Akash Joshi

About Akash Joshi

I am a National Award-winning artist, entrepreneur, and TEDx speaker, building and scaling multiple ventures across creativity, marketing, and business strategy.Art is not an add-on for me — art is my core.It defines how I think, how I create value, and how I build businesses.Over the years, I have founded and grown multiple ventures including imast, Xexagon, Adoholic, and Grawish, working across loyalty, digital marketing, branding, and people-led execution. My strength lies in combining creative depth with commercial clarity.My core areas of expertise (Subject Matter Expertise):• Loyalty Programs & Customer Retention StrategyI design end-to-end loyalty ecosystems that go far beyond points and discounts — focusing on emotional connection, long-term engagement, customer lifetime value, and sustainable brand relationships.• Digital Marketing StrategyFrom acquisition to retention, I build performance-driven yet brand-safe digital marketing strategies that balance growth, creativity, and sustainability. I bring deep hands-on expertise across Google Ads, Meta Ads, SEO, GEO-targeting strategies, and Social Media Marketing (SMM), with a strong focus on funnel optimization, analytics, and ROI-led decision making.• Graphics, Visual Design & Brand IdentityBeing an artist first, visual storytelling is one of my strongest capabilities. I work extensively on graphics, visual systems, and brand identities that are aesthetically powerful while remaining commercially effective and scalable.• Team Building & LeadershipI believe businesses grow only when people grow. I focus on building aligned teams, strong leadership layers, execution-driven cultures, and systems that allow organizations to scale without losing clarity.My professional identity:• National Award-Winning Artist• TEDx Speaker & Public Speaker• Entrepreneur & Multi-Venture Founder• Creative-Led Business StrategistI actively speak and collaborate on topics around creativity in business, entrepreneurship, leadership, loyalty programs, digital marketing, and brand building, helping organizations and individuals move beyond templates and build with originality.What I strongly believe in:• Art creates differentiation• Loyalty builds sustainability• Teams create scale• Creativity is a serious business advantageI continue to build, explore, and collaborate on ideas where art meets business and strategy meets execution.

Experience

1. Founder & Md

   Grawish

   Mar 2024 — Present

Education

• Indian Institute of Management Mumbai

  Strategic Digital Marketing and Analytics, Digital Marketing

• PROTON business school

  Post Graduate Programme in Management (PGP)

• University of South Dakota

  Honorary Doctorate, Business/Corporate Communications

• Malwa institute of Technology, Nipaniya Byass, Indore

  Bachelor of Engineering - BE

• Vinayaka Mission's Research Foundation - University

  Master of Business Administration - MBA

Skills

• Project Planning
• Marketing Research
• Sales Channel Development
• Market Research
• Channel Relationship Management
• Product Development
• Analysis
• Event Management
• Key Account Management
• Management
• Business Development
• Digital Marketing
• Sap Bi
• Leadership
• Microsoft Office
• Sales
• Product Launch
• Vendor Management
• Product Marketing
• Business Planning
• Operations Management
• Crm
• Customer Relations
• Rewards Programs
• Sap Sd
• Loyalty Programs
• Social Media Marketing
• Advertising
• Marketing Communications
• Microsoft Excel
• Channel Partners
• Strategy
• Sap Mm
• E-Commerce
• New Business Development
• SEO
• Atl
• Business Analysis
• Brand Management
• Marketing Strategy