GrowthX

Board Member

Pantech Digital

🚀 The journey from 0 to 1 is much tougher than 1 to 100. Whether launching new products, entering new markets, or reaching fresh customer segments, the 0 to 1 path is full of hurdles—and only 1% of these initiatives survive the first year.

🎯 We know the struggle—because we've been there too.

As Smarketers, we’ve helped drive $100M+ in incremental revenue for Unicorns and Super Unicorns looking to scale, innovate, and boost revenue. With Pantech, marketing isn’t just an expense—it's a Sales engine fueling revenues and profits.

💡 Our secret? A world-class team of specialists in performance and influencer marketing. We've partnered with powerhouse brands like TikTok Shop, Temu, Shein, Ulike, and Mobile Legends, helping them crush their growth KPIs and dominate the market.

⚡ It’s not easy. There are challenges at every turn. But we thrive in the hustle—and we absolutely love what we do!

Managing Director and CEO

As an investor and board member, I offered strategic guidance during the early stages of the organization's development, helping the core team establish foundational processes, infrastructure, and delivery capabilities.

Investor / Board Member

Quickads

Over the past decade, I've had the privilege of working with industry giants like Google, Disney+, TikTok, and more. In doing so, it became abundantly clear that our reliance on ad creatives was a fundamental pillar of any successful Go-To-Market strategy. Yet, it often felt like millions of marketing dollars were left on the table, affecting agencies, publishers, and marketers worldwide.

I always yearned for a straightforward, scalable solution—one that could be effortlessly implemented by countless clients. It was during a casual conversation over coffee with Nitin Mahajan that my decade-long aspiration finally found its purpose. Our mission? To create ads with a single click in just 30 seconds!

The utilization of generative AI to automate ad creation is poised to revolutionize the marketing landscape. I'm eagerly anticipating the opportunity to collaborate with the Quickads team, and together, we aim to make a profound impact for global SMBs and agencies.

Onward and upward! 🚀🚀

Advisor

Insight

Investor / Advisor

ByteDance

► Role Summary: As Category head - drove Growth and Marketing for Key Clients across categories.
► Impact: Setup and Grew Banking, Financial Services, Insurance and Auto Category P&L to $100k+ within 2 quarters
▪ Growth Marketing: Drove growth marketing for key clients along with full-funnel activations:
▪ Upper and Mid Funnel: Branding, awareness and engagement through innovative solutions like Hashtag Challenges, 
Brand Takeovers and Impact properties on Tiktok and Helo.
▪ Lower funnel solutions: Performance marketing solutions to deliver on lower funnel goals:
✓ Shallow Goals: Optimized campaigns to enhance CTR (click-through-rate), CPC (cost-per-click) and C2V 
(click to visit) 
✓ Deep Goals: Used advanced AI/ML (artificial intelligence/machine learning) and predictive models to 
optimize for deep goal KPI’s like CPI (cost-per-install), CPR (cost-per-registration), CPFD (cost-per-first-deposit) etc.

Vertical Head <> Revenue Growth and Monetization

Disney+ Hotstar

► Role Summary: As client partner - managed trusted relationships with Key Clients across Mobile Handsets, Consumer Durables & IT.
► Impact: Drove Revenue and Growth for the Vertical through Focused Initiatives, Custom Solutions and Innovation.
▪ Entertainment: Sponsorships and Inventory Deals across Genres - English (Koffee with Karan, Ted Talks), Hindi (Nach Baliye, 
Bigg Boss), GEC’s, Movies > 10X uplift in Revenue to ~$1Mn/Quarter.
▪ Sports: >$Multi Million Revenue across IPL, World Cup, EPL, PKL etc.
▪ Innovation: Innovative Solutions to Drive Growth & Engagement -> Live Streaming, In-show Integrations, Content Solutions etc.

Vertical Manager <> Revenue Growth

Lava International Limited

►Role Summary: Led the Digital Vertical at Lava Mobiles.
► GTM and Product Launches: Conceptualized and launched campaigns across Search, GDN, FB to drive Awareness, Preference & Sales.
▪ Moneyback Challenge: PAN India campaign with over 300M impressions >3X uplift in Brand Searches, 1.6X uplift in sales).
▪ 2 Years Warranty: First of its kind program launched across India with over 100M impressions >1.5X uplift in sales, <1% return.

Head <> Digital Marketing and Revenue Growth

Max Healthcare

►Role Summary: Led the Digital Team - drove Digital Transformation, Performance and Revenue.
► Digital Revenue Channel: Setup and grew the channel to ₹50cr+.
▪ Lead generation: Organic (SEO) & Paid (Search, GDN & FB) >CPA: < ₹1k, LTV: >₹30k.
▪ Sales: Setup the sales team for lead management and conversion >Lead Conversion: 10%+.
▪ Attribution: Integrated analytics & multiple systems (CRM, HMS) for tracking Customer Journey and Revenue.
► SEO, Social Media and Asset Management.
▪ Website Launch: Launched responsive & adaptive website (April ’16) in Drupal.
▪ SEO and content marketing: Optimized 8k+ KW’s, added 400 blogs/infographics & 250 videos.

Lead <> Digital Marketing and Revenue Growth

Google

►Role Summary: 3 Years of experience in Client Management, Business Development & Consultative Sales.
► Key Client Management: Managed trusted relationships with a Multi-million $ portfolio.
	Conceptualized, implemented & optimized Campaigns on Search, Display & YouTube.
	Tailored strategies for PC’s, Tablets and Mobiles (Mobile first, multi-device campaigns).
► Performance Marketing
	Optimized campaigns for higher ROI >4X uplift in optimizations, 5X uplift in adoptions.
	Enhanced Campaigns Migration Lead: 250 Accounts migrated in 2 weeks (EC’s allow multi-device campaign management).
	Success Story: Optimization for an ecommerce client >5X CPA reduction, 40X conversion uplift, 10X budget uplift.
► Success Metrics
	 Global #1 in multiple metrics for 3 quarters with over 120% attainment of targets in a 200+ strong sales organization.
	 Fastest Promotion in Sales Team within a year by exceeding expectations, driving innovation & leadership initiatives.

► Left Google: After completing three truly amazing years at Google, joined the PG. Program at the Indian School of Business (Hyd.)

Senior Account Manager <> Australia - New Zealand

[𝐒𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐚𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐏𝐄𝐏 𝐇𝐨𝐥𝐝𝐞𝐫] ▶️𝗖𝗠𝗢@𝗣𝗮𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵> Delivered 𝟭𝗕𝗻+ Impressions @ 𝟮.𝟱𝗫 𝗥𝗢𝗜 with Integrated 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗹𝘂𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿 𝗠𝗮𝗿𝗸𝗲𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Campaigns🚀🚀▶️ISB'15 ▶️Ex Google/Disney+/Bytedance

✅ Still treating marketing like a cost center?
You're not alone.
But the best in the game? 

They know better.

Marketing that doesn't convert isn't marketing.
It's a silent leak —
Draining your growth, your team’s energy, and your budget.

That’s why we do things differently.
We blend Sales + Marketing into a single growth machine.
We call it  𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 — and it’s not just a buzzword.
It’s how we helped brands like  𝗦𝗵𝗲𝗶𝗻, 𝗔𝗹𝗶𝗯𝗮𝗯𝗮, 𝗧𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗚𝗮𝗺𝗲𝘀, 𝗦𝗵𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗲, 𝗟𝗮𝘇𝗮𝗱𝗮 etc. drive 𝗨𝗦$ 𝟮𝗕𝗡+ 𝐢𝐧 𝐫𝐞𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐮e with 4-6x ROAS.

We’ve got boots on the ground in Singapore, Hong Kong, India, China, and the US,
And hearts set on building performance systems that don’t just scale, they stick.

🌱We don’t chase growth.
We engineer it.
Across borders. Across product lines. Across customer journeys.
And yes, we have a damn good time doing it.

💬 Curious what your marketing could do if it actually worked like a business engine?
Let’s have a real conversation: 
https://calendly.com/sam-pant

Sam Pant

You know that heavy feeling in your chest?
The one that makes you question everything?

I know it well.

My journey started with two big dreams: IIT and IIM. I got a "no" from both.

Then came the job interviews. One rejection after another. Even my dream company, Bytedance, said no.

Each "no" felt like a door slamming shut. I started to wonder if I was on the wrong path entirely.

But life has a funny way of working out.

Today, I run an agency that does millions in revenue. We work with amazing brands I once only admired from afar. And the most beautiful part?

I get to provide employment to a wonderful team.

Looking back, I see it clearly now: every single rejection was a redirection.

If I had gotten any of those "yeses," I wouldn't be here. I wouldn't have this business, this team, or this purpose.

The "perfect plan" I had for my life was actually too small. The universe had something bigger in store, but it had to close those doors to guide me to the right one.

So if you're hearing "no" right now, please remember:

Your worth is not defined by a rejection. It’s defined by your courage to keep going.

Trust the timing of your life. Sometimes the most beautiful stories begin with a chapter of "no's."

What rejection set you on a better path? I’m listening.

#Rejection #Resilience #CareerJourney #Entrepreneurship #PersonalGrowth

💲🅰️Ⓜ️     / /   The Smarketer aka Sametravels 🌍✈️

💰💰 $5B+ in Revenue for Global Brands like SHEIN, Alibaba, Shopee & more! ➡️➡️ CPA • CPS • REV-SHARE Campaigns ➡️➡️ Premium • Direct • High-Quality Traffic ➡️➡️ DM for Growth 🚀🚀

I Thought I Was Building a Business. I Was Actually Building a Coffin.


5 years ago, my "office" was a door on sawhorses. I had the plan, the fire, the dream. What I didn’t have was armor for the soul-crushing silence and 3 AM panic attacks.

The Hard Truth Nobody Tells You: Your "Why" is Your Only Lifeline.

Your idea is not your "why." Your product is not your "why." Your "why" is the deep, emotional, non-negotiable reason you are willing to suffer for this. 

In 2025, with AI churning out business plans and automation handling grunt work, your "why" is the only thing that can't be replicated or automated.

I didn't start my agency to "leverage creator economies." I started it because I saw talented creators being exploited by big brands, and I believed there was a more human, ethical way. 

On the days I wanted to quit, and there were many, it was the thought of fighting for those creators that got me out of bed. 

Your "why" is your oxygen mask. Put it on before you help anyone else.

The Drama Isn't Funding, It's Fueling.

Forget hustle porn. Audit your three fuels quarterly:

1. Financial: Is a revenue stream growing predictably?
2. Emotional: What work made you feel alive? Do more of that.
3. Creative: What new tool or strategy did you master? If you aren’t learning, you’re dying.

Hire the Human, Not the Resume.

My worst hire had a glittering MBA. My best was a former retail manager with immense empathy. Your first hires define your company's soul. Hire for integrity and resilience. Skills can be taught.

I keep a "Crisis Kit": a thank-you note from a creator, a screenshot of my first terrible website. It reminds me of my "why" and how far I’ve come.

This journey breaks and rebuilds you. But if your "why" is strong, the person you become will be someone you can finally be proud of.

And one day, you’ll be sitting in a real office, with a real team, and you’ll get a message from a stranger starting out. And you’ll have the chance to tell them the truth you wish you’d known.

That’s the real success.

#HardTruths #FounderStruggle #StartupStruggle #BuildingInPublic #MentalHealth #EntrepreneurLife #NoFilter

I’m Attending Affiliate World Asia 2025, Bangkok! 

Excited to share that I’ll be at Affiliate World Conferences Asia in Bangkok on 3–4 December 2025.

If you’re attending as well, I would love to catch up, exchange ideas, and explore opportunities to work together.

We’re scaling fast across performance marketing, influencer growth, native, and AdTech, and are always open to connecting with great partners.

 Feel free to DM me or email me at: sp@pantech.digital

If you’d like to lock in a time in advance, just ping me and we’ll set up a slot during the event.

Looking forward to meeting founders, media buyers, networks, advertisers, publishers, and anyone building cool things in the performance ecosystem.

See you in Bangkok! 
— Sam

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐝𝐯𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐢𝐧 𝐢𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐢𝐬 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐢𝐭𝐬 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐩.
And for most, it costs them their fortune.

Warren Buffett shared a profound truth: you don’t need to be a genius to build wealth.
In fact, making just one great decision every two years is enough.
He points out that someone who bought Berkshire Hathaway 50 years ago only had to make one decision.

The problem isn't a lack of opportunity.
It's the illusion of constant action.

We can trade stocks with a click. They’re liquid, cheap to move, and always available.
This should be an advantage.
But for most, it becomes a crippling disadvantage.

Why?
Because we treat our portfolios like a social media feed, constantly checking, refreshing, and reacting.

We feel the need to do something, just because we can.
And each "do something" incurs a cost: a commission, a spread, and most importantly, the cost of a potential mistake.

We would never do this with a farm or an apartment building we owned.
We’d buy it, tend to it, and hold it for years.

But with stocks, the daily noise tricks us into being speculators instead of owners.

Here’s what I learned from his wisdom:
💡 Wealth is built through inaction, not constant reaction.
💡 Your best investment is often the one you forget you have.
💡 Liquidity is a test of patience, not an invitation to trade.

The goal isn't to have more activity.
It's to have more clarity.

To buy a wonderful business and simply hold on.
To let compounding do the heavy lifting while you live your life.

𝐀𝐬𝐤 𝐲𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐞𝐥𝐟:
Are you building a portfolio, or are you just keeping your broker busy?

If this resonates, take a step back.
Turn off the screen.
The most powerful move you can make today might be no move at all.

Because in the pursuit of wealth, patience isn't just a virtue, it's a strategy.

#Investing #WarrenBuffett #LongTermThinking #WealthBuilding #StockMarket #Compounding #FinancialFreedom

✦ Everyone talks about what they did right to build a business.
Let me tell you the 3 things I did wrong — and what I’ll never repeat when building a billion-dollar company.

✦ For the first 5 years of my journey, I wasn’t “failing forward.”
I was simply failing… because of myself.

➞ I hired fast because I was impatient.
➞ I scaled fast because I was insecure.
➞ I agreed to bad deals because I wanted validation.

✦ The world will tell you:
“Failure is good. Failure teaches you.”
Here’s the truth nobody likes saying out loud:

➞ Most failures are avoidable.
➞ Most failures come from ego, not effort.
➞ Most failures set you back years, not weeks.

✦ Failure isn’t a badge of honour.
It’s a bill you pay — with time, money, mental health.

✦ But here’s the snapback:
After burning years and making stupid decisions…
I realised something I wish someone told me earlier:

➞ You don’t need to fail big to win big.
You just need to correct fast.

✦ Today, with sharper judgment, better people around me, and brutal honesty with myself, I’m rewriting the playbook.

And if you’ve been failing recently — just remember:
You’re not broken.
You’re just mid-pivot.

👉 Follow Sam Pant
For founder mindsets, scaling lessons & hard-earned truths.

#Entrepreneurship #FounderMindset #ContrarianWisdom #Startups #Growth

✦ Somewhere along the way, we turned burnout into a status symbol.
Long hours became a personality.
Exhaustion became a flex.
“Look how tired I am.”
quietly replaced
“Look how effective I am.”

✦ You’re not “hustling.”
You’re not “built different.”
You’re not “on the grind.”
You’re just terrified of slowing down
because you don’t know who you are
without the chaos.

✦ Let’s be real:
➞ Skipping meals isn’t discipline.
➞ Answering emails at 1 AM isn’t commitment.
➞ Feeling dead every weekend isn’t ambition.
That’s not high performance.
That’s self-harm with a LinkedIn caption.

✦ I’m not preaching from a pedestal.
I used to be that clown too.
I wore eye-bags like trophies.
I thought being the most drained person in the room
meant I was the most driven.
I told myself I was “doing it for the future.”
In reality, I was doing it for validation.

✦ Here’s the part nobody likes hearing:
Burnout isn’t caused by work alone.
It’s caused by needing to prove you’re never enough.
That’s not ambition.
That’s insecurity with a productivity filter.

✦ And the cruel joke?
The world doesn’t reward you for burning out.
It just replaces you.

Quietly.
Quickly.
Effortlessly.

✦ So here’s the snapback:
Real power is not in showing how much you can suffer.
Real power is doing exceptional work
without setting yourself on fire to impress people
who won’t even remember your name in 3 years.
If this stings a bit, good.
That’s your body and your brain asking for a different strategy.

👉 Follow me for uncomfortable truths about growth, work & ambition.

#Growth #Burnout #SustainableDevelopment

China America: A Brave New World!
Part1

#china #america #trade #jobs #future

Your next interview might feel more like a puzzle than a Q&A.
And that’s exactly how companies are seeing through resumes made perfect by AI.

These days, AI can make anyone look perfect on paper.
But a resume can't show the real you.
It can't show your grit, your creativity, or how you collaborate when things get tough.

That’s why companies are trying something new.
Imagine you’re asked to solve a puzzle or build a virtual ecosystem.
No right or wrong answers. Just you, navigating a challenge.

This isn’t about being the best gamer.
It’s about showing who you are when no one is watching.
Your approach. Your judgment. Your potential.

Why I believe in this shift:

It’s Fairer. It gives everyone a true shot—no matter your school, background, or resume gaps. Your skills do the talking.

It’s Real. You can’t rehearse your way through it. It shows how you actually think, not just what you say you think.

It Finds Potential. It uncovers raw talent that a traditional interview might miss. The kind of talent every company needs.

For me, this is the future of hiring.
It’s less about your polished story and more about your raw potential.
It’s about seeing a person, not just a profile.

What do you think? Would you welcome an interview that felt more like a challenge than a test?

#Hiring #FutureOfWork #Recruitment #HumanPotential #FairChance

✦ People worship “yeses.” Let me tell you how every bad yes I chased would’ve ruined my life — and how the “no’s” I hated saved me.

✦ For years, I thought the world was unfair.
 IIT said no.
 IIM said no.
 Bytedance said no.
 A dozen other interviews said no.
Back then, I thought rejection was a verdict.
 Now I realise it was protection.

✦ Here’s the uncomfortable truth nobody tells you:
 A “yes” at the wrong time is far more dangerous than a “no” at the right time.
If IIT had said yes, I would’ve walked someone else’s path.
 If IIM had said yes, I would’ve built someone else’s dreams.
 If Bytedance had said yes, I would’ve been just another employee — not a founder.

✦ The universe wasn’t blocking me.
 It was editing my script.
Every “no” forced me to confront myself.
 Forced me to learn.
 Forced me to build.
 Forced me to stop playing small.

✦ Today I run a multi-million dollar agency.
 I work with brands I used to admire from a distance.
 And the best part?
 I get to create jobs for people — something none of those “dream yeses” would’ve given me.
So here’s the snapback:
 Rejection is not humiliation.
 Rejection is direction.

✦ If you’re drowning in “no’s” right now, don’t romanticize them…
 Just understand them.
A “no” is the universe quietly saying:
 Not this. Not yet. Not here.
 Because something bigger needs space to arrive.

👉 What rejection pushed you onto a better path? I’d love to hear your story.

#Rejection #FounderMindset #ContrarianWisdom #Growth #LifeLessons

As a results-driven Influencer Marketing Executive, I build strong relationships between brands and influencers to boost engagement and brand awareness. With experience in managing end-to-end campaigns across social media, I help brands connect with the right influencers to drive results and increase ROI.

I specialize in influencer strategy, content creation, performance analysis, and optimizing campaigns for maximum impact. I also lead and mentor teams, ensuring smooth collaboration and the successful execution of campaigns.

Key Skills:
Influencer Campaign Strategy & Execution
Brand Partnerships & Relationship Building
Social Media & Content Strategy
Campaign Analytics & Performance Reporting
Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
Team Leadership & Development

Influencer Marketing Manager

Rankit Right Media Solution

Wordpress Developer

As a results-driven Influencer Marketing Executive, I build strong relationships between brands and influencers to boost engagement and brand awareness. With experience in managing end-to-end campaigns across social media, I help brands connect with the right influencers to drive results and increase ROI.

I specialize in influencer strategy, content creation, performance analysis, and optimizing campaigns for maximum impact. I also lead and mentor teams, ensuring smooth collaboration and the successful execution of campaigns.

Key Skills:

Influencer Campaign Strategy & Execution
Brand Partnerships & Relationship Building
Social Media & Content Strategy
Campaign Analytics & Performance Reporting
Cross-Functional Team Collaboration
Team Leadership & Development

Let’s connect if you’re looking to collaborate or discuss the latest trends in influencer marketing!

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