The people in your account.

Gagan Sachdeva is an accomplished problem solver with proven success building ventures across education, technology, and logistics sectors. His expertise spans strategic growth, systems thinking, and startup development.

Since 2007, Gagan has served on the Future Skills Group’s senior leadership team, growing the institution from NZD 1.5M to over NZD 30M while maintaining Category I status from the NZ Quality Assurance Authority. He led multiple product launches, revenue diversification initiatives, and established two startup ventures in the education sector.

As Group DCE of Future Skills Academy and Auckland International Campus, Gagan led growth strategies and digital transformation initiatives. Gagan also served as a founding member, board member and CEO of Auckland International Campus (New Zealand’s largest private-public partnership campus), where he implemented innovative online platforms driving growth to pre-COVID revenues of $20M with 20% EBITDA.

Startup Specialist

Grown ventures from 0 to 20M NZD before Covid, with expertise in scaling operations and building sustainable business models.

Strategic Thinker

Skilled at developing comprehensive business strategies that drive growth and innovation across diverse industries.

Entrepreneurial Mindset

Serial entrepreneur with multiple successful ventures including Velocity, SearchExperts Ltd, and IamCapable.

Prior to moving to NZ, Gagan had a successful corporate career at Aviva Life and Times Internet. Gagan holds a P.G. Diploma in Business Management (Marketing) and B.A. (Hons.) in Mathematics from Delhi University.

Nikoletta Stamatatos is a seasoned digital marketing expert with over 20 years of experience in Google Ads, beginning her journey as one of the first team members at Google’s London office in 2003.

Her career has been defined not just by performance, but by a passion for developing others. As a mentor and trainer, Nikoletta specialises in helping marketers and teams build lasting confidence and capability in paid search and digital marketing, bridging knowledge gaps with clarity, empathy, and strategic insight.

Combining deep platform expertise with a Master’s in Futures & Foresight Studies, she equips others to lead with curiosity, adaptability, and forward-thinking in a rapidly evolving AI-dominated, digital space.

Suchi Kumar is a seasoned digital marketing and sales professional with over 19 years of industry experience, underpinned by a strong foundation in Electrical and Electronics Engineering from CBIT, Osmania University.

With a distinguished 7.5-year tenure at Google, Suchi played a pivotal role in supporting enterprise-level clients across global markets. Her expertise in Google Ads campaign strategy and optimisation consistently drove meaningful performance improvements, increased qualified traffic, and delivered tangible return on investment. She is especially skilled in using data-led insights to create and manage high-impact campaigns across Google Ads, Bing, and Meta Ads platforms.

Suchi brings exceptional technical proficiency in Google Analytics 4, Google Tag Manager, and conversion tracking solutions, enabling her to troubleshoot tracking discrepancies and build robust measurement frameworks. Her curiosity, adaptability, and passion for problem-solving set her apart. She thrives on exploring new tools and methodologies and has a natural flair for experimenting, learning, and upskilling.

Prior to her time at Google, Suchi held critical roles at Dell, where she successfully led sales teams, mentored new joiners, and managed international sales operations. Her ability to balance strategic thinking with operational efficiency allowed her to deliver consistently strong results, both in coaching high-performing teams and in managing complex client accounts.

Known for her collaborative approach and sharp analytical mindset, Suchi excels at aligning marketing strategies with business goals. Whether it’s building full-funnel advertising solutions or optimising account structures for scale, she brings a blend of technical depth, client-centric thinking, and cross-functional leadership that drives lasting impact.

Suchi is not only a highly competent digital marketer but also a lifelong learner and natural troubleshooter, making her an invaluable asset to any organisation looking to scale through digital excellence.

When you work with Rupa Bhaskaran, you’re partnering with someone who blends strategic brilliance with precision execution. With over 21 years of experience in performance marketing and Google Ads training, Rupa has become a pillar of excellence in the digital advertising space.

She joined Search Experts in 2011 and has since played a critical role in delivering the high standard of work the consultancy is known for. Her ability to architect bulletproof account setups, whether for Google Ads or Meta, e-commerce or lead generation, is second to none. Rupa’s campaign builds, from audience-first awareness strategies to keyword-led performance efforts, are not only fast but remarkably robust. Her attention to detail is legendary, making her a rare asset in an industry where small errors can have big consequences. Everyone makes mistakes, Rupa seldom does.

Her expertise isn’t limited to implementation. Rupa is a seasoned trainer, having delivered impactful Google Ads training to business owners, agency professionals, interns, and fresh graduates across a wide range of learning environments. From one-on-one mentoring to sessions with over 100 participants, her style is approachable, practical, and results-driven. A highlight includes her collaboration with Google Dubai, where she trained 50 business owners in a single session, arming them with the skills to grow their businesses using Google Ads.

In addition to large-scale training programmes, she runs a hands-on Google Ads Account Clinic, offering actionable recommendations on everything from Search campaign architecture to Performance Max optimisation. Her feedback is consistently sharp, insightful, and immediately applicable, helping clients unlock performance with confidence.

Rupa doesn’t just follow best practices, she sets them. She brings rigour, depth, and genuine care to every campaign, training, and consultation. If you’re looking for excellence in both execution and education, Rupa is someone you’ll want by your side.

Vedant Kulkarni is a digital marketing professional with over 7.5 years of experience delivering performance-driven results across both B2B and B2C sectors. Specialising in PPC, he brings deep expertise across Google Ads, Microsoft Bing, Meta, LinkedIn, Pinterest, and TikTok, building campaigns that consistently drive visibility, leads, and sales.

What sets Vedant apart is his rare combination of strategic thinking and technical precision. He has a sharp ability to understand business needs and translate data into actionable insights. Using tools like Looker Studio, Excel, and Google Tag Manager, Vedant has developed automated dashboards that save hours in reporting and enable smarter, faster decision-making across teams.

His campaign builds are fast, thorough, and highly effective, whether they’re search-based, audience-led, or built for awareness. He’s also exceptionally skilled at testing and refining multiple campaign types, making him both agile and meticulous in his approach.

As a trainer, Vedant has empowered over 600 professionals with digital marketing best practices. His mentoring style is clear, practical, and deeply rooted in real-world application, making complex concepts easy to grasp and implement.

Reliable, detail-oriented, and genuinely collaborative, Vedant is the kind of teammate you want in every room. Whether it’s automating insights, scaling performance, or upskilling teams, he delivers with consistency, care, and measurable impact.

Abhirami (Abhi) is a senior strategic growth and performance marketing advisor, renowned for partnering with leadership teams to transform marketing investments into scalable, sustainable growth engines. With a career spanning over two decades, including a distinguished ten-year tenure at Google’s Corporate Headquarters, she brings a rare combination of global perspective, analytical rigour, and practical execution expertise to the ever-evolving digital landscape.

Abhi possesses an exceptional ability to architect transformation initiatives that enable organisations to progress from ambitious challengers to established market leaders. She has led thousands of high-impact marketing engagements across a diverse range of sectors, including B2B technology, SaaS, healthcare, business and industrial markets, retail, e-commerce, education, and global travel.

Her deep platform expertise spans Google Ads, LinkedIn Ads, Meta Ads, and Microsoft Advertising, allowing her to design robust acquisition strategies that balance scale with efficiency and brand integrity. In addition, she holds an advanced command of Google Analytics 4 (GA4) and is widely regarded as an enthusiastic and highly effective trainer in GA4, Google Ads, and Meta Ads, empowering teams to build capability alongside performance.

Having served as a Fractional Digital CMO and Director of Optimisations for global enterprises, Abhi excels at translating boardroom ambitions into structured, data-driven execution roadmaps with clear, measurable ROI outcomes. She is particularly recognised for her ability to diagnose underperforming marketing ecosystems, design integrated go-to-market strategies, and align performance marketing initiatives with broader commercial and revenue objectives.

Her international experience spans North America, the United Kingdom and Ireland, Japan, and Australia and New Zealand, where she blends big-tech thinking with pragmatic growth frameworks tailored to dynamic and fast-changing business environments.

Abhi works closely with founders and senior leadership teams to bring clarity, momentum, and accountability to digital growth initiatives, ensuring that marketing investments deliver not only short-term gains but also long-term competitive advantage.

Outside of her professional pursuits, Abhi resides in Hyderabad, India, with her husband, their 19-year-old daughter, and their much-loved furbaby. She enjoys reading, writing, and is a self-confessed audiophile.