Our Team

VIKRANT SINGH CHAUHAN

Founder of Fire & Smoke and CEO of Blue Turtle Hospitality

Founder of Blue Turtle Hospitality, started a new beginning of being a successful entrepreneur with great leadership quality. Persued Hotel management degree from IPS, Indore.17yrs of great F&B experience. Worked with big brands & groups i.e. Welcome group, Sayaji Hotels etc. Was Vice-President of Central India’s biggest convention – Brilliant Convention Centre. Experience of F&B including In-House Banquets, ODC, Restaurant & Cafes. Worked for IIM Indore-Convocation 2012, GIS, IIT, and Big Theme weddings. Handled successfully large size Expo, Conferences and Events.

MANISH SINGH KUSHWAHA

Co-Founder of Fire & Smoke and Vice-President of Blue Turtle Hospitality

The Vice-President at Blue Turtle Hospitality, an enthusiastic & dedicated professional with a leading experience of 16 years in the industry. He has completed BSC in Hospitality Management from Institute of Hotel Management Bhopal. Worked as a General Manager for D.Y. Patil’s property managed by Sayaji Hotels in Kolhapur achieving a milestone of 40 Crores & organized the family wedding of renowned personalities of the town, earlier Worked as a Unit Head and F&B Manager for Effotel Hotel Indore, worked for other brands like ITC Fortune Landmark Indore, Hilton Worldwide Hotel & Resorts at Washington D.C. U.S.A., Hotel Sahara Star Mumbai, Intercontinental Hotels, etc.

GIRIJA SHANKAR VERMA

Business Development & Operations Manager

Working as an Operation Manager at Fire & Smoke, BBQ Restobar, seeking quick understanding capabilities of identifying and solving problems, turning ideas into logistic strategies which resulted in productivity and increasing revenue. Worked as F&B Executive at Sayaji Hotel Ltd. and having an experience of 8 years in Strategic planning, Improving the Operational efficiency, Good team building ability and Confidence in managing projects for the pre-opening hospitality industry. Worked as Sr. Captain at Hotel Mangal City Indore. Worked as a Restaurant Manager at Bhopali Tandoor. Worked as a Sr Captain cum Bartender at Nawabi Blue’s. Worked as a Bartender at Geoffrey’s The Pub (Sarovar Portico Indore).

RAJU SINGH

GM Alba Hotels & Executive Chef

Executive Chef at Fire & Smoke BBQ Restobar, Indore. He has completed his one-year diploma in Hotel Management from Dass Collage, Dehradun (Uttarakhand). Worked as a Sous Chef at Effotel Hotel by Sayaji, Vadodara, Gujarat, India. Worked as a Chef de Parti at Effotel Hotel by Sayaji, Indore, India. Worked as a Chef de Parti at City Heart Sarovar Portico Ludhiana (Punjab). Worked as a Sr. Commi I at The Red Maple Mashal, Indore. Worked as a Commi II at Hotel Sarovar Portico, Indore. Worked as a Commi- III at Hotel Amar Vilas, Indore. Worked as a Commi- III at Hotel Golden Plum, Bangalore.