Vouch Pay Technologies
Board Member
Krishna Jonnakadla
Award Winning Business & Strategy Leader. Start-up Advisor, Serial Entrepreneur, Thought Leader, Innovator & Growth Specialist with a Successful Exit and Fund Raising experience. Speaker & Podcast Host of a Top 25 Show
Award Winning Business & Strategy Leader. Start-up Advisor, Serial Entrepreneur, Thought Leader, Innovator & Growth Specialist with a Successful Exit and Fund Raising experience. Speaker & Podcast Host of a Top 25 Show
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Experience
Maharajas of Scale
Founder, Founder
Maharajas of Scale is a Top 25 Podcast for Entrepreneurs in India. Maharajas of Scale was founded to tell the story of Indian startups that are changing the game.
In... more each of my episodes, I get speakers to talk about Growth, Strategy, Leadership, Scaling their startups, getting Culture right and many more key aspects of being a successful founder
In... more each of my episodes, I get speakers to talk about Growth, Strategy, Leadership, Scaling their startups, getting Culture right and many more key aspects of being a successful founder
Swych
VP and Global Business Head
Responsible for Global Business and Relationship with the Finablr Group, STO Fund Raise, Business & Product Leadership of 2 Global Products in Cross Border and Crypto... more Based Payments
At Swych, I launched the Middle East to India Gifting Corridor leveraging the strategic network of UAEX. It included Strategy, Compliance, Marketing and Customer Support
During the initial days, I was also responsible for fund raise discussions with key outside investors as well as the strategy for our Security Token Offering
I also lead the Crypto Payments Business. The Crypto payments initiative was a key initiative to power everyday payments thru crypto currencies. It involved global partnerships with large crypto wallets, players and exchanges involving negotiation of deals, product management, oversight of lead generation, operations and support.
At Swych, I launched the Middle East to India Gifting Corridor leveraging the strategic network of UAEX. It included Strategy, Compliance, Marketing and Customer Support
During the initial days, I was also responsible for fund raise discussions with key outside investors as well as the strategy for our Security Token Offering
I also lead the Crypto Payments Business. The Crypto payments initiative was a key initiative to power everyday payments thru crypto currencies. It involved global partnerships with large crypto wallets, players and exchanges involving negotiation of deals, product management, oversight of lead generation, operations and support.
Founder, Co-Founder & CEO
Flit was an innovator in the Death Valley of Indian Startups: Fashion and Hyperlocal. Flit brought hundreds of independent designers, artisanal brands, boutiques and enabled... more their discovery.
Flit pioneered the idea of a shared Pop-up bringing the power of variety, newness and artisanal and boutique brands around where people lived. It solved the intractable problem of high rentals, low footfalls, saturation of online platforms and brought innovation to the concept of fast and boutique fashion.
Flit pioneered the idea of a shared Pop-up bringing the power of variety, newness and artisanal and boutique brands around where people lived. It solved the intractable problem of high rentals, low footfalls, saturation of online platforms and brought innovation to the concept of fast and boutique fashion.
Mango Mobile TV
Co-Founder, Member of the Board, Vice-President of Marketing and Strategy
Mango Mobile TV was a huge collaboration with SS Entertainments, a major Content Owner in the Indian Film Market. Responsible for advising on Marketing, Growth Strategy, Expansion... more and Customer Operations. Took Mango from zero to several thousand subscribers over a span of 18 months.
At Mango, I was responsible for several key aspects such as Growth Hacking, Content Marketing, Product Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Licensing and IP Protection.
At Mango, I was responsible for several key aspects such as Growth Hacking, Content Marketing, Product Strategy, Marketing Strategy, Licensing and IP Protection.
AVP and Americas Practice Head - Manufacturing & Hi-Tech, Global Media & Telecom
Responsible for management and growth of BPO Practice across Manufacturing, Hi-Tech, Telecom and Media industries for the Americas.
At Wipro, I led large scale teams... more both for existing and future businesses in Business Operations that included a portfolio of leading Tech Titans. Responsible for Large Deal Strategy, Solution Leadership, Business Leadership, Business Development and leading a team of sales people
At Wipro, I led large scale teams... more both for existing and future businesses in Business Operations that included a portfolio of leading Tech Titans. Responsible for Large Deal Strategy, Solution Leadership, Business Leadership, Business Development and leading a team of sales people
Aditya Birla Minacs
Director, Business Development and Solutions, BFSI
Business Development, Evolution of New Solutions in BFSI, New Revenue Lines, Account Management, CXO Relationships
I introduced new solutions in Financial Services,... more strategized and won several large scale deals with Fortune 50 Organizations in Banking, Financial Services, Insurance and HealthCare. Key impact areas include: Large Deal Solutioning, Global Delivery Model Development, CXO Relationship Management, Business Strategy and Deal Structuring.
I introduced new solutions in Financial Services,... more strategized and won several large scale deals with Fortune 50 Organizations in Banking, Financial Services, Insurance and HealthCare. Key impact areas include: Large Deal Solutioning, Global Delivery Model Development, CXO Relationship Management, Business Strategy and Deal Structuring.
iGATE Global Solutions
Principal Consultant
Won 18 Karat CEO Award for creation of CXO Mindshare At, iGATE I led the development of two consulting practices: Business Strategy and Financial Risk Management. I led IP... more Development authoring frameworks such as pH Matrix for Business Strategy, Process Maturity Model for Process Assessment, Risk Scoring to assess Financial Reporting Risk management.
Key responsibilities: Practice P&L, Consulting Practice Growth, Large Deal Solutioning, Deal Strategy, IP Development
Key responsibilities: Practice P&L, Consulting Practice Growth, Large Deal Solutioning, Deal Strategy, IP Development
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Achievements
1. Founder of Top 25 Podcast on Entrepreneurship
2. Pioneered the idea of a shared Pop-up bringing the power of variety, newness and artisanal and boutique brands around where people lived. It solved the intractable problem of high rental fees, low footfalls, saturation of online platforms and brought innovation to the concept of fast and boutique fashion
3. In my most previous venture, I scaled our startup to 9 cities and thousands of offline businesses with a shoe-string budget with growth and product hacks
4. Coached more than 50 Founders and Entrepreneurs towards growth and scale
5. Built multi-million $ Consulting practices from scratch
6. Built significant IP frameworks in several fields
7. Built the largest OTT Platform for Indian Content at its time (2012-23)
8. In Texas, rejuvenated an Indian Entrepreneurship Community. Organized several startup boot camps fostering entrepreneurial growth and connections, organizational expansion, marketing and growth strategy
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Q&A
What's the most useful business-related book you've ever read?
There are several but Made in America by Sam Walton, Good to Great by Jim Collins, Pour Your Heart Into It, Grinding it Out by Ray Kroc, To Pixar and Beyond are some of my favorites. I read about 50-60 books a year so I have several favorites
What's your favorite non-business book?
Hominids by Robery Sawyer and Autobiography of a Yogi
If money were not an issue, what would you be doing right now?
I would be investing, coaching entrepreneurs and leading a movement to create the next $1 Trillion in Wealth thru startups
What words of advice would you give your younger self?
Build a Network of great People, add value to them and give things time to grow. And always be around great things and great people and pay it forward!
What's the most creative thing you've ever done?
Building Mango Mobile TV, Pioneering the Pop-up Model and Building my Top 25 Podcast
Which founders or startups do you most admire?
Founder: JN Tata, Sir MV, Steve Jobs, Jeff Bezos, Warren Buffett, Lawrence Levy, Peter Theil, Nithin Kamath and Charlie Munger. Startups that I admire include AirBNB, Pixar, Zerodha, PayPal and Tesla
What's your super power?
Elevating things I touch to a higher standard
What's the best way for people to get in touch with you?
My email
What words of wisdom do you live by?
Start with what you know and start with what's possible and suddenly, you're doing the impossible
What aspects of your work are you most passionate about?
Connecting various concepts into one big vision, learning constantly, leading people and growth
What was the most impactful class you took in school?
History
What's something you wish you had done years earlier?
Moved to the Bay Area and worked with a Tech Startup with Exceptional People
What's an obstacle you've overcome?
Building teams and ventures against lots of odds across the globe without a strong alumni network
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