I turn ambiguity into decisions — then I go find the next one.
Market research, executive briefing, hiring, outreach, and field work — different rooms, same instinct: ask first, own it end to end, write it clearly enough that someone can act on it.
My path didn't run in a straight line — commerce, then an interdisciplinary liberal arts degree, then work across strategy, people, and research. I stopped apologising for that a while ago.
Commerce, then a marketing major with a psychology minor
Learned to read what actually moves people and organisations — and to write it up clearly enough to be used.
Market research & executive briefing
Ecosystem intelligence for senior leadership at a global semiconductor firm — research built for decisions, not for a drawer.
Hiring, outreach, community
Built a talent function from zero, ran a CXO acquisition campaign, led community and youth programmes.
Field work with real stakes
Primary interviews on policy access for persons with disabilities — research meant to inform action, not sit filed away.
Strategy, Founder's Office, Programme roles
Where research, people, and decision-making meet — the intersection I keep ending up at on purpose.
A few problems, worked end to end.
Grouped by what each one required — not by when it happened.
Problem — Leadership needed a clear read on a fast-moving semiconductor ecosystem, condensed for decisions, not buried in a research dump.
Action — Ran the market and competitor research, structured it into decision-ready briefs, delivered directly into leadership's planning process.
Problem — Leadership forums needed senior attendees who ignore generic outreach by default.
Action — Built a relationship-led campaign personalised to each senior contact, using LinkedIn and Sales Navigator for precise targeting — not a mass send.
Problem — Policy on paper and policy in practice weren't matching, and no one had gone to ask why, directly.
Action — Ran structured primary interviews in the field and wrote it up as a case study built to inform action.
Problem — A growth-stage startup had no hiring function — no process, no pipeline, no owner.
Action — Set up sourcing, screening, and ATS-based tracking, then ran the full hiring cycle solo, role after role.
A few things I hold to.
What doesn't fit in a bullet point.
Finding the internet's back rooms
Job boards, tools, and communities most people never find — a compulsion to know what's actually out there, not just what's popular.
Working daily with AI tools
ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, and a working map of the wider AI tool landscape — part of how I research and think, not a replacement for it.
Visual design, self-taught
Infographics, posters, and brochures in Canva during my bachelor's — the same instinct for clarity, in a different medium.
What I actually know how to do.
- Ecosystem & market research — startups, partners, sectors
- Executive briefing — decision-support documentation
- Qualitative research — primary interviews, case studies
- Framework design — pipelines, systems, programme architecture
- Talent acquisition — end-to-end, independently
- CXO & delegate outreach — personalised senior campaigns
- Community leadership — grassroots and youth mobilisation
- Team leadership — intern cohorts, cross-functional groups
- AI & automation — ChatGPT, Claude, Perplexity, Zapier
- Outreach & ATS — Sales Navigator, applicant tracking
- Design — Canva, visual communication
- SEO & content — Ahrefs, PageSpeed Insights
Currently looking for: Strategy, Founder's Office, or Programme roles.
If you need someone who can research the market, build the relationships, and write the memo — this is me.
Prefer email. It's the fastest way to reach me — gunkaur445566@gmail.com
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