Manav Surana

Experience

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  Barclays

  May 2014 - Jul 2014

  Assistant Manager

  Participated in the Global Summer Internship Program and was aligned with the UKRBB Financial Control Team for maintaining consistency of accounts. I co-authored 2 reports on end to end details of live processes, and recommended solutions for backlogs and bottlenecks.I also spearheaded my first CSR activity to teach young orphaned kids about savings and banking benefits.

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  Plastpack Industries

  Jun 2015 - Jun 2016

  Operations Manager

  Oversaw the functioning of family owned business in production, sales and labour management. I performed end to end operational execution of 2 business units - plastics and cardboards. Constantly improved business methods and expanded the business to move vertically along the supply chain.

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  Goldman Sachs

  Apr 2017 - Jun 2017

  Summer Intern

  As a part of the Technology, Media and Telecommunication Team, I was responsible for developing pitch books & making recommendations on potential acquisition/divestiture opportunities by analysing macro-economic environment, along with industry trends, benchmarking & company profiling. I also performed integrated financial & valuation analysis to assess coherence of proposed merger/acquisition.I also undertook an original project looking at MnA potentials in the Indian Banking Sector.

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  Talebus

  Dec 2018 - Dec 2019

  Founder

  Talebus was an online user based literature publishing platform. Our goal was to enable easy storytelling and help everyone find stories that move them.

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  Turf XL

  Jan 2019 - now

  Partner

  Turf XL is the largest box sports arena in Kolkata, completed with state-of-the-art infrastructure. We also provide football and cricket coaching classes to kids and teenagers.

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  Straight A EdTech Pvt Ltd

  Jun 2022 - now

  Founder

  Straight A is an omni-channel private tutorial service for K-12 students. Our mission is to connect the best teachers with students who need them the most on a platform which enables both of them to achieve their highest potential. We create physical centres with state-of-the-art classrooms and infrastructure, both online and offline, that help students to learn and grow and help teachers to do what they do best – helping their students excel. Features such as online classes, free-to-use library, unique course material, and study lobby for students to use in between classes will all work towards helping students and teachers reach their goals. Students will also have access to all supplements online – such as videos, notes and mock tests. We focus on holistic development of students, and thus provide informative progress reports of students for constant growth mapping, as well as career guidance sessions to help students explore the vast variety of careers they can opt for. Show less