M Owaish Bhada
Consultant · Community Strategist · Systems Architect

I help startups
scale communities,
ship and grow.

3+ years consulting for founders and startups across the US, UK, and Middle East. I specialize in Discord systems, community growth, product delivery, and event execution at scale.

30M+Users served across client systems
30K+Community members managed
20+Events organized
3+Years consulting
Affiliated with
OrchidsMiniMaxByteDanceCoding Ninjas
02 · Services

What I do

Four areas where I consistently deliver results for founders and teams.

Discord and Community Systems

Architecture, bot development, moderation frameworks, and community scaling for platforms serving thousands to millions of users.

Product Consulting and Delivery

End-to-end product guidance from specification through launch. Team structuring, execution oversight, and client advisory for founders and startups.

Event Strategy and Execution

Full-cycle event management covering logistics, sponsorship, volunteer coordination, and on-ground execution for campus and city-wide events.

Growth and Operations

Community acquisition, marketing strategy, media buying, and operational systems that keep organizations running efficiently at scale.

03 · Selected Work

Work that moved the needle

A handful of engagements defined by outcomes, not just output.

Formas
ProductDec 2023 to Present

1M+ users on a Discord-integrated AI character platform.

Consulted on backend systems and interaction workflows for an AI character platform built on top of Discord. Focused on scalable architecture and high-engagement real-time communication at consumer scale.

Adaptis
AIJul 2024 to Feb 2025

Won 2.5 lakh at Robofest 4.0 and 12,500 at Maker Fest.

Led end-to-end development of a modular AI humanoid robot for hospitality and retail automation. Defined system architecture, AI workflows, and real-world deployment use cases covering face detection and natural language interaction. Presented at national competitions.

04 · Experience

Where I've worked

Consulting engagements and community roles across startups and organizations.

Community Manager
Orchids YC-backed
Jul 2025 to Present

Created and co-manage the official Reddit and Discord communities for a YC-backed AI-powered IDE. Focused on developer ecosystem growth and engagement.

Founder and CEO
Growi TechStartup
Nov 2024 to Present

Founded a consulting firm serving clients across the US, UK, Spain, France, Israel, South Africa, and the Middle East. Led strategic advisory on product, growth, and operations while managing a distributed global contractor network.

Marketing and Project Management Consultant
Concepts UnlimitedDubai
Nov 2024 to Present

Advised on growth strategy for a Discord-based community scaled to 30,000+ users. Led project execution, drove customer success initiatives, and supported investor relations by aligning stakeholders and improving cross-team communication.

Consulting Team Lead
CMX Global LLCNew York
Nov 2023 to Nov 2024

Led a development team building a Discord-integrated AI-powered chat platform with real-time communication and cross-platform integrations. Contributed to product direction, execution strategy, and user engagement.

Discord Systems Consultant
IndependentConsulting
Mar 2022 to Present

Delivered architecture, automation, and scalable system design for Discord-based products. Served communities of up to 300,000 members and platforms cumulatively reaching 30M+ users through AI-driven and real-time systems.

Community ManagerMay 2022 to Present

Founded and manage the PyScript Discord community, an open-source initiative by Anaconda empowering developers to run Python directly in web browsers.

05 · Events

Events I've organized

From campus sessions to city-wide developer events, each one organized end to end.

ByteDance Event Series

Feb 2026 to Present

An ongoing multi-city series bringing together developers, founders, and students for hands-on sessions on AI-native development. Responsible for end-to-end planning including venue coordination, speaker outreach, sponsor management, and on-ground execution across cities.

Build with TRAE, Vadodara (5 Apr 2026): Hands-on AI development meetup at Kplex, Genda Circle. Featured intro to TRAE, live MVP competition using SOLO Builder and MiniMax, networking, and prizes. 8 volunteers.
Multi-city

TEDx SVIT

Jul 2024 to Sep 2024

Served as a core organizer for TEDx SVIT, coordinating a team of 25 volunteers across all event functions. Responsible for financial planning, sponsorship acquisition, vendor and catering management, and a custom ticket generation system built with a dedicated student sales team.

100 participants

Technopath Series

Oct 2023 to Sep 2024

A six-session campus event series covering technology, freelancing, and entrepreneurship, organized across multiple colleges. Led volunteer teams ranging from 6 to 14 people per session, managing coordination, outreach, and on-ground execution for audiences of 200 to 400+ students per event.

Technopath Unleashed: Freshers induction with Coding Ninjas, 7 volunteers, 200+ students
Technopath PE: Prompt Engineering with SDC Club, 12 volunteers, 200+ students
Technopath FM: Freelancing and WordPress with SDC Club, 14 volunteers, 200+ students
Technopath ReactJS: Expert-led ReactJS session, 14 volunteers, 300+ students
Technopath FM at KPGU: Freelancing and WordPress at KPGU College, 6 volunteers, 250+ students
Metaverse Workshop: Two-day collaboration with Meta India, 14 volunteers, 400+ students
200 to 400+ per session

Other Events

2023 to 2024

Supported execution and outreach for Paramarsh 2023 at MSU Vadodara, HackTheSpring 2024 at GEC Gandhinagar, and Prakarsh 2024 at SVIT. Contributed to promotional campaigns for IndiaFOSS 3.0, HackCBS 6.0 (Asia's largest student-run hackathon), and iFest 2023 and 2024 by DAIICT. Across all engagements, executed 20+ events spanning multiple cities and colleges with end-to-end ownership and finances exceeding 1.5 crore.

20+ events