Founder And CEO
VoxForth
Total des années d'expérience :33 years, 7 Mois
• Drove the start-up’s growth from inception to profitability, expanding the team from 2 to 16.
• Established a factory-to-retail model covering 600+ retail outlets across Mumbai.
• Achieved $300K+ revenue with a 34% gross profit margin.
• Attracted a prominent brand, Eliide, for South & West India distribution.
• Managed the entire journey from idea inception to first sale within 9 months.
Safaricom SIM activation and recharge company, National Distributor for Oraimo mobile accessories, Tecno retail mall partner.
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Opened 6 Tecno brand shops across Kenya malls and secured a sought-after Safaricom dealership within 8 months.
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Expanded Oraimo distribution from Kenya to East and West Africa within a year.
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Established a 3PL setup in Dubai for East-West Africa distribution.
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Successfully sold the business for $250K to start a new venture in India.
Country Manager for Samsung Mobile, based at Kenya for i-Cell Telecom LLC, a Middle East and Africa master distributor.
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Increased revenue by 92% from $1.2M to $2.3M and expanded dealer chain by 330% from 70 to 300 in 15 months.
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Won 3 consecutive “Best Distributor of the Quarter” awards from Samsung.
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Setup L1 + L2 Samsung Service centre.
Previously known as Source IT FZCO, one of the region's leading mobility distributors for HTC, i-mate, HP iPAQ for UAE, and Middle East catering to general & modern trade.
• Expanded large-format retail presence from 4 (Carrefour, Virgin, CompuME, DDF) to 9 retail chains, adding Jumbo, Jacky’s, Lulu, E-City, and Hyper Panda.
• Increased Quarterly revenue by 300% from $0.8M to $2.5M in 2 years.
• Developed and managed 2 Sales Executives + 17 promoters’ team for in-store promotions.
Distributor for Kodak Digital Camera, Hasselblad camera and scanner.
• Managed key retail chains and corporate sales for Kodak Digital camera and memory cards.
• Managing corporate sales for Hasselblad cameras worth Euro 80K+ and Scanners worth Euro 100K+ sales.
• Achieved significant sales targets resulting in an invitation to the company HQ in Denmark to host a training workshop.
Key Distributor for BenQ, Asus, D-Link, NETGEAR, ViewSonic, Acer etc. for UAE.
• Selected to test-run a 6-month project, “Partnering with Retail Partners, ” to enhance general trade presence.
• Successfully expanded the trial project to include 3 additional general trade partners, demonstrating the effectiveness of the strategy.
• Transitioned to focus on core competencies in sales and marketing within distribution, following the project’s success.
HCL Computer and Wipro Distribution, Maestros Coaching Class Franchisee.
• Founded and grew a computer coaching centre and distribution business of HCL computers and Wipro Printers in North Karnataka.
• Expanded to include 3 MAESTROS franchise centers (in league of Aptech and NIIT) in North Karnataka within 8 months.