Erandi Narangoda
Entrepreneur, Consultant, Social Media Strategist
15 yrs experience · Colombo, Sri Lanka · <10 hrs/week
About
With a diverse educational background, including a BSc in Computing and Information Systems from the University of London and an MSc & MBA in Strategic Marketing from AeU University, this dynamic professional has carved a niche in entrepreneurship and consultancy. As the Founder and CEO of Enalytika, they specialize in market research, social media consultancy, and digital marketing, serving clients globally. Their entrepreneurial spirit extends to EN-Wrap, a gift-wrapping venture supporting local causes and businesses. With a passion for event planning, they lead Esquared Events & Moments, orchestrating memorable experiences. Their expertise in social media is evident from their roles with Heritage Expediciones and Emerge Lanka Foundation, where they spearheaded impactful campaigns. This professional combines strategic insight with creative execution, making significant contributions across industries while fostering community engagement and empowerment.
Skills
Experience
- Founder | CEO | Entrepreneur · Enalytika02-01-2020
Enalytika is my portfolio for building up my freelancer research and social media consultancy work - for clients around the world. Conducting required web-based research in product, market and industry-oriented scenarios. Areas of Focus: Market & Industry Research, Product & Patent Research, Transcriptions, Data Entry/Mining/Analysis, Web Scraping, Dynamic Presentations, Database services, Lead Generation etc. Managing Social media platforms (FB, Instagram, LinkedIn, Youtube) – including content writing, designing posts, digital media marketing plans for ad content and working with clients to achieve results, while building the brand according to the latest evolving trends.
- Chief Wrapper | Owner · EN-Wrap06-01-2019
Gift wrapping venture: supporting local causes and local businesses. An initiative to have a social entrepreneurship idea to link local businesses with a cause to help the community. Have worked with a few charities: Emerge Global, Save Pages to Save Trees, Sthree a Women’s Initiative as well as local businesses run by women – to create curated gift packs for corporate clients who wanted a gift that was meaningful and in turn was a help towards a good cause.
- Chief Event Planner & Freelance Research Consultant · Esquared Events & Moments01-01-2016
Love coordinating events and putting things together while continuing my passion for Web based research and information systems as a freelance consultant. An organized and detail-oriented event planner with more than six years of experience in concept planning, management and executing meetings and events. Expert in selecting and transforming venues to accommodate clients' needs and building strong relationships with quality vendors. All details taken care of, from idea conception, preparations, and day-of logistics. Charged with creating experiences and bringing visions to life, including scouting locations, managing vendor relationships and client communications, creating and negotiating contracts, and managing budgets.
- Social Media Consultant · Heritage Expediciones Pvt Limited06-01-2017 – 05-01-2023
Restarting the social media handles for FB & IG for @heritage.expediciones. Doing write-ups and various artwork for the office.
- Social Media Consultant · EMERGE LANKA FOUNDATION02-01-2021 – 02-01-2022
Emerge is about empowering girls who have survived abuse to rediscover and celebrate their personal beauty, develop their self-sufficiency and become leaders in their own communities. Responsibilities included handling Social Media handles FB & IG, starting up the rest of the social media channels: LinkedIn, YouTube, Twitter, TikTok. Social Media Campaigns: #ProtectEveryChild & #FundForEmerge - actively did their trilingual campaign to create awareness about childhood sexual abuse. Achieved an online 300,000+ community reach through a trilingual knowledge-based campaign launched in September 2021.
Education
- Colombo Theological SeminaryCertificate in Christian Studies, Theology/Theological Studies
- Strategy - AeU UniversityMSc & MBA in Strategic Marketing, International Marketing
- University of London - Goldsmiths CollegeBSc.(Hons), Computing and Information Systems
- Royal Institute International SchoolA/Ls, Mathematics / Physics / Computing
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