Aakruti Desai
Co-Founder at Puzzl
Co-Founder @ Puzzl (Hiring SWE!) | Prev. Sold Enterprise SaaS
🙋🏽‍♀️ Hi! I’m Aakruti.

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Puzzl
https://www.linkedin.com/company/puzzlapps
Where freelancers run their business. SkyDeck Fall 2021 to Spring 2022 team.
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Co-Founder
Berkeley International Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkeleyint
- managed the executive board in order to deliver a highly successful recruitment process yielding 15 new consultants through a 3 part rigorous 15% acceptance rate application process
- increased application pool and recruitment reach by 150%
- oversaw the success for 4 continental projects
- handled all important documentation and communication club-wide
- supported each executive member in more difficult and time intensive tasks
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President
Berkeley International Consulting
https://www.linkedin.com/company/berkeleyint
- recruited Falabella (Chilean public company; largest retail chain in Latin America) for the South American project and Albertsons Companies (NYSE: ACI; Parent company for Albertsons, Safeway, Vons, etc.) for the North American project
- recruited the first cohort of consultants from the UC Berkeley undergraduate community that were 60% female, 70% international, 20% transfer, across 9 majors, speaking 6 languages, and in all 4 years.
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Vice President of External Affairs
MarketFly (Acquired)
Bootstrapped SMM enterprise SaaS. Acquired February 2022.
Co-Founder
Albertsons Companies
https://www.linkedin.com/company/albertsons
- North American continental project for Berkeley International Consulting Spring 2021 semester
- worked closely with and presented final recommendations to DEI and C-level executives
- recommendations will be actively implemented by the company soon
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Project Manager
Gap Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/company/gap-inc-
- UGBA 192T semester long diversity and inclusion project
- presented final recommendations to multiple Gap Inc. Executives
- worked closely with the client each week to research, build, and create effective D&I promoting strategies
- elected by the team of consultants to be the client lead, which includes facilitating all communication with the client and leading all meetings
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Client Lead Consultant
FemExec Podcast
https://www.linkedin.com/company/femexec
- Edited, uploaded, and marketed over 15 different episodes featuring female small business owners across the United States
- Showcased 8 major industries: restaurant, education, fitness, real estate, medicine, mental health, graphic design, and nonprofits
- Garnered over 400 listeners and downloads across Spotify, YouTube, Apple Podcasts, iHeartRadio, Stitcher, and Instagram
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Founder & Host
FemExec Podcast
https://www.linkedin.com/company/femexec
- Curated a three-day long curriculum consisting of virtual workshops in areas such as case competitions, business plans, LinkedIn profile skills, resume building, and start-ups conducted by award winning college students for 33 interns across the world to learn about and apply with interactive problem sets.
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The Business World Internship Founder and Panelist
Klear.ai
https://www.linkedin.com/company/klearai
- Condusted market research to find and contact potential clients to present to them a demonstration of fully optimized AI/ML models and tailored automation that allowed me to book 6 demos with major cities like Atlanta, GA
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Marketing Analyst
NightCap
https://www.linkedin.com/company/nightcapit
- Proposed TikTok videos based on trends in the young adult market which led to a final video product with 9.5M views, 1.5M likes and increased NightCap’s follower count by 44,000, causing a site-wide sell out of thousands of product for 3 weeks
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Social Media Marketing Consultant
Bachelor's degree
Accepted Early to UC Berkeley

Relevant Coursework:
- UGBA 192T: Equity Fluent Leaders 
- UGBA 105: Leading People 
- UGBA 107: Social, Political, and Ethical Environment of Business
- ECON 100B: Macroeconomics
- UGBA 135: Personal Finance Management

Relevant Competitions:
- 1st place Accenture Ideathon Product Management Case Competition
- Tesla D&I Case Competition Finalist (1 of 6 of 40+ teams)

Relevant Clubs:
- President of Berkeley International Consulting (past)
- Secretary General of UCBMUN's BayMUN Fall 2020 (past)
- Corporate Relations Associate at Haas Business School Association (past)
- University Relations Committee Member at Berkeley Women in Business (past)
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University of California, Berkeley, Haas School of Business
https://www.linkedin.com/school/berkeley-haas/
Highest Honors
Relevant Coursework: (National AP Scholar)
- AP Calculus AB & BC
- AP Statistics
- AP English Language
- AP English Literature
- AP Psychology
- AP Biology
- AP Chemistry
- AP Physics
- AP Environmental Science
- AP United States History
- AP World History
- AP Human Geography

Relevant Awards:
- Carson Scholar
- AP Scholar, AP Scholar with Distinction, National AP Scholar
- MUN Best Delegate, Outstanding, Commendation

Relevant Clubs:
- President & Founder of ACS
- VP of Girl Up
- Director of annual Model United Nations School Novice Conference
- National Honor Society
- Senior Class Coordinator of MAZA Indian Bollywood Performing Club
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Cerritos High School
https://www.linkedin.com/school/cerritos-high-school/
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
Chosen as 1 of 23 students out of all of Frisco, TX teens. Had to go through an application consisting of: three short answer questions, an essay, and rigorous interview. Created Studenteer.org here and got $350 of funding from local Frisco business leaders.
Young Entrepreneur's Academy
Berkeley SkyDeck
I was the founding student of the DECA business club at the newly built Lebanon Trail High School in Frisco, TX. We had many regional, state, and international qualifiers. Unfortunately, I moved from Frisco, TX to Cerritos, CA after my first semester of ninth grade, and thus had to leave the club.
DECA
President
The kids of immigrants have trouble balancing the culture they were born into and the culture they're growing up in. That inner conflict can change the way you dress or speak. Finding the sweet spot in embracing your dual identity can feel like a weight off of your shoulders. Learn more about Aakruti Desai's journey to accepting her Indian-American culture in "Dear Fellow Immigrant Kids" and her advice to help other immigrant kids embrace their own.
Dear Fellow Immigrant Kids: Embracing Your Dual Identity
January 11, 2020
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Winning team of 15 teams to create an experience for work from home employees to increase productivity, enjoyability, and comfortability.
Accenture X LBSA X Diversatech
Accenture Ideathon 1st Place
This award is given to students who attained an average score of at least 4 on all AP Exams taken, and scores of 4 or higher on eight or more exams.
College Board
National AP Scholar
Scored in the highest bracket in the state of California and nationally during the 2018 administration of the PSAT/NMQST.
National Merit Scholarship Corporation
National Merit Commendation
Part of the top 2% of over 95,000 Coca-Cola Scholar 2020 applicants and the first and only semi-finalist in ABC Unified School District.

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Coca Cola Corporation
Coca Cola Scholar Semi-Finalist
Chosen out of my entire student body of over 2,000 kids to represent my high school in competition to win a $1000 scholarship based on academic excellence and community service. Chosen again in April 2020 as a recognized Carson Scholar for my continued academic excellence and community service.
Ben Carson
Carson Scholar of California
I won $500 in scholarship as the self-expression scholar in which I gave the best speech in response to an impromptu question among the other contestants.
Distinguished Young Women
Distinguished Young Women of Cerritos-Artesia Self Expression Scholar
The Presidential Award is given to students that had outstanding achievement from 6th to 8th grade. This includes having straight A's for all three years. These students are recognized by the President and the Education Minister.
President Barack Obama
Presidential Award
Best Delegate: 2 (Surf City)
Merit: 1 (Team Award - National High School MUN Conference @ UN Headquarters in NYC)
Outstanding: 3 (UCI, VMUN, BMUN)
Commendation: 4 (Surf City, Mira Costa, Edison)
Excellence: 1 (UC Davis)
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MUN Conference Awards
Social Services
Hearts For the Aged
https://www.linkedin.com/company/hearts-for-the-aged
- helped raise $50,000 to give to India COVID relief medical centers and
hospitals
- lead the set up of 15 large COVID vaccination drives in LA County in
partnership with a local small pharmacy vaccinating 5,000 people
- managed 2 food drives for senior citizens that are not able to leave
their houses or afford groceries
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Executive Director & Advisor
Health
American Cancer Society
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-cancer-society
- Worked with five other students to put on Relay for Life Events in the West Region of the United States;
advertised each event in respective local community; established team nights to distribute t-shirts, collect all fundraised money, and coordinate with team leaders and event leads.
- Contacted 27 different grade schools, colleges, and event coordinators in efforts to market the American Cancer Society prime fundraiser to raise awareness and fund more cancer research. 
- Compiled a list of 30+ locations to conduct Relay for Lifes at for the year of 2020.
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Relay for Life National West Region Youth Committee Member
Health
American Cancer Society
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-cancer-society
- Assembled a group of 100+ students to volunteer at multiple ACS fundraisers including Relay for Life;
educated club members about various types of cancer.
- Orchestrated a schoolwide fundraiser and raised over $700 for cancer research.
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Club President
Health
American Cancer Society
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-cancer-society
- Authored and presented a 32 page report to the ACS Global Executive Board analyzing the best method to make recruitment, volunteer hour management, and fundraising more efficient and streamlined to establish a national high school club system
- Co-founded and scouted out 6 official high school ACS clubs across California to initiate Phase 1 trial in the West Region
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Global Executive Board Student Affiliate
Health
American Cancer Society
https://www.linkedin.com/company/american-cancer-society
- Worked with the senior regional manager and both
community development managers to put on multiple Relay For Life ACS fundraisers in the greater Long Beach and Los Angeles area, which raised over $45,000 for cancer research.
- Assisted at citywide events through Southern
California: ran registration booths, set up luminaria lights and bags, made and printed flyers, supported survivors, folded and distributed t-shirts, and decorated the events.
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Long Beach Office Intern
https://www.linkedin.com/in/veerajm
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Veeraj Mehta
Co-Founder @ Puzzl (Hiring SWE!)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/michael-reeves-cpa-0505a360
Ventura, CA
Michael Reeves, CPA
Sr. Technical Accountant at Unity Technologies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/capri-wheaton-59863a199
San Francisco Bay Area
Capri Wheaton
Founder & CEO @ Dressd (YC W21)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/claire-skillin
Los Angeles Metropolitan Area
Claire Skillin
Project Manager at McKinney & Non-Profit Advisor, Gaucho Creative
https://ca.linkedin.com/in/massooleh
Greater Vancouver Metropolitan Area
Sam Massooleh
Strategist @ Rethink
https://www.linkedin.com/in/karen-amin-cpa-4b313a49
San Francisco, CA
Karen Amin, CPA
Senior Manager of Technical Accounting at Unity Technologies
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jonathan-dombro
San Francisco Bay Area
Jonathan Dombro
Student at University of California, Berkeley
https://www.linkedin.com/in/keke-c-788577198
San Francisco Bay Area
Keke C.
Student at University of California Berkeley
https://www.linkedin.com/in/steph-su
San Francisco Bay Area
Stephanie Su
Incoming SWE Intern @ Meta | CS + Regents' Scholar @ UC Berkeley
https://www.linkedin.com/in/doug-j-patrick
Los Angeles, CA
Doug Patrick
Content & Communications Manager at Emjay and Saucey
https://www.linkedin.com/in/thomasmyeager
New York, NY
Tom Yeager
Marketing Analytics Lead | LGBTQ+ Community Organizer (he/him)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelliemcelhaney
San Francisco Bay Area
Kellie A. McElhaney
Professor, Mindset Shifter, Chief Inspiration & Chief Agitation Officer
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jacqueline-singer-859357177
Boston, MA
Jacqueline Singer
Graduate Student at Tufts University
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kyle-ishizaki-cooper-8a664b139
San Diego County, CA
Kyle Ishizaki-Cooper
Senior Sales Executive at Zego (A Global Payments Inc. Company)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/joshua-thompson-0b1286220
Berkeley, CA
Joshua Thompson
Psychology B.A. Undergraduate at University of California, Berkeley (IP)
https://www.linkedin.com/in/kelleemartins
Denver, CO
Kellee Martins
Senior Software Engineer at Twilio Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/lanhbui
Greater Sacramento
Lanh Bui, MBA
Financial Services Professional helping individuals and business owners to create, build, and preserve wealth
https://www.linkedin.com/in/allison-morehouse-6bb63a139
San Francisco Bay Area
Allison Morehouse
Research Laboratory Manager at Stanford University School of Medicine Computational Psychiatry, Neuroimaging, and Sleep Lab
https://www.linkedin.com/in/jarrelljordan
Birmingham, AL
Jarrell V. Jordan
Chief Executive Officer at Jarrell V. Jordan Inc.
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aakruti-desai-714732b4
Greater Chicago Area
Aakruti Desai
Licensed Pharmacy Technician at CVS Health
https://au.linkedin.com/in/aakruti-desai
Melbourne, VI
Aakruti Desai
Strategist | Social Media Specialist | Account Manager | Client Servicing | Copywriter | Editor | Content Writer | SEO | Market Research Specialist | Content Management | Storyteller
https://www.linkedin.com/in/aakruti-desai-66283b220
San Ramon, CA
Aakruti Desai
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Vadodara
Aakruti Desai
Trainee at Aujas Cybersecurity
Podcasters of Linked|n
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Diversity at Berkeley Haas
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