Abhinav Bhardwaj
Associate Director—Cheil India (Samsung Group) | ex-Xiaomi India | 2x 30-Under-30 PR & Corporate Communications
- Role
- Associate Director at Cheil India
- Location
- Gurugram, HR, IN
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Abhinav Bhardwaj
Stories.For Abhinav, it’s all about storytelling!He is an impact-oriented media & communications professional-cum-storyteller and aspires to get better at both the art and data of storytelling!He currently serves as Associate Director—Influencer Marketing at Cheil India (Samsung Group), where he crafts and orchestrates campaigns for Samsung, a Fortune 500 titan and one of the world’s most influential smartphone brands. While his work has earned him two 30 Under 30 accolades in Public Relations and Influencer Marketing, from PRmoment (Godrej Group) and E4M-BusinessWorld, Abhinav measures success not in awards, but in the narratives he shapes, the connections he fosters, and the resonance his stories create across audiences.Prior to this, his journey took him through Xiaomi India (POCO India), high-profile clients, and leading media and PR firms including Avian WE, Edelman, Truecaller, KRAFTON India, Times Group, and India Today Group, where he honed a nuanced understanding of the media and digital landscape. Across five years of professional life, he has continuously sharpened his craft—managing media and influencer relations, conceiving and executing campaigns, conducting market research and analysis, overseeing media buys, navigating crises, and deploying innovative strategies with autonomy and precision. He sees a strong future in AI and its synergy with storytelling, and integrates it into his work thoughtfully, always ensuring it enhances rather than replaces the fundamentals of human insight, relationships, and creative intuition. Academically, he graduated First Class with Triple Majors in Communications & Media Studies, English, and Psychology from CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore, and co-authored research on the Indian Army. Beyond work, Abhinav is a side hustler in equities, commodities, and digital assets, and his fiction writing can be explored at odysseybeyondwords.wordpress.com. He lives by Rory Vaden’s maxim from Take The Stairs: “Success is not owned, it is rented—and that rent is due every day.”E-meet him at a••••••••@gmail.com
Experience
Associate Director
Jan 2026 — Present · Gurugram, IN
Education
St Michaels High School
Science
2015 — 2017
Christ University, Bangalore
Bachelor of Arts - BA, Communication and Media Studies, Psychology & English Literature
2017 — 2020
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