Priyank Saxena
Rice University · Class of 2024
Priyank Saxena
Rice University · Class of 2024
Education
Skills
Fun fact
I can play 6 different musical Instruments, from 6 different cultures.
Volunteer
Trained and led a team of 10 to create an online ecosystem to help rural artisans sell their handicrafts online and earn a living Generated $40K of country-wide sales and uplifted 10 artisan families out of poverty.
Hobbies
Work history
• Led business analysis of largest e-commerce competitors, devised market strategy and best practices for Cloud offerings for US Fed customers; Projected 800% growth in organic visitors and $35M revenue uplift by year 2…
• Partnered with engineering team to modernize go-to-market strategy of $200M product, performed gap analysis and defined customer requirements to optimize user experience; Expanded new customer base by 18% and reach by…
• Prepared launch strategy and execution plan of 'MBA Spotlight Live' with CEO, developed product roadmap and prioritized features in an agile environment; Achieved 50K incremental viewers with 35% sign-up conversion •…
• Benchmarked competitor ads to identify gaps in UZIO ad offerings, recommended 5 new ad formats to leadership that increased click-through-rate by 20% and reduced customer acquisition cost by 10 • Executed monetization…
• Expanded and diversified customer base by launching an e-commerce store to enter the direct-to-consumer market, generated; $50K revenue (YoY) by identifying and targeting new business opportunities; Yielded $20K in up-…
Passion
Reversing Climate Change: I am a big believer in small steps make a big difference, As an individual, I have taken multiple initiatives that reduce our carbon footprint, such as paper recycling and have influenced 20+ corporate institutions to adopt sustainable ways of manufacturing.
Gigs & freelance
• An Instagram marketplace for brands to fulfil their customized brand/UX designs needs · • Exceeded $15K of earnings so far
Leadership
• An Initiative promoting sustainable packaging and bags · • Partnered with 20+ packaging factories in India to recycle their waste paper · • Have recycled 50MT of packaging to date
• Hosting and coordinating Employers for various recruiting events. Acting as a liaison to the Jones School CDO and corporate partners by aligning the student goals with market requirements.
Videos
In a personal project on Child Exploitation, I directed a short documentary and filed real experiences of child labour and child begging in India. This video crowdfunded $1K in donations on Social Med…