Neil "Shankar" Sudhakaran

MARKETING


Media Buying & Strategy / Video Creative

Proven Results. 

Neil started his career at iHeartMedia for 10 years, where he polished his skills in media buying & strategy and producing creative, including directing, filming, and editing. Neil left iHeartMedia and went to a local Patio Cover company, BrightCovers. Within 3 years of joining BrightCovers, Neil led their marketing efforts and BrightCovers expanded from 2 markets to 16, and increased revenue 900%. Neil loves utilizing his skillsets to give back, creating promotional videos for several area non-profits including convergence-continuum and The Akron Civic Theatre. Neil is the founder of The Akron Independent Horror Short Film Festival. 


In 2023 Neil left the corporate world to focus on non-profit and giving back, he currently and proudly serves as an independent development and marketing consultant for several area non-profits. 

BrightCovers

The Akron Independent Horror Short Film Festival

after the blast by zoe kazan promo for con-con