ACROSS INDIA
Co-Founder
Suneil Chawla is a Commerce graduate from Loyola College and an MBA from IIM Ahmedabad. Prior to co-founding Social Beat, he founded Koolkart.com, a social e-commerce and price comparison engine. He has worked extensively in Marketing and Technology, with management consultants Bain & Co, across Boston, Singapore, Mumbai, and Delhi. He’s part of the Executive committee of the IIM Ahmedabad Alumni chapter in Chennai. Suneil loves to travel, for work and pleasure.
Co-Founder
Vikas Chawla has experience as a Product Head, Digital Head & National Brand Manager at TI Cycles. In his previous role, he worked as an Executive Assistant to Mr. MV Subbiah, Murugappa Group and Chairman, National Skill Development Corp. He is a management graduate from the London School of Economics (LSE), and a business graduate from Loyola College. He enjoys cycling and everything digital. He is the Foodie in the office, always on the lookout of new restaurants for our team lunches.
Chief Business Officer
With over 16 years of experience, Maanesh is an award-winning Digital Marketing Leader, recognized as one of India’s Top 40 Under 40 Digital Marketers by E4M. He brings expertise in driving growth for over 200 brands, scaling teams from 7 to over 300, and achieving 200x revenue growth through data-driven strategies and innovative campaigns. Proficient in full-funnel media strategies, programmatic buying, and digital ecosystems, Maanesh excels in leadership, team building, and operational excellence. Passionate about digital innovation and customer-centric solutions, he enjoys movies and quality time with his daughter in his personal time.
VP - Growth
With 14 years in the digital marketing space, Naveen brings extensive experience from agencies and product companies, with a passion for driving growth and fostering strong client relationships. Outside of work, he enjoys long drives, gaming on his PS5, reading about consumer tech, and riding his motorcycles across 15+ states.
Presales Specialist
Vrinda is a foodie at heart who loves exploring new restaurants and cuisines. She holds an undergraduate degree in hotel management and started her career as an Events Coordinator at Hilton, where she ensured seamless execution of events.
Her journey then took her to Zomato as a Key Accounts Manager, where she honed her skills in client relationships and strategy. Now, she’s diving into the world of digital marketing, eager to learn, grow, and make an impact.
National Creative Director
A creative by accident, a microbiologist by qualification, Ashish believes that the best creatives hinge on the smallest nuances. A decade in, he has experience in crafting pathbreaking creative strategies, manifesting noteworthy campaigns and uplifting brand stories. A proven track record of delivering several award-winning campaigns, including the most revered – Cannes, D&AD, The One Show, he has pushed the advertising boundaries for brands across industries with stories that linger with you.
Senior Director- Creative
Purushothaman has almost two decades of experience in digital, web, and graphic design. He has honed his graphic design skills to create a "wow" effect with ease. Despite handling a heavy workload with quick turnarounds, Purushothaman still lives by his mantra, "Live and make others happy." On weekends, he enjoys playing cricket, watching movies, and driving like the Fast & Furious cast!
ACD - Design
Shana Anna Paulose has a degree in visual communication and a post graduate diploma in Graphic Design. Armed with around 9 years of experience in advertising and digital marketing, she loves analyzing and solving design problems. Ever since she has been old enough to hold a pencil, art has been a part of her life and she loves experimenting with colours and forms. In her free time, she enjoys sport, experimenting with food and travelling.
CHRO
Pavan comes with close to 2 decades of experience in HR and has spent time with large multinational corporations such as Royal Dutch Shell, Gartner Inc, Rio Tinto, Biocon, and Flex. He brings to the table diverse experience having worked in varied industries such as Oil & Gas, Mining, Pharma, Manufacturing, Research, and IT.
He has led large HR teams across APAC and EMEA. Prior to joining Social Beat,he had been closely involved in growing some of the large organisations listed and working with executive committees,board members in building HR strategies/roadmaps and successfully executing them.In his spare time, He enjoys traveling and reading