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Abhijeet Shekhawat

Sports Brand Partnerships & Commercial Strategy
null, Bedford GBR

About

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

Accounting and Auditing - Bachelors
Jun 2016 - May 2019

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