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Rumaiza Ali

Founder & CEO, Wedy

New York, New York, United States

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Wedy App

About

As an Architect and an Award-Winning Wedding Planner, Rumaiza has planned and executed celebrity, destination weddings with events worth $3M in her portfolio. Under her leadership, she has managed over 400+ crew members on site. Rumaiza was awarded for the "Best Upcoming Wedding Planner" and "Best Floral Artistry" at the International Convention of Wedding Fraternity (ICWF) in association with GIWA. She's an eminent design mastermind, product-obsessed avenger, detail-loving founder, stubborn-as-heck achiever and individualist, and a frequent flyer.. living off a suitcase! Her portfolio includes clients ranging from high-profile automobile tycoons (Toyota), Indian sports celebrities and industrialists. As the CEO of Wedy, Rumaiza strategized and defined the product vision. She remains laser focused and committed to build not just an easy but also a highly flexible booking platform to power the creative economy at scale. She's an overachiever who can create structure from chaos and will simply get it done! Her innate business acumen helps her foresee market trends and cut through the clutter. At 18, it is this vigor combined with strong leadership skills that had led to raising her first seed investment. The success of this venture earned her the recognition of the "Youngest Student Entrepreneur" and "The Rise of Female Founders" in the tabloids. Currently, she's en-route to reimagining the events and service industry, creating positive user experiences, and exploring the intersection of weddings, design and technology.

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Experience

  • Founder & CEO

    Wedy App

    February 2020 - Present •

    Wedy is the world's first marketplace for booking and financing wedding services. The Company's Buy Now, Pay Later solution is revolutionizing the way couples pay for their wedding. The platform ties together the discovery and booking experience with its streamlined suite of business management tools for wedding pros. Find us on the App & Play Store! As the CEO of Wedy, Rumaiza strategized and defined the product vision. She remains laser focused and committed to build not just an easy but also a highly flexible booking platform to power the creative economy at scale.... read more

  • Architectural Intern

    Eskay Design

    June 2013 - December 2013 •

    Architectural Internship at Eskay Design Architects and Interior Design Consultants under the stewardship of Mr. K. Shivashankar, its Chief Architect. Rumaiza handled conceptual sketches and design development for residential projects which included material research, budgeting, itemizing work with contractors and site visits. The emphasis and focus was on early preparation, sound planning and implicit execution. During her tenure, she learnt the importance to cater to intricate and diverse customer needs making optimal use of resources and in accordance with all environmental regulations. Client preferences such as choice, taste, feasibility and biases with a keen eye on cost was accorded top priority. http://www.eskaydesign.com... read more

  • Co-Founder | Creative Director

    The Dream Theme

    June 2013 - December 2020 •

    Rumaiza's former business endeavor organically paved way for The Dream Theme - an Award Winning, Celebrity Wedding Design Studio specializing in Bespoke Weddings, Advertising, Visual Merchandising and Corporate experiences. She's organized high profile events across India and other South-East Asia Destinations with key focus on cutting-edge design solutions, fabricated sets, luxe floral artistry and empowering local artisans across the globe. The Dream Theme was awarded for "The Best Upcoming Wedding Designer" and "Best Floral Artistry" at ICWF | GIWA '16 - Great Indian Wedding Awards. Clients include: Indian Cricketer Dinesh Karthik, Indian Squash Champions Dipika Pallikal and Saurav Ghosal, Lanson Toyota, Notable Jewellery Designers and High Profile Socialites.... read more

  • Founder & CEO

    The Little House of Cupcakes

    March 2012 - February 2015 • 3 yrs

    The Little House of Cupcakes is a pâtisserie that empowered 80,000 home bakers and small business owners. The very first of its kind to be launched in the city that redefined the commercial cake industry. Madras, India | Rumaiza's vision for the company extended beyond the roles of a Founder. She designed the Interiors of the store. Organized client meetings, architectural floor plans to hiring contractors, monitoring and executing the design development. As a sophomore, she handled her first live project with conviction, determination and critical thinking. This journey demarcated her from her peers as an innate entrepreneur with strong leadership skills. Highly motivated, self-driven individual with an innate entrepreneurial vision for foreseeing market trends. At 18, it is this vigor that had led to raising her first seed investment from 2 notable stockbrokers. The success of this venture earned her recognition such as the "Youngest Student Entrepreneur" and "The Rise of Female Founders" in the tabloids. ... read more

Education

  • SRM University

    Bachelor's, Architecture & Interior Design

    2010 - 2015