Shivani Nirula Chandra Email & Phone Number

India

India

As part of the vibrant and dynamic team at Plum Insights, we work with a range of Indian and international businesses including large retail brands, tech companies, start-ups, and non profit organisations to achieve their strategic goals. We do this via designing qualitative research studies, conducting fieldwork, analysing data and communicating groundbreaking insights via reports, presentations and effective storytelling to help them think consumer-first while unlocking growth.

• Customer Insight, Business Incubation & Product Development: Developed business concept using design thinking, market research, set up association with local manufacturers, supply chain systems and launched Eska’s first collection in in Bangalore, India in 2014• Project for Government of India in 2016: Designed the official International Yoga Day t-shirt selected by an eminent jury which has been worn by over eighty thousand people globally at annual events led by India’s Prime Minister Narendar Modi. • Branding, Marketing, Business Development: Organised pop-up brand shops in major cities in collaboration with three of India’s foremost Yoga teachers, including Bharat Thakur, Seema Sondhi and Mini Shastri. Invited to participate in exhibitions held by the US Embassy New Delhi and India Today Media Group. Collaborated with e-commerce websites like Jaypore E-Commerce Pvt Ltd and Natty.com. • Creative Collaboration & Community Engagement: Invited to present sustainable yoga-inspired collection by International Workshop on Natural Dyes in Hyderabad, and invited to give a guest lecture to final year students at National Institute of Fashion Technology, New Delhi

London, United Kingdom

Working with the world's leading brands to solve consumer problems and unlock positive growth. Brand Genetics is a global front-end insight & innovation agency specialising unlocking growth for our clients by helping them think Human-First. Some of the challenges worked on include: brand strategy and positioning, qualitative consumer insight, insight for comms development, trends analysis and new brand & product creation

• MBA Placement with Albion, a London based Innovation, Strategy and Brand Consultancy.

New Delhi Area, India

• Mentored by Director of Creative Bee: Renowned textile designer and reviver Ms Bina Rao (NID India Alumnus & Advisor to Ministry of Textiles and UNDP).• Team building, Innovation, Business Development & Market Entry Strategy: Led a team of four members to establish Creative Bee’s Delhi branch. Responsibilities included design development, marketing, visual merchandising, branding, coordinating export orders and acquiring bulk order clients, event management, graphic design, and media coordination.• Consumer Insight, Product Ideation & Development: Created capsule collection of sustainable fashion under the label ‘Shivani Nirula for Creative Bee’. Conducted eco-textile talks for international textile tour groups.

• Design, Product Development & Manufacturing Immersion: Designed and executed sampling of children’s wears collection selected by Marks and Spencer’s, analysed the structure of vertically integrated circular knitwear industry in India with focus on merchandising.

Mba

o High Merit MBA Degree; Recipient of The Indian MBA Scholarship from University of Bath, Accreditation - AACSB, AMBA, EQUIS o Networking.

Post Graduate In Management And Entrepreneurship

o Post Graduate in Management and Entrepreneurship with Distinction o Delivered Valedictorian Address at Graduation ceremony o Received.

Bachelor Of Design (B.Des), Knitwear Design

o Bachelor of Design, Knitwear Design with Distinction o Overall CGPA 8.0, awarded for highest score in Semester III with GPA of 9.24,

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