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London, Gb

London, Gb

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Coventry, Gb

Built an Apple Top 20 Podcast in under 2 years. While building ConnectUs, I noticed that no one was talking about the real struggles of entrepreneurship—the pain, challenges, and hard work behind success. So, when I exited ConnectUs I made it my mission to share these stories.I started a podcast that struck a chord, making it to Apple's Top 20 charts. With a team of five, we grew our audience and impact.On the back of this, we created a community of over 300 young entrepreneurs, connecting them with opportunities, resources, and each other.

Coventry, Gb

The OSCAs recognise and celebrate the outstanding contributions of Warwick's students. They not only excel academically, but also find the time to campaign for good causes, fundraise, start small businesses, and work with local charities.I received mine for my startup ConnectUs and my Apple Top 20 Podcast: The Human Entrepreneur.

Coventry, Gb

- Successfully ideated and executed an in conversation with series- a talk show that interviewed various successful academics and entrepreneurs on a range of entrepreneurial topics. - Organised a space for all student entrepreneurship societies to organise themselves and collaborate with each other on various on-campus and online events. - Mentored student entrepreneurs, promoted opportunities for entrepreneurship and creative activities on campus to foster a sense of creativity and entrepreneurship on campus.

Coventry, England, Gb

Exited. My startup is now part of Warwick University (via Enactus Warwick). I was the CEO of ConnectUs. We were a university technology startup project that was tackling student loneliness on campus by matching like-minded students using our own psychology-backed algorithm. With a team of 7 we:- Built an algorithm that had a 83% match efficiency- Impact over 500 students through our services - Collaborated with other university stakeholders to help students. Departments included: Warwick Students Union, Warwick Sports, and Warwick Enactus. - Raised over £4,000 via university grants from Warwick University

Mumbai, Maharshtra, In

I led the end-to-end digital strategy for one of Mahindra Holidays programmes, GoZest- a flexible vacation ownership package targeting millennials. Reported directly to the Chief Strategy Officer and CEO. The role heavily revolved around product management, business development, and cross-functional collaborations between Marketing, Finance, IT, Sales team and external vendors to develop products and boost customer acquisition.

Coventry, England, Gb

- Served as the events teams executive.- Involved in planning and running interactive events designed to give students the skills needed to succeed in entrepreneurship.- Tasked with networking and inviting different speakers to teach the fundamentals of entrepreneurship

Los Altos, California, Us

- Received a full scholarship by the University of Warwick to attend a 3-week entrepreneurial simulator. - Garnered a deep understanding of entrepreneurship through lectures and application of theory into practice.- Served as the team leader for the final demo day, where I led a team of 5 student entrepreneurs.- Networked with high net worth individuals and forged meaningful relationships with them.

New York, New York, Us

• Selected from over 100 students to virtually consult Citibank via online collaboration with a team of 5 international students in identifying key digital trends that would enable them to successfully hire future-ready staff with the correct skillset.• Led research on the applications of AI and Blockchain technology for hire which was presented to the management team.

Coventry, Gb

Served as the course representative for Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship for the year 2018-19. The role included:- Attending focus groups and regular meetings on behalf of the Digital Innovation and Entrepreneurship course for first-year students each term- Acting as the 'student voice' on behalf of my cohort and served as the lead communicator between students and academic staff, which included providing feedback to the Warwick Business School academic staff.

Coventry, West Midlands, Gb

- Pitched the idea of ConnectUs to the Warwick Incubator panel and got selected from 50+ startups to become a member of the Warwick Incubator's 2018's cohort.- Gained a deep insight into entrepreneurship, both from a practical and theoretical perspective via industry experts providing giving lectures, visits and talking to fellow entrepreneurs.-Got selected as one of Warwick University's top 5 student startups to pitch ConnectUs in the Final Demo Day at the Shard in front of potential investors. - Got mentored and had the opportunity to network with by industry professionals, such as, sales experts, lawyers, marketeers and successful entrepreneurs.

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

• Assisted in project management of India’s largest education conference, KER National Summit that brought 125 students and 450 educators to collectively brainstorm on the future of primary education in India.• Pitched the concept of KER to educators and student participants and served as their point of contact during the summit.• Consulted on digital marketing strategies and social media ad campaign to garner awareness about the Summit.

London, Gb

- Obtained a deep understanding of the technicalities of valuing a firm by understanding financial statements like the income statement, balance sheet and profit and loss statement. - Learnt to extract relevant data from these financial statements, and used the multiples approach by calculating EV, EV/EBIT, EV/EBITDA and PE ratios and model such as DCF to value specific firms. -Applied these learnings and skills to financially model and value a pharmaceutical and a water-cooler business.

London, Gb

Responsibilities included :- Acting as an EY representative at Zone Startups to assist (and facilitate) the workings of the 3 day EY blockchain hackathon - Was responsible for participant outreach. Called over 130 participants for follow-ups, reminding them to participate in the event-Was part of the brainstorming sessions that went behind organizing the theme of the event, fine-tuning logistics-Assisted in content creation for online visual creatives and hand made creatives such as logo branding and posters

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

- Assisted with content creation in the form of creatives using Microsoft Word and Canva extensively- Devised marketing strategies for ZoneStart ups, mainly focusing on drafting messages that were used within their LinkedIn and email posts - Helped produce post-show reports for FinTech conferences - Performed competitive market research and analysed the best places where ZoneStartups should attend FinTech conferences - Networked with the incubator startups and gained valuable insights on what it takes to be an entrepreneur and vicariously learning from their experiences

New York, Ny, Us

- Conceptualized and Headed NSS Hill Spring's International School's first TEDx eventResponsibilities Included: - Pitching to the school and getting their approval for hosting the event - Applying for a TEDx license (written application followed by an interview) from the TED organization -Understanding the rules of holding a TEDx conference and making sure the rest of the team does- Recruiting a team consisting of 10 students and 7 academic staff members - Curating a multidisciplinary list of speakers ranging from professionals to artists to motivational speakers - Networking with potential speakers -Curating an audience of 100 genuinely interested people-Booking the venue for the event - Working on the branding of the event- online and offline- Managing sales, marketing and facilitating negotiations of financial budgets with the school

Mumbai, Maharashtra, In

- Was selected as a Student Ambassador by Gateway House (India's first think tank) to represent India's Foreign Policy to the student community.Responsibilities Include: - Understanding India's foreign policy - Writing articles and participating in online discussions revolving around India foreign policy and seeing the application in different contexts.- Organizing school assemblies and bringing in guest speakers to talk to the student community about the Indian Foreign Policy.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Assistant Director of the Atlantic Treaty Secretariat (ATS) at HMUN India 2016. Work included: writing update papers, moderating committee, mentoring delegates and administrating the workings of the committee.

Cambridge, Ma, Us

Assistant Director of the Disarmament and International Security Committee (DISEC) at HMUN China 2016. Work included: moderating committee, mentoring delegates and administrating the workings of the committee.

-Was sensitized to the education crisis India faces-Worked on ideating and implementing a new learning center at Worli (still functioning)- Mentored and taught beneficiaries basic Mathematics and English skills. -Collected funds and served as a gold fundraiser via running the Standard Chartered Marathon dream run.

Bachelor Of Science - Bsc, Digital Innovation And Entrepreneurship

Core Credential Of Readiness

Mdae Summer School In Quantitative Mehtods, Quantitative Methods

International Baccalaureate, Higher Level: Economics, Psychology And Chemistry Standard Level: Math, English And Hindi