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Vaibhav Mehta Management Consultant with over 6 years of work experience in Sports, eSports, FMCG, Real Estate and Retail.

Ontario, Canada
Brand ManagementBusiness StrategyClient AcquisitionCrisis ManagementEntrepreneurship DevelopmentEvent PlanningMarketing & CommunicationsSales ManagementTeam & Resource Management

Vaibhav Mehta (VM)
(Doctoral Candidate)
Mobile: +1(289) 635-6270 E-Mail: [email protected]
Objective
Seeking a challenging leadership position in Sports/FMCG/Technology/Real Estate/Retail industry to apply creative problem solving and lean management skills for exceeding corporate goals and optimization of resources

 

Professional Summary
·       Accomplished Management Consultant with strong domain knowledge in the field of sports business, including comprehensive experience in designing, formulating and executing complex strategic engagements

·       Demonstrated expertise in creating business opportunities and competitive advantage with proven track record of leading the top sports teams, organizations and athletes

·       Acknowledged for learning and growing in fast pace environment, promoting trusting relationships with sponsors, fans, athletes as well as governing bodies

·       Gained a significant reputation for working with elite and budding athletes to ensure their development into world-class athletes

·       Promoted excellence programs through exceptional analytical, strategic and problem-solving skills, with ability to translate opportunities into practical as well as profit-oriented solutions

·       Attained Lean Six Sigma Green Belt certification.

·       Research Topic for my DBA “Impact of Twitter on Sports Athletes and Organizations”

 

Education
Doctor of Business Administration                                                                                                                                                        2018-2021

S.P Jain School of Global Management,

Australia

Course approved and accredited by TEQSA.

 

Post Graduate Diploma in Management – Finance                                                                                                                 2010-2012

Welingkar Institute of Management Development and Research; 62%

India

Course approved and accredited by AICTE, Equivalent to a MBA degree.

 

B.E. – Electronics Engineering                                                                                                                                                                          2004-2010

Shah and Anchor Kutchhi Engineering College, Mumbai University; 58.03%

India

Course approved and accredited by AICTE, Equivalent to a Bachelors degree.

 

Certifications
Lean Six Sigma Green Belt

 

Key Skills
Business Strategy
Sales Management
Marketing & Communications
Entrepreneurship Development
Event Planning
Client Acquisition
Crisis Management
Team & Resource Management
Brand Management
 

 

 

Work Experience
SPORTS BUSINESS CONSULTANT, Freelancer                                                                                                                    Jan 2014 – Present

Clients:

United States of America Cricket Association (USACA)

Appreciated for successful hosting the India vs. West Indies T20 tournament in Florida, USA in coordination with USACA and other governing bodies

·       Played a key role in the development and promotion of the sport of cricket in the USA

·       Significantly maintained close relationship with the United States of America Cricket Association (USACA) to raise about USD 100M (20 Year Deal) for USACA from a private investor

·       Mapped the promotional strategy and prepared the launching ground of the National tournament for USACA

·       Demonstrated expertise in designing and structuring the working model for the T20 cricket league, which will be launched in 2020

·       Skillfully negotiated on behalf of the local players to win for them professional contracts

Caribbean Premier League (CPLT20)

·       Gained a significant reputation by ensuring sustainability in the set-up of multiple revenue streams for next 3 years in terms of sports business strategy

·       Assisted CPL in securing a USD 17.5M contract for their unsold team, Saint Lucia Zouks

 

Carib Prem OC (Saint Lucia Zouks – CPLT20)

·       Efficiently handled all marketing and promotional activities for the team, including re-branding, logo design, merchandise design, fan experience, ticketing amongst others

·       Devised strategy to garner support, in terms of sponsorships, from the government of Saint Lucia

·       Proficiently assisted the head coach Stuart Williams in player selection during the draft and hiring support while strongly participating in the team-building strategy in consultation with Team Captain Darren Sammy

·       Excelled in negotiating stadium contracts with Sports Saint Lucia Inc.

Cricket South Africa (Global T20 League)

·       Succeeded in identifying and bringing on board the rightful owner for the team Bloemfontein City Blazers for USD 70M (10 year deal)  in coordination with the ex-CEO of CSA

·       Sponsorship Consultant for Global T20 League

Robin Singh (Ex-India cricketer, Mumbai Indians, Barbados Tridents and Bloemfontein city blazers)

·       Consulted Robin Singh and implemented strategic and business ideas for his business and sports ventures

JAYBEESHA INTERNATIONAL PVT LTD                                                                                                                                Feb 2013 – Apr 2015

Director

·       Credited for successful product launch of Monalisa Tiles, the biggest tile manufacturing company in China

·       Rationalized all marketing and promotional activities to identify, negotiate and tie-up with wholesalers and distributors throughout India in the set-up of an efficient supply chain

·       Jointly initiated obtaining the rights for India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Nepal the negotiations with franchisees for re-entry of the Japanese AKAI brand

KAHUNA GAMING LEAGUE                                                                                                                                                    Jun 2005 – Jun 2007

Founder

Demonstrated expertise in strategic partnership tie-up to make the gaming league one of the biggest e-sports league in Mumbai

·       Recognized for innovative Marketing and Operations strategies and appreciated for the initiative of starting the one-of-its-kind e-sports gaming league in Mumbai and further expanding it to Pune

 

 

Internships
TATA CAPITAL LTD.                                                                                                                                                                             May 2011 – July 2011

Intern

·       Efficiently suggested a more effective and improved model after analyzing current cost control techniques of the loan approving verification vendors, including Turn Around Time

 

Personal Details
Address:                            4201 Thomas alton Blvd, Burlington, ON, Canda L7M0N1

Date of Birth:                        11th Jan 1987

 

Education

January 2018 to January 2021 Doctor of Business Administration at S.P Jain School of Global Management
May 2010 to May 2012 MBA at Welingkar Institute of Management and Research
May 2004 to May 2010 Electronics Engineering at University of Mumbai

Experience

January 2014 Partner at VVIN Consulting
February 2013 to April 2015 Director at Jaybeesha International Pvt. Ltd
June 2005 to June 2007 Founder at Kahuna Gaming League