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Shashwat Kalyanshetti

masti @NoKlu

Bengaluru

4+ years of work experience

NoKlu
Oct 20262 mosPresent

Figuring out how to make jelly the largest confectionery category in India.
Legend of Toys
May 20266 mosOct 2026

Bengaluru

Making sure we never go OOS on QC :)
Nov 20256 mosApr 2026

Jaipur

Built and piloted a baby-care and apparel quick commerce venture focused on Tier-2 demand validation in Jaipur. • Pilot Revenue: Executed a 21-day Jaipur pilot generating ₹1.6L revenue from 137 orders across 100 customers at ₹1,100 AOV and 26% repeat rate; achieved 100% same-day fulfillment throughout the pilot window. • Product Assortment: Built a 200 SKU assortment across baby care and apparel; onboarded 8-10 brands (Cugo World, Tuco Kids, Planto, Rui Batte, Mother Sprash) on SOR model. • Supply Chain Ops: Managed end-to-end last-mile logistics for 60-minute delivery in Jaipur; coordinated with local delivery partners to maintain SLA compliance. • GTM & Customer Acquisition: Ran digital and on-ground campaigns at ₹600/day generating 200K impressions per creative and 50K reach; drove acquisition through 10 influencers, 3 mom communities, hospital and preschool activations, and 4 society stalls. • Brand Visibility: Scaled social media to 400K profile views in 14 days through content-led distribution. • Fundraising: Pitched to 10 VCs and secured a ₹50,000 grant from Mesa School of Business.
Sep 20223 yrsAug 2025

Manufacturing and supplying metal forming tooling. • SOP Standardization: Authored and implemented 20 cross-functional SOPs covering production, quality checks, and dispatch; reducing process errors by 20% and improving onboarding consistency across teams. • Customer Re-engagement: Designed a dormant-account outreach program that re-engaged 5% of inactive customers and supported 20% YoY sales growth. • P&L Ownership: Managed end-to-end P&L of ₹3 Cr for the pharmaceutical division, overseeing revenue planning, cost control, and margin delivery. • KPI Tracking System: Designed and deployed a daily work management system for production output, downtime, and team performance; reducing reporting lag by 10%. • 5S & Waste Reduction: Led a company-wide 5S rollout improving operational efficiency by 10% and reducing shop-floor waste by 2%. • Kaizen Events: Led Kaizen events to reduce production cycle times and embed a culture of bottom-up problem solving. • ERP Implementation (Odoo): Led end-to-end deployment across procurement, inventory, and invoicing modules; reducing manual data entry by 40%, improving order processing speed by 30%, and enabling real-time visibility.
The Impact Engine
Aug 20204 mosNov 2020

• Designed a comprehensive framework for competitor analysis evaluating over 15 companies. • Developed targeted customer segmentation strategies to enhance product alignment with market needs. • Engineered a robust product planning cycle to streamline development processes and ensure strategic alignment with business objectives.

Education

Mesa School of Business

PGP in Startup Leadership, Startup Leadership

Mesa School of Business

20251 yr2026
MIT World Peace University

Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Business

MIT World Peace University

20193 yrs2022

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masti @NoKlu

About

Taking asymmetrical bets ♧

Location

Bengaluru

Work experience

Head of Operations at NoKlu, Oct 2026 - Present · 2 mos, Figuring out how to make jelly the largest confectionery category in India.

Associate Director of Operations at Legend of Toys, May 2026 - Oct 2026 · 6 mos, Bengaluru, Making sure we never go OOS on QC :)

Co-Founder at B'bae ( Baby Before Anyone Else), Nov 2025 - Apr 2026 · 6 mos, Jaipur, Built and piloted a baby-care and apparel quick commerce venture focused on Tier-2 demand validation in Jaipur. • Pilot Revenue: Executed a 21-day Jaipur pilot generating ₹1.6L revenue from 137 orders across 100 customers at ₹1,100 AOV and 26% repeat rate; achieved 100% same-day fulfillment throughout the pilot window. • Product Assortment: Built a 200 SKU assortment across baby care and apparel; onboarded 8-10 brands (Cugo World, Tuco Kids, Planto, Rui Batte, Mother Sprash) on SOR model. • Supply Chain Ops: Managed end-to-end last-mile logistics for 60-minute delivery in Jaipur; coordinated with local delivery partners to maintain SLA compliance. • GTM & Customer Acquisition: Ran digital and on-ground campaigns at ₹600/day generating 200K impressions per creative and 50K reach; drove acquisition through 10 influencers, 3 mom communities, hospital and preschool activations, and 4 society stalls. • Brand Visibility: Scaled social media to 400K profile views in 14 days through content-led distribution. • Fundraising: Pitched to 10 VCs and secured a ₹50,000 grant from Mesa School of Business.

Chief of Staff at AXIS FORMING TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED, Sep 2022 - Aug 2025 · 3 yrs, Manufacturing and supplying metal forming tooling. • SOP Standardization: Authored and implemented 20 cross-functional SOPs covering production, quality checks, and dispatch; reducing process errors by 20% and improving onboarding consistency across teams. • Customer Re-engagement: Designed a dormant-account outreach program that re-engaged 5% of inactive customers and supported 20% YoY sales growth. • P&L Ownership: Managed end-to-end P&L of ₹3 Cr for the pharmaceutical division, overseeing revenue planning, cost control, and margin delivery. • KPI Tracking System: Designed and deployed a daily work management system for production output, downtime, and team performance; reducing reporting lag by 10%. • 5S & Waste Reduction: Led a company-wide 5S rollout improving operational efficiency by 10% and reducing shop-floor waste by 2%. • Kaizen Events: Led Kaizen events to reduce production cycle times and embed a culture of bottom-up problem solving. • ERP Implementation (Odoo): Led end-to-end deployment across procurement, inventory, and invoicing modules; reducing manual data entry by 40%, improving order processing speed by 30%, and enabling real-time visibility.

Market Research Consultant at The Impact Engine, Aug 2020 - Nov 2020 · 4 mos, • Designed a comprehensive framework for competitor analysis evaluating over 15 companies. • Developed targeted customer segmentation strategies to enhance product alignment with market needs. • Engineered a robust product planning cycle to streamline development processes and ensure strategic alignment with business objectives.

Education

PGP in Startup Leadership, Startup Leadership, Mesa School of Business

Bachelor of Business Administration - BBA, International Business, MIT World Peace University