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Sales & Revenue Growth ($20K+/month) | Ex-Third Bridge, Schbang, Deloitte

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Client-facing professional with 4+ years across sales, consulting, market research, and audit. Returning to a full-time role after a career break. Based in Bengaluru and open to marketing, sales and brand partnerships roles. • Grew monthly revenue to $20,000+ managing 15+ projects at Third Bridge. • Promoted within 4 months at Schbang, working on sales strategy, brand perception research, and campaign testing. • Earned 3 performance awards at Deloitte on audits for large US banks. Contact : akvns@yahoo.co.in

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Bengaluru

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Work experience

Personal goal pursuit at Career Break, Nov 2024 - Present · 2 yrs, Took a career break, spent time to upskill, learn business and sharpen my direction toward marketing & partnerships. • Worked on a business venture. • Pursuing a postgraduate program in Marketing Management at Welingkar (completing Dec 2026). • Pursued a personal passion project alongside my studies.

Associate - Connections (Expert Partnerships & Revenue Growth) at Third Bridge Group Limited, Oct 2023 - Nov 2024 · 1 yr 2 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, • Built and nurtured relationships with industry experts, expanding the network and driving monthly revenue of $20,000+ • Managed 15+ projects simultaneously, prioritizing by urgency, expert availability, and business goals • Tracked progress against project timelines, delivering on time without compromising quality • Clients: BCG, Bain & Company

Sr. Associate - Consulting & Research at Schbang, Jun 2023 - Oct 2023 · 5 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India, • Promoted from Associate to Senior Associate within 4 months • Delivered market and consumer research across construction materials, bike modifications, luxury jewellery, and hospitality, covering brand perception, campaign effectiveness, and consumer understanding • Built retail, marketing, and sales strategy for a construction materials client in low-penetration markets (Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune); ran weekly reviews of sales team utilization and targets, and set visit-frequency targets by retail counter category to hit monthly goals • Part of the team advising the acting COO of Autologue Designs on its retail division, where monthly revenue doubled in 4 months. • Ran an offline campaign test for a jewellery brand measuring the impact of billboards across South Bombay and the resonance of the brand story • Clients: Cordelia Cruises, Finolex, Her Story, 82°East, Autologue

Associate - Consulting & Research at Schbang, Nov 2022 - Jun 2023 · 8 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Senior Audit Assistant at Deloitte, Jun 2022 - Nov 2022 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Performed extensive assessments of assets, liabilities and equity to verify accuracy in financial reports in accordance with US GAAP. Client base included public regional bank with over $188.4B in assets. Performing control walk-throughs to test internal control design/operating effectiveness. Documentation of Risk and Control Matrices and testing controls for providing assurance under Internal Controls over Financial Reporting using Sarbanes Oxley (SOX) framework. Assessing efficiency and adequacy of different business processes and related risks/controls through design/implementation and operating effectiveness testing. Ensured audit procedures are completed with respect to established timeline. Lead virtual calls with clients to ensure effective communication and discussion. Provided regular status updates regarding work completion to offshore teams.

Audit Assistant at Deloitte, Sep 2020 - Jun 2022 · 1 yr 10 mos, Hyderabad, Telangana, India, Involved in in-depth audit of various financial statement line items such as cash, derivatives, investments and debt in accordance with US GAAP. Client base included a public bank with $100.B+ in assets and a special purpose trust funds operating globally. Communicate with internal and external contacts in order to ensure that all functions of audit go smoothly. Executed daily tasks and documented working papers to meet high pressure deadlines for deliverables. Managed collection of requests made to client for supporting documents required to execute audit procedures. Engaged in timely communication and involved with building strong relationships with clients.

Summer Intern at ITC Limited, Apr 2019 - May 2019 · 2 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, - Assisted in customer accounts management and due diligence. - Prepared tracker sheets for monitoring customer orders and verification of deliveries. - Tracked system for payments on facilities, projects and contracts.

Education

Post Graduate Program, Marketing Management, Welingkar Institute of Management

Bachelor of Commerce Honours, Finance and Investments, Christ University, Bangalore