Harsh Pamnani (Author)
Harsh Pamnani is a marketer and brand storyteller with deep expertise in crafting narratives that build trust and drive business growth. Over nearly two decades, he has worked with unicorns FirstCry and Icertis, global consulting firm Deloitte, Fortune 500 company Cognizant, financial institutions The World Bank and HSBC, and the world s largest startupstart-up incubator, T-Hub.
He is the bestselling author of Booming Brands, Booming Digital Stars, and From Unknown to Unforgettable. He has authored over 100 articles in leading publications such as Forbes, The Economic Times, and Financial Express. A seven-time TEDx speaker, he has also spoken at IIT Bombay, IIT Kanpur, IIM Ahmedabad, and other prestigious forums. As a visiting faculty member, he has taught storytelling, design thinking, and branding at premier institutions such as IIM Indore, IIM Mumbai, and MICA Ahmedabad.
Harsh holds an MBA from XLRI, Jamshedpur, and a bachelor s degree in computer engineering from IET-DAVV, Indore. To know more about him, please visit www.harshpamnani.com.

Vargab Bakshi (Author)
Vargab Bakshi is a growth leader and operator who has helped build and scale global internet companies in India. He was among the first to launch and scale Shopify in India and went on to lead Wix.com as Vice President & Country Head for India.
Today, he is the Chief Growth Officer at GoKwik, where he leads global growth for a platform powering thousands of direct-to-consumer (D2C) brands.
Vargab also runs Grow Kwik, one of India s leading content platforms for founders and operators, with over 500,000 followers across Instagram and YouTube, where he breaks down real-world growth strategies and startupstart-up playbooks.
He actively advises and invests in startupstart-ups across SaaS, consumer tech, AI, and Web3, and has taught at leading institutions, including IIMs, IITs, SP Jain, Narsee Monjee, and Welingkar.