location_onDubai, UAE · On-site in the UAE & Remote across EMEA
+971 52 912 9389+91 99859 22204
Hi, I'm
Imran Baig
I solve business problems with technology.

I work where business meets technology. With close to two decades across marketing, product, and strategy, I figure out what is actually broken, design the fix, and build it myself. Fast, and at a fraction of the usual cost.

$100M+Pipeline Generated
8+Products & Sites Shipped
300%Lead Growth
Imran Baig
In Development
PraxisAI
Human Skills Simulation
Live
Logisrch
AI-Native Logistics Marketplace
Live
ThinkShift CRM
Multi-tenant B2B CRM
The Difference

Most people can strategize or build. I do both.

A consultant hands you a strategy and walks away. A developer builds exactly what they are told. I do the rarer thing. I find the real problem, design the answer, and ship the product that solves it.

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A strategic lens, built over a long career.

Marketing, product, sales, market research, consulting. I never stop at the surface problem. I see the whole business around it. Most logistics problems are not really logistics problems. They are information gaps. I find what is actually broken.

route

A methodical path, every time.

Diagnose the real issue. Validate the why. Map the solution. Then execute. No guesswork, just a clear route from problem to working product.

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I ship it myself.

I don't stop at the slide deck. I design, build, test, and deploy the actual application, at a fraction of the cost and time of a full development team.

What I Solve

Bring me a problem, an idea, or a half-built thing.

Six ways I turn business challenges into outcomes that matter.

A problem, no clear path

I find the root cause and design a structured solution built for your business, not a template.

An idea, no validation

I pressure-test the idea and the reason behind it, then help you tell the story that gets it funded.

The blueprint

PRD, technical requirements, and go-to-market plan. The spec that turns intent into something buildable.

See it before you buy it

Real screens and interactive mockups, so you approve the experience before any code is written.

Built fast and lean

Production-grade web and mobile apps with AI-assisted development. Weeks, not quarters, at a fraction of agency cost.

Drowning in manual work

Automations that connect your tools and remove repetitive work, so nothing slips through the cracks.

The Process

From idea to deployed product, every time.

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Discovery
understand the real problem
description
PRD & TRD
define what and how
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plan the launch
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Design
screens and mockups, approved upfront
code
Build
modern stack, AI-assisted
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Test
unit, functional, and security testing
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Deploy
live on Vercel with CI/CD
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Iterate
data, feedback, improve

"Every engagement starts with clarity on the problem. Every product ends with something real in the hands of users."

Proof

I don't just talk about building.
Here's what I've shipped.

Live & Deployed

LiveSolo-Built · AI Co-Development

ThinkShift CRM

Enterprise multi-tenant B2B CRM for service businesses. Built solo, from schema to deployment.

Next.jsTypeScriptSupabaseVercel

What makes it different

  • Each client gets fully isolated infrastructure and data
  • Fully white-labeled, so clients never see the vendor
  • New clients launch through configuration, not custom code
  • Admins configure their own departments, roles, and pipelines
  • Built around freight sales, not generic CRM flows
  • Live in production with a real logistics company
Live MVPFounding Product Manager

Logisrch

An AI-native B2B marketplace for sourcing logistics services and professionals, built in the GCC.

Currently a working MVP, pre-revenue. Launching in the GCC first, then Canada, and building toward global coverage.

Next.jsSupabaseOpenAIVercelAI Assistant

What makes it different

  • Plain-language requests become structured, comparable quotes
  • Voice or text intake, in Arabic and English
  • Built horizontal across verticals, not a single niche
  • New verticals launch as configuration, not rebuilds
  • Designed around GCC compliance, customs, and e-invoicing
  • A co-founder's freight network seeds real supply early
Deployed

Employee Appraisal Platform

Cloud HR SaaS replacing spreadsheets with structured digital appraisals.

Next.jsSupabaseVercel

What makes it different

  • Multi-tenant, one platform serves unlimited companies independently
  • Each company gets its own branded, isolated portal
  • Full appraisal workflow built in, no third-party tools needed
  • Calibration access controlled per person, not just by role
  • Designed for GCC SMEs replacing spreadsheets and paper forms
  • Solo-built, live in production with a real paying client
LaunchedHRTech · Founding Team

eTeki

Interview-as-a-Service marketplace.

I joined at the start and helped take it from concept to a live marketplace.

My role

  • Headed product, marketing, and delivery
  • Created the user flows and journeys
  • Worked with the founder, BA, architect, and engineers
  • Built the community of technical interviewers

In Active Development

LYVA OS

An AI-native Company Operating System, a company's Chief Cognitive Officer. It ingests every data source, stays queryable in plain language with citations, reasons across sources, and surfaces risk before it becomes a problem. Three surfaces: Strategic Console, Operating Layer, and Work Companion.

Prism Strategic AI

An AI management consultant as software. It grounds analysis in your own documents plus live web research, selects the right framework (Porter, BCG, GTM, growth), and returns a diagnosis and 12-week roadmap as white-labeled deliverables, with every figure traceable to a real source.

North

An AI execution coach for goals and habits, built for follow-through. It breaks a goal into milestones, habits, and one action for today, and meets you without guilt when you slip. No points, badges, or streaks by design. Calm and premium.

PraxisAI

An AI-powered Human Skills Simulation and Assessment Platform. AI personas, voice and video-avatar simulation, session analytics, and skill tracking over time. The first vertical is Mental Health training. This is not a chatbot. It is a simulation, assessment, and competency-development ecosystem.

Also Shipped

Website branding, design, and build.

Custom builds and WordPress, hosted and managed end-to-end.

Consultingthinkshiftconsult.com homepage

thinkshiftconsult.com

Digital transformation advisory practice.

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IT Services · USAskydesolutions.com homepage

skydesolutions.com

Telecom engineering services.

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ERP · UAEpactsoft.ae homepage

pactsoft.ae

Enterprise ERP software.

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Logistics · Middle Eastaboudisa.com homepage

aboudisa.com

Freight forwarding and cargo.

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Advisory

When the answer isn't software, it's strategy.

Logistics Company, KSA

Logistics

ERP/CRM selection, implementation, and CEO advisory on M&A.

StartUpLanes

Venture

Venture screening, investor-ready pitch decks, financial models, and valuations.

ERP Company, UAE

Enterprise Software

Repositioning, regional websites, and a SE Asia channel partner program.

Mental Health EdTech Platform, India

EdTech / Health

AI therapy platform for neurodivergent children; product, pricing, and GTM; 1,500+ leads in 60 days.

Provincial Government, India

Public / Skilling

Designed and built a workforce skilling ecosystem under a state scheme: sourced trainers across Java, Android, and PHP, structured the program, and personally delivered interview-skills training to prepare students for employment.

IT Services Company, USA

IT Services

Pipeline architecture and messaging to lift qualification and win rates.

eCommerce Brand, Bahrain

Retail

Omni-channel brand build, sourcing across the EU and India.

Women's Hospital, India

Healthcare

Positioning and early demand generation.

The Stack

The tools I build and work with.

buildBuild & Deploy

Next.jsReactTypeScriptTailwindCSSFlutterSupabaseFirebaseVercelGitHub (CI/CD)VS CodeCursorPython

smart_toyAI & Automation

ClaudeOpenAIClaude CodeAI Agent OrchestrationN8NMake.comPlaywrightObsidian

design_servicesProduct & Strategy

FigmaNotionMiroGoogle AnalyticsMicrosoft Power BITableau

storefrontBusiness & Marketing

HubSpotSalesforceWordPressHostingerShopifyLinkedIn Sales Navigator
The Path

Where I've been. What I've driven.

Logisrch Technologies
2024 – Present
Founding Product Manager

Co-founded an AI-native B2B logistics marketplace for the GCC; own product vision, architecture, and roadmap. Live MVP, GCC launch underway.

ThinkShift Consulting
2023 – Present
Founder & Sr. Consulting Partner

Advisory and hands-on builds for founders and CXOs across MENA, NA, and APAC.

Evergent Technologies
2022 – 2023
Director, Global Marketing & GTM

Led global marketing operations across 8 regions: content, campaigns, social, and a full website refresh, with a brand overhaul alongside Deloitte Digital. 66% lead lift and a $10M pipeline.

Techwave Consulting
2020 – 2022
Senior Manager, Global Strategic Marketing

Built and led the global marketing function from zero. Ran the operation end to end: content (white papers, webinars, ebooks, web, and sales collateral), campaigns, social, events, and the company rebrand and positioning. 300% MQL growth and a $60M pipeline, with partner marketing across AWS, Google Cloud, and SAP.

ThinkYral Consulting
2015 – 2020
Founder & GTM Strategist

Website design and development, eCommerce marketplace development, community development, skill-development programs, and application development for startups and SMEs across India, MENA, and North America.

IBM
2012 – 2015
Market Offerings Manager, North America

Offer strategy, market launches, and GTM enablement.

Deloitte
2010 – 2012
Analyst, Clients & Markets

Market intelligence and stakeholder mapping for Lead Client Partners.

Kenexa, an IBM Company
2008 – 2010
CRM Specialist, APAC

CRM administration alongside market research, competitive intelligence, and reporting; supported the marketing director on global marketing and communications activities.

In professional practice since 2005.

Recognition

Recognized along the way.

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Emerging Leader

Evergent · 2022

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GDC Star Debutant

Techwave · 2021

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Extreme Services, Proactiveness

IBM · 2012

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R&R Award

Deloitte · 2011

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Quality Star

Deloitte · 2010

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Extreme Services, Responsiveness

Kenexa · 2008

Capabilities

The full range.

Everything I bring to a problem: strategy, build, and growth.

Product & Strategy

Product StrategyRoadmappingPRD & TRDUser Journey MappingUX / UI DesignWireframingPrototypingFeature PrioritizationProduct-Market FitPricingMarketplace BuildsMVP Development

AI & Engineering

AI-Assisted DevelopmentAgentic AI OrchestrationFull-Stack WebMobile Apps (Flutter)Multi-Tenant SaaSAPI IntegrationDatabase DesignWorkflow AutomationFunctional & Security Testing

Growth & Marketing

Marketing LeadershipMarketing OperationsGo-to-Market StrategyDemand GenerationSocial Media MarketingContent MarketingAccount-Based MarketingSEOSEMBrand Positioning & RebrandingWebinars & EventsPartner & Channel MarketingMarketing Automation

Advisory & Transformation

Digital TransformationERP/CRM SelectionChange ManagementInvestor ReadinessPitch Decks & FundraisingFounder & CXO AdvisoryFractional Leadership

Industries

Logistics & Supply ChainHRTechIT ServicesEdTechHealthcareFinTecheCommerceMarketing & CommunicationsMental Health
Engagement

Bring me on full-time, or work together flexibly.

Full-Time Role

Join your team as a product leader or builder, owning outcomes from strategy through shipped product.

Fractional CPO / CMO

Senior product or growth leadership, part-time, with clear outcomes.

Product & GTM Advisor

Strategic guidance on product direction, launch, and growth.

Project-Based Build

Fixed scope, fixed deliverables, and a working product at the end.

Freelance & Contract

Hands-on building, automation, and prototyping on a retainer or per-project basis.

Teaching & Workshops

AI-assisted product building, GTM strategy, and interview and employability skills, for teams, cohorts, and institutions.

Open to full-time, fractional, contract, and freelance arrangements. On-site in the UAE, or remote across EMEA.

Qualifications

Education and certifications.

schoolEducation

  • MSc Applied AINIT Sikkim · In Progress
  • MBA, Information ManagementUniversity of Wales
  • PG Program, Data ScienceINSOFE
  • PG Certificate, Marketing & CommunicationMICA
  • Bachelor of Computer ApplicationsAndhra University

workspace_premiumCertifications

  • Enterprise Design Thinking PractitionerIBM
  • Certified Scrum Product Owner (CSPO)Scrum Alliance
  • Certified Subscription ManagerChargebee
  • Campaign Manager & Display AdsGoogle
  • Inbound MarketingHubSpot
  • Social MediaHootsuite
  • Digital Transformation, ML & AI, RPA & Cognitive TechLinkedIn Learning
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Full-time, fractional, contract, or freelance. Remote, hybrid, or on-site.

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