I've had the unique opportunity to work with Pulak on one of his favorite marketing campaigns; one for Kotak Bank called the Kotak Jifi. This was 2014; and cut to 2021; we've managed to stay in touch and even travel together scouting for Ratnagiri Alphonso mangoes in 2018. While banking and financial services have typically been heavily regulated; it comes as a breath of fresh air to interact with a marketer who's made it so very appealing as a consumer! 

About Pulak Sarmah

Our guest today has been conferred with the CMO SUPER 30 HONOR in 2019 by the Internet & Mobile Marketing Association of India and has won numerous awards at the IDMA, DMAi Echo & also the Brand Equity Shark Awards for his work. We have with us Pulak Sarmah who has been in the space of advertising, marketing for over 15 years. 

Starting as a brand manager for Kotak Life Insurance, he moved to become a core member of the corporate brand team at Kotak Bank and was responsible for multiple high decibel brand campaigns including Kotak JIFI & KAYPAY. In 2014, he took a break from corporate life to give shape to his entrepreneurial dreams and started Not Just Momos. 2016 saw Pulak coming back to the corporate world, as the head of marketing and founding member at Kotak General Insurance. An alumnus of Xavier Institute of Communications (XIC), Mumbai, he is a speaker, panelist and jury member at prominent industry events.