Portfolio Development: Mentored and guided aspiring design students in developing portfolios that led to successful admissions to top universities in the USA, UK and Germany.Curriculum Design: Created tailored workshops and learning modules focusing on design principles, creative thinking, and presentation techniques.Student Success: Enabled over 100% of students to secure placements in their desired design programs by enhancing their creative portfolios and application strategies.

Brand Creation & Management: Founded Bubster Play, a boutique brand specializing in handmade playdough and sensory toys, which quickly gained a loyal customer base through targeted online marketing and pop up shops.Product Development: Designed and developed a range of eco-friendly, safe-to-use products, receiving positive feedback from over 95% of customers in post-purchase surveys.Community Engagement: Engaged with the parenting community through workshops and social media, resulting in increase in brand awareness and customer retention.

- Promoted to Shop Visual merchandiser from April 2020 for IKEA's new touchpoint- 360 Mall Planning Studio

Optimized Layout: Revamped the shop layout to create a cohesive product overview and a visually striking impact that enhances the customer buying process.Innovative Smart Solutions: Implemented strategies to boost store vitality across all media by collaborating closely with the commercial calendar, utilising the range to inspire customers and increase visitation.Engaging Presentations: Designed relevant, inspiring, affordable, and commercially viable range presentations that catered to various styles and price points, to reflect “Life at home” and exceed visitor expectations.Performance Assessment: Evaluated and improved product presentation performance through continuous assessment and functional reviews.Dynamic Displays: Created pop-up displays based on marketing briefs and commercial events.Coached Team: Planned and mentored colleagues in visual merchandising principles.Trend Awareness: Stayed updated on retail and home furnishing trends for cutting-edge presentations.

Drove Business Growth: Developed innovative design solutions to enhance profitability and customer engagement.Boosted Brand Visibility: Designed and implemented marketing strategies for online and offline presence.Led CSR Initiatives: Managed 'Art for a Cause' to promote art education in underserved communities.Created Visual Materials: Designed all web and print marketing and communication materials.Developed Educational Content: Supported course development and advised students on creative careers, helping them build distinctive portfolios.Organized Workshops: Coordinated corporate workshops with industry leaders like McKinsey, Times of India, and Shell.

New Store Opening Visual Merchandiser & Regional Visual Merchandiser (Karnataka)- Responsible for budgeting, planning and implementation of all the new stores for ‘Mom & Me’ and ‘Beanstalk’ across the nation, with a unique brand identity- Coordinated and executed all new retail store elements such as Planograms, Mannequin, Graphics and VM props- Conducted weekly store visits to ensure adherence to store specific merchandising plan and goals- Provided solutions to store specific merchandising challenges using brand standards and corporate visual guidelines.- Assisted in the training and development of peers, store level staff and managers- Created and styled in-store and window merchandise displays using both current and future seasonal fashion trends- Integral part of creating training manuals such as the visual standards guide for the brands- Achieved a mile stone of 100 stores for ‘Mom and Me’ and 25 stores of ‘Beanstalk’

- Introduced smart solution selling in different medias of the store.- Researched and developed smart solutions for customers, to assist in the easy buying process- Designed and implemented the rebranded model 'Mom & Me' store- Created a standard graphics guideline kit for 'Mom & me' and 'Beanstalk store.