Soham Tikekar
Designer and 2x founder with experience in radically simple, yet deeply effective designs and branding
10 yrs experience · Redwood City, CA · <10 hrs/week
About
An accomplished entrepreneur and leader, [Name] holds dual degrees in Biology and Economics from UC Santa Barbara. As the Founder & CEO of Leadbeam, [Name] drives strategic direction, product development, and company growth. Previously, [Name] co-founded Dhadkan, a 501(c)(3) non-profit recognized for its impactful events and fundraising efforts, and Versai, a venture-backed company creating tools for SMBs. [Name] also co-founded Homejam, revolutionizing artist-fan interactions through intimate virtual experiences. Early in [Name]'s career, [Name] served as a Data Analyst at Molekule, contributing to product strategy, data infrastructure, and international expansion.
Skills
Experience
- Founder & CEO · Leadbeam01-01-2024
Founder & CEO of Leadbeam, responsible for overall strategic direction, product development, and company growth.
- Co-Founder · Dhadkan01-01-2014
Established a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit organization with the vision of being the intersection of global change and entertainment through powerful design and storytelling, innovative events and ambitious projects. Awarded Organization of the Year out of 600+ organizations and received a national innovation award from ZipCar. Host of nationally-acclaimed fundraiser with a budget of over $60,000, raising money for charities aligned with improving education in rural sectors of India. Led sponsorships, marketing plan and execution, global artist relations and legal. Organize and invest in events in SF Bay Area and LA with attendance of up to 14,000, donate profits to international charities. Manage award-winning design, brand, and story that has inspired change to other non-profit organizations.
- Founder · Versai09-01-2021 – 05-01-2024
Venture-backed company building vertically integrated tools for SMBs in various industries.
- Co-Founder · Homejam07-01-2020 – 08-01-2021
Homejam is changing the way artists and fans interact, creating the best, most personal way to interact with artists. Homejam is a virtual experience with an artist and just 24 others. You can hear exclusives, new music, and old favorites.
- Data Analyst, Growth & Strategy · Molekule10-01-2017 – 01-01-2020
Early employee of rapidly growing hardware startup contributing in various capacities across data, product and business strategy, and growth. Contributed heavily in product and international strategy, data infrastructure overhauls, marketing campaign attribution, email channel, reputation management, conference strategy, consumer-facing scientific writing and more. Helped establish early analytics capabilities; assisted in developing 15+ Tableau dashboards, 100+ metrics repeatable SQL queries. Managed robust email program with promotions, lead nurture and retention flows, and analytics. Delivered rigorous competitor, economic, market and international research to guide product and business strategy for 5+ years. Directed end-to-end Canada launch, coordinating marketing, legal, finance and operations.
Education
- UC Santa BarbaraBachelor of Science - BS, Biology/Biological Sciences, General
- UC Santa BarbaraBachelor of Arts - BA, Economics
- Gunn High School
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