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Ankur Shrivastava joins Sony Pictures Networks India as associate vice president
BENGALURU: Ankur Shrivastava has been appointed associate vice president at Sony Pictures Networks India in Bengaluru, marking a new chapter in a 13-year career spanning India’s top media houses. In his new role, he will lead ad sales, revenue optimisation and business planning for the South region across the Hindi GEC portfolio, driving growth through senior stakeholder engagement, cross-functional collaboration and strategic partnerships.
Shrivastava brings deep experience from stints at JioStar, Viacom18, Star TV Network, Reliance Broadcast Network and UBM India, where he built pipelines, negotiated complex deals and delivered high-impact campaigns across linear and digital platforms. His expertise spans media sales and marketing, client acquisition and retention, c-suite relationship management, media planning, go-to-market strategy, channel sales and strategic partnerships.
At Sony, he will nurture senior-level relationships with agencies and key advertisers, coach a high-performing team, and track market intelligence to sharpen pricing, content and strategy decisions. Known for blending analytical insights with creative strategy, Shrivastava thrives in fluid, collaborative environments where innovation and agility shape outcomes.
With a track record of generating revenue, driving impact and scaling partnerships, Shrivastava’s move signals a sharpened focus on growth, monetisation and leadership in the competitive media landscape. At the heart of his work lies one principle: marrying business goals with compelling customer experiences, fast, smart and relentlessly results-driven.
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Give Me Five mental fitness platform launches in India
Global tool for early stress detection debuts in Hyderabad with live demos.
MUMBAI: Give Me Five just gave mental fitness a high-five because when your mind needs a quick check-up, even the app shows up faster than your inner critic. Give Me Five, a global mental fitness platform focused on early detection and proactive wellbeing, was officially launched in India at a special event at The Park Hotel, Somajiguda, Hyderabad. Founded by Brendan Fahey (30 years years building community solutions in human services), Dr Lisa Fahey OAM (35+ years as a trauma-recovery psychologist) and Phil Dymock (technology lead for expansion across the US, Canada, Australia and now India), the platform encourages small, consistent check-ins to spot early signs of stress, anxiety or burnout before they escalate.
The launch featured a live demonstration of core features, quick mental fitness assessments, data-driven personal insights, wellbeing dashboards, and tools tailored for individuals, workplaces, schools and communities. By making early awareness simple and accessible, Give Me Five aims to foster supportive environments where people feel equipped to act sooner rather than later.
Give Me Five co-founder Brendan Fahey said, “Give Me Five was created with a simple idea that small, consistent check-ins can make a meaningful difference in how we understand and support mental fitness. By making early detection accessible through technology, we hope to empower individuals, organisations, and communities to recognise challenges sooner and build stronger systems of care and support.”
The platform arrives as mental health conversations in India gain urgency, with rising awareness of workplace stress, student burnout and everyday emotional load. Give Me Five positions itself as a preventive companion less about crisis response and more about daily maintenance for the mind.
In a world that tracks every step and heartbeat, Give Me Five quietly reminds us the most important metric is still how we feel—and sometimes all it takes is five minutes and a honest pause to keep the balance from tipping.
