About
I have built businesses in Dhaka since 2009, sold to US enterprise buyers, and run a seven-store brand today. The press, writing and talks below link to sources you can check.
Studied, worked and selected by
Started BridgeWee, a college admissions prep school, while at the University of Dhaka.
Member of the US Ambassador's Youth Council at the American Embassy in Dhaka. US State Department IVLP in 2012.
Third of 100 plus teams at the Wharton Innovation Tournament in Abu Dhabi, and a Dell Social Innovation Challenge award.
Co-founded WebAble, a digital agency. Dell, Kaspersky and Aarong signed within months.
Asia's Most Influential Digital Media Professional at the CMO Asia Awards. Future Startup's first 15 Under 35.
A senior partner left with 8 of our 20 staff. We kept every client and ended the year at 21 people.
BYLC Alumni Award. WebAble named Digital Agency of the Year at the Golden Globe Tigers.
The pandemic paused 40% of our retainers. No layoffs. I helped bring 40 agencies together into an industry association and negotiate support with the ICT Ministry.
Acumen Fellow. Admitted to Wharton, Kellogg, Haas and Tepper.
MBA summer internship in product marketing at Stripe, on Invoicing across Europe.
Wharton MBA. Senior product marketing at ABB Optical, the US contact lens distributor.
Go to market at Trackonomy, Kleiner Perkins backed: the SmartTape launch and a sales system rebuilt around AI.
Moved home to Dhaka. Operating Partner at Shape.
Founded Luminthir, which builds and operates consumer businesses in Bangladesh.
Clients my agency served, named in public sources
At Stripe I wrote the public Invoicing guides for France, Germany and the United Kingdom. Stripe does not put bylines on its guides.
Ovick is strategically sound. He understands market dynamics and consumer behavior patterns.
Shameem Ahsan, in a LinkedIn recommendationI absolutely loved working with Ovick Bhai for a few projects under Webable.
Ayman Sadiq, founder of 10 Minute School, in a LinkedIn recommendationHe has created award-winning campaigns for local and international organizations.
Acumen Academy, Fellow profileThe first call is free and takes thirty minutes. Bring the problem. You leave with an honest read, whether or not we work together.
I reply to every email myself.