Rohit Potphode

Managing Partner - Sports, Gaming, Esports & Live Experiences, Dentsu | Ex-IMG, Ex-Disney, Ex-Viacom, Ex-Star, Ex-Times

Role: Managing Partner - Sports, Gaming, Esports & Live Experiences at dentsu
Location: Mumbai, MH, IN
LinkedIn followers: 500 followers

About Rohit Potphode

A visionary C-suite leader with a proven track record in business development, strategic partnerships, and revenue innovation, leveraging deep expertise across sports, gaming, esports, music and their meaningful confluence.Renowned for designing and executing cutting-edge revenue models that not only drive significant business growth but also enhance brand visibility and impact. Proactive committee member of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and SPORTSCOM, instrumental in shaping and advancing the sports, gaming, esports and entertainment narrative across the APAC region, fostering industry growth and innovation.Core competencies include forging strategic partnerships, creating intellectual property (IP), navigating APAC markets with precision and overseeing P&L responsibilities.

Experience

Managing Partner - Sports, Gaming, Esports & Live Experiences
dentsu
Jun 2025 — Present
Part of the senior leadership team at dentsu, leading the sports, gaming, esports and live experiences mandate. We work with IP owners, right holders, governing bodies, leagues, start-ups and brands to create integrated data-driven, cross-platform and culturally relevant solutions that deliver measurable business and audience impact.Dentsu Sports & Entertainment is a global sports marketing agency born out of the Dentsu Group with one focus: to act as a gateway, connecting brands to the world of sports, gaming, esports and entertainment. We help brands and properties move at the speed of today’s fans, transcending culture and borders.What we do?ConsultingSponsorship Investment StrategySponsorship Planning, Execution & ManagementSponsorship SalesAthlete EndorsementRights Strategy & Contract NegotiationContent StrategyIP Ideation & DevelopmentSocial & Influencer Amplification

Education

PES University
Master of Business Administration (MBA), Marketing/Marketing Management, General
2001 — 2003
Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta
Executive Program in Business Management, Business Administration and Management, General
The Digital Marketing Training Institute - DMTI
Advanced Certification, Advanced Program in Digital Media Marketing

Skills

Business Development
Marketing Communications
Brand Solutions
Events
Sports Marketing
Sales
People Skills
Team Management
Integrated Marketing
Marketing
Management
Event Management
Marketing Strategy
Crm
Social Media Marketing
Advertising Sales
Sponsorship
Advertising
Media Planning
Digital Strategy
Online Advertising
Mobile Marketing
New Business Development
Market Research
Digital Marketing
Brand Management
Digital Media
Strategy
Business Strategy
Leadership
Competitive Analysis
Marketing Management
Social Media
Customer Relationship Management (Crm)

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Current company

Razorpay

Software Development · 4K employees · Bangalore, Karnataka, India

Power your finance, grow your business. Razorpay is India’s first full-stack financial solutions company. We are on a mission to enhance the payment experience of over 300 million end consumers. And in doing so, we aim to enable Indian businesses - big and small - accept payments digitally with minimal effort and maximum ease. Razorpay has grown from being a payment gateway provider to a solutions-driven organization boasting of an extensive products suite to accept and disburse payments as well as raise capital and park money. In a nutshell, we fit into every nook and corner where your business touches money. #OutgrowOrdinary We identify ourselves as disruptors in the digital payments space and our vision is to power the financial ecosystem for other disruptors. Like attracts like and Razorpay actively looks to partner with established companies and startups that have either broken the glass ceiling in their industry or are set to. The Razorpay Product Suite today comprises verticals, along with Payment Gateway, like Payment Links, Payment Pages, Subscriptions, Smart Collect, Route, Razorpay Capital, RazorpayX, Payroll and Thirdwatch. Razorpay was started in 2014 by two IIT Roorkee alumni, Harshil Mathur and Shashank Kumar. Just a short few years later, Razorpay has evolved into a 800-odd strong organization with some of the best talents in the country helping some of the best companies manage their money movement seamlessly. Certified cool We are a bunch of spirited, ambitious and fun folks. And no, we’re not saying this ourselves--leading institutions have recognized Razorpay for the high trust and high-performance culture that we maintain. Our strength lies in the people we are and we go to great lengths to nurture a family of coders, designers, sellers, marketers, analysts, writers, runners, photographers, gamers, tinkerers, and above all, people who are dreamers and doers at the same time. Be a part of our exciting journey.

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About Rohit Potphode

Experience

Managing Partner - Sports, Gaming, Esports & Live Experiences

Education

PES University

Indian Institute of Management, Calcutta

The Digital Marketing Training Institute - DMTI

Skills

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