Karan Gupta

Experience

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  Teach For India

  Apr 2016 - Oct 2016

  Intern

  Planning and delivering well structured lessons which engages students and motivates themFoster the achievements getting to know the students in and out of the classroom; creating instructional plans to match the whole class’ and individual student’s needs; delivering instruction in an engaging manner; working with other teachers, administrators and community members to build skills and obtain resources for the classroom; and administering and analyzing assessments to ensure that students are progressing towards their academic goals. Show less

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  (Inactive profile) Endurance Group is Newfold Digital

  Oct 2016 - Jun 2018

  Sales Associate

  ● Worked for a brand ‘BigRock’ -India’s one of the biggest names in the IT industry for domain registration and hosting products.● Consulted and sold web products to SMEs that ventured into promoting or selling their products online.● Negotiated and convinced clients for product purchase and ensured longer-term relations by staying in touch for further requirements.● Volunteered for additional shifts and projects for the brand and organization.● Consistent top-performing agent in Sales for ‘BigRock’ in the entire team.● Received certificates for Jan - Mar 2017 quarter best performer, individually for the month of Mar and Aug. Also achieved the highest target of 209% in Jan 2018.● Helped newcomers understand the process and guided them. Show less

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  Packt

  Jun 2018 - Nov 2020

  ● Led a team of 4 members. Managed the team including content editors, marketing, and production.Onboarded high-profile CEOs and founders of well-known technologies on the platform that would cater to the global market.Acquired the most successful project of the company for the year 2020 which earned $250,000● Acquired and contracted with partners in building proposals and product road mapping.● Engaged with technology inventors and developer communities to recruit authors for creating products.● Negotiated contract terms, royalties and advance payments to be offered depending on the expected sales of the book and the author’s profile. Show less ● Designed and implemented key processes around launching the book, product marketing and sales strategy.● Monitored the performance of published products and used this to boost new product commissioning strategy with a commercial and customer-driven focus along with marketing campaigns. ● Trained new joiners, leading and evaluating their performance.● Developed strong stakeholder relations where high-profile professional market leaders have agreed to do additional tasks assigned without financials● Received recommendations and appreciation from various market leaders on LinkedIn.● Met targets consecutively. Overachieved targets in many months when the business needed it.● Rewarded with the “Best performer award” for the month multiple times. Show less

  • Associate Product Manager

    Jul 2020 - Nov 2020

  • Acquisition Editor

    Jun 2018 - Nov 2020
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  WhiteHat Jr

  Nov 2020 - Apr 2021

  Sales Manager

  ● Developed innovative and disruptive ways, means, and methods to convert prospects within the cycles.● Achieved the weekly targets in a high-pressure performance-driven competitive environment.● Monitored self-performance at all times while also contributing to the team’s performance.● Ensured to drive customer relationship management (CRM), marketing and sales management.

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  UpGrad

  Apr 2021 - Aug 2022

  International Sales - Senior Admissions Counselor

  ● Crafting focused segments and communication for converting potential learners, helping them plan their career paths, and developing systems that reinforce how upGrad courses can catalyse their careers.● Ensuring that weekly enrolment/revenue and collection targets are met.● Owning the complete product cycle journey for deliverables. This includes high-impact conversations, product demonstrations, closing and post-conversion relationship management.● Maintaining a detailed database of all the interactions with the clients and providing constant feedback to the respective teams and being a part of marketing campaigns.● Managed Domestic as well as International Clients from Tech, FMCG and Digital Sectors. Show less

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  Red FM

  Dec 2022 - Nov 2023

  Deputy Manager
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  Disney Star

  Nov 2023 - now

  Assistant Manager