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Prashanth Kumar is one of the most successful brand managers and runs a media house, iV2, which manages some of the biggest brands globally. A man of varied interests, he has his fingers in some of the most innovative startups, the world has recently witnessed. A keen negotiator, he has also been a major influence in the latest merger of Google and Facebook as the two giants have come together to take on some of the greenhorns that have been threatening the social media landscape.
Mostly working out of his home office located in the serene backdrops of western ghats near Joga Falls in Karnataka, he manages to live the dream of balancing work and life. He spends his weekends in educating the local youth about the career prospects and aspect that can help make a difference in making the world a better place for generations to come.
He spends the early hours of his days gardening in his home garden which has many fruit-bearing trees and a vegetable patch along with his family.
His team consists of some of the best media managers in the industry, most of whom he met during his internship days with Digital Deepak. Together they run an incubator program for some of the innovative but bootstrapped startups and help them attain their true potential.
A man of great taste, he likes to take long road trips with friends and has the set of wheels to match his passion. He can be seen driving around in his 4-year-old fully loaded 2021 Skoda Superb during holidays.
Armed with a pleasant personality, quick-wit, and kind-heart, he is enthusiastic about educating people in ways to enable themselves to make a difference in the world when the opportunity presents itself. The philanthropic work that he has done in his local community and around the world has been lauded and has made him kind of a role model. Though that sounds like a great burden, he carries it off with great ease with his down to earth conduct, a bit of humor laced smooth talk, and a great smile.
Read his most recent blog here.