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Speaking / 01

Guest lectures, keynotes,
workshops, and classrooms.

Twenty-plus colleges across Mumbai. Four conferences. A dozen podcasts. Corporate training rooms in between. Government-certified trainer under Skill India (MESC/NSDC, NSQF Level 6). The bar is high; the calendar is small. Bookings open three months out.

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Shezad speaking to a packed college audience, 2024
Guest lecture · packed hall, 2024

— In the room

Lectures, workshops, classrooms.

Guest lecture at Hinduja College, Mumbai — group photo with students

Hinduja College — Strategy Week

Mumbai, 2024

Teaching email marketing on whiteboard at Pace Career Academy

Pace Career Academy — Whiteboard session

Mumbai

Packed lecture hall — students with laptops during hands-on workshop

Hands-on workshop

Full classroom audience at college guest lecture

Full house — guest lecture

Group photo with engineering students at Thakur College

Thakur College of Engineering

Mumbai, 2024

Classroom session — standing with students at a large hall

College classroom session

2024

Selfie with students during an interactive workshop session

Workshop wrap-up

Teaching at Pace Career Academy — small group session

Pace Career Academy

02 / Topics

What I talk about.

01

Keynote · Workshop

AI for marketers, without the hype

What actually works in 2026 — RAG, agentic workflows, content systems. What is theatre — most LinkedIn carousels about AI. Workshop and keynote formats, 45–90 minutes.

02

Talk · Masterclass

SEO after AI overviews

How the search landscape changed in 2024–25 and what brands need to do now. Topical authority, entity SEO, and the death of the "10 blue links" mental model.

03

Workshop

Personal branding for builders

For engineers, designers, and operators who do not want to become content creators but need a public surface. The minimum viable presence.

04

Workshop

Marketing math for founders

LTV, CAC, payback period, contribution margin — the four numbers that decide whether a marketing strategy is even theoretically viable. For founders without a finance background.

— Lecture topics

For colleges and in-house teams.

Each topic can be delivered as a single guest lecture, a half-day workshop, or a multi-session program. Pick a starting point and we will shape it to your audience.

Shezad delivering a guest lecture at Thakur College
Guest lecture · Thakur College
  • 01 AI in digital marketing — what actually works
  • 02 SEO fundamentals (and what changes after AI overviews)
  • 03 Web development fundamentals for marketers (HTML, CSS, JS, WordPress)
  • 04 Graphic design & typography — the marketer's visual literacy
  • 05 Career growth in marketing — from junior to lead in 3 years
  • 06 Personal branding for marketers and operators
  • 07 Data-driven decision making for non-analysts
  • 08 The marketer's operating system in an AI world

03 / Formats

Four shapes the work takes.

FMT 01

20-min keynote

A sharp, single-thesis talk for conferences and company kickoffs.

FMT 02

College guest lecture

60–120 minute session for a single class or full year-group, with Q&A and a reading list.

FMT 03

90-min workshop

Hands-on session with frameworks, exercises, and live teardowns.

FMT 04

Corporate training

Half-day or multi-session in-house program. Custom curriculum on your team's stack.

05 / Selected past

Where I have spoken.

A non-exhaustive list. Email if you need a fuller speaker dossier or a video reel.

  • 2025 IIDE Pune Convocation — keynote on careers in growth
  • 2025 Pace Career Academy — masterclass series, 6 sessions
  • 2024 Thakur College of Engineering — guest faculty, marketing electives
  • 2024 Digital Trainee Alumni Summit — fireside on AI in agencies
  • 2023 Pillai College of Arts — workshop, SEO fundamentals
  • 2023 Sia Art Jewellery All-Hands — fireside on the rebuild
  • 2022 Mumbai Marketing Week — panel on attribution in privacy era
  • 2021 Technoserve Founders' Forum — talk on inbound for B2B SaaS

Bookings

Have a stage,
a curriculum, or a microphone?

Lead time: 8–12 weeks for keynotes, 4–6 weeks for podcasts. Travel within India is included; international engagements covered separately.

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— On YouTube

Quick Takes

Short, practical bites on digital marketing, AI tools, and the lessons from 1,500+ students. No long intros.

Day 1 in China | Street Food After Jummah

Day 2 in China | Yiwu Stationery Market Tour for Startups & Resellers!

Day 3 in China | Cheapest Wholesale Market | New Trendy Products

Day 4 in China | Premium Gifting Products in Cheap Price | Perfect for Resellers!

Day 5 in China | Yiwu Garden Walk Turns into Live E-Commerce Masterclass

Day 6 in China | From Window Shopping to Finalizing Orders in Yiwu

Day 7 in China | Business Lessons & Factory Connections

Day 8 in China | Faith, Scarves & Smart Selling Setup

Day 9 in China | Cash Payments, Fast Dispatch & Digital Invoices

07 / Get in touch

Let's
make
something
good.

Shezad

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