My default is to show, not tell: I learn about a business or problem by making something functional that people can use, rather than relying on explanation alone.
When I want to understand a business or a problem, I build a functional tool rather than a slide-only deck.
I make working dashboards, agents or simulators that someone can actually click through.
I think tangible proof-of-work beats narrative.
Building forces me to understand the operations underneath.
Outside work, I play badminton (left-handed).
I follow cricket and support RCB.
I read a lot and love Vedic astrology and tarot.
I'm an ENFJ-A.
Global Youth India was a 600+ member network.
Global Youth India had partnerships with ICWA, the British High Commission, and embassies across several countries.
I was a YLAC Policy in Action fellow.
Through The Bridge Project, I did pro bono consulting for MSMEs.
At Sri Venkateswara College, I founded The Book Club.
At Sri Venkateswara College, I was Founding VP of the Connecting Dreams Foundation chapter.
My work combines business and engineering, with a focus on turning GTM, customer success and AI strengths into practical products and workflows.
I build mainly with Claude Code, Cursor, n8n and Vercel, and also use Google AI Studio, SQL and JIRA.
I'm a Certified Scrum Master.
My core strengths are GTM, customer success and AI, and I'm most interested in AI and B2B SaaS.
I'm comfortable with product ownership.
I'm comfortable with writing PRDs.
I'm comfortable creating KPI dashboards.
I'm comfortable conducting consumer research.
I'm comfortable with 30-60-90 plans.
I'm comfortable with account expansion.
I'm comfortable with QBR workflows.
I'm comfortable working between business and engineering teams.
I work fluently in English and Hindi.
I worked at Epik, India's first in-home try-and-buy electronics startup.
My work at Epik was in a GTM, TPM and operations capacity, directly with the founding team.
I led the brand repositioning from a try-and-buy home demo model to a full experiential commerce identity.
I designed post-demo automation workflows that compressed manual follow-up cycles and improved conversion handoffs.
As TPM on the Sage pilot, I coordinated between ops and engineering.
I wrote a voice agent scenario specification covering 67 scenarios across 10 categories.
I built a post-demo WhatsApp automation PRD.
I built an AppSheet-based ground ops system.
I built a live multi-agent ops intelligence dashboard.
I built a consumer journey map.
I built the creator outreach infrastructure for the Creator Loop campaign.
I build working AI products, not just decks. This portfolio spans marketing, brand scoring, operations, sales, and procure-to-pay workflows.
I built GrowthPulse, a multi-agent performance marketing system, with Claude Code and Cursor.
GrowthPulse compresses a two-hour campaign audit into two minutes.
VetCure Scribe won the Best AI Work Products Team Award at Mesa.
I built SynergyAI as a brand-scoring framework.
I shipped a QBR Generator Agent.
I shipped an Account Expansion Console.
I shipped a Dark Store Ops Intelligence Agent.
I shipped an SLA Flagging Dashboard.
I shipped a GEO Visibility Lab.
I shipped an enterprise outbound engine.
I built AuraP2P Copilot, a multi-agent procure-to-pay invoice exception copilot built in Google AI Studio.
During a telecom transformation at Accenture, I investigated why the delivery team was struggling instead of assuming that pushing harder would solve the problem.
The team was dealing with overtime, missed targets, and constant sprint spillovers.
I talked to stakeholders to find the root cause.
The release cycle time dropped by 30-40%.
I fixed the lack of story points for testers so their work would be visible in planning.
I changed sprint length to two weeks, changed from three weeks.
My takeaway is that most delivery problems are planning and visibility problems; find them by talking to the people doing the work.
At Accenture Strategy, I worked on transformation and growth initiatives for clients across several regions, combining strategy work with hands-on delivery, product ownership, and technical collaboration.
From 2022 to 2025, I worked as a Strategy Management Consulting Associate.
My office was Accenture's Global Network Transformation Office, High Tech Industry node.
I worked with clients across North America, Japan, Europe and Argentina.
I independently identified a $12.5M GTM opportunity for a Fortune 500 tech client valued at over $200B.
The opportunity addressed a gap the client had entirely overlooked.
As a Certified Scrum Master, I worked on a $109B telecom transformation.
I cut execution time by 60% on the transformation.
I trained 750+ stakeholders across APAC and AMER.
The training drove a 30% uplift in AI adoption.
I built KPI dashboards that led to a 12% workforce cost reduction.
I also handled product ownership.
I worked closely with engineering.
I did QA and SAP work.
I am based in Bengaluru.
I am originally from a tier 2 city in India.
I currently work at Richpanel.
I am finishing the Mesa School of Business PGP (2025-26).
Before Richpanel, I spent three years (2022-2025) as a Strategy Management Consulting Associate at Accenture Strategy.
My work sits at the intersection of GTM, customer success and AI.
I build working AI tools and automations to solve business problems rather than just writing about them.
- I invite questions about GTM strategy.
- I invite questions about customer success playbooks.
- I invite questions about building AI agents with Claude Code and Cursor.
- I invite questions about Agile and Scrum in large transformations.
- I invite questions about D2C launches.
- I invite questions about consumer research.
- I invite questions about moving from consulting into startups.
My portfolio is at ishika-sharma-portfolio.vercel.app.
I am based in New Delhi, Delhi, India. My headline is “PGP at Mesa’ 26 | Ex-Accenture Strategy | Google CCF | SVC’22.” I thrive at the intersection of complex strategy and rapid execution, bridging high-level roadmaps and hands-on execution across SaaS, High-Tech, and D2C. I am seeking opportunities to drive growth and scale operations, building from 0 to 1 and scaling from 1 to 100. My contact email is ishika_sharma@pg26.mesaschool.co.
My latest listed position is Growth Generalist - Founder's Office at Epik⚡️ (Jun 2026 to Jul 2026).
I worked in Pro-Bono Consulting at Blue Tokai Coffee Roasters (Nov 2025 to Jan 2026).
I worked as Managment Consulting Delivery Associate at Accenture (Sep 2022 to Aug 2025).
I was National Vice President at Global Youth India (Jun 2021 to Jul 2022).
I was Event Head,International Business Council at Global Youth India (Nov 2020 to Jul 2021).
I was Member,International Business Council at Global Youth India (Sep 2020 to Jul 2021).
I founded and presided over Cushy, The Book Club SVC (Nov 2020 to Jun 2022).
I was Director Of Design and Marketing at The Bridge Project (Jun 2021 to Aug 2021).
I was Student Consultant at The Bridge Project (Feb 2021 to Jul 2021).
I was Digital Marketing Intern at Analytics Vidhya (Jun 2021 to Aug 2021).
I was Finance Intern at Tata Pigments (Jun 2021 to Jul 2021).
I was Member at ASCEND - E Cell, Sri Venkateswara College (Oct 2020 to Jun 2021).
I was Vice President (Public Relations and Marketing ) at Connecting Dreams Foundation SVC (Mar 2020 to Apr 2021), New Delhi, Delhi.
I was Co-Founder & Changemaker at Connecting Dreams Foundation SVC (Mar 2020 to Apr 2021).
I was Book Reviewer at Half Baked Beans Publishing (Mar 2020 to Apr 2021), New Delhi, Delhi.
I was Finance and Research Analyst at Insplore Consultants (Jan 2021 to Feb 2021).
I was Business Development Manager at HouseItt (Sep 2020 to Oct 2020).
I was Marketing Research Intern at My Study Buddy (Jul 2020 to Aug 2020).
I was Research Intern at Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University (Jun 2020 to Aug 2020).
I was Business Development Intern at HouseItt (May 2020 to Jun 2020), Varanasi, Uttar Pradesh, India.
I was Internshala Student Captain at Internshala (Feb 2020 to Mar 2020).
I was Internshala student partner at Internshala (Jan 2020 to Mar 2020), Noida, Uttar Pradesh.
I am pursuing Mesa School of Business: Post Graduate Program in Startup Leadership and Entrepreneurship (Aug 2025 to Present).
I earned Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University: B.sc (hons), Electronics Science (2019 to 2022).
I attended Sunbeam School Mughalsarai.
I spearheaded AI-driven enhancements for a $14.08B global initiative , slashing execution time by 60% and reducing workforce costs by 12% .
As a Certified Scrum Master , I directed Agile processes for cross-functional teams of 20+, ensuring 100% compliance on high-stakes digital upgrades while identifying $12.5M in revenue opportunities through international market entry strategies.
I led my team to be among the first five to secure sales in a "Build Your Own Business" project, generating ₹80K+ in revenue through pure hustle.
I ranked in the top 8 for a partnership strategy to integrate Blue Tokai into the fitness ecosystem.
I launched a successful D2C desk accessories brand, achieving an AOV > ₹500 and over ₹90K in total revenue in 40 days.
I was recognized as 'Superwoman of the Term' at Mesa for exemplary performance (top 5%) in Business Strategy Lab.
I founded and led the Mesa Book Club, moderating sessions that consistently engaged over 25 active participants.
I directly managed a team of 10+ members of changemakers working continuously to solve society's problem sustainably.
I guided a team of 25 associates for India's first-ever Housing Festival.
My experience also includes project governance and Agile transformation at Accenture, startup and D2C growth work at Mesa, leadership in student and community organizations, internships across marketing, finance, research and business development, and research on solar-cell modeling. My skills include go-to-market and growth strategy, management consulting, SaaS, team leadership, project governance, Scrum, stakeholder mapping, market analysis, data analysis and visualization, campaign and brand management, MySQL, and written communication. My certifications include marketing analytics, strategic thinking for growth marketers, public policy, Scrum, digital marketing, copywriting, and Talerang’s Future CEOs Program. My projects include the Blue Tokai and Suchali’s Bakehouse market-opportunity strategy, Project Vayu, and GrowthPulse. My publications include The Great Indian Anthropology and The morning coffee. I have volunteered with UNICEF India, Teach For India, and Umeed A Drop of Hope. I speak English with professional working proficiency and Sanskrit with native or bilingual proficiency.
At Mesa School of Business, my Desky launch achieved a ₹100-150 CAC.
I ran 80+ consumer interviews for Blue Tokai and Suchali's Bakehouse.
Those interviews surfaced a ₹200Cr revenue whitespace.
At Mesa, I won the Best AI Work Products Team award.
At Mesa, I received the top merit scholarship.
I judged the Inceptra 2025 Case Competition at SSCBS, Delhi University.
Before Mesa, during my Analytics Vidhya internship, I drove a 2.2x increase in campaign revenue.
Before Mesa, during my Analytics Vidhya internship, I achieved a 25% improvement in conversion rates.