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Who is Dhawal Shah?

Dhawal Shah is a Singapore-based growth operator, founder and Regional MD of 2Stallions (a 40+ person digital marketing agency), CEO of ChutneyAds (Bangladesh's first AI-powered DOOH network), and startup advisor who has backed and mentored 30+ startups across Southeast Asia and South Asia. He is Co-Chair of AmCham Singapore's Marketing & Communications Committee and has trained teams at Sony, Toyota, DHL, and ASEAN government ministries on AI in business, digital transformation and marketing analytics.

Dhawal Shah coding as a child in 1992 Dhawal Shah in 2024
About Me

From Code to the Boardroom

I started writing code at 8. Three decades later, I build businesses, advise founders, and sit in boardrooms across Asia.

Selected for NUS Overseas College - Silicon Valley to study and explore entrepreneurship

Selected for Google Elevator to accelerate agency growth

Completed my Quantic EMBA to sharpen strategic thinking

Currently in the SID Board Readiness Programme to prepare for larger boardroom roles

That same drive to learn and adapt is what I bring to every founder, executive, and boardroom I work with.

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Agency Leader

Founder & Regional MD of 2Stallions — an award-winning, remote-first full-service digital marketing agency.

Work with 2Stallions

A remote-first 40+ team across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia and India serving clients globally

Trusted by global brands and ambitious SMEs: Sompo, Wavin, Dulux, Raffles Hotel, Nissin Cup Noodles, RedBull, Epson, Brother, At-Sunrice Academy, HL Bank and many more

Consistently rated 5 stars on Google

Known for turning marketing into measurable revenue pipelines

2Stallions were crucial in the successful market launch of our company's first product. The team supported us in all aspects of the launch including website and web shop design and market communication material. We were particularly impressed by their innovative approach and creative work around promoting the 'look and feel' of our product and service offering for the range of markets we were targeting. I would recommend 2Stallions to anyone, independent of the industry or target market.

Philipp Von Pein

Philipp Von Pein

CEO, Co-Founder Attonics Systems Pte Lte

Thanks for being such a great SEO-SEM agency and making us win a regional marketing award together!

Elena Sanchez Klett

Elena Sanchez Klett

Head of Marketing, UNIT4

2Stallions treat their clients – big and small – with equal importance, taking pride in everypiece of work that goes out the door. If you're looking for a professional yet personable,experience yet easy-going, then you're at the right place.

Felicia Chia

Felicia Chia

Head of Marketing, Nanolumi

DOOH Trailblazer

CEO of ChutneyAds, building the first AI-powered DOOH network for Bangladesh and other under-served markets.

Work with ChutneyAds

Scaling from 200 to 1,000+ digital screens

Helping advertisers reach untapped audiences across Bangladesh

Vision to deliver 1 billion monthly impressions

Bringing programmatic standards to an untapped market

Marketing Leader

Co-Chair of AmCham Singapore's Marketing & Communications Committee.

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Curating high-impact events for Asia’s top marketers

Connecting Asia’s marketing leaders with actionable frameworks and ideas

Author of Scaling Success, my twice-monthly LinkedIn newsletter

Speaker, panelist and trainer on marketing, growth and AI

Startup Advisor & Mentor

Advising founders on growth, GTM, and operations — from pre-revenue to scale.

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Invested in 30+ early-stage startups across Southeast Asia and South Asia

Recognised on LinkedIn for practical, founder-first guidance

Mentor at Accelerating Asia and Plug and Play APAC

For angel investment, visit ChutneyGroup.com

Dhawal has been mentoring me for the past few months, and his support has been truly transformative. With his guidance, I was able to develop a comprehensive SOP for Palki Motors, Which led to more than 25% increase in overall productivity. He also helping us design a seamless customer journey - both online and offline - so customers can easily purchase locally made electric vehicles.

Mustafa Al Momin

Mustafa Al Momin

Founder & CEO, Palki Motors Limited | Zayed Sustainability Prize Winner | Electric Mobility

Dhawal has been mentoring our team for the last one and a half years. During this period he has brought much needed direction to the product and marketing teams. His insights and experience has helped shape our product vision and strategy. As a result our teams have adopted a data driven mindset, developed a culture of experimentation and regularly conducting user testing with prototypes before jumping into production. We are now using industry best practices and tools when pushing out any new features or when launching new marketing campaigns. Dhawal has been a great mentor ro our internal teams!

Reyasat Chowdhury

Reyasat Chowdhury

Stanford MBA '26 | Forbes 30u30 | Co-founder at Shuttle

Speaker & Trainer

Keynotes, panels, and training sessions that make complex ideas clear and actionable.

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Chairperson

Programmatic Pioneers Summit Asia (Watch talk)

Speaker & Panel Moderator

eTail Asia (2024 & 2025)

Guest Speaker

Llama Incubator on Growth Marketing

Trainer

Marketing Magazine-run SEO Training in Kuala Lumpur

Course Developer & Trainer

Equinet Academy (Digital Marketing Analytics & Google Tag Manager)

Government Programmes

Trained ASEAN ministries on Digital Transformation (Cambodia, Vietnam, Myanmar, Laos)

Corporate Sessions

Delivered corporate sessions for Sony, Toyota, DHL, Fuji Xerox, Interpol, MCYS, and more

A course that exceeded my expectations overall. Detailed and patient guidance by the trainer – who not only taught us how to use GA, but also shared plenty of current industry insights and relevant real-life examples. Would highly recommend for anyone looking to learn more about data analytics in marketing.

Aye Mon

Aye Mon

Dhawal is very knowledgeable on this subject matter. Even though I've been using GA for years (self taught and learned from former managers), I learned a lot more from this course as it is different from what's offered in GA academy.

Ina Jasni

Ina Jasni

I learnt so much over these 2 days about Digital Analytics. Dhawal made most of the difficult technicalities in Analytics easier to relate for a layperson like me. I came to the class feeling apprehensive, however, I am more confident now as I know I can go for the refresher class and clinic as well as approach Dhawal should the need arise. A big thank you, Equinet Academy and Dhawal!

Dominic Lee

Mr Dhawal is very patient and experienced. Frankly, I used to hate numbers but after this course, I feel much confident. Although this is quite an intensive course for me, but I learnt a lot from Mr Dhawal. He is able to explain well and ensure we understand. Furthermore the resources really helps a lot too. Thank you Mr Dhawal.

Winnie Liu

Dhawal is a wonderful instructor. He was very patient in answering the class's queries. He kept the mood in class light-hearted and the lesson pace was just right. The real-life example we got to use was beneficial in the application of the techniques taught in class as well.

Alicia Lau

Frequently Asked Questions

What is 2Stallions?

2Stallions is an award-winning, remote-first, full-service digital marketing agency co-founded by Dhawal Shah and Razy Shah in Singapore in 2012. With a team of 40+ across Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, and India, 2Stallions serves over 400 brands globally — including Sompo, Raffles Hotel, RedBull, Epson, and Dulux — delivering development, SEO, paid media, content, creative, and AI-powered marketing automation.

What is ChutneyAds?

ChutneyAds is Bangladesh's first AI-powered digital out-of-home (DOOH) advertising network, co-founded by Dhawal Shah. Currently scaling from 200 to 1,000+ digital screens, ChutneyAds brings programmatic advertising standards to under-served markets with a vision to deliver 1 billion monthly impressions.

What topics does Dhawal Shah speak about?

Dhawal Shah speaks on growth marketing, AI in business, digital transformation, and go-to-market strategy. He has chaired the Programmatic Pioneers Summit Asia, spoken at eTail Asia, and delivered corporate training for Sony, Toyota, DHL, Fuji Xerox, and Interpol. He also trains government ministries across ASEAN on digital transformation.

How can I work with Dhawal Shah?

There are several ways to work with Dhawal Shah: hire 2Stallions as your digital marketing agency, engage him as a startup advisor or mentor, book him as a keynote speaker or panel moderator, or commission custom training workshops for your team. Visit the Work With Me page to get in touch.