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title: "Jagadesh Karthikeyan - Founder in Bengaluru | Tal"
description: "Meet Jagadesh Karthikeyan, Founder @Connectstore | Building the Instagram economy | Turning Instagram DMs into structured business systems based in Bengaluru."
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# Jagadesh Karthikeyan on Tal

## Headline

Founder @Connectstore \| Building the Instagram economy \| Turning Instagram DMs into structured business systems

## Location

Bengaluru

## Work experience

Founder at Connect for creators, Dec 2025 \- Present · 9 mos, Bangalore Urban, Karnataka, India

B2B Saas specialist at TechUp Labs, Dec 2024 \- Apr 2025 · 5 mos, Remote

Senior Inside Sales Manager at Simplilearn, Mar 2024 \- Nov 2024 · 9 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Simplilearn \(Senior Inside Sales Representative \) Mar 2024 – Nov 2024 \| Bangalore, Karnataka As a Senior Inside Sales Representative at Simplilearn, I focused on driving sales and fostering client relationships\. My responsibilities included: Engaging with international clients across APAC, Middle East, and European markets to understand their learning and upskilling requirements\. Guiding prospects through the sales process, delivering customized solutions to meet their professional goals\. Managing client accounts and building long\-term relationships by providing exceptional service and follow\-ups\. Consistently achieving sales targets by leveraging effective communication and consultative selling strategies\. This role enhanced my expertise in sales, client management, and navigating global markets\.

Growth strategist and Team lead at DevTown, Sep 2021 \- Mar 2024 · 2 yrs 7 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, DevTown \(Business Development & Community Lead\) Sep 2021 – Mar 2024 \| Bangalore, Karnataka As a Business Development & Community Lead at DevTown, I played a pivotal role in driving revenue growth and fostering community engagement\. Managed the complete sales cycle, consistently meeting and exceeding targets\. Implemented strategic prospecting techniques, increasing qualified leads by 40%\. Scaled the founder's LinkedIn presence to 40K\+ followers through curated content strategies\. Built and led a thriving Discord community of 70K\+ members, converting engagement into sales\. Trained and guided sales teams, enhancing their prospecting and closing techniques\. Executed targeted outreach campaigns, improving conversion rates by 35%\. This role honed my ability to build relationships, develop innovative outreach strategies, and manage large\-scale communities\.

## Education

Bachelor of Engineering \- BE, Mechanical engineering, sri krishna college of engineering and technology

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