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Rahul Pai

Brand & GTM Leader | CRED, MPL, Dentsu | Skilled in Full-Funnel Growth & Brand Campaigns | 11+ Yrs Turning Culture into Revenue

Bengaluru

8+ years of work experience

Early.Partners
May 20251 yr 3 mosJul 2026

Served as a marketing & strategy lead, partnering with C-suite teams at high-growth startups to architect GTM strategies, brand campaigns, and marketing engines. Managed a team of brand managers and associates across client accounts within a fractional leadership structure.
CRED
Feb 20232 yrs 4 mosMay 2025

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led brand marketing, events, social, culture experiences and content IPs.
Mobile Premier League (MPL)
Feb 20221 yr 1 moFeb 2023

Bengaluru, Karnataka, India

Led cross-functional brand and growth marketing initiatives for all cards (Poker, CallBreak, Rummy, TeenPatti) & corporate verticals. Responsible for driving ARPU, GMV and ROAS through GTM planning, growth channels, content creation, media planning and partner marketing.
Dentsu Webchutney
Dec 20192 yrs 3 mosFeb 2022

Greater Bengaluru Area

SPOC for marquee clients, Google and Uber. Managed 4+ member teams and drove social excellence (1M+ on Twitter | 4x Instagram growth). Spearheaded successful Google India initiatives such as the Diwali Search Easter Egg, Sounds of India & multiple G4I programs.
Brave New World Communications Pvt Ltd
Jan 20182 yrsDec 2019

Bangalore

SPOC for Project Eve (Reliance), FreshMenu, and ThirstyFox Drove a 40% average annual revenue growth for the agency through increased retainers and scoping. Spearheaded the award-winning "She Sessions" event for Project Eve, boosting store footfall by 67% and sales by 45%. Led the brand launch of ThirstyFox, developing their website, social media presence, and brand identity.

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Education

Christ University, Bangalore

Business Management, Marketing

Christ University, Bangalore

Bishop Cotton Boys'​ School

ICSE, Commerce

Bishop Cotton Boys'​ School

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Headline

Brand & GTM Leader | CRED, MPL, Dentsu | Skilled in Full-Funnel Growth & Brand Campaigns | 11+ Yrs Turning Culture into Revenue

About

Marketing & Brand Strategist. 11 years engineering 360 campaigns with real business impact.

Location

Bengaluru

AI stack

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Work experience

Brand Partner Lead - Marketing & Strategy at Early.Partners, May 2025 - Jul 2026 · 1 yr 3 mos, Served as a marketing & strategy lead, partnering with C-suite teams at high-growth startups to architect GTM strategies, brand campaigns, and marketing engines. Managed a team of brand managers and associates across client accounts within a fractional leadership structure.

Marketing Manager at CRED, Feb 2023 - May 2025 · 2 yrs 4 mos, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led brand marketing, events, social, culture experiences and content IPs.

Brand Marketing Manager at Mobile Premier League (MPL), Feb 2022 - Feb 2023 · 1 yr 1 mo, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, Led cross-functional brand and growth marketing initiatives for all cards (Poker, CallBreak, Rummy, TeenPatti) & corporate verticals. Responsible for driving ARPU, GMV and ROAS through GTM planning, growth channels, content creation, media planning and partner marketing.

Senior Group Head at Dentsu Webchutney, Dec 2019 - Feb 2022 · 2 yrs 3 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, SPOC for marquee clients, Google and Uber. Managed 4+ member teams and drove social excellence (1M+ on Twitter | 4x Instagram growth). Spearheaded successful Google India initiatives such as the Diwali Search Easter Egg, Sounds of India & multiple G4I programs.

Key Account Manager at Brave New World Communications Pvt Ltd, Jan 2018 - Dec 2019 · 2 yrs, Bangalore, SPOC for Project Eve (Reliance), FreshMenu, and ThirstyFox Drove a 40% average annual revenue growth for the agency through increased retainers and scoping. Spearheaded the award-winning "She Sessions" event for Project Eve, boosting store footfall by 67% and sales by 45%. Led the brand launch of ThirstyFox, developing their website, social media presence, and brand identity.

Education

Business Management, Marketing, Christ University, Bangalore

ICSE, Commerce, Bishop Cotton Boys'​ School

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