arpit's CV
arpit
Independent Consultant | Market Expansion
Profile summary
Strategic Market Expansion Consultant with 12 years shaping commercial outcomes and market entry strategies across international territories. Known for driving revenue growth, building partner networks from zero, and executing go-to-market frameworks for B2B technology and sustainability ventures. Committed to delivering structured market assessments, venture-incubation strategy, and cross-border expansion initiatives for growing enterprises.
Career highlights
Regional Market Expansion: Drove 30% revenue growth on a regional base by reprioritising markets across 10 countries and focusing on high-potential segments.
Partner Network Development: Built a 140-partner network across industrial, distribution, and retail value chains from zero to accelerate product adoption.
New Market Revenue Generation: Directed new-market expansion initiatives across 5 geographies, delivering annual revenue by launching product portfolios and adding partners.
Commercial Growth Execution: Expanded brand portfolios across South Asia, driving year-over-year revenue growth and increasing commercial leads through targeted initiatives.
Key skills
Professional experience
Advises growth stage companies on market expansion and entry strategies across Southeast Asia, India, and the Middle East, steering commercial advisory engagements for B2B technology and sustainability ventures. Manages venture incubation strategy, partner development, and government collaboration initiatives.
- Developed a Singapore focused approach for engaging commercial customers at a B2B technology startup.
- Managed market assessment and venture incubation strategy for a Middle East sustainability startup evaluating a Southeast Asia base.
- Guided cross border market expansion and entry frameworks across multiple emerging regions.
Shaped strategic growth opportunities for three technology applications across APAC and the Middle East by assessing market attractiveness, competitive dynamics, and investment potential.
- Synthesized insights into a C-suite decision framework covering GTM strategy, scale-up roadmap, and investment trade-offs.
Guided executive planning for regional business expansion, advising senior management on operational constraints and market positioning across international territories.
- Evaluated expansion potential for a B2B2C omnichannel solution across regional markets, identifying scaling barriers and operating model constraints.
- Created a market prioritization framework and GTM strategy, presenting segment-level entry recommendations directly to leadership.
Reported to executive leadership while directing regional teams, managing marketing strategy across multiple regions, and overseeing partner network development, market expansion, and brand positioning.
- Drove 30% revenue growth on a $200M regional base by reprioritising markets across 10 countries, focusing on high-potential segments and partner mixes for specialty applications and sustainable ingredients.
- Built a 140-partner network across industrial, distribution, and retail value chains from zero, onboarding brands, manufacturers and retailers to accelerate product adoption and open new customer segments.
- Opened sustainability-driven categories by building market-entry cases and translating technical ingredient value into customer propositions, delivering a $23M pipeline in new markets.
- Directed new market expansion initiatives by launching new product portfolios, adding distribution and brand partners, and entering underserved markets to generate 45M dollars in annual revenue.
- Built the denim marketing function from zero, defining operating model, agency structure, and execution standards adopted globally, achieving equivalent revenue growth at 25% lower cost-to-serve.
- Expanded LYCRA and three specialty brands across South Asia, driving revenue growth of 12% year-over-year.
- Increased commercial leads by 15% through targeted regional brand initiatives.
- Built distribution channels from zero.
- Drove 50% revenue growth across United States retail accounts through improved order execution.
Education
Strategy and Organization
- ‘NUS MBA Achiever's Scholarship’ Recipient | President, Marketing Club (42nd Council).
- Top Student Award in “Gen AI in Marketing & Sales” | Divisional winner, Case Competition (Genesis Indojaya/Ascott/NUS) | Runner‑up, VC Investment Competition | Best Client Communicator, Boardroom Battle (Consulting Competition).
- Merit Based International Exchange, ENSAIT France
- Top Student Award in “Gen AI in Marketing & Sales” | Divisional winner, Case Competition (Genesis Indojaya/Ascott/NUS) | Runner‑up, VC Investment Competition | Best Client Communicator, Boardroom Battle (Consulting Competition). NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF FASHION TECHNOLOGY Kannur, India
Languages
English · Professional
Hindi · Native