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Abhishek Chandan

Commercial Growth Architect — Partner Ecosystems,

€431/day
Dubai, AE
15+ years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Abhishek

  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual

  • Gujarati

    Conversational

  • Marathi

    Conversational

Can work on-site
Dubai (up to 50km)

Experience

  • Independent Venture
    Co-Founder— Cross-Border E-Commerce
    November 2024 - Today (1 year and 7 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    ▸ New Market Penetration. Scaled a cross-border commerce business from zero across 10 countries — UAE, GCC, UK, India, Jordan, Egypt, Philippines, Pakistan — within 4 months of founding, with EU expansion underway in Q1 2026. ▸ B2B Enterprise Account Acquisition. Secured supply partnerships with employee recognition platforms through direct outreach — closing enterprise B2B contract 3 leading providers.. ▸ Commercial Infrastructure Development. Built end-to-end operational model from zero: trade licence, manufacturer sourcing, QC, professional marketplace listings, 3PL logistics partnerships, and multi-country fulfilment systems. ▸ Brand Partnership & Distribution Model. Developing asset-light B2B model enabling manufacturers and local brands to access international marketplace audiences — handling listings, logistics, and compliance without brands managing their own ecommerce infrastructure. ▸ Portfolio Scaling. Scaling product range to 150+ SKUs across multiple categories with consistent month-on-month revenue growth since launch.
  • Prosapient Expert Network
    Independent Expert Consultant — Paid Advisory
    January 2025 - Today (1 year and 5 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    ▸ Expert Advisory — Education Markets. Engaged by global research and investment clients for paid consultation on English language testing market dynamics, competitive landscape, and consumer demand trends across India, UAE, and MENA. ▸ Expert Advisory — GCC E-Commerce Market Entry. Advising international brands and investors on GCC marketplace selection, regulatory requirements, 3PL partnerships, and commercial model design for market entry across UAE, Saudi Arabia, and wider GCC.
  • British Council
    Head of Business Development, UAE
    July 2025 - September 2025 (2 months)
    Dubai - United Arab Emirates
    ▸ B2G Stakeholder Engagement. Represented British Council in Ministry of Education tender briefings — engaging senior government stakeholders to position assessment and English capabilities within national education and workforce priorities. ▸ Government Partnership Development. Led B2G engagement with NAFIS (Emirati Talent Competitiveness Council) on a Teaching Specialist Programme aligned to national Emiratisation and workforce development agendas. ▸ Strategic Partnership Launch. Designed and executed British Council's first University Partnership Programme —
    secured institutional adoption with Zayed University, creating a replicable commercial framework for UAE higher education. ▸ Commercial Pipeline Development. Scoped new market opportunities across security recruitment, safeguarding training, and migrant workforce testing — conducting market surveys, needs analysis, and commercialisation modelling.

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Education

  • AI Fluency
    Anthropic
    2025
    AI Fluency
  • Prompt Engineering
    Dubai Centre for AI
    2025
    Prompt Engineering

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