Ravi Kikan

United We Care

Leading, building and disrupting mental health innovation with Generative AI technology at United We Care.

Part of the founding team at United We Care, a startup powered by Generative AI deep tech and focussed at mental health and wellness. We have created the first digital human virtual global coach - Stella, who has a gold standard intent detection rate at 94.7% (F1 Score)

What global problem are we trying to solve ?

We shifting gears through Generative AI to ensure our tech powered products are made globally accessible, affordable and efficacy driven for mental health for billions around the world. Our products are aligned for healthcare systems, employers, clinics, clinicians and retail customers at large.

Am currently leading global GTM planning, content, digital, product marketing, corporate communications, business development, business structuring and execution for products/services currently focussed at North American and Global markets.

If you are an enterprise, payer/insurance or a healthcare system globally who is wanting to ensure that your workforce is mentally agile, productive or you are a healthcare system, clinic, individual clinican, therapist who wants to build a great practice via Clinical Copilot product - feel free to reach out to me at ravi@unitedwecare.com

Global Chief Marketing Officer

NASSCOM Insights

https://community.nasscom.in/advisory-board

Advisory Board Member

Centre for Incubation and Business Acceleration

Helping seed stage and early stage startups in growthhacking and mentoring entrepreneurs to get to the next level.

If you are a startup and wanting to accelerate your business at CIBA, Goa, please feel free to connect with me.

Mentor

MentorEdge ( A CIIE- IIM-A initiative)

>  Mentoring & helping seed and early stage startups across sectors
>  Helping in Ideation>Incubation>Implementation of new ventures
>  Jury panel member at The Power of Ideas 2018, 2012 and 2010 (http://www.ideas.economictimes.com)

ZingHR

I set up the complete marketing & growth function from ground zero. 

I also led the new CIP (Corporate Identity Program) for the new branding makeover for ZingHR for a more global outlook which was rolled out in October of 2021. Instrumental in also setting up the SMB market HRTech product branding and rollout. I also set up the channel sales program, network and allied teams across India, SEA and GCC.

As part of the leadership team, I spearhead New Growth Avenues, GTM Planning, Digital Sales, Marketing, PR, Corporate Communications, Product & Regional Launches & International Business Expansion.

Director - Marketing, Online Sales & Growth 

ZingHR is an HRTech venture accelerated at Microsoft, with more than 600+ employees, 900+ customers, 1.6 Million + Active Users across the globe.

ZingHR offers a complete automation of the end to end processes in HRTech through Artificial Intelligence, Machine and Deep Learning algorithms which helps to improve employee performance and drives a process efficiency in recruitment, offers ease of leave, attendance, payroll and claim management.

ZingHR is one of the few global ventures which offers almost all web/mobile based modules from Hire to Retire Solutions with state of the art tech supporting those applications. ZingHR has some 35+ amazing products focussed at the complete lifecycle of the employee from digital onboarding to their exit.

Head Of Marketing & Growth 

Amazon

Here is an extraordinary real life story of the unseen metaphysical close bond in the unknown universal cosmos including grandmas and grandpas bag of stories.

My new book - To The Trees With Love

If you have love for the unknown or you believe in the cosmic lineage of goodwill or simply if you have had that undying love for your family/grandparents this book might just be for you. Read this story out to kids, teenagers or share this with your friends, parents, family, grandparents or just best keep this with you as I have treasured this through all these years.

Pre order this book here https://www.amazon.in/dp/B0B4WNGHTN
My previous books on startups - https://www.amazon.in/Ravi-Kikan/e/B07JFZ29R8

Looking forward to your love, support, reviews and suggestions.

Startup Author - To The Trees With Love

Many ventures globally fail because they don't validate their startup business idea before launching. 

Don't Do This, Don't Let Anyone Do This.

How To Validate Your Startup Business Idea is a book for everyone like a budding entrepreneur, homemaker, student, corporate employee, professional who is planning to startup a new business venture.

The content in this book includes my learnings from working with many startups and experiences coming from many global investors, serial entrepreneurs and startup specialists. This also includes my first hand experience of interacting with one of the largest global startup community that I manage on LinkedIn - Startup Specialists Group, which has around 300,000 members. 

Many global experts, mentors, investors, entrepreneurs and startups have also contributed to this book and shared their point of view on How To Validate Your Startup Business Idea.

Here are the quick links for the book:

Amazon India:     https://amzn.to/2A7KwDn  
Amazon Global:  https://amzn.to/2yBrW4q

Would love to interact with anyone who has read the book to discuss their startup business idea validation. Its a small crisp book with practical tips so that no one gets bored :)

Startup Author - How To Validate Your Startup Business Idea 

Everyone has the ability to change their lives - at home, work or business.

The ability to change however requires a " whole amount of will, thoughts to unlearn and relearn and a growth mindset to get things done". Without a growth mindset you are most likely to be less progressive and enterprising in whatever you do.

Working with many successful leaders, entrepreneurs and professionals globally I have found that anyone's life can change the moment they start thinking that they have the ability to change it.

Successful and happy people get things done, they don't sit and brood , they just get up and start living and stop brooding.

Who is this book for ?

You should pick this book if you fall under any of these categories and who has been itching for long to create his or her own version of success in life, work or business -

Student
Teacher
Aspiring Entrepreneur
Founder
Professional 
Homemaker 
Entrepreneur
Startups
Small Business Owner

or anyone for that matter who is hell bent on changing their life with a progressive mindset and achieve their own versions of success through following a structured growth mindset development. 

This book - Don't sit and brood - Start living and Stop brooding - is for that hungry soul and mind who is not willing to give up, ever and always looking at the silver lining in the sky as the eternal pessimist.

Startup Author - Don't Sit and Brood - Stop Brooding, Start Living

Whether you are a startup, small business owner, an aspiring entrepreneur or a growth bound venture, this book will give you effective tips on how you can have a growth mindset and prepare for raising funds.

Why this book?

Keep in mind during any phase of business specially tough ones, nothing comes as close as taking some tips from seasoned investors, global experts, aspiring startups and serial entrepreneurs who have walked the path or are walking the path as we talk. This book will help you in this unknown journey.

Startup Author - How To Raise Funds Like A Rockstar : Self Help Easy Tips For Startups

I published my second book Bounce Back Now : How Can Startups, Small Business Owners & Aspiring Entrepreneurs Bounce Back & Grow In Tough Times like this pandemic Covid19

It has been trending as the top seller on Amazon.

This book might come handy for professionals, aspiring & existing entrepreneurs who are sailing in these unprecedented times and now looking to bounce back & grow.The suggestions in the book have been handpicked as “practical actionable tips” to help people bounce back and understand organic growth for self and business even during tough times like this pandemic.

This book also addresses a very pertinent cause close to my heart.

It is my endeavor to support startups & individuals who might be in a closed state of mind, pessimistic, depressed or might have failed in their previous efforts of whatever those might be. Having gone through the same time and again, I feel this is a key thing to be addressed. This is like the elephant in the house. The content in this book is also about hope which is beyond just business

Why this book ?

When you are struggling, the best thing you can do is to reach out to people who can share hope and can guide you to the right direction. Reaching out to people who already have experienced that state of mind or have had multiple experiences in the same domain can give you a great understanding on how unchartered territories would most likely be. This lays the foundation of a bounce back mindset both for growth & scaling up. 

This book addresses that.

Feel free to share & read.  Bounce Back Now is now available on 

Amazon India https://www.amazon.in/dp/B08C5ML12G 
Amazon Global  https://www.amazon.com/dp/B08C5ML12G

Startup Author - Bounce Back Now  - Awesome Self Help Tips For Aspiring Entrepreneurs  & Startups 

Plus Offices

I set up and was leading Plus Offices brand in India. 

We helped Startups, SMBs, Enterprises in providing them Customised Offices, Managed Offices and CoWorking facilities. The first facility at Sector 44 ha been working at 95% occupancy & then expanded to a massive new 250,000 sq ft facility at Sector 67, Gurugram. Over 150+ Growth Bound Startups & 1000+ coworkers were working from our both facilities.

The whole objective is to bring a great experience for the person who is working at our facility so that he or she is more productive. 

Some of the fastest growing ventures were working with us in our facilities.

Chief Operating Officer

Startup in Stealth Mode

Advising the startup in setting up their business operations, teams and organizational structure across India.

The startup is focussed at building traditional and alternate products/services in the education sector specifically in the K12 space.

Board Advisor

Panaesha Capital Pte. LTD.

Panaesha Capital is a Singapore based Fintech company which will be launching some very interesting products and services in the Fintech, Crypto, Blockchain & White Label solutions space. In the near future some great innovative products would also be rolled out. Currently the company has offices in 7 countries.

I had been advising the management on the set up and growth strategy from ground zero.

Board Advisor & COO

I have a passion for advising progressive founders, leaders, entrepreneurs, startups and aspiring entrepreneurs by infusing speed to scale their business. 

I have over 24 years of experience across the tech, deep tech, AI and non tech industries, and I've led functions as a CXO, including marketing, business growth, finance, fund raising, product management, design, sales, business development, cx, operations and technology led growth. I've helped dozens of companies and founders achieve their business goals across India, APAC/SEA, UAE, EU and US Markets. 

I'm also the author of 6 books and I'm always happy to connect with founders, entrepreneurs, leaders, startups and aspiring ones to share my knowledge. I have also been a 4X entrepreneur myself and that has given me impetus to unlearn - relearn and bring hustle to the table.

If you're someone who is planning to startup or are looking to scale your business or build large scale global communities, I encourage you to connect with me. I'd love to learn more about your business/vision and see how I can help you grow and scale up. Just leave a message in my inbox.

Here are some of my accomplishments:

-  Helped grow businesses from $0 to $10 million in top line in just one year
-  Led teams from an IC role to 1000+ employees across multiple locations
-  Launched several successful products and services across the globe
-  Built cross functional and startup teams in record time
-  Built and moderating the largest community of startups with 1 million + members

I'm passionate about:

-  Mentoring teams to collaborate and hit the goals
-  Sharing my knowledge and experience
-  Solving complex challenges and problems
-  Design and implement contemporary projects at scale 
-  Community building and scaling 

I'm always up for a great conversation, so don't hesitate to reach out to me. You can follow me here on LinkedIn or email me on kikanbooks@gmail.com.

You can also follow me on X  @  https://twitter.com/ravikikan

Clean Harbors India

HR Business Partner

Public speaker at International forum, podcast,    B - schools. 
Mentor : HR SUCCESS TALK, Seekho, Navjyoti Foundation
Author: My Journey to Love and Peace
Community: Lean In, LinkedIn Local Mumbai, Attayn

Mentor | Author | Speaker

Pulse Secure

As a Global HR business partner and Lead -Talent Engagement and Experience with Pulse Secure, I had led following talent strategies:

Some of the strategy are:
1. Created a learning organization through empowering leaders to learn cross functionally
2. Created a performance driven culture through defining performance aspects of job level.
3.. Created a culture of collaboration through community outreach & wellbeing of individuals.
4. Created a brand for organization by realigning the various experience moments example, recruitment, Onboarding, off boarding, alumni network.
5. Coached /Mentored business leaders/managers to drive performance culture .

Manager HR (Aeries Technology Group) 

AAyuja, Inc.

Overall managing the HR Department with key responsibilities of :
- Talent Acquisition
- Talent Management
- Performance Management System
- C&B support
- HR Operations
 - Employee Engagement
-  Revamping HR Policies

PVR Limited

Key Responsibilities as the Business HR Partner: Managing critical HR activities in the employee life cycle  from hiring until the exit of an employee.
Team: 600+ Employees

Employee Engagement & Relations:
•	Formulating the Engagement plans for the cinemas and working closely with the operations heads in the execution 
•	Providing HR insights and employee pulse to senior management through various employee connect mechanisms
•	Rewards & recognition- planning, budgeting and implementation 
•	Core Committee member in organizing employee engagement events.

Performance Management System (PMS)
•	Completely managed the PMS process for the South region
•	Conducted pre-appraisal workshops for first time Managers
•	Recognized as the first region to complete 100% closure of goal setting and evaluation process
•	Trained and guided managers on rating normalization
•	Created ‘Talent review framework’ and coached managers on the same during promotions
•	Aligned manager’s feedback with the appraisal process.
•	Benefits administration- Conducted salary-benchmarking exercise and worked with Operations to identify corrective actions (salary correction, key resource ring fencing). 

Attrition Analysis & Retention Management:  
•	Key KRA- To arrest rising attrition.
•	Presented attrition analysis and retention strategies to the Corporate.
•	Identification of “At Risk” employees and risk mitigation plans.
•	Conducted reverse exit interviews to gather more intelligence from ex-employees.

Senior Executive - HR

Infiniti Retail Limited, Croma A Tata Enterprises

Key Responsibilities Managed as an Area HR

Managing key HR activities in the employee life cycle from hiring until the exit of an employee

On boarding:
•	Conducting ‘HR Policies Induction’, ‘New Employee Orientation’ and ‘Pehchaan’
•	Background verification process of the new joiners’.
•	Manage the new Joiner’s Buddy program.

On-Going HR Support:
•	Resolve Employees’ queries on policy related issues and conduct policy awareness sessions.
•	Database management for existing employees and new joiners’.
•	Prepared MIS, including headcount and attrition reports on a monthly basis.
•	Owner of the Mediclaim process and act as a liaison between employees and the agency.
•	Handled disciplinary issues, investigate if required and take necessary corrective action such as advisory/termination based on company policies.

Reward and Recognition:
•	Review and implement the rewards policy and programs along with the Senior HR team

Payroll Management:
•	Manage payroll related inputs for Bangalore location.
•	Liaise between payroll team, managers, and employees for timely redressal of queries and issues

Employee Separation Process Management:
•	Manage employee exits, transfers, and internal employee movements
•	Present analysis of Exit reports to management team
•	Liaison between teams to ensure timely processing of full and final/exit formalities

Sr. Executive - HR

SevenSeas Global Express Logistics Pvt. Ltd.

Handling the complete HR operations of pan India as an individual player.

Employee lifecycle management activities:
•	Organize company-wide fun activities, HR forums.
•	Devise and roll out retention strategies
•	Conduct exit interviews and propose retention strategies.
•	Administer and drive performance appraisal, salary corrections & other recommendations
•	Execution of Performance Improvement Plans [PIPs] & monitoring their progress
•	Policy awareness sessions and sessions on Performance Management, Goal setting, Normalization, Variable Pay

Pradot Technologies Pvt Ltd.

Played a key role as a HR generalist managing all the aspects of emp lifecycle i.e. hiring, salary negotiations, resource management and talent management to ensure business achievement of the organization.

HR Executive

A passionate HR professional who loves creating valuable relationships around her personally and professionally.
I believe the valuable relationships in an organization adds to an amazing experience to create the workplace : Great Place To Work! 

For me: HR is Human Relationships. Relationships in HR matter more than any other thing. That is: share a common purpose, respect differences, care for others, share experiences, grow together, and govern, accept, connect!

The passion for my profession gives me the opportunity to be an enabler, learner and creator for people development initiatives.

Starting my career in HR profession, I have gained and grown on my expertise with versatile industries Healthcare BPO, Freight forwarding, Retail and IT. 

As a passionate HR business partner, I focus on impact and guidance. By collaborating with leaders to drive the outcome on talent acquisition, employee engagement and creating a positive employee experience.

Competencies:-
Business Partnering
Employee Experience 
HR Operations 
HR Transitioning
Mentoring

HR is my passion and happy to share my professional experience as a Mentor/Speaker. You can reach out to me through dm or email me : nimisha.nlp@gmail.com


In Jan 2021,  I have also published my book in International and Indian market.
Available in Amazon.com: The Journey to Love & Peace. 
Available in Amazon.in and Notionpress.com : My  Journey to Love & Peace.

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