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Walked many miles daily to attend school. Left the village to grasp the quality education, did Intermediate while remaining in the hostel meant for poor & needy people. < All Interviews Er Dilip Zade Founder Entrepreneur This time VictoryTales invited Dilip Zade, who is Founder cum entrepreneur of Search Foundation and inspiring the world with his motive to work for the development of tribal and farmer populations. According to Dilip , serving the people of these rural tribal populations is equal to the service of the Nation because these rural people are the real backbone of our Nation. Er Dilip Zade, Born and brought up in a small village in a farmers family. Walked many miles daily to attend school. Left the village to grasp the quality education, did Intermediate while remaining in the hostel meant for poor and needy people. Wanted to pursue Agriculture engineering but landed up with a diploma in electrical engineering from government polytechnic to support family expenditures. After completing the Diploma with first-class, though my dream was to do a Bachelors Degree course of Engineering and at that time I could get the chance of getting the admission in that but likewise earlier I did not have any financial support so I started the search for a job. I got the chance of Apprenticeship and my first salary in the form of stipend was Rs.500 at that time. During the time of apprenticeship, I was facing a huge mental and psychological pressure due to no moral and financial support from my family. In Spite of all the hurdles and negative situations and circumstances he defeated all that with his positivity and hardwork and after that Mr. Dilip Zade founded the Search Foundation and also upgraded his educational qualification through completing Degree of Bachelors of Engineering, Diploma of Public Relations and Professional degree of MBA. Share this Interview: Know more about Search Foundation Where did the idea to start something like this come from? Please also talk us through your background and your journey as an entrepreneur; Born and brought up in a small village in a farmers family. Walked many miles daily to attend school. Left the village to grasp the quality education, did Intermediate while remaining in the hostel meant for poor and needy people. Wanted to pursue Agriculture engineering but landed up with a diploma in electrical engineering from government polytechnic to support family expenditures. In 1993, because of the unpleasant & unhealthy environment of my home and the torturous and humiliating behavior of my stepbrother, I was facing with the ideas of suicide. Gradually my depression reached a higher level and I was thinking that there is no meaning of my life so I should end it through committing suicide. For some time I also lived at my elder sister’s house but there also I did not find a suitable atmosphere for me so I left it and went to Yavatmal city. I started working at a shop for my livelihood and did the work for almost one year and then one of my sworn sister helped me. With her husband, she took me to the doctor and told him about all my difficulties, mental and psychological pressure. With the help of that sworn sister and doctor, I keep myself out from the trap of depression. I got the opportunity to serve from an instructor to Principal of Private ITI and with the support of the Chairman of Polytechnic got the chance to fulfill my dream of doing a Bachelor of Engineering in Electricals. Alongside my job I also completed the Diploma of Public Relations and Professional degree of MBA. During this period, the idea for doing something for rural students of tribals and farmers came to my mind. in 2002, registered our organisation “Search Foundation” and In 2005 we started the first English Medium School in a tribal and remote area at Tehsil level, Korpana with the pre-primary section along with all the Government Permissions.Presently having a huge infrastructure of 10 Acres with modern and advanced facilities in our school campus. Our school also got the status of Renowned School from the Maharashtra State Government and we have admitted around 300 tribal students for education. Now along with this school, we are running some of the social organizations under the umbrella of “Search Foundation” and we are moving forward with our continuous efforts for the overall development of people of tribal and farmer communities. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? Since my bent of mind was towards doing the welfare activities for the remote needy tribal people in specific and people of my society in general but due to my Job schedule, it was difficult for me to manage my job and to pursue my mission to work for the tribal population. I took a chance to proceed with my mission, I quit the job and started my venture “Search Foundation” to work for the betterment of our society. It is universally accepted that if you have to work for the welfare of the society without expecting any profit then you need to have a vision and a great dedication for proceeding further with your ideas. I decided to work for the tribal population and have no grudge that I quit the job. At the same time I feel great that with my tremendous will power, I implemented and transformed my vision into reality. What was your key driving force to become an entrepreneur? My pursuit of helping people is my driving force to become an entrepreneur and since from my youth days, I wanted to work for the welfare of farmers, tribal people, students, and youth of our vicinity so that they can also be a part of the mainstream. I also wanted to use my knowledge, experience, talent, and potential for the service of these tribal people and provide them with a healthy environment and support system so that they can also fulfill their dreams and lead a successful and satisfying life like all others. For me serving the people of these rural communities is equal to the service of the Nation because these rural people are the real backbone of our Nation. What’s your source of motivation? The enormous number of smiles of satisfaction and happiness of the beneficiaries of our work is the main source of Motivation for us. This really makes a very good organization “Search Foundation” making us stronger and inspires us for more dedication towards achieving our goal of overall development of these rural farmers, tribal people, and youth of these communities. How many hours a day do you work on average? Nature has given the fixed timeslot of 24 hours to each and everybody without any discrimination. So we all have equal 24 hours to manage and complete all the work and necessities. I usually work for 13 – 14 hours a day. Sometimes my work also goes up to 15-16 hours. I usually give 6 hours to sleep to maintain the health system. Tell us about the uniqueness of your startup, please; Our organization is working for Underprivileged communities, especially for framers, tribal people, students, and youth of rural areas. Our Search Foundation has been working since 2002 in the remote tribal area of Korpana & Jiwati Tahsil, in Chandrapur District of Maharashtra. Nearly 100 villages are living in substandard conditions with the major occupation of rain-based farming and agricultural labor. We organize and run many activities and projects from time to time for the overall development of these farmers & tribal people of our vicinity. We are trying to uplift the standard of living of these people and our aim is to work for the overall development and welfare of these underprivileged people without any discrimination. For their overall development, we conduct many activities and programs for their Education, Health, Hygiene & Nutrition, Women Empowerment, Environment, Agriculture, Personality Development & Career Guidance For Youth and students. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? I have a unique way of handling pressure & managing stress. I normally try to maintain my physical fitness with yoga, exercise, and try to meet, interact, and share the things with my friends and wellwishers to manage the stress. We should always keep this thing in our mind that if we are planning and working on something big then we will definitely face the difficulties and hurdles but these difficulties and hurdles are to make us stronger and ready for winning the given situation to achieve the goal. So we should make yourself stronger, fight with all the difficulties & hinders and win that at every step. We should also think and try to maintain the feeling of friendship for everyone. Do not have the feeling of competition and jealousy for anybody even if he/she is your competitor in the field. If we are taking care of these things and doing the work with positive thinking, caring, and supportive nature and with a cool mindset then there will be no pressure at all. Always have faith in your efforts, handwork, and in your passion. How do you generate new ideas? In my point of view, if somebody is having a big vision and that big vision is for the wellbeing & betterment of all members of society and if we try to explore new things and search for new things continuously then the new ideas come again and again to the mind automatically. If the person starts implementing those ideas and the result of those ideas leaves a smile of satisfaction and happiness on the people of the society., then these smiles of satisfaction and happiness of the people become a driving force to do a new work each and every time. How did you come up with the name for your company? I wanted to give a unique name to my organization and that name should not be a traditional one. I also wanted that the name should be clearly an indication of our work so after searching and thinking a lot at the end I came up with the name “Search Foundation”. Each and every human being should do the continuous search for the best possible way of his/her welfare along with the welfare of the society. In our organization “Search Foundation”, we try to search and implement all the possible ideas for the betterment of our society. We started all our ventures under the tag of “Search”. When the time came to decide the name of the school again we decided to give it a name related to our mission, so we gave the name “Scholars Search Academy” to our school. This name clearly indicates our aim of searching for the new scholars in the society for the enrichment of our environment. What advice would you give to someone starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur? I think first of all we should be a good human being and then we should set and decide our target. After that we should do the analytical and logical research and development work for that so we can be ready for all the possible hinders and obstacles of our journey of achieving our goal. At last we should implement the planned ideas one by one with positive thinking and enthusiasm. For this both the objective and medium (Path) of our organization should be pure, so we should always try to run all of the organization with the ethical way to get the real satisfaction of the beneficiaries. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO You may also like to read

I’m currently a 16 year old residing in India, my entrepreneurial journey started when I was a 14 year old. India is a diverse country but one of the few things in which we aren’t diverse is < All Interviews Dakshin Lakshaman Founder and Chairman Entrepreneur Share this Interview: Know more about The Legacy ORG & LUXURIYA D GROUP OF COMPANIES is the parental company under which are 3 companies – The Legacy Org, Luxuriya Fashion And Lifestyle, Payir Corp and a podcast called The Young Entrepreneur’s Podcast which is to empower entrepreneurship. The Legacy Org is a brand and business development company , we offer services such as corporate branding, consumer branding, retail & hospitality experience, digital brand experience, brand innovation, brand research & measurement, country branding, luxury branding, brand environment design, we’ve also partnered with FinRoute.Co to provide business development and fin-tech solutions, at The Legacy Org we offer many other services such as press releases, registrations of companies / organizations, accounting services and many more. Luxuriya Fashion And Lifestyle is India’s and Multiple Countries’ 1st Digital / Virtual Fashion and Lifestyle Experience Brand , our products are purpose-built as we’ve adapted ourselves to develop products under the niches of Techwear and Luxury , for example our jackets can turn into backpacks and our cargo pants can turn into shorts, our products can also handle any harsh climate but that’s not the exciting part, the exciting part is that we’ve also adapted ourselves to the future which is Web 3.0 under which we’re developing our NFTs which are again purpose-built, the best part is that we’re developing a full scale Metaverse which we truly believe will be way better than those of our competitors who’re Facebook and Microsoft . Our 3rd company called Payir Corp is what we believe will save all species on earth from world hunger and will save the planet from climate change , at Payir Corp we’re developing Aggrotech solutions which’ll be able provide everyone with grocery and food products that’re free from pesticides, insecticides, weedicides, chemical fertilizers and even genetically modified seeds, our Aggrotech solutions can grow crops at 3x faster speed compared to normal farming and can even produce 300 to 400 times more crops against an acre of crops being produced in a normal farmland, all these can be done with 94% less water against an acre of crops being produced in a normal farmland, even the waste products at Payir Corp will be used to create renewable energy and hence will allow us to get carbon credit , besides our mission to fight climate change and world hunger our other mission is to be 100% carbon and water neutral , the very near future of Payir Corp is to build Sponge Cities which’re to create ecosystems which’ll fight against climate change – mainly floods and at the same time will replenish ground water . Tell us a little bit about yourself (background) and your journey as a entrepreneur, please; I’m Dakshin, I’m currently a 16 year old residing in India, my entrepreneurial journey started when I was a 14 year old . India is a diverse country but one of the few things in which we aren’t diverse is career choice, most parents or the children themselves believe that becoming an engineer or a doctor is would be the perfect choice for their children or themselves similarly in many other countries parents believe that their children should study well and work for a good company or the children themselves believe the same, I’m not against this idea but I’m against the idea of making the children have no expanse of career options. My journey started like this, my family has 3 generations of doctors and I really respect their occupation but growing up in an environment like that gave me a mind-set that being a doctor would be the right choice for me and at the same time I used to have many crazy ideas, sometimes I wanted to become an astronaut and sometimes I wanted to become a politician, I also had this though that I want to have fame and I want to have a ton of money (which I believe is not wrong when you work hard for it), luckily I have an open minded mother who inspired me and helped me engage in everything and from that engagement I explored a lot of fields, by the end of 8th grade when I was 13 I had explored swimming, debating, public speaking, acting, robotics, 3D and game design, VR development, graphic design and many more, by 9th grade when I first attended the largest design and programming based competition for people aged 16 and younger called the National Design Championship , I designed a drone called Drone To Deliver Medicines which was what I believe the rebirth of supersonic jets , my design proved to have a higher wind resistance than any other drone that was presented at the same competition but unfortunately due to the lack of a team and better designing skills I had bagged the runner up title but that’s what they say right? You must learn from your failures, I picked up my designing skills later and at the same time I was involved in MLM and Network Marketing for which after a while I lost interest but during that period of involvement in MLM and Network Marketing I got what I believe is a partial entrepreneurial mind-set and then came the idea to use my graphic and 3D designing skills to make some money but I didn’t know who a proper entrepreneur was at that moment and hence I had become a freelancer in which I failed as never was I able to get a client and nor did I have the right experience so because of that I started studying more about entrepreneurship from which I got the true entrepreneurial spirit, from which I also understood that entrepreneurship is when as entrepreneur one creates businesses that changes the lives of people or species for the better this is when I got back on track at the age of 15 and used my public speaking skills which helped me convince teens of my age who had competed with me in the same National Design Championship to join my team and from that initiative came The Legacy Org , the first time I with a team as a company helped another business with their new logo from which we made money and though it wasn’t much it gave us the at most pleasure which encouraged us to do more and create value for businesses and the people involved. Then came the second company called Luxuriya Fashion And Lifestyle for which we had initially thought that if we could create some fancy dresses and sell them with fancy prices we could make could money but never could, we slowly understood the struggles and the processes involved and hence we had to drop the very 1st designs we made and from that mistake we learned that we must be innovative and create an impact here and from this we came up with proper business plans and designs that we’re sure is to make an impact as it releases in 2023 and similarly we came up with another idea for this company which was to make NFTs but then we believed that NFTs alone can’t make any big impact and from this came Utopia – India’s and Multiple Countries 1st Digital / Virtual Fashion and Lifestyle Experience which’s our full scale Metaverse under development, we recently presented our company and all that we’re going to do as a company at Latitude 59 which is one of the largest start up and scale up events in the world for which we got a great response making it one of the proudest moments for us. And now came Payir Corp which is an initiative towards the betterment of every species on Earth and the betterment of our planet Earth itself for which we’re researching and when we complete our research and launch this initiative we expect to have an impact on everyone and every species like never before. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? Like I mentioned before I’m from India which is the most diverse country in the whole world but one of few things I which India is not diverse is the occupation that one would opt for, it’s mostly medical science and engineering here there’s always a similar case around the world. Growing up in a country like this and especially growing up in a family with 3 generations of doctors I needed some kind of vastness of career options in my life, luckily I have my mother who made me engage in everything I could from that I had explored swimming, public speaking, debating, acting, graphic and 3d design and as far as I can remember I had never wanted to work for anyone which relates to scenario of occupation options around the world, most of the people would like to work in some company, organization or hospital but why won’t people these people think about owning the company, organization or hospital? And I took the decision to search for this answer, All that I could find is about the mind-set of people which is basically job security but truth is that being an owner of a company, organization or hospital would be hard initially and when one gets the breakeven point there’s no stop which allows them to have a lifetime of financial security, this was the initial reason for me to choose entrepreneurship over a job but now being an entrepreneur for 2 years changed the answer which is to change lives of people for the better which’ll eventually build the lifestyle that I desire and create a legacy. What gets you out of bed in the morning i.e. what’s your source of motivation? Good question. The only motivation to get up in the morning is my life, I believe that one must “ live life to the fullest”. one of the other main reasons to choose an entrepreneurial lifestyles for me is because as an entrepreneur I love what I do, I love everything about my life and this makes me excited to get out of the bed every morning as early as possible and sleep as late as possible, as an entrepreneur I’m able to learn something new every day, implement whatever I’ve learnt, I have the ultimate freedom to create what I want and live my life the way I wish. My mum is also one of the major sources of motivation as she has inspired me to pursue whatever I wish to and she has brought me up in such a way that every moment of my life has been interesting, besides being a mother to me she is also a visionary in all the companies as her ideas and suggestions have never failed us making me want to get out of bed and wanting to gain more from my mum and spend more time with her. What is your brand’s USP? Our USP is very simple in our all our 3 companies which is basically “only if we could provide better value to the lives of our clients we could develop” this statement itself acts an assurance that we’d be providing the best of anything we do and hence our products and services are built in such way that it’ll keep up this promise. Our products and services itself acts as a USP, those who have experienced our products and services irrespective of whether they’re our investors, directors, C-Suites, employees, partners or clients know that our products and services will create massive impacts for sure and in terms of The Legacy Org we’re already providing our services and our clients love it. During this COVID-19 crisis, what are the measures you have undertaken to continue your business without disruption? From the very beginning we had been a full online business and when most businesses failed due to the online adaptability factor we were succeeding, one of the most important things we did is that we developed businesses which were just starting out and we also made business adapt to the full online version which made us succeed during the Covid-19 crisis as well, in fact the crisis was never a crisis for us and it turned out to benefit businesses like us. What are the three most important lessons you have learned while building your start-up? This is the best question out of all. To keep it short I’d say the best one is learning from failures, if you have gone through the above mentioned then you would’ve noticed that I myself have made some mistakes and failed in some places and we as a company have made mistakes and failed in some places but we learned from it and corrected ourselves, this is something that the people around you, schools or colleges doesn’t allow you, if one is not allowed to make a mistake or fail and is punished for that then there’s no chance for innovation or improvement, in fact calling such things as a mistake or failure is wrong according to me just like the great Sir Thomas Edison said “I didn’t fail a 1000 times. The light bulb was an invention with 1000 steps.” The next thing is proper knowledge before doing anything, if one would have the proper knowledge about anything the stress is less and the work is less. And comes the team, there must always be a team and this team must be ready to go through anything for the about to come success. There must never be any competition in a team, we’ve always been taught never to help anyone in exams by our schools, academies, institutes or colleges – in their world it’s called “cheating” in our world it’s called “cooperation”. What comes first for you - money or emotions? Obviously as humans we work by going to job, run business or freelance to put food on the table which is not possible without money, there’s this funny quote “Money is like a hand wash solution, it kills 99.99% of all your problems”. I believe that no emotions must hinder an entrepreneur as he or she runs a business for which he or she must take decisions, every moment of an entrepreneurial life is based on the decisions hence when an emotion enters there it spoils the decision. I believe both money and emotions don’t come first as the impact that we’re to create is what matters and when this impact is done without any emotion (which I believe is the right way to do) the money will obviously follow. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? Firstly choosing Entrepreneurship for me was because I love what I do as an entrepreneur hence there’s no pressure or stress. Secondly, even if one arises what I’d be doing is taking a break from what gives me the pressure or stress, the way I’d do it is by hitting gym and spending time with my mum, and rarely by attending fun online meets or watching stand-up but at the end one must remember that there’s no point in escaping from that pressure or stress as it’s his / her responsibility to solve the issue and move on. What is one strategy that you believe has helped you grow as a person/startup? There’s no strategy for one to grow as there are a ton of strategies and some would work for one and won’t work for the other but a strategy that I’d highly recommend is the Blue Ocean Strategy . What advice would you give to someone starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur? Wow! This one good question. So as an Entrepreneur I’d highly recommend anyone who’s starting out to check out blue ocean strategy and then comes this….please don’t make the same mistakes which I did which is basically starting out without properly knowing everything, I believe that one must research and study everything that they’re going to do in their business and those things related to the same, the next thing one must not do is to depend on a team or someone to do things for them even though you (one) might be the boss. Bootstrap as much as possible, don’t find investors for the money but find them for the potential that they might bring to your company, also be prepared for everything, remember that every single moment you waste is going to have a very bad impact on you and also try to be sustainable in everything that you do. Another thing that I’d add to anyone who’s starting out is basically try to be flexible, the flexibility I mean is to change your methods if it doesn’t suite you but never change the goal, also there’s a chance that everyone around you from your parents to your best friends – mainly the closest one to you might have a huge backlash for what you’ll be doing and they might want you to change your path from an entrepreneur to something else (Never have I directly experience this but I did experience this indirectly and I’ve seen a lot of entrepreneur friends lose their paths because of situations such as these) but don’t listen to them keep going, find entrepreneurial communities such as Yes Fam Entrepreneurs ( https://chat.whatsapp.com/BsCMYnwq0PA3aTeyvPPEMr ) where I’m in too, attending entrepreneurial networking & socializing events and start up & scale up events will help you a lot. If you’d like to know more or want any help please do reach me or my companies with help of the attached links. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO You may also like to read

Three factors will always play a full-frontal role in entrepreneurship: constant challenges, yearning to go for the unreachable. < All Interviews Tanmoy Mukherjee Co-Founder Entrepreneur VictoryTales with its objective to strive and grope vigorously to bring some of the meaningful and powerful stories from around the world to empower and motivate our growing community of entrepreneurs, this time we are introducing Mr. Tanmoy Mukherjee, Co-Founder of Forbidden Foods Pvt Ltd. Mr Tanmoy Mukherjee attained vast professional experience while working with world renowned companies like Coca Cola, ITC, Bausch & Lomb, RIL and Lavazza before venturing into his own company Forbidden Foods Pvt Ltd. Tanmoy is an effective communicator with excellent relationship building and interpersonal skills having strong analytical, problem solving and organizational abilities. Having experience in leading teams for driving overall market development, Mr. Tanmoy attained Positioning with Revenue Generation and Profitability besides having vision and roadmap with the objective to develop a strategic footprint for driving profitable business in emerging markets . Share this Interview: Know more about Forbidden Foods Pvt Ltd Forbidden Foods Pvt. Ltd. aspires to delight the new-age Indian consumer with innovative and contemporary snacking products. The company is introducing a range of packaged snacks under a fun, exciting, and quirky brand identity that resonates with young and discerning consumers. Forbidden Foods is in the packaged snacks business with snacking options that are as healthy as they are unique and delicious. Forbidden Foods is using an innovative popping technology to prepare for its customers a Gluten-Free non-baked, non-fried, popped chips which are light, crunchy, and flavorful chips. As per the company’s commitment to its customers that their chips are 60% less fat compared to fried potato chips, with high-quality Sunflower oil used for garnishing. Where did the idea to start something like this come from? Please also talk us through your background and your journey as an entrepreneur; Actually, the journey started when Ankur Jain, co-founder at Bira met me at Reliance Retail where he joined under my tutelage for training. I was mentoring him for the Rural Business Hub model wherein we had a great time as we hit it off. Then Ankur left to pursue his own business interests and I later joined Lavazza and Barista as the Brand Integration Manager for Italy. Whilst at Lavazza almost after a span of 5 years I left to join Ankur in his business interests. I was in touch with him. In meanwhile, Ankur had been concentrating on his business interest and was pursuing the beer game relying solely on imports from Belgium, US, and Spain. Anuj who was Ankurs batch mate at school also joined up after returning from a stint at UBS in London. Thus our journey at Bira began. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? Having been at the helm of affairs in Coca Cola, ITC, Bausch & Lomb, and then Lavazza I was getting bored and waylaid in my professional world, a sort of cocooned existence. But for want of a break, an opportunity and the like to change the status quo of life as I continued to toil in the inane large corporation marketing guided by SOPs and best practices with market integration. There was nothing to look forward to in this mundane 24X7 existence. But as the saying goes luck is opportunity + patience + divine intervention, Ankur called me one day in my Lavazza stint and told me to chuck all this and try to do something which will have my footprint and stamp. Sounded exciting, challenging, and differentiated and therefore I opted for it and now I can never aspire to do a regular job. What was your key driving force to become an entrepreneur? Three factors will always play a full-frontal role in entrepreneurship: constant challenges, yearning to go for the unreachable, and quenching your thirst to create something new out of the ordinary. These are the guiding principles that, according to me, should always accompany your thought process. However, the big umbrella factor always is: Fire In The Belly. These are the key drivers What’s your source of motivation? One key takeaway from our ancient spiritual knowledge and the wisdom that they gave us is the constant yearning to look ‘inside’ instead of ‘outside’. By this I mean you will have to discover that force, the spirit inside your own self to egg yourself on in this journey Motivation is a driving force that runs on the fuel of passion, Knowledge, and ability to look beyond. Anyone & anybody can be an entrepreneur provided he or she can imbibe these 3 principles inside one’s self. Though you need externalities then’ fortune favors the brave’. How many hours a day do you work on average? Time management is a myth and oft used word which has become the fashion to denote how industrious one can be. If you can skillfully assign time/job matrices to something on the line of Steven Covey’s, you can make things easier. I usually devote 10 hours a day at the max and try to mix business with pleasure i.e taking time out on some weekends. What is the uniqueness of your startup? The game-changing word is Disruption which motivates the Consumer packaged Goods space. Uniqueness depends on many factors: business category, the segment in that category, the competition in that category, the current players, not in that order though. What you have to look for is uncontested space, unmet needs for the category consumers, and the current offerings. Once that is done then you devise a price positioning matrix that gives you the open spaces to work on. For eg. In the case of BRB chips, we found white spaces in some unique offerings as compared to the mundane chips which have been going on for some time, no product differentiation, and value-added for the consumers. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? I am reminded of a line in the movie Border: “Zindagi ka doosra naam problem hai”. Therefore pressures and linked stresses that are part and parcel of a daily work living Managing it is both, easy and difficult in a startup: Easier part : First being clear of your work duties, your deliverables, and communication flow. For instance, have daily morning meetings to resolve interdepartmental issues, any differences, and the usual flow. The basic step is to remove irritants and friction The difficult part is of interpersonal dynamics of the co-founders, expectations that can crop up linked to some new issue and financials How do you generate new ideas? Generation of new ideas is a more strategic part of the business It is usually done amongst the co-founders and which is obviously reliant on some key learnings that one has found lately, some new insight form our consumers and inputs form our own team New ideas primarily should result in new product development or some key messaging or distribution issues or facilitating business in a better cost-effective manner Therefore to sum up we need to generate new ideas to increase our value for the consumer, reach and distribution and the need to bring in cost effectiveness How did you come up with the name of your company? The name was more of a brain wave which one of our co-founders came up with one day in the morning to name it Forbidden Foods. It is linked to many facets: of course the first is the fruit as per the Bible signifying the need to break the molds of good and evil, next comes the work Forbidden which means that we are part of the angst of the youth(primarily our target is years 15 -25) and this age group loves to play anti-institution i.e thinking against the current wave. BRB was our take on this kind of a product type and brand as a result of this thinking and is actually an acronym: Be Right Back This relies on the prevalent SMS lingo in the current generation, the pointer towards taking any time, anywhere, and anyhow to break what you are doing and take a break. Just relive the moments with BRB and it is like a pause to taste and reflect on things around you What piece of advice would you give to college graduates who want to become entrepreneurs? Well, it is a mindset. Our current education brings about pressures, forcible competition, and expectations that are asynchronous with the current situation. Therefore there is no urge to ‘create’ but to ‘conform’ However, to inculcate that feeling of creating something out of our daily mundane existence is the key. We have to find our hidden talents, our passion, and the desire to seek something in life that not only creates a source of income but is also sustainable and creates opportunities for others. Because it is in giving that you receive. Having said that there are a lot of externalities that govern our world but the trick is to escape these and carve your own space. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO You may also like to read

After Owning and running a Learning and Development Company for 8 years in Soft Skills and Service Excellence called SkillMaker Training Services in United Arab Emirates and SkillMaker Consultancy Private Limited in India. < All Interviews Anchal Andrews CHIEF OF STRATEGY Women Entrepreneur VictoryTales believe that people who can inspire others are the real hero in the present world and we always look forward to such personalities for our inspirational platform. It is said that learning what success is to you is more about deciding what matters most to your spirit and your happiness is all about, we are introducing Ms. Anchal Andrews. Anchal is working on the capacity of Shareholder, Partner and Chief of Strategy in “Oneclean Concierge Private Limited”. Ms. Anchal is also an Author and written a book titled ‘Beyond Frontline Excellence’ published by Penguin Random House Company. Passionate about creative pursuits, Anchal, has consolidated her experience into Communication Design, Design Thinking, Content, and overall Communication Excellence. As Chief of Strategy in the company, she brought together a range of Management ideas to singularity in structure for execution. she is comfortable with it and it is easy for her, because she is good at it. Anchal is Inspired by the purpose she set out to achieve in her life and she feels that keeps the fire in her belly burning endlessly to achieve it. she also feels that the purpose, on a larger spectrum, is to bring positive change to individuals and the masses. Share this Interview: Know more about Oneclean Concierge Pvt Ltd About “Oneclean Concierge Pvt Ltd”:- Oneclean Concierge Private Limited was established on 2ⁿᵈ popularly known as ONE, it has created the brand Wash Bucket that provides drip and dry services operational since 2021. Oneclean Concierge’s philosophy is to structure the industry by changing conventional practices to a consistent method of planning and execution for laundry, dry clean and deep clean services. It addresses high quality clothing care solutions for customers and by acquisition of competitive brands, it streamlines the industry for a smooth Customer Experience – with both business and households alikes. About “Onespacebar Communicaions Pvt Ltd”:- Onespacebar Communications Private Limited, is a Captive Consumer Internet organization providing high-quality, high speed internet platform to selected 1% of the society and provide peer to peer, end to end household services. Popularly known as ONE. ONE’s Mission is to make society healthy, safe, and secure without compromising on quality and experience. working on this ethics the company provides every service at one place. “ONE” is an experience of experts to provide solutions of many requirements at One place. ONE is a revolution which starts with “Cliental”. The cliental deliberates on what they require before they reach out to get it. They are sorted when it comes to their likes, dislikes, interests, and rejects. With the highest level of precision – ONE is determined to exceed a high standard of delivery and meet quality benchmarks for the demography. Our Cliental resides on the 7 ½ km stretch of Golf Course Road in Gurgaon, Haryana. ONE’s Cliental is analyzed to be 50% of the wealthiest population in Delhi/NCR while the remaining 50% is scattered across the region. DLF Phase 1 to DLF Phase 5 will be given this opportunity of privacy with ONE as the custodians of their data that has a provision to be returned to the household and deleted from our system as well. To know more about the company, please visit: www.onespacebar.com Tell us a little about your organization and your organization’s journey so far; Oneclean Concierge Private Limited has been established on 2nd March 2022. It carries the well-known brand ‘Wash Bucket’ that provides premium and affordable Drip and Dry Services. Oneclean Concierge Private Limited is working in the areas of providing Laundry, Deep Clean and Dry Clean Services for Businesses and Households. It is a subsidiary of Onespacebar Communications Private Limited that is a Captive Consumer Internet Company in partnership with a Public Sector Undertaking to provide Turnkey Solutions for Households and Businesses. We are popularly known as ONE. Tell us a little bit about yourself (background) and your journey as a entrepreneur, please; After Owning and running a Learning and Development Company for 8 years in Soft Skills and Service Excellence called SkillMaker Training Services in United Arab Emirates and SkillMaker Consultancy Private Limited in India, it has been a privilege to work with my Team Avishek Bhattacharya - Director, Harsh Sharma – Director, Rohit Mishra – Director, Arjun Chadda – Director and Roma Andrews – Chief Operating Officer as key stakeholders of ONE. Whereas here I am in the capacity of Shareholder, Partner and Chief of Strategy. It is my privilege to appraise that I am also an Author with book titled ‘Beyond Frontline Excellence’ published by a Penguin Random House Company. Since I am passionate about creative pursuits, I have consolidated my experience into Communication Design, Design Thinking, Content, and overall Communication Excellence. As Chief of Strategy, I bring together a range of Management ideas to singularity in structure for execution. It is easy for me because I am good at it. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? I choose entrepreneurship because it does not challenge my terms. Even though I have been in jobs earlier in my career where my Superiors were exceptional Leaders, perhaps that’s where I learned that there is a stark difference between a Leader and a Follower – the right Leader creates and develops more Leaders. That is what I feel I can do and presently am doing. On a lighter note, alternatively if I continued as a subordinate, I would most certainly fire my own Boss. What gets you out of bed in the morning i.e. what’s your source of motivation? Frankly speaking I am inspired, not merely motivated. I am inspired by the purpose I am set out to achieve. This is what keeps the fire in my belly burning endlessly. My purpose, on a larger spectrum, is to bring positive change to individuals and masses. I am constantly working on it and feeling motivated all the time. During this COVID-19 crisis, what are the measures you have undertaken to continue your business without disruption? As the business began during the COVID-19 crisis, each measure is taken to ensure that the model aligns with the challenges of the pandemic. We proudly abide by government safety standards for the services we provide. Every aspect of the business focuses on technological excellence to ensure automation as much as possible. We are structuring the unstructured market of Drip and Dry Services – which has been welcome by businesses and households during the pandemic. What challenges/obstacles did you face in your journey so far? As you know, every business has risks. Our risks are associated with a right skillset that we look for to facilitate expansion. We already have a Core Team, moreover I see from future expansion perspectives that we would need multi-skilled employees, with flexible thought processes/adaptability and employees that dream big with a desire to develop and grow professionally. With a clearly defined process and existing skills in the Team, we are confident enough that we will mitigate the challenges. What comes first for you - money or emotions? None comes first I think. I can sleep with my money wallet left open. I believe that if your value creation process is right for others, money will automatically come as an outcome of it. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? When you become an expert at a subject, pressure does not arise. I manage stress, however, by soul searching through Fine Art, I bring to the surface all deep routed stresses and mitigate it through abstract expressionism. What is one strategy that you believe has helped you grow as a person/startup? The one strategy that I believe has helped me grow are 2 D's i.e DREAM and DO. I believe in dreaming and executing by doing it. In your opinion what are the keys to success? Follow your passion and everything else like power, fame and money will follow you. This is the key of success for me. What advice would you give to someone starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur? Dream Big and Go for it – do not worry about what people would do and speak. Keep at it. Perfection comes from making your passion a ritual – done every time and everyday. Stay focused and obsessed about your passion. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO You may also like to read

Started journey as an entrepreneur started when He completed his Masters in Business Administration and selected on-campus placement < All Interviews Ishank Anchal Founder Entrepreneur As part of our never-ending pursuit to find an inspiring personality for our readers, this time we would like to introduce one of the passionate entrepreneurs - Mr. Ishank Anchal who is Founder at “RelyMore” a Digital Marketing Company deals in Website designing and Business branding. Mr. Ishank Anchal is also a PhD Management Scholar who did an MBA in Marketing and B.Tech in Electronics Engineering. Prior to become an Entrepreneur, Mr Ishank Anchal worked as Assistant Manager at Godrej Hicare besides worked at Reckitt Benckiser & BSNL. “RelyMore” is a company which drives awareness, nurture relationships, increase conversions, and accelerate business results with a focused approach to help their clients in better acquisition rate. On enquiring about the idea of opening RelyMore company, Mr. Ishank Anchal replied that his journey as an entrepreneur started when He completed his Masters in Business Administration and selected on-campus placement in a company where he was part of e-cell at his campus and from there, his inclination towards entrepreneurship started. Share this Interview: Know more about RelyMore “RelyMore” works for bringing brands name to life with vibrant storytelling, with technology and various designs from strategy to activation, we collaborate with our partners to craft the content, moments, and messages that build modern brands as per the demand of their clients. Let us know more from Mr. Ishank Anchal more about his exciting journey as an entrepreneur. Where did the idea to start something like this come from? Please also talk us through your background and your journey as an entrepreneur; My journey as an entrepreneur started when I completed my Masters in Business Administration and got campus placement. I was part of Entrepreneurship Cell (E-Cell) at my campus. As you know E-Cell is like a club run by students and driven by the management of the institute, since then I organize various activities from end-to-end and enjoyed that moment and from there my inclination towards entrepreneurship started so I achieved my aim and become Founder of the company titled “RelyMore” Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? My instinct to start from the scratch lured me to build something for the digital world from my available resources which were very minimal at the time of startup. As you know it looks exciting to build something of your own from the scratch and in a complex and today’s rapidly changing world, collaboration and openness are vital nowadays. I believes in sharing technology, ideas, and thinking with others for mutual benefit and better outcomes which would not be possible in Job. So I prefer to open up “RelyMore” to achieve my objective of becoming an entrepreneur rather than working as in job in some company. What’s your source of motivation? Sustainable business growth and never-ending learning opportunities are my sources of motivation. What challenges/obstacles did you face in your journey so far? While building a perfect Team in the competitive marketplace I feel maximum challenges. I feel this came in my journey due to a lack of awareness which I have faced in the last 2 years. Tell us about the uniqueness of your startup, please; In RelyMore the Frugal Innovation is our core competency which allows us to achieve more by using fewer resources. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? I feel I don’t feel pressure on me however, As you know when you do what you love to do and the stress is not felt in life. I manage stress by listening to music which I love the most besides this I do workout sessions and spend quality family time to keep my stress at bay for me. What is one strategy that you believe has helped you grow as a person/startup? The One strategy which I believe has helped me to grow as a startup entrepreneur is being transparent to clients & a collective/updated team definitely helped me grow as a professional. In your opinion what are the keys to success? In my opinion the PRESERVERANCE, ABILITY TO LEARN AND EXECUTE EFFECTIVELY FAST, SELF CONFIDENCE, AND GRATITUDE are the keys to success. What advice would you give to someone starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur? The best advice I feel I would give to someone starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur is “Stop ideating. Start Executing”. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO You may also like to read

I am a god fearing and I always remain dedicated to whatever responsibility I have been given being lover of executing multitasking... < All Interviews Neha Wahi Founder and Creative Designer Women Entrepreneur VictoryTales with its objective to bring meaningful and inspirational stories from around the world, this time brings a story of self-styled woman Ms. Neha who strived to become founder and creative designer of Luxumhomes despite so many multi tasks of life had surrounded her. She grabbed every opportunity to achieve every goal of her life. Ms. Neha Wahi did her MBA in Finance from Punjab University and after twelve years of her marriage life she did MA in Clinical Psychology from IGNOU for which she dream of and is now the Founder and Creative Designer of Luxumhomes. Neha’s hobbies range from cooking and learning new things besides helping people to relieve their sufferings to the best extent she can. She opted for Clinical Psychology as she feels pleasure when she tells people that how they can live peacefully. Presently Neha is doing Medical Internship with “Brain Behavior Research Foundation of India”. Share this Interview: Know more about Luxumhomes Luxumhomes is an interior design studio located in Delhi, India that provides a full range of high-end commercial interior design, residential interior design, lighting and decorative services. the expert team of Luxumhomes enrich spaces with texture and modern glamour. Combined with a fusion of unique and rare design pieces that evoke and delight the senses. The experts of Luxumhomes advocate that a sense of good design being fundamentally focus on the people who admire the things. they also advocate that a sense of good design being fundamentally about the focus on people, purpose and functionality. We take immense care in creating the finest designs to give your home the look you desire. The Company's mission is to make working environment and living environment better. It creates designs of influence and purpose, that speak volumes and positively serves the needs, ethos and culture of their users. The specialists in designing homes and offices besides taking care of execution of the entire project on end-to-end basis. Designing of Luxumhomes ensures to inspire, speak, touch and Impact the heart, mind and Imagination of all the clients they serve. To know more about the company, kindly; Tell us a little about your organization and your organizations journey so far? Being Founder of Luxumhomes, I would like to apprise that our company is an interior design studio located in Delhi, India that provides a full range of high-end commercial interior design, residential interior design, lighting and decorative services. I have started this company in the year 2017. In Initial days, I had to face problems, like everyone who starts a new business does. It was hard for me because I had to take care of my house including my children, husband and my parents. Since this was my passion, I never let these obstacles come in my way to form Luxumhomes. As we say, we get what we work for, not what we wish for. I applied every effort and worked hard to achieve my lifetime goal and because of that, I am where I am supposed to be today. I had to maintain the role of a great mother, a good wife, a good daughter, and a good entrepreneur. I had to do all that together and since I am also working as a Psychologist that gives me energy to do and feel good always. Tell us a little bit about yourself and your journey as an entrepreneur, please? Well, I am a god fearing and I always remain dedicated to whatever responsibility I have been given being lover of executing multitasking. I got married just after my post-graduation and that too at an early age. In the same year I was blessed with a lovely daughter. So many changes which I must say were also quite new to me and sudden, were became part of my journey. New environment, new place, a total new life, that too full of different responsibilities. I accepted everything with open hands and positive thinking, for I believe that adversity is an opportunity to prove yourself. At that time, my priorities were taking care of my home, my parents, my kids and my husband of-course. I never wanted myself to be occupied with other things at that time, because I wanted to justify with every relation and those were the foundation years of my new life too. In a way, at that time, it was like all I wanted to love my kids as much as I could. I wanted to give them the best upbringing, I never kept a nanny for them, like most parents usually prefer nowadays. Now, my kids are big enough to handle things and manage things on their own. With the grace of almighty I am having a happy loving family. After 12 years of my marriage, I pursued my MA in clinical psychology because that was always my dream and I told myself that now is my chance to lead people to happiness. This unwavering determination was the power. I always wanted to help people from their sufferings and the pain. I would listen to their problems, concerns and doubts, and to offer them clear cut guidance and encouragement that will leave them feeling confident end reassured. By god’s grace I was able to manage that as well and I am continuing that as a part of my hobby because I love doing it and I feel proud of myself that I got an opportunity to help someone making them get out of their pain. It rejuvenates me. I do believe that if you do what you love, you'll never work a day in your life. This is because the thing that you truly love, will never actually be work for you. It will just be living your life to the fullest. I am always a creative child since my childhood. Now this is the time to fulfil those dreams. My entire family is with me always when it came to fulfilment of my dreams. Special thanks to my father and my daughters. My elder daughter always motivated me and encouraged me to fulfil my dreams. I still remember her saying this- “Mamma, there's nothing that you cannot do!”, and she gave me so much of confidence to really achieve what I dreamt of. Here, the journey as an entrepreneur started. I became a creative designer. I did my online courses and in addition to that, I learnt many things from my father, who is in Chandigarh, and also in the same line, he has been doing this for years. I did my internship under him only. Then I came back to Delhi and thought of starting my own Luxumhomes, my LUXURY Brand. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? Well, I have lot of responsibilities, which I never wanted to neglect so that me and my husband were always on the same wavelength that he'll take care of my shopping and our business and I'll be taking care of the house and kids. We both were trying to balance our own responsibilities and I never wanted to neglect my family and kids especially in their foundation years. I always wanted to be a good wife & mother, wisely protecting my family and creating warm and loving home. So that is the reason why I chose entrepreneurship over a job. I wanted to show actual proof of my identity through my well-developed character, the way of my life, my family and contributions at work that we can do anything, come what may. In the end your determinations and your hard-work matters. What gets you out of bed in the morning that is what's your source of motivation? Working as a creative designer has taught me a lot. I realized that I feel the most fulfilled when I can create exciting designs that help and inspire people. whenever I get up in the morning, my first thing is that I pray to God and thank him for giving me a beautiful new day for facing and learning new things in my life. I get motivated that I got a new day to achieve my goals. I start the engine of my life with my prayers and chanting and a new determination to do my best today. My work is my passion, I don’t consider my work as a job and I love doing it. So, it’s very easy for me to wake up in the morning In our life we have two choices, first to take what life gives you or to be clear about what you want from life. If you know what you want, it will help you taking your life where you want to go. So, I get a motivation to look forward that what God has planned for me today and I take that opportunity and fulfil what I want. During this COVID-19 pandemic, what are the measures you have undertaken to continue your business without disruption? This is the toughest time which came in every one’s life. In such time of coronavirus pandemic, we ensured to take full care of our workers and team, because I think without them, I could have not achieved my dreams. So, we gave them gloves and masks so that they are safe. During this period social media is the best thing to reach our customers and for promotions and all we took advantage of social media by putting our work videos and pictures on Facebook and Instagram. We did zoom calls with our customers. we tried our best to take all protective measures whatever are possible from our side as an educated citizen working for common goal. What challenges / obstacles did you face in your journey so far? I never say that I faced obstacles in my life, but I think these were the opportunities and new learnings that I faced in my life because if they were not there I would have never learnt how to deal with things. May be, I would have never explored myself. This is the way god is showing you the reality of life and I believe that there is no impasse we cannot break through. When we respond two most daunting challenges with POSITIVITY and RESILIENCE we grow in the process, they are source of learning. What comes first for you, money or emotion? I am a very emotional and sensitive person myself. Money can never be achieved without the forging of strong bonds between people. As you have to come close to your friends, customers you have to know them and their way of life, this will naturally lead to deepening of understanding about each other. The emotions of people are like sea. When the sea is calm and peaceful many ships can sail on it. So, in my case Emotions comes first. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? What is one strategy that you believe has helped you grow as a person / start-up? STRUGGLE. Without struggle you will never get the opportunity for self-cultivation, there will be no growth no flowering of your potential and no harvest of the rich fulfilment of our dreams. If you really want to go up in life, pay attention to the smallest detail of your work, exert yourself and understand your inner potentials. In your opinion what are the keys to success? Believe in yourself, believe in your dreams and never compare yourself with others. Every individual has his or her own potential, their own talents, their own value so move ahead in life with what you are and what you have. Feel proud to be for what you have got and lastly respect yourself for what you are. Last but not the least work hard and there is no excuse. What advice would you give to someone starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur? Well, here I would like to say that keep polishing your skills and keep improving yourself. Try to build an unending path in the life of future, take a stand and expand your network. Challenges, failures are part of life. Take them as learning and don’t lose hope. Victory or defeat becomes clear over the course of a lifetime, those who remain steadfast in faith are victors. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. 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Vandana Tolani is a Strategy Advisor / Mentor, Business Management Consultant, Investment Management and having over 15 years of experience. < All Interviews Vandana Tolani Founder Women Entrepreneur VictoryTales believe that people who can inspire others are the real hero in the present world and we always look forward to such personalities for our inspirational platform. Besides this, it is said that learning what success is to you is more about deciding what matters most to your spirit and your happiness is all about, we are introducing Ms Vandana Tolani, Founder of Convanto, after spending fifteen years in Singapore and Jakarta returned to India and founded her own company Convanto. Today, Convanto is one of the most well-known boutique investment banks in India and led by a female founder. Vandana Tolani is a Strategy Advisor / Mentor, Business Management Consultant, Investment Management and having over 15 years of experience in International and domestic business advisory & fund-raise. Her core area of work is fundraising for early-stage start-ups across sectors and industry sub-verticals. Vandana has a diversified set of experiences and has enabled her to develop an eagle's eye for spotting opportunities in industries that are set for long term growth in the Indian economic context. She is also passionate about helping businesses reach the right people and fulfil their business requirements. A highly organized and detail- oriented professional with a large network of VC Funds, angel investors and family offices. Her vision of driving a two-way value innovation exercise has helped her create trust with most of India's marquee investors. Share this Interview: Know more about Convanto Convanto is a boutique investment bank firm with a wide range of services aimed at enabling young start-ups, it provides them with services such as Fund Raising, Marketing & Growth Advisory, GTM strategic Advisory, and value-added services such as building Investor Presentations and Financial Models. Convanto also advise small, medium and large enterprises to raise capital, assist in finding products-market fit and implement a successful go to market & branding strategy. Tell us a little about your organization and your organization’s journey so far. Convanto is a portmanteau of the words “Consultant Vandana Tolani” and it started seven years ago, in Gurgaon, Haryana. It is a boutique investment bank firm with a range of services aimed at enabling young start-ups - it provides them with services such as Fund Raising, Marketing & Growth Advisory, GTM strategic Advisory, and value-added services such as building Investor Presentations and Financial Models. We at Convanto advise small, medium, and large enterprises on raising capital, finding their product-market fit, and implementing a successful go-to-market strategy, branding strategy and brand positioning. Unlike traditional consulting firms, we have proven our operational expertise in bringing money, creating value, and driving growth to help you maximize your results. Tell us a little bit about yourself (background) and your journey as an entrepreneur, please. I had my own Family Office in Singapore and Jakarta. I worked as an Investment Banker & Advisor to Family Offices and Angel investors in Jakarta, Indonesia, helping start-ups from a diverse background, from Fin-Tech and B2B Tech all the way to consumer start-ups. I was raising funds for them & providing them with a range of services just as Convanto does today. After 15 years of staying in Singapore and Jakarta, I came back to India. I did investments for a bit, and then returned to advisory. That is when Convanto was founded. Today Convanto is one of the most well-known boutique investment banks in India and led by a female founder. Today, I am also a Venture Advisor with Loyal VC, the INSEAD-led Canadian VC Fund, having a core portfolio of over 160 investments in more than 35 countries. I am also a Partner with GSD Venture Studios, a Silicon Valley-based Venture builder. Over the years, I have arranged Funding for start-ups & growth-stage companies in diverse sectors like, EdTech, FinTech, Consumer B2C & B2B, AgriTech, Health- tech, Food- tech, Disruptive & DeepTech as well as non-Tech sectors. Please do have a look at my website for testimonials. I feel proud to apprise that this month I have been nominated as one of the Top 10 Women Leaders in Wealth Management 2021. My expert opinion is often sought by leading business news channels and publications like VCTV, and Business World, and I have participated in 100+ talks. You can easily see them on YouTube and the VCTV streaming site. https://latoken.com/vctv/investor/1038 and www.convanto.com I am also connected with 300+ investors globally, picking up global deals while being sector agnostic. Our ticket size is $1-$25 million. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? About choosing entrepreneurship over job I would like to sum-up with the popular quote of Steve Jobs. Steve Jobs perhaps summed this idea up best when he said: “When you grow up you tend to get told that the world is the way it is. Life can be much broader once you discover one simple fact: Everything around you that you call life was made up by people that were no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can influence it … Once you learn that, you'll never be the same again.” Entrepreneurs don’t just want to change their lives -- they want to change the world. Mark Twain also explained the lure of entrepreneurship best when he wrote, “Twenty years from now, you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbour. Being an entrepreneur gives me the opportunity to take a calculated risk on a passion. Entrepreneurship constantly presents new challenges. As I overcome the adversity in my business, it leads to personal growth as well. I love owning my own business because I feel there is always something that I can do to improve. Being an entrepreneur is awesome for a lot of reasons, but I think the most important and overlooked reason is that it forces a person to develop parts of their personality that make them more well-rounded and a better person. I think being an entrepreneur is great because the possibilities are endless. You can be as creative and innovative as you want to be, and the results are the most rewarding. What gets you out of bed in the morning i.e. what’s your source of motivation? Let’s face it, feeling motivated is perhaps one of the most difficult things you could ever do. If it were so easy, everyone would be making progress and achieving their goals they’ve set out to achieve. Even worse is when we read countless articles from around the web that make it seem straightforward. As a result, it often becomes frustrating due to it seeming easy to apply on paper. It does little to improve your self-esteem and confidence, especially when you face difficulties in applying the advice you know and understand so well. But all of this should feel encouraging, because one of the main things I personally found with regards to motivation is that it takes very little of it when doing the things, you truly love. It seems very confusing at first, but it makes sense when understood. Have you ever felt like you needed motivation when doing something that excited you? So, I think because I love what I am doing that keeps me going on, having huge responsibilities and having set goals keeps me going on. During this COVID-19 crisis, what are the measures you have undertaken to continue your business without disruption? The best measures we took is to give work from home and closed deals online, without much disruption and we went all digital during this COVID-19 crisis. Every aspect of business is online and tech-enabled to ensure automation as much as possible to maintain the required social distance. What challenges/obstacles did you face in your journey so far? Coming back to India after 15 years was not easy, but I was determined to move on in my journey. I set up Convanto 7 years ago, a boutique investment bank led by a female founder. Determination is a quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult. I had to believe in myself and not others, and at one point I even had no support, but I was still firm on my decisions. The day I stopped listening to negativity from many people I found out that I was skilful, talented, and was doing things in the right manner, which was why I succeeded, not mere luck. When many doors closed many others opened, and it felt like God himself was by my side. I think looking for more solutions and less problems, and staying positive and happy, helped me overcome my roadblocks. Ultimately, we always must help ourselves as someone won’t always rescue us, and not giving up easily always helped me. What comes first for you - money or emotions? I think a balance of both along with ethics is important to have. What many of us have forgotten is that our money can do so many important things. It enables us to secure education for ourselves or our children, support or recover our health, and gives us freedom to enjoy our lives. Though we may conflate money with all sorts of attributes—wealth, power, intelligence, style, even human worth—money has no personality of its own. It does, however, reflect our feelings, values, and beliefs. Importantly, money can endow us with an irrefutable sense of freedom. Numbers can’t do that. Emotions I think we all have but we need to have balance of emotions always. Emotion isn’t all bad. It tells you what you’re passionate about, what really matters to you. It makes you feel alive. The key is self-awareness. Much of our emotional world is unconscious. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? As you know everyone has to deal with pressure, both in their personal and professional lives. In the workplace, this pressure often manifests itself in the form of tight deadlines, demands from your clients, investors etc. Since stress is unavoidable, it's important to learn how to channel and deal with it in a healthy, productive way. In doing so, you'll not only survive tough situations, but thrive despite of them. I do morning walk daily; meditation and I drink lots of water. When under pressure, our first response is to work harder and grind through it. But you can't get out of the problem by doing what got you into the problem. Take contrary action by creating a daily habit of pushing away from your work for 15 minutes or more of "purposeful slacking." Walk, stretch, breathe, meditate, be still and allow yourself mental and emotional freedom from all the pressure. What is one strategy that you believe has helped you grow as a person/start-up? My persistence was one of the key factors that helped my brand to grow. I was always on my toes, looking for new ideas and ways to position my business, often even stepping out of my comfort zone when it came to the events I did. Moreover, I am a firm believer that growth is largely related to client satisfaction, and so I do everything in my power to make sure they are satisfied with my work. Over time, I have learned that the best way for sustainable growth and success of any relevant strategy is to focus continuously on customer problem-solving or feedback and improving the service to them and their successful experience with what you offer them. This builds continuous consumption, trust, value and growth, and is what I have implemented in my brand. This, combined with my determination and persistence, has helped my brand to grow the most and reach where it has today. In your opinion what are the keys to success? The number one lesson I’ve learned in my lifetime is that nothing beats hard work. Hard work outweighs talent and intelligence and is necessary if you want to succeed. This not only means working hard when things are going well but working harder when things are not. It means taking calculated risks and sticking to them, no matter how challenging they are. This is very important to keep in mind as an entrepreneur. No business is perfect, and just like people, they too have their faults, no matter how successful or unsuccessful they may be. Recognizing and accepting these faults as an entrepreneur, facing reality and doing your best to work around these faults is the best way to move forward and the secret to success. With time, I’ve learnt of the importance of adaptability too. How adaptable a business is defining its ability to stay afloat in the future. Being progressive in terms of keeping up with the ever-changing market is of great importance in an industry such as this, and we ensure that Convanto does its best to keep up with these changes. What advice would you give to someone starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur? Every single person I know who is successful at what they do is successful because they love doing it. Anything can be done, as-long-as you truly believe it. We led with our conviction rather than rational, because rational said it was impossible. Find something you love and do it better than everyone else. Failure is a steppingstone to greatness, and we all fail. I read the book ‘Power of the Subconscious Mind’ and found it inspiring, and I practiced the law of attraction. Also remember that you will never be criticized by someone who is doing more than you. You will only be criticized by someone who is doing less, so always remember that. Successful people do not put others down. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO You may also like to read

Gunjan Arora, Founder & CEO of a Made in India beauty brand which has effectively bridged the essential price gap in the skincare industry and provided affordable luxury to all. < All Interviews Gunjan Arora Founder and CEO Women Entrepreneur VictoryTales with its objective to bring more inspiring stories around the world, this time introduces Gunjan Arora, Founder, and CEO at Matra Skincare Essentials, a Made in India beauty brand which has effectively bridged the essential price gap in the skincare industry and provided affordable luxury to all. Ms. Gunjan Arora, a quintessential nature lover is the brain behind the brand. With a background in Chemistry from St. Stephen’s College, University of Delhi followed by a Post Graduate Diploma in Management, developing skincare was a natural flow for her in her career to infuse her love for laboratory with her vision for the corporate. She loves working her ways around natural ingredients and giving her creative side a challenge by concocting recipes for beauty and grooming. Hailing from an Indian business family, Gunjan recalls that entrepreneurship was always in her blood. Ever excited by the energy, exploratory nature, and the immense potential of entrepreneurship within her, it was an obvious path for her to choose the induction of her own brand rather than continuing her job. Share this Interview: Know more about Matra Skincare Essentials Matra Skincare Essentials is inspired by Ayurveda and offers Ayurveda inspired skincare reaping the brilliance of nature and the tremendous benefits of essential oils, precious herbs, and natural ingredients. Led by a strong management and execution team of Gunjan Arora & Angad Arora, Matra aims to manifest the innumerable miracles present in nature, in the form of luxurious skincare. With its Revolutionary, Ethically Natural, and Traditionally Modern bath and beauty range, it seeks to fulfill the holistic skincare needs of its consumers. Matra’s unparalleled products provide a complete body pampering regimen resulting in the accomplishment of healthy and nourished skin. From the perspective of Matra, the root words “Ayur” meaning life and “Veda” meaning science or knowledge together constitute “Ayurveda”, the rich Indian text that elaborates the medicinal and rejuvenating properties of elements present in nature and their infusion to render effective treatments for holistic wellness. Using the same inspiration and formulation guidelines, Matra brings together tradition with modern research to offer bespoke and deeply nourishing products. Where did the idea to start something like this come from? Please also talk us through your background and your journey as an entrepreneur; Matra is the manifest dream of nature and skin-care lovers. With a fascination for the wisdom of Indian Ayurveda, I saw the immense potential of Ayurvedic skincare amalgamated with modern, breakthrough R&D in the beauty industry. By default, I found myself experimenting with ingredients and recipes until finally, the deeply embedded bug of entrepreneurship bit me and I decided to develop and launch a range that was so safe and natural that one could just pick the product and use it without any fear. It was only a matter of time with the wide-scale acceptance of the products that I discovered how aware the current generation was and how keen they were to know more and to customize their skincare. This wise orientation of the customers today gave Matra its newfound vision! Matra Skincare Essentials is a holistic skincare brand with a vision to revolutionize the beauty landscape. With a view at consolidation, we seek to eventually bring together all the skincare needs of our customers under a single umbrella and change the way people perceive and shop their products. The company’s philosophy is to bring together dermatological advice, home remedies and clean, natural beauty products along with consistent follow-ups to ensure that we walk with our customers along the entire life cycle of their skin rejuvenation. As for my background, I come from an Indian business family idolizing my father and his skills at business. Graduating from St. Stephens College, University of Delhi, I went on to pursue my PGDM while harboring a love for Branding and Strategic Management within me. It wasn’t long before I realized that entrepreneurship was my calling. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? Excited by the energy, exploratory nature, and the immense potential of entrepreneurship, it was an easy choice for me. As I recall now, the idea of Start-up India was just kickstarting then under the vision of our Hon'ble Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi Ji, and the socio-economic environment seemed just perfect to launch a new venture. After leaving my job, it took me one more start-up and a year of research to finally introduce my first skincare product! By all means, there has been a constant struggle and learning throughout these years but as I grew as an entrepreneur I learned to constantly evolve and get past the challenges. As I saw the manifestation of my idea and its various benefits to my customers, it all seemed to pay off! What was your key driving force to become an entrepreneur? Back in my school days, my school Principal gave me a thought, “Sky is the limit” and I carry it with me since then and this has also been my driving force. You know that any seed that has been implanted in your head can be given a live form if only you have the courage, self-discipline, and motivation to see it through. Being a woman entrepreneur, I have further seen my own share of challenges but when you are internally driven and have faith in your vision, things do start falling in place eventually. It's exciting, fulfilling, and deeply humbling to see so many girls finding their inner beauty and confidence, so many men taking care of themselves, so many women taking time out for themselves for self-care. We work with a lot of brides-to-be giving them not just skincare advice and products but also seeing them living their day with confidence in themselves. Every single appreciation received from my customers drives me to do even more for them! What’s your source of motivation? My customers are my constant motivation. For Team Matra, customer feedback is very important. We share all customer appreciation throughout the entire supply chain and the same goes for criticism as well. Financial success is one but being able to solve problems for people specially giving them a sense of well-being and being beautiful in and out indeed is fulfilling for us. As a beauty start-up, being in easy reach of all customers is our focus and the customer care number mentioned on the label of every product is always available with one of our senior team members so that customer feedback and concerns are directly available with us and this will continue to stay the same. How many hours a day do you work on average? For me, there are no working hours. I am always available for work. Still being at a nascent stage of my start-up, my work is my commitment and it’s very exciting as the new ideas keep pouring in. I strongly believe that as a First Generation Entrepreneur, you are living towards your dream manifestation each and every day. Further fuelled with passion, coming to work is like coming home! What is the uniqueness of your startup? Coming from those times when there was a major gap between affordable and healthy skincare, Matra at its onset envisioned bridging the gap and provide affordable luxury to all. Having successfully done the same and with its growth curve we came up to understand the skincare challenges of our customers which thus shaped our current uniqueness. Matra is your one-stop solution to skincare. When approached for product consultation, our team of experts looks into the skin concerns of our customers, gives them home remedies, dermatological advice as well as products suitable for them. It doesn’t end here. We stay with our customers over their entire process of cultivating healthy skin and are always available as their beauty advisors. This is a complimentary service offered by Matra Skincare Essentials and will always continue to be the same. With our ground-breaking ingredients dug out from ancient scriptures, latest researches, and a ready to help consultation team of experts, we seek to bridge the gap between the dermatological world and commercial beauty industry. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? Trying to make a place for myself in today’s competitive environment, I have definitely had to face various challenges, often setbacks, and downfalls as well. There are times when you have to think of basic funds for sustenance, especially in the initial days of the business. Being a woman entrepreneur further comes with its own pressure and stress points and it continues to surface from time to time. I think you just keep growing along the entire learning curve. I faced situations where suddenly the major source of business revenue came to a stop and we were suddenly back so many steps. Innovating, solution hunting, and upping your game is the only option. And indeed you learn at each step, becoming more confident when the next hurdle comes up! However, I surely supplement my efforts with good sleep, meditation, and spiritual retreats. The study of the Bhagavad Gita gives me some sense of direction, inspiration to be my best, and to accept whatever comes my way. How do you generate new ideas? Nature is my favorite inspiration! With my immense love for skincare formulations, my mind keeps on revolving around how I can infuse nature in my offerings. My skincare works very congruently with food ingredients. Any new revelation in the food industry gets me developing the same in our portfolio as well. As a team, we are very open to customer feedback and suggestions as well and have often tweaked our system for their convenience. How did you come up with the name of your company? Matra derives its inspiration from the Sanskrit word “matr”, meaning Mother. It is both an offering to and a derivation from Mother Nature. I think when it comes to naming your brand name, it has to resonate with you. It took us months of brainstorming, numerological suggestions 😄, and an endless list of names coming from so many linguistic positions until finally, it all fell in place when we came up with this name. Simple yet complete in itself, the name Matra had our hearts! What piece of advice would you give to college graduates who want to become entrepreneurs? As a student of Financial Management, I used to study, “High risk, high rewards”. Well, that’s my definition of what entrepreneurship brings on the table. There is no safe business and yet nothing can be more rewarding than seeing your venture grow. I would totally wish to be known by my brand name than for anything else in the world. For all the aspiring entrepreneurs, I would just advise them to follow their hearts and minds towards their dream fulfillment and move ahead with an all-in attitude. The road might not be as well defined as taking up a corporate job and rising up the ladder but if you see yourself loaded with a dream to create, Manifest it. As a start, Have a clear idea of what you wish to set up and your offerings A detailed business plan is non-negotiable Even if the strategy keeps evolving with time, an initial idea of work, funds and revenue flow is indispensable Building the right team is equally important Once the basic groundwork is done and you are ready to step into the vast ocean of opportunities, be prepared to grow, face hiccups, and even fall. Learn and keep learning from your mistakes and always hold on to that zeal. Remember, “Sky is the limit” Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO You may also like to read

It is the destiny and karma which guides you to generate the ideas by itself. < All Interviews Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO Entrepreneur VictoryTales with its objective to bring meaningful & inspiring stories around the world, This time we are introducing Mr. Anand Mani Tripathi, Founder & CEO of Aryavarta Organics Pvt. Ltd. having more than 13 years of experience to know all about an organic culture by working on grass root level in cultivating crops, Procurement, sales and marketing, Mr. Anand is on the mission to share his experience in Agriculture food production by traditional ways of farming and inspiring with his ideas to be an entrepreneur. Before making his dream of becoming an entrepreneur, Mr. Anand has worked with eminent companies in the Organic Industries viz “Morarka Organic Foods Limited”, “Sanjeevani Organics” and “Natureland Organic Foods Pvt. Ltd.” at Leadership Positions. He has a proven track record of increasing revenues, establishing channel networks, developing new business models, streamlining workflows, Cutting Costs, and creating a teamwork environment to enhance profitability. He has added a feather in his cap by establishing two leading Organic Brands in India and Abroad. The name of Brands is “Sanjeevani Organics” and “Natureland Organic”. Share this Interview: Know more about Aryavarta Organics Pvt. Ltd. "INDUZ" Aryavarta Organics Pvt. Ltd. i.e induz Organic, striving to bring the Ancient Indian farming and fooding traditions back in our culture, become the leading producer and supplier of Indian organic products and become a trusted companion for farmers across India and doing their bit to help make farming sustainable, profitable, and environment friendly. Working with the mission to promote, develop and innovate Ancient sustainable Indian Farming Techniques to farmers, Excel in Agriculture through sustainable agriculture development, Promote Indian recipes, food products, food traditions, and chemical-free healthy food products to consumers. With their integrated approach at Aryavarta, they begin by offering organic certification and training to the farmers associated with the Aryavarta. Through their certified sources and under the guidance of ground-level force, the company ensures a supply chain of quality organic goods. The company pays their farmer partners a premium over market prices and subsequently makes agriculture a viable option for them. To make the process of procuring and marketing our goods as efficient, transparent, and fair as possible, Aryavarta has integrated each crucial step into its working business model. To know more about Aryavarta Organics Pvt. Ltd. please visit the company’s website: https://aryavartaorganics.com and https://induzorganic.com. Where did the idea to start something like this come from? Please also talk us through your background and your journey as an entrepreneur; In my opinion, it is destiny and karma which guide you to generate the ideas by itself. I would like to tell that I was brought up in a farmer's family and since my childhood, I am cultivating and observing various shifts in farming and the problems being faced due to change in farming methods being due to environmental and ecological, and behavioral changes. Besides this, there are several social and economical effects which are coming on the way to affect our life being farmers. Earlier Farming was done with help of Natural resources only where less dependency on the market was there. Today farming is totally dependent on Market Inputs, which of course has pros and cons. But it's more harmful than being beneficial. Later when I studied History, Science, Religion, Philosophy, and Agriculture, I tried to join the dots and summing up to reach a conclusion and realized that how everything is interconnected and how lives can be changed. Since farming is the base of our existence and it is the way I think we can bring back the old glory that we Indians were having earlier and what all we have to offer to this lovely planet in general and humanity in particular. That is how the whole idea of having Aryavarta Organics for executing the concept which I dreamt of and am happy that I am traveling on the right path. And as said, It's not Just about Farming but It's about enriching the lives of an individual and making this whole planet a better place to live in. It's about a Culture, developing not only Organic Farming but a Culture where Organic Farming can Live Long and that can only be done through doing everything right by everyone, and that will happen only with the real knowledge of doing right things and developing that “Aryavarta Culture” The Ancient Indian Culture. Later to take this Organic Culture to the next level and to align my vision and learnings to that level, I started my journey as an Entrepreneur. I believe that Creative and Hard Work, Determination, Dedication and most importantly Communication is key to open all doors of Opportunities. I believe in the philosophy that a stone fit for a wall will never lay, long lying on the road, and a firm believer in Destiny and Karma. I hail from a small village Patni, Kushinagar District of Uttar Pradesh which is 26 Km from Gorakhpur, I have done my schooling at Maharshi Patanjali Vidya Mandir, Prayag, Graduation from Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, and MBA in Marketing from Tilak Maharashtra Vidyapeeth, Pune. Being a farmer myself and from a Farming Family Background, I have my own Organic Agriculture Farms of about 40 Acres in my village where we cultivate Wheat, Rice, Tur Dal, Peas, Potatoes, Sugarcane, Mustard, and some other crops. I feel privileged to apprise you that in the recent Past I have been nominated for PARIVARTAN SUSTAINABILITY LEADERSHIP AWARDS- 2018 and I addressed "OFIC 2019" i.e ORGANIC FOOD INDIA CONCLAVE -2019 Summit, TEFLA, and ICCOA as Guest Speaker, held in Mumbai. I have been awarded as “Most Influential Industry Professional” in Organic Food Industry at Asia Food Congress and Awards, held at Taj Land Ends, Mumbai on 12th February 2020 by World Federation of Marketing Professionals and My Organisation Aryavarta Organics has been awarded as “Best Brand - Organic”, in Rajasthan Brand Leadership Awards 2020 by World Marketing Congress in association with World CSR, Aryavarta Organics has also been nominated recently as Best Startup Organisation in Field of Organic by Rajasthan Udyog Ratna Shree. The Journey as an Entrepreneur till date is really great, interesting, and learning for me. Hope to get more out of it in the future too. That is the ultimate desire I wish to have of being a successful entrepreneur. On enquiring from him about choosing entrepreneurship over the job, Mr. Anand narrated that; Entrepreneurship is your idea which you think and converts your ideas and vision into reality to execute the desired goal of making something of your own. Whereas in the Job you need to align your vision and goals along with the goal of the organization, You can’t get the things executed as you wish. It is always about how the organization for which you are working thinks to get it completed. You can be your own in Entrepreneurship and can achieve what you dreamed of and most importantly, The internal satisfaction because entrepreneurship allows you to explore what you are and gives the sense of freedom of a soul which it always Wishes. What was your key driving force to become an entrepreneur? The driving force which makes me courageous is the DESTINY & KARMA . The DETERMINATION in me to achieve my VISION which I retained through the MOTIVATION FROM MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS to achieve utter SATISFACTION IN MY WORK are the key driving forces leading me to become an entrepreneur. What’s your source of motivation? The real source of Motivation is the Vision and the goal which I have set for myself and secondly My Parents, Family and Friends who are always there to support and encourage me in my success and my Failures. How many hours a day do you work on average? Normally, You don’t count hours when you enjoy what you do, so we at Aryavarta, really enjoy doing what we are doing and when it's all fun It goes as long as 12 Hours and believe me it's refreshing rather than Tiring to work for your venture. On inquiring about the uniqueness of his startup “Aryavarta Organics Pvt. Ltd”, Mr Anand explained that; Induz Organic, Organic Products are designed to promote the most sustainable way of living life in harmony with nature that is Organic. It is a well-said proverb of ancient times that "We are what We Eat.” Eating healthy and Organic food makes us healthy, fit from mind, body, and soul, whereas eating contaminated adulterated and high chemical food not only has its ill effect on our health and body but also on our thought process and work we do. To explain this, have we ever thought why we don't feel energetic even after having our meal, we tire very easily, our patience level has gone down, we get angry very easily, we feel annoyed on simple things, the food taste has been changed from old times, children don't feel hungry, this is all because of the food we eat, which is adulterated, contaminated and not as nutritious as they should be and intended to be, Chemicals in our food has replaced the nutrition and energy. A healthy, uncontaminated, unadulterated, and chemical-free food is the answer to all these problems and makes us healthy. Food is the fuel that keeps the system of living entities running, and we all know a good fuel is a key to the sustainability of the system as well as the ecosystem! Organic Food Products are different from Regular products as: It takes three long years for any farm to get certified as an organic farm and fit for organic production. Organic farmers are skilled farmers, which grow organic crops after rigorous training and on-farm practice. Organic food products are cultivated using indigenous seed varieties, holistic and traditional agriculture methods, and natural inputs. Organic farming goes through authentic and genuine third-party multistage inspections to guarantee its authenticity. The crops and farms are inspected before and after sowing of seeds, during its growth, Its harvest, its procurement, its storage, during its processing, and finally during its packing. Induz Organic Farm, Processes, and its Products are certified by Government Agency RSOCA as per India Organic, Jaivik Bharat (NPOP), and USDA (NOP) standards. No chemical fertilizers, chemical preservatives or colors neither any other kind of adulteration are done during the cultivation and processing of the Induz Organic Products to safeguard and ensure their naturalness, quality, and nutritional value. Further, the Concept of Aryavarta Organics is not only limited to Food but is divided into Three Stages to bring back the Organic Culture in a Holistic manner. Food of Ancient Times - Where we shall convince farmers to do Organic Farming, nature-based, cow-based Organic Farming to lower the cost of production, proper utilization of resources and our organization shall market those products. Medicine of Ancient Times - In this step we are focusing mainly on the Indian Vedic Medicines and which are easily available in our kitchen, we will promote and market Ayurvedic Medicines to cure most of the diseases and will ask people to follow Ayurveda principles of eating the right food at right time and in the right way. Education of Ancient Times - To Make both of the above stages followed for long and for imbibing it in everyone's life. Aryavarta will also bring back the Ancient Education System - which teaches how to live and enjoy life… teaches Humanity and develops skills in humans as per their area of interest to make them entrepreneurs who can work on their own, which further eradicate the unemployment. This will bring employment and skilled youth. At Aryavarta /Induz we are committed to bringing the Old Good Days and Old Good Practices, Traditions, Techniques Back with Technological advancements for the benefit of Human Civilisation. We believe firmly in “ Let Food be the Medicine and Medicine be the Food “ How do you generate new ideas? We try to create a creative environment within the organization so that seeds of new ideas are born and do Brainstorming sessions for generating New Ideas. This is the process we normally adopt to bring everyone together onboard to reach into common consciousness. How did you come up with the name for your company ? The Name of our Organization is “Aryavarta Organics Pvt Ltd” and our Brand name is “Induz Organic”. Aryavarta our organization name owes its name to Ancient India, the Akhanda Bharat and our Brand name Induz is taken from Indus Valley Civilisation the oldest known human civilisation on the Earth. Reason and Meaning for Putting our Company and Brand Name: Aryavarta Team has researched on Ancient Indian History, Human Settlements, Cultures, Traditions and most importantly on the basic style of Living Life in Ancient India, i.e - Agronomy, Animal Husbandry, Education, Social infrastructure, lifestyle, Varna Vyavastha, Economy rotation, Ancient knowledge and Philosophies which bound all this together and found that it all leads towards being a better Individual, which builds a strong society, A robust Nation and Importantly leads towards contentment and Happiness!! And all this In Harmony with Nature and other Living entities, Though after so many dominances lot of ill practices came in this system due to rumours, fake evidences, misinterpretation and hyperbolism of traditions being followed which were planned to make our lives miserable and of this planet as well! Our Team tried to find the actual scientific reasons, resemblance to the Values, Systems and culture which was followed during old times and if some part of it is being followed in India or not and to our surprise, Yes, It is still being followed and practiced in India by followers of Ancient Religion though in limited numbers as westernisation and Capitalisation has prevailed and has engulfed those and we moved from containment and Happiness to Greed and Frustration! But the good news is Even after 800 years of Mughal and 200 years of British Dominance. The reminisces of that Ancient culture, tradition, thoughts and practices and still being followed, which are actually science and research based practices which a human should practice not only for his betterment but for the whole world. “Sadiyo raha hai dushman daure jahan humara…. kuch baat hai ki hasti Mitati nahi Humari” It says a lot about our ancient culture and speaks volumes about those who are practicing those values, now whole world is doing research behind the philosophies of those practices and accepting it as well as appreciating it after knowing that actually that’s the best, sustainable and scientific way to do things and thats the only way how life and humanity can survive on this Earth, Be it your Daily Work Routine starting from the time you wake up till you sleep, to eat the food, digest it and excrete it or be it Agriculture, Education which leads towards Knowledge not just information or be it Spirituality and Knowing you and What you are here for! Our Ancestors has done lot of research on all most all of the subjects and connected the dots and in summary given the best way to do everything smallest of the smaller and biggest of the bigger just to bring only one thing Sustainability, Equilibrium and for survival of Humanity and betterment of our Planet Earth!! They not only formulated and formalised it, but also ensured that it is being followed and transferred from one generation to another in the form of informal education, Knowledge and in the name of Culture/ Sanskara and Values. In ancient India, believe it or not, there was a way to do each and every thing, there is a way explained in old texts how any work need to be done, starting from eating, sleeping, waking up, standing, talking, walking and what not and after research scientists are finding out Yes it's true and that’s the best scientific way it should be done, i.e. In India there is way how a person should sit when he is eating and likewise a way how he should sleep and how he should wake up, in which directions to sleep and which directions not to, what he should eat when and when he should not, and everything so detailed and so scientific that its not possible for a normal human being to interpret it all but at the same time it's easy to follow in form of Values and Sanskara. And then a phase came when all these traditions and values were declared as old world systems, were rejected and called worst systems to be followed, by some modern gentleman just to prove them better and to break us and our systems, Culturally, Socially, Economically and Intellectually, lot of making and breaking of our old system was done, until it became confusing and very hard to practice and digest! And then this system was declared as Third World Culture, Backward, Anti Humanity, Anti Social and what not! Ironically the People who asked others to reject these started following up secretly after knowing the benefit of the same, There are countries who teach Sanskrit in their schools, our Mother Tongue even though they can’t Pronounce it properly and who doesn’t know that Sanskrit and Hindi (Devanagari) is the most Scientific language that exists on earth today! So, this doesn’t happen coincidentally, neither its serendipity. We as Ancient Indians actually taught the World what Agriculture, Science and Mathematics looks like and importantly, How to be Human and Why you are a Human and as a Human what you should do ! And that’s why when the world talks about Agriculture and specifically Sustainable Agriculture they have to come back to India to find out the way what is the best way to do it…how to do it…. and answer is Organic Agriculture and in a nutshell what is Organic Agriculture, Zero Budget Agriculture its Agriculture with Animal Husbandry and where Indigenous Cows play an important role. So we put our organisation Name as “ARYAVARTA” which strives to create rural empowerment and employment through innovatively designed business models to employ and empower the rural population and farmers, where a farmer will do Cow Based farming, where he will be able to cut his cost of production and will be self dependent for the inputs to be used in farms instead of being market dependent and further will value add the products at his end only before selling the same in the market or to us. Organic Farming will yield Organic Food Products which we market will solve problems like Food Adulteration and will give options to consumers for chemical free pure organic food. Organic Farming will further prove to be a mechanism for Combating Climate Change and Environment Preservation as Chemical Based Farming is responsible for 27% Pollution which we face today! What piece of advice would you give to college graduates who want to become entrepreneurs? Take up an idea, make that idea your life, think of it, dream of it and dive on that idea. Let the brain, muscles, nerves and every part of your body be full of that idea and just leave any other idea alone Also, it's not only about only the idea. it's also about making it happen and to make it happen you need to believe in it. with unwavering enthusiasm, unquestionable dedication and unshaken Determination. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Gamethon Professional Gamers You may also like to read

Ms. Anchal Andrews carries an International experience in Management Sales, Service, Learning, and Development. < All Interviews Anchal Andrews Founder and CEO Women Entrepreneur We are privileged to introduce a passionate woman entrepreneur Ms. Anchal Andrews, the Founder and CEO of SkillMaker Consultancy-India. Ms. Anchal Andrews carries an International experience in Management Sales, Service, Learning, and Development. The Company SkillMaker Consultancy-India, established in the year 2017, with a track record of successful business through SkillMaker Training Services in the United Arab Emirates from the year 2013 to 2017. Licensed by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs in India as SkillMaker Consultancy, SkillMaker Training Services had also been licensed by the Knowledge and Human Development Authority in the United Arab Emirates with successful completion in the year 2017. Ms.Anchal Andrews, wrote a book about the Spirituality in Business for frontline professionals titled “Beyond Frontline Excellence” published by Partridge, a Penguin Random House Company. With over 20 years of work experience in Management, Sales, Service, Learning, and Development, Ms.Anchal Andrews happened to be the first in the globe to write on the subject “Spirituality in Business” for frontline professionals. Ms.Anchal Andrews has been awarded a Fellowship at the Chartered Management Institute incorporated by the Royal Charter in the United Kingdom to contribute to their Leadership and Management forums and have been the finalist for the Stars of Business Awards in all of the Middle East for the category of Professional Services. Even though She has successfully designed and delivered Training Programs for employees of over 20 Franchises in the United Arab Emirates and India. We would also like to apprise that, Ms.Anchal Andrews also received a Scholarship by the Admissions Board towards a Master of Science in Strategic Human Resource Management from the University of Roehampton in the United Kingdom. I have left footprints across the globe including Singapore, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and India. Share this Interview: Know more about SkillMaker Consultancy Tell us a little bit about yourself (background) and your journey as an entrepreneur, please; As the Founder and CEO of SkillMaker Consultancy, I have a passion for developing people, and so delved into Business and Spirituality. In 2015, I wrote a book about spirituality in business for frontline professionals called “Beyond Frontline Excellence” published by Partridge, a Penguin Random House Company. I happen to be the 1st in the globe to write on this subject for Frontline Professionals. With over 20 years of work experience in Management, Sales, Service, Learning, and Development - achievements while in the business have been numerous. I have been awarded a Fellowship at the Chartered Management Institute incorporated by the Royal Charter in the United Kingdom to contribute to their Leadership and Management forums and have been the finalist for the Stars of Business Awards in all of the Middle East for the category of Professional Services. Even though I have successfully designed and delivered Training Programmes for employees of over 20 Franchises in the United Arab Emirates and India, I received a Scholarship by the Admissions Board towards a Master of Science in Strategic Human Resource Management from the University of Roehampton in the United Kingdom. I have left footprints across the globe including Singapore, Canada, the United Kingdom, the United Arab Emirates, and India. To know more about what SkillMaker Consultancy does, plug into www.theskillmaker.com We are a success-driven family - my father Dr. Sudhir Andrews D.Lit. has empowered me as a Woman Entrepreneur and my mother Roma Andrews opened a few doors for me as the Former Executive Director for a Conglomerate Business in UAE, the Al Habtoor Group. To that extent, we are all self-made. Why did you choose entrepreneurship over a job? An entrepreneur has the possibility of accepting and rejecting assignments. Entrepreneurs should be able to discern between the two. An Entrepreneur is one that backs an idea with Innovation and concrete Leadership. Just like I back The Rakshin Project by Sakshi which is a Youth-Led Movement to Stop Child Sexual Abuse. The innovation I bring to this assignment is my expertise in SHRM, Operations, Leadership and, Learning, and Development. To know more you can plug into therakshinproject.org What’s your source of motivation? My passion for making me the best version of myself. As a Global Thought Leader once said to me, "It isn't whom you marry that matters, what matters is making 'you' the best version of yourself". This is a source of inspiration, not just motivation. Along with my passion for developing people, while an Entrepreneur is selfless to the degree that they can support the larger picture that can bring change to the Nation and to the Globe. What challenges/obstacles did you face in your journey so far? I wouldn't call it an obstacle, but yes, a challenge I made friends with. Having Bipolar Disorder has been the biggest challenge I overcame. Thanks to the experts and the forces that helped me learn how to swim in the deep end. Those forces were many, in my profession and in my personal life. What comes first for you - money or emotions? This is an easy question, I know this pat on my lips. Emotion comes first for me, precisely what makes the business a Value-Based Organization. Money follows passion and not the other way around. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? Stress is okay, but distress isn’t. I am a lot like a pressure cooker, as we all are when the pressure does surmount, the whistle blows. That's when I need to cool down and enjoy the food for thought. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? There have been a lot of struggles that I had to face while turning into an Entrepreneur running a business for 6 years now. 4 years in UAE and 2 years in India. I would title it 'Transformational Leadership'. This is the conversion of struggles into success opportunities and this is an authentic way for any business, translating an Entrepreneurs vision to reality. In your opinion what are the keys to success? To qualify oneself as successful the 3 doors they must open to begin their success story are: The door of struggles The door of innovation through it The door is the best way to position the result of this in one’s life. Success is not a Bed of Rose's. It is a Path of Thorns. The fact is everyone can walk down that road. On enquiring from Ms. Anchal Andrews about what advice would you give to someone starting out as an aspiring entrepreneur, She explained that one should believe in himself. THINK BIG, AND DELIVER BIGGER THAN THAT. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. Jha Doctor & Public Healthcare Consultant Anand Mani Tripathi Founder and CEO You may also like to read

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The more I encouraged myself and bent upon towards my goal. Thus far, I am happy that I have contributed positively to the society. < All Interviews Pulkit Kumar Scientist & Founder Entrepreneur VictoryTales with its objective to strive and grope vigorously to bring most of the meaningful and powerful inspirational stories from around the world to empower and motivate our growing community, this time we are introducing Mr Pulkit Kumar, Founder of the UofA Cancer Society. Pulkit Kumar (known as Pulkit), is an Indian-born Canadian scientist from Alberta, Canada. He is also known for his discoveries in the field of medicine and technology. He aims to provide more effective treatments for the future, which challenges current treatments in all aspects. He also aims for net-zero carbon emission and plans on creating clean and renewable energy resources, which will decrease the net carbon emission and will keep the average earth temperature in the ideal range. Pulkit published a paper in May 2020, while touched upon the future of anti-depressants. The paper proposed an alternative treatment for a potential add-on, which in the previous studies was proven to be almost at the same level as the current treatments, with almost zero side effects, even when taken for a period of 7–10 years. This got a lot of attention since the proposed treatment costed almost nothing when compared to the billion-dollar medicinal industries. Later, in October 2020, Pulkit published another paper that proposes the idea of using plant-based compounds for the treatment of cancer. Though he faced lots of challenges with this (since very little research has been done in this field), he took it upon himself to solidify his claims and to encourage more research in this direction. His study, also published on Research Gate, a well-respected platform used by scientists to host their findings, is one of the most widely read with more than 1,000,000 views to date. In his popular paper Pulkit methodically breaks down the scientific findings surrounding the use of Ocimum sanctum (OS), a popular cancer treatment in Ayurvedic medicine. Share this Interview: Know more about The UofA Cancer Society The purpose of the UofA Cancer Society is to raise awareness/funds for cancer research. The main objective of this (organization) is to educate the people on Cancer as the (organization) believes that the first step in combating this disease is to educate the populace by imparting education and making the people aware. This (organization) also works for fundraising and educating people more about the Cancer so that the people can distinguish between disorder & disease and for that they distribute handout brochures and help answer most questions on the topic as well as informing the public on what they can do to help the cause. The (organization) (also accepts) donations for the noble cause. The second aspect of the UofA Cancer Society is to treat cancer. They believe not just antibiotics or any drug, but anything can be used to treat cancer. So, if you have any original ideas to treat cancer, do share with this Cancer Society and the Society will guide through each step! Tell us a little about your organization and your organization’s journey so far. The purpose of this group is to raise awareness/funds for cancer research. Our main goal is to educate the public on the topic as we believe the first step in combating this disease is through education. On top of this, we also fundraise and educate people more about this so that they can distinguish between disorder and disease. The second aspect of this group is to treat cancer. We believe not just antibiotics or any drug, but anything can be used to treat cancer. That is why we promote all types of original ideas and ways to treat cancer. Tell us a little bit about yourself (background) and your journey as an entrepreneur /scientist please. Since my childhood, I have always been fascinated by different innovations taking place to improve life efficiency and how these innovations have helped humans. As a kid, I have always liked the idea of reverse engineering, which plants an image in my brain of how everything works. I have always been actively participating in science symposiums and have liked discussing new ideas with different people who have similar interests. The more I talked and observed other people, the more I encouraged myself and bent upon towards my goal. Thus far, I am happy that I have contributed positively to the society, whether it’s my discovery about antidepressants, cancer research or the fundraising we’ve done, and I hope I will continue to do the same! What gets you out of bed in the morning i.e. what’s your source of motivation? In my opinion, the source of my motivation comes from within me itself. You see, no matter how many motivational speakers you listen to, or quotes you read, you will not be truly motivated unless there is something inside of you, driving you towards that goal. In simpler terms, you must be passionate about what you do! If you are passionate, you will automatically love what you do, and do not need any external motivation. There will be a force inside of you, which drives you towards your goal. However, if you do not like what you are doing, nothing will motivate you and often it’s a good indicator to quit and start afresh with something more exciting. What challenges/obstacles did you face in your journey so far? During my first year in the university, I got diagnosed with clinical depression. At some point, it got worse to a point where I had no idea whether it was day or night, or what day and date it was. It was really a hard time for me. Also, since I was only 18 and had never experienced anything like that before, I had no idea what to do, whom to ask for help. But luckily my doctor helped me to get out of that situation. In retrospect, this became the reason for my very first discovery, where I discussed what patients with Major Depressive Disorders (MDD) go through and the amount of side effects they experience because of the antidepressants they consume. Thereafter I wrote my very first paper, highlighting how we have antidepressants which have little to no side effects. What comes first for you - money or emotions? Being a scientist and the way, I have been raised, I have always been an emotional person and I think I have been able to empathize with people. On top of this, science and my own personal experiences in life have led me to the person I am today. I believe that if we must grow together and improve our lives, we would have to support each other. During this pandemic, people need more mental and moral support than financial. How do you handle the pressure and manage stress? Although I stay excited almost all the time, during pressure situations, I tend to calm down. This is because I believe that our body needs to be in equilibrium and any decisions, we take in these situations may have a higher impact on our life in future. During stressful times, I tend to be a little more cliche and start singing songs (which is one of my hobbies since I was 13) and this helps me with my dopamine levels and calms me down. What is one strategy that you believe has helped you grow as a person/startup? I think the strategy of “letting things go” has helped me personally to grow. This also helps with my overthinking. So, instead of overthinking situations (which may never happen), I tend to use the same amount of thinking in something productive. In your opinion, what are the keys to success? Personally I feel you must experience down before you go up which will balance you for future crest and turf. So, according to my philosophy, any kind of heartbreak--which puts you down, will be the reason for your success. Other habits like hard work, determination, enthusiasm will follow once you find your passion and start chasing your dreams. What was the main idea behind your discoveries? I used to shadow a psychiatrist back in 2019. During my time there, I observed how many patients experience the adverse side effects of the modern antidepressants, especially teenagers and young adults. This really struck a bell in my mind and a thought sparked in my mind, that there must be some other way to treat patients with MDD with medicines that have virtually no side effects. I did some research online, read scientific literatures and even visited libraries in the US and the UK, just so I have enough information to draft my paper. Fortunately, I was able to come up with a medicine which almost had everything I was looking for. Similarly, I was heartbroken to learn about the aftereffects of patients diagnosed with cancer. So, following the similar procedure, I started digging on the internet to find a potential medicine that can help people with cancer. Luckily again, I was able to find it. Although it had almost no research done on it but, the chemical compounds it possesses, have a great amount of anti-tumour properties in them and I’m confident that this will open gates for new research in this field. At last, I just wanted to say that my vision is to create a very sustainable future, where science and technology is used to help people and virtually no one is on the receiving end of any kinds of side effects due to science. Meghna Joshi Founder & CEO Sai Poorna Patnaik Founder Shankar Sahai Co-Founder and Director Bhavini Khakhkhar Founder Dr. Ruchika R. 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