Gunjan Pai

Founder

Copylove Communications LLP

India

Gunjan Pai is a pioneering branding expert and educator whose career spans over two decades in advertising and communications. Starting out as a copywriter with agencies like Ogilvy & Mather and Lowe Lintas, she sharpened her skills on marquee brands before founding Copylove in 2015. Through her boutique studio, she has partnered with leading names such as CRED, Zepto, Coca-Cola, Facebook, and TATA Steel, building a reputation for blending creativity with clarity to craft narratives that resonate and endure. Her entrepreneurial journey has not only shaped her professional vision but also deepened her sense of purpose, which she now channels into every project she undertakes.

Beyond her entrepreneurial success, Gunjan is deeply committed to mentorship and education. She actively guides startups and professionals through platforms like Google for Startups (Level Up), 91 Springboard Expert Hub, Shenomics, Wadhwani Foundation, Aspire for Her, and FICCI Aditya Birla CSR Centre for Excellence. As a lecturer, she has shared her expertise at institutions including Miami Ad School, JJ School of Arts, and IIM Mumbai, empowering the next generation of copywriters, marketers, and entrepreneurs. Her dedication to nurturing talent reflects her belief in the transformative power of words and branding.

Her achievements have earned her recognition as one of YourStory’s 100 Emerging Women Leaders of 2023, a feature among Shenomics’ 22 power women, and inclusion in the Social Media Superwomen Class of 2025. She has spoken at TEDx Youth, been nominated for the ET MSME Awards, and is a Global Growth Fellow with the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Women Program. Since 2019, she has also served on the jury for the Effie Awards, India’s most prestigious advertising effectiveness honor. Outside of work, Gunjan finds joy in parenting her teenage son and caring for her dog, while keeping her love for words alive through Hindi and Urdu poetry — a personal pursuit that mirrors her professional devotion to storytelling.