Sudhir Syal

Activist, Business mentor, Connector, Engineer, Idea generator, Producer, Technologist, Writer/Editor

ET NOW - Sr.Assist.Producer Oct.2008 - Present Mumbai - India Sulekha.com New Media Pvt. Ltd: Manager – Alliances & Product Development, Mar2007 - Present Head strategic alliances and partnership for Sulekha.com across India – Executed and managed 21 business, marketing and content partnerships for Sulekha.com with a selection of Internet, Mobile and Print partners – Headed the mobile product development team and created the company’s first WAP and SMS Mobile platform – Headed a usability team which was responsible for re-launching the web and mobile platform of the site in Nov.2007 ABN AMRO Bank: Associate Sales Manager – Non Resident Team, Feb 2006 – Feb 2007 Formed a part of a 3 member Non-Resident Banking team which catered to the requirements of Non Resident Indians from across the World. ICICI Prudential: Assistant Unit Manager-June 2005 – Feb 2006 Managed a team of insurance advisors and assisted them in providing insurance solutions to customers. FREELANCE WORK EXPERIENCE The Economic Times & The Hindu: Freelance Journalist - July 2005 – Present Write primarily on Business and Technology. Cover entrepreneurship, technology and mobile trends. India Interacts.com: Business Bytes – Podcast Show Host – April 2007 – Present Have interviewed over 50 entrepreneurs and Business leaders from a selection of companies and start-ups from various sectors including Retail, Advertising, Mobile and Web 2.0. Proto.in: Media & Marketing Head – - Core Committee Member Operational manager and Master of Ceremonies at Proto.in - India's premier start-up event. AWARDS AND RECOGNITION Was awarded the 'Outstanding employee of the Quarter' award at Sulekha.com within the first 5 months of the job. Article 'Art of the Start' for the Hindu was selected by IIT Madras as one of the 3 Business articles of the year. Specialties:

Start-ups, Technology, Innovation, Entrepreneurship

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Journalism: writing, producing, photography, videography, Start Ups, start ups, social entrepreneurship, networking, technology

Been tracking TED as a journalist for the last 8 months. Did one of the first TED stories for ET NOW in May. Also keenly looking forward to TED to see what we can learn and implement at the next edition of Proto.in

Humor Writing, Dancing, Golf