Gautham Ganesula

About Gautham Ganesula

I work in strategy consulting helping companies figure out where to compete, how to grow, and what moves to make next. Over the past year at AND Business Consulting, I\'ve worked on competitive intelligence, growth strategy, market entry, and investor readiness projects. My clients have ranged from India\'s largest forklift manufacturer to the food division of a billion-dollar conglomerate to early-stage cleantech startups. Most of my work involves talking to people stakeholders, industry experts, competitors, customers and turning those conversations into clear, usable strategy. I\'ve built scoring frameworks, expansion roadmaps, competitive blueprints, and pitch decks that have directly shaped decisions at the senior leadership and board level. My background is in economics (M.Sc. from Symbiosis School of Economics), so I\'m equally comfortable building econometric models as I am running a client workshop. I believe that mix of analytical depth and client-facing delivery is what makes my work effective. Open to opportunities in strategy consulting where I can create impactful solutions across diverse sectors.

Experience

1. Associate

   And Business Consulting

   Dec 2024 — Present · Hyderabad, IN

   Competitive Intelligence: Material Handling / Industrial EquipmentLed a competitive intelligence project for India\'s largest forklift manufacturer. Delivered a competitive blueprint that gave divisional leadership a clear view of where they stood against key players and where the gaps were. Growth Strategy: Food & FMCGEvaluated multiple growth avenues for a leading food company (part of a $1B+ conglomerate) and built a phased expansion roadmap. The recommendations helped senior management prioritize which categories and geographies to enter first.Market Entry Framework: Residential Real EstateBuilt a city-level scoring framework to help a real estate developer decide where to expand next. The framework ranked 22 Tier-2 cities and fed into a 5-year project pipeline that the leadership team approved for execution.GTM Strategy: Luxury Real Estate, GoaDeveloped the go-to-market strategy for a luxury golf course-villa project covering competitor mapping, pricing, and buyer segmentation. The strategy gave the promoters a clear playbook for targeting HNI and NRI buyers.Investor Pitch: Cleantech StartupCreated an investor-ready pitch deck for an IIT-backed cleantech startup, covering market sizing, competitive landscape, and business model. The deck became the startup\'s primary fundraising tool for their seed round conversations.Cross-Border Market Entry: Agri-Inputs into BrazilManaging a market entry program for Indian agri-input companies looking at Brazil\'s biologicals market. Organizing an industry roundtable to give senior leaders the regulatory, competitive, and partnership context they need before entering the market.

Education

• Bhavans College

  Bachelor of Arts - BA, Economics, Political Science, Mass Communication

• Symbiosis School of Economics

  Master of Science - MS, Economics