Aman Gupta Height, Age, Wife, Children, Family, Biography & More
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Wife: Priya Dagar
Hometown: New Delhi
Age: 41 Years
Bio/Wiki | |
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Profession | Indian entrepreneur |
Famous For | Being the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of boAt |
Physical Stats & More | |
Height (approx.) | in centimeters- 172 cm in meters- 1.72 m in feet & inches- 5’ 8” |
Eye Colour | Black |
Hair Colour | Black |
Career | |
Debut | Assistant Manager: Citi Bank (2003) [1]Aman Gupta- Linkedin |
Awards, Honours, Achievements | • In 2019, he won the Businessworld Young Entrepreneur Award. • In 2019, he was in the list of Entrepreneur India Tech 25 Class. [2]Entrepreneur India • In 2020, he was the winner of Super 30 CMO's. • In 2020, he won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award. • In 2020, he was in the list of 40 under 40 Achievers by Businessworld. • In 2020 and 2021, his brand boAt became the World's Top 5 Wearable Brand. [3]Forbes India • In 2021, he was in the list of 40 Under 40 list of Economic Times. [4]Economics Times • In 2021, he won the Lokmat Most Stylish Entrepreneur of the Year. |
Personal Life | |
Date of Birth | 4 March 1982 (Thursday) |
Age (as of 2023) | 41 Years |
Birthplace | New Delhi |
Zodiac sign | Pisces |
Nationality | Indian |
Hometown | New Delhi |
School | Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram, New Delhi |
College/University | • Shaheed Bhagat Singh College(M) (1998-2001) • The Institute of Chartered Accountants of India (1999-2002) • Indian School of Business (2010-2011) • Northwestern University - Kellogg School of Management (2011-2011) |
Educational Qualification [5]Aman Gupta- Linkedin | • Bachelor of Commerce (Hons) • Chartered Accountant, Accounting and Finance • M.B.A. in General Management and Marketing as an Exchange Student at Kellogg School of Management • M.B.A. in Finance and Strategy |
Caste | Baniya [6]Your Story |
Relationships & More | |
Marital Status | Married |
Family | |
Wife/Spouse | Priya Dagar (Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of boAt) |
Children | Daughter- 2 • Adaa Gupta • Miraya |
Parents | Father- Neeraj Gupta (director at Advanced Telemedia Pvt. Ltd.) Mother- Jyoti Kochar Gupta |
Siblings | Brother- Anmol Gupta Sister- Neha Gupta |
Money Factor | |
Net Worth (approx.) | Rs. 700 crores (as of October 2023) [7]The Times of India |
Some Lesser Known Facts About Aman Gupta
- Aman Gupta is an Indian businessman who is known for being the Co-founder and Chief Marketing Officer (CMO) of the electronic company boAt.
- In 2003, he started his career as an Assistant Manager in Citi Bank. In 2005, he worked as a CEO & Co-Founder of Advanced Telemedia Pvt Ltd. He started the company with his father.
- In 2011, he worked as a Senior Management Consultant (Strategy Services Group) at KPMG International Limited. In 2012, he switched to the company HARMAN International and worked as a Director in Sales. In 2014, he became the Co-Founder of the company Imagine Marketing India. In 2020, he did freelancing for the company Internet and Mobile Association of India as a Chairman D2C Council.
- In 2016, he found the electronic company The first product made by his company, boAt, was an Apple charging cable and charger. It became the largest selling product on Amazon.
- The boAt is an Indian electronics brand that manufactures earphones, headphones stereos, travel chargers and premium rugged cables. The company, Imagine Marketing India, does business with boAt.
- In an interview, he said that to increase the demand for their products, they used to focus on the mindset of the youngsters, and added the features that they demanded in their products. He further added,
We talk to consumers in a language they understand. Millennials are very impatient, and if we don’t evolve with them, then we are dead.”
- According to him, he faced a lot of rejections in his life. In an interview, he said that during the initial days after he started the company, a digital agency demanded Rs 50,000 a month to work with them. He added that he could not afford to give such a huge amount to them, so he learned digital marketing and started doing social media marketing for boAt on his own.
- After the company started, celebrities like Jacqueline Fernandez, KL Rahul, and Hardik Pandya were the brand ambassadors of boAt.
- In 2021, he became one of the judges in the show ‘Shark Tank India.’ The show is based on the entrepreneurs who bring up their ideas to the show and convenience the judges to invest in their ideas. In an interview, he revealed that he used to watch many episodes of the American show, Shark Tank before he started his business.
- In 2021, he tied up with singer A.P. Dhillon for his brand. In an interview, he talked about him and said,
As a youth-centric, millennial-focused brand, we know that stars keep changing for young people, and that’s why they like Dhillon. I was surprised to learn that all his shows were sold out, even in Hyderabad and Goa.”
- In 2021, during the IPL, he did a campaign named ‘What Floats Your Boat’ with actors Kartik Aaryan and Kiara Advani.
- In 2021, he was also invited to the show ‘Kaun Banega Crorepati,’ along with other sharks of the show ‘Shark Tank India.’
- He is often spotted drinking alcohol on various occasions.
- He is often featured in various newspapers.
- In May 2023, he became the first Indian entrepreneur to walk the red carpet at the Cannes Film Festival. [8]The Economic Times
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