Ehtesham Rahman

Even though I'm a corporate communication person by trade, I'll always be a PR guy at heart. I have a passion for uncovering unique and compelling ways that people are using a product, service or site and revel in knowing that I can help thousands of other people hear those stories.

I learned early on in my career that what motivates me is promoting brands that I truly love. I can't be an authentic storyteller if I don't actually believe what I am talking about! I have more than 10 years' experience in public relations and corporate communications and I have had a fulfilling career because I have chosen to work for brands that I find inspiring. I've worked with clients like Oracle, Norton, Novell, Starcruise, Alcatel, DTC, Corporation Bank, ING Vyasa,TCS,Olympus, Radisson Hotel & Resort, Toshiba, Kaseya, VSoft, Mahanagar Gas Ltd, Pidilite,BNP Paribas, HP,D-Link India, to name a few .

While I enjoy all aspects of my job, I think my favorite stage of a campaign is working with the client or business unit leader to understand his or her business objectives. As we go through that collaborative process, the ideas start to flow and that’s always the fun part.

Specialties: Adding a human element to corporate stories, helping editors/reporters get great angles, international PR, managing PR firms so they feel like a partner not a vendor, setting goals and surpassing them, social media, being a solid spokesperson, broadcast news, television, TV, radio, newspaper, public relations, media relations, reporter, reporting, press, speaker, panelist, keeping my cool under pressure and being someone you can rely on when you're on a tight deadline.

I have a PGDBM (MBA) from NIILM and a BA from the University of Utkal.