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Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 02 • DARE TO DREAM: DREAM TO DARE

John D. Rockefeller Jr. once said that the secret of success is to do something common but do it uncommonly well. And this is probably what makes leaders of innovative businesses, Icons to be reckoned with. A leader is the one who creates revolution while being focused and dedicated, they are curious and believe that there is always room to learn and grow. Leaders know how to work in a team and never leave a man behind. Instead of making people work for them, they work with people, thus becoming an idol for their followers says Aarti Notiyal.

Today’s day and age is far more who have the fate of the world in their And no Business Icon becomes competitive, markets are saturated, hands. It is not just about the money that successful without taking the plunge and economies are volatile and to be running a flows into the market but it is about the risking it. However, with power comes business, sustaining it and in fact taking it social, cultural and environmental impact responsibility and thus every time there is to newer heights is challenging and may that businesses have on the world. And for an avenue for risk-taking, there needs to not be everyone’s cup of tea. Businesses all of this a Business Icon needs to be be a lot of analysis and judgement. A don’t just take care of their clients but also compassionate, determined, patient and human being, while making personal have to look after their stakeholders, open-minded. Success is not an easy train decisions, even something as small as employees and policymakers. Important to catch and it is inspiring to see how what to cook for dinner, is almost to Business Icons is the quality is to these icons stood up against every frustrated at times because decision further, contribute to the society and make adversity and showed up with their best making can be a really taxing, especially an impact on young minds. And it is these self for their organization. These men and after going through a hard day of work. Business Icons, who take up the onus to women are game-changers, they dreamt Imagine being in that position every single manage it all and keep the functions of an idea, believed in it, invested their day and this time you aren’t just making a stabilised and running while also being faith in it and left no stone unturned to decision for yourself but rather for dynamic enough to adapt to changing ensure that the idea reaches out to the thousands and at times millions of people environments and disrupting markets. people it was made for. Their stories are who have either invested in your business Traffic lights will never be all green at the such that they may give one goosebumps. or are directly and indirectly affected by it. same time, the stars may never align all at The strength of these business heroes is once but a true Icon, makes their way THEY SAY THAT commendable but the one which will be through all the odds to emerge as nothing THE HIGHER THE remembered and cherished forever as it is but the best. RISK, THE GREATER not just known to the times, they live in but Business Icons are not just taking the THE REWARD. etched in history; for generations to follow. economy forward but they are the ones

Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 03 SURAJIT ROY Managing Director & CEO, IDBI Intech Ltd. In the many challenges brought on by the pandemic, clearly it is leadership that has made the difference to how organisations have progressed. Researchers from McKinsey’s Strategic and Corporate Finance Practice highlight how specific leadership traits have made a considerable difference to mitigate the challenges posed by the pandemic.

Surajit Roy, Managing Director & CEO, IDBI Intech Ltd.

n the many challenges brought on by move with more boldness and speed to a redefining of innovative Digital I the pandemic, clearly it is leadership than those hired from within an Solutions by integrating disruptive that has made the difference to how organisation. technologies with the evolving customer organisations have progressed. needs-leading to several customer wins. Researchers from McKinsey’s Strategic One such example of a new era leader is and Corporate Finance Practice highlight Surajit Roy, Managing Director and CEO IDBI Intech which was incorporated in the how specific leadership traits have made of IDBI Intech Ltd. Surajit was hired year 2000, is a technology-led business a considerable difference to mitigate the externally and since the time he has transformation company specialising in challenges posed by the pandemic. joined IDBI Intech , he has made multiple the Banking, Financial Services and bold moves to ensure business continuity Insurance industry. The company A CEO making bold moves was outlined amidst the ongoing pandemic. His leverages disruptive technologies to to be vital to achieving outstanding leadership has been manifested in his deliver business outcomes that digitally performance. As per the report, only one ability to be in sync with the evolving enable clients' business to stay relevant in 12 companies moved from an average needs of the customers and the market. and future-ready. An unique approach to performer to a top quintile performer over At the same time maintaining a digital transformation—one that is driven a ten-year period. It was found that while relationship of trust and confidence with by innovation, agility and a start-up making one or two bold moves more than the employees along with the highest mindset is brought to the table. The doubled the likelihood of making such a levels of integrity and ingenuity. His result: an enhanced ability to deliver shift; making three or more such moves leadership style is marked with the agility, value-led accelerated business outcomes increased the chances by six times. The adaptability and ability to proactively and a differentiated portfolio of products researchers had also observed that when assess business environments with an & services which are built on the a CEO is hired externally, he/she tends to innovative digital mind set. This has led knowledge acquired from working 05 closely with leading Banking, Financial Fintech Product and Digital Ecosystem level of governance to ensure customer Services and Insurance customers in across the BFSI landscape. Apart from delight. Over the next three years, Surajit India and abroad. This is further orchestrating seamless and efficient plans to transform IDBI Intech Ltd. into a enhanced by significant investments in business technology integration, this Blue Chip company and a global leader in the latest industry solutions for Banking has brought in meaningful real-time the Banking, Financial Services and personalized experiences and Insurance technology space. accelerated business outcomes for customers. Surajit brings a rich experience, working for over two decades with industry Understanding the Company’s legacy leaders, in the technology services and and its constant endeavour to innovate, products space and has successfully as a leader who possesses an evolved delivered technology-led business sense of leadership, Surajit constantly outcomes to customers across industries promotes a culture of collaboration, and geographies. Before joining IDBI innovation and a sense of pride among Intech , he was with Wipro Ltd., as a employees. Under his able leadership, business leader for Banking and Financial IDBI Intech Ltd., has not only registered Services for India geography. At Wipro, the highest profitable business growth in he had the privilege of working with the FY 21 but also surpassed all business executive leadership including the parameters of growth since the Ex-Chairman and the present Chairman. company’s inception. In FY 21, the During this stint, he was also instrumental company was awarded by several in delivering large scale digital leading business platforms winning transformations in the Banking and numerous awards Financial Services space. Surajit holds a Bachelor’s degree in Electronics from Pune University. and Insurance, keeping in mind customer Surajit’s leadership style satisfaction and market demands as top has been marked by his priorities. Intech’s next-generation doing things differently technologies currently being leveraged and in this regard he has include Blockchain, Cybersecurity, been the recipient of AWARDS Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning several rewards, & RECOGNITION and more—all of which is bringing recognitions and end-to-end digital transformation for our accolades throughout Awards in FY 2021 global BFSI clientle. At IDBI Intech, we his professional career. By several leading business understand that creating seamless digital In commemoration of his platforms including experiences are the new norm when it leadership, Surajit was • The Best Tech Brand 2021 comes to ensuring customer delight. To recently recognised as • The Prestigious Band 2021 provide this meaningful value to one of the “MOST • The Most Trusted Brand of India 2021 customers, organisations need to create PROMISING BUSINESS a frictionless user journey. This is LEADERS OF ASIA Industry Accolades & possible with innovative digital outcomes 2020-21” for Recognition for that connect a user’s needs, emotions demonstrating Digital-Business and behavior with an advanced exemplary leadership Transformation Products responsive service design and features qualities. • I MoBOT (WhatsApp Banking product) for Social Media whose strategy is executed with speed. To help customers achieve these high Guided by his leadership IDBI Intech Ltd. • I Quick for Instant Bank Account Opening Application standards of customer delight, we have has been recognized as one of the • The flagship product iAML© which pioneered a wide range of Digital leading global business transformation is a leading Financial Crime & Innovations that leverage AI, ML, API & organization leveraging integration of Compliance Solution Microservices resulting in one-of-a-kind disruptive technologies with the highest

Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 06 JIMMY K. MODY Leadership of Differences From a practicing Psychoanalytic Therapist to a Clinical Hypnotherapist, a certified practitioner of Past Life Regression Therapy to a Transpersonal Regression Therapist & CBT. Two decades of practice in Mumbai and an established Spiritual Counsellor, Author and Public Speaker. Being a multi-talented personality, Jimmy K. Mody, recently has been appointed as the school counsellor for LEAD Schools, which has a network of 1000 schools in India.

tremendous complexities that actually lie before you. A tangled mess of Clearly the need for change must be fears, anxieties, jealousies, beliefs, fulfilled at the individual personal level conditionings, habits, and talents. This is first instead of always resorting to what gradually then gives rise to the institutional or structural changes in infamous politics of the ‘blame game’. So society. Institutional interventions and then do you shrug your shoulder and say strategies would eventually be required this is part of life, nothing I can do, we all that target both individuals as well as have to suffer through it? institutions. But perhaps, these need to We then simply bring in a motivation first grow from within. expert consultant and the problem may then be at least partly solved. The pattern The child’s earliest learning takes place then keeps repeating itself. only through its relationship with its mother. First with its relationship only with Psychologists, counselors, management one nipple of the mother’s breast, then gurus have all been working hard to find gradually the child realizes that there is solutions to a growing ‘relationships’ more to the mother than this, and soon Jimmy K. Mody crisis, at both the macro and micro levels. In the developed countries, mental illnesses are on the rise. Growing intolerance has begun to seek release BOOKS & SPEAKER re you fully aware of all the through violence. The trends are OPPORTUNITIES A differences that exist and thrive in disturbing, and there is a growing need your organization or family and for change. What we need now more their real-time effects? We would all like than ever, perhaps, is a completely Authored papers published to think that we are in control. We often new perspective on how to view and deal in the International peer reviewed do this by sweeping such ‘threats’ under with ‘Differences’. the carpet. • Journal of Clinical & Experimental All human experience can say today is Psychology’ Yes, certain differences are easily that - ‘Differences’ exist. ‘Differences’ • Journal of Clinical Epigenetics’ perceivable. Differences such as in have always existed. This is a Universal • Transcriptomics - published out gender, age, colour, are quite easy to Law. Differences exist at both the micro of Brussels’ perceive. What about differences of and macro level. In fact, a birds eye view • Redefining the Value opinions, beliefs, habits, inner minds, of evolution shows us that Evolution, for of Relationships’ attitudes, etc. these are not so easy to whatever purpose it has been serving, • Celebrating Differences: Wisdom perceive. Perhaps the most difficult yet clearly appears to be nothing more than through Relationships’ are the particular beliefs and attitudes an ‘evolution of differences’, from which • Yoga & Epigenetics’ that lie hidden in your own unconscious higher and higher species, species with BOOKS AUTHORED mind? Most of these remain hidden from greater levels of intelligence, have been Journey Beyond’ and ‘Celebrating public viewing as well as from you. Every evolving. Perhaps then we might safely Differences: Wisdom through opportunity to get to know them and conclude from this that the purpose of Relationships’. reveal them is resisted. evolution at least appears to be the GUEST SPEAKER creation of greater and greater levels of • International Conference of Mental So now you are faced with having to intelligence and learning, culminating in Health in Dubai in 2018 manage or lead an organization or a team the human being. Thus showing us all • International Conference of Mental of a large number of people. You happily that ‘Differences’ are indeed needed for Health in Tokyo in 2019 take on this task without realizing the all of us to evolve.

07 need our relationships to do this. We need to radically review the value of our relationships, one where we begin to see learning, wisdom growth, and evolution, as being the sole pay offs of all relationship differences and conflicts.

Relationships are not about learning how to ‘win friends and influence people’. They are more about how to evolve and develop ourselves into a higher, more intelligent, wiser species. They are about learning, self-learning. To do this we must start at the grass roots level of society – our schools and colleges. Where more than ever before we need to inculcate a culture of true Dialogue and Dialectics, of learning through Dialogue. Simultaneously we must introduce the practice of Dialogue and Dialectics in Leadership thinking and practices. the child is able to relate to both breasts. Today, people in leadership positions; The child then engages in splitting away however high or low, need to realize that In view of the anxiety that Dialogue might all of the parts of mother in order to one of the most important and critical go on forever, without any resolution, protect the good parts from the bad ones. functions they can perform is to engage let us explore the fascinating subject The child then begins to relate to the themselves in creating processes of of Dialectics, through which the practice mother’s abdomen, then the whole body integration instead of splitting. Integration of Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT) of the mother. This process of integration is as much a ‘learned response’ as is has developed. of the parts of the mother is critical to the splitting. The organization grows through early learning of the child. The building of integration and learning together, and not Dialectics is all about - When you allow relationships and the integration of by ‘splitting’. Learning to see both the yourself to see that both opposites can differences was hence fundamental to our ‘good and ‘bad’ as coexisting in coexist together in the same object or early learning. everybody. A learning that results in person, or when you realize that one enhanced respect and trust for cannot exist without the other, this then This process of integration was seen to everybody. A Learning Organization, provides you with a more wholistic or continue through childhood and where people enjoy ‘growth mindsets’ realistic picture. It is only then that you adolescence, enabling the child to instead of ‘fixed mindsets’. can elevate yourself to achieve a higher develop and mature through the process realization of the level of consciousness. of integrating the good parts with the bad. Finally, when we end up getting This process of integration of different employed in organizations, we often end parts provided the child with a larger and up complaining about ‘office politics’. But VARYING DEFINITIONS more complete view and understanding most of us yearn to, one day hold According to the Cambridge of the mother and its relationship to the ‘leadership’ positions. Some appear dictionary definition – Dialectics is a mother. This would in turn lead towards to succeed whilst others fail. Our way of discovering what is true by developing a more wholistic and realistic relationships at work are based more on considering opposite theories. inner representation of the external world, Fear than compassion or concern. We Dialectics, according to Elmira where both ‘good’ and ‘bad’ can at least stress about deadlines. Everything Strange, “is to examine, discuss, and coexist in every ‘object’, and perhaps one becomes ‘self-centric’ instead of reconcile opposing ideas. The where ‘good’ and ‘bad’ objects can ‘organizational centric’. We don’t enjoy dialectic in this approach is that coexist together. Where perhaps we can the work we do. We do what we have to change can only begin to happen learn to see that it is our perception that do. We become conformists. We have our when you accept things as they are, defines our reality. own groups and cliques where we feel yet accepting things as they safe, accepted and happy. People are too are often requires us to change.” We now need to explore the possibilities afraid of rocking the boat rather than -Citation: Elmira Strange; DBT of creating a more integrated individual in giving honest feedback. There is little to Lectures, UDEMY. the family, in the community, in the no dialogue. No conversation. socio-political scenario of the world. The underlying belief is that we must start at True inner learning can hence only take For more details contact: the level of the individual and his/her place when we learn to integrate all of the Jimmy K Mody search for increasingly realistic split-off parts or fragments that we have M: +91993335738 expectations leading to greater created within ourselves. Only then can www.jimmymody.com meaningfulness. ‘One-ness’ have a chance to happen. We Email: [email protected]

Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 08 DR. PRAFULL S. BORKAR Homoeopathy: the silent saviour

Homeopathy is the unsung hero of cures, and has long been neglected in the field of medicine. People are just realising its promising potential in providing a permanent and holistic cure for most chronic ailments, so far incurable by conventional medicine. Homeopathy does not simply treat the symptoms; it cures the disease itself.

bronchitis, diarrhoeas, dysenteries and so on. And the answer to all questions was a resounding yes! However, for patients to believe this right in the beginning was difficult and so for every acute complaint they would bring to Dr.Prafull, they would first take antibiotics and some instant medicines and then come back to him. But Dr. Prafull was confident and realised that Homoeopathy is popular and known to treat the cases which have no solution in the conventional system of medicine but very few believed that it can treat acute conditions as well. But with Dr.Prafull’s conviction, many of his patients. slowly and gradually started seeing results in their own cases and the cases of their near and dear ones; especially their children. The long list of medicines that they and their wards were taking till then started to reduce and Homoeopathy had Dr. Prafull S. Borkar started working in day-to-day Acute conditions. s a Student almost 3 decades underconfident student like him into a Another doubt in the minds of many is back, Dr.Prafull S. Borkar had very confident Homoeopathic physician. whether Homoeopathy can treat and A numerous questions in his mind The Student Mentor association lasted till manage all or at least many of the whether Homeopathy was the Dr. Vijayakar breathed his last recently in ailments that we suffer from? And is there path or not. But an answer had to be the month of December 2020. A unique a permanent cure for the old chronic sought and future path had to be and incomparable student mentor conditions like asthma, hypothyroidism, determined – whether to take the road of relationship came to an abrupt halt but he psoriasis, trigeminal neuralgia, least resistance by joining the general will be forever be alive and remembered ankylosing spondylitis, vitiligo, or does a practice, his Doctor parents had already in the hearts of all his students! person have to take Homoeopathic put in place or start an entirely new medicines for life? This was the next Homoeopathic practice of his own! And Thus, remembering when he began, obstacle that needed to be overcome in fortunately for him, it is then that he about 28 years ago, there were several Dr.Prafull S. Borkar’s homoeopathic crossed paths with his Mentor; Dr. Prafull doubts about Homoeopathy just like journey. For many patients suffering from VIjayakar, a dynamic personality oozing many others. The doubts were whether their ailments for long, started getting with tremendous conviction and Homoeopathy can cure Acute diseases life-transforming relief and many were confidence in Homoeopathy who like cold, cough, fever, dengue, malaria, permanently cured. This instilled the completely transformed an typhoid, ear infections, tonsillitis, belief that Homeopathy can permanently 09 cure chronic complaints which are spontaneously and clearly but some of us of the faculty members in his organisation incurable. Another questions that often don’t and keep things within. That is of Predictive Homeopathy - thus began comes up is whether Homoeopathy is exactly how our body in disease also the latter’s journey as a teacher in scientific. How does Homoeopathy reacts. Someone who is expressive by Homoeopathy in India and across the achieve curing the variety of infectious, nature has an expressive disease and world. Soon Dr.Borkar was invited to allergic, and also autoimmune diseases? someone who is non-expressive by countries like Israel, Bulgaria, Russia Can Homoeopathy really permanently get nature has a disease which does not followed by Germany and the USA. Over rid of these chronic diseases? display many symptoms e.g. an the years as an international teacher he The answer is a definite YES! expressive person will experience has had the opportunity to explore and We need to understand the beautiful heaviness in their head and dizziness spread the true potential of Homeopathy. intricate system of our body which has an from even a slight increase in blood innate defence mechanism working all pressure but a non-expressive and A system with no side-effects, no the time correcting and eliminating reserved person will have no symptoms dangerous suppressions, no man-made threats to the health of the organism. It is even if the blood pressure is really high. diseases, that is Homoeopathy. As they this defence system of the body which However, sadly most people don’t take say “lies have speed but truth has reacts whenever there is a disturbance in the time to hear and understand this stamina” - Homoeopathy will prevail one the equilibrium anywhere in the body, internal cry of the body. Neither the day and people will understand the value thereby producing inflammation, fever, patient nor the doctor. Everyone is in a of this system of medicine. pain, cough, swelling etc. These are part hurry to get or give a quick relief of some of the reaction of the body trying to sort. Homoeopathy is the silent saviour and protect us. By these signs and symptoms, A Homoeopathic physician takes the has over the years stopped so many our body tries to convey that it is under pains of talking to the patient at length patients from getting seriously ill, avoided attack and is trying to correct itself. When trying to understand how he is as a many surgeries, hospital and ICU it can’t cure itself, then and only then does person, his upbringing, his sensitivities, admissions in a variety of diseases even it need the external help of medicines. his fears and insecurities, his stress in in the present pandemic. Mind and body are merely a reflection of relation to his disease and thus one another. One suffers on the outside understand the “why” of his suffering. because one has some suffering Instead of suppressing the signs and Homoeopathy offers a internally. One has pain in the body only symptoms displayed by our defence much cheaper, gentle, because he or she has pain in the mind mechanism, Homoeopathy uses them to and most importantly and this needs to be understood and cure and gently gets the person out of the a permanent solution treated. Nothing can happen to the most difficult ailments. It uses medicines physical body unless your internal psyche prepared from natural substances to fight to most ailments, is disturbed. Only when the mind is the actual disease. It just stimulates the both acute and disturbed the homoeostatic mechanism – organism to react. A right stimulus is all chronic. If it becomes the milieu interior - the internal that is needed to trigger a wide-ranging an even more integral environment of the body gets disturbed natural immune response thereby helping part of the Health leading to what is called “disease”. No the organism to cure itself, due to which care system of the virus, no bacteria and no parasite can the entire system in a way gets cleansed produce a disease in your body till this from inside out, leading to not just the world then the world delicate internal balance is maintained. removal of symptoms but what can be will definitely be a Such is the smooth functioning of the termed as a holistic cure! healthier place to live. body when in health. But when this Homoeopathy is a life balance is disturbed, disease begins. But Complete and permanent cure is possible transforming system what disturbs this balance? for many of the diseases that ail us. Everyone is born with his or her own The most scientific system of medicine of medicine whose genetic makeup, sensitivities and has over the years been mocked as a potential has yet not reactivities. Someone is sensitive to grief, humbug system or a placebo therapy. been revealed fully. someone to hurt, someone to insults and Dr.Vijayakar, one of the most towering so on. This disturbs us and depending on personalities in the Homoeopathic field The world, especially India needs our degree of sensitivity, our body reacts, insisted on scientific and right Homoeopathy. our expressions are also dependent upon homoeopathy to be propagated across our reactivity. Some of us react the world. He selected Dr.Borkar as one

Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 10 ZARINE MANCHANDA Achieving her Limitless Dreams

Zarine's innate strength originates from her faith in the almighty, which allows her to effectively "move mountains” despite juggling many business obstacles and her commitment to humanitarian service.

The first impression that Zarine leaves on tasking, Zarine then launched Zarine you is that she appears to be a study in Manchanda Interiors, her own interior contradictions. She speaks from the design firm followed by Zarine Manchan- heart, and has a soulful, spiritual da Café – another of her business demeanor. She doesn’t obsess over ventures in Versova, Andheri. The Café profit and loss statements, doesn’t pour believes in the philosophy ‘Delicious, through spreadsheets and doesn’t speak Luxurious Spiritual Charm’, and a staff of returns on interest; the usually revered member would ring the Tibetan Bells, ROI. But make no mistake: she is a procured from Dharamshala, as a bless- driven, ambitious young woman seeking ing for the customer. global fame and ambitions through a well-executed marketing and branding Zarine’s longtime goal of being an effort that has piqued the interest of actress was fulfilled when she established several news sources and magazines a production house, Zarine Manchanda across India, as well as Hollywood. Productions in 2020. The company is aligned with a Hollywood company, Zarine hails from a Himachali family; her Lotus Entertainment Group, a film father being Politician and well known production and talent management firm Hotelier. Zarine had the best of comforts based in Los Angeles. The companies while growing up but she insisted on are developing a web series and feature making her mark as an Actress and films as part of Lotus’ ‘Hollywood in India’ moved to Mumbai to pursue her dream. agenda. Zarine is playing a lead role in Zarine has always been inspired by her the web series, titled “#Me Too Meets parents and idolizes her father for always Aarey”, to be directed by Arunaraje Patil, supporting her in every decision that she a National Award-winning director and has made. She fondly remembers her one of India’s first women directors. It’s a initial days in Mumbai when she would supernatural story, a collision of real and Zarine Manchanda face several challenges, even a small one imaginary worlds set in Aarey Colony, like commuting by the local autorick- Mumbai’s most beautiful location – but shaws instead of luxury cars back home. also known as its most haunted place.

l he year 2020 is one that most But eventually, it all turned out its every T people would like to forget. Zarine worth when she started getting her dream Thus, neither the challenges that Zarine Manchanda, on the other hand, work in hindi film industry. Manchanda faced nor the pandemic, she has had a particularly memorable one. kept on her hardworking self on and has This young woman has managed to But that did not make Zarine put her kept on achieving one feat after the other. successfully launch three businesses compassion aside and she started the bearing her name even as Mumbai, India. Zarine Manchanda Foundation and with She continued the charity work that’s so the assistance of manager Ajay Singh, www. ZarineManchandaInteriors.com close to her heart - feeding and clothing the Foundation has administered well www.ZarineManchandaCafe.com Mumbai’s neediest residents - through over 100 charity programs in Aarey’s www.ZarineManchandaFoundation.com her non-profit charity foundation Zarine slum cells and even in tribal areas. The Manchanda Foundation. Foundation is one of the top-rated NGOs www.ZarineManchandaProductions.com

on several platforms. Being great at multi Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 11 DR. MONICA JACOB Committed to the Science behind Sculpting Faces, Lustrous Hair and Flawless Skin Dr. Monica Jacob is a consultant Aesthetic Physician, well known for her vision, foresight, skills and expertise in field of Aesthetic Medicine for past two decades. She is a pioneer for procedures like thread lift & dermal fillers and recently started her own product line which is a range of nutraceuticals for redefining skin, hair, weight loss & antiaging solutions.

suitable Diet Planning, Nutritional been attended by over 100+ Doctors. Advisory can be provided. Dr.Jacob completed her academics from Dr.Jacob’s Khar Clinic is a boutique M.B.B.S from J.J Group of Hospitals, Clinic and the same format will soon be Grant Medical College (Mumbai) in 1999, taken to multiple cities of India through a unique franchise model and the It is rare that you see a Doctor expansion plans have been already being featured on a Popular & Trending reality show, then on the charted out. thumbnail of the Episode and also get featured in the Episode itself for doing what you do the best. Dr.Jacob has advised on and Dr.Monica Jacob was part of amalgamated the best of latest Netflix’s, “The Fabulous Lives of Bollywood Wives”. Dr.Jacob was technologies from around the world, seen giving a live face lift to Actress Dr. Monica Jacob, including USA, Germany, Japan to Neelam Kothari at her Andheri Director of Bodyz Wellness, India Clinic where she rubbed shoulders provide bespoke treatments for Indian with biggest celebrities from Hindi skin. Her past influencers and now film industry.

ith her passion for patients, Dr. associates, include world veterans like Recently, Dr.Monica Jacob launched W Jacob has constantly strived to Dr.Zen Obagi, Dr.Arthur Swift (Miami), her product line which comprises of AGE DEFY, ALIGHT, CRYSTALIGHT raise the bar and pioneered non-invasive Dr.Kwon and leaders in hair transplant TOMATO and HAIR KIT. and painless range of treatments at her from the American Academy. She is a multi-specialty chain of Clinics, including regular keynote and guest participant in lasers to facelifts. The phenomenal leading conferences globally and has results and her foresight have expanded recently been to Monaco, Singapore, this range to numerous clinics. She Paris & Dubai; besides numerous more, separates the grain from the shaff and to give back to others what she has brings under one roof, only the evidence acquired. based, top global products and treatments, including anti-oxidants, Dr.Jacob always wanted to revitalise lasers, body contouring, acne removal, the body and successfully applied a pigmentation, hair transplants, hydration, combination of passion, competence, oral sunscreens. knowledge, expertise, experience and state-of-the-art technology to add a A holistic approach is adopted and a smile to people’s lives. She also trains person is helped inside out, rather than numerous budding Doctors from the other way. This begins with complete around the world at Dr.Monica’s Body body checkup and blood tests, so that Wellness Academy; which has so far

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13 Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 13 BHAVIN SHAH Transforming Impossible To “I.M.Possible” through Personal & Professional Growth Mentoring India’s most successful corporate motivational trainer having empowered 5,00,000+ aspirants with 2,500+ exclusive workshops includes premium clients from FORTUNE 500 Companies as awarded by The Times of India and as Best Corporate Motivational Trainer by Gujarat’s Honourable Chief Minister, Shri Vijaybhai Rupani with having 450+ Premium Corporate Clients.

Age. The Company has headquarters in trainers on their fingertips. Having served Vadodara, Gujarat with having premium corporate giants all over India and corporate clients across 80+ countries abroad, today he is known for his out of some of which are U.K, Canada, USA, the box advice for corporate and UAE, Hong-Kong, Denmark etc. businesses, a pinnacle all wish to reach but very seldom succeed. He has fulfilled Bhavin Shah and his “life-changing all his dreams including his desire for journey” began at the age of 18 and cars starting from a Maruti Suzuki Swift decided to renovate himself with Dzire to CIAZ to BMW GT. extraordinary efforts. Bhavin Shah has also Authored a Book But his school days were not the same, titled “Achieve What You Want" which as a growing up boy, Bhavin Shah would received 5 out of 5 star rating by all not want to participate in any public Leaders & Readers made book as - speaking competition and would always Amazon’s one of the best-selling self-help want to speak less because of his book.

Bhavin Shah stammering issue and low confidence and always refused to speak something BHAVIN SHAH & in class or in public places. But strong grit I.M.POSSIBLE GROUP hat began as a journey and determination, changed that all. OF COMPANIES 13 years ago, today has led to W Bhavin Shah today has become India’s WORKS MAINLY Bhavin Shah’s charismatic leadership most successful motivational speaker WITH 3 TYPES OF “I.M.Possible Training Solutions” and trainer with so many remarkable AUDIENCES: company; now becoming a group of records. 1. BUSINESS/CORPORATES multiple companies. Bhavin Shah is the - They help businesses and corporates to Founder Director & Chief Mentor of Bhavin Shah earned his MBA Marketing – grow from inside- employee productivity, “I.M.Possible Training Solutions” which Gold Medalist from ISBR Business Skills development, process has featured under India’s Top 10 School, Bangalore and is an management and outside - increase B2B Companies in Training Industry. business, Leadership, Sales, etc. “Internationally Certified Corporate Trainer” (Certified by American TESOL) I.M.Possible Group of companies is into We believe in A successful company is with currently having clients and training Corporate Training & Skills Development more than money, and knows that its participants from prestigious greatest asset is its people. These Certification Workshops, Social Media organizations like Oracle, ONGC, employees are the face of the company, Marketing Execution & Creative Video SUNPHARMA, RBI, L&T, TCS, Tech and it is their job to interact with Production Studio niche. They mostly Mahindra, ABB, Blue Star, HDFC, ICICI customers. If you have employees that help Corporate Businesses, etc. The Year-2020 witnessed, Bhavin are not properly trained, this could hurt Entrepreneurs, Trainers, Coaches and Shah launch his Mobile App "I.M.Possible the company by leading to unhappy Digital Influencers to take their business Online Learning Platform". which enables customers, lost sales, worst Company & career to the next level in this Digital people to get access to skill expert culture and unhappy employees.

14 often forced to join the monotonous daily labour that their parents did, or worse, are forced to pay for their own college education.

At I.M. Possible Training Solutions, it is all about making a difference. The company has launched a campaign to get students trained for high-demand jobs & to get working professionals trained for career growth and prepare them for long-term success through our Skill Development workshops for Better India program. And keeping that in mind, programs like Hinglish to English, Speaking Mastery, Lead with Legacy, Multiply Your Growth have been introduced. Bhavin Shah also launched the I.M.Possible Online Learning Platform to reach students all Providing employees with the training over India via Online Courses in 2020. they need helps to increase productivity 2. ASPIRING TRAINERS and sales, and will ensure that your /SPEAKERS company continues to thrive for years - Preparing 10,000 Trainers to make India to come. Skillful is one of the key goals of Bhavin ACCOLADES & SPEAKER OPPORTUNITIES Shah. And to achieve that goal they have And on second hand, I.M.Possible Social already trained 1000s of Certified Trainers Media Studio takes care of Digital in different Niches. • Active Partner @Society For Human Marketing & Lead generation for these Resource Professionals (SHRP) • Actively worked on empowerment Amongst numerous books, blogs and program with IITs, BITS Pilani & even podcasts with fantastic advice for other top private universities aspiring trainers, there is no easy place to • Also appreciated by NSS (National find the best resources all in one place. Service Scheme), Government of India for his “Empowerment” This led to Bhavin Shah & Team Programs designing the “Train The Trainer’ Program • Associate Partner With Indian for Trainers, which includes over a Society of Training & Development hundred resources; from videos to (ISTD) checklists. In addition to this I.M.Possible • Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker @Real Estate Regulatory Authority Group of Companies provide “Done For (RERA)'s Event You” Services including Digital Marketing, • Guest Speaker @92.7 Big FM companies. In the past, the only way Tech Setup, Training Opportunities etc. @Talk Show "India's Happiness businesses could create awareness of Index" their company was to spend millions of 3. YOUTH & WORKING • Chief Guest & Keynote Speaker @Coca-Cola's Youth Speak Forum dollars on advertising. But, thanks to PROFESSIONAL’S SKILL social media and digital marketing, the MASTERY • Guest of Honour & Expert Speaker @ GTU's Central Techfest, 2019. playing field has been levelled. Now, even - Youth is the future of India and they small businesses can create awareness need quality training of in-demand skills Social Media about their company without spending a like English Language Mastery, Public • FB Page: thebhavinshah dime on advertising. Bhavin Shah & Team Speaking, Leadership, Interview Facing, • Instagram: bhavinshah_motivationalspeaker • YouTube: Bhavin Shah help businesses to create awareness to Personality Mastery etc. • LinkedIn: bhavin-shah-6ba9889a generate high-quality leads at economical • Website: www.thebhavinshah.com cost with post-Lead generation process & Youth in India are facing a difficult path to • Mobile App: I.M.Possible Online Learning SOP set-up to 10X revenue. sustainable careers. Young people are Platform

Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 15 RANGOON CHEMICALS Natural Comfort & Healing

Rangoon Chemicals a company founded in 1964; uses naturally derived oils and ointments to make a range of healing products for muscle and other kinds of chronic pain relief, along with relief from the cold and other common ailments.

“OUR PRODUCTS AT RANGOON CHEMICALS ARE CREATED TO PROVIDE UTMOST RELIEF”

Ali Yacoob Bham, Managing Director

he rich legacy of Rangoon have made great strides in the field of TChemicals goes back to over five Ayurvedic medicines (balms), growing decades when in 1964, after the military into a major pharmaceutical company rule began in Burma (now Myanmar), over the last fifty years. Under the Indians were asked to return to their leadership of Ali Bham, the company has motherland. Yacoob Cassim Bham, made massive progress and has grown Ahmed Adam Mulla, Gaman tremendously. The Company has Mandalywala and Ismail Cassim Bham successfully established themselves as were among those who migrated from an institution for generating products that Burma at the time. They suffered much heal and remedy a wide range of pains hardship and struggled to establish and aches through the use of exclusive themselves after the forced move. It was ingredients formulated to derive oils and then that they decided to set up Rangoon ointments, which are internationally Chemical Works. The co-founders accepted & incredibly safe to use. funded RCW and that’s how the company had its humble beginning. They did not Rangoon Chemicals has created a range let their hardships get in the way of their of products to treat and heal a number of vision of creating a company that afflictions, aches and pains. These combined the best of nature and science include the common cold, headache, to provide pain relief. Their perseverance backache, joint and muscular pain, chest and innovation in the face of adversity congestion, stiff neck, ankylosing was an inspiration that the company spondylitis, rheumatic and osteoarthritic carries with it to this day. Since then, they pain. Their products Flying Tiger Cub 16 Balm, Flying Tiger Cub Oil and the premium products. The Flying White Tiger Cub Balm has healing properties that provides relief from n headaches and sore muscles but also stomach aches.

The Flying Tiger ranges of products also provide relief for other afflictions such as menstrual cramps, arthritis, migraines, etc. Flying Tiger cub Relief Spray is useful and convenient as it suits the modern and urban lifestyles. It is very handy and easy to use for both men and women who suffer from innumerable pains on various body parts. It is great to use on-the-go, as pains can occur while doing everyday activities like lifting heavy objects or sitting in the wrong posture at work or home.

With state-of-the-art laboratories for testing and approving all their products, Rangoon Chemicals ensures the safety and well-being of all their customers, while delivering astonishing result in pain relief. The products have been formulated to include all the ingredients in the perfect proportions, by trying and testing them for such reasons behind the exponential anti-inflammatory properties. The years to create the ideal product for each growth of the Company over the years. culmination and combination of these ailment. The combination of rigorous This is the reason behind their components, along with many other scientific research and natural ingredients exponential growth over the years. therapeutic ingredients, aids patients makes their ayurvedic products effective in distress. yet gentle. The biggest priority for They are a fast-growing company, and on Rangoon Chemicals while creating their way to establish themselves as products is to provide their customers an industry leader. Their plans are to AWARDS with something that will deliver reliable extend their reach all across the country & ACHIEVEMENT results in pain relief without the in the future. side-effects that other products on the market have. All the manufacturing units Rangoon Chemicals has carved out its • Economic Times Business Leaders Award are l conscious of the carbon footprints niche in the market by using exclusive • TV9 Ace Achiever Award they leave behind and several initiatives ingredients formulated to derive oils and • ABP News Healthcare Award havel been taken to be in sync for a ointments to create products that are • Midday Icons Award sustainablel environment, like the use of internationally accepted and incredibly l renewablel energy and the all the safe to use. The various components, • 13 distributors Pan India electricityl consumed is generated used in perfect proportion in their l throughl solar plants installed by the products, have been tried and tested over PRODUCTS company.l Another key highlight is the years. These components include

l majority of the work force at the units, clove oil, which contains antioxidants to • Flying Tiger Cub Balm l comprise of women thus, empowering relieve gas and bloating. Pudina oil is • Flying Tiger Cub Oil women to be independent and known to fight fungal infections. self-sufficient. These are amongst many Eucalyptus oil is known for its

17 Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 17 COLD STEEL CORPORATION Pioneers of Pre-Engineered Buildings in India Cold Steel Corporation has been at the forefront as pioneers of innovation in the PEB industry in India for over 4 decades. With core values of providing the customers with high quality products at competitive prices, Cold Steel Corporation was founded in 1977 by the visionary technocrat Mr. Rajwansh Bedi with a vision of introducing Pre-Engineered Buildings to the Indian market.

and are looking at sustained business opportunities in the North American markets. Cold Steel Corporation is one of the very few enterprises in the area of infrastructure today, which is entirely self-financed and 100% Debt-Free. With an overall installed capacity of 80,000 Metric Tons Per Year and 75,000 Sq. meters of entirely automated plants including a state-of-the-art facility for manufacturing premium quality Aluminium Foil Bubble Wrap Insulation, Cold Steel Corporation is one of the largest PEB manufacturer today. The company is committed to the mission of delivering top quality building solutions, with continuous and ongoing investment in people, products and technology and so strives to build sustainable relationships with customers, by satisfying their evolving needs, safety and lifestyle through the employees whose entrepreneurial spirit Ankur Bedi, Director, Business Development & Projects and ambition is fuelled by the culture of pride, learning, earning and professional old Steel Building Systems successfully completed more than growth. The products and services reflect pioneered the concept at a time 10,000 buildings till date. Having the innovation, become quality benchmarks

Cl when steel was scarce and widest range of PEB systems and offering and provide real value for money. The customers were not aware of the comprehensive building solutions, policies and practices are fair, advantages of using custom built steel including foundation designs, transparent and constantly improving to sections and pre-engineered structures. pre-engineered steel structures, roofing maximize customer satisfaction by Since then, Cold Steel Corporation has and side sheets/cladding, complete delivering products and services of the emerged as a leader in meeting the exact accessories and installation, Cold Steel best value and quality. The company needs of Indian P.E.B market by Building Systems happen to be amongst strives to honour the commitments, introducing world-class steel building the primary choices for PEB implied or expressed, to both the internal designs and details exactly suited to local manufacturer in India. and external customers. conditions and the available building Today, Cold Steel is not only catering to materials. Comfortably entrenched in the the entire Indian market, but has done In today’s day and age when resources business since 1977, the company has more than a dozen major projects abroad are scarce and the time to set up the

18 Having built some state-of-the-art 10,000 buildings ranging from Asia’s largest Float Glass manufacturing facility for Saint- Gobain Glass Ltd. at Chennai and Bhiwadi to the iconic 26 story IFCI Building in the heart of New Delhi, along with more than half a dozen mega logistic parks across the country ranging from 1 to 2 million square feet each, laurels achieved by the company in the field of steel building manufacturing are unmatchable.

project is limited, that makes In the recent years, multi-storey segment Recently, Cold Steel has hat serves as a pre-engineered steel buildings the most has shown huge growth. Until recently in corporate office block for a company near effective answer and viable solution. India, steel construction was associated Pithampur, near Indore . Built over an Along with being highly cost effective, with industrial buildings. Now, with the area of 3500 sq. meters in just 30 days, it constructing a multi-storey building in rising economy and multinational has set a new bench mark in the field of steel is much faster saving precious companies entering the country, new multi- storey steel building construction, project ‘Set–up’ time which is a big buildings whether residential, exemplifying speed, finesse and the drawback in case of buildings made commercial, retail, hospitality or IT parks high-quality standards. On approval of the through conventional methods. With are all changing in terms of construction, designs from the client’s end the depleting natural resources, steel design and look which is driving the fabrication at Cold Steels’ Plant started buildings offer the best option of a demand for steel buildings. Multi-story immediately. While the client was completely dry and mechanized way of pre-engineered steel buildings can completing the foundation work on the construction making it a green and accommodate a wide range of functions basis of the detailed foundation drawings, environment friendly way of construction. and can adapt to a wide range of anchor bolts and templates provided by Innovation, quality and affordability is the architectural styles. As a new age Cold Steel, Cold Steel was ready to cornerstone of this unique industry alternative, steel multi-storey buildings supply the material in matter of two vertical, which has made in-roads into the offer the benefits of quick construction weeks. The installation of all floors was commercial building sector in India, coupled with cost viability and started simultaneously and was executed estimated to reach a target of 20.44 billion sustainability unlike the conventional at an incredible speed with the highest square feet by 2030 from 7 billion square methods, which are tedious when it safety standards. feet in 2010. It is expected that nearly 34 comes to achieving timelines; nor do they percent of 2030 target had already been conform to the green building standards. With immense experience and constructed and about 66 percent of the world-class quality backing it up, Cold building stock is yet to be constructed. Uniquely, Cold Steel Corporation Steel Corporation will undoubtedly a Although at an emerging stage, the provides total turnkey solutions, right leader in the multi-storey steel building pre-engineered steel building from the foundation designs to the segment. The world of Tomorrow belongs construction will certainly see widespread completely installed building. Cold Steel to choices that are minimalistic, sleek application in multi-story commercial has also been the pioneer in multi-storey design, easy to maintain while offering a buildings and housing sector in the steel building construction, having unique liveable space and experience. l coming years and the growth in this area completed the legendry 26 Floor IFCI is inevitable. building in New Delhi in the early 90s.

19 Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 19 SNEHA RAKESH Breaking Barriers in Technology & Building examples for Mankind A dynamic award & heart winning woman entrepreneur, standing tall in the technology industry, Dr. Sneha Rakesh - Founder of Akarmaxs Tech Pvt Ltd, Karnataka, strongly believes that women no longer can be restricted to any particular sector and are capable of capturing and reaching the pinnacle in every possible category in the world.

benchmarks of excellence and growth web and app development services that objectives. Dr. Sneha Rakesh also helped businesses stand out in the makes sure that fame and success does crowd. With the dawn of the internet era, not distract and stop her from being a she saw an opportunity in the digital philanthropist. Her gracious donations marketing sector, which she could have helped many households and leverage to expand the company for young minds, who aspire to follow in providing branding and complete digital her footsteps. solutions to clients apart from web solutions. Along with maintaining a Dr. Sneha Rakesh comes from a humble top-profile clientele, the company also family from the rural parts of Hassan, helps small businesses enter the digital Karnataka; where she did her schooling space to get their businesses thriving. entirely on scholarship with merit. Being Under Sneha’s leadership, Akarmaxs has a bright student with abundant made its presence felt in various parts of entrepreneurial aspirations, Dr. Sneha Sneha Rakesh Rakesh after completing her school education, pursued diploma in computer PASSION FOR WORK WITH self-motivated persona - Dr. science from Smt. L V Polytechnic COMPASSION A Sneha Rakesh firmly trusts and College in Hassan. Having started Dr. Sneha Rakesh runs a non- profit has stood testimony to the fact working at the age of 19, she completed organisation named “Samgraabhivrudhi that a dream does not become reality MSC Computer Engineering degree from Trust” which mainly focus on eradicat- ing unemployment. Hailing from a through magic; it takes sweat, M S Ramaiah School of Advanced humble background and having had to determination, and hard work.”. Hailing Studies in correspondence. Having seen overcome various hurdles to succeed, from a rural neighbourhood to world the deprivation of opportunities and Sneha understands and shares the pain forums and winning several international desolation of the youth because of it, this of millions of people like her in India. awards; her life is one daunting journey of young girl was keen to help the youth Samagraabhivrudhi Trust provides tough challenges, which she has faced hailing from villages, small towns or those training to underprivileged, unemployed students. The trust has successfully and overcome with tremendous grit and from economically poor backgrounds to trained more than 2000 under- privileged determination to achieve success fulfilling pursue their studies and dreams. These youths. It also helps women from the her life’s dream. Traversing from one issues were to later on lay the foundation rural part of India to become self-suffi- milestone to the other, she achieved all of a movement, a trust which would cient and start their entrepreneurial the goals she set, but has also helped address the social causes which was journey by providing necessary skills and inspired thousands of youngsters to dear to Dr. Sneha Rakesh and her desire training. Conscious of her role as a responsible citizen Dr. Sneha Rakesh achieve their dreams too. Thus, to support the youth. has come forward during natural becoming an influential entrepreneur of disasters to magnanimously donate global stature. But there was and is no Being the Founder and Managing medicines, food, sanitary pads, and stopping for Dr. Sneha Rakesh and Director of Akarmaxs Tech Pvt Ltd., other essential items in several parts of having accomplished multiple goals; her Dr.Sneha Rakesh established the Karnataka. vision is now targeted on new Tech-based company in 2015 to provide

20 AWARDS & RECOGNITION

• Global Achiever Mahatma Gandhi Leadership Award at House of Commons, British Parliament, UK

• International Achiever Award by International Achievers Association, Bangkok

• Women Achiever Award 2018 by Natural Resource of India

• Rashtriya Yuva Puraskar of India

• Honorary Doctorate from Niti Aayog

• National Award for Indian Emerging Icon for best Young Entrepreneur

• The Economic Times Most promising Business Leader of Asia

• Business Mint Women Entrepreneur of the year 2020

• Dynamic Business leader award 2019-2020 the world which spread across in the far With several in-house projects of over 50 • Dr Abdul Kalam Research Centre east Asian markets, Singapore, Europe, clients, Akarmaxs has become a hub Professional Award Middle East, United Kingdom with where clients’ ideas are realised, specialized service offerings and in the providing them with the best of solutions • Top 10 Best Women Leader in Technology in India US with data protection and control for helping businesses to thrive in their assessment services. Akarmaxs is respective fields. It also has two sister • Top 40 under 40 EU- Brussels India leaders equipped with bright and experienced projects - Connectpro and Influencer pro. team of Software developers and digital These projects were launched to connect • Forbes India felicitation for marketers, whose expertise in handling professionals and customers on a single Incredible Work complex business problems and platform. Influencer pro helps build a • Fortune India Top Business providing advertising solutions, brand meaningful relationship between brands Women Leader Award identity, web solutions, and creating 360 and influencers. In 2018, Akarmaxs got • Outstanding Women Leader for degrees digital marketing strategies make recognized as a Fastest Growing Business Excellence them market leaders in the industry. Company of the Year, which speaks of • Economic Times Most Promising the high standards of commitment and Leaders of Asia service offerings of the establishment. • CEO Story Incredible India CEO Besides providing specific requirements and last mile connectivity of data during • India’s Fastest Growing Brands Covid times, Akarmaxs has taken the lead and Leaders 2019-2020 in developing SOPs and facilitating the • Delhi Jewel of Indie Award transition of its clients’ operating • Hindh Ratan Award, New Delhi environment to enhanced digitization, which could well be the new normal. • Women Achiever of the year-(eMERG)2018

Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 21 ASHLEYSHA YESUGADE Entrepreneurial Fashion and the innate drive to Change the Society Featured as under Asia’s 10 supermodel and voted as one of World’s 100 sexiest woman, Founder of AAY India and an ardent animals lover…..many feathers, one hat that is how one can describe Ashleysha Yesugade, a fashionable journey filled with hardwork, determination and compassion.

through AAY, her own fashion company, is one of the leading model grooming, to set new trends and standards in the image makeovers and personality coveted industry. As an unconventional development schools. modelling agency, AAY India is one of the first, to sign shorter models; thereby ensuring that potential talent doesn’t go unnoticed due to set, rigid standards. AAY BY ASHLEYSHA IS SHORTLY COMING UP Unlike the conventional modelling norms, Ashleyhsa is not very tall and WITH AN EXCLUSIVE MEGA always thought, working hard was the MODEL HUNT IN 2021 AND only substitute. And looking back at her HER OWN FASHION WEEK journey, being physically and mentally strong has helped her to strive, survive and succeed. Ashleysha is full of gratitude and admits, through the course And that is not all, for her love for cats, of her journey, she met amazing people Ashleysha also runs a small shelter - Ashleysha Yesugade and several have had a positive influence Asha: The Hope for abandoned stray on her and taught her many things. animals. n a country riddled with stereotypes, Ashleysha is driven by passion and here is a woman entrepreneur who is represents women who are fighting for She next plans to do something around I making a difference in the fashion their rights in the world and aims to create the stigma of mental illnesses as after sector and has found success in building a legacy that can one day, inspire others experiencing PTSD, bipolar condition for a meaningful business. Meet the to actively follow their dreams. almost 4 years, experiencing it herself, powerhouse of talent and beauty, she understands the feeling of these Ashleysha Yesugade - Director of AAY Though Ashleysha hails from a simple extremes; feels strongly that being of help India, who is known around the world as background, she always wanted to be to people emotionally with a panel of India's first petite supermodel. She has financially independent. She started with counsellors, doctors will help save many herself managed to set an example by summer jobs at a very young age and lives in the mental health category. achieving heights in her fashion career gained experience and today, AAY India despite of her height and has Ashleysha Yesugade, thus, wants to successfully changed fashion trends touch as many lives with any and every contrary to the obsession of archaic and contribution that she can make. general fashion standards of tall, fair and size zero models. believes that it’s high time to change the typical modelling standards where it is not just about good looks but a wholesome package of AWARDS beauty, intelligence, honest work ethic & ACCOLADES and hardwork and treating everyone with respect. She gives utmost importance to being goal oriented as well as hardworking in her field with due • The Times Power Women 2020 diligence. • Youth Icon in the prestigious With years of experience into executing Forbes India magazine : successful fashion shows, luxury fashion Visionaries 2021. events and branding in India, Ashleysha initiated new fashion trends in India Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 22 PRIYA SHAH India’s Leading Matchmaker

Poets create poetry, Painters create Art; a Family is created, when I bring two souls together…who were far apart” Priya Shah

Priya Shah’s formula for the perfect couple is simple – it is not just about sharing bio data’s or profiles but involves an in depth understanding of about the two families involved, the background and the history of the involved couple amongst several other things.

Priya considers every single profile very important and close to her heart! It is because she knows her clients personally and ensures to strike a chord with them before sharing details further. This, is also Priya Shah a reason which facilitates making a decision on who be a perfect match for riya Shah is a world renowned Magazine. And the reason why Priya her clients. As per Priya, she her gift of P Matchmaker who has matched outshines her contemporaries is simple, excellent intuition has always helped her over 100 leading Indian business families matchmaking is not a business, but is a in the identifying the right prospects and all over the world. Having started in 1991, responsibility that can make or break eventually the match. her career spans over three decades and lives and thus, for Priya…it is a work to be her fame and recognition can be accomplished with passion. Priya firmly Priya firmly believes that hers has been a attributed to the fact that every project believes that for every match that she has journey of finding true love and hopes that she takes on, becomes a part of her made till date, she has added a family to she can continue the same for another life till she accomplishes it with utmost her own. couple of decades in the service of love. professionalism and dedication. It is Priya’s expertise and ability that she is able to handle every project that JOURNEY HIGHLIGHTS comes to her with utmost professionalism and dedication – resultant, every member of two families • Specialises in creating matches for that come together are a match made Qualified candidates like Doctors, CA, MBA’s. in heaven and not just the couple. • Has contacts and connections with Hindu families across the globe Numerous media and magazines in India • Worked successfully with HNI’s, have covered Priya for her amazing work Business Families & Bollywood Celebrities which includes the coveted Forbes

Forbes India Marquee - Business Icons 23 AMAR POLYFILS PVT. LTD. Quality first, keeping the customer in focus.

Amar Polyfils Private Limited, based in Porbandar, Gujarat, was established in 1994 under the Amar Group. The group has now expanded to over 21 organizations under its umbrella and its three units – Amar Polyfils, Amar Aquatic and Amar Sterilised Fishmeal- have stamped their presence in the fishing, health and poultry industries.

Orthocop: This is a wonder formulation Udayraj Mishra, Director, has 31 years’ for all types of joint pains. It forms a experience in the field of man-made bundle of cartilage and increases bone technical fibre and has a significant density contribution for making the company a . success, that it is today. Beautycop: This has the power to slow the sign of ageing. It removes deep wrinkles and fine lines. Hydrates the skin, prevents the skin becoming loose, and makes it brighter and glowing.

MCP-All in one: This is used as a ACHIEVEMENTS complete health solution (best for 25 to 35 years olds as the body loses 1.5 percent collagen/year during this period). • Skoch ARCHIVER Award for 2016. Due to low molecular weight, marine • Skoch Order of Merit Award 2016 for India’s Best SMEs-2016 collagen is easily absorbed and is very Uday Raj Mishra, Director effective. It reduces the peeling and • Skoch Order of Merit Award 2017 for Top 100 SMEs in India irritation of skin, wrinkles near eyes, • Skoch Platinum Award 2017 pigmentation, spots and moles, mar Aquatic is engaged in the post-shave irritation, mild allergy and • Skoch Achiever Gold Award 2018 A business of manufacturing atopic dermatitis and post-operative • Skoch Order of Merit Award 2018 Marine Collagen powder (peptide), wounds. The skin becomes elastic, for Top 100 SMEs in India Orthocop, Beauticop and MCP-All in one lighter and there is a healthy glow to hair • Skoch Order of Merit Gold Award 2019 for Top 200 SMEs in India. Cosmetic Products. Marine Collagen and nails. The joints become more Powder (Peptide) is being extracted from flexible and this makes exercise easier. • Skoch NSE Gold Award 2019 for MSME Excellence. Fish scale and contains about 99.99 per Backache, pain in the joints as well as of the shoulder muscles are reduced. It • “India’s Small Giants-Season 3” cent of pure protein. The product has 2016-17 sponsored by NDTV. medicinal and cosmetic value due to its provides energy, sound sleep, better heeling and better digestion. • India SME 100 Awards 2015-16 anti-ageing and anti-inflammatory effects. amongst 41832 nominations It is antibiotic-free and sugar-free. Amar is • India SME 100 Awards 2019 the only company in India producing amongst 34011 nominations. such high-quality marine collagen. • SEBA-2018 (Small Enterprise Business Expo & Awards 2018) Amar aquatic has added to the organised by Aspire Media. diamond brand with following • World Signature Awards 2019 products; organised by APS Research & Media Marine Collagen Powder: Marine • IPSA 2019 - (International Product collagen is 100 per cent natural protein & Service Awards) organised by and contains many types of amino acids. APS Research & Media It is sourced from the scales, skin, bones • Indian Brands of the Year 2019 and fins of fresh or saltwater fish. organised by APS Research & This helps to replenish and rejuvenate the Media skin, it has anti-ageing and anti-wrinkle • The Economics Times – Business properties. It Removes black spots, Leaders 2019 prevents hair fall, makes the eye sight • Jewel of India 2019 organised by Indian Solidarity Council - New clearer, and the gums firmer and stronger. Delhi

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