Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji

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  • Timeline

    Mar 2017 - Apr 2019

    Vice President

    King's College London Marketing, Advertising and PR Society
    London, United Kingdom
    Jul 2017 - Aug 2017

    Marketing and Events Intern

    AxiomSL
    Oct 2017 - Sept 2019

    Challenge Leader

    AiDS ORPHAN
    London, United Kingdom
    Mar 2018 - Mar 2019

    Marketing Director

    180 Degrees Consulting
    May 2018 - Jun 2018

    Marketing and Communication Intern

    Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience
    Sept 2018 - Jun 2019

    Student Ambassador

    King's Entrepreneurship Institute
    Oct 2018 - Mar 2019

    Student Consultant

    King's Business School
    Feb 2020 - Aug 2020

    Student Consultant

    The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)
    Oct 2020 - Feb 2021

    Marketing Intern

    Swasti
    Current Company
    Nov 2020 - now

    Co-Founder & Director

    FuelEx
    Jun 2021 - Sept 2021

    Marketing Head

    CCA
  • About me

    MSc Marketing Graduate at LSE

  • Education

    • Univ.ai

      2020 - 2021
      Masters certificate in data science & ai artificial intelligence

      12-month part-time course with live classes taught by faculty from Harvard - Dr. Pavlos ProtopapasAI Fundamentals:AI-1 ML & AI Basics (Regression Models: Knn, linear, Multi, Poly; Classification Models: kNN, Logit, Cross-Validation & Regularisation)AI-2 Convolutional Neural Networks (Neural network basics, Convolutional neural networks, Transfer learning) Machine Learning Fundamentals:ML-1 (Data Cleaning, EDA, Visualisation, Collaborative Filtering, Recommendation… Show more 12-month part-time course with live classes taught by faculty from Harvard - Dr. Pavlos ProtopapasAI Fundamentals:AI-1 ML & AI Basics (Regression Models: Knn, linear, Multi, Poly; Classification Models: kNN, Logit, Cross-Validation & Regularisation)AI-2 Convolutional Neural Networks (Neural network basics, Convolutional neural networks, Transfer learning) Machine Learning Fundamentals:ML-1 (Data Cleaning, EDA, Visualisation, Collaborative Filtering, Recommendation Engines ) ML-2 (Decision Trees, Random Forest, Boosting) AI Advanced:AI-3: Language Models (Word Embeddings, RNN, LSTMs, ELMo, Attention, Seq2Seq, transformer models, BERT, GPT) AI-4: Generative Models & Reinforcement LearningAI 5: Capstone Project Show less

    • The indian public school, coimbatore

      2014 - 2015
      International baccalaureate diploma 37 points

      Subjects: English SL, French Ab initio SL, Chemistry SLMathematics HL, Business & Management HL, Economics HL

    • Imperial college business school

      2018 - 2018
      Summer school entrepreneurial smart camp

      -Worked in a global team of 5 to develop a business idea as part of a 3-week entrepreneurship course. Presented the project to a panel of entrepreneurs. -Undertook Market Research, Market Fit Analysis, Problem Recognitions, Finance & Funding Analysis.

    • King's college london

      2016 - 2019
      Business management bsc (hons) first class honours

      Activities and Societies: Marketing, Advertising, & PR Society (KCL MAPS), Enactus KCL, King's Raising and Giving Society (RAG), AiDS Orphan, 180 Degrees Consulting, King's Business School Consultancy Project, Entrepreneurship Institute Student Ambassador #1 in London & #2 in UK for Business & Management studies (The Complete University Guide 2019)Result: First Class HonoursNotable Projects: * Equity analysis report of Adidas (Peer Analysis, Ratio, Cash flow, Credit & Debt Rating, Valuation, Forecasting)* Consumer Behaviour: Failure of Starbucks’ #RaceTogether Campaign (Dual Processing Theory, Conditioning, Negative Disconfirmation model) * Sanitation in India: Changing the way CSR is managed and organised by… Show more #1 in London & #2 in UK for Business & Management studies (The Complete University Guide 2019)Result: First Class HonoursNotable Projects: * Equity analysis report of Adidas (Peer Analysis, Ratio, Cash flow, Credit & Debt Rating, Valuation, Forecasting)* Consumer Behaviour: Failure of Starbucks’ #RaceTogether Campaign (Dual Processing Theory, Conditioning, Negative Disconfirmation model) * Sanitation in India: Changing the way CSR is managed and organised by MNCs* Succession Planning for a Family Business (F-PEC analysis)* Ethnography of Rock Climbing (Positive Verbal Reinforcement, Observational Learning)* International Expansion Strategy of Gap Inc.(Uppasala Model)Notable Modules:Entrepreneurship and New Venture Growth, Intermediate Microeconomics, HR, Organisational Research Methods, International Business, Consumer Behaviour, Entrepreneurial Finance, Strategic Management, Health Economics, CSR, Leadership, Financial Statement Analysis, Entrepreneurial Family Firms. Show less

    • The london school of economics and political science (lse)

      2019 - 2020
      Master of science - msc marketing distinction

      Activities and Societies: LSESU Raising and Giving Society, Amazon Campus Challenge #2 for Social Science and Management (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020)Result: DistinctionGroup Projects:* Pricing Strategy for a VR Headset (Choice-Based Conjoint, Segmentation, Economic Value, Pricing Meter)* Analysis of purchase behaviour and attendance data of a fitness start-up (EDA, Clustering, Logit-Purchase Prediction, Customer Lifetime Value)* Analysing Reviews for London Gyms (Data Scraping, Sentiment & Text Analysis)* Market Entry Analysis… Show more #2 for Social Science and Management (QS World University Rankings by Subject 2020)Result: DistinctionGroup Projects:* Pricing Strategy for a VR Headset (Choice-Based Conjoint, Segmentation, Economic Value, Pricing Meter)* Analysis of purchase behaviour and attendance data of a fitness start-up (EDA, Clustering, Logit-Purchase Prediction, Customer Lifetime Value)* Analysing Reviews for London Gyms (Data Scraping, Sentiment & Text Analysis)* Market Entry Analysis & Strategy for a Digital Marketing Agency for Social Media Services* Marketing Strategy of Innocent Drinks: Analysis and Recommendations (4Ps, 5Cs, STP)* Analysing Victoria Secret’s decline in Sales and Popularity (Hypothesis & A/B testing) * Brand Audit for Forever 21 (Brand Identity Prism, Experience, Image, Equity)Modules: Principles of Marketing, Marketing Analytics I, Consumer Insights, Marketing Analytics II, Decisions, Biases, and Nudges, Pricing Strategy, Brand Strategy, Marketing Action Learning Project Show less

  • Experience

    • King's college london marketing, advertising and pr society

      Mar 2017 - Apr 2019

      -Supporting President in initiating, planning and organizing 12 events (3 times more than 2017) and delegating work amongst committee of 7 students. -Created a tentative schedule of 15 events for the year. Participation in biweekly meetings with the committee to review past and future events-Designed an innovative Digital Marketing Hackathon ‘VIRAL’ in March 2019 that provided 50 students with digital marketing training and 10 start-ups with free digital marketing. -Organized ‘Marketing at Google’ event with over 400 student attendees, an event with 300% participation increase from previous years. Show less

      • Vice President

        Mar 2018 - Apr 2019
      • Head Of Design

        Mar 2017 - Mar 2018
    • Axiomsl

      Jul 2017 - Aug 2017
      Marketing and events intern

      -Analysed the competition in the industry using Porter’s Five Forces and presented the analysis to the executive director and other senior managers.-Contacted 15 organisations about potential events and provided the information in an organised template to Head of EMEA-Redesigned 13-page Newsletter for distribution across 12 offices around the world -Designed icons for each of the software products -Designed an Excel sheet to keep track of all the merchandise across various offices in the EMEA region.-Performed a merchandise review based on 3 potential suppliers and presented to the EMEA Head of Marketing Show less

    • Aids orphan

      Oct 2017 - Sept 2019

      - Challenge leader for a charity trek to Mount Kilimanjaro in August 2019. Recruited 20 students across the university (King's College London), a 4 time increase from the previous year. - Motivated students to reach their individual target of £3300 through monthly meetings, fundraising workshops, and through group fundraising events. Raised over £30,000 as a team in 8 months Took part in a fundraising challenge to Machu Picchu in summer 2018 and raised over £3195 for children affected by AIDS in Africa and India. Fundraising done through Social Media, Bake Sales, Events and Bucket Collections at Tube Stations. Fundraising Page : https://mydonate.bt.com/fundraisers/shivanibalaji1

      • Challenge Leader

        Jul 2018 - Sept 2019
      • Challenge Event Fundraiser

        Oct 2017 - Jul 2018
    • 180 degrees consulting

      Mar 2018 - Mar 2019
      Marketing director

      - Created engaging content for social and print media for 8 events throughout the year - Interviewed over 20 candidates and assigned them to relevant social enterprises as consultants. - Created a 2-minute testimonial video for Social Media with participants from previous projects.

    • Institute of psychiatry, psychology & neuroscience

      May 2018 - Jun 2018
      Marketing and communication intern

      - Researched and collated several mailing lists into one database and emailed over 300 targeted invitations for the festival including Local groups, Museums, Charities, Cafes and non-profit organisations. - Liaised with 30 KCLSU societies to promote the festival through their social media channels.- Communicated information and graphic materials of the festival to the 15 internal communication department managers within the King’s Network.- In teams of 3 promoted festival across King’s Campuses and Student Residences through flyers, posters, and word-of-mouth. - Handled social media posts (Twitter, Instagram, FB, LinkedIn) with a total of 69K followers with relevant content that increased which helped to increase the awareness of the events and number of followers. Provided Social Media Coverage and live updates during events and workshops. Show less

    • King's entrepreneurship institute

      Sept 2018 - Jun 2019
      Student ambassador

      - Represented the Entrepreneurship Institute's activities which included fairs, events and conferences. - Tasked with signing up King's students to the mailing list at the KCLSU Freshers Fair. Signed up 2423 students as a team. - Responsibilities also included registering attendees at events and ensuring guest speakers were being looked after- Also Provided basic administrative support at the Entrepreneurship Institute office during particularly busy periods.

    • King's business school

      Oct 2018 - Mar 2019
      Student consultant

      - Kings’s Business School Consultancy project was a non-credit bearing project for final year students in partnership with local business from the Westminster Council- Student Consultant with two other final-year students to provide business development ideas for ‘Gamely Games’, a business from the Westminster Council.- Recommendations to improve current marketing strategy by building a community of users and increasing customer engagement. Information for digital marketing techniques such as SEO and content marketing.- Market research performed for exploring potential in the student market through interviews and surveys in the King’s student community. - Developed a 20-page in-depth report about findings and recommendations, and presented to CEO, founder and marketing director of the company. Show less

    • The london school of economics and political science (lse)

      Feb 2020 - Aug 2020
      Student consultant

      - Consulted a Digital Marketing Company based in London on their decision to expand to social media services as part of master’s final project with 5 other students. - Performed research on Market trends and size, competitor landscape, segmentation and targeting, and consumer preferences & platform algorithm by social media platform. - Used Choice-Based Conjoint in a survey to gain insight on consumer behaviour differences across social media platform. - Provided implementation strategy based on Target Clients (Industry, company size), Service Offerings, and differentiation strategy to be leveraged. Show less

    • Swasti

      Oct 2020 - Feb 2021
      Marketing intern

      Marketing Intern for the Invest for Wellness Project (i4We) for Factory Workers.i4We is a system innovation in primary healthcare, which combines health and wealth interventions, and focuses on wellness for the poor in an affordable, quality assured and scalable way.

    • Fuelex

      Nov 2020 - now
      Co-founder & director

      FuelEx is an on-demand diesel delivery service currently operating in Chennai and Salem, Tamil Nadu. The company aims to revolutionise the refuelling needs of Industries, Commercial Buildings and Residences, while addressing current issues of mobility, safety, fuel theft, accuracy and adulteration. The startup is DPIIT recognised and has received recognition from the Startup India Initiative.

    • Cca

      Jun 2021 - Sept 2021
      Marketing head

      CCA is a student collective that aims to provide COVID relief initiatives to marginalised communities.

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Ib diploma

      International baccalaureate
    • Digital marketing nanodegree

      Udacity
      Sept 2017
    • Introduction to programming using html and css

      Code at uni
    • Ml-1: machine learning and data science

      Univ.ai
      Mar 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Ml-2: machine learning and data science

      Univ.ai
      Apr 2021
      View certificate certificate
    • Ai-2 : convolutional neural networks

      Univ.ai
      Dec 2020
    • Ai-1: basics of ai & ml

      Univ.ai
      Nov 2020
      View certificate certificate
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      King's London Award King's College London Jun 2019 The King’s Experience London Award encourages one think about life in London through different points of view by engaging with the city and its diverse communities. Awarded for engaging with London's entrepreneurial community.
    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      Harris Ahmed Award KCLSU Apr 2019 Winner: Awarded for fundraising efforts for AiDS Orphan UK Trust.This award is in memory of Haris Ahmed, an extremely inspiring student that sadly passed away in 2010. The award will be presented to a student that has taken up any activity that is out of the students comfort zone (e.g a different country, in extreme conditions, is mentally and physically challenging.)
    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      Silver Crown KCLSU Apr 2019 Awarded for active participation in a student society (KCL MAPS) for two years in a row.
    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      Best Society King's Business School Mar 2019 Vice President of KCL Marketing, Advertising, and PR SocietyKCL MAPS was given the Best Society Award by King's Business School
    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      Humanitarian Award King's Business School Mar 2019 Awarded by King's Business School for volunteering and fundraising efforts for AiDS Orphan
    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      Volunteering Award - Platinum KCLSU Jun 2018 Awarded for spending 150+ hours volunteering through student societies and fundraising in the academic year 2017-18.
    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      Enterprise Award King's Entrepreneurship Institute May 2018 The King’s Enterprise Award aims to develop, enhance and recognise student enterprise activity. The award is for activities undertaken outside your formal learning.
    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      Haris Ahmed Award KCLSU May 2018 1 of 4 Shortlisted NomineesFor work with AiDS Orphan UK TrustThis award is in memory of Haris Ahmed, an extremely inspiring student that sadly passed away in 2010. The award will be presented to a student that has taken up any activity that is out of the students comfort zone (e.g a different country, in extreme conditions, is mentally and physically challenging.)
    • Awarded to Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
      King's Leadership & Professional Skills Award (Plus) King's College London May 2018 The King’s Leadership & Professional Skills Award (KLPSA for short) is a great way to learn various professional and leadership skills. Throughout the award, you have the chance to reflect on your strengths and how to improve them, as well as learn how to communicate your skills in your professional life. KLPSA award includes different courses that you can choose from, workshops offered by King’s Careers, and experiential learning.
  • Volunteer Experience

    • Marketing

      Issued by Coimbatore Covid Aid on Jun 2021
      Coimbatore Covid AidAssociated with Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
    • Challenge Event Fundraiser

      Issued by AiDS ORPHAN on Oct 2017
      AiDS ORPHANAssociated with Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
    • Postgraduate Officer

      Issued by LSE SU Raising & Giving (RAG) on Sept 2019
      LSE SU Raising & Giving (RAG)Associated with Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji
    • Consultant

      Issued by Unlock Consultancy on Jul 2020
      Unlock ConsultancyAssociated with Shivani Gunasekaran Balaji