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Portrait of Kunal

Picton, Prince Edward County, Ontario

Kunal.

I build products, run brands and talk to people for a living.

I run seven Instagram pages, built two apps (FADED, like Uber for barbers, and Book Xchange), and design menus, logos and websites for small businesses. I started in restaurants, moved into B2B sales, and now do it all under OTR Collective, working with Claude and Gemini to move faster.

Open to sales development and business development roles, and to freelance projects
100+Appointments a month
75%Lead-to-booking rate
7Instagram pages
2Apps built

Pages I manage

Seven Instagram accounts, seven different audiences

Each page has its own niche, look and content plan. Tap one to see it live.

Projects

Products and brands I have built

FADED website home page with a map of live barbersFADED app screens for clients and barbers

FADED

Like Uber, but for barbers.

Clients find and book a nearby barber from their phone, and barbers keep what they earn, with zero commission. I designed, built and launched it, and barbers are signed up in Brampton and Belleville.

FounderAppReactSupabase
letsgetfaded.com ↗
Book Xchange website home page Built, heading to the App Store

Book Xchange

Free neighbourhood book sharing. Borrow books from people nearby and lend the ones you have already loved, so shelved books get a second life. The App Store release is in progress.

AppWebApp Store
lendandborrowbooks.com ↗
Tanjore Indian Cuisine website home page

Tanjore menu and website

I redesigned the take-out menu and designed the website for Tanjore North Indian Cuisine in Belleville, with new Hindi and Hinglish section headers and original food photography. I also run the restaurant's Instagram.

Menu designWebsitePhotography
tanjore.ca ↗
Orange Tanjore hoodie with the circular logo on the backButter Chicken King hoodie mockupButter Chicken King and Tanjore tee mockupFolded white tee with the Tanjore logoWhite beanie reading Butter Chicken KingWhite beanie with Tanjore in red script

Tanjore merch

Merch designs for Tanjore: the circular logo on hoodies and tees, a Butter Chicken King design for tees and hoodies, and embroidered beanies.

MerchApparelBranding
tanjore.ca ↗
FADED indoor flyer: Book your next fade in secondsFADED outdoor flyer: Who is cutting near you right nowFADED handout flyer: Book your barber

FADED launch marketing

A Founding Barbers recruitment campaign with social proof content, a viral concept built as a fake news article, and printed business cards, flyers and keychains. I also built a branded backdrop and attended a Toronto barber expo. Three of my flyers are shown here.

CampaignPrintEvents
Jatt and Barbers logo: premium cut and shave

Jatt & Barbers

I created the logo and built and maintain the website for Jatt & Barbers, a premium cut and shave barbershop, handling customer reviews and making sure clients' needs are met.

LogoWebsiteBarbershop

Stillfire

A motivational Instagram page I started in October 2026. I made the name, the gold flame mark and the quote images, and I write each caption with a short personal story.

InstagramContentAI imagery
@stillfire.quotes ↗

Shadowkut Films short

A John Wick-style action short I produced for @shadowkut.films, built around a dark, cinematic look.

Short filmColour grade

Websites for clients

Business sites and booking tools for local owners, built to work on a phone and to turn visitors into calls, bookings and orders.

Web designFreelance

What I bring

One person who covers the whole chain

Social media

Content plans, quote graphics, reels and growth across seven niches.

Apps and websites

Taking an app from idea to launch, plus mobile-first sites and booking tools for small businesses.

Brand and design

Logos, menus, print and visuals that match across every channel.

Photo and video

Photography on a Canon T5 DSLR with an added lens, plus video work such as the Shadowkut Films short.

Sales

Outbound calls, lead qualification and CRM work in Salesforce, HubSpot and Vonigo, plus SalesCamp B2B training.

AI-assisted workflow

I use Claude and Gemini to plan content, make graphics, write code and edit, so one person can run seven pages and two apps.

About

Hi, I am Kunal

I live in Picton and build things for the towns around the Bay of Quinte.

Working in a restaurant taught me how to look after customers when it gets busy. Sales taught me how to start a conversation and close it. Building my own pages and apps taught me how to make things people want to look at.

That mix is the reason I can run a page, design the brand and talk to the customer.

  1. Feb 2026 – Present

    Lead Qualification and Appointment Specialist, GigCX Marketplace

    Remote. Sets 100+ qualified appointments a month at a 75% lead-to-booking rate and keeps client records in Vonigo CRM.

  2. 2026 – Present

    Founder, FADED and OTR Collective

    Built and launched a zero-commission barber booking marketplace. Now runs two apps and seven Instagram pages.

  3. Sep 2022 – Present

    Customer Experience Specialist, Tanjore North Indian Cuisine

    Led a team of 4, raised repeat customers 18% and lifted sales 20% with a new menu and upsell program.

  4. Sep – Oct 2025

    B2B sales training and certification

    SalesCamp (Palette Skills) with hands-on Salesforce and HubSpot, plus a Salesforce Trailhead certification.

  5. Education and earlier roles

    B.A. Criminology and Justice, Ontario Tech University

    Earlier roles in manufacturing, customer service and sales canvassing.

Quick answers

Things people usually ask me

Where are you based?

Picton, in Prince Edward County, Ontario. I work remotely, and FADED has barbers signed up in Brampton and Belleville.

What do you do day to day?

I set 100+ qualified appointments a month at GigCX Marketplace and work with customers at Tanjore. In my own time I build FADED and Book Xchange and run seven Instagram pages.

What are you building right now?

FADED, which is like Uber for barbers and charges no commission, and Book Xchange, free neighbourhood book sharing that gives shelved books a second life. It is heading to the App Store.

Are you available to work with?

Yes. I am open to sales development and business development roles, and to freelance website, app and brand projects through OTR Collective.

What tools do you use?

Salesforce, HubSpot and Vonigo for CRM, and Claude and Gemini to plan content, make graphics and write code.

What languages do you speak?

English and Hindi.

What do you do outside work?

Fitness and sports, reading, business podcasts and tech trends, public speaking, networking and event planning.

How do I reach you?

Email kunal.kumar@live.com or message me on LinkedIn. I usually reply within a day.

Contact

Hiring, or have a project in mind?

Send a short note about the role or the project and I will reply within a day.

kunal.kumar@live.com