Siddhi Khara Email & Phone Number

Lead the strategic development and successful execution of key activities for a non-profit trade organization, providing educational programs, resources, professional development, and international business networking to the Southern California international trade community.• Collaborate with 23 global OWIT Chapters, including chapters in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe, to coordinate and deliver educational webinar programs featuring esteemed speakers and panelists, aimed at enlightening members and small businesses about global trade topics.• Establish strong partnerships with various government agencies, such as the US Commercial Service, to organize educational events and secure official speaking engagements by engaging with embassies (Industry Round Tables, Webinar Series) • Drive the coordination of World Trade Week events in collaboration with the district export council (DEC), fostering valuable networking opportunities and trade-related discussions.• Promoted from Vice President to President in 2023, assuming ownership for strategic direction, effective management, and organizational development, ensuring strong alignment with the mission.• Organized a virtual event in collaboration with Kenyan women entrepreneurs and business resources (US Commercial Service, Select USA, and Prosper Africa) to provide Kenyan women with trade resources.

Lead development and execution of key activities for a non-profit trade organization that provides educational programs, resources, professional development, and international business networking to the international trade community in Southern California. Collaborate with 23 chapters located throughout the world including chapters in the Middle East, Africa, and Europe.•Partner with global OWIT Chapters to coordinate educational webinar programs with speakers and panelists to educate members and small businesses on global trade topics.•Work closely with various government agencies to coordinate educational events, such as the US Commercial Service; contact embassies to coordinate official speaking engagements.•Coordinate World Trade Week events, working with the district export council (DEC).•Organized a virtual event in collaboration with Kenyan women entrepreneurs and business resources (US Commercial Service, Select USA, and Prosper Africa) to provide Kenyan women with trade resources.Women In Trade Orange County, a non-profit trade organization that provides educational programs, resources, professional development and international business networking to the international trade community in Southern California.www.witoc.org, https://owit.org/

San Diego, California, Us

As a Trade Advisor, I specialize in providing comprehensive trade consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses. Our team is dedicated to empowering our clients to export their products and services to new markets globally by offering expert guidance on market strategy, research, and compliance.• Partner with clients to identify pain points, information gaps, and growth opportunities to develop effective export plans and market entry strategies.• Offer expert guidance on regulatory compliance and securing appropriate resources, including state and federal grants, to support clients & export efforts.• Attend local trade events to build valuable relationships with potential clients and cultivate new business opportunities.

Camarillo, California, Us

As an EDC SBDC Trade Advisor, I specialize in providing comprehensive trade consulting services to small and medium-sized businesses. Our team is dedicated to empowering our clients to export their products and services to new markets globally by offering expert guidance on market strategy, research, and compliance.• Partner with clients to identify pain points, information gaps, and growth opportunities to develop effective export plans and market entry strategies.• Offer expert guidance on regulatory compliance and securing appropriate resources, including state and federal grants, to support clients & export efforts.• Attend local trade events to build valuable relationships with potential clients and cultivate new business opportunities.https://edcollaborative.com/?business-advisor=siddhi-khara-7684

San Francisco, California, Us

Support digital marketing strategy, planning, and content creation for a women-founded supply chain company that provides a digital platform for sourcing and producing ethical home goods with production management.•Collaborate with the CEO to lead brand development initiatives through social media.•Build effective content strategies that engage audiences, increase digital traffic, and target ideal customers.•Transformed the marketing strategy from the ground up, delivering consistent brand representation across all social media channels and effectively engaging and increasing followers and target customers.Nomadory is a women founded modern day supply chain company with a mission to revolutionize the world of sourcing and production. Powered through technology we digitalize sourcing and production management, enabling all players in the value chain to collaborate in real-time, gain full visibility over orders and drive efficiencies. We are a digital platform for sourcing and producing ethical home goods with end-end production management and freight support. www.nomadory.com

London, England, Gb

Consulting Strategy Research Supporting International Growth.Strategic business Intelligence provider to Fortune 500 FMCG's catering to global business initiatives including: strategic planning, route to market, competitive landscape, distribution, trend analysis, product positioning, new product development.•Fostering 35+ partnerships with Fortune 500 B2C & B2B clients within: Home Care, Packaging, Food, Beverage, Beauty, Pet, Consumer Health.•Proactively cultivating existing client relationships & building new business to drive incremental revenue growth. •Discovering and qualifying new opportunities, identifying intelligence gaps, and effectively positioning myself as a client's strategic partner.•Exceeded expectations to meet 106% to cumulative goal in FY2016.•Awarded Person Of The Month Sept 2017- Company Wide Recognition for client sourcing, client retention, client management, sales opportunity progression methods.• Ushered in over $1M+ in syndicated research across several Fortune 500 Consumer Good Clients.• Consult capabilities via presentations and training regularly with senior level executives across corporate strategy, business development, marketing & category management.•Manage the entire business development and sales process involved with consulting web-based planning tools and custom international research solutions to clients.(e.g. prospecting, territory management, meeting scheduling, product demonstrations, multi-stakeholder business case development, objection handling, contract negotiation, etc.).• Engage international client base through existing accounts and collaborate with Euromonitor Account Consultants throughout various global offices to develop new revenue for the company.

London, England, Gb

Conceptualized an e-commerce platform that imports South Asian Fashions and offers apparel and accessories for rent/purchase across the U.S. market.•Promoted lead generation & brand awareness by producing engaging digital marketing campaigns across all social media channels, participating in industry trade expos, implementing SEO/ Google Adwords.•Cultivated relationships and communicated daily with internal & external teams including: vendors, partners, & international suppliers to strategically align brand image, implement & identify new business development initiatives.•Responsible for cost analysis of department and product support to streamline and improve operational processes of inventory maintenance, photo-shoots, advertising creation, assortment analysis. •Negotiated long-term supply contracts with international clothing designers and suppliers.•Featured in WSJ, NPR, Buzz Feed, OC Metro "40 under 40" cover story, Business Interviews.com, OC Register, India Currents "30 under 30" cover story, India Journal.

Fashion start-up created by the founders of St. John; assisted in implementing strategic marketing plan to launch product lines for each season & drive in new business. •Spearheaded the creation of an integrated social media plan to build an online presence for the brand and organically increase followers across facebook, instagram, pinterest, twitter. •Analyzed performance of online and physical marketing initiatives to identify the best opportunities for optimization.•Collaborated with digital marketing team to develop coherent strategy across social, traffic, and e-commerce channels. •Assisted National Sales Manager to plan and support engagement at event marketing activities nationwide with major buyers (Neiman Marcus, Bloomingdales, SAKS) through implementation of in-store demos, fashion shows, private client luncheons, social media contests.

Los Angeles, Ca, Us

Export Management organization supporting domestic/international companies to export: Beauty, Food, Beverage, Private Label products.•Established robust relationships with 30+ international clients in over 35 countries worldwide: Preparing competitive pricing models, Sales forecasting for key brands & customers, Identifying & developing new business in existing and emerging markets. •Served as project liaison between cross-functional teams to guarantee on time, cost-effective delivery of orders. •Strategized marketing and promotional activities with foreign buyers, including developing sales presentations/marketing materials; tracked promotional activities. •Worked with Founder on business development initiatives: recruiting new customers, acquiring international leads from domestic manufacturers (Nestle USA, Hansens, Snyders) to boost their foreign presence in new markets. •Solved logistics issues, damage/loss claims, and customer complaints.•Represented company at domestic and international trade shows/missions (Dubai, Shanghai, South Africa); responsibilities include: travel arrangements, booth set up & execution, producing marketing materials, product selection & shipment, and engaging in follow up lead outreach to drive in new business.

Washington D.C., Dc, Us

•Provided support to Senior Trade Specialists in outreach, market research, and trade promotion. •Took part in trade development meetings, seminars, and webinars with US and foreign government officials and executives in key industries.•Facilitated foreign business ventures by matching up domestic clients with potential foreign buyers. •Created market research reports, specifically in the skin care & apparel industries resulting in contributing to export successes for top clients in the Middle East & Asia.

Newport Beach, California, Us

-Engaged in quantitative and qualitative analysis of potential acquisition candidates and evaluated private companies and CEOs including the use of various research tools such as Hoovers, Lexis-Nexis, Million Dollar Database.

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•Prepared and edited print materials directly with president of organization and managed research files and created electronic databases.

Mba, Marketing & Strategy

Certification In International Trade & Commerce, Global Marketing & Strategy, Global Business Management, Import/Export

Business Economics & International Studies, International Business

Business Economics & International Studies, Summer Study Abroad