Rahul Jagtiani is an entrepreneur, a content producer and a columnist.
Rahul kickstarted his entrepreneurial career with Plush Plaza in 2010, a premium gifting and merchandising company based in India. Over the years, the company has delivered a multitude of unique gifting ideas and merchandise to 100+ leading companies in India and overseas across industries like BFSI, hospitality & tourism, media, IT and pharmaceutical.
Through his production arm, Plush Pictures, Rahul also produces and hosts a global travel show called Plush Places.
What started as a fun 2 minute experimental video on a Blackberry phone (yes those were the days!) on a backpacking trip to Australia, slowly turned into a serious passion as his business trips to different destinations invariably got extended to accommodate a bit of ‘shooting time’.
Today it has evolved into a full fledged series covering myriad and thrilling experiences such as floating in the Dead Sea in Israel, to trekking on ice in Antarctica, and exploring the lush countrysides of the Lake District and the Swedish Lapland.
In 2017 Jet Airways licensed the series for their in-flight entertainment across all their aircrafts & travel sectors and since then there has been no looking back. Soon, several OTT / digital platforms like SonyLIV, Ola Play, TimesMX Player and Roku Player, (a US based streaming service) were on board too.
In 2019, Rahul expanded his distribution network by partnering with several other airlines such as Air India, British Airways, Oman Air and Air Vistara to stream his series for their in flight platforms.
Similar partnerships with Zee 5 (for Season 1), as well as Editorji ( an AI-powered short-form video platform launched by Vikram Chandra, ex-CEO of NDTV) and Daily Hunt (for short-form regional language content), were inked too, which resulted in Plush Places, and other shows under the Plush Pictures banner garnering several hundred thousand views across these platforms. Plush Pictures has since been recognized by peers in the industry, winning accolades at prestigious events organized by afaqs, as well as StreamCon Asia.
Soon after, Rahul branched out into mainstream media, hosting features in Japan and Dubai for Times Now, ET Now, and Zoom, leading Indian news and lifestyle channels respectively, besides sharing his insights in top-notch publications such as Forbes, Fortune, Travel + Leisure, Lonely Planet, Entrepreneur and The Times of India. An avid fitness enthusiast, Rahul has been interviewed and profiled in Men’s Health magazine and his professional journey has been featured in business and lifestyle magazines such as Business Digest and The Week.
His inherent curiosity has often led him through unchartered territory and has enabled him to quickly establish a foothold in diverse industries. As the 2020 pandemic raged across the globe, Rahul took a deep dive in the nascent yet promising digital asset space, using his entrepreneurial mindset to navigate through the ecosystem and gain exposure to multiple Web 3.0 projects.
With his pulse on this rapidly evolving market, and his experience in mixed media, Rahul has been quick to land a role as Consulting Editor at Moneycontrol, India’s leading business news platform and a part of the Network 18 group.
He continues to be a part of this vibrant and burgeoning community, moderating/participating in panel discussions with key opinion leaders and influencers at landmark events and workshops in India and overseas.
Plush Places by Rahul Jagtiani is defined, clean and appealing to its viewers. With incredible knowledge and commitment to sharing his travel experiences, Rahul is not just an influencer but an inspiration. I have had the pleasure of working with Plush Places who delivered on a collaboration with the Ministry of Tourism, Oman. The content produced was well-thought out and of superior quality showcasing some of the most spectacular activities that the destination has to offer. Rahul goes above and beyond to showcase his brilliance not just on camera but behind the scenes too. His creative ingenuity is also conveyed through social media and articulate write-ups published in some of India's leading media titles. Passion for creating extraordinary narratives is what truly makes Plush Places an excellent platform for brand partnerships.
LUBAINA SHEERAZI CEO, BRANDit