Akash Mehta

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“I remember the day I graduated, I wrote down my potential career options as engineering, music or brand building. As I read them aloud, brand building felt just right.”

Akash Mehta is a British entrepreneur with experience working for luxury brands including Burberry, Dior, and Estee Lauder Companies.

His experience ranges from film to engineering, theatre to social media and marketing.

In 2019, he co-founded Fable & Mane, an Ayurvedic-inspired hair wellness brand, where he is now CEO.

Akash Mehta is a popular keynote speaker and is often asked to appear at industry conferences, companies, and universities around the world, as well as at industry summits, and for TEDx.

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Akash Mehta’s career started as an intern, first at Warner Bros. Entertainment Group, and then Level 1 Entertainment, the BMW Group, and the Airbus Group. He has also worked as a production runner for the West End adaptation of Great Expectations, as a trainee for Shaneel Enterprises LTD, and a marketing assistant for Procter & Gamble.

His luxury career started at fashion house WORTH PARIS as their social media manager, before working for Burberry in their media planning and buying department.

When he joined the Estee Lauder Companies, he became the youngest in leadership, working as their Social and Digital Online Marketing Manager. In 2017 he joined Dior and became their Senior Global Digital Manager whilst in his 20s. His focus was on affiliate marketing, working closely with celebrities, brands, and influencers. Whilst at Dior, he generated over $50million in Earned Media Value through micro-influencers. This passion for working with social influencers stemmed from his own experience, posting videos onto the internet, including an Ariana Grande mashup which gained over a million views on Facebook. He now boasts over 580,000 social media followers!

In 2019 he co-founded Fable and Mane, a hair styling brand inspired by his Indian heritage and particular the times his “grandmother used to oil our hair while telling Indian fables”.

Akash Mehta’s work saw him being named in the Forbes 30 Under 30 list, making him the only Indian in the marketing and media space to make the list. He is also the host of the Founded Beauty podcast, which uncovers exclusive insights into building international beauty brands. On top of all of this, he is also a board member and investor in LVMH’s Patou, is a co-founder of The Fable Fund which works in wild tiger conservation, and is a Global Guardian for UNICEF.

AKASH MEHTA | SPEAKING TOPICS

– Mindful Business

– Entrepreneurship

– Conscious Capitalism

– The Beauty Industry

– The Haircare Industry

– Animal Conservation

– Building a Business From Scratch

In 2019, Akash spoke at TEDx where he focussed on the future of social media and influencers.

He has spoken for a number of clients and appeared at various industry events, including the BBC London Asian Network, Beauty Connect, Beauty Matters, Business of Fashion Voices, Harvard Business School, London Packaging Week, Sephora, and the World Influence Forum.