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Deenky Shah is co-founder of Because, a brand strategy consulting firm which acts as CMO for companies across the globe. She has spent a bulk of her time at the nexus of Innovation, Business, Technology and Communication. Throughout her career, she has focused on designing and delivering contemporary  business solutions by engaging multiple stakeholders to enable client organizations to realize their full potential. Through these years, she has keenly observed the trends that shape or disrupt industries and analyzed how marketing can accelerate growth of organizations. 

Prior to joining Because she was Director at  Duke Corporate Education, a firm out of Duke University that delivered customized learning solutions for corporate leaders.  

Beyond her experience and capabilities, she has been commended for her high level of interpersonal skills and her naturally engaging personality. Her motivations include learning new things, taking on the challenge of meeting the needs of an organization, and ensuring high-quality outcomes.

Because it is a consultancy that helps our clients spot the elephant in the room. We question, we challenge and we provide business solutions. We do that by focusing on creating relevant brand and customer experiences and driving accelerated growth strategies. What makes us different is our ability to uncover the underlying needs and motivation of customers and translate those insights into better ideas. Our unique team of thinkers, makers and doers work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary way to bridge the gap between strategy and execution.

Founder & CEO at Because | Consultant to Education Department, Government of Gujarat | Vidya Samiksha Kendra | Mission Schools of Excellence

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Aditya is a founder of Because – the brand and marketing consultancy and previously spent over 16 years in growing and transforming businesses by creating and executing highly effective marketing strategies at organisations like Sandesh, Educational Initiatives and HBK Group of Schools.

About me: 
I am best known for my creatiwitty, wordplay, puns, talent identification and problem-solving abilities.

Specialties: 
Business Strategy, marketing, branding, advertising, social media, content marketing, team development, business planning, design

About my company:

Because is a consultancy that helps our clients spot the elephant in the room. We question, we challenge and we provide business solutions. We do that by focusing on creating relevant brand and customer experiences and driving accelerated growth strategies. What makes us different is our ability to uncover the underlying needs and motivation of customers and translate those insights into better ideas. Our unique team of thinkers, makers and doers work in a collaborative, multidisciplinary way to bridge the gap between strategy and execution. 

Industries we serve: education, e-commerce, data analytics, real estate, retail

Amal Mishra is the Founder and CEO of UrbanVault, a game-changing provider of managed office spaces reshaping the commercial real estate landscape with more than 25000 seats in Bangalore. His story reflects the power of bootstrapping backed by the commitment to provide exceptional services to clients.

He holds an undergrad degree in Computer Science from IIIT Hyderabad. Prior to UrbanVault, he co-founded Livospire, where he gained invaluable experience in the real estate and furniture industry. The hands-on involvement equipped him with a unique blend of expertise that contributes to the innovative solutions at both UrbanVault and Livospire.

In addition, he has served as a Product Manager at Cisco for nearly four years, further honing his skills and knowledge in the technology sector. This experience enables him to bring a strategic perspective and a deep understanding of market trends to UrbanVault.

By combining his background in real estate, furniture, and technology, he brings a comprehensive skill set that drives his ability to deliver cutting-edge solutions to the clients.

Join him and the UrbanVault team in redefining commercial real estate, driving innovation, and shaping the future of work.

#UrbanVault #CommercialRealEstate #Workspaces #Innovation

I am a practicing Chartered Accountant and partner of the firm Rasesh Shah & Co. My specialties are Internal Audit, Statutory audit, Tax audit, Taxation consultancy, Return e-filing, TDS issues, and Company Law Matters. I am actively involved with the Startup Community incapacity of mentor, advisor, community manager, etc, and have contributed to the Startup ecosystem in Surat by organizing various events and programs for the last 5 years. On the professional front, I have acted as an authorized representative for 100+ Startups for getting them recognition and eligible for benefits under the “Startup India Scheme” of the GOI and I am also a key stakeholder of iKoVerk Coworking Studios having centers at Althan and Nanpura in Surat. 

I worked in the pharmaceutical sector in various roles with a focus on business development, account management in the first part of my career between 2000 to 2015 in India and Europe. Priya and I started indiabizforsale.com together in the year 2013 as a company and launched as a platform in early 2014. 

We started indiabizforsale because we experienced and painfully learnt (at that time) that M&A for a small to medium size business is very, very challenging in India, and we decided to do something about that. 

We launched indiabizforsale.com as a discovery platform (with confidentiality so no one knows which business is looking for an exit or partial exit) for businesses and investors. 

Gradually we started building services on top as we realised that the end goal is a successful business transaction and secured discovery is only the part of the process (large though). 

Now we provide discovery, on-demand services and also advisory services with help of trusted and experienced professionals across India. 

As a Co-founder at IndiaBiz, she is committed to help SMEs and Startups to find their growth partners through quick deal-sourcing, matchmaking, and end-to-end deal management through technology platform and advisory services for transactions like M&A, Investments, Partnership, Franchising and more.

Her proficiency and experiences are invaluable in her role at IndiaBiz, where she focuses on Product, Finance and Hiring. Prior to assuming the company's leadership in 2013, she has spent more than 10 years in the UK and brings over 8 years of experience in the Finance domain from diverse industry segments in companies like Nestor Healthcare, Halcrow Group, SUEZ, BillDesk.

Priya has achieved her Masters degree in International Finance from Middlesex University (UK) and is a member of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA).

Umesh, has close to 10 years of experience in IT & Real Estate Industry and defines himself as a Strategic Thinker with a flair towards Marketing and Sales, a Startup Enthusiast and a passionate ENTREPRENEUR.

As Co-founder and Chief Growth Officer of Dev Accelerator (DevX), Umesh has a strong focus on strengthening Strategic Partnerships, designing long term Growth Strategies, along with heading the Panel for curating Technology Startups/SMEs for the Accelerator program. Also acting as a Board Member (Investor) and Mentor for multiple Portfolio Ventures in the domain of SaaS, Mobility, Cloud Kitchen, Media Tech and Lending.

He takes pride in co-owning Gujarat’s largest Co-working space.

The primary focus is heading the role of Sourcing, Negotiating and on-boarding Strategic Partners and even focusing on like-minded collaborations. The ultimate goal is to ensure that Commercialization of Products/Services leads to produce high-value offerings that generate strong bottom line benefits for the DevX, Portfolio Companies and the end clients.

Prior to launching Dev Accelerator, he worked with a 100 year old Manufacturing firm, based in Barnsley, United Kingdom, wherein he donned the hat of a result driven Marketing/Sales Consultant wherein Critical thinking and Communication skills, being one of his key strengths, supported him to devise appropriate strategies and communicate the same to the management team.

Umesh, has been an active Investor and Mentor in many Startups wherein his role was to ensure that they get a boost whilst moving from Ideation Stage to Growth stage.