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Rahul Deshpande

Rahul Deshpande

Premium Digital Growth Strategist — D2C, branding, community

RahulKatyayani
Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
Joined March 2026
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Summary

D2C & premium beauty/fashion performance marketer — Rahul positions himself as a premium digital growth strategist who has worked with and advised high-profile direct-to-consumer beauty, fashion and lifestyle brands (examples cited include Savage X Fenty, Fabletics, JLo Beauty, Good American). His writing and posts focus on scaling ad spend, creative, and performance systems for DTC businesses. linkedin+1
Community, branding and product marketing for fintech (Dhan) — He is actively involved in community, branding, and social initiatives for Dhan, and references product/community launches (e.g., DEXT T3) and events; his social bio and posts emphasise community and socials as core responsibilities. nitter+1
Founder / nonprofit leadership — He co-founded Prangan Foundation and lists the organisation in his public profiles, indicating ongoing leadership and involvement in organisational initiatives beyond his commercial roles. nitter+1
Agency operations and DTC strategy — Associated with Tech Bay Leaf as Director of Global Operations, linking him to agency-side performance, SEO and DTC services for a range of e-commerce and lifestyle brands (Tech Bay Leaf and agency directory list him in leadership). techbayleaf+1

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Writing

The Performance Brief — Growth, Data & Decision Systems

A LinkedIn newsletter focused on growth, data, and decision systems; used to publish insights and long-form commentary related to performance marketing and DTC growth.

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5 Key Takeaways from Managing $400K+ Daily Ad Spend

Longer-format LinkedIn post describing lessons from managing high daily ad spend and scaling performance for premium D2C brands.

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Hobbies

Interests include travel, music, and motorsports. nitter