Vikram Poddar

Evolution:

The founder of #BoredRoom Comedy, Vikram Poddar is India's first corporate comedian. He is an MBA from FMS, Delhi University with comprehensive corporate experience of 8 years across Investment Banking, Strategy Consulting and Media Sales-During this period he worked with clients like Singapore Airlines,Max Healthcare,British Oxygen , and was part of the 3 member team executing the $176 Mn buyout of Thomas Cook India, the top 5 PE deals of the year.

His most recent assignment was hosting the Jio Economic Times Startup Awards, an end to end hosting, comedy and content package for the top unicorns from the Startup Ecosystem ranging from Kunal Bahl; Founder -Snapdeal, Ankit Bhati; Co-founder - Ola, Nikesh Arora; President - Softbank, Evan Spiegel; Founder - Snapchat, etc broadcast live on ET NOW.

Hosting the Jio Economic Times Startup Awards

Boredroom Comedy is India’s only Corporate Comedy Consultancy. Its’ focus is on using Comedy in all its forms that is however appropriate and more importantly relevant in the corporate context for Leadership Development, Marketing and Employee Engagement. With clients ranging from Aditya Birla LEAP/LEAD, Vodafone Discover, Maersk India Board of Directors, DHL, Nomura, Dr. Reddy's, ABP, ET-Great Place to Work Institute etc. Vikram is fundamentally transforming “Bored Rooms” across India by using comedy to build emotional Connections, boost Innovation & Risk taking and dispel Barriers.

Video Links:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E68D4euchAs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WIrp04dgj3E

http://bit.ly/boredroomcomedy , India's first Corporate Comedy Show. - Episode 1 - Budget 2015

The BoredRoom Episode 2 GMV Startup Valuation Madness by BoredRoomComedy

His mix of young and corporate humour has also made him a hit in B-school comedy events such as those fromIIM Calcutta, SPJIMR, IIT Bombay Entrepreneurship Summit, Somaiya, Sydenham, NMIMS, IMT Nagpur and others. He was also invited to speak at TedX on “Pursuing your passion