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Shikha Pakhide

Commander · DISC type D
Founder CEO at ShikhaShikz Marketing
📍 Pune District, Maharashtra, India

Shikha Pakhide is an award-winning growth marketing leader with over two decades of B2B experience, now serving as the Founder and CEO of ShikhaShikz Marketing. She specializes in demand generation, go-to-market strategies, and data storytelling for SaaS companies. Colleagues describe her as creative, passionate, and a great manager and mentor.

Beyond her marketing career, Shikha is a published author with a passion for writing, reading, and travel. Her personal interests also include sketching, and she is a mother of two. She actively participates in several marketing communities, including the CMO Alliance and CMO Council, to continuously enhance her knowledge.

Unique fact: She co-authored "Gang of Insomniacs, " a book that celebrates motherhood by sharing the personal stories of ten different mothers.

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Experience
21 Years
Current Role
Founder CEO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
Pune District, Maharashtra, India
Personality Overview

How Shikha shows up

Impact-Driven
Very Quick
Candid & Clear

They are less concerned about the product and more about its potential impact. They do not care very much about building rapport or relationships. They respond better to strong and respectful interactions.

Priorities

Topics Shikha cares about

Data Storytelling
She delivered a talk in 2023 on using data storytelling as "rocket fuel" for accelerating SaaS growth, emphasizing its power over dry metrics on a dashboard.
Demand Generation
After two decades in corporate roles, she founded her own demand generation company in 2024, focusing on creating data-driven, tailored strategies.
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Career

Work history

1-2024
Founder CEO
ShikhaShikz Marketing
1-2023 - 12-2023
Head of Marketing
Jio Platforms Limited (JPL)
2-2022 - 1-2023
Global Marketing Director
X0PA AI
1-2017 - 2-2022
Senior Marketing Manager
Bentley Systems
6-2008 - 1-2017
Regional Marketing
Bentley Systems
In the press

Media appearances

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Education
2001 - 2003
MBA
Bharati Vidyapeeth
1997 - 2000
B.A.(English Honours)
Delhi University
Social presence
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Behavioral profile

DISC profile (public)

D

Dominance (D)

Dominance (D) reflects how goal and task oriented a person is, and their ability to accomplish results irrespective of how demanding the circumstances might be. Those scoring high tend to be motivated by winning, competition, and success.

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