Nikita Sarkar

Working with Group CEO (diversified portfolio of 28 companies) on setting up a new strategy department
to aid in the creation and execution of long term strategy at corporate and business levels, based on analysis of macro indicators, key markets, competitor developments, technological change and customer trends.
 Mandate for the new Strategy Department will be to act as growth partner to various business entity heads
in planning exercises via in-depth market intelligence, accurate performance tracking, regular interval
‘health of business’ checks and forecast analysis.

The NSN Group brings together multi-disciplinary entrepreneurial specialists on a project-basis. This cross-
continental company provides a broad range of strategic advisory services for hospitality and travel businesses
as well as project management for high-profile and thought-leadership events. http://www.thensngroup.com/
Specialty Areas:
- Advisory/Consultative services
- C-Suite interactions and relationships
- Multicultural and international strategy
- Business process creation and management
- Strategic alliances and partnerships
- Customer relationship management
- Market research
- Marketing
- Branding
- Public relations
- Concept/Product development
- Communications
- Business development
- Finance/Budget planning
- Virtual team management
- Database management
- Social media strategy
- Public speaking
 Created and successfully executed the HOTELS INNOVATE™ series of branded conferences, held in Dubai
(Jan. 2015), New York (Sept. 2014) and Miami (Mar. 2014). These B2B conferences featured high-profile
C-suite speakers with approximately 150 senior-level executives attending.
hotelsinnovatedubai.com; hotelsinnovatenyc.com; hotelsinnovatemiami.com
 Produced The EB5 Seminar in Dubai (Oct. 2013 with 75+ attendees).
 Produced Hotels Curated NYC (Oct. 2013 with 175+ senior-level attendees). http://hotelscurated.com/
 Market research and strategy study for spa and leisure program at international brand luxury hotel in Delhi.
 Conference producer for hotel real estate summit in NYC with GreenPearl (May 2013 with 275+ attendees).
 Strategic business and financial planning for a health and wellness startup.
 Collaborative research with a Cornell professor on best practices for spa development process.
 Marketing, revenue optimization and events direction for a high-end restaurant in NYC Meatpacking district.

Transactions Advisory Services for Hospitality Real Estate

Led spa thought leadership initiatives and consolidated global research - Preparing summary reports for
internal use and external media communications; Commissioning and overseeing specialized research.
 Project management of the first Global Spa Summit (www.globalspasummit.org/2007/) - Strategic planning,
managing project budget ($600, 000+) and branding (logo, content, website and communication); Liaising
with vendors, event production teams, and C-suite attendees for successful execution.