I help brands eliminate operational bloat by deploying context-aware AI agents that replace high-cost, repetitive workflows with intelligent, modular systems.

Here’s what that looks like in practice:
☑️ $52,000/month in savings unlocked for a $1.5M/month DTC brand, by replacing:
☑️ 55+ hrs/mo in ad setup tasks with a Google Ads Playbook Agent
☑️ 60+ hrs/mo in reporting with a Snapshot-to-Strategy Companion
☑️ 50+ hrs/mo in comment scraping with a Creative Mining Bot
☑️ 40+ hrs/mo in UGC scripting with a Copy Blueprint Generator
☑️ 35+ hrs/mo in ticket triage with a Support Classifier

Plus hidden delays, review rounds, and QA.

These agents aren’t chatbots or experimental tools—they’re production-ready automations that plug directly into marketing, media, and ops teams to drive measurable ROI.

Most brands at scale suffer from the same hidden inefficiencies: bloated campaign workflows, fragmented creative processes, endless manual reporting, and decision paralysis due to siloed data. 

I build systems that solve those problems at the root—using LLMs, workflow automation, and business-first design.

My edge is clarity.

I know how to translate technical capability into business value—and I only build systems that ship fast, get used, and deliver results.

You don’t need more headcount.

You need systems that do the work, so your team can focus on thinking, creating, and scaling.

Ayo Afolabi

Dare Network

At Dare Network, we scale D2C and B2B brands through performance marketing and growth strategies.

Built a 25+ member team delivering results across industries:

- Apparel, footwear, mother & baby care, FMCG, perfume
- SaaS, pharma, manufacturing companies

Core services:

- Performance Marketing (Meta, Google, Snapchat, and Tiktok)
- SEO & Content Marketing
- Website Development (Shopify/Custom)
- WhatsApp Marketing Automation
- Creative Strategy & UGC

Results: ₹30Cr+ annual ad revenue managed across client accounts in India, GCC, UK, Australia, and Mauritius.

Founder & CEO

Frog School

Fractional CMO

emileji.com

Marketing Consultant

Haris&Co.

Interim CEO

Haris&Co is one of the fastest-growing eCommerce marketing agencies in India and the Middle East, and we're passionate marketers who love helping our clients to achieve their success. We're on a mission to help eCommerce brands across the world to build and scale their businesses sustainably and profitably.

▪️ Develop and implement a cohesive marketing plan to build and scale the eCommerce stores based in India and UAE
▪️ Directly supervising the team members and leads the cross-functional collaboration across website, content, creatives, paid ads, copywriting, and dop department
▪️ Leading the customer retention and CRM strategies to drive more engagement to increase the customer return rate and repeat purchases via Email and WhatsApp marketing
▪️ Analyzes and assesses the effectiveness of all existing operations and current needs based on technology and key competitors in the marketplace
▪️ Managing the marketing budgets effectively to ensure that it aligns with the goals of the campaign
▪️ Monitoring competitor activity to identify new opportunities for growth or threats to the eCommerce businesses 
▪️ Oversees the day-to-day e-commerce operations, maintenance, and performance measurement of the e-Commerce business. Uses a data-driven approach for analysis and decisions
▪️ Maintain and evolve a testing framework to expand the volume & pace of learning across the business. Love for a/b testing and a belief that all decisions can be tested.
▪️ Continuously implement and test new marketing channels while measuring existing channels to drive more efficient ad spend / ROAS
▪️ Always following a “test and learn” approach to improve the effectiveness of the ad spend - optimizing campaign creativity, copy, and consumer cohorts
▪️ Managing the P&L of the business with the ability to make the right decisions to drive success

Vice President Marketing

SquadStack

Growth Marketer

Fitbots OKRs

▪️ Worked closely with key stakeholders within the organisation, including product, sales, and support, to identify potential opportunities to improve the marketing funnel and increase the number of new leads and customers in the United States
▪️ Managing and planning Google Search ad campaigns for the United States
▪️ Building high-quality email databases using strategic content marketing techniques through blogs, webinars, podcasts and ebooks using Mailchimp.
Performed email segmentation and experimented with different cold email nurture sequences.
▪️ Managed Search Engine Optimization activities including keyword research, competitive research, content optimization, backlinking and guest posting.
▪️ Set up a lead management system using FreshCRM and automated most of the process using Zapier.
▪️ Tracking and optimising the website for higher conversion using Microsoft Clarity.
▪️ Assisted in revamping and managing the entire company website on Webflow.
▪️ Managed all social media platforms which include Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, YouTube, Quora and Pinterest.

Growth Marketing Specialist

CarbonPaper LLP. 

▪️ Developing marketing strategies and assisting with the sales team.
▪️ Developing a content strategy for Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn, YouTube and Quora.
▪️ Generating leads through Email, Organic outreach on LinkedIn and Instagram from the US and Canada market mainly focusing on SaaS and F&B Industry.
▪️ Utilizing my strong analytical skills to evaluate end-to-end user experience across multiple channels and user touchpoints.

Client Engagement Manager - Digital Marketing

Synergita

▪️ Executing a digital strategy for LinkedIn
▪️ Generating leads through Facebook, LinkedIn and email marketing.
▪️ Networking and communications with other influencers.
▪️ Managing Sales CRM and assigning leads for different Geo's.
▪️ Managed organic and paid social media content campaigns to build a customer base.
▪️ Identify Social Media opportunities and develop and an actionable plan for execution.
▪️ Analysing campaign results and reporting performance back to stakeholders.
▪️ Evaluate performance metrics and make recommendations for the continuous improvement of campaigns
▪️ Recommend and develop strategies for growing and leveraging our social media follower base using promotions, polls, surveys etc.

Digital Marketing Associate

▪️ Successfully spearhead campaigns on social media platforms including Fb, Twitter, and Instagram
▪️ Manage social media planning for execution of marketing strategies and community management
▪️ Monitor the online presence of the company’s brand and engage with users, strengthening customer relationships
▪️ Organised and hosted webinars for the US and IND regions.

Social Media Marketing Specialist

▪️ Developed, implemented and coordinated E-mail Marketing Strategies in order to increase brand awareness and lead generation.
▪️ Identified target audience and produced email lists for email campaigns ensuring the high standard of the company is met.
▪️ Analysed and evaluated the performance of the campaign, created weekly reports and presented the results to the manager.
▪️ Deployed and tracked the email, conducted market research and actively participated in the weekly team meeting.

Email Marketing Specialist

Digital Pandits

Social Media Strategist

Royal Enfield

Marketing Assistant

Hi, I'm Emil. If you're from Kerala, you might know me as the performance marketing guy. If not, here’s my story…

I wasn't supposed to end up here.

Like most Indian kids, I went the engineering route first. 

Before that, I spent my school days being that overly talkative guy who somehow turned every conversation into a business opportunity - selling t-shirts to teachers and convincing classmates to try health products.

And I’ve done all the cringe stuff as a teenager. After engineering, I knew I had to go for an MBA. 

Though I failed my CAT exam, I luckily got selected for the Indian School of Business, Hyderabad. But I decided not to enroll for it. Instead, I did an online crash course.

While my friends got selected for Rs.10-20 lakh per annum packages, my hobbies of photography and videography helped me generate income.

Finally, in 2019, I got my first job with a Rs. 12k/month salary. Not because of my skills but because I was a fresher.

Spent 8.5 years climbing the marketing ladder across different companies, learning everything from performance marketing to client management.

No marketing degree. No business background. Just curiosity and experience that taught me everything.

I stumbled into marketing by accident, but what I saw made me start Dare Network in 2024-
📍Agencies burning client budgets and not delivering results
📍Founders losing faith because they trusted the wrong partners

I believe that when someone trusts you with money they probably saved for months, every rupee has to justify itself.

Today, Dare Network is 26 people strong. We've generated Rs. 30+ crores for 80+ brands across India and the GCC.

But here's what makes me proudest: not a single GCC client has churned.

What we do differently:
→ Performance marketing focused on revenue, not vanity metrics
→ SEO that captures entire markets, not just keyword positions
→ Website development that converts visitors into customers

I’m on my way to building an agency that proves this industry can operate with integrity. Expanding into the GCC and US markets while maintaining the values that got us here.

Feel free to DM me if you’re looking for an agency that values your vision, time, and money.

Emil Eji

I finally did it.

I stood on the Umagine TN 2026 stage and delivered a keynote about my journey, how everything started, how I stumbled into marketing as an engineer, and how that eventually led to building a company today with a 48–50 member team working with clients across the globe.

To be honest, the moment I got on stage, I was nervous.

This was the first time in my life that I was invited by a state government to speak in front of aspiring students from Tamil Nadu. That feeling was overwhelming in the best possible way.

I had a prepared speech. But the second I started speaking, I forgot everything I had written.

I just spoke from the heart, about the mistakes, the financial struggles, the self-doubt, the negativity in the early years, and the long, uncomfortable phases no one really talks about. Somewhere in between, I realised I wasn’t trying to impress anyone, I was just sharing my truth.

And when I finished, the appreciation I received for my story meant more to me than any title or achievement ever could.

I’m deeply grateful to the Tamil Nadu Government for inviting me and trusting me with that stage.

A special thanks to SRM IST Vadapalani Campus for recommending my name and believing in my journey. I’m truly honoured to be the only alumnus shortlisted from SRM and to represent my college on that stage.

Standing there, I didn’t feel “successful.”

But I felt proud, proud of where I started, proud of how far I’ve come, and proud of the person I’ve become through it all.

This was an emotional, once-in-a-lifetime experience for me. Something I’ll always consider a milestone, not just in my career, but in my life.

Grateful to my team, to everyone who trusted me along the way, and to my parents who stood by me through every phase. None of this would exist without you.

I’m writing this here so I can come back someday, read this again, and remind myself, this is how far you’ve come.

Forever grateful ❤️

Founder @ Dare Network & BuyEcomAds.ai | I help D2C & B2B brands doing ₹7-10L/month scale to 5x revenue with performance marketing, SEO, and AI automation

Key Note Speaker at Umagine TN 2026

99% of marketing agencies are lying to you. They’ll tell you to "start with performance marketing" to test your product. 

Translation: They want you to pay for their learning curve with your hard-earned money.

I’ve worked with 80+ brands. Here is the brutal truth:

If you haven’t sold 50 units organically, your product probably sucks. Or your messaging is broken. Or both.

Performance marketing isn’t a magic wand. If you’re whispering something boring, ads just help you whisper to more people for ₹5L. It’s the most expensive way to find out nobody cares.

We have a strict rule at Dare Network, we don’t work with you unless you’ve sold 50 units first without running any paid ads.

Why? Because if you can’t sell it for free, I can’t sell it with ads.

Ads are for amplifying what’s already working. If nothing is working, keep your money in your pocket and go talk to your customers.

Prove the heart of the business is beating.
Only then should you give an agency a single rupee.

P.S. Have you done the hard work of validating organically, or are you still looking for a shortcut?

A moment I never planned for, but deeply grateful for ❤️🙏🏻

When I was 14, I became the youngest salesman of the company.

But I wasn’t an employee, I was selling a medicinal juice for Rs 2000.

This is my first sale story,

At the time, I was studying at 9th standard.  I was overweight. 
My uncle bought Noni juice for his diabetes.

After 3 bottles:

→ Lost significant weight 
→ Diabetes completely normal 
→ Full body transformation

I watched this happen. Got curious. 

Started using it myself and lost my weight too.
Then something unexpected happened.

Teachers at school started asking me: "How did you lose weight?"

I told them, "There is a product called Noni Juice, 
it will help to lose weight, it's herbal,"

(My first sales pitch 😁)

A bottle cost around Rs 2000 at the time. 
I sold 10 bottles to my teachers.

And the company Noni juice noticed this and they awarded me
the youngest sales person in their company.

That's how my journey started when it comes to selling things.

Today, I work ecommerce stores and D2C brands sell online.

We've generated over crores in revenue for our clients. 

Everything started from selling that bottles from my school.

P.S. What's your first sales story?

I’ve helped Ecommerce brands generate ₹157 Cr in revenue. 
If I had to scale with just ₹2 lakhs, this is the exact playbook I’d follow

Most brands treat small ad budgets like casino chips

Because they had no idea how to structure the campaigns.

Here’s how I’d set 3 campaigns with 2 lakh budget.

Step 1: Testing campaign

Before you scale, you need to find out what actually deserves more money.

If you test 10 products at once, you get zero results.

I’d dedicate ₹3,000/day here to:

- Test 2–3 hero products max.
- Run 3 distinct creative angles.
- Kill the loser products fast

Focus wins before scale does.

Step 2: Scaling Campaign

I’d move ₹2,000/day into scaling ONLY when a product shows stable performance for 7 days straight. 

Most brands scale because they want to. 
We scale because the data forces us to.

If the ROAS isn't there, the money stays in the Testing phase.

Step 3: Catalogue Campaign

This is optional and works best for brands with multiple SKUs.

I’d use the remaining ₹1,000/day for catalogue ads.

Only shown to warm users, this helps identify which products people choose when given options.

If a product pulls consistent clicks and conversions,
it earns a place in Testing, then Scaling.

That’s ₹6,000/day, roughly ₹1.8L/month.

Budgets will vary by brand, product, and industry.
There are no fixed rules for budgeting.

One rule stays constant: data decides where the next rupee goes.

9 years of my marketing knowledge summarized in 1 post:

After working with 80+ brands and helping generate ₹157Cr+ in revenue last year…

Here are 7 things I wish someone told me earlier:

1. Ads won’t fix a bad product

You can spend ₹10L promoting a 2/10 product and get 1.2 ROAS. 
Or spend the same on a 9/10 product and build a brand.
The first one is a dying business, second one is a growing business.


2. Every second your site takes to load kills 7% of conversions.

For a ₹1Cr/month business, that's ₹7L lost monthly. Over a year? ₹84L handed straight to competitors. Just because your website is slow.

3. Attention gets more expensive every year.

Running the same ads every year is like paying more rent for the same tiny room.CPMs rise ~15–20% YoY. If your creatives don’t evolve, margins disappear.

4. Testing 1 creative a week vs. 10 creatives a week. 

The brand testing 10 finds a "winner" that lowers CAC by 40% every month. The brand testing 1 stays stuck in a "learning phase" loop forever.

5. Founder-led marketing is the ultimate CAC killer in 2026

Organic authority builds trust that a paid ad can never buy. When the founder is the face, the ads work better because the brand feels human, not corporate.

6. SEO is evolving into LLM Optimization

Traditional search is changing. If your brand isn't being cited by ChatGPT, Perplexity, or Gemini, you're losing a massive chunk of the future market. You need to optimize your content not just for Google bots, but for Large Language Models.

7. Don’t fight the algorithm, instead feed it

Let the creative do the targeting. Broad targeting works if your creative is clear. 
The AI knows your audience better than you think.

Save this if you’re:
A founder running ads
A D2C operator fighting CAC
A marketer trying to scale profitably.

What’s one lesson you learned the hard way?

We worked on an AI video creative for a wellness brand in India recently, targeting their US audience.

We didn't rent a studio; there are no acts, no long production cycles.

Just clear, calming storytelling designed to build trust and convert.

This is what AI-first creative looks like when it’s done right.

Instead of waiting weeks, we just took 24 hours to create this ad with BuyEcomAds.ai

As an AI-first agency, we focus on speed, clarity, and storytelling that actually bring results to our clients.

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