leveraging cold outreach platforms to reach and secure meetings with cold contacts at scale.
• Revamping the copy, design and communication of the sales and marketing collaterals to help make the sales proposition stronger.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Initiated the second stint with SkillSphere in the capacity of a partner and CEO for the GCC operations which now cover markets in UAE, Oman, Bahrain, and Kuwait. This involved effort right from setting up the.
• Established continued relations with 10+ schools with ongoing engagements in the form of after school programmes, knowledge initiatives, and online events.
• Realized business opportunities worth AED 300,000 during the global COVID pandemic and ensured sustainable cash flows without any external funding into the business.
• Streamlined the branding and communications at SkillSphere, setting the standard for marketing collaterals, school communications, and organizational decks. Coached the team to establish a unified brand identity across.
• Transitioned the operations in the GCC from an online-only to a blended learning organisation, with resource planning for training staff, collaborator partnerships, and curriculum alignment for the GCC learners.

Miami, US

• Cultivated strong relationships with school counselors of international schools in the region, leading to a substantial increase in undergrad student lead flows and conversion rates, while also cultivating strong.
• Implemented effective lead-generation strategies by organizing university fairs, contests, olympiads, and school webinars, resulting in a continuous flow of prospective students. Leveraging these efforts, implemented.
• Led the social media team executing comprehensive weekly plans encompassing copywriting, creative reviews, and campaign design, resulting in increased brand visibility and engagement.
• Fostered strategic global partnerships to expand a new business vertical focused on skill development and portfolio enrichment, driving substantial revenue growth and exceeding quarterly targets.
• Spearheaded the end-to-end digitization of lead management from Excel to CRM by implementing the LeadSquared CRM system, enhancing efficiency and accuracy in reporting, lead tracking and analytics.

Dubai, Jumairah Lake Towers, AE

• Directed the rebranding journey of the company to ‘The Explorers Lab’ working through name selection, logo design, and brand conceptualization.
• Served as the de facto Marketing Manager for over 8 months crafting communication standards and templates for digital and print.
• Independently designed, developed, and conceptualized The Explorers Lab website spanning over 50 pages. This website hosts 32 unique programs for students with detailed itineraries and FAQs.

Dubai, UAE, AE

• Curated strategic programs and unique learning experiences with local and international partners on the themes of sustainability, heritage conservation, adventure, and STEM.
• Led student groups on international trips to the USA, Singapore, Spain, France and Indonesia for STEM, sustainability, and language-based Programs. The work done as ‘Program Director’ was adored by students and.
• Institutionalized process kaizens for operations, finance, marketing, and technology to maximize business efficiency & integration across departments. Important initiatives include a smart costing sheet system.
• Operationalized program arrangements of 500+ students on international programs ensuring international partners fulfil educational and logistical performance standards.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, IN

• Conceptualisd cost-efficient recruiting processes for over 600 applicants to mid-level positions in Operations, Marketing, Content Development and Client Management. Processes set up included setting up recruitment.
• Set up transparent policies & systems for hiring talent, managing vendors, and website management.
• Successfully set up collaborations with like-minded organisations while also generating leads and finalising business opportunities exceeding INR 25 lakhs.
• Successfully trained over 1,000 students providing them with comprehensive orientations and understanding about essential life skills in the domains of public speaking, critical thinking, global awareness, and team.

• Delivered over 30+ IT software projects in the role of a project manager with the scope of work including planning, development, and systematisation of project delivery processes.
• Specialised in solution designing, requirement gathering & analysis, and acceptance testing with a user experience centred approach to solving functional issues.
• Formalized partnerships with constant networking for knowledge sharing, sponsorships and shared project executions while also generating business opportunities and contracts.
• Successfully on-boarded Vostics as a startup in the NextBig100 program organised by Korn Ferry’s Hay Group. Researched and documented the B-Plan for Vostics Cloud with revenue stream mapping & projections for investor.

Mumbai, Maharastra, IN

Ahmedabad, Gujarat, IN

Sharjah, AE

Master Of Business Administration (Mba) In Technology Management, Operations And Project Management

Bachelor Of Technology (Btech), Mechanical Engineering

High School, Science And Technology