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10 Most Inspiring Women Entrepreneurs of India1. Indu Jain Birth - 8 September 1936 Faizabad, Uttar Pradesh Age - 80 years Designation - Chairperson: Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd About Her - She belongs to the Sahu-Jain family and is the present chairperson of India’s largest media group, Bennett, Coleman & Co. Ltd., which owns the Times of India and other large newspapers. She is widowed with two sons. Indu Jain is known by many different identities such as that of a spiritualist, humanist, entrepreneur, an aficionado of culture and the arts, an educationalist but her most prominent and eminent role has been that of Chairperson. She was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government Of India in January 2016 .She is also the guiding force behind The Oneness Forum, formally launched by the President of India in 2003. The Forum recently awarded the Mahatma-Mahavira Awards to outstanding individuals from all of walks of life and is involved in several activities that seek to bring, and highlight, a sense of Oneness in the world. 2. Kiran Mazumdar Shaw
Birth - 23 March 1953 Bengaluru
Age - 63 years Education - Federation University Australia Designation - CMD of Biocon Limited About Her -Born in Bangalore, she did her Bachelors in Zoology from Mount Carmel and PG from Ballarat College, Melbourne in Malting and Brewing. She is the Chairman and Managing Director (CMD) of Biocon Limited. Under her leadership, the company has evolved as a leading player in biomedicine research with a focus on diabetes and oncology. She is also a member of the board of governors of the prestigious Indian School of Business and IIT, Hyderabad. he was awarded Padma Shri (1989) and Padma Bhushan (2005) by the Indian government.
3. Shahnaz Husain
Designation - CEO Shahnaz Herbals Inc
About Her- She is known as the “Queen of Herbal Beauty Care”. She was married off at the age of 16. But her interest in beauty and cosmetic made her discover Shahnaz Herbals Inc. The company is best known for its herbal cosmetics particularly skin care products ‘without animal testing’. The company has over 400 Franchise clinics across the world covering 138 countries. She has been bestowed with the ‘Padma Shri’ award by the Government of India in 2006 and ‘World’s Greatest Woman Entrepreneur’ award by 1996 Success Magazine
4. Swati Bhargava
Designation - CEO cashkaro.com About Her- This two-year-old cashback site, which raised a series A funding round of US$3.8 million earlier this week, has over 1,000 partner retailer sites. Customers who access any of thease e through CashKaro get a cashback in their wallet or account, which they can use on their n ext purchase. This is useful for retailers because it generates a repeat purchase and engagem ent, rather than just a sale. Swati, who is a London School of Economics grad, did something similar in the UK where she was co-founder of Pouring Pounds. “I think cashback is exciting because it’s the model that gives the most options to customers,” Swati told Tech in Asia earlier this week.
5. Valerie Wagoner
Designation - CEO ZipDial About Her- Stanford University grad Valerie Wagoner had a successful career in the US, with companies such as eBay, before she had an epiphany. She noticed the “missed call” phenomenon in India, where people make a call only to hang up before it’s answered. This can signal “I’m thinking of you” or “Call me back” – and it saves the call charges for those who can’t afford a fat phone bill. Valerie built a business around this called ZipDial, which allowed people to engage with brands through toll-free “missed calls.” Valerie’s mobile marketing platform became Twitter’s first acquisition in India this year. 6. Rashmi Sinha
Designation - CEO & co-founder SlideShare
About Her- Born in Lucknow, India Rashmi owns a PhD in neuropsychology from the Brown University. Prior to that, she completed her B.A. and M.A. from Allahabad University. In 2006, she co-founded SlideShare along with her husband, a site to share presentations online. The site received tremendous response and was acquired by LinkedIn for $100 million in 2012. She was ranked No.8 in the Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Entrepreneurs list and named one of the World’s Top 10 Women Influencers in Web 2.0 by Fast Company
7. Shradha Sharma
Designation - Chief Editor YourStory About Her- Aspiring Women Entrepreneurs really look up to her. Shradha is the Founder and Chief Editor of YourStory, a website dedicated to entrepreneurs and startups. She hails from Patna and holds degrees from St.Stephens College, Delhi and MICA, Ahmedabad. She has also worked with Times of India and CNBC TV18. She was selected among the 500 LinkedIn influencers across the world and awarded with the L’Oreal Paris Femina Award for Online Influence in 2015. 8. ANKITA GABA Designation -Co-Founder, SocialSamosa.com About Her- Seemingly an ace at multitasking, Ankita Gaba is a social media strategist, entrepreneur, consultant, lecturer and the co-founder of Socialsamosa.com, an A to Z repository of Indian social media thoughts, ideas, trends, news and dialogue. She was previously one of the founders of Superchooha, an online media strategist for the likes of Colors, Zapak, Mahindra, Ponds and Idea Cellular. Her accolades include being in the list of “Global Top 100 Social Media Agencies and Consultants 2012-13″ and “50 Indian Women to Follow on Twitter”, among others. She has an in depth expertise at all things social media, and helps social media agencies build teams and a network of processes for their ventures. She has previously worked as a PR executive at Spin Communique, Spin Media and Universal Communications, Mumbai. 9. HARPREET KAUR Designation - Co-founder, Love 4 Apple About Her- Known to be a serial entrepreneur, Harpreet Kaur is the co-founder of Love 4 Apple, an e-commerce website where customers can buy accessories that are exclusively made for Apple products. Harpreet began running Love 4 Apple in 2013 with an aim to pay heed to the lack of genuine Apple products in India. What started out as an experiment with a choice of only a few products from various national and international brands has turned into a fully fledged venture making Love 4 Apple the sole distributor for genuine Apple products in India. Scaling boundaries of growth, the company has setup a manufacturing unit for iPhone and iPad covers made in-house with an entire line of covers designed by up and coming artists, thus also providing these creative designers a chance to showcase their talents.
10. SURABHI DEWRA
Designation - Founder, MeraCareerGuide.com About Her- Surabhi Dewra is the founder of India’s largest online career guide and research platform, MeraCareerGuide.com. Before starting this educational guide platform she worked as a Promoter at Catalog Educational Services Pvt. Ltd. and Design Engineer at Freescale Semiconductor. Started in 2008, this one of a kind educational guiding platform is a place where students can come get answers and clear doubts regarding their career. Additionally, it allows educational institutes to get in touch with their target students. MeraCareerGuide.com already acquired a massive 50,000 users in its initial first couple of months of operation, attracting and helping student visitors of all age groups. Surabhi’s venture has thus helped millions of students find their way and carve out a career path for themselves and connect with institutes of their choice.
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