Having soul means everything to us.
We try to find deep soul in ours + our partners’ practice. It makes the interventions feel more exciting, and the solutions more meaningful. This becomes our fulcrum.
We are a no-fluff, no-bullshit, no-jargon setup.
We keep everything real. We call out things that we aren’t aligned on, or comfortable with and expect the same from our partners. We’re totally game to question everything that we rep. It allows us to swing across different angles. Our goal is to push for change with deep humility and respect.
The team functions at an extremely fast pace, following a rigorous planning and implementation process. There are several weeks of prep work before starting a gig. We go full throttle from kick-off to wrap. Bang-bang-bang.
We’re skilled in research, field documentation, writing, design, and strategy. Everything is built in-house. It’s an inclusive work practice with our partner orgs and beneficiaries and collaborators all being at the centre of each discussion. This style of working has been our trademark and the reason for all its success.
Partner, Business & Strategy Head at Studio Subu
Background
Meghna Rakshit has 25 years of experience in marketing and communications with corporate and social sector companies. She brings extensive experience in user-centred problem-solving, communications, business planning and design thinking to her work. Meghna holds an MBA from the Indian School of Business and a BA in Marketing and Psychology from Hamilton College, NY. She sits on the advisory board of ATMA and has been a speaker at several social sector forums. Prior to Studio Subu, Meghna previously worked as a communications director at Womanity Foundation and Teach For India. Her corporate experience includes working as a media planner at Mindshare New York & Mumbai and as a marketing strategist at 9.9 Media, and Anand Bazaar Patrika.
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Active Leadership Positions
Communications Director, Make A Difference
Advisory Board ATMA Accelerator
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Partner, Creative Head at SS
Background
Harish has been working as a researcher, designer and creative strategist for 15 years. His work focuses on building accessible and inclusive experiences stemming from user behaviour studies. Harish started working as a mixed-media freelancer at 19. He has experimented with a varied set of creative gigs ranging from assisting multi-media artists, to curating wall murals, branding small enterprises, and apprenticing in print shops. Before starting Studio Subu, harish worked in advertising at JWT NY, and led design at an education non-profit — Teach For India. Harish holds a BFA from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. His work has been internationally recognised and awarded the William Drenttel Award for Excellence in Design (2016).
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Fractional Leadership Positions
Communications Director, Strategy/Innovations Advisor Teach For India
Brand Strat/Experience Advisor for Amaha Mental Health
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We have been privileged to have had incredibly talented people who’ve built Studio Subu at different stages since 2015. Here’s a shoutout to the members who’ve brought rich soul to the studio made it what it is today.
Shail Bajpai (The OG Studio Partner) Janey Lee Rimjhim Surana Shivam Soni Suraj Katra Trusha Oza Liam Duffy Rishabh Sethi Siddhi Chandra Adhishree Parasnis Noella Cresence Siddharth Agarwal Siddharth Sengupta Rhea Antony Siddhika Nagwade Bhartendu Om Gayatri Shah
Collaborators
Prasanth Parameswaran Prashin Jagger Gagan Minhas Silja Wurgler Vipin Joe Anirudh Ravindran Nandita Gupta Nihar Desai
Backstage Partners, Advisors, Operational Support
Mani Subramanian Partha Rakshit Jitesh Agarwal (Treelife Consulting) Mudassar Patel
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