22 Nov Siddharth (Sid) Deshmukh
Sid brings nearly 2 decades of progressive and diverse experience across early stage startups to Fortune 500 companies in US, Europe and Asia having worked across Banking, Healthcare, Consumer Electronics, Media & Consumer Internet and Sports.
After spending over a decade across the globe in IT Consulting for the Companies to build brands & get partners to outsource, founded Arimaya Management Ventures (www.arimayaventures.com) with a vision to provide management consulting with a twist.. Assisting Sports and Technology companies with Sportertainment Consulting & Brand Management …as-a-Service model.
He is a founding member of MBA Sports Management at Symbiosis School of Sports Sciences under Symbiosis International University, former CEO of Khel Now, Ex-Fan Engagement Technology consultant with Sacramento Kings NBA team, Industry mentor at Qatar Sports Tech, ex-South Asia Head of Genius Sports and most interestingly, he is the brand manager of MS Dhoni.
A former competitive Badminton player, a movie buff and scuba diving enthusiast; Sid is a speaker at various Sports & Entrepreneurship events and conference. Passionate for grassroot development and working on uplifting of society using Sports Development and Education.
His passion for sports and sports development reflects in his Sports Talk Show – SportsySays – #LetsTalkSports www.youtube.com/sportsysays where he hosts eminent personality of world of sport covering athletes, coaches, administrators, and business houses discussing various aspects of sports through storytelling.