Sona Walvekar

Sona Walvekar

Business Development Executive

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  • Timeline

  • About me

    Founder & CEO at Jim Dandy Events

  • Education

    • MIT School Of Management

      2014 - 2016
      Masters in Personnel Management Human Resource A

      Activities and Societies: * President, Human Resource Forum of MITSOM (2015-16); * Visited Prestigious institutes in the States like Babson university, Harvard university, Pace university, for student-delegate interactions and guest lectures. (2015); * Interviewed Benny dayal in association with Pune mirror and alive India in concert. (2016) ; * Conducted the first ever Parle MTV The Junkyard Project in India at MITSOM in association with Nerolac and Delhi Street Art. (2016). Won MAEER's MIT School of Management's most prestigious - 'Student of the Year' Award across Management courses like MBA, MMM, MPM, MCA, and PGDBM. (2016)

    • Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce

      2010 - 2014
      Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com.) Business Administration
    • Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce

      2008 - 2010
      Junior College Business/Commerce, General
  • Experience

    • Sporty beans

      Aug 2012 - Jan 2013
      Business Development Executive

      Helped expand their Global Strategy and footprint by steady research on possible leads as well as aiding client servicing on a regular basis.

    • MV Techlabs

      May 2015 - Jul 2015
      Intern (summer 2015)

      Assisting with HR operations and Recruitment.

    • Parkar Consulting & Labs

      Nov 2016 - May 2019
      Talent Management and RMG
    • Jim Dandy Events

      Jun 2019 - now
      Founder & CEO

      Jim Dandy Events, Founded in 2019 by Sona Walvekar. After working in IT for 3 years; Sona decided to pursue her passion to celebrate life's milestones. Jim dandy events is an event management company that caters to planning, conceptualizing, designing, budgeting, managing, logistics, decor and other features that come together to create an event or occasion.As the name suggests – Jim Dandy - is defined as something excellent of it’s kind. Apart from being a noun and an adjective, Jim Dandy is an emotion. “That party was so Jim Dandy!” ; “Did you see Ranveer Singh’s suit? It was Jim Dandy!”. An iconic phrase – with a millennial twist. "We work meticulously to execute each event and are always trying to come up with new and creative ways to make special moments even more memorable." Show less

  • Licenses & Certifications

    • Certificate of Honor - Student of the Year

      MAEER'S MIT School of Management
      Apr 2016
    • Excel 2010 training program

      Edge Pro Pune
      Sept 2015
    • Training and Development

      PHEHR (EICPL)
      Aug 2015
    • Indian Payroll & Statutory Compliance Management

      PREHR (EIC)
      Oct 2014
    • A1 Deutsch

      Goethe Institut
      Sept 2012
  • Honors & Awards

    • Awarded to Sona Walvekar
      Student of the Year Maeer's MIT School Of Management Apr 2016 Won MAEER's MIT School of Management's most prestigious - 'Student of the Year' Award across Management courses like MBA, MMM, MPM, MCA, and PGDBM. (2016)