Off the Clock — Piyush Bansal

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Piyush Bansal

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Off the Clock

Not everything that shaped me happened at work.

This is a small archive of the moments beyond it - community, startup events, teaching underprivileged children, climate action, NCC Naval Wing, and NSS.

Browse the archive. Open any story below.

There is more to this story. I will add it someday.

off the clock
Index of /off-the-clock
[DIR]the-product-folks/2024 - Present ★ [DIR]echai/2024 - Present [DIR]changing-the-world/2019  ★ [DIR]bhavya-bharat-foundation/2019 - 2020 [DIR]ncc-navy-wing/2019–2021 [DIR]paramarsh/2019 [DIR]moodcafe/2019–2020
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the-product-folks/ ★ featured

2023–2024  ·  Community · Events & Partnerships

Hosting Bits N Atoms · TPF flagship events · dinners · roundtables · partnerships · content · co-creating event experiences.

  • Driving partner engagement & experience design through 1:1 Serendipity Dinners & Bits & Atoms conversations — curating high-touch, invite-only gatherings for senior product leaders (VPs, Directors, CPOs) from top brands, while owning end-to-end ops & CX.
  • Drove end-to-end planning and execution of TPF's flagship event, designing innovative formats like game nights, speed networking, & roundtables for 350+ senior product leaders — enhancing meaningful connections and continuously redefining how communities interact and engage.
TPF reel

The Product Folks (TPF) is Asia's largest volunteer-driven community of Product Leaders and founders who are passionate about building global products, and helping everyone grow together.

product conference
Bits N Atoms
#TPF flagship

echai/

2022–2024  ·  Startup Community

eChai

Hosting community-driven startup meetups featuring VCs, Shark Tank India founders, and entrepreneurs — driving ecosystem growth through panel discussions, fireside chats, and networking formats.

hosting VCs & founders
Pitchathon 2024 · Govt. of Gujarat

changing-the-world/ ★ featured

2019  ·  Complexity University · Environment

sorting waste
  • Teamed up with 5+ restaurants in Vadodara to stop mixed waste from ending up in landfills — protecting animals and doing our bit for the planet 🌍
  • Had countless chai breaks with restaurant staff, chatting about waste segregation and making it work without adding pressure on them.
  • Started a composting project from scratch — no machines, just people, patience, and piles of kitchen waste turning into rich compost 🍂
  • Managed an amazing crew of volunteers who helped convert waste into over 300+ kg of compost, which we shared with local farmers and home gardeners 🌱
the crew at work

bhavya-bharat-foundation/

2019  ·  Education

Bhavya Bharat Foundation
  • Taught students in government schools in Vadodara :)
  • It made me feel happy and grateful — realizing how lucky I was, even coming from a middle-class family, to have access to decent education. The experience made me more humble and instilled a deep sense of empathy ❤️ and kindness 🌱.

Gyanodadhi - probably the best photo I have, not because I'm receiving a recognition, but because of the cause I was part of ❤️ And yes, Dr. Jigar Inamdar is also in the photo, one of the most positive people I've ever met 🌟

Gyanodadhi recognition

ncc-navy-wing/

2019–2021  ·  NCC · Naval Unit

NCC
  • Built and led the “Swachh Bharat” campaign, driving awareness and volunteer participation.
  • Trained cadets for the Republic Day Parade 2021.
  • Organized and contributed to a blood donation camp, driving community engagement.
  • Promoted twice within a year for exemplary leadership as a 'leading NCC Navy cadet'.
naval unit

paramarsh/

2018  ·  Management Fest

A national-level fest known for its focus on management training, personal development, and real-world business simulations.

  • Won the “Most Sales” award by passionately selling soaps, food packets, cleaning items, and a lot more — with a team of 3, going to bus stations, railway stations, college cafés, and roadside stalls.
on the road
Most Sales award
  • One of the best moments: a guy around 26 gave us ₹500 saying, “Yaar yeh sab maine bhi bahut kiya hai college mein.” I don't remember the exact conversation, but that memory — I'll always carry it with me.

moodcafe/

2018–2019  ·  Campus · Mental Health

  • Campus ambassador for MoodCafe — running mental-health awareness drives and on-ground marketing, including the Time Donation Camp.

  • Led a team of 4 people in a funded mental health start-up by the alums of IIM Ahmedabad and IIT Roorkee to onboard 100+ listeners for Moodcafe’s chat application, resulting in a 50% increase in active users.

on film
Time Donation Camp 2.0
experience the power of sharing

Medium Articles

Longer stories, written slowly. Both are in draft — links will appear here when they're up.

Index of /writing
[TXT]my-vipassana-experience.mdcoming soon [TXT]how-i-became-an-actor.mdcoming soon
2 drafts  ·  medium.com