From IT Engineer to Digital Marketing Mentor: Personal Branding & Growth Strategies with Tarun Makhija

Tarun’s professional journey started in Information Technology (IT) after earning a degree in IT engineering. He worked with L&T Infotech, Tech Mahindra, and Zensar Technologies before joining Tata Consultancy Services (TCS) in 2015.

While he excelled in technology, his passion for marketing, branding, and education led him to take a bold leap. In 2016, he co-founded Big Mouth Digital & Media, a branding and digital marketing agency based in Mumbai. Over eight years, his agency:

✔ Served 270+ brands across 15+ industries

✔ Executed 750+ successful digital marketing campaigns globally

✔ Helped businesses scale through performance marketing & social media strategies

During this journey, Tarun discovered his true calling—mentoring and educating individuals on digital growth strategies.

Transforming Businesses & Careers Through Training

As a corporate trainer and educator, Tarun has helped individuals and organizations unlock their digital potential. His impact includes:

✅ Trained 25,257+ students & professionals in digital marketing, personal branding, and content creation.

✅ Delivered 1,527+ training sessions across corporate and academic institutions.

✅ Conducted 100+ keynote sessions on digital marketing, entrepreneurship, and business strategy.

Notable Corporate Training & Speaking Engagements

🎤 Motilal Oswal Financial Services – 10-city India tour on Personal Branding & LinkedIn Growth (2023).

🎤 Reliance Entertainment – Personal Branding & Social Media Growth keynote for employees.

🎤 Google HQ, Mumbai – Hosted an exclusive meet for Mumbai’s Top 50 Digital Marketing Agencies.

🎤 D’Decor – Training sales teams on sustainability, customer education, and digital marketing.

🎤 Chitkara University – Teaching Search Engine Marketing (SEM) and digital strategies.

🎤 Master’s Union, Gurgaon – Judged the Marketing Hackathon and delivered a keynote session.

🎤 Capturing Wow – Designed & delivered an Instagram Marketing Course for 500,000 photographers.

🎤 NMIMS, Mumbai – Keynote on Digital Marketing Trends & Innovations.

🎤 APCA, Mumbai – Trained chefs in Entrepreneurship, Business Management, and Content Marketing.

Building a Learning Community: TarunSpeaks & Be Limitless

Beyond training, Tarun is fostering a community of learners, marketers, and entrepreneurs.

🔹 Be Limitless Community – 4 active WhatsApp groups for networking & learning.

🔹 Instagram Broadcast Channel – Be Limitless – Sharing insights, updates, and motivation.

🔹 Topmate.io Community – Providing one-on-one mentorship to aspiring marketers and entrepreneurs.

🔹 #TarunSpeaks Merchandise Line – Representing his commitment to empowering individuals through education.