NISHANT D'sOUZA
Driven by the hustle culture, fuelled by creativity, and powered by tenacity…
It’d be nice if I could lay it down in the three-act structure but we'll save that screenplay for later, for when life has more exciting episodes to share... For now, let's just say that this engineer got his ticket out of the technical line very early on because of his obsession with films, books, art and music. Ripped right out of my very comfortable life in Dubai, pushed smack into the college rat race on in Manipal, and pulled into my full-time job at the startup-turned-corporate EdTech company BYJU’S, I’m thankful to have had the right blend to keep my creative juices running all day long. If I have to describe how a normal weekday goes by: I'm just busy through the day writing, making art, listening to rock, and screaming on the phone... all the things I love to do!
As part of the Product Development department in BYJU’S (under the capacity of Asst. Vice President today), I’ve gotten many opportunities through the years to work across various media/content facets and manage multiple product lines across live-teaching segments as well as app components such as videos, games, tests, etc. All the parallel efforts that I'm a part of today require me to drive teams that sum up to a strength of almost 400 members - challenging but exciting to say the least.
And with all that hustle, if there's still time in the day (and surprisingly, there always is so much time in the day), then I'm at it with my side venture - Design Crescendo, a studio and agency founded by me, that allows me to masquerade about as a professional freelancer to continue indulging in the creative space.