sayli bhavsar

Product · Marketing · Strategy
01 — ABOUT ME

Building maps
before roads.

analytical by training but strategic by choice

I enjoy the technical side and thrive on creative, forward-thinking problems.

Carnegie Mellon

My background spans across working at a startup, enterprise AI, and management consulting. This means that I've built marketing frameworks from 0-1, worked as the bridge between enterprise clients and engineering teams on AI deployments, and helped large organizations turn messy data into decisions.

CMO at Watt TechnovationsKPMG

At Carnegie Mellon, I leaned into marketing analytics, tech strategy, and product management. This is where I worked on things like CLV modeling and user segmentation analysis. That quantitative layer shapes how I think about product positioning and messaging now.

I also write The Breakdown, a newsletter on the product strategy/technology behind the decisions that consumer/AI companies make.

Outside of work, I'm usually mid-way through a book, road-tripping, hiking, hunting for a good coffee shop somewhere in SF, or looking for something worth photographing.

SB
Education
CMU
MS Information Systems & Management
Location
Bay Area, CA
San Francisco
DATA + MARKETING + STRATEGY
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Background
Tech background along with product marketing experience at an early-stage startup.
02 — EXPERIENCE

Where I've spent my time so far.

2024 - 2026 (INTERN + FULL-TIME)

ASSOCIATE

KPMG  ·  SANTA CLARA, CA

My focus is turning messy deal data into decisions leadership can actually act on. The work I'm proudest of: building a process automation tool adopted by 500+ analysts globally, cutting manual effort by 95%, and shipping AI demos that save the team 15+ hours a week.500+ analysts across 3 regions

DASHBOARDS SQL PROCESS AUTOMATIONAI WORKFLOWS
AUG 2020 — AUG 2023 🦈 SHARK TANK INDIA

CHIEF MARKETING OFFICER

WATT TECHNOVATIONS

Where I learned to build a brand from absolute zero. I owned GTM, messaging, and positioning 0→1 for an early-stage startup and secured Shark Tank India funding (top 0.08% of 85,000+ applicants).

GTM STRATEGY BRAND 0→1 USER RESEARCH
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JAN 2021 — APR 2022

AI SOFTWARE ENGINEER, INTERN

OMFYS TECHNOLOGIES

My first lesson in being the bridge between enterprise clients and engineering. On an AI chatbot deployment I gathered requirements, wrote the docs, and translated customer pain points into scoped features; work that contributed to a 20% cut in customer-service costs.

PRODUCT DISCOVERY TECHNICAL DOCS AI DEPLOYMENT

LEADERSHIP & EXTRACURRICULARS

NOV 2023 — DEC 2024

PRESIDENT

HEINZ CONSULTING CLUB, CMU  ·  PITTSBURGH, PA

Re-launched a dormant student organization into one of CMU's top consulting clubs (150+ active members), securing partnerships with top firms and hosting case competitions with 300+ participants.

FEB 2026 — PRESENT

MEMBER

TOASTMASTERS INTERNATIONAL

Building public speaking and leadership skills through regular presentations, impromptu speaking, and constructive feedback in a structured club environment.

DEC 2022

CONFERENCE SPEAKER

IEEE ICEE CONFERENCE · IIT BOMBAY

My first time presenting to a room that had expert opinions. I spent months at IIT Bombay's NCPRE lab working with datasets and running analysis on solar panel reliability. Standing in front of experts and making that case stick was a unique experience. The research was published in IEEE Xplore and contributed to a suggested revision of industry testing standards.

03 — WHAT I WORK WITH

The sticky-note version of my brain.

Technical
SQL
Power BI
Excel
Workflow Automation
Prompt Engineering
AI Agents
PRODUCT
GTM Strategy
Market Research
User Research
Brand Strategy
Marketing Analytics
Customer Interviews
Competitor Analysis
Figma
Soft Skills
Stakeholder Management
Executive Communication
Cross-Functional Collaboration
Strategic Thinking
Community Building
04 — NEWSLETTER: THE BREAKDOWN

I write about product strategy, tech and how industries are changing based on the AI boom.

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05 — PROJECTS

Select commercial projects and coursework.

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WATT TECHNOVATIONS
GTM & BRAND STRATEGY · CMO

Building a brand from zero

Owned GTM, messaging, and positioning 0→1 for an early-stage wearable-tech startup — and secured Shark Tank India funding.

GTM Strategy Brand 0→1
L'ORÉAL
SOCIAL COMMERCE STRATEGY · CMU · 2024

Marketing Strategy + AI Commerce

Mapped a revenue opportunity across TikTok Shop & Instagram Shopping data — and a path to a 40% conversion lift.

Marketing Strategy Social Commerce
BEATS BY DRE
CONSUMER INSIGHTS · EXTERNSHIP

What buyers really feel

Sentiment & review analysis via EDA to map satisfaction drivers — and how they stack up against competitors.

Sentiment Analysis EDA
COMING SOON
Maximizing CLV for Sales Data
DATA ANALYSIS

Maximizing lifetime value

Reading years of historical sales transactions to find what actually grows customer lifetime value.

Data Analysis SQL
COMING SOON
CUSTOMER CHURN
MARKETING ANALYTICS

Predicting customer churn

Clustering and predictive modeling to flag at-risk customers before they decide to leave.

ML PythonMarketing Analytics
COMING SOON
PURE BARRE
CONSUMER INSIGHTS · MARKETING PLAN

Increase revenue and members

Increase the volume or members that participate in their subscription model

Market Research User Research
COMING SOON
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If you love dissecting strategies, understanding consumer impact, or analyzing data, reach out! Always up for a conversation.

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