Ujwal Sharma
Ujwal Sharma (born November 2, 2002) is an Indian award-winning entrepreneur, investor, and digital marketer. He is the Founder and CEO of Uzi World Digital, one of India's fastest-growing Digital Marketing Solutions firms, and Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empire Weekly.
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| Born | 2002/11/02 India |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Indian |
| 🏫 Education | Jain University (BBA in Digital Marketing) |
| 💼 Occupation | Entrepreneur, Investor, and Digital Marketer |
| 💰 Net worth | $1.7 Million USD (2022) |
| 🏅 Awards | India 500 CEO Awards 2022 |
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Early Life[edit]
Ujwal Sharma was born on November 2, 2002, in India. He completed his secondary schooling at a boarding school named North Point Senior Secondary Boarding School, Rajarhat from 2011 to 2019, where he was an active participant in various extracurricular activities. During his school days, Ujwal Sharma excelled in swimming and cricket. He had the potential to participate in district level swimming competitions, but unfortunately, a knee injury prevented him from doing so. Despite this setback, he continued to play cricket and achieved a good record in the sport. Ujwal was sent to a boarding school at a young age, in class 2. Initially, he found it challenging to adjust to the new environment, but eventually, he settled in. He completed his class 10 studies at the same school before leaving. Despite being a backbencher, Ujwal was a bright student and consistently scored good marks. He was actively involved in a variety of extracurricular activities and sports, including NCC, karate, gymnastics, and Olympiad exams.
After completing his secondary schooling, Ujwal moved on to pursue higher education and completed his high school at Kalyani Public School. During his high school years, Ujwal taught himself digital marketing and web designing at the age of 16, which piqued his interest in the field of entrepreneurship.
Ujwal's early years were marked by his passion for learning and exploring new areas of interest. He was a self-starter and showed a keen interest in digital marketing from an early age, which eventually led him to found Uzi World Digital, one of India's fastest-growing digital marketing and PR solutions firms.
Education[edit]
Ujwal Sharma completed his secondary schooling at North Point Senior Secondary Boarding School (2011-2019) and his high school at Kalyani Public School, Salt Lake. He is currently pursuing a BBA in Digital Marketing from Jain University[1] in Bengaluru, Karnataka, as of 2022. Additionally, Ujwal taught himself digital marketing and web designing at the age of 16, which led him to start his digital marketing startup in 2019. Despite not having any formal education in digital marketing, Ujwal's self-taught skills have proven to be successful in his career.
Business career[edit]
Ujwal Sharma is the Founder and CEO of Uzi World Digital, a digital marketing and PR solutions firm based in India. Uzi World Digital was founded in August 2019 by Ujwal Sharma when he was only 16 years old. The company started as an Instagram page, and gained significant popularity in December 2020 when it won the India Digital Enabler Awards 2020 for the best use of social media, which was organized by Entrepreneur.com. Despite its relatively recent founding, Uzi World Digital has already catered to over 7,500 clients across 27 countries. The company offers a wide array of services including web designing and development, application development, SEO, online advertising, branding, email marketing, social media marketing, digital PR, and other marketing-related services. Uzi World Digital is particularly focused on helping entrepreneurs, celebrities, and other individuals gain recognition with digital PR and sales with online advertising.
In 2022, Ujwal Sharma was recognized for his leadership in the industry when he won the India 500 CEO Awards[2], which made him one of the top CEOs in India.
Ujwal is also the Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Empire Weekly, an international award-winning Internet news publishing company. Empire Weekly was founded in Oct 22, 2021, and is focused on publishing news and the latest updates from around the world to help and unite people. In 2022, Empire Weekly was one of the Media Partners of CloudFest 2022, The World's #1 Cloud Industry Conference, which was held in Germany. Empire Weekly won Startup of the year in media industry in the 10th Globee® Annual 2022 CEO World Awards®[3]. Empire Weekly has over 98% Female workforce, its focus is to make an organization where women will be promoted and supported.
Ujwal Sharma founded Classicpreneur News and Media[4] on August 25, 2020, as a startup that aimed to provide news and updates related to the business and entrepreneurship world. However, the venture was short-lived and closed down on January 6, 2022, due to an unfortunate incident. Ujwal's business partner, with whom he started the startup, took the domain and left him in between, leading to significant monetary loss for Ujwal. After this incident, Ujwal decided not to involve any co-founder in his future ventures.
Despite the setback, Ujwal persevered and continued to build his career as an entrepreneur and digital marketer. He founded Uzi World Digital and Empire Weekly, both of which have achieved significant success in their respective fields. Ujwal's journey highlights his resilience and determination to succeed despite the challenges he faced along the way.
According to various online sources, Ujwal Sharma has an estimated net worth of $1.7 million USD.[5]
Awards and recognition[edit]
Ujwal Sharma has won several awards and recognition in the digital marketing industry. He is a winner of the India 500 CEO Awards 2022[2] and The Indian Achievers' Award 2020[6] and is recognized as one of the most influential CEOs in India.
- The Indian Achievers' Award 2020
- India 500 CEO Awards 2022
References[edit]
- ↑ Jain University Alumni List - Crunchbase
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Winner of India 500 CEO Awards 2022
- ↑ Kensington, London (Nov 15, 2022) Ujwal Sharma’s Empireweekly.com Wins Globee® in the 10th Annual 2022 CEO World Awards®
- ↑ Classicpreneur News and Media - Crunchbase company profile
- ↑ Ujwal Sharma Net Worth. Wiki King
- ↑ Nod, Digital (February 18, 2021) Ujwal Sharma won the prestigious Indian Achievers’ Award for Young Entrepreneur. Net News Ledger
External links[edit]
- Ujwal Sharma on Twitter
- Ujwal Sharma on Instagram
- Ujwal Sharma on Facebook
- Ujwal Sharma on LinkedIn
- Ujwal Sharma at IMDb
- Ujwal Sharma profile on YourStory
- Ujwal Sharma profile on Crunchbase
