Women across the globe are raising the issues that were paid no heed to and nailing top-ranking roles.
Beyonce said it best, “who runs the world? Girls.”
Building a business is not an easy process, but an entrepreneur must start somewhere. There is no simple shortcut to a successful business.
No matter where you start, but your journey is what defines you.
Many times, we look up to successful female entrepreneurs to start with our business.
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Let us get to know about leading businesswomen entrepreneurs
1. Falguni Nayar: Founder of Nykaa
Falguni Nayar, former managing director at Kotak Mahindra, loaded with 25 years of experience, put her expertise to best use when she founded Nykaa in 2012. Her alma mater is the Indian Institute of Management, where she pursued an MBA in finance and founded Nykaa at the age of 50.
Nykaa is a retail e-commerce platform for beauty, wellness, and fashion products. It has its retail stores after the tremendous success of the online stores.
They have pride in having retail partnerships with top-notch brands like johnson & johnson, P&G, Unilever. They are known for the authenticity and legitimacy of their products.
2. Malini Agarwal: Founder and Creative Director of Miss Malini
Malini Agarwal, a.k.a Miss Malini, and being an entrepreneur is a digital influencer, TV host, and best-selling author. She is the founder and creative head of her own company. She started her career as a radio jockey and head of digital content for channel V when she found her digital content at missmalini.com
She has also been featured in lists such as GQ’s 50 Most Influential Young Indians and Fortune India’s 40 Under 40.
Today her company has fixed revenues and has become an entertainment establishment covering lifestyle articles, celebrity news, tips and tricks, and much more!
3. Mehak Sagar: Co-Founder of Wed Me Good
Mehak Sagar is the co-founder of wed me good with her husband Anand Sagar. She has done a master’s in economics. Life took a turn for her when her blog page peaches and blushes blossomed which paved a way for her to build a platform for wedding planning.
Wedmegood is an online wedding planning portal that is changing the way weddings are planned in India. This concept has brought about a revolution to how weddings can be planned with much ease.
It helps you to explore different vendors, hire them, and can also review them. They have a platform where they have all the wedding needs which can be met under one roof. From the guest list to venue, to food, to mehndi artists and of course wedding outfit they. This helps families to find the best fit for them.
4. Richa kar: Co-founder & Ex-CEO, Zivame
Richa Kar is the co-founder and the CEO of Zivame, a lingerie brand founded by Zivame along with Kapil in 2011 Karekar who had worked with companies like InMobi, ESPN, and Yahoo! for over 10 years. She first developed the thought of the idea while studying the lingerie retail market. During which she discovered that women found it uncomfortable to go to retail stores and try and buy lingerie. Along with that, most of the cities apart from the top 15 did not even have good lingerie brands. She made lingerie buying as easy as ABC. Richa has by far revolutionized the lingerie market in India.
Zivame is an online lingerie store. It has two thousand plus styles to choose from. It offers a wide range of products in three categories including lingerie, activewear, and Zivame has also started its lingerie to expand profits.
It not only sells lingerie but creates awareness to its customers by teaching them about size and fit. It has its roots in Bangalore.
5. Masaba Gupta: founder of ‘House of Masaba.’
A woman so unconventional with her life choices as well as her vision for fashion statements, that she carries a reputation for making ideas go viral. Most of us remember her for her statement hand-print designs that started with red carpets and eventually landed in most of our wardrobes. The design rightfully came to be called masala print. Everything from her life, her business, her relationship with her mother was so inspirational and so unique that she was featured in the Netflix series of her own life. Starting with being a fashion designer but has now become a well-known successful entrepreneur who is inspiring many.
6. Divya Gokulnath: Co-founder of BYJU’S learning app
An Indian entrepreneur and educator, Divya Gokulnath is a Co-founder and director of BYJU’S, a tech-ed company. She started her teaching career at the age of 21, where she wore sarees to appear older than her age for the students to take her seriously. She fell so in awe of the profession that she gave up her university education to help educate the children and from there began her journey towards establishing BYJU’S app and her company with her Husband byju Ravichandran. Initially, the company offered in-person education to support different schools and later in 2015 launched an online app for school education. They also extended online education support to a massive number of students by registering them on board during the pandemic.
7.Shradha Sharma: Founder & CEO, YourStory Media Pvt.Ltd
Shraddha Sharma is the founder and CEO of YourStory.com, the well-known media platform for start-up businesses for promotion and reporting about their startups. Shradha was born in Bihar and grew up in Patna. She did her graduation and post-graduation from Stephens college Delhi. Shradha was featured in a teaching story from Timesjobs as “5 women entrepreneurs you should know about. Shradha has been an Assistant Vice President at CNBC TV18 and a brand adviser at The Times of India.
8. Shubhra Chadda: Co-founder, Chumbak
So pumped and roused were Subhra Chadda, and her husband Vivek Prabhakar that they didn’t think twice before selling their house to raise capital for their lifestyle brand.
Subhra co-founder and head of product design founded chumak in 2008.
Chumbak has got nationwide stores for funky jewelry, accessories, home decor, fashion range with an Indian touch to it. The print of this brand is so versatile yet exclusive that it is eye-catchy for one and all who see it.
The idea developed when she thought that most countries have quirky souvenirs to offer however India being the most diversified in its culture doesn’t. Roday, Chumbak has 120 retail stores and has choices to offer not just to tourists but to Indians too.
9. Ritu Kumar: The Fashion designer
Ritu Kumar one of the most renowned fashion designers in India has been serving the fashion industry for more than 40 years now. She runs her boutique called ‘Ri’ along with the label ‘Ritu Kumar’ which is individually handled by her son. Ritu Kumar started her career in Kolkata where she first tried her hands on hand block printing techniques. Subsequently, she entered into designing bridal wear and evening wear in the 60s and 70’s after which she entered into international markets as well.
Ritu Kumar designs focus on natural fabric and traditional printing and weaving techniques.
Her designs have been worn by Deepika Padukone, princess Diana, Shilpa Shetty, and many other famous national and international personalities
Conclusion
There you go! Nine most leading women entrepreneurs in India. Each one has a story so inspiring that it compels one to rise in the face of challenge and expand their horizons. They are the live examples of how one should discover themselves and follow their passion. Whether it is Shubra Chadha who sold her house to raise capital or Divya Gokulnath who left her education to follow her passion. Each one of us has a story to tell, which makes yours worthwhile.
Originally published at https://www.fuzia.com.