Sai Prasad – Founder & CEO, Sell Like Mercury
Sai Prasad spent over 15 years helping global software giants grow fast and hire smarter. But when it came to hiring fresh graduates, even he hit a wall.
As Senior Vice President at a billion-dollar tech firm, Sai led massive teams across India, the U.S., and Europe. He knew how to spot talent, nurture it, and build winning organizations. But every time he turned to campus hiring, one thing became painfully clear:
Degrees weren’t translating into job readiness.
And placement offices—no matter how committed—were fighting an uphill battle with outdated tools and impossible expectations.
So Sai did what few executives have the courage to do:
He walked away from the corporate fast lane to fix the broken bridge between college and career—not from the sidelines, but from the frontlines.
The Brutal Truth: Colleges Were Getting Blamed for a Broken System
Sai knew the pressure college placement officers were under. They were expected to produce top-tier results with bottom-tier support, while recruiters demanded “industry-ready” hires from students who had never seen the inside of a sales meeting, a product pitch, or a real-world problem.
It wasn’t fair.
It wasn’t sustainable.
And it wasn’t going to change unless someone rebuilt the system from scratch.
The Mission: Turn College Placement Offices Into Powerhouses
That’s exactly what Sai set out to do with Sell Like Mercury.
Not a training program. Not a soft-skills seminar.
But a placement engine built to make colleges look unstoppable.
Sai spent six months in the trenches, interviewing CXOs, hiring managers, and recruiters across industries like IT, Banking, Healthcare, Automotive, Consulting, Insurance, and more. The message was consistent:
“We don’t need more resumes. We need people who can deliver from Day One.”
So that’s what he built.
A high-impact, employer-validated, performance-focused curriculum that doesn’t teach theory. It builds pros.
What We Deliver: Outcomes. Reputation. Respect.
Colleges that partner with Sell Like Mercury don’t just improve placement stats.
They dominate their region. They attract better recruiters. They become known for producing job-ready talent.
Placement officers become heroes.
Deans see placement numbers soar.
Recruiters keep coming back.
Sai’s Promise: You Bring the Students. We’ll Bring the Success.
Sai didn’t build Sell Like Mercury to be another checkbox on a college’s to-do list.
He built it to be the edge.
The multiplier.
The secret weapon that turns underdog colleges into placement legends.
Because at the end of the day, Sai believes one thing:
When placement teams win, everyone wins.
The students, the college, the companies, and the future of India’s workforce.
Sell Like Mercury
Built by an industry insider.
Backed by results.
Designed to make you the hero.
