Meenal Rajda

Meenal Rajda is a famous Brand and Marketing Manager who works primarily in the Indian Business industry. She completed her schooling at the Convent of Jesus and Mary in 2008. She completed her Bachelor of Commerce with honors in Marketing in 2011.  Then, she did her Master in Commerce from Hassaram Eijhumal College in 2013. Then, she did a Post-graduation Certificate Program in Marketing and Brand Management from MICA, Gujrat. 

She started her career as a freelancer Ad sales Coordinator in Architectural Digest with Conde Nast Publication in August 2011. She was involved in category research and analysis to optimize sales efforts and better identify potential customers. Then, she shifted to Narang Group as a Field Marketing Specialist in January 2012. She worked there for around four years and then moved on to join Viacom 18 Media Private Ltd. as a Senior Executive Marketing, at MTV in December 2015.

After working there for a couple of years, she joined LinkedIn as a Brand Marketing Specialist. After working for a year, she was promoted to Associate Brand Marketing Manager in July 2019. After a year, she was promoted to Brand Marketing Manager in October 2020. In a couple of years, she was promoted to Senior Brand Marketing Manager in October 2022. She has been working there for more than two years. 

Apart from that, Meenal is a certified Canine Behaviourist, trained under the well-known Shirin Merchant. She has an innate love for animals and leads our communication and marketing vertical. She joined YODA in 2011 as a Co-Founder and Director. The organization started by hosting awareness programs in schools, residential societies, slums, and various communities to educate people about what to do when they see a stray animal in distress. She trains the staff to assess the behavior of our animals at the shelter and makes sure each adopted animal settles in well with their new family. She is available for a behavior consultation for any families who have adopted from YODA, and who may require some help in settling their dog in.