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Ameya
Jalihal

I help teams turn strategy into operating rhythm, execution discipline, and measurable business outcomes.

Open to the right full-time leadership opportunity — building Solvra selectively alongside it, in strategy, business operations, transformation, founder office, and growth.

Open to the right full-time chapter, while building Solvra selectively.

Business Strategy Marketing Operations AI Transformation Business Operations Customer Experience Founder Office
Portrait of Ameya Jalihal
Brands I've worked with

Services

Six ways I help organizations turn strategy into operating reality.

Business Strategy
Where to compete and how to grow

I help leadership teams make clearer choices on markets, positioning, priorities, and growth paths.

  • Growth strategy and opportunity sizing
  • Market, competitor, and customer analysis
  • Positioning and go-to-market planning
  • Executive-ready decision frameworks
  • Strategic roadmap design
Marketing Operations
Marketing systems that scale

I build the operating layer behind marketing: cadence, workflows, accountability, measurement, and team coordination.

  • Marketing SOPs and governance
  • Campaign workflow and delivery systems
  • KPI design and reporting cadence
  • Briefing, review, and approval systems
  • Capability frameworks for teams
Business Operations
Internal execution that holds together

I improve how teams run day to day by tightening process, ownership, dashboards, communication, and decision rhythms.

  • Operating model and process design
  • Role clarity, KRAs, and KPIs
  • Revenue, project, and risk dashboards
  • Leadership meeting cadence
  • Workflow and tech-stack optimisation
AI Transformation
Practical AI adoption for real work

I help teams identify where AI can remove friction, improve quality, and create repeatable operating leverage.

  • AI opportunity audits
  • Workflow redesign with AI tools
  • Prompt libraries and team playbooks
  • AI governance and adoption planning
  • Productivity systems for business teams
Customer Experience
Better customer journeys end to end

I map how customers move through a business and identify where communication, service, handoffs, or follow-through break.

  • Customer journey mapping
  • Service and communication diagnostics
  • Retention and feedback loops
  • Experience improvement roadmaps
  • Cross-functional handoff design
Fractional COO
Executive operating leadership without full-time cost

I support founders with operating cadence, execution discipline, leadership alignment, and the systems needed to scale.

  • Founder-office operating support
  • Strategic execution and follow-through
  • Leadership rhythms and accountability
  • Org design and process governance
  • Transformation roadmap ownership

About

Businesses don't fail because of lack of ideas. They fail when execution systems do not work together.

Strategy, operations, marketing, customer experience, and day-to-day execution often sit in separate lanes. I help organizations solve that problem by turning ambition into operating systems people can actually run.

I'm a Business Strategy and Operations Consultant with a 13+ year career span across agencies, brands, events, consulting, and education in India and Australia. I have built campaigns for major brands, run operating systems for full-service agencies, consulted for hospitality groups, and taught marketing at postgraduate level.

My work combines consulting-style diagnosis with operator-level implementation: KPI systems, dashboards, SOPs, leadership rhythms, AI-enabled workflows, customer journeys, and practical transformation roadmaps. I hold a Master of Marketing (Extension) from UTS, a Bachelor of Commerce from Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce, and a Diploma in Event Management.

13+
Year career span across strategy, operations, marketing, events and education
6
Core advisory areas across strategy, marketing ops, AI, CX and COO support
24
Events organised in 3 months at OML nationally
34%
Ticket sales increase at Pune Invitational Supercross

Career

Operator experience across strategy, operations, growth and execution.

The through-line is simple: create clarity, build operating rhythm, and move teams from scattered effort to accountable execution.

13+Year career span across India and Australia
30+Member agency operating systems
24Events delivered in three months
₹1.5Cr+Client revenue portfolio managed
Current focus
Agency — Senior
Nov 2025 — Jul 2026
Ideamint India
Pune
Chief Operating Officer
Operating cadence, delivery discipline, KPI visibility, and growth governance for a full-service agency.
Operations
What this proves
  • Can run operating cadence across delivery, servicing, operations and growth
  • Builds KPI visibility, reporting rhythm and leadership review structures
  • Aligns founders, teams, resources and priorities around execution
  • Turns strategy into follow-through across multiple stakeholders
OperationsStrategyGrowth Governance
Jan 2024 — Sep 2025
Wit and Chai Group
Pune
Head of Growth and Operations
Day-to-day operations and growth strategy for the full agency group — systems, performance, and cross-vertical alignment
Ops + Growth
Systems built
  • KRAs for every role + KPI tracking system agency-wide
  • Financial tracking — real-time revenue, payments, P&L
  • Client onboarding, project execution, post-delivery flows
  • Opportunity tracking system to manage proposals and improve conversion quality
  • Led migration to Microsoft 365 and Adobe Enterprise
Leadership wins
  • Organised Way Forward Summit — senior leadership alignment on vision and goals
  • Stabilised high-risk client accounts and improved delivery
  • Implemented leave policy and conflict resolution processes
  • Worked closely with Vertical Leads for cross-team execution
OperationsGrowth StrategyKPI SystemsRevenue TrackingTech Migration
Feb 2023 — Mar 2024 · parallel consulting
Gravity Hospitality Group
Pune
Business Consultant
Strategic and operational consulting for a hospitality group — business performance, growth planning, and process improvement
Consulting
Scope
  • Business strategy and growth planning for hospitality operations
  • Operational process design and efficiency improvements
  • Revenue and performance analysis
  • Stakeholder and vendor management advisory
Approach
  • Embedded consultant working alongside leadership team
  • Identified gaps between strategy and execution
  • Built reporting and accountability structures
  • Delivered actionable recommendations with timelines
Business ConsultingOps DesignHospitalityGrowth Strategy
Aug 2023 — Dec 2023 · full-time role
Amber
Pune
Marketing Manager
Paid and organic campaign management across Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, and YouTube — data-led performance marketing
Marketing
Ran
  • Comprehensive paid and organic campaign strategy
  • Day-to-day content management across all social channels
  • Trend monitoring and algorithm-led campaign refinement
  • Collaboration with content writers and graphic designers
Measured with
  • Google Analytics and Facebook Insights for performance analysis
  • Data-driven decisions to optimise ROI continuously
  • Market research to inform campaign strategies
  • Pre-planned content calendar for consistency
Performance MarketingSocial MediaGoogle AnalyticsContent Strategy
Apr 2022 — Aug 2023
DVio Digital
Pune
Manager — Business and Innovation
Growth target of ₹72L per year in tech projects — client onboarding, opportunity shaping, proposal governance, and team management across web, app, and tech
Growth + Innovation
Growth and partnerships
  • Growth target: 12+ tech projects or ₹72L/year — minimal management intervention
  • Managed client onboarding and delivery of tech projects end-to-end
  • Opportunity and proposal process for all tech mandates
  • Attended events and conferences as agency ambassador
  • Maintained 3+ active vendors per service division
Team and operations
  • Managed coders, SEO, performance marketing, and UI/UX teams
  • Coordinated first-level business enquiries and prospect calls
  • Deep knowledge in Meta tech and digital platforms
  • Led commercial discussions and converted qualified opportunities independently
Growth StrategyInnovationTeam ManagementTech Projects
Jan 2021 — Apr 2022
DVio Digital
Pune
Client Partner
₹1.5Cr+ combined client revenue managed — Titan, PhonePe, HCL, Firefox Bikes, ZebPay, Art and Parfum, and more
Marketing
Brands led
  • Titan CBG — digital brand and social strategy
  • PhonePe — performance and content campaigns
  • HCL Ltd, HCL Foundation, HCL Concerts
  • Firefox Bikes, ZebPay, Art & Parfum, NIIT
  • Shapoorji Pallonji (Vanaha), RPS Consulting, Proconvis
What I delivered
  • ₹1.5Cr+ combined client revenue over one year
  • Large-scale digital campaigns with high-quality execution
  • Omnichannel strategies — social, paid, organic, email
  • Process setup for effective and efficient project execution
Brand StrategyPerformance MarketingOmnichannelClient Revenue
Australia — 2017 to 2021
Jun 2020 — Dec 2020
All About Reach
Sydney
Principal Consultant
Independent consultancy built from scratch — domains, analytics tools, software, business registration, and client partnerships
Consulting
Built
  • Registered domains, social handles, and business entity
  • Developed marketing analytics and automation software
  • Set up project management and accounting software
  • Conducted competitor, product, and keyword research
Clients
  • True Origin — marketing and growth advisory
  • SimpleStore Pty Ltd — digital marketing support
  • First experience building a consultancy from zero
ConsultingMarketing AnalyticsSydney
Jun 2019 — Jun 2020
Simple Store
Sydney, Australia
Marketing Specialist
Full-stack digital marketing — social, lead generation, client briefs, and omnichannel strategy for a Sydney-based consumer brand
Marketing
Delivered
  • Social campaigns driving lead generation and conversions
  • Omnichannel goals, client briefs, and execution plans
  • Increased website visits by creating market presence
  • Supported early customer onboarding and growth pipeline development
  • Established 4 media agency partnerships
How
  • Demographic data analysis and customer engagement strategies
  • Project tracking with detailed reporting
  • Incubated new service and solution ideas
  • Managed proprietary information and technology
Digital MarketingLead GenerationSydneyOmnichannel
Nov 2019 — Feb 2020
University of Technology Sydney
Sydney, Australia
Assistant Marketing Tutor
Liaison between subject coordinator and 40 international students — bridging theory with real-world marketing application
Education
Responsibilities
  • Liaised between subject coordinator and international students
  • Structured theoretical learning with real-world application
  • Coordinated communication between 40 students and brands
  • Assessment grading and academic support
Achievements
  • Built clear course understanding for full student cohort
  • Connected students with UTS Start-up Incubator
  • Several students secured internships through connections made
  • Recognised by Prof. Ofer Mintz and Nigel Bairstow
TeachingMarketing EducationUTS
Apr 2019 — Jun 2019
Buzzbox
Sydney, Australia
Marketing Intern
Market research and competitive analysis in the AR industry — demographic research and external marketing analysis
Marketing
Work done
  • Market research on AR industry competitors and products
  • Demographic research for target market identification
  • Internet and external marketing analysis
  • Collaborative team environment — fast-paced startup context
Context
  • Alongside final semester of Master of Marketing at UTS
  • First exposure to AR tech industry and innovation ecosystem
  • Built competitive research and analysis skills
Market ResearchAR IndustrySydney
Early Career — Events and Brand Activation
Mar 2016 — Jan 2017
Only Much Louder
Mumbai
Project Executive — Brand Solutions
24 events in 3 months nationally — brand activation, multi-stakeholder management, and campaign execution for Coca-Cola, Red Bull, Bacardi India
Projects
Scope
  • Brand activation for 4 brands using entertainment as delivery
  • Managed multi-tier stakeholders and client relationships
  • Conceptualised and brainstormed creative event ideas
  • Co-managed budgets and project finances
  • Led team of 3 across multi-tier project execution
Achievements
  • Organised 24 events at multiple locations nationally in 3 months
  • Coca-Cola, Red Bull, and Bacardi India campaigns delivered
  • Increased event footfall by 6% via digital marketing strategies
  • Built direct messaging processes — conversions up 10%
Project ManagementBrand ActivationCoca-ColaRed BullBacardi
Sep 2015 — Mar 2016
Only Much Louder
Mumbai
Event Executive — Brand Solutions
On-ground live event execution for large-scale brand experiences and entertainment properties across India
Events
On-ground
  • Live event production and logistics coordination
  • Venue setup, stage management, and vendor operations
  • Audience and artist experience management
  • Real-time problem solving during live shows
Properties worked
  • NH7 Weekender and large-format festivals
  • Brand experience events across multiple Indian cities
  • National and international talent coordination
  • Cross-functional execution under high-pressure timelines
Live EventsOn-ground OpsNH7 WeekenderLogistics
Nov 2013 — Feb 2015
Indian Supercross Racing League
Pune
Marketing and Event Consultant
34% ticket sales increase — ATL, BTL, social campaigns, sponsorship onboarding, and on-ground event management for motorsport events
Marketing + Events
Marketing
  • ATL, BTL, and social media marketing strategies
  • Newspaper ads, radio promotions, traditional campaigns
  • Social media ad campaigns to increase ticket sales
  • Created alliances with brands and agencies
Results
  • Increased ticket sales by 34% — revenue ₹1,50,000
  • Onboarded 2 mid-level sponsorships worth ₹75,000
  • Negotiated stakeholder partnerships and deliverables
  • Managed on-ground branding collateral for Pune Invitational Supercross and Audi Q Drive
Event MarketingSponsorshipsATL/BTLMotorsport
Oct 2012 — Nov 2013
Only Much Louder
Pune
Event and Marketing Intern
Enrique Iglesias India Tours, NH7 Weekender 2012 and 2013, Russell Peters 2013 — planning, social, and on-ground coordination
Internship
Events worked
  • Enrique Iglesias India Tour (Pune)
  • NH7 Weekender 2012 and 2013
  • A Summer's Day festival
  • Russell Peters India 2013
Responsibilities
  • Assisted planning and execution of marketing campaigns
  • Coordinated social media campaigns and online communities
  • Managed vendor relationships and event organisation
  • Monitored and reported on campaign effectiveness
EventsMarketingNH7 WeekenderPune

Education

Academic grounding in marketing, events and business execution.

Formal training that supports the operator profile: marketing strategy, client-facing problem solving, live-event delivery, and practical commercial execution across India and Australia.

Postgraduate

Master of Marketing (Extension)

University of Technology Sydney

Postgraduate marketing education with applied work across marketing strategy, research, analytics, client briefs, campaign thinking, and business problem solving.

Marketing Strategy Research Australia Client Briefs
Undergraduate

Bachelor of Commerce

Symbiosis College of Arts and Commerce

Commerce foundation covering business, accounting, economics, management, and commercial decision-making before moving deeper into marketing, events, and operations.

Commerce Business Management
Professional Diploma

Diploma in Event Management

National Institute of Event Management

Specialized training that underpins early experience in live events, festival operations, sponsorship delivery, brand activations, stakeholder coordination, and on-ground execution.

Event Ops Brand Activations Sponsorship

Case studies

Consulting engagements that turned ambiguity into operating clarity.

Marketing Operations
01
Marketing operations transformation
SituationA growing agency had multiple workstreams, leadership priorities, and delivery dependencies moving at once.
ChallengeThe founders needed one operating view across priorities, delivery status, finance, people, risk, and growth pipeline.
ApproachMapped workflows, decision points, handoffs, review gaps, and accountability owners across functions.
ImplementationBuilt SOPs, KPI rhythms, dashboards, project trackers, review cadence, and escalation logic.
ImpactCreated a repeatable operating system with stronger visibility and accountability across a 30+ person agency.
Read full case study →
Business Strategy
02
Ice cream QSR brand — market strategy
SituationAn ice cream QSR brand had strong recall, but growth choices and market priorities needed sharper structure.
ChallengeClarify where to compete, who to target, which messages to lead with, and which channels to prioritise.
ApproachBuilt SWOT, PESTLE, competitor landscape, audience segmentation and persona analysis.
ImplementationCreated positioning implications, channel priorities, execution direction, and a board-ready strategy document.
ImpactGave leadership a structured marketing foundation for sharper planning and execution.
Read full case study →
Go-to-Market
03
OTC skincare brand — pre-launch GTM
SituationAn OTC skincare product was preparing to enter a crowded category with limited launch runway.
ChallengeDefine positioning, claims hierarchy, priority audience, launch channels, and first-mover execution choices.
ApproachCombined market sizing, category scan, competitor benchmark and consumer context.
ImplementationBuilt launch-channel recommendations across awareness, consideration, conversion, and early feedback loops.
ImpactHelped founders align around a practical pre-launch GTM plan before spend was committed.
Read full case study →
Business Operations
04
Agency operating system — built from zero
SituationWork was distributed across people, tools, meetings, and informal status updates.
ChallengeCreate one source of truth for leadership without making the operating layer heavy for the team.
ApproachDesigned a 10-database Notion OS connected to live Google Sheets reporting.
ImplementationBuilt dashboards, ownership fields, review workflows, leadership views, and reporting cadence.
ImpactGave leadership clearer control over priorities, risk, finance, delivery, and follow-through.
Read full case study →
Business Transformation
05
Hospitality group — business diagnostics
SituationHospitality leadership needed a clearer view of operational performance, bottlenecks, and growth levers.
ChallengeIdentify gaps between strategy, daily operations, financial visibility, and stakeholder accountability.
ApproachEmbedded with leadership, reviewed workflows, and mapped execution gaps.
ImplementationDelivered recommendations across operating process, reporting, owner accountability, and execution rhythm.
ImpactCreated a practical roadmap for better control, sharper decisions, and stronger execution discipline.
Read full case study →
Fractional COO
06
Founder-office operating rhythm
SituationMultiple founder and leadership priorities were competing for attention across teams.
ChallengeKeep execution moving while protecting strategic focus, decision speed, and owner accountability.
ApproachSet up planning rhythms, leadership reviews, KPI tracking, priority logic, and ownership clarity.
ImplementationInstalled review structures, team accountability loops, operating dashboards, and follow-up discipline.
ImpactImproved cross-functional follow-through and gave founders clearer control over execution.
Read full case study →
Marketing Operations
07
Agency client portfolio — growth and delivery
SituationAn agency client portfolio spanned multiple categories — jewellery and lifestyle, fintech, IT and CSR, cycling, and education — each with different stakeholders and campaign needs.
ChallengeGrow revenue across the portfolio while running full omnichannel execution for each brand without diluting account attention or quality.
ApproachOwned end-to-end client partnership — planning, omnichannel strategy across social, paid, organic and email, and delivery process design per account.
ImplementationRan large-scale digital campaigns across the portfolio, with a dedicated process for effective, efficient project execution on every account.
Impact₹1.5Cr+ combined client revenue managed across the portfolio in one year.
Read full case study →

Recommendations

Tanaya ShirkeLinkedIn
Account Manager
Reportee · Dec 2025
Working with Ameya has been one of the highlights of my professional journey. Their leadership, clarity of thought, and ability to bring out the best in people make them truly exceptional. I've grown tremendously under their guidance.
Vivek Kumar AnandLinkedIn
Chief Strategy Officer, DVio Digital
Direct manager · Oct 2023
Ameya combines a keenness to learn with remarkable organisational skills, consistently proving himself to be a reliable asset. His positive energy and proactive approach elevated our projects and made collaboration truly enjoyable.
Prof. Ofer MintzLinkedIn
Associate Professor of Marketing, UTS Business School
Academic mentor · Aug 2019
In my marketing capstone class, Ameya demonstrated the skillset, determination, and initiative to excel. He impressed his client so much that they made sure to tell me — and were certain he'd do really well wherever he goes.
Nigel BairstowLinkedIn
Academic Practitioner, UTS
Academic mentor · Sep 2019
Ameya was a dedicated and motivated student who achieved a very high grade average. He was very effective in working in groups and has great marketing skills.

Let's talk

Open for full-time leadership conversations, and select consulting engagements through Solvra

Let's discuss the engagement, business problem, or operating challenge.

I'm open to the right full-time leadership opportunity, and I take select consulting and advisory engagements through Solvra — strategy, business operations, transformation, AI adoption, and founder-office support — where the scope is clear.