Sanjiv Khullar

Sanjiv Khullar - CEO - Social Media and Digital Marketing Agency

Sanjiv Khullar is an entrepreneur, a community activist and Digital and Social Media Strategist.Sanjiv is the CEO of Socialmediaville a leading edge Digital and Social Media Agency.A leader in conceptualizing and delivering digital marketing and social media strategy, with exceptional technical, business and leadership skillsSanjiv has worked for startup and fortune 100 firms in the Telecom, Investment, Software, International Trade and Government. Including such firms at Nesbitt Thompson (Toronto Stock Exchange), Oracle, Bank of Montreal.In 2011 Sanjiv was the Director of Digital and Social Media for a Member of Parliament for the Federal Election CampaignSanjiv was featured as one of Canada’s Leading Young Entrepreneurs by the Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade.Sanjiv is very active in the community as the founder of Future Leaders a not for profit organization dedicated to developing leadership skills for young professionals by working with inner city youth, and hosting a speaker series features Canada top CEO’s and Entrepreneurs. Sanjiv has also worked with and volunteered for Covenant House, a shelter for homeless youth.Specialties: • Digital Content – strategy and design• Digital Marketing Campaigns • Development and growth of social media platforms• Web development and Design• Content Management Systems• Video & content production, distribution and delivery• Business Development & Growth Strategies• Not for profit development

CEO & Publisher at Fashionistas

October 2008 - Present | Toronto

www.fashionistas.ca Fashionistas is a web 2.0 social network targeting fashion designers, professionals and enthusiasts. Fashionistas functions as an online community and a media network for fashion weeks and designers. Using the latest technology and an array of interactive rich media, Fashionistas keeps users engaged by offering a medium whereby users can share images, videos and news about their favourite fashion events; read about the latest trends and styles within the industry; and meet and network both for personal and professional reasons with other fashionistas.

CEO and Chief Social Media Officer at socialmediaville

2007 - Present

Social media Consulting firm. Centricity has developed and launched a number of social media sites in the entertainment, fashion and wine markets Developed, designed and launched leading edge web 2.0 edge social media web portals for vertical markets including fashion and film and wine communities Expertise in web 2.0 and social networking business and marketing strategies launched multichannel marketing campaigns including web, social media, CRM (salesforce.com) email marketing, video, media and events Strong contact base and relationships in the film, fashion and wine industries including fashion designers, film companies, and wineries. Development of custom multimedia facebook fanpages Existing social media sites developed include: I Love Film, Fashionistas, Mobilemash, I Love Wine

Director of Social Media - 2011 Federal Election Campaign at Member of Parliament

March 2011 - May 2011

Director of social media - Member of Parliament federal election campaign 2011 Developed and executed social media multichannel strategy integrating video, images, custom facebook fan page, twitter, linkedin, hootsuite, youtube and event marketing via multiple channels. Managed communications team to monitor and execute social media strategy across multiple networks. Video producer and editor

Founder at Future Leaders

October 2003 - September 2007

Founded and developed Toronto?s leading business organization for professionals and entrepreneurs. Future Leaders empowers young professionals to make a positive difference in the lives of others. Future Leaders is dedicated to providing young professionals with a forum to contribute to the development of solutions for a better tomorrow. Responsibilities included fund raising, project and event management, recruitment of speakers and proposal writing. ? Developed data base of 20,000 entrepreneurs and professionals in the GTA ? Developed speaker series hosting Canada?s leading entrepreneurs and business leaders ? Hosted monthly entrepreneur and networking events and charitable initiatives which have had a monthly attendance of approximately 100+ professionals and entrepreneurs ? Profiled in Department of Foreign Affairs and International Trade ? Canada?s Young Entrepreneurs and York Region Newspaper Group. Events have included: Toronto CEO Speaker Series ? speakers have included: ? Harry Rosen - Chairman, Harry Rosen Inc. ? Michael Moskowitz - President , Palmone Canada ? Robert Prichard - CEO, Torstar ? Perrin Beatty - CEO, Canadian Manufacturers and Exporters ? Catherine Swift - CEO, CFIB ? Keith Pelley - President and CEO, Toronto Argonauts ? Jeff Dennis - Entrepreneur, Author - Lesson's from the Edge ? Thomas Caldwell - Chairman, Caldwell Securities Limited ? Nick Di Dinota - CEO, Liberty Entertainment Group ? Rick Spence - Former Editor, Profit Magazine ? Manjit Minhas ? CEO ? Minhas Creek Brewing Speaker Series hosted at the National Club and Ontario Club Business schmooze ? monthly networking events with approx 100 professionals and entrepreneurs per event Golfschmooze ? annual golf tournament Community Leadership projects ? bi annual event with charity Trails Youth Initiatives - events involved group projects with young professionals and vulnerable inner city youth.

Volunteer programe development - Future Leaders / Trails at Trails Youth Initiatives

September 2003 - September 2007

Developed Future Leaders program for young professionals to volunteer on projects and campsite. Events included mentoring and working with inner city youth. Trails Youth Initiatives is a charitable organization that works with Toronto?s most vulnerable inner city youth to realize their full potential and become leaders in our community. www.trails.ca

Account Manager at Oracle

December 2002 - December 2003

*Responsible for maximizing account penetration and sales volume objectives by identifying sales opportunities, qualifying sales leads and closing deals for Application products including ERP, CRM and SCM *Worked closely with regional sales team and Oracle Partner to develop sales and marketing strategies to achieve revenue targets for US Mid America and North Central territories *Actively participated in sales calls and presentations; evaluated customer needs, coordinated functional and technical assessments, delivered product demonstrations with technical and functional sales consultants *Completed 21 new ERP, CRM and SCM Sales transactions for a total contribution of 2 million dollars revenue generated *Achieved Oracle Club Sales Excellence for fiscal year 2001 ? 2002

Volunteer at Covenant House

June 1999 - May 2001

Volunteer event planner and fundraiser for homeless for youth. Canada?s largest youth shelter - providing 24/7 crisis care and have the widest range of services under one roof, including education, counseling, health care and employment assistance. Covenant House has helped thousands of young people move from a life on the streets to a life with a future.

CEO & Publisher at I Love Film

2009

Social Media site and agency for film festivals - founded by Sanjiv Khullar

Bayview Secondary School

Upper Canada College

Ryerson University

Concentration: Information Technology, Business, International Trade

University of Toronto

Concentration: Economics Major

Institute for Computer Studies

Computer programming

Social media, community leadership, volunteering for youth