Rachit Dayal · March 15, 2022

Podcast: Find Your Exit - Exit Planning Strategies for Business Owners
March 15, 2022
Taking the leap of faith to bet on yourself and start your own business can be daunting. Achieving success requires real entrepreneurial spirit and dedication in the face of adversity. Our latest guest bet on himself and built his own company from the ground up leading to an…

Founder Happy Marketer
$10M+ Happy Marketer sales before acquisition2019 Happy Marketer acquired by DentsuAward-winning Across 9 agency categories9 years Time to grow Happy Marketer to $10M sales
Born in India, educated in NUS Singapore, and based in Singapore. Rachit Dayal started his marketing agency out of the gate of the University with minimal funding before growing it to $10 million in sales in 9 years and later acquisition by Japanese media conglomerate Dentsu. Happy Marketer is Singapore’s most awarded digital agency, clients, and partners including Google, Singtel, ING, Grab, and BCG.
Taking the leap of faith to bet on yourself and start your own business can be daunting. Achieving success requires real entrepreneurial spirit and dedication in the face of adversity. Our latest guest bet on himself and built his own company from the ground up leading to an eventual sale to a large buyer.
Rachit Dayalwas born in India, educated in NUS Singapore, and is based in Singapore. Rachit started his marketing agency fresh out of university with minimal funding before growing it to $10 million in sales in 9 years leading to eventual acquisition by Japanese media conglomerate Dentsu. Happy Marketer is Singapore’s most awarded digital agency with clients and partners including Google, Singtel, ING, Grab and BCG. He now serves as APAC CMO of Dentsu’s interactive division, Merkle.
Today, Rachit joins the podcast to share his experiences starting a company and building it up. He dives into the challenges faced along the way and his eventual decision to sell.
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