WedMeGood

Led team of 17 to scale India's largest wedding platform by 30K vendors, achieving 94% revenue growth in 6 months

Role
Program Manager
Timeline
6 Months (2019)
Team
17 People (4 departments)
Industry
MarTech / Wedding Services

Growth Bottlenecks Threatening Market Position

Business Impact

Manual processes causing $500K monthly revenue loss and 40% vendor churn

Rapid user growth exposed critical inefficiencies in vendor management, creating quality issues and operational bottlenecks.

Manual vendor verification

85% of team time spent on repetitive tasks

$200K monthly in operational overhead

Duplicate vendor listings

User experience degradation

30% increase in customer complaints

No quality scoring system

High-value vendors leaving platform

40% vendor churn rate

Revenue Impact Analysis

Process bottlenecks costing $500K monthly

Manual verification was the biggest revenue drain

Data-Driven Process Transformation

Leadership Approach

Led cross-functional team through systematic process redesign, managing stakeholder alignment and change adoption across 4 departments.

Implemented phased automation strategy with continuous stakeholder feedback and team training.

1

Automated Verification System

Designed Salesforce-based automated vendor verification reducing manual work by 70%.

Leadership: Collaborated with engineering team to integrate APIs and build workflow automation.

Result: Manual verification time reduced from 4 hours to 45 minutes per vendor

2

Quality Scoring Framework

Created data-driven vendor quality scoring system using Excel analytics.

Leadership: Analyzed historical performance data to build predictive quality metrics.

Result: 85% reduction in duplicate listings, 45% improvement in vendor quality scores

3

Cross-Functional Alignment

Established weekly stakeholder reviews and process training programs.

Leadership: Managed change adoption across sales, operations, and engineering teams.

Result: 95% team adoption rate, zero process rollbacks

4

Resource Allocation

Created specialized teams for lead generation, vendor onboarding, and quality control.

Leadership: Coordinated 40-person team to streamline end-to-end onboarding processes.

Result: 3.7/5 stakeholder satisfaction score accross associate to C-suite.

Transformational Business Impact

ROI Achievement

2.5x ROI within 6 months ($1.2M investment generating $3M+ returns)

Achieved 2.5x ROI through systematic process improvements, enabling sustainable growth and market leadership.

94%
Revenue Growth
From $1.8M to $3.5M in 6 months
30K+
Vendor Growth
New quality vendors onboarded
70%
Efficiency Gain
Reduction in manual processing time
85%
Quality Improvement
Fewer duplicate listings

Process Transformation Results

Manual tasks reduced from 85% to 15% of team time
Vendor onboarding time cut from 48 hours to 6 hours
Customer satisfaction increased from 3.2 to 4.7/5
Team productivity increased by 3x

Key Leadership Insights

Cross-functional alignment is critical for process transformation success

Data-driven approaches build stakeholder confidence in change initiatives

Phased implementation reduces risk while enabling continuous optimization

Team training and change management determine long-term adoption success