Surya Mishra
IITKGP + IIM Lucknow | ex-Nokia, ex-ITC and ex-Professor of Marketing | Institution Builder and Entrepreneur | Empowering Artisans and Weavers
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Founder💡
Business Strategy⭐️
Entrepreneur💡
Branding Strategy⚙️
Project Management
Bhubaneswar, India
I am an entrepreneur and institution builder with experience in marketing and strategy. I have worked with companies like Reliance, Nokia, and ITC. My skills include vendor management, operations management, and edtech.
COE Head - General Manager, Reliance Retail
May 2024 - Present
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Heading the Centre of Excellence at Bhubaneswar for procurement, skill enhancement and product development of handicrafts and handloom products for Swadesh
- Swadesh is a collaborative platform deeply in love with India’s arts, crafts & handlooms
- We are born of a dream to revive the country’s handcrafted wonders
- We are here to tell their stories the best way we know - by sharing their unique gifts for the world to admire
- Swadesh is a collaborative platform deeply in love with India’s arts, crafts & handlooms
- We are born of a dream to revive the country’s handcrafted wonders
- We are here to tell their stories the best way we know - by sharing their unique gifts for the world to admire
Founder, KalaKart
October 2022 - Present
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Founded the only platform for authentic traditional handicraft and handloom
Founder, Gilehrio
December 2018 - Present
- Gilehrio is a camping and heritage tour startup enabled by local communities and folk artists
- We are about responsible and unique experiences with a focus on local culture and conservation of heritage and nature
- We are about responsible and unique experiences with a focus on local culture and conservation of heritage and nature
Co-Founder, Unmukt Foundation
October 2017 - Present
Bhubaneswar, Odisha, India
- Unmukt Foundation is a non-profit in Bhubaneswar dedicated to Children’s education, environment and indigenous culture
Associate Vice President (Senior Solutions Leader), Brane Enterprises Pvt Ltd
February 2023 - April 2024
Greater Hyderabad Area
- I handle marketing, strategy, and product development for the startup
- As the organization is a learning organization, I also give significant contribution to learning and development
- We are a 15 member team in the module and 69 people team in the group module with 2200+ employees in the startup
- As the organization is a learning organization, I also give significant contribution to learning and development
- We are a 15 member team in the module and 69 people team in the group module with 2200+ employees in the startup
Chairperson Placement and Industry Engagement, KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar
June 2021 - February 2023
Bhubaneswar, Orissa, India
- I take care of five different verticals in this new role
- Placement
- Internships
- Training for Placement
- Alumni Relations
- Industry Engagement
- KIIT School of Management is one of the top 5 B-School in the Eastern part of India and has more than 1100 students and 5,000 alumni across programs
- Placement
- Internships
- Training for Placement
- Alumni Relations
- Industry Engagement
- KIIT School of Management is one of the top 5 B-School in the Eastern part of India and has more than 1100 students and 5,000 alumni across programs
Internship Program Chairperson, KIIT School of Management
February 2020 - February 2023
Bhubaneshwar, Orissa
- I take care of all internships and live projects at KIIT School of Management including regular summer internships
- Please reach out to me at surya.mishra@ksom.ac.in for any intern requirement from MBA and BBA students
- Please reach out to me at surya.mishra@ksom.ac.in for any intern requirement from MBA and BBA students
Head of Alumni Affairs, KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar
July 2017 - February 2023
Bhubaneshwar Area, India
Assistant Professor, KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar
June 2011 - February 2023
Bhubaneswar
- Assistant Professor in Marketing
Coordinator Open Electives, KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar
March 2018 - February 2022
Bhubaneshwar Area, India
Faculty Advisor - Corporate Engagement, KiiT University
July 2016 - February 2017
Bhubaneshwar Area, India
Head of Branding and Marketing, KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar
December 2015 - October 2016
Bhubaneswar
- End-to-end Brand Management and Marketing for KIIT School of Management and KIIT School of Rural Management
- Planning, Approval, Execution, Monitoring and Refining all branding and marketing activities
- Manage a team of designer, executives and vendors for marketing
- Planning, Approval, Execution, Monitoring and Refining all branding and marketing activities
- Manage a team of designer, executives and vendors for marketing
PGP Chairperson, KIIT School of Management (KSOM), Bhubaneswar
July 2014 - December 2015
Bhubaneswar
- The following are the areas of responsibility
- Design the academic calendar - Manage the academic cycle of the MBA Programme: Registration → scheduling of classes → monitoring conduct of classes → conduct of examinations (including monitoring of internal evaluations) → evaluation of examination papers → publications of results
- Coordinate conduct of examinations
- Coordinate conduct of seminar series lectures and guest lectures
- Coordinate procurement of books/ course-ware and distribution thereof to the students for all MBA courses
- Manage the university interface concerning the controller of examinations
- As member secretary of the faculty council, conduct faculty council meetings in consultation with the Dean
- Manage the process associated with finalization of syllabus and students’ manual
- Design the academic calendar - Manage the academic cycle of the MBA Programme: Registration → scheduling of classes → monitoring conduct of classes → conduct of examinations (including monitoring of internal evaluations) → evaluation of examination papers → publications of results
- Coordinate conduct of examinations
- Coordinate conduct of seminar series lectures and guest lectures
- Coordinate procurement of books/ course-ware and distribution thereof to the students for all MBA courses
- Manage the university interface concerning the controller of examinations
- As member secretary of the faculty council, conduct faculty council meetings in consultation with the Dean
- Manage the process associated with finalization of syllabus and students’ manual
Area Sales Manager, Nokia
April 2010 - June 2011
April 2010 - June 2011 (1 year 3 months)
- Managed South Bengal Area for Nokia, with a monthly turnover of close to INR 80,000,000 or $2 Million
Assistant Brand Manager, ITC Limited
December 2008 - March 2010
- Brand development, Execution of Brand inputs, Planning of all marketing activities for two new categories
Assistant Manager Under Training, ITC Limited
May 2008 - December 2008
- ITC is one of India's foremost private sector companies with a market capitalisation of nearly $18 billion and a turnover of over US $ 4.75 billion
- ITC is rated among the World's Best Big Companies, Asia's 'Fab 50' and the World's Most Reputable Companies by Forbes magazine, among India's Most Respected Companies by BusinessWorld and among India's Most Valuable Companies by Business Today
- ITC also ranks among India's top 10 `Most Valuable (Company) Brands', in a study conducted by Brand Finance and published by the Economic Times
- ITC has a diversified presence in Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Information Technology, Branded Apparel, Personal Care, Stationery, Safety Matches and other FMCG products
- ITC is an outstanding market leader in its traditional businesses of Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards, Packaging and Agri-Exports
- ITC is rated among the World's Best Big Companies, Asia's 'Fab 50' and the World's Most Reputable Companies by Forbes magazine, among India's Most Respected Companies by BusinessWorld and among India's Most Valuable Companies by Business Today
- ITC also ranks among India's top 10 `Most Valuable (Company) Brands', in a study conducted by Brand Finance and published by the Economic Times
- ITC has a diversified presence in Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards & Specialty Papers, Packaging, Agri-Business, Packaged Foods & Confectionery, Information Technology, Branded Apparel, Personal Care, Stationery, Safety Matches and other FMCG products
- ITC is an outstanding market leader in its traditional businesses of Cigarettes, Hotels, Paperboards, Packaging and Agri-Exports
Summer Intern in Sales and Marketing, Colgate Palmolive
April 2007 - June 2007
- Project Title: Combating Low Price Toothpaste and Low price Toothpowder in Western Maharashtra
- The project involved modeling the supply chain mechanics of Colgate Palmolive and other competing companies in Maharashtra
- Finding out the effect of trade promotion versus consumer promotions
- Determining the optimum combination of pack sizes
- Administering a survey in the trade and among the consumers
- The project involved modeling the supply chain mechanics of Colgate Palmolive and other competing companies in Maharashtra
- Finding out the effect of trade promotion versus consumer promotions
- Determining the optimum combination of pack sizes
- Administering a survey in the trade and among the consumers
Trainee Architect, Aparna & Santhosh
May 2005 - October 2005
The internship was of six months duration and involved :
- Working Drawings for various projects: residential, commercial and institutional
- Presentations for bidding of a chain of showrooms for an automobile manufacturer in India
- Models for a residential project near Pune, India
- Site visits for an Interior designing project for a Mall in Pune
- Working Drawings for various projects: residential, commercial and institutional
- Presentations for bidding of a chain of showrooms for an automobile manufacturer in India
- Models for a residential project near Pune, India
- Site visits for an Interior designing project for a Mall in Pune
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Education
PGDM, Marketing and Operations
2006 - 2008
B.Arch, Architecture
2001 - 2006
All India Secondary School Examination, General
1988 - 1998
