Shubham S.

Brand Manager at Dole Singapore-Malaysia | Consumer Goods Marketing | Helping new marketers grow in their careers

A believer in the power of brands to influence sustainable lifestyle choices, I love scaling brands from 1 to 10 rapidly. 

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At Grab, to grow key QSR brands’ reach and revenue in SEA. I am handling end to end enterprise services on Grab for them. 

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I was building Kind Kones, a plant based ice cream brand with no palm oil or negative additives. 

Whether it's door to door selling to presenting in board rooms, I donned every hat with humility. 

I helped a team of 40+ people to expand the business in SG/MY/Middle East. 

Before that,  I expanded Dole's business through in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Mongolia and Brunei. 

I also led Dole juices launch in Jollibee, Fairprice and 2600 7-Eleven stores, apart from regular retail listings and marketing.

Previously, I was leading marketing and BD for India business where I helped Dole reach $1M + revenue in Year 1, including co-branded partnership with McDonald’s in 150 stores.
 
I also love to distill interesting marketing and startup concepts to help young folks grow.  

Hence, I write on LinkedIn. 

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Previously, I was the youngest Project Lead in Japan in Energy sector but soon realised my heart was in marketing. 

To confirm that my heart's voice isn't a quarter life crisis, I conducted food tours in Tokyo, dabbled in own sandwich business and consulted in food industry. 

The love for marketing was confirmed!  

The issue of sustainability is also close to my heart. 

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So, prior to FMCG life, I published research papers in the field of Sustainable resources and technologies like Bio-fuels, Bio-Lubricants, Gas Emission control and also filed a patent related to Fuel Oil Storage. 

I have also developed a sub-$100 Solar Dryer for rural community which can work beyond sunset.

My outdoor interests range from Copy Writing, Geo-politics, Snowboarding, Mountain Trekking.  Food-trotting in groups and other times I can be found writing and creating food recipes.

Chief Operating Officer

What tons of emails can’t do, 

a face to face session can turbocharge that! 

That’s where our Grab Philippines team brought key clients in one hall and got our cerebral juices flowing. 

At the end, every group came up a key campaign to lock in the next 60 days. 

KFC folks, I am looking at you now. 

Let’s create fire with this ‘Spark’! 



Jack Foley Shivangi Kakkar  Roxie Tarroquin Eiji Macasaet  

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Shubham Sharma 🍍

Grab | ex-COO Kind Kones | Bain Advisory | P&L Management | QSR

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After Prive’s exit, Providore is also gone. 

As per their social media release, they will cease operations this week. 

People in the CBD associate the brand for bringing great cafe, deli experience and it is sad to see it leave. 

My heart goes out to the staff who were affected and were not informed in advance as per reports. 

🍍Singapore remains a volatile place for F&B and we can see the tide turning towards online deliveries. 

🍍Consumers are rejecting $20 avocado toasts and mundane menus. They can pay premium but only for novelty. 

I still see queues for $100 omakase. 

Opening a cafe is no more a viable retirement plan folks. 

Watch out. 


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Mascots are back in vogue. 

They faded out in the last 50-60 years but are back with a bang. 

Whether it is Duolingo's mascot marrying Luckin's 

or going to Japan for Sumo contest

or cleaning sponge brand Scrub Daddy’s growing following on TikTok, 

Thanks to AI, the mascots are flourishing. 

🍍 The production and animation costs are down

🍍 They have a personality through social media and chatbot

🍍 In a world of "cancel culture," a mascot is a permanent, scalable asset that doesn't age or go off-script.

Campaigns using a mascot are 37% more likely to gain market share. 

I have always been a big fan of unhinged mascots and tried my fair bit to create a MOMster during my Dole days with great success. 

I want the boring AI/B2B tech companies to have mascots now; 

why should FMCG have all the fun?

#shubhamspeaks

Dole Sunshine Company

Supply chain solutions manager driving digital transformation of Dole’s global supply chain operations. 
My day to day involves managing our global demand planning and supply planning tools and developing the reporting layer for exception management in supply chain. Also, I lead the transformation team digitizing our Agri operations in Philippines.

Supply Chain Solutions Manager

Management Associate

Johnson Controls

Digital Product and Solutions - Partnership & Ecosystem

Arbalest Learning

As part of a lean, academia focussed startup based out of Amsterdam, I created and implemented foundational process flows for Arbalest Learning.
Along with my business strategy duties, I managed student teams to deliver short-term digital marketing projects for multiple European startups.

Business Strategy and management

Chalees Minute Foundation

As a consulting director with Chalees Minute foundations, a non-profit, I formulated and executed the Social media strategy. Along with this, I also worked towards expanding our brand recognition and value through Public-Private partnerships with various state governments around India.

Consultant

Infosys

As a consultant with Infosys, I specialised in designing business processes on BPM tools such as IBM BPM and PEGA. I also optimised existing due diligence process for retail division of one of the largest US banks.

Associate Consultant

As a part of DevOps team for a bulge bracket Swiss investment bank, I delivered automated software delivery solutions to developers on Windows Server platform. Along with my primary packaging responsibilities, I also developed and maintained internal web based tools.

Technology Analyst

Specialized in bridging business goals and technology solutions, I have delivered accelerated growth in diverse firms ranging from a bulge bracket bank to a small startup.
In my current role as a Management Associate @Dole, I rotate across verticals working with cross functional teams. My current project involves initiatives in supply chain management and digital transformation.

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