Ognish Ghoshal - A Biography

There are at least ten different nationalities represented in 40 plus people in the Zeald.com team. It must be that this blend of different cultures makes Zeald.com an exciting place to work and that was definitely a big factor in Oggie’s decision to become the 22nd Zeald.com E-Business Consultant.

Oggie started his career in advertising while arming himself with a Degree in Commerce, specialising in management studies. The excitement of the world of media saw him drawn to a job with a Television company. That industry was in the process of being ‘liberalised’ and Oggie could see that there were many opportunities. He says “I was captivated with the world of communication media with impact and persuasion.”

Oggie had a brief stint with a start-up dot com firm where he was part of the venture capital fund procurement team. After that, Oggie and his wife, Shanoor, packed their bags and moved into New Zealand. Ask him why and Oggie has a quick reply: “Cricket, plenty of lamb and a great lifestyle are reasons enough!”

Oggie started his New Zealand career with the APN media group in a sales support role. He quickly became a star performer and was promoted four times in six years. Oggie ended up heading the Real Estate pillar at APN where he was responsible for $30 million revenue. He headed a team of 17 and a portfolio of products across prestige publications like The New Zealand Herald, The Herald on Sunday and The Aucklander publications.

Oggie was credited with turning around the revenue results in the Real Estate pillar in a record nine months. Oggie says “It was relatively easy – I hired the right people; got the product and marketing mix right; motivated the staff and the results looked after themselves“.

Soon after this success, Oggie was poached by Jasons Travel Media – a leading travel publisher. His role was to look after Key Accounts, the Online Sales team and a couple of products. Within eight months he was promoted to National Sales Manager with total product responsibility across the South Pacific heading over 30 different publications and managing a national sales team.

Life was going really well for Oggie but something was missing. He had the urge to be an entrepreneur for many years and was always on the lookout for business opportunities. The problem was there were many opportunities but none that Oggie was passionate enough about.

But then Oggie ran across Zeald.com. Initially interested by the Zeald philosophy and business model, Oggie quickly realised that he would, as an E-Business Consultant, be able to add significant value to his clients’ businesses. He could envisage how his experience and knowledge of the communication/media industry would prove invaluable to clients needing to promote and publicise their new businesses. With Oggie admiring the Zeald team for their energy and passion, the fit was perfect!

Ognish and Shanoor live in West Auckland and they just love the ‘Westie’ lifestyle. “I am an absolute foodie and can’t believe the range of ethnic cuisine available in the West Auckland region” says Oggie. He is just as passionate about delivering results for his clients and is well-versed in the challenges facing new business entrepreneurs. Oggie’s philosophy is simple: “I enjoy life as it comes and nothing pleases me more than to have a happy customer refer me to another for a job well done”.

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