What podcast does Anurag Sharma host?

Are We Cooked? is a solo investigative podcast on whether humans are doomed, surviving, or thriving in the age of AI. Season 1 is live on Spotify with 5 full episodes plus a trailer. New episodes weekly. Anurag has previously hosted four other podcasts (The Socially Desi Show, Namastey India, The Hustle Lounge, Couple of Critics) totalling 1,391+ episodes.

Where does Anurag Sharma work?

Anurag Sharma is VP Marketing at Bengaluru's largest workspace operator. He has held the role since July 2023, after joining as AVP Marketing in April 2022. He runs a 30-person marketing team across brand, growth, community, and digital.

What is Anurag Sharma's educational background?

B.Tech in Computer Science, MBA from Deakin University, Brand and Strategy at IE Business School (100/100), Strategic Management at IIM Bangalore, and LiCAP (LinkedIn Creator Accelerator Program, 2022).

About Anurag
operator first, creator second…

Marketing leader.
Podcast host.
Writer.

Q: Who is Anurag Sharma?

Anurag Sharma is a marketing operator, podcast host, and writer based in Bengaluru, India. He leads a 30-person marketing team at Bengaluru's largest workspace operator and has produced 1,391+ podcast episodes across three standalone shows with 2M+ cumulative listens and an IMDb 9.2.

Twelve years of compound interest on the craft. Engineer to consultant to founder to agency owner to VP. India-based. India-first.

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Bengaluru, IN · 12.9716° N

1,391+Episodes
produced

2M+Cumulative
listens

9.2IMDb
rating

100+Brands
worked with

30Person team
led today

⚡ The 50-word version

I’m Anurag Sharma, a marketing leader, podcast host, and writer in Bengaluru. I lead a 30-person marketing team at Bengaluru’s largest workspace operator, have produced 1,391+ episodes with 2M+ listens and an IMDb 9.2, host Are We Cooked?, and write weekly for founders running lean marketing teams in the AI era.

LiCAP ’22

LinkedIn Creator
Accelerator Program

no flex, just receipts

Most creators open with a flex.
I’d rather confess.

I run a 30-person marketing org at Bengaluru’s largest workspace operator. I’ve spent 18 months watching humans and AI work side by side. And I’ve got more questions than answers.

My career didn’t start in marketing. It started in code, at TCS. Then in research, at Ipsos. In 2017 I co-founded a D2C bags brand with my mother. Bootstrapped, launched, closed in 2019.

In 2020, the pandemic hit. I solo-founded a content agency under the Socially Desi umbrella. Three years, 100+ brands, three podcasts. 100 long-form interviews that ended up on Saregama Carvaan. 1,283 daily episodes with my friend Shivam.

“ The hardest classroom I ever paid for.

In 2022 I joined Bengaluru’s largest workspace operator as AVP Marketing. By July 2023, I was running the function as VP. The agency paused. The podcasts paused. The day job took over.

Today I lead Brand & Content, Growth & Experience, Community, and Digital & Performance. The only show I produce now is Are We Cooked?, asking whether we’re doomed, surviving, or thriving in the age of AI. I’ve watched AI rewrite my own job description in real time.

Legacy > currency. Speed beats perfection. Every. Single. Time.

the journey

Five chapters. One arc.

The Foundation

TCS the engineer

B.Tech CS. First job. Code, systems, process discipline. Years later, that mindset is still why I treat marketing like infrastructure, not theatre.

The Lens

Ipsos the consultant

Consulting and market research. Segmentation studies, brand trackers. The lens that informs every decision since: what does the customer actually do, not what the deck says they do.

2017 · 2019 · The Trial

Foxtail the founder

A D2C bags brand co-founded with my mother. Bootstrapped, launched, scaled, closed. The hardest classroom I ever paid for.

2020 · 2023 · The Build

Socially Desi the builder

Solo-founded agency. 100+ brands. 1,391+ episodes across three shows. 2M+ listens, Listen Score Top 10% worldwide, Saregama broadcast carriage, IMDb 9.2. The work that taught me audio is a credential, not a vanity.

2022 · Now · The Convergence Current

VP Marketing the operator

AVP April 2022, VP July 2023. A 30-person org across four sub-functions. Two-plus quarters as interim Head of Sales. A Chief of Staff stretch. Every prior chapter, finally working in the same direction.

the receipts

Trained. Certified. Verified.

● B.Tech Computer Science ● MBA · Deakin University ● IE Business School · Brand & Strategy, 100/100 ● IIM Bangalore · Strategic Management ● LiCAP 2022 · LinkedIn Certified ● Saregama Carvaan Ch. 272 · broadcast carriage

in their words

What people are saying.

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Very patient, spends time understanding the real need of a brand. Creative solutions fit for purpose, within budget and time. His ability to translate business requirements into tech specs is of the highest order. A definite asset to any organization.

Vaibhav Rao

Director, Asia Head of Commercial Excellence & Innovation, Pfizer

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One of the most creative people I have ever worked with. Vibrant designs, videos, and interactive podcasts — the best in the business. You can easily trust him with work and be assured he will deliver high quality, well within timeline.

Shivani Malhotra

BW 40 Under 40 · CHRO · Angel Investor

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A great speaker who made the entire session interactive and lively. His delivery is absolutely flawless — extremely captivating and fascinating. Without a doubt, highly recommended.

Induu Singh

Corporate Resource Dept., Pearl Academy

for humans and machines

Frequently asked.

What does Anurag Sharma do? +

VP Marketing at Bengaluru’s largest workspace operator, running a 30-person marketing organization across Brand & Content, Growth & Experience, Community, and Digital & Performance. I also host the investigative podcast Are We Cooked? and publish weekly on LinkedIn and YouTube, plus a Sunday email newsletter called The Operator.

Where is Anurag based? +

Bengaluru, India. My personal brand @askanurag is intentionally India-first, focused on founders running lean marketing teams in Bengaluru, Mumbai, Gurgaon, Pune, and Hyderabad. English across all my surfaces.

How many episodes has he recorded? +

I’ve recorded 1,391+ verified episodes across three shows: The Socially Desi Show (100 long-form interviews), Namastey India (1,283 daily episodes with co-host Shivam), and The Hustle Lounge. Plus my active flagship Are We Cooked? 2M+ listens, IMDb 9.2, Top 10 India, Top 10% worldwide on Listen Notes.

What is Are We Cooked? +

My solo investigative podcast asking whether we are doomed, surviving, or thriving in the age of AI, across business, personal, and societal lines. Season 1 is live on Spotify with 5 full episodes plus a trailer. New episodes weekly.

What’s his educational background? +

I have a B.Tech in Computer Science, an MBA from Deakin University, Brand & Strategy at IE Business School (a perfect 100/100), Strategic Management at IIM Bangalore, and LiCAP 2022. Twelve years of compound interest on the craft.

How can I work with Anurag? +

For speaking, podcast guesting, or advisory, my Speaking page is the fastest path. For weekly takes on AI, marketing, and authority, subscribe to The Operator, every Sunday, a 6-minute read.

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