Siddharth Pande
Co-founder + Business Brain @ DIBS*. Just thinking about growth and numbers all the time. 📈
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Business Strategy🤝
Business Development🎯
Growth Marketer💲
Financial Management📊
Financial Analysis📣
Marketing⭐️
Entrepreneur⚙️
Account Management📝
Strategic Planning
Gurugram, India
Co-founder, Design Interior Branding Studio
August 2021 - Present
1. Established & bootstrapped a creative studio in 2021 and clocking a
growth of 126% YoY in FY 23-24.
2. Increased the company level EBITDA to 13% vs 8.5% EBITDA in FY 22-23, post founders' salaries
3. Successfully acquired partnerships with leading Indian brands, including ITC Limited, Nutty Gritties amongst 30+ brands
4. Expertly managed budget planning and allocation for projects, ensuring optimal resource utilisation to build a profitable & self sustainable organisation
5. Played a central role in negotiating contracts during client conversions, securing favourable terms and conditions with all clients. Managed 50+ negotiations and contracts since the inception of DIBS*
2. Increased the company level EBITDA to 13% vs 8.5% EBITDA in FY 22-23, post founders' salaries
3. Successfully acquired partnerships with leading Indian brands, including ITC Limited, Nutty Gritties amongst 30+ brands
4. Expertly managed budget planning and allocation for projects, ensuring optimal resource utilisation to build a profitable & self sustainable organisation
5. Played a central role in negotiating contracts during client conversions, securing favourable terms and conditions with all clients. Managed 50+ negotiations and contracts since the inception of DIBS*
Head of Business & Operations, Artfoto Studios & 1010 Creative
June 2017 - July 2021
Delhi
1. Spearheaded the acquisition of new clients, skillfully negotiating with both new and existing clients, encompassing luxury & lifestyle brands for 1010 Creative and High Net Worth Individuals (HNIs) for Artfoto. Acquiring over 50+ brands and 40+ HNIs during the tenure.
2. Successfully forecasted and realigned quarterly/annual targets, ensuring project level profitability at 10% or higher.
3. Managed to successfully grow the business at ~20% YoY
4. Strategised for India's top fashion and lifestyle clientele in the luxury & lifestyle space, including DLF Limited, Gaurav Gupta, Femella, Raghavendra Rathore, and Amit Aggarwal, with the most notable being Libas India
3. Managed to successfully grow the business at ~20% YoY
4. Strategised for India's top fashion and lifestyle clientele in the luxury & lifestyle space, including DLF Limited, Gaurav Gupta, Femella, Raghavendra Rathore, and Amit Aggarwal, with the most notable being Libas India
5. Played a pivotal role in the launch of 1010 Creative, a digital solutions company, as part of the 4-member core team
6. Strategically determined selling prices for projects in Artfoto & 1010 based on detailed client briefs and suggested scopes of work, successfully keeping company level EBITDA at 19.7% during the last completed quarter
7. Negotiated and managed over 100+ contracts
6. Strategically determined selling prices for projects in Artfoto & 1010 based on detailed client briefs and suggested scopes of work, successfully keeping company level EBITDA at 19.7% during the last completed quarter
7. Negotiated and managed over 100+ contracts
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