Gaurav is a management professional with deep experience in business development, sales operations and strategy. He is currently leading the mono-brand retail business at Apple India where he is responsible for both sales and channel expansion and development through the Apple premium reseller partners. He has also been an active angel investor since 2014. He would love to meet management professionals.

“Life is either a great adventure or nothing’-Helen Keller. The quote fits in very well with Shumone. A street food lover, RD Burman fan, guitarist, and a business strategist (or should we say business magnet!). Shumone has more than 30 years of experience across the spectrum, right from Unilever, Levi Strauss, SC Johnson to now Lenskart. He believes that his kids are his best teacher and millennials, his mentors.Shumone is the Chief Revenue Officer (CRO) with Lenskart, wherein he is responsible for driving the omnichannel strategy of the brand and revolutionize eyewear in India. Shumone is passionate about making Lenskart a household name. Before joining Lenskart, he was the MD of SC Johnson, a household cleaning supplies and consumer chemicals conglomerate. Shumone has also served Levi Strauss India as its MD. He has also worked with International Best Foods and Unilever.Shumone has lived in 18 different homes across six cities. His soul mate kept the music alive in his life, and his two kids, one an economist and another a budding scriptwriter, keep him going.An IIMA alum, Shumone loves to spend time with entrepreneurs and business leaders sharing a tip or two on business strategy, RD Burman, and street food (not necessarily in that order!). He is a great listener, and one of the most humble soul you will come across. It is a privilege of the CoffeeMug platform to have him as a member.

Deepak is a senior advisor. He is skilled in marketing and business development. He is currently working in the telecommunications industry.

Rakesh is a business professional and the CEO of Flying Machine with expertise in building consumer brands (online plus offline) in the fashion industry. I am currently working on scaling up a retail franchising model of business.

Oliver is an ex-pat from the UK who has been in India for 8 years between two stints. I am currently working on Increasing sales at Lenskart.com and opening an additional 300 stores this year. I would love to meet Passionate operators who are driven, full of new and exciting ideas on how to drive a business in an innovative way.

Amit is a business leader with experience in the consumer and energy sectors. I am currently working on ideas that can improve the route to market for a company in the oil&energy space.

Kamalpreet is a sales and product professional with experience across product management, business strategy, analytics, and finance.

Kanika is sales and product management professional with 15 years experience in banking, fin-tech and retail. I am also a leadership/life coach. I am currently working on launching a new business vertical with a new tech platform.

Hitesh is an insurance (non-life) professional. I am currently supporting the insurtech space to add new products/channels to help enhance the reach and connect with new consumers.

Ashish is a strategy professional with expertise in change management and digital transformation. He is currently working on a business strategy.

Sanjiva is an employability advocate and a passionate social entrepreneur. I am currently working on a tech-enabled platform that provides access to entry-level job courses. I would love to meet founders from ed-tech companies or skilling outfits.

Ankit is a marketing professional who loves data and technology. He is scaling up direct to consumer sales. He would love to meet founders and users of martech/ fintech.

Puneet is a growth hacker, having experience in working across retail sector and is starting up a DTC services company, taking Indian talent to the rest of the world. He is currently working on international consumer services. He would love to meet founders and growth folks.

Vivek is a professional consultant with over 20 years of demonstrated history of working in real estate industry. He holds expertise in development planning, activity configuration, design, merchandising, leasing strategy and execution.

Rahul is a versatile customer centric executive with success around customer engagement and revenue generation. He is currently working as the vice president of loyalty and payments.

Sanjai is a working as the CEO of a food and beverage service company. He had held some topmost important positions in recent past. He brings plethora of experience in the field. He is skilled in team management and merchandising. He has worked with some reputed companies in recent past.

Maneesh is a banking and financial services professional with two decades of experience having an entrepreneurial mindset with passion for excellence. He has rich experience in wholesale, retail across segments & functions. His key focus areas are portfolio growth along side quality of book in banks, NBFC and HFC. He has diverse exposure in equity and debt in commercial real estate on both fund raising, deployments/exits in real estate and private equity .

Samir has more than 18 years of multi-functional experience in building and scaling businesses. He has handled portfolios across business development, corporate sales, program or project management, promotional/ advertising strategies and client relations at leading conglomerates. He also has proven ability to identify business opportunities and provide management and technical expertise to team representatives to achieve KRAs. He is currently a part of the leadership team helping build the marketplace business within Reliance retail.

Akash is an experienced sales and business development professional in retail and financial services. He loves setting and scaling up new lines of business and distribution channels. He is currently working on starting up a new distribution channel in Institutional Sales.