One Year Full Time MBA (PGPX)




Anantshree Sharma

Anantshree Sharma

Impact-oriented Management Consultant skilled at solving unstructured problems and driving strategic implementation. Rich experience of working with senior stakeholders aiding them in decision making through design and delivery of customized analytics. Dynamic team leader with a robust record of leading multi-continental teams to communicate solutions within budget and timeline constraints.

Work Experience

Decision Analytics Associate Consultant | ZS Associates | Pune, India

  • Key-member of ZS’s Beyond Healthcare core team meant to spearhead company’s foray into newer i.e., non-pharma industries
    • 2nd member to join the India team and helped it grow from 2 to 10 consultants, managing senior clients & project delivery
    • Played a critical role in expanding the scope of current projects, growing revenue by 20% (from $1M to $1.2M)
    • Presented ZS’s approach and solutions to potential clients as part of the space’s Business Development Council
  • As Regional Manager, was youngest in the cohort to lead one of six client clusters ($70M business) managing several ZS consultants overseeing 70+ mid-to large-scale hotels for a Fortune 500 hospitality client
    • Achieved 7% market share growth, highest amongst all clusters by formulating customized strategies to address pain points
  • Steered as Revenue Manager, over 30 hotels (~$30M revenue) during the CoVid crisis, maximizing unit level profitability
    • Leveraged predictive analytics to forecast consumer behavior optimizing revenue and increasing market share
    • Ranked in top 5 among 30 RMs & attained 11% YoY growth in market penetration while also achieving highest portfolio value
  • Handpicked to lead an 8-member CoVid task force responsible for monitoring performance of ~600 mid-scale hotels and working with client VP to drive strategies aimed at enabling individual hotels to navigate the crisis
    • Achieved ~2% market share growth across 600 participating hotels by devising segment specific campaigns
  • Reduced client's monthly marketing spends by $120K through evaluation of the efficacy of promotional discounts
  • Brought down onboarding time by 33% by creating a centralized knowledge repository for onboarding new members
  • Recognized as an Excel and Tableau expert and was responsible for aiding team members in building tool specific expertise
  • Project sponsor for 5 people ensuring a smooth transition from training to hands on work

 

Management Trainee | Aspiring Minds | Gurugram, India

  • Led the development of an MBTI-based personality assessment product, successfully commercialized for corporate clients to enhance candidate selection and hiring decisions
  • Conceptualized and designed end to end process flow of a new gamified product aimed at cutting down lead time and improving hiring process of blue-collar employees in the US markets
     
Accomplishments
  • ZS learning Hub project showcase: Handpicked (2/30 associates) to present to a 200+ member office wide audience, detailing the team’s innovative solutions for hospitality clients; youngest among all 15 presenters 
  • ZS Client Delight Award: 5/300 to be recognized from a team across multiple geographies for best quarterly performance and exceeding client expectations
  • ZS internal Shark Tank Challenge winner: Winner of inaugural ‘Shark Tank’ event at ZS for creating a centralized knowledge hub to fast-track onboarding of newly hired associates into the space; reduced onboarding time from 6 to 4 weeks 
  • 100% scholarship awardee: 'A’ Category Scholarship (full tuition fee waiver) awardee at Shiv Nadar University based on merit 
Education

B.Tech, Electrical and Electronics with a minor in communication, Shiv Nadar University
 

Certificates
  • CRME (Certified Revenue Management Executive), Hospitality Sales and Marketing International
     
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Vertical Head for the consulting industry as part of the PGPX Placement Committee at IIMA
  • Former President of ConsultX, the consulting club of IIMA PGPX programme
  • Independently led yoga sessions as a certified Yoga Alliance instructor at a local gym on a freelance basis
  • Managed and led new initiatives to improve the performance of a 55-member sports club through talent procurement and optimizing auction spend for eight different sports teams in Shiv Nadar University
  • Awarded a minor degree in filmmaking at Shiv Nadar University

Quick Look

  • Work Experience: 6 Years
  • Previous Roles

    Decision Analytics Associate Consultant, ZS Associates

    Management Trainee, Aspiring Minds

  • Function : Consulting
  • Industry/Sector: Consulting
Work Experience

Decision Analytics Associate Consultant | ZS Associates | Pune, India

  • Key-member of ZS’s Beyond Healthcare core team meant to spearhead company’s foray into newer i.e., non-pharma industries
    • 2nd member to join the India team and helped it grow from 2 to 10 consultants, managing senior clients & project delivery
    • Played a critical role in expanding the scope of current projects, growing revenue by 20% (from $1M to $1.2M)
    • Presented ZS’s approach and solutions to potential clients as part of the space’s Business Development Council
  • As Regional Manager, was youngest in the cohort to lead one of six client clusters ($70M business) managing several ZS consultants overseeing 70+ mid-to large-scale hotels for a Fortune 500 hospitality client
    • Achieved 7% market share growth, highest amongst all clusters by formulating customized strategies to address pain points
  • Steered as Revenue Manager, over 30 hotels (~$30M revenue) during the CoVid crisis, maximizing unit level profitability
    • Leveraged predictive analytics to forecast consumer behavior optimizing revenue and increasing market share
    • Ranked in top 5 among 30 RMs & attained 11% YoY growth in market penetration while also achieving highest portfolio value
  • Handpicked to lead an 8-member CoVid task force responsible for monitoring performance of ~600 mid-scale hotels and working with client VP to drive strategies aimed at enabling individual hotels to navigate the crisis
    • Achieved ~2% market share growth across 600 participating hotels by devising segment specific campaigns
  • Reduced client's monthly marketing spends by $120K through evaluation of the efficacy of promotional discounts
  • Brought down onboarding time by 33% by creating a centralized knowledge repository for onboarding new members
  • Recognized as an Excel and Tableau expert and was responsible for aiding team members in building tool specific expertise
  • Project sponsor for 5 people ensuring a smooth transition from training to hands on work

 

Management Trainee | Aspiring Minds | Gurugram, India

  • Led the development of an MBTI-based personality assessment product, successfully commercialized for corporate clients to enhance candidate selection and hiring decisions
  • Conceptualized and designed end to end process flow of a new gamified product aimed at cutting down lead time and improving hiring process of blue-collar employees in the US markets
     
Accomplishments
  • ZS learning Hub project showcase: Handpicked (2/30 associates) to present to a 200+ member office wide audience, detailing the team’s innovative solutions for hospitality clients; youngest among all 15 presenters 
  • ZS Client Delight Award: 5/300 to be recognized from a team across multiple geographies for best quarterly performance and exceeding client expectations
  • ZS internal Shark Tank Challenge winner: Winner of inaugural ‘Shark Tank’ event at ZS for creating a centralized knowledge hub to fast-track onboarding of newly hired associates into the space; reduced onboarding time from 6 to 4 weeks 
  • 100% scholarship awardee: 'A’ Category Scholarship (full tuition fee waiver) awardee at Shiv Nadar University based on merit 
Education

B.Tech, Electrical and Electronics with a minor in communication, Shiv Nadar University
 

Certificates
  • CRME (Certified Revenue Management Executive), Hospitality Sales and Marketing International
     
Co/Extra-curricular
  • Vertical Head for the consulting industry as part of the PGPX Placement Committee at IIMA
  • Former President of ConsultX, the consulting club of IIMA PGPX programme
  • Independently led yoga sessions as a certified Yoga Alliance instructor at a local gym on a freelance basis
  • Managed and led new initiatives to improve the performance of a 55-member sports club through talent procurement and optimizing auction spend for eight different sports teams in Shiv Nadar University
  • Awarded a minor degree in filmmaking at Shiv Nadar University