Crucible Institute

Faculty Members

LEARN FROM
EXPERTS
WHO’VE
WALKED THE
TALK

LEARN FROM
EXPERTS WHO’VE
WALKED THE TALK

Our mentors aren’t just educators; they are leaders, problem-solvers and experts in their fields.

They don’t just teach. They invest in you.

They don’t just teach.
They invest in you.

INDUSTRY EXPERTS AS CORE FACULTY

Aakanksha Jha

U-Studio Editor - Hindustan Unilever

Ex ScoopWhoop

Aakanksha Cheema

DGM - Reliance Retail

Ex SUGAR Cosmetics
KJ Somaiya

Anirban Ghosh

Ex AVP E-commerce - SUGAR Cosmetics

Ex Raymonds, ITC
IIM Indore

Deeptiman Dasgupta

Performance Marketing Lead - Tata Croma

Ex Loreal
FORE SoM

Farzeen Khan

AVP - Performics India

IMT Ghaziabad

Hiba Khan

VP Marketing - The Souled Store

Ex HUL
IMT Ghaziabad

Jaimit Doshi

Global CMO - Lenskart & CEO - Hustlr

Ex CMO - Aditya Birla Sun Life & Kotak Securities
Educator for 22 years across 10+ Institutes

Mala Raj

Loyalty Marketing Expert of 18 years & Published Author

Ex Cartesian Consulting, Strategic Caravan & Ogilvy
IIM Bangalore

Nimit Shah

VP & Creative Director, Digital - Publicis Media

Creative Veteran of 16 Yrs

Rajeshwari Iyer

Head of Marketing - Beyond Snack

Ex Head of Marketing - Enrich, GM Marketing - Hersheys
SP Jain

Sanchari Biswas

Media & Digital Lead - L'Oréal

Ex Toothsi, Performics

Simran Ajwani

Entrepreneurship Educator - StartupYou & Indus International School

PhD Candidate in Entrepreneurship at ATLAS STU
ESCP Business School

Tishya Relia

Online Business Head - Kérastase, L'Oréal

Ex Monster Energy, Mahindra & Mahindra
SIBM

Vaishali Vakharia

Chief of Staff, Digital & International Business - Marico

Ex SUGAR Cosmetics, EY Parthenon
IIM Indore

Yashika Chugh

Consumer Research Consultant

Ex Ipsos, Dentsu
7 Years of Qualitative Research Experience

Zelam Phadke

Assistant Professor, SIES

Lawyer & Instructional Designer

INDUSTRY EXPERTS AS CORE FACULTY

Aakanksha Jha

U-Studio Editor - Hindustan Unilever

Ex ScoopWhoop

Aakanksha Cheema

DGM - Reliance Retail

Ex SUGAR Cosmetics
KJ Somaiya

Anirban Ghosh

Ex AVP E-commerce - SUGAR Cosmetics

Ex Raymonds, ITC
IIM Indore

Deeptiman Dasgupta

Performance Marketing Lead - Tata Croma

Ex Loreal
FORE SoM

Farzeen Khan

AVP - Performics India

IMT Ghaziabad

Hiba Khan

VP Marketing - The Souled Store

Ex HUL
IMT Ghaziabad

Jaimit Doshi

Global CMO - Lenskart & CEO - Hustlr

Ex CMO - Aditya Birla Sun Life & Kotak Securities
Educator for 22 years across 10+ Institutes

Mala Raj

Loyalty Marketing Expert of 18 years & Published Author

Ex Cartesian Consulting, Strategic Caravan & Ogilvy
IIM Bangalore

Nimit Shah

VP & Creative Director, Digital - Publicis Media

Creative Veteran of 16 Yrs

Rajeshwari Iyer

Head of Marketing - Beyond Snack

Ex Head of Marketing - Enrich, GM Marketing - Hersheys
SP Jain

Sanchari Biswas

Media & Digital Lead - L'Oréal

Ex Toothsi, Performics

Simran Ajwani

Entrepreneurship Educator - StartupYou & Indus International School

PhD Candidate in Entrepreneurship at ATLAS STU
ESCP Business School

Tishya Relia

Online Business Head - Kérastase, L'Oréal

Ex Monster Energy, Mahindra & Mahindra
SIBM

Vaishali Vakharia

Chief of Staff, Digital & International Business - Marico

Ex SUGAR Cosmetics, EY Parthenon
IIM Indore

Yashika Chugh

Consumer Research Consultant

Ex Ipsos, Dentsu
7 Years of Qualitative Research Experience

Zelam Phadke

Assistant Professor, SIES

Lawyer & Instructional Designer

OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS AS GUEST LECTURERS & WORKSHOP FACILITATORS

Aishwarya Jaishankar

Co-Founder & COO - Hyperface

Ex Head of Digital Products - HSBC & Kotak Bank
MICA

Anand Nair

Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer - 4AM Worldwide

Creative Veteran of 20 Years

Anuja Trivedi

CMO - Shemaroo Entertainment

Ex Executive Director - Disney Star, McKinsey
IIM Ahmedabad

Anurag Shrivastava

Chief HR Officer - The Souled Store

Ex Media.net, Ola, Vodafone
SCMHRD

Gaurav Dagaonkar

Co-Founder & CEO - Hoopr.ai & Songfest

Music Producer & Director
IIM Ahmedabad

Gauri Malhotra

CMO - Bombay Shaving Company

Ex Dr. Vaidyas, Marico
NMIMS

Jasneet Bachal

Co-Founder - MicroMoments Lifestyle

Ex CMO - YES BANK & Kotak Life Insurance

Nishant Raman

Consumables Category Director - Amazon

Ex Consultant - Feedback Ventures & PWC
IIM Ahmedabad, IIT KGP

Pratik Dongaonkar

Senior Director Marketing - TMRW House of Brands

Ex Performics

Sahiba Dhandhania

CEO - Confluencr, Co-Founder - Walnut Folks

Ex EduTech Founder - Purple Squirrel

Swati Mohan

Independent Advisor & Investor

Ex CMO - Netflix India, CBO - Heads up for Tails, Country GM - Nat Geo India
Educator at MICA, IIM Bangalore, GrowthX

OTHER INDUSTRY LEADERS AS GUEST LECTURERS & WORKSHOP FACILITATORS

Aishwarya Jaishankar

Co-Founder & COO - Hyperface

Ex Head of Digital Products - HSBC & Kotak Bank
MICA

Anand Nair

Co-Founder & Chief Creative Officer - 4AM Worldwide

Creative Veteran of 20 Years

Anuja Trivedi

CMO - Shemaroo Entertainment

Ex Executive Director - Disney Star, McKinsey
IIM Ahmedabad

Anurag Shrivastava

Chief HR Officer - The Souled Store

Ex Media.net, Ola, Vodafone
SCMHRD

Gaurav Dagaonkar

Co-Founder & CEO - Hoopr.ai & Songfest

Music Producer & Director
IIM Ahmedabad

Gauri Malhotra

CMO - Bombay Shaving Company

Ex Dr. Vaidyas, Marico
NMIMS

Jasneet Bachal

Co-Founder - MicroMoments Lifestyle

Ex CMO - YES BANK & Kotak Life Insurance

Nishant Raman

Consumables Category Director - Amazon

Ex Consultant - Feedback Ventures & PWC
IIM Ahmedabad, IIT KGP

Pratik Dongaonkar

Senior Director Marketing - TMRW House of Brands

Ex Performics

Sahiba Dhandhania

CEO - Confluencr, Co-Founder - Walnut Folks

Ex EduTech Founder - Purple Squirrel

Swati Mohan

Independent Advisor & Investor

Ex CMO - Netflix India, CBO - Heads up for Tails, Country GM - Nat Geo India
Educator at MICA, IIM Bangalore, GrowthX

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