Co-Founder + Chief Brand Officer at Obvi | Forbes Featured

Ankit has for most of his career carried a renowned achievement to which his work continues to add to that achievement year after year. Ankit has gone on to craft the vision, brand elements and even build brand assets for nearly 20+ brands in his 7 year tenure as a designer, which has amassed to nearly 9-figures in sales for all the brands combined.

Ankit’s impact on the different brands he has creatively directed has been one that is everlasting, but his impact on the industry is what sets him apart to be a creative director with a lot of recognition behind his work. Ankit’s work with Obvi today brings him to an elevated role where he not only gets to drive the creative vision of the brand but also manage the voice and story of the brand. Ankit’s day to day may encompass creating the brand assets for Obvi, but his long term vision is to tell Obvi’s story to every potential consumer through his work.

Ankit Patel

Fulfil

Scaling Fulfil’s partnership ecosystem. Drop me a note if you’re interested in exploring partnership opportunities! Fulfil is an ERP designed to efficiently scale 8&9-figure brands and help them grow an efficient and profitable eCommerce store.

Partnerships Manager

Account Executive

Mornings With Matt Consulting

I coach and consult execs, entrepreneurs, and sales teams looking to grow their personal brands on LinkedIn. 

I host workshops on LinkedIn and personal branding for conferences, industry associations, companies and schools across North America.

#24 on FoundersPress Top Hottest Companies to Watch for Without Any Venture Capital.

Founder | LinkedIn Consultant | Personal Branding Coach | Public Speaker | Career Coach

Partnership Leaders

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Youthfully

Helping ambitious youth discover their passions, launch entrepreneurial ventures, and write compelling post-secondary and scholarship applications. Also taking sales calls and closing deals while leveraging Clari and HubSpot.

Youth Coach | Account Executive

Ontario Minor Hockey Association

-Nominated to officiate OHF Championships
-Nominated twice to officiate the AAA OMHA Championships, recognizing my hard work and dedication to ensure a properly officiated game.
-Recommended for the OMHA Referee Program of Excellence, to continue developing alongside 24 top officials from across the province.
-Officiated hockey games for players 6-20 years of age, providing them with a fair and safe environment to develop their love for the game.

Referee (Level 3)

Coho

The fellowship is a continuous, remote experience designed for full-time employees to uplevel their leadership, strategic thinking, creative and practical skills. With highly curated inclusive communities and flexible, real-time peer-to-peer curriculums and mentorships, I'll have the opportunity to become a better leader, colleague and employee.

Business Development & Sales Fellow

JJ Ventures

Working with Founder to help Founders/CEOs and C-suites of brands generating $10M-100M ARR to scale their content on LinkedIn to attract future talent, clients, and industry recognition.

Client industries include Tech, Retail, Real Estate, Fintech, Construction, Mining and more.

Head of Operations | Community Manager | Ghostwriter | Content Creator

FindWRK

- First sales hire at an early-stage hiring marketplace startup, leading sales, business development, customer success and partnerships.
- Built out sales playbook across multiple industries and personas nationwide, leveraging Apollo, HubSpot and LinkedIn for prospecting to secure new logos like Nespresso and the Metro Toronto Convention Centre.
- Hired first BDR after eight months, managing, mentoring, and coaching while balancing executive priorities.
- Developed pipeline through outbound sales and personal branding with no inbound sales or b2b marketing spend.
- Led 100s of platform demos for HR leaders and business operators with 80%+ sign-up rate, onboarding customer teams across SMBs to Enterprise and relaying product suggestions to improve user experience and increase usage.
- Developed partnerships and hosted lunch & learns with industry associations, suppliers, non-profits and community organizations to educate on candidate experience and employer branding trends in the HR space.
- Employed instructional design best practices to create and record learning videos for YouTube and academy.
- Grew company LinkedIn page organically to 1,000+ followers in nine months, hosting LinkedIn Lives to increase engagement.
- Wrote 30+ thought leadership articles, featured on front cover of HR.com several times and regularly in Canadian Restaurant & Foodservice News; invited to speak to HR, special events, and hospitality industry associations.

Business Development Lead | Account Executive | Partnerships | Customer Success | First Sales Hire

LOI Accelerator

Founder of an innovative Youth-Led Startup in the League of Innovators Labs national virtual accelerator program. League of Innovators (LOI) is a national Canadian charity with the goal of building entrepreneurial acumen for youth, at scale. League of Innovators is a suite of accessible programs and tools to provide youth with educational experiences that shorten their path to success, empower their ability to be their own boss, and amplify their impact as future innovators and entrepreneurs.

Labs Batch X Founder (MWM Consulting)

Baseball Ontario

-Oversaw 400+ 7U-22U amateur baseball games across 8 towns as well as High School, College and Senior Men's games, leading to my selection to work 4 Provincial Tournaments (YSBAs, OBAs, Ontario Cup).
-Initiated Mentorship Program, utilizing Microsoft Office products to mentor, evaluate, and train 80 local umpires.
-Officiated elite-level games, receiving excellent in 12/12 metrics on performance appraisal.

Umpire

Business Development Lead 🤝 | LinkedIn Consulting for CEOs ✍️ | Top Marketing & HR Voice 📣 | Speaker 🗣️ | 4x Founder 🧩 | Career Coach & GTM Advisor 📈 | FoundersBeta 30 Under 30 🚀

I'm currently leading partnerships at Fulfil (eCommerce ERP), focused on:

👉 Helping our partners support their clients who are using an industry-agnostic ERP or no ERP and looking for a solution purpose-built for eCommerce to efficiently scale their business

👉 Expanding and enhancing our technology partnerships to drive efficiencies for our merchants (e.g. sales channels/marketplaces, 3PLs, shipping carriers, financial tools, etc.)

👉 Connecting our merchants with service providers to help them scale their business (e.g. shopify agencies, fractional CFOs, accounting/bookkeeping firms, supply chain consultants, etc.)

📩 Drop me a note if you're interested in learning more about becoming a Fulfil partner.

Outside of Fulfil, I'm:

🗣️ Running workshops on personal branding, LinkedIn and social selling

🤝 Coaching early career professionals to reach their full potential 

🚀 Advising startups on GTM strategy

🎤 Want me to speak at your event or run a workshop for your team? 

I've been invited to share LinkedIn and personal branding strategies with conferences, industry associations, companies and schools, and my thought leadership has been featured in major publications.

My most requested workshop is focused on Leveraging LinkedIn. This workshop will teach you:

👉 How to craft your personal brand and optimize your LinkedIn profile

👉 How to develop a content strategy to tell your story

👉 How to leverage the platform to get in front of potential employees, employers, clients, and partners.

📩 Drop me a note if you're interested in booking me as your next speaker. 

📣 Features: 

LinkedIn News, HR.COM, StartupNation, Canadian Restaurant and Foodservice News, CanadianSME Magazine, UNDER30CEO, CTV News, HCM Technology Report, Staffing Industry Analysts, Recruiting Daily, Best of HR, B2B Marketing World, UPJourney, Disrupt Magazine, Grit Daily, Hustlers Global, Small Business Currents, College Recruiter, Youth Opportunities, The Creative Zine, The Nativa, Marketer Interview, AzBigMedia, MatchBuilt and more.

Myers-Briggs: ENFJ | Deloitte Business Chemistry Profile: Guardian/Integrator
Lean Six Sigma White Belt Certified | Certified Associate in Project Management 
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