SMEs and scaling startups grapple with fragmented processes when tackling growth challenges, often wasting valuable time in disjointed searches for knowledge and experienced professionals. While organisations resort to multiple platforms such as LinkedIn, AI tools, and talent agencies, the process remains inefficient and uncoordinated.

“Many professionals on LinkedIn with a high following also position themselves as ‘experts’ but are more content creators or influencers who have not done the work or operations in a company and do not have the skillset or execution ability to do the work needed by the company. This is a wild goose chase for companies trying to find skilled and experienced professionals,” explains Samir Khadepaun, Founder of Wizly, in an email to e27.

In response, Wizly emerges as a comprehensive solution, centralising resources for companies seeking to build, grow, and scale at any stage. By empowering knowledge owners to securely share and monetise their expertise through various avenues such as recurring fees, paid advisory, and project-based engagements, Wizly offers a streamlined approach to addressing growth challenges.

Wizly aims to transform how companies scale and how domain leaders earn, providing a revolutionary knowledge monetisation platform. Its exclusive community of vetted domain and fractional leaders, comprising former senior executives from renowned companies such as Google, Meta, and Netflix, reinforces its position as a trusted hub for expertise exchange and professional growth.

“We streamline the process for companies finding solutions through our platform as they get to work in a structured, productised, and verified manner. We let them source and interact with vetted experts and knowledge on the platform,” Khadepaun says.

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“They can see our database with the detailed digital bios of the experts, case studies, and their rates and can access individuals who are the best in their fields at an affordable price, based on the deliverables they need vs large retainer fees and minimum commitment times. Experts also state their daily rates for fractional work and their availability on their Calendars, and companies can start engaging with them for smaller projects before doing more, making it less risky and giving them the ability to ‘try’.”

Some examples of how companies can use the Wizly platform are growth marketing, to name a few. According to Wizly, a Series B fintech company needed a fractional CMO to increase its leads and customer base through organic and paid growth marketing. After consulting experts at the Wizly platform, they experienced a 30 per cent increase in new customers.

“Every content or knowledge asset on Wizly is monetisable for the knowledge owner. From a simple TikTok-style audio-video Q&A where users ask experts questions to get a feel for their knowledge to advisory calls, curated webinars, projects, and fractional work, experts earn through the knowledge they share through various channels on the platform as well as the work they execute on the platform,” says founder Puja Bharwani.

“They can create knowledge directly on the platform through our tools and earn recurring fees from people who download their work or listen to their content. The fees are integrated into the platform and their profile through all their activities.”

The platform has a global community of over 700 rigorously selected fractional leaders and domain experts from 20 countries to ensure top qualifications and experience. These experts apply by submitting resumes and undergoing referral checks.

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The expert community includes prominent domain leaders such as Arvinder Gujral (ex-MD, Twitter), Diana Stepner (ex-head of Product, Chan Zuckerberg Initiative), Aki Taha (ex-head of Talent, Netflix, Google, Uber), Deepak Kasthwal (ex-CFO, OLA), and Rob Bier (ex-partner, Monitor Group).

Empowering companies in their growth journey

Wizly has garnered a clientele list of renowned companies such as Blackpanda, MoneyHero Group, Upmesh, Rewardz, Tookitaki, and BondbloX. These companies leverage Wizly’s platform to address various growth challenges and scale their operations effectively.

Backed by Antler and prominent angel investors such as Gokul Rajaram, Arjun Dugal, and Turochas T Fuad, Wizly has solidified its position as a trusted resource hub for tech-enabled companies in the growth stage, particularly within the B2B SaaS, D2C, and fintech sectors.

The company was founded by Samir Khadepaun, Kapil Shah, and Puja Bharwani through the Antler programme.

At Echelon X, Bharwani will moderate a roundtable session on “Demonstrating Value and ROI: Positioning HR Tech Solutions as Strategic Enablers for HR Success” at the Singapore Expo on May 15, 2.15 PM. This session will explore strategies for HR tech companies to position their solutions as strategic enablers for HR success, emphasising key benefits such as automation, data analytics, compliance management, and employee experience enhancement.

It will also examine case studies and success stories of HR tech companies that effectively demonstrate value and ROI for HR leaders, driving adoption, retention, and advocacy among companies of various sizes and industries.

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