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Community Lead & Brand Marketing Strategist | Growing 65,000+ Nasscom Member Community | C-suite Engagement Expert | B2B Thought Leadership | 9+ Years work experience

About

Strategic Community & Brand Marketing professional with 9+ years of proven expertise in building high-value communities, driving audience engagement, executing thought leadership initiatives, managing executive ecosystems, and strengthening brand presence across digital channels. Currently spearheading nasscom insights IT Industry Community (65,000+ members) with a proven track record of delivering ROI-focused, B2B thought leadership programs and integrated marketing campaigns. Expert at building engaged communities, managing C-suite stakeholders, and driving platform growth across LinkedIn, X, WhatsApp, Instagram and YouTube. MY CORE EXPERTISE: * Community Building & Scaling: Scaling audiences to 65,000+ members through strategic engagement, retention programs, and community-first marketing * Executive Community Management: Building premium CXO communities, managing C-suite relationships, driving executive participation * Thought Leadership Programs: Executing B2B thought leadership initiatives, podcasts, interviews, webinars, and analyst-led content programs * Brand Marketing & Positioning: Integrated campaigns across LinkedIn ,WhatsApp, Instagram, X, YouTube; data-driven content strategy; on-ground event marketing * Stakeholder Management: Building relationships with enterprise accounts, executives, vendors, and cross-functional teams * Audience Engagement: KPI reporting, engagement analytics, retention strategy. PROFESSIONAL HIGHLIGHTS: ✓ Scaled nasscom's IT Community to 65,000+ members (8,000 new members in 8 months) ✓ Delivered 16 industry podcasts & 17 CXO interviews with CIOs, CTOs, CHROs, CEOs ✓ Built CIO community from scratch at HT Media (300+ members, 100+ onboarded in 3 months) ✓ Awarded Best Team Player (Q2, HT Media Marketing Team) ✓ Managed teams of 4+ and external vendors ✓ Executed successful crisis management improving online sentiment TECHNICAL EXPERTISE: Social Media Management (LinkedIn, X, YouTube, Instagram) | Community Platforms (WhatsApp, Discord) | Content Management Systems | Marketing Automation (Google Analytics, Sprinklr, Salesforce) | Webinar Platforms (Zoom, Teams) | Design Tools (Canva) | AI Tools (ChatGPT, Gemini) I don't just manage communities - I build them strategically. I combine deep community engagement expertise with brand marketing acumen, executive relationship management, and data-driven decision making. My track record speaks for itself: scaling audiences at scale, driving executive participation, establishing thought leadership, and consistently delivering measurable business outcomes.

Location

New Delhi

AI stack

notebooklm

openai

perplexity

Canva Magic Studio

ChatGPT

ChatGPT Images

Work experience

Community Manager at nasscom, Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 4 mos, Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India

Community Manager at HT Media Ltd, Apr 2023 - Jun 2025 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Delhi, India, Building a CIO Community on an India Level and responsible for growth of Tech Circle a product of Mosaic Digital.

Community Manager at HT Media Ltd, Sep 2022 - Nov 2025 · 3 yrs 3 mos, Bangalore

Community Manager at KoineArth, Apr 2022 - Jun 2022 · 3 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

ORM at WhiteHat Jr, May 2021 - Apr 2022 · 1 yr, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Operations Manager at WhiteHat Jr, Sep 2020 - Apr 2021 · 8 mos, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Business Development Manager at Medlife.com, Feb 2020 - Sep 2020 · 8 mos, Bangalore

Education

bachelors, Mechanical Engineering, Bangalore institute of technology