Future Proof

At Future Proof, led the LinkedIn growth strategy across executive and brand accounts, transforming social presence into a powerful business development engine. Closed a $4M+ brand deal by building the full LinkedIn content strategy for a globally recognized entertainer, and negotiated a $1M+ partnership with a major Hollywood studio by using LinkedIn to drive narrative and relationship-building. Launched internal ambassador and employee advocacy programs to amplify executive visibility and scale thought leadership. Also spearheaded branded tech activations at Art Basel, SXSW, and Cannes, using LinkedIn as the core channel to generate buzz and land high-value partnerships.

Chief Operating Officer

The Future of Community

Author of "The Future of Community" (Wiley), a guide for brands and creators on using emerging tech like Web3, blockchain, crypto, and AI to build and grow powerful communities.

Author

LandVault (formerly Admix)

Director, Strategic Partnerships

NFT Heat

Hosted nearly 100 episodes of a tech interview series spotlighting top executives and thought leaders in Web3, blockchain, crypto, and AI.

Television Host

NFTGenius

Brian J. McCarthy, Inc.

Laurel & Wolf

Spearheaded growth for a venture-backed platform aiming to democratize interior design. Built and nurtured partnerships with hundreds of companies across the apartment and residential real estate sectors to expand user acquisition and market reach. Played a key role in shaping go-to-market strategy, identifying high-impact channels, and accelerating adoption within key verticals.

Director, Business Development

Michael Smith Inc. | Jasper

Chief Financial Officer

MBA in Entertainment, University of Southern California | Ex: Disney, JPMorganChase, KPMG, PwC

Fun fact: My LinkedIn isn't my resume. 

So don't come here looking to evaluate hiring me based on my LinkedIn. 

Or maybe you should look at my LinkedIn to realize I beautifully blend data and analytics with entertaining and educational storytelling. 

I always dreamed of being a television programmer. It never happened, so instead I live out my dream programming LinkedIn like my own TV channel. 

Over the past 5 years, I’ve logged 10,000+ hours on this platform. I’ve built a following of 100,000+ by programming my LinkedIn like my own TV channel. My content isn’t random. It’s strategic. Story-driven. Designed to drive real outcomes.

And it’s worked, generating $10M+ in deals for the companies I've worked. Read that one again. Not me, but my companies. The power of companies leveraging LinkedIn is the future of LinkedIn. 

In 2021, I launched a global  events company while working with a Mark Cuban and Ashton Kutcher startup, producing 40+ events in LA, NYC, Dubai, Paris, and London that drove millions of dollars in  revenue. I understand how to leverage LinkedIn so companies can drive real results. 

A few highlights:

-Closed a strategic partnership with CAA
-Raised $7M in funding for a Mark Cuban venture-backed startup
-Secured $4.13M in brand deals for one of the world’s top celebrities

My background spans banking (JPMorganChase), global advisory (PwC, KPMG), and a decade as CFO/COO in the luxury design world, managing 50+ people and overseeing $40M+ in ARR and $1B+ in real estate projects for icons like President Obama, George Clooney, and Cindy Crawford.

I’ve lived and worked in LA, NYC, and Dubai. I’ve built communities in tech, luxury, and now the creator economy. I’m obsessed with solving complex business problems through storytelling, partnerships, and scalable brand strategy.

Always open to meeting new and interesting people that love life, love to win, and love to make the world a better place.

John Kraski

Some people you meet on LinkedIn and immediately click.

Like you've known them your whole life.

Monica Khan is one of those people.

We connected earlier this year.

Yesterday I gave her a tour of Dhar Mann Studios.

She's worked with some of the biggest names in tech like YouTube and Facebook and some of the biggest names in the creator economy.

Fast Company named her one of the five most powerful creator economy executives.

But here's what those accolades don't tell you:

Monica doesn't just understand the creator economy.
She's been building it from the inside for over a decade.

Most executives talk about creators like they're metrics.
Monica talks about them like they're people.

Because she gets it.

The creator economy isn't about algorithms.
It's about authenticity.

Not about followers.
It's about impact.

Not about content.
It's about connection.

Monica Khan sees what others miss:

The future isn't about creating content.
It's about creating movements.

And she's not just watching it happen.
She's making it happen.

One creator at a time.
One partnership at a time.
One conversation at a time.

Follow Monica Khan.

She's not just shaping the creator economy.
She's defining what it means to succeed in it.

Trust me and Monica Khan on this one.

Klear.ai

Working with the founding team,the Executive VP of Professional Services and the Project Management leadership to ensure seamless delivery of Klearai(www.klearai.com) solutions to Property and Casualty  Insurance customers.
If you want to set up a demonstration of our platform please write in to me at ashish.tandon@klearai.com

Director of Customer Success

Gaia Amore

Gaia Amore is a New Luxury brand that addresses traceability , certifiability, trackability and verifiability of its curated, hand crafted product lines, by leveraging Blockchain capabilities, and offer a unique customer experience to our customers (we call them Gaia Amore patrons) on the Metaverse/web3.

Sustainable fashion is our goal, and enhancing provenance knowledge, while reducing customers risk is our brand's promise.

While delivering this value, we are focused on reviving the traditional artisans and their communities from across the globe by offering them regular source of income and the incentive to continue with their apprenticeship initiatives to pass this knowledge and skill to future generations.

We are working to create a repository of global artisan and their unique skills that would be available to the customers, designers, artists, to enable a transparent environment to help create unique products for the discerning customer and give due credit to the artisans who actually produce them.

This is our version of creating a "Democracy in Luxury Fashion"

VenPep Solutions

Report in to the CEO-
1.Establishing strategic goals and objectives that align with the organization’s mission and vision to support long-term growth
2.Evaluating the effectiveness of business operations, including productivity and efficiency
3.Recommending changes to improve efficiency and profitability of operations, including increasing revenues or decreasing costs
4. Custody of key client relationships
5. P&L delivery for the client portfolio
Verticals served- Fintech, Pharma, Retail

Chief Business Officer

Virtusa

Reporting in to the Business Vertical Head-focus on the following KPIs
1. Manage key client relationships and work to build new ones.
2. Direct development of customer-facing web platforms and digital experiences.
3. Propose and develop strategic partnerships, 
4. Lead sales, marketing, customer-service, and client relationship management initiatives.
5. Help shape the company’s long-term objectives and determine plans for how to meet them.
Verticals served- Insurance, Retail, Luxury Fashion, Quick Service Restaurants, Manufacturing

Associate Director Of Technology

ndVOR Solutions

Provided business insight to the CEO and assisted in charting a strategy road map for customized IT solutions business and the consulting practice. Manage the relationship with Fujitsu (RunMyProcess) team as their development partners in the US geography.
Led the Business Development initiatives of the organization across verticals: primary focus on Retail,Wholesale,Insurance,Publishing with active interest in CPG,Healthcare.

Solutions Focus on :
Legacy technology modernization-iSeries/AS400 applications maintenance, modernization and transformation
Application development, maintenance and modernization
ERP development, maintenance and modernization
Business Intelligence Solutions
Content Management Solutions
Enterprise Application Integration (EAI) solutions
Product development-POS, Supply-Chain, Workflows,Digital Solutions
Business Process Outsourcing.

Director Business Development

Boston World Partnerships

•	Evaluation of the organization vision and mission and its mapping to organization achievements.
•	Developing and deploying an India focused go-to-market strategy for Boston World Partnerships.
•	Providing advise and consul to the Boston World Partnerships , senior management team on revenue generation models.
•	Identify suitable long term strategic partners for the Boston World Partnerships and act as the key connector between both the organizations.
•	Provide critical support to the senior management team through research, case studies and independent analysis on subjects of strategic interest.

Connector and strategy advisor

Gram Vaani Community Media

Led the Business Development initiatives targeted at the corporate clients, social enterprises and key stakeholders engaged in the social sector, with P&L responsibilities.

Led the B2G (Business to Government), B2B (Business to Business) and B2C (Business to customer) programs.

Provided strategic insight to the board, the investors and the technology team to help achieve Gram Vaani vision objectives.

Led initiatives for forging strategic partnerships with potential, long term business partners with supplementary and complementary fits.

Led inbound marketing initiatives for lead gen and client conversions for mobilevoices mobile media platform.

Successfully built a prospects list for the business, which converted to RPFs and subsequent business engagements.

Opened the Orissa market for the platform, targeting a population base of 20 million users at the BoP by inking a project with VHAI, a non profit engaged in implementing social programs for the under privileged.

Worked with the Drishtee social marketing team to open the Bihar market targeting a population base of 100 million users. 

Mentions in media
http://wcrcleaders.com/ringing-in-change/

Vice President, Business Development (mobilevoices, Mobile Social Media Platform)

Hult International Business School

MBA program , with focus on Solutions Marketing,Digital marketing, Technology Management,Consulting,Innovation, Corporate Finance, Global Operations and Strategy.

MBA , class of 2012

D.Light Energy

Provided marketing and business development consulting services to the Business Development team on the right positioning for portable, innovative, economical solar powered lights for the education sector in the Indian BOP markets and consumer communities.

Consultant

TGI Group (CHI Limited)

Reporting to the MD of the non-food business at TGI- focus on the following KPIs delivery
1.Create shareholder value by providing the vision, leadership, strategy and general management skills necessary to grow the company into a dominant player in its industry.
2.Development and implementation of a strategic plan to advance the company's vision, mission, strategies and objectives and to promote revenue, profitability and growth as an organization.
3. Essay role of chief steward of the Company, ensuring the company is well positioned in the public marketplace.and building relationships and credibility with outside investors to provide necessary resources to fund and grow the Company
4. Primary spokesperson for the Company in all interactions with the press, the financial community and the public markets.
5. Motivate a high performance, innovative and results-driven organization
6. Develop performance measurements and ensure these metrics are achieved.

Managing and leading a team of 1500 personnel, in manufacturing, logistics, branch operations, sales and supply chain in 5 markets in West Africa - Nigeria, Benin, Togo, Ghana, Cameroon

Grew the business from $ 2 million  per annum to $ 5 million  as at 2011 beginning, with net margin of 50% plus on the consumer brands portfolio.

Increased the product portfolio from a single product to as many as 3 categories, 3 brands and 15 SKUs.
Instrumental in setting up the HENKEL Consumer business and the ECOLAB institutional Business in Cormart.

Business Manager West Africa, Cormart Nigeria Limited ( Consumer products Division)

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