Jerish Jacob
Founder & CEO — AI automation and corporate event strategist
jerish-jacob
Mumbai, India
Joined May 2026
Summary
Founder and operator across events and digital product companies — Jerish runs and publicly represents integrated agencies that combine creative production with technical delivery, overseeing end-to-end event architecture and in-house technical production. artisans+2
Builder of AI agents and automation for business workflows — as co‑founder/CEO of Behaf he focuses on WhatsApp and voice AI agents and integrations that qualify leads, automate customer interactions and connect to CRM/ERP systems to reduce manual work. behaf+2
Creative and product-minded leader — holds creative roles (Creative Director at branchX, CMO at Zufo Studio) and maintains a creative portfolio presence (Behance, Instagram), signalling a mix of visual design, brand storytelling and hands-on creative direction. behance+2
Public commentator on AI and product trends — writes analytical pieces and practical guides (Medium and company blog) that explain how AI agents and product changes impact business workflows and outcomes. medium+1
Work
Projects
Writing
How AI Lead Qualification on WhatsApp Triples the Leads That Actually Reach Your Sales Team
March 1, 2026Explains how a WhatsApp AI agent can qualify leads conversationally—confirming budget, timeline and fit—and demonstrates business impact with before/after metrics from deployments.
The Week That Shook the AI World: GPTA whirlwind recap of everything that happened in AI and tech this first week of March 2026 — and why it all matters.
March 1, 2026A week-in-review commentary on major AI product and platform announcements (OpenAI GPT-5.4, Anthropic memory changes, Perplexity updates, Google Pixel AI features and NotebookLM video overviews) and their implications.