Female Entrepreneur: Konkana Bakshi – Director of Savoir Faire Academie
Tell us about yourself Konkana Bakshi is a well known face in india, having won the Miss Elegance World contest in 2008 and Miss India East 2009. She has made several advertisements for leading agencies and brands, including the Maruti A-star, KFC, Reliance and Skoda. She was also the face... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Farah Bakhshay – Founder of Semurg Relocations
Tell us about yourself I have spent almost a decade understanding world people and assisting them to settle into Mumbai! I head Semurg Relocations in Mumbai and have an empathy for relocating business leaders and their families who come to this financial hub of India which is second nature to... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Fizza Kanchwalla – Founder of Fizza
Tell us about yourself As a child my mother’s needlework and handicraft skills fascinated me. I learnt very early on that I loved creating with my hands little accessories which I gifted to family and friends. Soon I started to pattern my clothes with the help of skilled labour available... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Bindu Menon – Founder of Point Blank Advertising Pvt Ltd
Tell us about yourself I am a Postgraduate in Biochemistry and have an MBA. I began my career with GSK and have spent all my working years in healthcare marketing. I have been an entrepreneur in Healthcare Communications for the past 16 years. In 2001, I founded Point Blank, in partnership... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Vidya Deshpande and Mimi Chakrabarti – Co-founders: Soul Purpose Travel
Tell us about yourself SoulPurpose Travel was started by two women who are passionate about travel and adventure. We realised that many women want to travel, go on adventure trips but don’t know where to go. SOULPURPOSE bridges that gap and gives women with a thirst for adventure the chance to... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Ryna Sequeira – Quay Marketing Consulting Pvt Ltd
I was born to travel! Tell us about yourself and your background I come from a humble background with two very liberal parents who let me grow into the person I am today. Very unconventional for an everyday middle class Indian family, I had no pressures to be a particular... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Riddhi Doshi-Patel – The Mocktail Gazebo
Tell us about yourself and your background Born into an illustrious and highly educated family, I was always focussed on my own education and career. I completed my MBA from Symbiosis Pune, did a Masters in law and I am also a Bachelor in Education. I also have various certifications... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Aradhana Nagpal – Designer and Curator of Dhoop
Don’t ever give up what you truly believe in ….. Tell us about yourself and your background Needless to say, I love India. I guess the interest and passion came thanks to both my parents. My mom has a keen interest in Indian craft and culture and growing up we... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Tejal Gandhi – CEO and Founder of Money Matters India
Tell us about yourself and your background Overall, I have worked in the Banking, Finance and Insurance industry (commonly known as BFSI) for the last 24 years. I started out my career in 1989 with Standard Chartered Bank as an Officer Trainee and was with the bank for over 13 years, my core areas being Branch Banking, Retail Operations... Read More
Female Entrepreneurs: Neesshi Oza & Karishma Shah Founders of Decography
DECOGRAPHY is co-founded by two opposite poles. One that lives a life of organised chaos and the other, of chaotic organisation. Their products reflect these opposites. They are bold, as well as subtle and quirky, as well as simple. At Decography, they create, design, curate and style an eclectic mix... Read More
Female Entrepreneur: Ginni Aneja – Founder of Tarology
Ginni Aneja is the founder of Tarology for which she practices Tarot Reading, Numerology, Angel Healing and Feng Shui. Since demand creates supply she also started teaching Tarot and Numerology as well as performing consultations for clients. Her aim in setting up Tarology was to mainly help people who are... Read More
Sandhya Gorthi’s Sanctum
I’d like to welcome you to our happy place, our Sanctum! I am a law graduate from the National Law School of India, Bangalore, but I have always had a creative side to me as well. I have worked in theatre, radio, journalism, internet companies – beginning in content, moving... Read More
Payal Tyagi Indie Eco Candles | Female Entrepreneur spotlight
After an MBA and working for several years in financial services, I found myself full of many ideas and yearning to enjoy the liberation, incredible challenges and thrill of watching my ideas come to life. I could no longer ignore the pull and I owed it to myself, I thought,... Read More
The ‘Tattva by Shabia Walia’ Story
My husband travels a lot courtesy of his cinematography profession. He got me a wonderful body scrub from Fiji which I ran out of in December last year. After hunting a lot for it or something similar, I came across one by a popular brand which was ridiculously expensive. I... Read More
Inside Fab BAG: Vineeta Singh | Beauty Entrepeneur
At 23, Vineeta Singh was featured on the cover of THE WEEK for being the first and youngest b-school grad to decline a Rs. 1 Cr placement offer from a global investment bank to start up her own HR services company. Seven years hence and now in her 2nd venture,... Read More