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YoungGuns Class Of 2023: McCann Worldgroup India’s Utsav Khare and Rathish Subramaniam

At the age of 3, Rathish Subramaniam (left) got into advertising as a baby model for Johnson & Johnson. After two decades, he finds himself doing the same thing - behind the camera. Utsav Khare (right) acknowledges both his life partner and work partner, Gourav’s contributions to his professional journey and thanks them from the bottom of his heart.

Utsav Khare’s work spans almost all categories of products and services, while Rathish Subramaniam got into advertising as a baby model for Johnson & Johnson. The rest, as they say, is history.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Ogilvy India’s Abigail Dias, Rajneesh Bolia and Karunasagar Sridharan

Abigail Dias (left) found recognition at prestigious industry awards. The most recent being Dove’s ‘Stop the Beauty Test’ campaign that won a silver lion for creative strategy at Cannes, a gold at the WARC awards for Asian strategy, silver at the APAC Effies and a shortlist for a Glass Lion at Cannes this year. Rajneesh Bolia’s (middle) projects include Cadbury’s Celebrations ‘Shahrukh Khan My Ad’ which won Cannes Lions 2023 Grand Prix, Grand Prix at MAD Stars 2022, one Titanium, two Gold, one Silver, one Bronze at Cannes 2022, among other awards. Karunasagar Sridharan (right) has been recognized at award shows like Cannes Lions, One Show and Clio, and has brought home over 60 international awards and nominations, and 100 plus local awards.

The Ogilvy trio has won global awards for brands like Cadbury, Dove and Coca-Cola. Here’s what makes them YoungGuns to watch for.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: GoZoop’s Prardhana Chillarige and Nishant Chhinkwani

From being a rock-band promoter, then a chartered accountant, and finally finding solace in words and turning into a copywriter and having two half-written screenplays tucked away in Google Docs, Nishat Chhinkwani (left) has come a long way. Prardhana Chillarige (right) has worked on the highly anticipated Mumbai launch of the Canadian multinational coffeehouse and restaurant chain, Tim Hortons. With a localised campaign #PudhilStationTimHortons, the brand created hype and intrigue for the market.

Find out why Prardhana Chillarige, associate director – brand strategy, GoZoop and Nishant Chhinkwani, associate creative director, GoZoop are YoungGuns.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Schbang’s Tanaya Saigal and Rishabh Pande

Rishabh Pande (left) considers Swiggy Instamart's ‘Khali Ka Khaali Cart’ campaign from last year to be one of his most meaningful works. Tanaya Saigal (right) specialises in new narratives - inspired by emerging brands, in art, pop and subculture. H&M’s 2022 ‘Brighter Than Ever’ film which she conceptualised and scripted is a good example of how Tanaya deploys her skills.

Find out more about Tanaya Saigal and Rishabh Pande, group creative managers at Schbang. Both display innovative streaks and are using AI-led solutions in campaigns.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: FCB India’s Vipasha Chauhan

After five years of passionately creating ads and ideas, Vipasha Chauhan who is the creative group head - art, FCB India has won a Cannes Gold Lion in Industry Craft in 2023. One of the most impactful work of hers is ‘Untangling the Politics of Hair.’

Vipasha Chauhan, creative group head – Art, FCB India, is a part of the team that won India’s first Cannes Gold Lion in Industry Craft.

YoungGuns Class Of 2023: Talented’s Karishma Changroth and Teresa Sebastian

Karishma Changroth worked on India's most awarded campaign in Cannes Lion history: 'The Unfiltered History’ Tour for VICE media; winning 3 Grand Prix and a Titanium Lion among a slew of others. Teresa Sebastian, who also won a Cannes Lion, her Razorpay's AI campaign, a mesmerising blend of technology and artistry showcased her vision and reimagination that helped audiences connect even deeper with the booming startup culture of India. (From left to right: Karishma Changroth and Teresa Sebastian)

Karishma Changroth and Teresa Sebastian have worked with some of the most innovative startups and tech brands. The duo are Cannes Lions winners too.

Who are the Storyboard18 YoungGuns? Find out

YoungGuns is an annual recognition program that puts creativity and talent back in the spotlight.

Storyboard18’s YoungGuns is a celebration of talent – future-ready young professionals in advertising and marketing who are driving businesses and brands forward and bringing glory to India globally. YoungGuns – Class of 2023 was put together by our editorial teams through a selection process based on work/campaigns that have won global, Indian and regional awards in the past two years, giving India even greater creative clout the world over and setting a benchmark for the industry.

YoungGuns: Find out why WPP’s country head is Bullish on India’s creative industry

According to Srinivas, India which is so diverse and full of multiple cultures has different sounds, colours, sights, thus making it an interesting cocktail for anyone who is in the creative industry to really thrive. (Representative Image by Nikhil Mitra via Unsplash)

CVL Srinivas, country manager of WPP believes YoungGuns is going to go a long way in making India an even stronger force on the global stage.

Storyboard18 YoungGuns: Less than a week to go!

Storyboard18 will honour the YoungGuns at a glittering ceremony in August. There will be insightful and nuanced conversations as marketing and business leaders come together for an exclusive gathering to encourage, support and celebrate the bold brand makers.

Aditya Kanthy, CEO, DDB Mudra Group, CVL Srinivas, country manager, WPP India, Dheeraj Sinha, CEO, Leo Burnett – South Asia and chairman BBH India, David Kohler, chair and CEO, Kohler Co, Amitabh Pande, chief consumer strategy & planning officer, Diageo India share why they’re excited about Storyboard18’s YoungGuns initiative.