Sagnik Mukherjee

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Founder & Director at Pepcom India

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Overview

Sagnik Mukherjee is the Founder and Director of Pepcom India, a sustainable packaging company he co-founded after identifying the environmental harm from plastic containers while running a food delivery business. An automobile engineer by trade with a background at Mahindra, he has led Pepcom to a turnover of Rs 2. 5 crore.

Sagnik is a purpose-driven entrepreneur who left a stable corporate career to pursue a venture aligned with his environmental values. He is deeply influenced by his family, citing his mother, wife, and 11-year-old daughter as the key figures who shaped his values and supported his journey to build a more responsible future.

His entrepreneurial journey began when he and his wife started a home-based food delivery business, where his discomfort with plastic packaging sparked the idea for Pepcom.

Personality Overview

Cautious & Analytical

Not Easily Convinced

Price-Sensitive

They generally do not appreciate an overfriendly approach and prefer to stay to-the-point.  It is quite likely of them to ask for pricing or other concessions. While they don't hesitate to ask questions, they are generally risk-averse and tend to be late adopters.

Topics They Care About

Sustainable Packaging
Founded Pepcom with a mission to replace single-use plastic in the food industry. The company produces 3. 5 million biodegradable containers monthly and has replaced ~300 tonnes of plastic.
Circular Economy
His vision for Pepcom is rooted in the circular economy, focusing on social impact and empowering others to build low-investment businesses with eco-friendly products.
Entrepreneurial Journey
He left a 17-year career in the automotive industry to start a business from the ground up, driven by a personal mission to solve the plastic waste problem.

Media Appearances

Sagnik has no verified media appearances

Work History

4-2022
Founder & Director at Pepcom India
4-2021 - 3-2026
Founder at Ecocare Packaging Solution
4-2015 - 4-2021
General Manager at Maya Automobile
2-2013 - 4-2015
Service Manager at Maya Automobile
7-2006 - 1-2013
Technical Manager at Mohan Motors

Education

2003 - 2006
Diploma in Automobile Engineering from Bengal Institute Of Technology
6-2003 - 6-2006
Diploma of Education from Bengal Institute Of Technology

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Exp : 19 Location : Kolkata, West Bengal, India Job Level : Leadership Designation : Founder & Director at Pepcom India
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Insights For Selling To Sagnik

During A Call Or A Meeting

DO's

  • Share as much information as possible regarding your product
  • Emphasize on objective proof of ROI, help them do a thorough evaluation
  • Tell them that you will come back if you don’t have a good answer for a question

DONT's

  • Don’t overhype the product/pitch, keep it measured
  • Avoid phrases like ‘do not worry about’, ‘no one compares to’ etc.
  • Don’t try to be too friendly or informal with them

When Cold Calling

When Writing An Email

While Negotiating & Closing

    The secret to closing fast with Sagnik is

  • Ensuring that the product delivers ROI, cost-effective pricing and process compliance are very important for them.
  • Will you ever get a clear answer from Sagnik

  • It doesn’t come naturally to them but they can say no if they are not convinced.

Insights For Deal Planning

    How fast (or slow) will Sagnik move?

  • If they have the information that they need, they can move fast at making their decisions.
  • Can Sagnik take some risk or not?

  • They can take risk if they are convinced that they have analyzed the circumstances well.


You And Sagnik

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