Mugdha Yelkar Kekre

Consultant , Business Consulting, Education & Livelihoods

Pune, Maharashtra

Business consultant with a cross-sector 16+ yrs background spanning livelihoods, heritage management, education, and business strategy. Experienced in designing and implementing sales, marketing, and operational systems for SMEs and service-based ventures. Focuses on improving team productivity, enabling sustainable growth, and translating strategic goals into actionable, measurable result

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Area of Expertise:
  • Administration, HR, Management, Accounting/Finance
  • Agriculture, Livelihoods, Microfinance, Rural, Urban
  • Capacity Building, Training, Advocacy
  • Director, CEO, COP, President
  • Private Sector, Corporate Social Responsibility
Professional Experience:

Professional with 16+ years of experience spanning livelihoods development, heritage management, education, and business consulting. Holds an MBA in Information Technology & Systems Thinking and a Master’s in Heritage Management. Experienced in leading complex, multi-stakeholder projects, building operational systems, delivering training, and enabling organizational growth.

Business Consulting
Founder & Lead Consultant at Clarity90, a consulting framework helping service-based businesses move from founder-dependent operations to scalable systems. Designed and delivered the RevOps Systems Playbook, integrating CRM tools, automation workflows, and follow-up rhythms. Restructured sales pipelines for better lead flow and conversion. Delivered productivity and accountability coaching to align team roles and reduce duplication. Built outbound and inbound lead systems combining LinkedIn Sales Navigator, CRM automation, and content-led nurturing, with measurable impact across technology, education, creative, and professional service sectors.

Project Lead – Sahapedia for Tata Technologies
Led the Pune Cultural Mapping Project, managing a 70–80 member team and 180+ collaborators. Oversaw planning, partner coordination, and reporting. Directed content creation, data collection, translations, and archival database development. Drafted MoUs, monitored deliverables, and ensured methodological alignment. Co-curated outreach campaigns, talks, and cultural events, and executed media plans to boost engagement.

VP, Strategy & Business Transformation – Practical EduSkills
Drove digital transformation using AI, data analytics, and immersive learning platforms to enhance delivery and efficiency. Designed cost-saving strategies via automation and workflow optimization. Established best practices for customer experience, process improvement, and risk management.

Built Environment & Heritage
Contributed to UNESCO World Heritage Site Management Plan for Ellora Caves. Redesigned interpretation for a biography museum in Pune. Curated the Pune Heritage Festival, managing branding, partnerships, fundraising, and digital integration. Led content and outreach for Pune Cultural Mapping, coordinating documentation, translations, and engagement activities.

Education & Training
Core Faculty at a College of Architecture in Pune for three years; Visiting Faculty/Guest Lecturer for another three. Designed settlement study tours linking theory to practice and created credit-based cultural immersion programs for international students.

Livelihoods Development
Conducted ethnographic research on agricultural livelihoods in Raigad, Maharashtra for IIT Delhi. Managed a youth livelihoods program in Pune with PMC and CSR partners, delivering skills training and securing placements. Led rural tourism development in Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, and Maharashtra, including feasibility studies, community mobilization, SOP creation, policy documentation, and market linkage development.

Education:

2022 - 2024: MBA, Information Technology & Systems Thinking, SVKM's Narsee Monjee Institute of Management Studies, (NMIMS)
Final semester project: Decision-Making tool for prioritizing digital transformation initiatives in professional service firms

2007 – 2008: Masters in Heritage Management in the International Centre for Cultural and Heritage Studies, Newcastle University, UK.
Dissertation on 'Ecomuseums and Rural Tourism in India' a study of applicability of Ecomuseum as an marketing strategy to gain international recognition and market

2002 – 2007: Bachelors in Architecture (B.Arch.), University of Pune (India).
Thesis Topic: Pilgrimage tourist and visitor orientation centre at religious heritage site of Shravanbelagola, Karnataka – India

Affiliations and Achievements:

Professional Volunteer Experience: Heritage Management Specialist
Organisation: ICOMOS – International Council on Monuments and Sites
Dates Volunteered: July 2013 – August 2013 (2 months)
Cause: Disaster and Humanitarian Relief
Key Contribution: Co-led a team of architecture students in a UNESCO-funded pilot project to map damage to cultural heritage sites in Uttarakhand, India, following natural disasters.

Available for:

  • Consulting assignments
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Years of Experience:

15-20 years

Highest Qualification:

Masters

Languages:

English, Marathi, Hindi

Nationality:

Indian

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