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Ronak Desai

Fractional CMO | Startup Advisor | Building Brands, GTM & Growth | ex-Ola • ex-Mahindra | 4x Entrepreneur | 1 Exit | Auto • Fintech • E-commerce • Enterprise

Greater Bengaluru Area

4+ years of work experience

Yerth Motors
Jul 20251 yr 2 mosPresent

Pune District

Working closely with the founders to build the marketing function from the ground up — team, systems, and strategy — and prepare Yerth Motors for launch across India, UK, Middle East, and GCC markets. Owning brand strategy, go-to-market planning, product positioning, and the company's digital ecosystem, while driving investor-facing communication and actively supporting fundraising. Embedding AI-powered workflows across the marketing function to build a lean, fast-moving team from day one. Core mandate: Brand & Go-to-Market: Brand strategy and positioning · GTM planning and launch roadmap · Product marketing and messaging Investor & Growth: Investor storytelling and fundraising collateral · Performance marketing strategy · Community building Team: Building and leading the marketing team from the ground up Digital & Operations: Digital ecosystem — website, CRM, marketing automation · Dealer and partner marketing · AI adoption across marketing workflows · Building scalable marketing processes and KPI
Jawa | Yezdi | BSA Motorcycles
Mar 20241 yr 6 mosAug 2025

Pune District

Mahindra Group
Mar 20241 yr 6 mosAug 2025

On-site

Repos Energy : Fuelling Possibilities
Sep 20221 yr 7 mosMar 2024

Pune, Maharashtra, India

India's #1 on demand fuel ordering platform
Springo
Dec 20219 mosAug 2022

Greater Bengaluru Area

Springo is a marketing platform for brands, enterprises and SMEs to leverage the power of community marketing and commerce.

Ronak’s AI Stack

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Education

university of pune

MBA, Marketing

university of pune

20102 yrs2012
Savitribai Phule Pune University

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics

Savitribai Phule Pune University

20045 yrs2009

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Headline

Fractional CMO | Startup Advisor | Building Brands, GTM & Growth | ex-Ola • ex-Mahindra | 4x Entrepreneur | 1 Exit | Auto • Fintech • E-commerce • Enterprise

About

Hey everyone! I'm Ronak, and I've got a passion for solving tricky consumer problems that keeps me going day in, day out. I've been fortunate enough to walk the path of an entrepreneur while also diving into the fast-paced worlds of startups and big corporations. It's given me a bit of a split personality - quick to act like an entrepreneur, but organized and on point like the corporate folks. I'm all about taking action and getting things done, whether it's brainstorming ideas or rolling out campaigns. You'll often find me hustling to make things happen, fueled by a mix of creativity and strategy. From digital to traditional marketing, I've dipped my toes in it all, cooking up some pretty wild campaigns along the way. But hey, life isn't just about work, right? When I'm not knee-deep in marketing strategies, you'll probably catch me planning my next adventure. I'm a huge travel enthusiast, always on the lookout for new cultures, cuisines, and experiences to soak in. So, if you're up for a chat about entrepreneurship, marketing, or swapping travel stories, I'm all ears. Let's connect and see where the journey takes us! I strongly believe in "You need not be the best to start but to be the best you need to start somewhere"

Location

Greater Bengaluru Area

AI stack

aistudio

claude code

codex

manus

replit

Genspark

Work experience

Fractional CMO at Yerth Motors, Jul 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos, Pune District, Working closely with the founders to build the marketing function from the ground up — team, systems, and strategy — and prepare Yerth Motors for launch across India, UK, Middle East, and GCC markets. Owning brand strategy, go-to-market planning, product positioning, and the company's digital ecosystem, while driving investor-facing communication and actively supporting fundraising. Embedding AI-powered workflows across the marketing function to build a lean, fast-moving team from day one. Core mandate: Brand & Go-to-Market: Brand strategy and positioning · GTM planning and launch roadmap · Product marketing and messaging Investor & Growth: Investor storytelling and fundraising collateral · Performance marketing strategy · Community building Team: Building and leading the marketing team from the ground up Digital & Operations: Digital ecosystem — website, CRM, marketing automation · Dealer and partner marketing · AI adoption across marketing workflows · Building scalable marketing processes and KPI

Head of Digital Marketing at Jawa | Yezdi | BSA Motorcycles, Mar 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos, Pune District

Head of Digital Marketing at Mahindra Group, Mar 2024 - Aug 2025 · 1 yr 6 mos, On-site

Business Partner - Marketing Strategy & E-commerce at Repos Energy : Fuelling Possibilities, Sep 2022 - Mar 2024 · 1 yr 7 mos, Pune, Maharashtra, India, India's #1 on demand fuel ordering platform

Co-Founder at Springo, Dec 2021 - Aug 2022 · 9 mos, Greater Bengaluru Area, Springo is a marketing platform for brands, enterprises and SMEs to leverage the power of community marketing and commerce.

Education

MBA, Marketing, university of pune

Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), Electronics, Savitribai Phule Pune University