Abhijeet Shekhawat
Sports Brand Partnerships & Commercial Strategy
null, Bedford GBRAbout
Sports commercial partnerships specialist with 3.5 years at ITW Consulting, a leading Indian sports marketing agency. Managed £1.3m across 66 brands and 83 activations in cricket, motorsport and football. Now completing an MSc in Strategic Marketing at Cranfield (thesis: AI adoption in consultative selling).
Experience
Intern - Sales Enablement & Commercial Strategy
May 2026 - Present
● Building value-realisation frameworks and sales-enablement tools for ISP member organisations under Andy Hough, founder of the Association of Professional Sales.
● Leading primary research on AI adoption in consultative B2B selling for an MS thesis, recruiting participants through the professional network.
Assistant Manager - Sports Sponsorship & Sales
Jul 2024 - Apr 2025
● Won and negotiated corporate sponsorship deals with senior brand stakeholders, converting briefs into activations aligned to commercial objectives and audience engagement.
● Directed multi-channel campaign delivery across Hotstar, SonyLIV, Star Sports and Sony Sports Network, optimising against audience behaviour and broadcast schedules.
Associate - Sports Sponsorship & Sales
Feb 2022 - Jun 2024
● Onboarded the majority of a 66-client book spanning cricket, motorsport and football, from emerging brands to marquee partners.
● Delivered end-to-end sponsorship activations, including Swiggy (IPL), Infinix (Asia Cup / World Cup) and NueGo (WPL) across broadcast and on-ground assets, coordinating cross-functional teams to execute at live events.
Intern - Sports Sponsorship & Sales
Nov 2021 - Jan 2022
Supported campaign planning and sponsorship sales through market research, lead generation and CRM management (LinkedIn, Zoho CRM).
Intern - Sponsorship Scout
Aug 2021 - Dec 2021
Conducted sponsorship market research and digital-media performance analysis to generate commercial insights for client campaigns.
Education
Strategic Marketing
- MSc
Sep 2025 - Present
Thesis: AI Adoption and the Transformation of Consultative Selling. President - Cranfield Marketing Society; Head of Partnerships - Hult Prize x Cranfield; Activities & Marketing Officer - CUCC; House Captain - The Cranfield Cup; Social & Sports Rep - MSc Strategic Marketing
Sports Management
- Post Graduate Diploma
Oct 2020 - Jul 2021
First Rank, Gold Medal Recipient