Résumé · Curriculum vitae
Shezad Ali Khan
Digital marketing trainer & growth strategist · manages two agencies, TNXN Solutions and Digital ARIS · former Lead Trainer at IIDE. 12+ years of growing businesses with data-driven SEO, performance marketing and web builds, with results you can measure. Also a government-certified trainer who has trained 1,500+ people to do the same.
- Available for freelance
- Mumbai, India
- Skill India / NSDC · NSQF L6
shezadalikhan@gmail.com · +91 80822 79822 · shezadalikhan.com
Govt. certified
Skill India Trainer
MESC/NSDC · NSQF L6
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12+
years in digital marketing
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1,500+
people trained
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50+
brands grown
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88+
websites shipped
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38
cohorts taught
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10
roles held
What I do
Consult. Train. Build.
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Consulting
Fractional CMO and growth strategy for founders who aren't ready for a full-time hire yet: positioning, SEO architecture and performance marketing.
- 2
Training
Hands-on AI training through the AI Masterclass, guest faculty across Mumbai colleges, and former Lead Trainer at IIDE. The work covers curriculum design, live audits and job-ready teaching.
- 3
Building
SEO-first websites on Astro, Next.js and WordPress, built to keep gaining search traffic for years.
Experience
12+ years, one trajectory.
From a Casio counter in 2010 to running two agencies and an AI Masterclass. Teaching since 2018.
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2026 — Present · Mumbai
AI trainer
Shezad Ali Khan AI Masterclass · Mumbai
- Hands-on AI training in small batches: practical AI for work, AI for marketers, and building with AI.
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2026 — Present · Mumbai
Managing the agency
Digital ARIS · Mumbai
- SEO, paid ads, social media and websites for Mumbai businesses.
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Mar 2021 — Present · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Founder & CMO
TNXN Solutions
- Own the overall marketing strategy for clients across SEO, social, email and web development. This client work is the testing ground for everything I teach.
- Lead the marketing team through campaign planning, budgeting and measurement.
- Align marketing with sales, product and service teams, and steer spend toward the highest-return channels.
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From Oct 2023 · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Lead Trainer
IIDE — The Digital School
- Was Lead Trainer at the Indian Institute of Digital Education, building curriculum that bridged theory and real-world application.
- Guest lectures across K. P. B. Hinduja College (Charni Road), Thakur College of Science & Commerce, and Pillai College, Panvel.
- Integrated practical exercises and live industry case studies so students left with skills they could put to work straight away.
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From 2021 · Mumbai, Maharashtra
CMO
Techno Serve Software Solutions
- Ran marketing for a software company: SEO, paid, web builds and brand.
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Nov 2019 — Apr 2021 · Mumbai
Digital marketing trainer
Digital Trainee
- Where teaching became the career. Teaching forced a depth of understanding that client work alone never had.
- Built lesson plans, ran lectures and workshops, and gave hands-on support to every learner.
- Identified individual potential and coached learners toward career-ready outcomes.
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Aug 2018 — Nov 2019 · Mumbai, Maharashtra
Digital marketing trainer
Pace Career Academy
- First formal training role. Built the curriculum from scratch with whiteboard sessions, live audits and job-ready teaching.
- Managed the full program: SEM, SEO, social, ORM, analytics, content and e-commerce advertising.
- Ran in-office seminars and prepared comprehensive training materials.
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Apr 2017 — Apr 2018 · Mumbai
Senior Marketing Executive
Sia Art Jewellery
- Built and ran digital strategies across paid search, SEO and PPC to grow traffic and conversions for a premium jewellery brand.
- Led social strategy and brand campaigns, plus the website redesign for usability and conversion.
- Owned planning and budget control for all digital efforts.
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Oct 2015 — Oct 2016 · Mumbai
ORM Specialist
Zimmber (later acquired by Quikr)
- ORM for one of Mumbai's fastest-growing home-services startups.
- Investigated and resolved customer complaints, surfacing feedback trends that pointed to where the service could improve.
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Apr 2010 — Nov 2012 · Mumbai
Retail sales
Casio India
- Where it started: counter sales, display, customer interaction and promotional schemes.
- Managed stock inventory and trained new colleagues on products, sales and display.
Capability
What I'm fluent in.
- Training & Curriculum Delivery 95%
- SEO & Search Strategy 92%
- Performance Marketing 88%
- Web Development & Design 85%
Also in the toolkit
- Digital Strategy
- Online Advertising
- Google Ads
- Social Media Marketing
- Email Marketing
- Business Development
- Growth Hacking
- Graphic Design
- WordPress
- Content Marketing
- Analytics & Reporting
- ORM
Three languages, spoken daily.
- Hindi
- Native / Bilingual
- English
- Professional Working
- Marathi
- Professional Working
“I'm always seeking new and creative ways to solve online challenges — whether that's scaling a business or training the person who will.”
Tools & platforms
The working stack.
SEO & Analytics
- Ahrefs
- SEMrush
- GA4
- Search Console
- BigQuery
- Screaming Frog
- Schema.org
Build & Ship
- Astro
- Next.js
- Tailwind CSS
- WordPress
- Cloudflare
- Vercel
- TypeScript
AI & Automation
- Claude (Opus, Sonnet)
- GPT-4o
- n8n
- Make
- Self-hosted RAG (pgvector)
Teaching
- Keynote
- Pitch
- Notion
- Google Classroom
- Assessment frameworks
Where I teach
Institutions & platforms.
1,500+ people trained across 38 cohorts since 2018.
- Now
Shezad Ali Khan AI Masterclass
Hands-on AI training in small batches: practical AI for work, AI for marketers, and building with AI.
Since 2026 · Mumbai
- Guest faculty
Hinduja College · Thakur College · Pillai College
SEO, AI in marketing, careers & web fundamentals
Mumbai
- Previous
IIDE — The Digital School · Pace Career Academy · Digital Trainee
Lead Trainer at IIDE from 2023. The teaching career began at Pace Career Academy and Digital Trainee, building curriculum from scratch.
Teaching since 2018
Credentials
Govt-certified. Three diplomas.
Government accreditation to train and assess digital marketing professionals, issued under Skill India / NSDC.
- Qualification
- Digital Marketing Manager (MES/Q0706) v2.0
- Level
- NSQF Level 6
- Awarded by
- Media & Entertainment Skills Council (MESC), Skill India / NSDC, Govt. of India
- Trainer ID
- TR584949 · valid to Jan 2027
Diplomas
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Diploma in Web Development
Full-stack web development: HTML, CSS, JavaScript and end-to-end web design.
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Diploma in Graphic Design
Visual communication, typography, layout systems and brand identity.
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Diploma in Digital Marketing
SEO, paid media, analytics, content strategy and social.
Other certifications
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Advance Web Designer Certificate
Professional certification
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Digital Marketing & Media Foundations
Foundations certification
Education
Where it started.
I didn't specialise early. I picked up several disciplines first and later tied them together into a career in digital.
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Kamala Mehta College of Commerce & Arts
2012 — 2013Bachelor's Degree · Business / Commerce
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K.H.M.W College of Science & Commerce
Higher Secondary Certificate · Business / Commerce
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Versova Welfare Association High School
2007 — 2008Secondary School Certificate
