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Ankit Barthwal

Business Consultant | E-commerce & Brand Strategy

€157/day
Dehradun, IN
8-15 years

Average response time: 1 hour

About Ankit

I help founders, manufacturers, & early-stage DTC brands build scale-ready e-commerce businesses — before they waste capital on ads, tools, or premature growth tactics.

I’m a founder-operator turned consultant. I bootstrapped and scaled my own D2C apparel brand from ₹50,000 to 8-figure cumulative revenue, handling everything end-to-end: product sourcing, Shopify build, pricing, paid acquisition oversight, marketplaces, and 3PL operations.

Today, my consulting work focuses on business clarity and execution readiness — not tactical noise.

Most brands don’t fail because ads don’t work.
They fail because fundamentals weren’t earned before scaling.



What I help with:

Business Consulting for E-commerce & DTC
•Business validation & scale-readiness assessment
•Brand strategy, positioning & demand clarity
•Go-to-market planning (D2C vs marketplace vs hybrid)

Brand Strategy & Go-to-Market
•Pricing, margin & unit-economics clarity
•Channel strategy (when not to run ads matters more)
•First-sales & early traction frameworks

Execution Readiness (Before Paid Growth)
•Shopify experience & CRO fundamentals
•Content & messaging alignment for performance
•Operational setup (vendors, fulfilment, logistics basics)

I collaborate with paid media teams — I don’t replace them.
My role is to ensure the business is ready for scale before budgets increase.
  • English

    Native or bilingual

  • Hindi

    Native or bilingual

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

Experience

  • Vriddhi Consultancy
    Co-Founder & Head Consultant
    E-COMMERCE
    August 2024 - Today (2 years)
    Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
    Helping founders and small businesses launch and scale profitable e commerce brands with clarity and capital efficiency. I advise on platform
    selection, go-to-market strategy, paid acquisition direction, and operational fundamentals, bringing hands-on founder experience into every engagement.
    E-commerce Strategy Shopify Go-to-Market Strategy Paid Advertising Strategy Growth Strategy
  • Bharadwaj Marketing
    Chief Marketing Officer
    September 2020 - February 2023 (2 years and 5 months)
    Dehradun, Uttarakhand, India
    Revenue Growth: Successfully scaled multiple e-commerce brands to ₹1Cr+ in revenue through strategic media buying and conversion-optimized campaigns. Efficient Media Buying: Led high-performing Meta & Google Ad campaigns, reducing customer acquisition costs by up to 40%. Shopify Expertise: Developed and optimized Shopify stores that improved user experience and increased conversion rates. Brand Growth to Shark Tank India: Helped brands build strong digital foundations, leading them to pitch successfully on Shark Tank India. Leadership & Team Building: Managed and mentored a team of 5-7 professionals, fostering a results-driven marketing culture.
  • Singular Creatives
    Co-Founder
    June 2018 - September 2020 (2 years and 3 months)
    Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India
    Led end-to-end e-commerce operations, including website development and optimisation, paid advertising across Meta, Google and YouTube, marketplace strategy, creative design (Canva & Photoshop), raw material sourcing, vendor coordination, and third-party logistics management.

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Education

  • B.Tech, Civil Engineering
    Graphic Era University, Dehradun, India
    2013
  • Higher Secondary
    St. Mary's Academy
    2009

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