Virginia Sharma

The Marketing Society India and Asia are subgroups of The Marketing Society which is an exclusive group of senior marketers. The Society connects, debates, engages, shares information and inspires its members. As an Asia committee member my goal was to help members raise their own profiles, especially on professional platforms like LinkedIn and also build mentor rings amongst the members who often face similar issues as marketing leaders in the Asia Pacific region. Once I moved to India, I… Show more

The Marketing Society India and Asia are subgroups of The Marketing Society which is an exclusive group of senior marketers. The Society connects, debates, engages, shares information and inspires its members. As an Asia committee member my goal was to help members raise their own profiles, especially on professional platforms like LinkedIn and also build mentor rings amongst the members who often face similar issues as marketing leaders in the Asia Pacific region. Once I moved to India, I worked with the Global CEO of the Marketing Society to launch the Marketing Society in India in November 2016. As the Chairperson, I am responsible for the business plan and P&L of the Society and lead the regional board. In July 2018, I was invited to become a Fellow of the Society, a distinction extended to a small numbe of business leaders who not only support the Society but also contribute meaningful to the industry. Keith Weed and Sir Martin Sorrell are also Fellows to name a few. Show less

The IAMAI Digital Transformation Council comprises of a group of enterprising technology players namely Adobe, Dell, AWS and others, who are well-known to be change-makers and aspire to bring the nation wide waive of digital transformation throughout traditional businesses and otherwise in India. The committee is an ambitious group of leaders who sees the future of India as a digitally driven economy. I was invited by the IAMAI leadership to chair this committee.

The Content Marketing Council of India was founded in 2016 to address a key gap in the media and marketing ecosystem: lack of skilled content marketing professionals. The Council runs structured programs around content marketing based industry education, recognition and community building measures. By engaging with marketer across levels and sharing best practices and frameworks around content marketing, an initiative of this nature has the potential to impact the industry at scale and overall… Show more

The Content Marketing Council of India was founded in 2016 to address a key gap in the media and marketing ecosystem: lack of skilled content marketing professionals. The Council runs structured programs around content marketing based industry education, recognition and community building measures. By engaging with marketer across levels and sharing best practices and frameworks around content marketing, an initiative of this nature has the potential to impact the industry at scale and overall alter the trajectory of the Content Marketing space in India. LinkedIn is the founding member of the council and I serve as the Chair of the Working Committee made of agencies and marketers. The committee oversees various workstreams such as 1) Thought leadership content and research 2) Events: Annual conference, Hackathon and regional masterclasses 3) Community outreach and 4) Digital and social media marketing. Show less

LIFG is LinkedIn’s social impact team dedicated to connecting underserved communities with economic opportunity. Employees are a big part of LIFG and I co-lead the APAC employee program to give back to the community and support good causes. Over the next three years our goal is to reach 1M underserved youth to help them access more opportunities to succeed.

ALL Ladies League (ALL) is a rich assembly of not only global and grassroots leaders but also ordinary women who have extraordinary struggles and have lot of unexpressed and untapped potential. It appealed to me because of its inclusive nature: women of #ALL caliber at ALL levels in ALL spheres and from ALL parts of the world inspire each other and connect through shared values, above all kindness and positiveness. To get updates or join, check out the Singapore Chapter Facebook Page:… Show more

ALL Ladies League (ALL) is a rich assembly of not only global and grassroots leaders but also ordinary women who have extraordinary struggles and have lot of unexpressed and untapped potential. It appealed to me because of its inclusive nature: women of #ALL caliber at ALL levels in ALL spheres and from ALL parts of the world inspire each other and connect through shared values, above all kindness and positiveness. To get updates or join, check out the Singapore Chapter Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/pages/ALL-Ladies-League-Singapore-Chapter/413195495540871 Each chapter has the freedom to connect members and allow for any level of participation. Some members are very active and connect over events and social platforms. Others contribute differently but equally by being a source of kindness and optimism to ALL around them. There is no expectation, pressure nor is there judgement. Membership has no fees, but is by invitation only. Given the open and inclusive nature of ALL, we collaborate closely with other women's organizations in our regions over areas of mutual interest to the members. With over 250 chapters and thousands of champions worldwide, we are aggregating and integrating #ALL women on the #ALL platform and thus strengthening feminine leadership and feminine voice in #ALL walks of life. Show less