Soham Tikekar

Established a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the vision of being the intersection of global change and entertainment through powerful design and storytelling, innovative events and ambitious projects. Awarded “Organization of the Year” out of 600+ organizations and received a national innovation award from ZipCar. • Host of nationally-acclaimed fundraiser with a budget of over $60,000, raising money for charities aligned with improving education in rural sectors of India. Led sponsorships, marketing plan and execution, global artist relations and legal. • Organize and invest in events in SF Bay Area and LA with attendance of up to 14,000, donate profits to international charities. • Manage award-winning design, brand, and story that has inspired change to other non-profit organizations.

Venture-backed company building vertically integrated tools for SMBs in various industries.

Homejam is changing the way artists and fans interact, creating the best, most personal way to interact with artists. Homejam is a virtual experience with an artist and just 24 others. You can hear exclusives, new music, and old favorites.

Early employee of rapidly growing hardware startup contributing in various capacities across data, product and business strategy, and growth. Contributed heavily in product and international strategy, data infrastructure overhauls, marketing campaign attribution, email channel, reputation management, conference strategy, consumer-facing scientific writing and more. • Helped establish early analytics capabilities; assisted in developing 15+ Tableau dashboards, 100+ metrics repeatable SQL queries. • Managed robust email program with promotions, lead nurture and retention flows, and analytics. • Delivered rigorous competitor, economic, market and international research to guide product and business strategy for 5+ years. • Directed end-to-end Canada launch, coordinating marketing, legal, finance and operations

The Brain Initiative at UCSB is chancellor-backed committee within the Neuroscience Research Institute at UCSB. Collaborating on funding, developing and consolidating cutting-edge neuroscience breakthroughs at UCSB; Responsible for high net-worth fund development and future business strategies for brain research advancement. Researching and consulting effective strategies for donor relations and development for the UCSB Development Office and Office of Public Affairs.

Worked on three projects for a telecommunications company. Identified and recommended cost reduction initiatives; researched, analyzed, and forecasted solar energy rates and technology in foreign markets; Created a presentation researching the sales and distribution processes for four global telecom companies. Delivered market and competitor analysis and contributed towards restructuring plan for client.

Worked on large-scale marketing for promoting campus sustainability efforts. Created two 30 second advertisements for movie theaters in the area, an annual report with 3000 copies in circulation, and sustainability signage. Efforts directly influenced top-10 rankings in campus sustainability by Princeton Review and Sierra Magazine.

Responsible for UX for a venture-backed, Stanford Start-X accelerated sports content from verified Twitter users to create a new, revolutionary second screen experience for watching sports. Worked closely with programmer to integrate custom assets into iOS application.

Envisioned and executed the planning of two immensely successful events for 600 school and community members. The team invited esteemed members of various fields, such as the CEO of Adobe and a news reporter from NBC. We encouraged collaboration between many departments on campus to make event interactive and innovative.