Work Sample Portfolio · 2026

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Brand
Strategy
Work.

Four full brand strategy and marketing communication projects. Click anything to explore deeper.

My Story Brands 01 House of Recluse 02 Jeep Bangladesh 03 Air Astra 04 FUZION
The Story

From Kurigram
to the World.

I started in a small suburban town of Kurigram, in the Rangpur Division of Bangladesh. Limited access to education, but an abundance of curiosity. I taught myself to pass exams, spent hours sketching muscle cars, composing music, and obsessing over typography and posters I made for my own room. A self-made creative before I had a name for it.

Marketing found me before I found it. I won national and international competitions in business case studies and brand challenges while at university, and realised that what I loved most was the intersection of design, psychology, and culture. That is where strategy lives. I joined one of Bangladesh's most acclaimed creative companies, handling brands that ranged from global automotive giants to luxury fashion houses and fintech disruptors.

Now I am in London pursuing a Masters in International Fashion Business at the University of East London. My ambition is to operate at the intersection of culture and commerce, creating frameworks that don't just win pitches, but genuinely change how brands are perceived.

6+
Years in Strategy
15+
Brands Handled
5
Awards Won
2
Global Recognitions
Recognition
Commward x Cannes LionsBMW 'An Artistic Ode'. 558K reach organically in 24 hours, no paid media.
Muse Creative Award — GoldBMW x Shaheed Minar campaign. Won for concept, cultural depth, and execution.
A' Design AwardCOseries at COdesign. A new benchmark for dynamic logo expression.
Champion — Hult Prize Regionals 2020Social enterprise competition. From Kurigram to a global stage.
Champion — Parjatan Idea CompetitionBangladesh Tourism Board national branding challenge.
HSBC IBA Business Case CompetitionNational runner-up. Strategy was always the language.
"It is all about design and arts with a little touch of psychology and understanding the culture."
Portfolio

Brands I Have Worked With.

Global icons, regional champions, and category-defining names across luxury, automotive, fintech, aviation, and FMCG.

Automotive
Fintech
Banking
Footwear
Energy
Technology
Streaming
Entertainment
Hospitality
Luxury Fashion
Motorsport
Fashion
Luxury Fashion
Luxury Resort
Watchmaking
Fragrance
Aviation
Watchmaking
Luxury Hotels
Private Aviation
Hospitality
Space Tourism
Lifestyle Retail
Digital Banking
Luxury Accessories
Automotive
Electronics
Lifestyle
Luxury Jewellery
Electric Vehicles
Energy
Aviation
01
Brand Strategy & Business Plan · London, UK
House of
Recluse

A sustainable premium fashion brand built on material science, radical transparency, and the conviction that the most luxurious thing a garment can do is last.

Project Brief Overview

House of Recluse began as a personal investigation into why fashion continues to be one of the most environmentally harmful industries despite decades of awareness. The brief I set for myself: build a brand that doesn't ask people to sacrifice aesthetics for ethics, but demonstrates through operational decisions and material science that permanence is the most radical and commercially sound luxury positioning available in 2026. This document is the full business plan, brand strategy, and investment case.

Brand Identity & Campaign Concepts
House of Recluse
London · TENCEL™ Lyocell · 2026
Own it. For good.
Brand Identity Concept
Campaign 2026–2036
"The Last Thing
You'll Buy."
Year 01
Year 10
Campaign OOH Concept
Investment Case
£50k
Seed round · 22% equity
62%Gross Margin
53×LTV:CAC
10yrRepair Guarantee
24%Market Growth p.a.
Investment Metrics
Seed Investment
£50k
Gross Margin
62%
Cost Per Wear
£0.54
LTV : CAC
53×
Market Growth p.a.
24%
Repair Guarantee
10yr
Core Philosophy
Quietly Defiant
Permanence
Own it. For good. The brand that makes buying less feel like the most deliberate luxury.

The Name: Recluse = Recycle + Use

Derived from Recycle + Use, the name describes complete commitment to one's own path. A deliberate retreat from trend culture as a radical act of self-mastery.

Single-Material Architecture

100% TENCEL™ lyocell, 340 GSM. Engineered for genuine end-of-life recyclability. The blending problem, solved by design at the point of conception.

VRIN Analysis — Competitive Advantage
Valuable
10-year repair guarantee reduces total cost of ownership. High price justified by verifiable longevity and legal commitment.
Rare
Single-material TENCEL™ architecture and blockchain traceability from fibre to finished product.
Inimitable
In-house repair facility as research lab. Materials science expertise built over a decade. Philosophical depth not purchasable.
Non-substitutable
Blockchain traceability as an operating system. Community distribution built over years, not a channel that can be purchased.
4C Brand Belief System
Category
Fashion = identity signal
Fashion has never been about clothes. It is always about what clothes let people say without speaking.
Company
Permission to stop
Recluse's most honest product is permission to stop shopping without feeling like you've given up.
Consumer
Understood, not sold to
The customer doesn't want to be sold to. They want to be understood, then shown something worth keeping.
Brand Belief System
"Building a brand that treats transparency, material integrity, and repair as operational imperatives rather than marketing claims..."
The one-sentence foundation every creative decision serves. Tap to read the full statement.
Launch Sequence
Phase 01 · Months 1–4
Podcast & Community
Launch podcast before product. Build 5,000 subscribers. Audience before product, always.
Phase 02 · Months 4–7
Community Membership
Induct permanent members. Waitlist opens. Co-authors, not influencers.
Phase 03 · Month 8+
First Drop & Scale
600–900 units, Shoreditch pop-up, blockchain live. Month 9: wholesale. Year 2: flagship.
01F
House of Recluse — Full Financial Analysis
Finance &
Investment Case

Complete financial breakdown: unit economics, three-year projections, funding roadmap, and revenue model architecture.

Blended AOV
£240
CAC (Year 1)
£18
Lifetime Value
£960
Gross Margin
62%
LTV : CAC
53×
Monthly Break-Even
240 units
Year 1 Revenue
£51–77k

600–900 units at launch

Year 2 Revenue
£360k high

EBITDA positive at high scenario

Year 3 Revenue
£1.33M high

3-year total: £1.77M

Seed Deployment

£20k — Fit-Out

Shoreditch outlet. Three-zone layout. Repair workshop visible from sales floor.

£12k — Production

30 SKUs, Barcelos facility + Scottish Borders. Full QC on every unit.

£8k — Brand & Marketing

Podcast, events, editorial photography, PR, social test.

£10k — Working Capital

3-month operating runway. Tech stack, overheads, contingency.

Funding Roadmap

Seed — £50k

22% equity. Founder-funded + business angel. Launch + Year 1 operating.

Angel — £150–300k

Year 1 Q3/Q4. 10–20% equity. Inventory scale + team + tech.

Series A — £1–2M

Year 2–3. Flagship, headcount, Europe expansion.

3-Year Summary
£1.77M
Cumulative best-case revenue (Y1 + Y2 + Y3)
Net Margin Y3:19.6–27.7% EBITDA Y3:£148k–£369k Break-even Month:~Month 22
02
Integrated Marketing Plan · Bangladesh
Jeep
Bangladesh

Positioning Jeep as the brand that enables life's extraordinary journeys in Bangladesh — from the Sundarbans to the Chittagong Hill Tracks — through a three-phase inspire, connect, retain strategy.

Project Brief Overview

The brief was to create a comprehensive integrated marketing plan for Jeep's launch into Bangladesh — a market with no dominant lifestyle automotive brand in the adventure space, a rapidly growing middle class, and extraordinary natural destinations that remain difficult to reach. The challenge was not to sell cars, but to sell a philosophy: that Bangladesh's most extraordinary places deserve a vehicle worthy of them.

Campaign Visual Concepts
Extraordinary Gems Series
Choose the roads
less travelled.
JEEP BANGLADESH · 2024
Extraordinary Gems — Grill Concept
Jeepers of Bangladesh
Extraordinary
Gang
Fan of the Month · Jeepers of the Month · Post of the Month. Community built around the people who choose the roads less travelled.
Community Programme Concept
Jeep Bangladesh
"A Mountain's Worth of Milestones — from 1941 to the roads less travelled."
Braveheart Award · 16 December
Braveheart Award — Social Concept
Strategic Purpose
Enabling Life's
Extraordinary Journeys
Positioning Jeep as the vehicle that takes Bangladeshis from dreaming about adventure to actually living it.
Adventure Range
Wrangler
Boundless Adventure. For those who seek extraordinary experiences and need a vehicle that delivers.
Compass
Spirited Adventure. For socially adventurous millennials who choose their own path.
Grand Cherokee
Mainstream Adventure. For established professionals with an activity-centric lifestyle.
Audience Segmentation
Segment A
Adventurers
Care about the journey. Seek and explore something new. Core Wrangler customer.
Segment B
Doers
Live and play in a world full of extraordinary journeys. Community builders and multipliers.
Segment C
Dreamers
Time-constrained by family and work. Hope one day they'll do more and dream less. The volume opportunity.
Three-Phase Strategy
Phase One
Inspire
Launch the Wrangler. Establish the community. Show Bangladesh through the eyes of Jeep.
Phase Two
Connect
Build the bond. Trekking competitions. Travel vlogger collaborations. Heritage storytelling.
Phase Three
Retain
Anniversary. Heritage. Braveheart awards on Victory Day. 1971 history. Tourism board collaboration.
12-Month Campaign Calendar
May
Jeep Launch
Jeep Convention
Grill Teaser
Jun
Extraordinary Gang
Friendship Day
Community Launch
Jul
Extraordinary Moments
Travel Vlogging
John Kabir collab
Aug
Destination Guides
Adventures Fulfilled
Heritage: Legend
Sep
Tourism Day
Jeep Sketch comp
Guess the Person
Oct
Influencers campaign
Your Jeep Story
Instagram Filter
Nov
Toughest Roads
Quote of the Day
Heritage Ads
Dec
Braveheart Award
Victory Day 16th
Anniversary
Jan
Road Safety Day
Heritage Adverts
Quote of the Day
Feb
Customization
Hiking Competition
Ekushey Feb
Mar
Surfers' Collab
Sheikh Mujib Birthday
1971 Carousel
Apr
Tourist Police Collab
Extraordinary Gems
Jeep Art comp
03
Integrated Marketing Plan · Bangladesh Aviation
Air Astra

A comprehensive digital strategy and social media creative communication plan for Bangladesh's newest airline — making every passenger feel like a star throughout their travel experience.

Project Brief Overview

Air Astra entered a Bangladeshi aviation market where three competitors (US-Bangla, NovoAir, and Biman Bangladesh) had collectively failed to build emotional positioning. All three were selling routes and prices. None had built a brand promise that passengers could actually feel. The brief was to design a comprehensive digital and social media strategy that would make Air Astra the first passenger-centric airline brand in Bangladesh — one where every passenger feels like a star, not a seat number.

Brand & Campaign Visual Concepts
Air Astra
Fueled
by Stars.
Every passenger is the star. Every journey, heightened.
Hero Social Identity Concept
Air Astra · Boarding Concept
DACDhaka
CXBCox's Bazar
Fueled by Stars.
Boarding Pass Creative Concept
Constellation
"Be a part of our constellation. You are the star."
#FueledByStars #AirAstra
Constellation Loyalty Identity
Big Idea
The Joy of
Starlike Heights
Brand Tagline: Fueled by Stars. Every passenger is the star. Every journey, heightened.
Market Insights
Insight 01
Rapid growth
Insight 02
3 competitors
Insight 03
0 passenger-centric
Audience Personas
Persona A · Age 25–40
Adventurous Explorers
Active on social media, interested in offers and packages. Love to explore new destinations and seek memorable travel experiences.
Persona B · Age 30–50
Family Vacationers
Love family and connections. Seek enjoyable and valued experiences. Want hassle-free travel for creating lasting memories.
Persona C · Age 35–60
Business Professionals
Value responsiveness and reliability. Seek efficient and comfortable travel. Interested in loyalty programmes and premium services.
Brand Identity
Colour Palette
#FFB923
#000000
#FFFFFF
Brand Colour Strategy
Why Yellow — #FFB923
Five strategic reasons why this specific colour is the visual expression of the entire brand promise.
Brand Voice
Confident
Strong belief in services. Assurance and reliability.
Friendly
Warm and approachable. Passengers feel welcome.
Inspirational
Ignite wanderlust. Inspire exploration. Tap into joy.
Informative
Clear, concise, transparent. Clarity as competitive advantage.
Three Strategic Phases — 18 Months
Phase One · 6 Months
Awareness
Crafting Stories of a Star. Build awareness and establish what it means to be treated like a star when you fly.
Phase Two · 6 Months
Engagement
Stellar Heights. Interactive campaigns, holiday packages, destination guides. Community building around shared travel joy.
Phase Three · 6 Months
Retention
The Feelings of Joy. Loyalty programme deepening. Constellation community. Real passenger stories.
Key Destinations
Cox's Bazar
World's longest sandy beach. Water sports, marine life, St. Martin's Island. Bangladesh's flagship tourist destination.
Chittagong
Hill stations, ecotourism, cultural heritage. Business and leisure combined. Bangladesh's second city.
Sylhet
Tea gardens, scenic landscapes, cultural significance. Safe and welcoming. Strong family and diaspora travel market.
Saidpur
Historical sites, trade & commerce, natural landscapes. Northern Bangladesh's gateway for business and cultural travel.
04
Brand Voice Strategy · Healthy Energy Drinks
FUZION

A full brand voice strategy for a wellness-first energy drink start-up — crafted to claim the unclaimed middle ground between clean functionality and emotional lifestyle appeal. From brief to tagline to Twitter bio, built on a complete strategic architecture.

One-Line Brief

Help FUZION — a new line of healthy energy drinks — define its brand voice: who it speaks to, how it speaks, and what it says, expressed through a social media bio and a defining tagline.

Brand Deliverables
Brand Tagline · FUZION
"Your Brightest
Self.
In a Can."
Bright Empowered Clarity
Brand Tagline Concept
Twitter / X · Social Media Bio
@FUZION
"Real clarity. Designed to power your brightest self."
8 words · Full brand in a sentence
Social Media Bio
Brand Bond Pyramid · FUZION
Bright Empowered
Clarity
Value (adj adj noun)
FeatureClean energy + electrolytes
BenefitBalanced energy & recovery
ValueBright Empowered Clarity
Brand Bond Pyramid
Competitors
7 mapped
VRIN Moat
1 fully inimitable
4C Bond
4 truths → 1 belief
Personas
3 mapped
Brand Value
Bright
Empowered
Clarity
The uncopyable brand territory. No competitor can hold all three — the formulation, the aesthetic, and the emotional intelligence simultaneously.
Competitor Analysis
Prime
Hype-fuelled, social-first. Emotional pull via celebrity. Cultural moment over formulation.
Ghost
Lifestyle supplements + gaming culture. Transparency and cool factor. Subculture-specific.
Celsius
Fitness-integrated, scientifically serious. Intelligent but lacks lifestyle breadth and aesthetic range.
Liquid IV
Wellness + hydration over energy. Scientifically clean. Strong credibility but no energy territory.
Kin Euphorics
Mood, wellness, ceremonial. High-style, low-function. Ritual object over daily companion.
The Gap
No brand owns clean functionality + emotional lifestyle appeal + global scalability. This is FUZION's unclaimed lane.
JTBD Analysis — Why People Hire Energy Drinks

Why Hire the Category?

To do more, push through, stay alert, feel powerful. Maslow: Esteem + Self-Actualisation. McGuire: Cognitive Growth (Autonomy), Affective Growth (Assertion), Affective Preservation (Tension Reduction).

Category alternatives: coffee, tea, café culture, sleep, rest, supplements, soda, meditation. The consumer has many ways to fulfil the underlying need — which means the brand, not the formulation, becomes the deciding factor.

Why Hire FUZION?

To feel sharp, aligned, and energised in a way that supports — not sabotages — their mental and physical state. The consumer isn't compromising wellness for energy. For the first time, they don't have to.

Hire statement: People hire FUZION to feel like their best selves, focused, and in flow, without compromising their wellness or identity. Chosen for autonomy. Retained as ritual.

4C Brand Belief System
Category
Energy drinks are still rooted in adrenaline, not alignment. There's a gap for emotional clarity and clean daily power.
Company
FUZION can rewrite the energy drink code — one that speaks through clarity, not chaos. Unbound by legacy, fluent in culture.
Consumer
They want presence, not performance. They shop by vibe, not volume. They value mood over hype. Real, seen, in their flow.
Culture
Burnout is default. Rituals define identity. Wellness is public and personal. Calm is currency. Energy must reflect who we are.
Brand Belief System
Energy That
Reflects Who You Are.
When energy becomes a daily ritual, it should resonate with your true self, not oppose it. FUZION combines clarity, presence, and performance — enabling your best version.
Tone of Voice
Straightforward
Energetic without being loud. Confidence over intensity. No exclamation marks. Precision instead of amplification.
Supportive
Grounded and wellness-first. Clarity over chaos. Meets the consumer where they are, never pushes.
Dynamic
Modern, aspirational, authentic. Alive, not corporate. Works on TikTok or a billboard. Never sounds like a press release.
Brand Vocabulary
✓ Uses
Bright Clean Clarity Focused Natural Presence Flow Ritual Aligned Wellness Intentional Grounded
✗ Avoids
Crash Shred Artificial Buzz Insane Extreme Diet Hardcore Chemicals Rip Wired Maximum
Audience Personas & ICP
Persona A · Berlin · 26
Ava — The Layered Creative
UX designer and part-time DJ. Lives in layers: work, wellness, art. Needs clarity that feels stylish. Wants energy that fits her aesthetic, not just her body.
Persona B · Singapore · 32
Jim — The Intentional Optimiser
Fintech entrepreneur. Obsessed with focus and design. Replaced his morning coffee with FUZION to feel clean and productive. Values intentional consumption above all.
Persona C · Los Angeles · 21
Sofia — The Aesthetic Creator
Content creator in the wellness space. Sees FUZION as part of her brand aesthetic — what she drinks is as curated as what she posts. Organic advocate before she is a consumer.
ICP Summary
Ideal Customer Profile
People who follow Ashton Hall
Optimisers who treat their body and their image as one continuous project. Health-conscious, digitally fluent, aesthetically driven. Gen Z and Millennials, globally urban, 18–38.
Media & Discovery
TikTok
Primary discovery. Creator economy. Routine content. Ritual soundscape.
Instagram
Identity broadcast. Visual marker. Flat-lays, desks, gym aesthetics.
X / Twitter
Brand voice platform. Precise observations. Confident, not loud.
Creators
Primary acquisition. Organic advocates. Relationships before transactions.
SWOT Analysis — Derived from VRIN
Strengths
Owns the lifestyle + wellness + energy overlap. Distinct storytelling + utility as inimitable moat. Unbound by legacy.
Weaknesses
No brand legacy. Must educate new consumer segment. Premium price requires constant justification at every touchpoint.
Opportunities
Rise of Gen Z wellness culture. Cultural shift away from intense energy. TikTok discovery. Global scalability from day one.
Threats
Established players mimicking design. Dilution in crowded wellness space. Creator economy volatility and platform risk.
Strategic Frameworks
Blue Ocean Strategy
Uncontested Market Space
Eliminate intensity, reduce celebrity dependency. Raise aesthetic quality, create the wellness-energy ritual positioning. The product exists; the brand does not yet.
Golden Circle — Sinek
Why: Energy Should Align With Who You Are
How: Clean formulation + brand architecture that reflects the wellness generation's values. What: Healthy energy drinks. Start with Why — the rarest asset most energy brands don't have.
Strategic Positioning

Positioning Map: Price × Wellness

High price, high wellness credibility — the unclaimed quadrant in energy. Kin Euphorics and Liquid IV sit here but are not energy drinks. FUZION enters this space as the first wellness-credible energy brand willing to hold premium positioning.

Competitors cluster in high price/low wellness (Prime, Ghost) or low price/low wellness (Monster, supermarket). The top-right quadrant is FUZION's alone.

Porter's Strategies — Differentiation, Broad

Competitive advantage: product uniqueness, not low cost. Competing on price destroys positioning. Competitive scope: broad — the wellness-energy overlap is a mass market, not a niche.

Porter's Five Forces: Competitive rivalry HIGH. Substitutes HIGH. Supplier power LOW. Buyer power MEDIUM once loyalty is earned. New entrant threat MEDIUM — formulation is easy, brand-building is not.

Thematic Campaign — "Already Bright"
Thematic Campaign
"Already Bright"
The master campaign. You were already bright — FUZION simply creates the conditions for that brightness to consistently show up. Quiet confidence, not transformation narrative.
Tactical Campaign Phases
Phase 01 · 3 Months
Awareness
Creator seeding. 'Morning, Bright' content series. OOH teaser. Design and culture press placement. Seed before sell.
Phase 02 · 3 Months
Consideration
'The 14-Day Bright' TikTok challenge. Sampler partnerships at co-working spaces and premium gyms. Editorial brand voice. Creator-style paid social.
Phase 03 · 3 Months
Conversion
'Bright Monthly' DTC subscription. Hero film launch. Premium retail placement: Whole Foods, Selfridges, Dover Street Market. Peer referral mechanic.
Phase 04 · 6 Months
Retention
'The Bright Daily' newsletter. Invite-only morning events in key cities. Limited edition launches. Subscription anniversary recognition.
Phase 05 · Ongoing
Loyalty
'Bright Circle' membership. Tier by contribution, not spend. Co-design limited editions. 'Already Bright' annual award. Ambassador programme.
Content Pillars — Five Channels
Facebook
Bright Community
Ingredient Intelligence
The Bright Brief (editorial)
Events & Occasions
User Stories
Instagram
Can in Context
Bright Moments (editorial)
Creator UGC Reposts
Ritual Reels
Limited Edition Drops
LinkedIn
Founder Voice
Wellness at Work
Brand Strategy Transparency
Partnership Announcements
The Clarity Economy
YouTube
'Already Bright' Mini-Docs
Ingredient Deep-Dives
Community Events (full)
Creator Collaborations
The Bright Conversation
TikTok
'Morning, Bright' series
'The 3pm Test'
Behind the Can
Creator UGC Amplified
Trend Response (clarity-led)
15-Month Launch Calendar
M1
Creator seeding
50 micro-creators
PR outreach
M2
Morning, Bright
TikTok series
OOH teaser live
M3
Press reviews
Monocle, Courier
Awareness peak
M4
14-Day Bright
TikTok challenge
Sampler drops
M5
Paid social live
Creator-style ads
Editorial launch
M6
Co-working partners
Premium gyms
Trial conversion
M7
Already Bright film
Hero campaign
YouTube launch
M8
Retail placement
Whole Foods
Selfridges
M9
Bright Monthly
DTC subscription
Referral mechanic
M10
Bright Daily
Newsletter launch
Community events
M12
Ltd edition drop
Flavour 2 launch
Bright Circle v1
M15
Already Bright award
Ambassador launch
Global city 2