Ankita Gaba
| Ankita Gaba | |
|---|---|
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| Born | 4 April 1985 |
| Residence | Mumbai |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Occupation | Entrepreneur |
| Years active | 2006 - Present |
| Website |
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Ankita Gaba is an internet entrepreneur and co-founder of Social Samosa,[1] an Indian Social Media knowledge repository.[2][3]
Early life and education
Ankita belongs from Mumbai, she took her graduation in Business Management from Wilson College, Mumbai. She completed her MBA in marketing from Welingkar Institute of Management in 2010.
Career
Ankita started her professional career in PR industry in 2007, managing public relations for celebrities and movies. In June 2008, she started her first venture, Superchooha, one of India’s first social media agencies.[4] Ankita has been an initiator in the formation of the Social Media Club’s Mumbai chapter, Social Media Club is an international NGO working towards connecting social media experts from around the world.[5]
In 2011, she founded Socialsamosa.com, a prime source of knowledge repository for thoughts, ideas and dialogues about social media scenario in India.[6]The portal was sold to private investors for 2-3 crores in May 2015.[7] She has been speaker and faculty for social media courses at various institutes under Mumbai University.
Honours and awards
- Listed in the “Global Top 100 Social Media Agencies and Consultants 2012-13″ list
- 50 Indian Women to Follow on Twitter list[8]
- Won “The Social Media Entrepreneur of the Year Award” by Wat Awards in 2013.[9]
- Won Most Talented Social Media Professionals Of India by Global Youth Marketing Forum in 2014[10]
Positions held
- Co-founder Superchooha, Indian Social Media Agency (June 2008 – August 2010)
- Co-Founder SocialSamosa.com (November 2011 – May 2015)
References
- ↑ "Storehouse of Social". The Hindu.
- ↑ "10 powerful ladies in indian digital media industry". buzzom.com. November 22, 2013. Retrieved November 22, 2013.
- ↑ "Social media promotions can backfire, too". economictimes.com.
- ↑ "Connecting netizens". thehindu.com. September 9, 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2010.
- ↑ "Connecting with Social Media Club Mumbai". socialmediaclub.org.
- ↑ "Achieved milestones make you work harder towards your bigger goal". techaloo.com/.
- ↑ "Social media news portal Social Samosa sold to private investors for Rs 2-3 crore". economictimes.indiatimes.com. 6 May 2015.
- ↑ http://wowfactor.asia/50-indian-women-to-follow-on-twitter/
- ↑ "Winners Of 2013". watawards.com/.
- ↑ "Social media awards 2014". globalyouthmarketingforum.com.