From an intern to a CMO: Rajdeep Sinha
How many of us think of being designated at a reputed post in the same enterprise which we join as an intern? Do you know why? It is because we take our internships as part-time work, but my story will help you change your perspective and maybe you can be the next entrepreneur.
The story goes back to when I cleared my Class 12th board exams and had opted for what most Indian students would opt for- Engineering. After getting admission in an engineering college, I was exposed to quite a different environment. A new place (Karnataka, as I am from Bihar), new friends, new challenges and new opportunities. I never realised that one such opportunity would take me to an organisation which was not only close to my heart, but the role would change my life.
Having worked with about 20 organisations at different roles with different responsibilities like Oyo Rooms, Godrej India, Paytm, 4yuva, UC Media, etc, I was exposed to the life that I experienced never before. Amidst of this was an internship with “Stories of Common Man”, a startup based at Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh. I joined them as a Campus Ambassador for a period of two months with a specific and particular sales target. Stories of Common Man was an organisation dedicated for all those unsung heroes and heroes whom we meet in our day to day life and they just wanted to showcase their stories of dreams, hardships and triumph.
Maybe it was my unconscious seriousness towards the organisation, that I accomplished their assigned targets in no time (less than a week). It would have been an end of my relation with the organisation, but destiny had something different for me to offer.
After a busy month (we all know how engineers are tortured with never-ending assignments, internals, exams), I got a call from the founder & CEO of “Stories of Common Man”, Sakthi Swaroop B. The call was meant to appreciate my efforts and offering an extension in my role. It is when I joined as a Marketing Lead in the organisation in the month of September.
After this month, there wasn’t any looking back. I did as many marketing campaigns as I could do, to boost up sales. Also, I had managed about 300 interns which enhanced my problem-solving skills and improved my decision-making skills.
Having seen my dedication, efforts and belongingness with the company as I had achieved all the given targets within the stipulated time, the administration decided to include me in the core working team, and finally promoted me as the CMO of the organization.
Within this duration, “Stories of Common Man” has been covered by several media houses like The Indian Express, Deccan Chronicle, Hans India, Eenadu (the largest Telugu daily), etc. Efforts to take “Stories of Common Man” to new heights has been the sole goal that drives the whole team, and small steps like collaboration with KIIT Bhubaneshwar, IIT Jodhpur, etc have already been done.
We got an inspirational story from Pakistan and also helped 2-3 persons from different parts of India through fundraisers.
Results of these can be witnessed from the fact that “Stories of Common Man” has been ranked in the top 50,000 by Alexa and many more achievements are awaited to showcase our goal.
About the Author:
Rajdeep Sinha
I am Rajdeep Sinha, CMO of Stories of Common Man, a startup based at Madanapalle, Andhra Pradesh.
