Vineet Bajpai

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Vineet Bajpai
Born
Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, India
NationalityIndian
Occupation(s)Founder and CEO of Magnon Group and Talentrack
Websitewww.vineetbajpai.com

Vineet Bajpai is an Indian entrepreneur and author. He is the Founder and CEO of Talentrack, an online platform for hiring and talent crowd sourcing for the media and entertainment sector.[1][2][3][4] He is also the Founder and CEO of Magnon\TBWA, Magnon eg+ and Magnon Sancus. Magnon is part of the Fortune 500 Omnicom Group.[citation needed] In April 2020, Magnon was ranked as India's Fastest-Growing Digital Agency by Agency Reporter magazine.[5] Bajpai is the author of eight books: Build From Scratch, The Street to the Highway, The 30 Something CEO, Harappa: Curse of the Blood River, Pralay: The Great Deluge, Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple, Mastaan: The Fallen Patriot of Delhi and 1857: The Sword of Mastaan.[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15][16] His ninth book Delhi: City of the Blood Gates is to be released soon.[17]

Early life and education[edit]

He gained an Honours degree in Economics (1997) from Hansraj College, Delhi University and his Post Graduate Diploma in Business Management (MBA, 1999) from Lal Bahadur Shastri Institute of Management, New Delhi.[18][19]

Career[edit]

Bajpai began his career with General Electric (GE Capital International Services) where he worked for less than a year, before starting his own business venture. In June 2000, he began his first company, Magnon Solutions, in a small shed. By 2012 Magnon had become one of the largest digital agencies in India, and was majority-acquired by the Fortune 500 Omnicom Group, via their global top-ten agency TBWA.[20] In March 2014, Bajpai became CEO of the TBWA Group in India and led it until January 2016.[21] He continues to lead Magnon Group in the capacity of Founder & CEO. In January 2016, he announced the launch of his second company, Talentrack.[22] Talentrack is an online and mobile hiring-platform for artists and recruiters from the media and entertainment sector.[23][24] The company also hosts Talentrack awards, which is an award pageant for the digital-entertainment ecosystem of India.[25][26]

Writing[edit]

Vineet Bajpai is a best-selling Indian author.[27] His second book, The Street to the Highway, was published by Jaico in 2011. His third business cum motivational book, The 30 Something CEO, was published by Jaico in 2016. Bajpai's first fiction novel, Harappa: Curse of the Blood River, was released in June 2017. His second fiction book, the sequel to his first, was Pralay: The Great Deluge. It was released in January 2018. The last book in this trilogy series was Kashi: Secret of the Black Temple was released in November 2018. In November 2019, he released another historical fiction Mastaan: The Fallen Patriot of Delhi.[28] The second part of the Mastaan Trilogy, 1857: The Sword of Mastaan, was released in February 2021.[29] The final part of the trilogy Delhi: City of the Blood Gates will be released soon.[30] Bajpai is a regular guest speaker at various literature festivals. In 2018 he was invited for three speaking sessions at the Jaipur Literature Festival.[31] He also spoke at the Chandigarh Literary Society and the Kala Ghoda Arts Festival.[32]

Awards and recognition[edit]

Bajpai won the Asia Pacific Entrepreneurship Award in 2011.[33] In 2012, he won the CNBC TV Mercedes Benz Young Turks Award.[34] In 2015 the Impact (Business World) magazine listed him among the 100 most influential people in India's digital ecosystem. He also won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2016, bestowed to him by the Entrepreneur magazine.[35] Bajpai is also a brand ambassador for Amazon Kindle Direct.[36]

On 15 February 2019, Reliance Entertainment announced that it had acquired the film, web-series, gaming and merchandise rights of Vineet Bajpai’s Harappa Trilogy.[37][38][39][40][41]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "TBWA's Former CEO Vineet Bajpai Launches Talentrack". 24 April 2018.
  2. ^ "Interview with Doordarshan". 8 May 2018.
  3. ^ "Recruitment app Talentrack targets media and entertainment-sectors". 8 May 2018.
  4. ^ "Digital is the future in all ways: Magnon\TBWA's Vineet Bajpai". 8 May 2018.
  5. ^ "PRESENTING THE WINNERS OF FIRST EDITION OF INDIA'S FASTEST GROWING DIGITAL AGENCIES". 8 May 2020.
  6. ^ Bajpai, Vineet (25 December 2018). Harappa Trilogy. TreeShade Books. ISBN 978-8193642467.
  7. ^ "Humbled, motivated: Vineet Bajpai, Founder and CEO of Magnon Solutions Pvt. Ltd". 24 April 2018.
  8. ^ "Blurred lines between history, myth and fiction". 8 May 2018.
  9. ^ "Entrepreneur Vineet Bajpai cracks code of accelerated, extraordinary career-growth". 8 May 2018.
  10. ^ "Entrepreneur Vineet Bajpai Books". 8 May 2018.
  11. ^ "Books by Vineet Bajpai Books". 8 May 2018.
  12. ^ "'Harappa: Curse of the Blood River' Is a Sprinkle of Historical Facts With Many Twists". 8 May 2018.
  13. ^ "The curse of the blood river, and the deluge". 8 May 2018.
  14. ^ "Vineet Bajpai Releases Yet Another Historical Fiction Book After Harappan Trilogy". 4 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Vineet Bajpai's latest trilogy, 1857 The Sword of Mastaan, is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the Great War". 23 March 2021.
  16. ^ "Bookrack for the week (May 2 to May 8)". 2 May 2021.
  17. ^ "Get set for an engaging read on Delhi's history". 2 May 2023.
  18. ^ "Entrepreneur Vineet Bajpai cracks code of accelerated, extraordinary career-growth with 'The 30 Something CEO'". 24 April 2018. Archived from the original on 26 August 2018.
  19. ^ "This man wants YOU to quit your job!". 8 May 2018.
  20. ^ "Omnicom group's TBWA acquires Magnon Group". 8 May 2018.
  21. ^ "Vineet Bajpai is the new CEO of TBWA India". 8 May 2018.
  22. ^ "TBWA's Former CEO Vineet Bajpai Launches Talentrack". 8 May 2018.
  23. ^ "Mumbai-based startup Talentrack brings artistes and recruiters on one platform". 8 May 2018.
  24. ^ "Magnon founder Vineet Bajpai's talentrack gets off the ground". 8 May 2018.
  25. ^ "CPM India executes 2nd edition of Talentrack Awards 2018". 8 May 2018.
  26. ^ "Prized Pixels". 26 June 2020.
  27. ^ "HT-Nielsen top 10: Vineet Bajpai's Pralay tops best-selling fiction list this week". 8 May 2018.
  28. ^ "Vineet Bajpai Releases Yet Another Historical Fiction Book After Harappan Trilogy". 23 November 2019.
  29. ^ "Vineet Bajpai's latest trilogy, 1857 The Sword of Mastaan, is a tribute to the unsung heroes of the Great War". 23 March 2021.
  30. ^ "FINAL PART OF THRILLER MYTHOLOGICAL SERIES SET IN DELHI TAKES READERS INTO THE MYSTICAL ERA OF 1857". 4 May 2023.
  31. ^ "Vineet Bajpai". 8 May 2018.
  32. ^ "Vineet Bajpai". 8 May 2018.
  33. ^ "Vineet Bajpai (Magnon Solutions & Magnon International) wins APEA Award 2011". 8 May 2018.
  34. ^ "Mr. Vineet Bajpai (Magnon Group) Winner of CNBC TV Mercedes Benz Young Turks Award 2012". 8 May 2018.
  35. ^ "Award Winners". 8 May 2018.
  36. ^ "It makes publishing as easy as online shopping". 8 May 2018.
  37. ^ "Vineet Bajpai's bestselling Harappa trilogy to be made into a movie or web series". 19 February 2019.
  38. ^ "Reliance Entertainment acquires screen rights of Harappa' trilogy". 19 February 2019.
  39. ^ "Reliance Entertainment buys motion-picture and web-series rights to Vineet Bajpai's Harappa trilogy". 19 February 2019.
  40. ^ "Reliance Entertainment to back web series or film based on Vineet Bajpai's Harappa trilogy". 19 February 2019.
  41. ^ "Reliance Entertainment acquires screen rights of 'Harappa' trilogy". 19 February 2019.
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