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Hello!
I am Rishika Komarla :)

Marketer      Entrepreneur

Chef     

You're looking at a Marketing Genie! 

130k+

Grew IG followers by 130k+ in a just 7 months! 

1.9M

reach generated for sponsored campaigns!

13+

#1 organic ranking webpages created for a food blog!

25%

increase in CTR and open rate via innovative email marketing campaigns

You're also looking at a Former Founder! 

3.5L

Rupees grant winner, winning 3 awards for best startup!

45k+

Rupees revenue generated - going from pre-seed to PMF in just 4 months!

7.8L

Rupees Revenue generated for a part-time cloud kitchen! 

5+

GTMs developed and executed to generate over Rupees 45L+ revenue

About

I'm a marketing professional from Bengaluru, currently doing a PGP in Technology Business Management at Masters' Union.
Fun Fact: I'm a professional chef too! 👩🏼‍🍳

At Masters' Union I built 2 brands from scratch, developed GTMs and offered marketing consultancy for 3 startups and even pitched to over a 100 VCs!

Education
  • Graduated BHM at Christ University 
    ➡️ batch topper and Gold Medalist🥇

  • Head of Media and Marketing for the department (CUHMA)

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my first chef coat!

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WHERE IT ALL

Began

2015-2019

My story is a little different from most! 
BHM ➡️ Chef ➡️ Entrepreneur ➡️ Marketing ➡️ MBA!!

Work

STUDENT &

Entrepreneur

2016-2019

  • Generated MRR of 15k Rs! 

  • Built a credible and trusted brand around "Rishika Komarla"

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my first branding assignment!

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My first time leading a team!

FIRST JOB

Management Trainee

The Park Hotels

2019-2020

  • Kitchen Management Trainee at The Park Hotels! 

  • Led the bakery and Italian restaurant 🍝 🥐

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CEO

Chief Everything Officer

2019-2023

Business Planning, Market Research, Financial Management, Marketing, Sales, Operations Management, Food Production, Product Development, Customer Service, Networking and Relationship Building, Strategic Planning, Go-to-Market, Strategy, Menu Engineering, Product Design, Brand Management, CRM, Feedback Analysis & Implementation and more! 

Say hello to my first baby, Irrelephant Bakehouse! 

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  • Achieved break even in 3 months

  • Generated 7.8L Rs Revenue in first year of operations! 

  • Recruited and grew to a dynamic team of 4 

  • near-zero CAC +  a community of 1,500+ Instagram followers and 300+ active members on WhatsApp Messenger Cohorts

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sold over 5000 units in a

span of 10 months doing special  pop-ups on weekends!

FOUND A WHITE SPACE IN THE BENGALURU MARKET ➡️ INTRODUCED KOREAN GARLIC DOUGHNUTS & BUNS!

today, you can find Korean Buns in almost every other cafe! And we were the first ones to bring it to market 💯🫶🏽

utilised Scarcity Marketing Strategy even before I learnt about it in class 🤷🏽‍♀️

My first stint in marketing for a start-up, learnt everything from SEO Optimisation to Brand Management on-the-job,

GETTING MY HANDS DIRTY!

My First Marketing Job!

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RECIPE DEVELOPER to CMO

2020-2023

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  • Joined My Food Story as a recipe developer - the coolest job ever!

  • Promoted to take over marketing, and operations becoming Chief Marketing Officer!

PGP-TBM

Masters' Union

2023-Present

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  • CMO, Aikyam Mixes  - Generated revenue INR 45,000+ & Won 3.5L INR cash prize (73+ teams)

  • 3 Time Award Winner - VIP Challenge

  •  Elected as President of TasteMasters' Club  (200+ students)

  • Consultancy Live Project - Deck 52 BYOB | Femmella Fashions 

made it to the

Forbes Top 100 Creators List!

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