Aseem Aggarwal

Foreal Foods is helping revolutionize the food industry. They created the world's 1st coconut jerky and coconut bacon to empower people who strive to make healthier living choices by going vegan. I am glad to be a part of this movement. At Foreal Foods, I worked as a product manager. I had to help make sure that our product carries the values and ingredients that our vegan consumers are looking for. I had to help source our product internationally and ensure that all quality standards are being met. I also worked to create sales reports and ensure that our supply chain demands are being fulfilled at an individual store level such as at Whole Foods and also in online retail & wholesale. A part of my role also demanded that I help with our international expansion into the United Kingdom through identifying the appropriate retail outlets and partnering with them. Aside from the logistical and operational tasks, I also got to utilize my creative side. A large part of my role was to work on influencer marketing and build our social portfolio. I helped grow our influencer partnerships through free product sampling. To further spur social growth, I personally designed several social media posts and devised a marketing strategy to best fit our goals as a vegan company.

Katch is an exciting new company that aims to revolutionize the media industry. Through creating a genomic code for every single media content there exists, Katch is able to provide the next-gen media market intelligence. Katch will also host an app in the near future that will match users with their most preferred content based on the genomic mapping. I was a part of helping develop this app as a product manager. My responsibilities entailed managing 150 interns to execute market research and refine UI/UX using Kanban methodology. While a bulk of my work concerned improving the app, I also indulged in extensive competitive and financial analysis to remodel and execute a startup pivot. We pivoted from a consumer app to a data company. To further aid this transition, I conducted deep research to build an investor database and shortlisted investors to secure funding. Ultimately, as a PM, my role entailed improving our product offerings as well as ensuring that we have the necessary finances and business strategy to continue to revolutionize the media industry.

At City National Bank, I led a project on Milestones PM+ in Salesforce to revamp the onboarding of new employees. I also administered several dashboards on Salesforce to increase portfolio management efficiency. Lastly, I engaged in business relationship strategy through understanding in-house and client roles. Given the COVID-19 pandemic and the remote nature of the internship, my ability to adapt and community effectively were tested. Ultimately, I am proud that I was able to deliver value to the firm and help them with their overarching goal of technological transformation.

I worked at Venbrook as a finance and operations intern. I was able to revamp contracts worth $50 million for 1000 entities thereby reducing potential costs by $1 million. I also enforced and secured Errors & Omissions coverage from 500 entities thereby potentially saving $3.5 million. Additionally, I updated AIM and AMS360 records with post-acquisition data to increase operational efficiency.

EMAP is a B2B media company in London that connects influential people and organizations to a high-value network of decision-makers, data, and ideas through their industry-leading portfolio of brands in Retail, Health, Construction, Architecture, and Fashion. I was able to intern with EMAP and built an excel database of 1500 construction industry leaders to invite for the annual award show. I also helped reduced nursing-awards costs by £10,000 by securing discounts through unconventional ways. I enjoyed working across operations and marketing and got a unique experience in how the British conduct business.

Formerly known as Credit Starter, Altro is an innovative approach to financial service and is focused on helping young adults earn a credit score without the need for credit cards or big banks. Altro reports your rent payments and subscription payments like Spotify and Netflix to help you accelerate your credit journey. I was the initial co-founder of Altro and worked cross-functions to build this business from the ground up. As my first entrepreneurial venture in the United States, it was unfortunate that I couldn't continue on the journey due to my F-1 visa regulations. However, I am proud that Altro was eventually accepted into Y-Combinator and was able to secure Jay-Z as an investor.

As a freshman in college, I wanted experiences outside of class in order to accelerate my learning process. Thus, I was able to discover an opportunity to work with USC Credit Union. I managed to secure a meeting with senior executives at USC Credit Union and discussed how to issue USC students unsecured credit cards. Thereon, I analyzed Bank of America’s T&C to understand how they issue unsecured credit cards to college students and developed a framework for USC Credit Union to do the same. To aid this process, I indulged in mystery shopping experiences and along the way was able to develop great communication, presentation, business research and development, and finance skills.

I got my Bachelor of Science degree from USC Marshall School of Business. Being at one of the most prestigious colleges around the world allowed me to experience and develop in unimaginable ways. I am glad to have found a community at USC and look forward to contributing to the Trojan legacy.

I went on a summer abroad program to London, UK where I studied at King's College. I indulged in courses that enhanced my understanding of the business culture and environment in the UK through learning about British economics, politics, international relations, culture, and psychology.

I attended Asia's oldest boarding school situated in the foothills of the Himalayas. My school, Woodstock School, is a microcosm for social, economical, and theological diversity. I was able to develop a wholesome personality which laid the groundwork for being a global citizen. I initiated the first entrepreneurship club in our school's 150+ years of history and led several other initiatives which earned me a spot in the school's Book of Excellence (i.e. the highest honor you can receive at Woodstock). My biggest challenge at school was to hike up and down the mountain for 30 minutes every morning and evening to attend classes.