Ashitosh Gupta
Product Manager | Business Development | Cross-Functional Operations
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About
Cross functional operator with experience spanning technical support, product management, HR and operations, and business consulting. Owned the end to end product lifecycle for 69 published products at Packt Publishing, generating $2.02M in revenue and personally building a new product category into the division's second highest revenue driver. Built and ran hiring and operations for a national NPO, completing 500+ interviews and 140+ hires.
Currently co-founder of an international business consultancy, closing $35,000+ in business setup sales and $6,800+ in add on services across UAE, US, and Singapore. Skilled in market research, product roadmapping, go to market strategy, stakeholder management, and cross border business development.
Experience
Senior Product Manager at Packt Publishing (2018-11 – 2023-11)
- Personally owned 69 published products (63 unique titles) end to end, from sourcing authors and shaping concepts to marketing and go to market execution, generating $2.02M in total revenue and 130,579 units sold at a 4.29 average customer rating.
- Identified and launched a new product category (Roblox game development), growing it into the division's second highest revenue generating category within 18 months of launch.
- Exceeded per-product revenue targets by 178% on average ($53K actual vs. $19K goal), growing market share by 4% across gaming, iOS, web, and power user domains.
- Owned the full product lifecycle, including market analysis, roadmap development, revenue forecasting, and launch strategy, collaborating directly with developers and subject matter experts to address market pain points.
- Built a pipeline of technical experts into published authors, developing flagship edtech products that became industry benchmarks; recognized in internal leadership review for opening new markets and managing author relationships better than any peer in the organization.
- Promoted four times in five years; earned 2 Trailblazer Awards, 5+ Performer of the Month Awards, 7 legacy franchise awards, and 6 Blockbuster Publication Awards.
Co-Founder, Global Business Setup & Expansion Specialist at Cross Sphere Solutions (2025-03 – Present)
- Co-founded a business consultancy from zero, designing service packages, pricing, and delivery workflows for company formation and market entry products across the US, UAE, and Singapore.
- Closed $35,000+ in combined business setup sales and $6,800+ in add on services, including bank account opening, corporate tax registration, VAT registration, insurance, and accounting, across UAE Mainland and Freezone, plus US and Singapore entity setups.
- Built a multi-country partner network of CAs and channel partners to standardize execution, improving margins by 20%+ and cutting execution time by 40%.
- Own strategy, marketing, sales, and client advisory end to end, translating regulatory complexity into scalable client solutions.
Partnership, Recruitment & Supply Chain Head at Free Pads for India, NPO (2021-03 – Present)
- Built and led HR and operations for a national menstrual health initiative, running 500+ interviews and completing 140+ hires to staff a scalable, low dependency, pan India model.
- Co-founded and scaled the initiative to reach 2,660 menstruators and educate 18,000+ people across 22 locations, iterating supplier and distribution models based on user feedback and cost benefit analysis.
- Led a 32-member cross functional team spanning supply chain, events, and fundraising, and developed a sustainable fundraising model projected to scale monthly contributions to Rs. 2 lakhs.
- Ran this initiative concurrently with a full time product management role at Packt Publishing from 2021 to 2023.
Web Solutions Specialist (Technical Support) at Newfold Digital (2017-03 – 2018-11)
Brands: BigRock, HostGator, ResellerClub
- Supported customers directly across major web hosting brands, tested and analyzed new products pre-launch, and documented and resolved issues to ensure smoother rollouts.
- Built knowledge base content that reduced support ticket volume, and launched a lead generation initiative within technical support that drove approximately Rs. 5.7 lakhs in average monthly revenue.
AMC Operations at Om Industries (2016-08 – 2017-03)
Education
Bachelor of Engineering in Mechanical Engineering – Thakur College of Engineering and Technology (2012 – 2016)
