YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Lodestar UM’s Ritu Trivedi and Himanshu Phutela

Himanshu Phutela (left) and his team came up with electric mobility solutions by busting category myths around EVs, paving way for faster adoption. Ritu Trivedi’s (right) decisive actions during the COVID-19 pandemic showcased her ability to lead transformation and secure accolades for Amul.

Ritu Trivedi works on one of India’s most iconic brands, Amul. Himanshu Phutela works on building brands in emerging categories.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Zenith Media’s Pooja Jain and Aldrin Pais

Aldrin Pais (left) has been working with brands including Mamaearth, BBlunt, DermaCo & Aqualogica. Pooja Jain (right) is currently a category lead for Nestle’s beverage portfolio and their D2C business.

Pooja Jain and Aldrin Pais have different skill sets but are future-ready leaders who have been working brands that believe in cutting-edge work.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Havas’ Sarthak Ghose and Gazal Jain

Gazal Jain (left) has been part of teams that have bagged Cannes Lions. In 2022, she was also a part of Cannes Lions’ shortlist jury. She was also part of the Femme Forward Frida Program for which she was chosen to represent India at Cannes. Sarthak Ghose’s (right) creative skills were reflected in Aegon Life’s print ad called iTerm Toh Tension Khatam. The ad which came to life once the QR code was scanned won ABBY’s Bronze for its sheer ingenious execution of a person coming literally to life and entertaining by singing and explaining the product benefits.

Why did this creative duo from Havas make it to the YoungGuns class of 2023? Find out.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Starcom India’s Danish Khan and Chirag Chandiramani

Chirag Chandiramani’s (left) commitment, adaptability, and ability to navigate complex landscapes makes him a trusted leader and an inspiration to aspiring professionals. Danish Khan (right) and his team lead the Meta business (both B2C and B2B) for the India market. He has a rich experience in managing businesses across sectors: tech and app, telco, auto, FMCG, QSR, mobile handset and BFSI.

The duo from Starcom India that is changing up how media agencies work for brands.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: DDB Mudra’s David Vaz and Mahima Mathur

#MealsMakeFamilies for McDonald's and #SafeLikeAVolkswagen for Volkswagen are David Vaz’s (left) recent successful campaigns. Mahima Mathur (right) was one of the 30 women handpicked from across the world to be a part of DDB Worldwide’s Phyllis Project, a global initiative committed to bridging the gender gap in leadership positions.

Find out why David Vaz, associate creative director, DDB Mudra, and Mahima Mathur creative director, DDB Mudra, are YoungGuns.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Mindshare India’s Kartik Prakash and Abhay Sachar

At 29, Kartik Prakash has traversed both media and advertising worlds, driven by a passion for storytelling. He spent four and a half years at renowned agencies like Lowe Lintas and Happy mcgarrybowen, being a first-port-of-call on brands like Britannia, Maruti Suzuki and BharatBenz. Sachar has 13 plus years of experience spread over reputed broadcasters, publishers and media networks like MTV, VICE, TIMES and GroupM. He holds a double advanced certification in Brand Communication Management and Digital Content Marketing from MICA backed by an MBA from IMI, Belgium specializing in International Marketing and HR. (From left to right: Kartik Prakash and Abhay Sachar)

Kartik Prakash and Abhay Sachar are championing content at Mindshare India. Here’s why they are YoungGuns.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Interactive Avenues’ Eshwari Pandit and Shilpa Sudhakaran

Eshwari Pandit (left) has been behind interesting initiatives like ‘Prime On Your Plate,’ a fun quiz game that was played by over 1 million users on the Swiggy. Shilpa Sudhakaran (right) currently leads renowned brands at IPG Mediabrands India such as Mahindra & Mahindra Auto (personal vehicles, trucks, buses, electric and commercial behicles), Mahindra Finance, ITC Personal care, Tourism Australia, Machos Hint and Skechers.

Eshwari Pandit is working on inculcating an environment of ‘conscious creativity’ and Shilpa Sudhakaran is building a 20 plus member team and is a strategy expert.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Madison’s Chinmay Chandratre and Siddhi Goyal

Chinmay Chandratre (left) hacked Google Search by using a smart word-play, leveraged from the misspellings of the biggest competition to launch the client’s new product. Siddhi Goyal’s (right) noteworthy campaigns are “Missing I” for Tata Salt where clutter breaking media innovation was done across all integrated media platforms.

Chinmay Chandratre and Siddhi Goyal are changing traditional media agency codes by working on modern tech-led brand work. Here’s how.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Leo Burnett India’s Ayshwarya Sharma and Durgesh Amble

From picking 50 plus metals at several domestic and international awards like Cannes Lion International festival of creativity, D&Ad, Spikes Asia, The One Club Awards, The Clio, Goafest, and IAA Awards to designing the India’s first jersey inspired by fans, Durgesh Pragati Satish Amble (left) has multiple achievements in his kitty. One of Ayshwarya Sharma’s (right) impactful works is ‘The Missing Chapter’ for P&G’s menstrual hygiene brand Whisper. The campaign won the Sustainable Development Goals Grand Prix at Cannes, following to win the Grand Prix at Epica, The Glass Award for Change at Spikes a Graphite D&AD.

While Ayshwarya Sharma, brand strategy partner, Leo Burnett India, is focused on creating ideas in the areas of sustainability and social change; Durgesh Pragati Satish Amble, creative director, Leo Burnett India’s work often hit the social media charts.