Gaurav Puranik
About Gaurav Puranik
Gaurav Puranik serves as the Director of Sales Enablement at CleverTap, where he focuses on enhancing sales productivity and customer retention. With a diverse background in sales and marketing across various companies, he combines his expertise with a passion for urban farming.
Work at CleverTap
Gaurav Puranik serves as the Director of Sales Enablement at CleverTap, a position he has held since 2022. Based in Bengaluru, Karnataka, India, he focuses on enhancing customer-centricity and stakeholder collaboration. His role involves driving sales enablement initiatives that aim to improve the productivity of CleverTap's go-to-market (GTM) teams. He emphasizes continuous learning and experimentation to deliver value and ensure customer retention.
Previous Experience in Sales Enablement
Before joining CleverTap, Gaurav Puranik worked as a Consultant in Sales Enablement at GoQuest Media from 2021 to 2022. He also co-founded The Sales Dominator in 2021, where he contributed to sales strategies for nearly a year. His extensive experience includes roles at SAP, where he served as Marketing Lead for Enterprise Platforms and Analytics from 2018 to 2019, and in Emerging Business & Startups from 2016 to 2018.
Educational Background
Gaurav Puranik holds a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) from Welingkar Institute of Management, where he studied Marketing and e-Business Management from 2015 to 2016. He also completed a Diploma in Marketing Management at the same institution from 2013 to 2014. Earlier, he earned a Diploma in Computer Engineering from the Naval Institute of Technology from 1997 to 2001 and a Diploma in Applied Computer Arts from CDAC (Mumbai) in 2001.
Career in Business Development
Gaurav Puranik has a diverse background in business development, having held various positions across multiple organizations. He worked as a Business Development Manager at Netsol Network Consultancy Pvt Ltd from 2003 to 2005 and as a Manager of Business Development at 3Di Systems (I) Pvt. Ltd from 2005 to 2007. Additionally, he served as Vice President of Sales at MobCast Innovations from 2013 to 2016, where he focused on driving sales growth.
Passion for Urban Farming
Outside of his professional endeavors, Gaurav Puranik is passionate about urban farming. He actively participates in initiatives to set up small urban farms aimed at producing food organically and sustainably. This interest reflects his commitment to environmental sustainability and community engagement.