Manish R. Raj

About Manish R. Raj

I am an accomplished Business Leader with over 24 years of experience, known for driving exponential sales growth and creating strategic client partnerships. I excel in initiating meaningful conversations, cultivating and nurturing new business opportunities, and driving them toward sustained growth. I take pride in thoroughly understanding customer and partner requirements, market dynamics, and competitive landscapes to ensure our solutions meet the evolving needs of the business. My expertise spans ERP, SaaS, PaaS, and services sales in a B2B environment, where I focus on driving the adoption of a digital-first approach to business transformation. Regular business reviews are a key part of my approach, where I use a 360-degree view to continuously sharpen our Go-To-Market (GTM) strategy. I believe in benchmarking our corporate business against the competition to understand key drivers, ensuring we successfully compete and grow our market share. I am committed to fostering an inclusive and diverse culture, where all team members thrive. Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion are values I strongly champion both at work and in my personal life.‍🦯‍🦽‍‍ I am driven by a purpose — to create a world where no senior citizen feels left out or unattended. I strive to bridge the gap between generations, creating better living conditions for all and building a world where people live in sync.\"Whatever is flexible and flowing will tend to grow; whatever is rigid and blocked will wither and die.\"- Lao Tzu

Experience

1. Chief Growth Officer

   GoKhana

   Sep 2025 — Present · Bengaluru, IN

Education

• Indian Institute of Management, Lucknow

  Executive Program, Digital Transformation

• Mangalore University

  BHM, Hotel Management

  1995 — 1998

• De Nobili School

  PCM, ISC

  1993 — 1995

• De Nobili School FRI

  Matric, ICSE

  1980 — 1993

• St Joseph's University

  PGDMM, PG

  2002 — 2003

Skills

• Brand Management
• Travel Management
• Team Management
• Account Management
• Revenue Analysis
• Online Travel
• Business Travel
• Hotel Management
• Banquets
• Hospitality Management
• Selling
• Restaurants
• Business Development
• Hospitality Industry
• Budgets
• Lead Generation
• Leisure
• Hotels
• Event Management
• Key Account Management
• Leisure Travel
• Management
• Team Building
• Tourism
• Employee Relations
• Resorts
• P&L Management
• Customer Relationship Management (Crm)
• Business-to-Business (B2b)
• B2b
• Hospitality
• Sales Management
• Leadership
• Yield Management
• Marketing
• Crm
• Negotiation
• Restaurant Management
• Hotel Booking
• Pricing Negotiation