“Milan is a wonderful city buzzing with opportunities and vibrancy”
Ankita Nandkeolyar
Date
03 August 2021
Founder & Chief Brand Strategist at award winning agency Firebrand India, Ankita graduated with a Masters in Brand Communication in 2012 in IED Milan. After having worked on projects in Europe with brands like Diesel and MaxMara and “Piccolo Teatro Di Milano” she returned to India in 2013 to manage Levi’s legwear category for Asia-Pacific, South Africa and Australia closely with the Levi’s team based in San Francisco.
She has been mentioned in 25 most promising women consultants in India 2018 from Consultant Review Magazine and one of the 100 Most Influential Martech Leaders 2017 from World Marketing Congress.
Her zest for strategy coupled with an innate entrepreneurial spirit led her to form Firebrand in 2015, a boutique branding studio with a goal of building local brands with a single purpose – getting ready for the global world. Firebrand has just been awarded as India’s Best Brand Design Studio 2020.
“Travelling across Europe really helped me get exposure to various cultures and people. I got a chance to interact with so many people - understand their life and talk about their backgrounds. It helped me understand various perspectives and contributed to my personal growth”
Do you want to know more? Check out the whole interview at iedalumni.com.
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