About

The best marketers
are builders.

I'm Vishal Pothur an e-commerce growth strategist, Shopify consultant and performance marketer. I help fashion, ethnic-wear and D2C brands grow profitably, and I build my own products on the side.

Over the last 11+ years I've worked at the intersection of performance marketing, Shopify, SEO, content and conversion strategy, helping brands grow beyond vanity metrics toward what actually matters: revenue, retention and customer experience.

I'm the founder of Calyx Core, a growth-focused digital studio built for modern D2C and ecommerce brands. We combine paid media, creative strategy, ecommerce UX, CRO and technical execution into one streamlined growth system.

Beyond consulting and client work, I spend my time building businesses and products of my own, from Dear Crafted, a custom gifting brand, to AI-powered fish-care systems and WhatsApp-based commerce experiments.

That hands-on experience shapes how I approach growth. I don't just help brands acquire customers, I understand product, operations, fulfilment, support and what it really takes to scale. The closer you are to the customer, the better your decisions become.

₹150Cr+
revenue influenced
300+
brands worked with
11+ yrs
digital growth experience
3.8×
avg ROAS delivered
What I build

Operator, founder, maker.

Studio

Calyx Core

A performance-first e-commerce growth studio for modern D2C brands, paid media, CRO, Shopify and creative under one roof.

calyxcore.in ↗
Brand

Dear Crafted

A custom gifting brand focused on terrariums, 3D prints, NFC products and creative commerce, built and run end to end.

Founder & operator
Practice

Performance Marketing

Meta Ads, Google Ads, CRO and Shopify growth, scalable acquisition systems engineered around profit, not vanity clicks.

Core craft
Base

Hyderabad, India

Working remotely with brands across India, Dubai, Paris and Canada, e-commerce and digital growth, globally.

Remote-first
Off the clock

Builder & maker

Aquascaping, planted tanks, vinyl cutting, prototyping and niche product building. I like making things work.

Always tinkering
Belief

Growth is a system

Not a channel, not a hack. Durable growth comes from connected systems across acquisition, conversion and retention.

How I operate
Founder, Calyx Core
Shopify · SEO · CRO
D2C & fashion
Performance marketing

Let's build your growth system.

Tell me about your brand and where you're stuck. I take on a handful of new partners each quarter.