Working with the Social Media Manager and interacting with all digital, social, and creative teams to develop and implement social media initiatives.

CulturallyOurs is a platform for people to collectively explore, showcase and celebrate lifestyle, food, art, travel and culture from around the world. This is done through audio and visual media. We share personal narratives and stories in the podcast, create thought provoking and informative visuals and articles through the journal, and offer immersive cultural experiences through in-person retreats. Today we live in a time where we are constantly connected by way of social media and 24×7 news. Yet more and more people have admitted to feeling isolated, misunderstood and alone. Even in a crowd, we often feel like we don’t know anyone ore worse yet, belong. Emotive heartfelt conversations get lost in a sea of texts, emails and swipes. And that is why CulturallyOurs was created. It is a space to share stories and get connected to people from different parts of the world to explore cultural diversity without prejudice, religious bias or a political agenda. When we are given an opportunity to share our story and offer our unique perspective, we feel welcome, included and heard.While diversity and inclusion can mean different things to different people across different languages, the importance of belonging is universal. The more we understand each other, the more we appreciate one another. Appreciation and understanding brings empathy and acceptance.Website: https://www.culturallours.comPodcast: https://www.culturallours.com/podcast/Events: https://www.culturallyours.com/events/

I am a lifestyle, culture and travel photographer based in Chicago – home to deep dish pizzas and cubs baseball. For me, photography is a wonderful medium of expression - from emotions, relationships to brand experiences and customer acquisition. As a visual strategist and content creator, I work closely with my clients to help them convey their story and their brand experiences using visuals so that their online story matches their off-line story. I come from a family of educators and love sharing my knowledge of photography with others. To that end, I teach all aspects of photography from the technical how to, business skills as well as creativity and photography style. I also conduct in-person workshops around photography, business branding and product photography for small business owners.I also lead creative business retreats to India in November 2018 to showcase Indian culture and social entrepreneurship. More details can be found herehttps://retreat.karthikagupta.com/jaipur/Additional details around all the services offered by Karthika Gupta can be found at https://www.karthikagupta.com

Dvara Magazine is a quarterly published coffee table print book that documents visual stories about India – her culture, traditions, places, art and food in a visually appealing format and with a modern flare. Dvara is an inspirational guide to all things India and Indian-fusion. Printed on 100% white recycled stock paper, each issue focuses on stories in five different categories - Fashion, Food, Art, Lifestyle and Travel. By way of visually captivating stories, striking aesthetics and unique format, Dvara highlights contemporary India at its finest.As Dvara's co-founder, editor and lead photographer, I was responsible for editorial calendar, content strategy, marketing and promotion of articles and editorials. Through Dvara's editorial cycle, I was able to grow the audience to 900+ subscriptions over 4 volumes. Dvara was also a global platform to promote and showcase various artists, artisans, independent designers and other creatives from all over the world. In the broadest sense, Dvara had worldwide appeal. Her audience was anyone and everyone who loves all things eclectic, beautiful, culturally rich and diverse.www.dvaramagazine.com

Business Development and Innovation program manager for the Inbound phone channels within Citi Retail Services. Working on initiatives that improve channel performance and profitability.Specific responsibilities include• Concept development of new products and services in the sales channels to extend utility beyond existing product set and expanding customer universe resulting in improved profitability.• Ideation lead and manager of a Test Center that allows various portfolios and product managers to “test” new concepts prior to BAU roll-out thereby enabling optimal utility of resources for winning projects. • Prepare and present financial performance and key metrics for initiatives between the business units to senior management; gain buy-in, commitment and support from senior management.• Launched sales channel for partner portfolios (valued at $50MM). Managed project with matrixed team of Operations, Partners, Product managers, IT Development and Testing.

Two year Management Associate Program - experiences in Risk Management, Marketing and Customer & Card Retention. Specific responsibilities include• Chief of Staff Role for Customer and Card Retention Channel valued at $200MM - managed special projects that expanded the scope of the channel, improved channel profitability and enhanced customer experience. Also managed a $100K budget for contests held in the operation centers as a performance incentive for Customer Service Representatives.• Marketing Program Manager for Sears Retail Partnership with a budget of $4.4MM - launched a direct marketing strategy for new card members via leading cross-functional internal and external teams in development of new offers, segmentation, positioning strategy and cost effective ways to provide value to consumers. Program resulted in increased card activation, usage & loyalty. Launched a loyalty program through developing “best customer” marketing approach and relevance of offers; resulted in reversing attrition and increasing internal sales.• Risk Management Analyst for the Retail Private Label group - Prepared the first ever monthly financial performance of all the Risk strategy initiatives across the Retail Portfolios to present a Year over Year view of the value of risk management to senior management

International internship for a small business entrepreneur serving the consumer and commercial market for aquariums; business valued at $0.3MM• Evaluated Aquaria’s revenue and cost structure and identified ways to increase its market share• Refined Aquaria’s goals based on its strengths, weaknesses, and business drivers • Prepared a business plan with strategic and tactical objectives and presented it to the CEO which was adopted and implemented in 2007• Established a marketing campaign aimed at promoting brand awareness and loyalty within the customer base

Project Manager managing projects for the Corporate Marketing Division• Facilitated discussions with department directors and prioritized projects based on strategic vision and goals which led to effectively utilize department budget• Led a cross-functional team of eight to execute a marketing communications channel redesign, resulting in a 15% increase in the readership of the company’s Intranet• Received an ‘Outstanding Leadership’ award within three months of joining the company for a Business Requirements document that was used by senior management to sell a $1.5M project to the CIO

Business Analysis for projects in the Pharmaceutical vertical for CSC• Piloted and promoted the Business Process Solutions group in Abbott’s Global Technology Services division by creating a business case for and educated the various teams on business analysis tools, techniques and standards. This resulted in a 60% increase in the demand for Business Analysis at Abbott• Ascertained business requirements for the automation of a manual Succession Planning system that was used by the Executive Development department within Abbott’s Corporate Human Resources function

Systems Analysis for several large financial services institutions both domestically and internationally• Identified new feature sets for proprietary financial services systems resulting in a 70% increase in client’s adoption of technology. • Led business analysis tasks for two high-profile mergers in the financial services industry leading to seamless integration of systems, earning two promotions in fewer than two years.• Managed a client team of five senior testers to automate testing for a large Malaysian bank leading to a 30% reduction in error ticketing by the application support team• Increased stakeholder commitment in projects by periodic presentation of progress to senior management