Namit Kumashikar

Leadership Track Record

Four roles, one through-line: every group I have worked with has ended with more capacity than when I started.

Vice President of Education

Toastmasters Palm Meadows · Bangalore, India
Jul 2024 to Jan 2025
  • Drove a 50% increase in meeting attendance through programming overhaul and member outreach
  • Mentored new members through Level 1 pathway completions in under six months
  • Cut day-of meeting cancellations by pre-staffing every meeting role three full days in advance

Head of Public Relations

Toastmasters Palm Meadows · Bangalore, India
Jan 2024 to Jun 2024
  • Achieved the highest member-growth rate in the District by relaunching social media and introducing two alternative meeting formats every two months
  • Launched the club newsletter, first edition in the chapter’s history

Business Affairs Intern

Om Bhakti · Bangalore, India
Nov 2023 to Feb 2024
  • Conducted market and competitive analysis of the religious goods retail sector, surfacing three growth opportunities across retail and e-commerce
  • Designed a retail-performance data methodology covering shelf pricing, in-store placement, and competitor foot traffic
  • Presented two product packaging concepts to marketing and sales teams

Co-President

Digital Design Club, Indus International School · Bangalore, India
Aug 2021 to Dec 2021
  • Co-founded the club from zero. Wrote the constitution, recruited the first cohort
  • Designed a financial markets and investing curriculum, delivered to 10+ younger students
  • Built the operational handover document that kept the club running after I graduated