Success Stories

Pratik Gauri is a serial Indian social entrepreneur, investor, public speaker and writer widely known as the Creator of the 5th Industrial Revolution. He is creating the 5th Industrial Revolution by running a portfolio of companies. He serves as the India President of 5th Element Group - a global impact management consultancy. Pratik was named Creative Entrepreneur of the year - Startup by Entrepreneur India magazine and Entrepreneur of the year 2020 by Indian Achievers’ Forum. He has been recognised as Entrepreneur 35 Under 35, Greenbiz Global 30 Under 30, AsiaOne 40 Under 40 Most Influential Leaders, British Petroleum Scholar, World Economic Forum Global Shaper, Ambassador at One Young World, Al Gore’s Climate Leader, Fellow at Startup Leadership Program, Winner of UNLEASH 2019, Asia’s top 50 Voices by Earth Day Network, and Changemaker at Global Action on Poverty.He has been invited to prestigious convenings like World Economic Forum in Davos, Nobel Peace Prize Forum in Oslo, Skoll World Forum in Oxford, BRICS Civil Forum in Moscow, and United Nations in New York. Pratik is a public TEDx speaker, a social media influencer with more than 200k followers, and his works have been covered by Forbes, World Economic Forum, Entrepreneur, Real Leaders magazine, NASDAQ, The Climate Reality Project, among others. He holds an MBA from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade and a Certificate in Strategic Management from the University of Chicago.  

Creating Evolution in Digital World

The Story of The SmartWare proves the statement ‘small steps leads to great things. It all began with the little efforts of the school going kid MR. Bhavesh Kumar. He was a technology & gadget enthusiast and was curious to learn new things on anything digital from his childhood. Bhavesh indulged himself in exploring search engines for new tools and technology to understand market demand and supply. Surprisingly, the young blogger began to earn because of his highly ranked articles that had good traffic from search engines. However, he learnt several techniques to retain online presence, making his entry into the ocean called digitization & marketing.  

He stepped into entrepreneurship and launched the first website CPIDroid after his graduation. He left back several plans of life, followed his passion and established The SmartWare, In the early age, the company is dealing with different verticals likes App Promotion and Marketing, ASO, SEO, SMM and more to come. Our work made “The SmartWare' Shortlisted by SiliconIndia Startup City Magazine as '10 Best Digital Marketing Startups in New Delhi- 2020' and Indian Achievers' Award for Young Entrepreneur 2020.

We are highly motivated with the Government Make in India Programme and all our platforms are/will be Made with love in India For World. With this approach one of our platform i.e CPIDroid were featured and ranked #11 by Appsflyer in their Performance Index under The Growth Index for the LATAM Region and have secured a good position for other regions too. 

Alongside the Transformation Skill, Knowledge, Charisma, Magnetism, Atul Saini has a firm belief that "No Improvements can be achieved without passion. Always Be Passionate for Achieving Excellence with Speed."

A Global Improvements Implementation entrepreneur, He further strengthened his Transformation Skills to achieve excellence by working in the best in class companies such as DENSO, GILLETTE, and CARRIER.

He is a renowned name when it comes to Business Operations Transformation be it Sales, Manufacturing, Service sectors alongside inspiring young professionals by creating & adding value in their professional life. 

With such vast experience, knowledge, skills, and confidence he established his own company in 2017 with the name “Passionate Global” with a true reflection of his Strong character as he has a Passion for Improvements with Excellence & have a desire to take Indian Industries to a Global Level by Implementing Improvements with the excellence of following End Results/KPI’s:

 Transformation-Business Excellence-Sales/Service/Manufacturing

 Operational Excellence-Sales/Service/Manufacturing

 Process Excellence-Sales/Service/Manufacturing

 Lean Six Sigma Implementation at a Ground-level in line with Operations/Manufacturing Excellence/Process Audit

 100% On-time dispatch to your customers

 Zero Defect to your customers 

 Improvement in OEE(Equipment efficiency)

In the span of his career, he has received various achievements including

Inducting Improvements in >100 MSME Units, Supported Make in India initiative by Strengthening MSME’s, Trained the operations team(1000+) towards Sales/Service/Manufacturing/Operations excellence by using ACE tools/Lean Six Sigma, Demonstrated ROI(Return of Investment)abilities in managing entire operations(Sales/Service, Manufacturing) with a key focus on bottom-line profitability by ensuring optimal utilization of resources, Process improvement at Quick pace & effectiveness by Conducting Process Audit as per VDA 6.3 & PRO-CERT Guidelines and is headed for more.

  “Creatively Inclined” Dr. Abhijit Sarkar

Abhijit Sarkar has been a prominent figure in the Administration & Procurement fraternity. Having made a significant contribution to the industry wherein he has been involved with industry bodies, business conferences and multiple avenues that allowed him to share his knowledge, expertise, and vision to improve the industry. 

Dr. Sarkar is currently working with Sharekhan Ltd, an 100 percent Subsidiary of French Multinational Bank, BNP Paribas. He is the Sr. Vice President and Country Head- Administration & Procurement. He is also an Advisory Board Member for an association called iNFHRA and associated as advisory members of various associations working for travel, real estate and procurement fraternity. He has been acting as an advisory board member of Indian Institute of Business Management and Studies, International B School for Management Studies. In terms of his qualification, he is an MBA in HR, B COM, Doctorate in Management Studies, further holding Diploma in Architectural and Designing, Certified Sig Sigma Black belt, Certified Procurement and Supply Chain Manager and Certified Scrum Manager. Fellow with Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyor London, Member of Leaders Excellence, Harvard Square & Certified Green Building Professorial from Assocham Gem Green Building Council. He is also serving as an Honorary Board Member on the board of INFHRA, an industry body and also acting as an advisory board member of Indian Institute of Business Management and Studies, International B School for Management Studies. 

He has worked in prominent organizations like, ICICI Securities, TNT India, Bombay Dyeing, Piramal, etc. in a leadership position with recognition by each organization. He has received recognition on various occasions in regards to leadership and is known to be one of the eminent speaker & Industry thought leader Dr. Abhijit has also been featured as One of India’s Best Facility Head in a Magazine, Commercial Design, Published by ITP Publishing. Abhijit defines his roles in two parts: One for the Organization and another for the Community and Fraternity, he is known in the industry as one of the Versatile & Consistent leader who demonstrated versatility whereby handling and sharing his knowledge on the domain other than Facility Management. A professional who believes and possess the quality to adapt & handle many different functions with balance. 

An eminent industry thought leader, he has received more than 100 awards and has shared his knowledge with the fraternity members on the following subjects: Technology, Travel, Procurement & Strategic Sourcing, Corporate Culture and how the generation copes up to adapt the corporate culture, Emotional Intelligence and Real Estate.

Dr. Abhijit is very analytical and techno savvy and believes that collaborating with technology is always one of the key factors for growth. Personally, he spends a lot of time and effort in trying to understand the future of FM through numerous research, projects, white papers, articles, discussions and workshops and educating the fraternity in providing insight into some of the key defining trends and developments.

 "A Brilliant Strategist" Dr. Surendra S. Takawale

  Dr. Surendra Sambhaji Takawale is a confident, dedicated leader with a career long record of promotion, stakeholder satisfaction, team building. He always had the strategic insight with a higher-level success in each role. “Across these 25 years I have gained a reputation of being a strategic leader with repeated, documented wins in accelerating business growth and translating business strategies into bottom-line results. My specialization lies in bringing strategic vision, integrity & energized team leadership to grow companies that are looking for high-impact results” he says. 

Known as an analytical and result oriented professional with the expertise and success in building, developing and motivating high performance organizations that can surpass the competition for efficiency, profitability, market share growth and customer satisfaction. He is known for steering complex business situations & invigorating businesses with strong entrepreneurial drive & a keen business mind, combining comprehensive industry knowledge & seamless execution expertise. Progressive, high-integrity, customer champion with strategic market insight and ability to preserve customer-centric focus, mitigate risk and shift direction. Known for strong partnerships and the ability to influence positive outcomes in a globally matrixed organization.

As Skilled Strategist, he transforms strategic plans into workable solutions through appropriate use of financial acumen, business strategies and through relationships with stakeholders. He has collaborated with the key decision makers to achieve consistent success, and create industry-based value propositions.

A natural communicator, mentor, and team leader with proven ability to motivate, energize and lead to success. Skilled in partnering with clients, business, leadership and teams to define needs and issues, evaluate risks and feasibility and strategy plans. He has introduced and adopted technologies, standards and best practices to improve productivity, enhance performance and technical competency, increasing employee & customer satisfaction with operational effectiveness.

His success formula for excellence in execution:

80%Execution (do it), 15% Position (stick to it), and 5% Strategy (plan it)

Expertise spans a wide range of business & solutions. Key strengths include:

Strategy Ideation, Process Excellence, Best Practices Implementation, P&L Accountability, Stakeholder Management

Business Turnaround, Goal Setting & Performance Metric, Risk Analysis & Mitigation, Business Continuity Planning

Business Operations & Development, New Market & Business Development, Enterprise Sales, Market Research & Trend Analysis

Key Account Management, Portfolio/ Key Account Mgmt., Government Liaising & Coordination, Emerging Business Opportunities

Dr. Surendra is distinguished by his passion for business, focus on collaborative team-building, and commitment to meeting customer and market demands. His contagious enthusiasm instils him and his and team members with extraordinary energy and dedication in an environment where creativity and innovation are encouraged. He does not just set out ambitious goals … he motivates people to deliver. He is known to transmit key concepts in Business Innovation supported by smart adoption of technology—with emphasis on revenue opportunities & impact, efficiency, enhanced customer experience, and new business opportunities. 

Over the years he has been felicitated with the National Achievers Award For Business Excellence, CEO of the year Indian Achievers Award, Rashtriya Udyog Ratna Award and Business Leader of the year Award.

 "A Woman in Charge" ADV. Chandni Kapadia

 Adv. Chandni Kapadia began her journey at the young age of 16 on a foreign land. Determined and strong she paved her own success path, and today has made it as the Executive Director of Gujarat Law Society and GLS University.  Overcoming all the barriers in life she focused on her career.  Looking back on her journey she says “When I look back today, there is nothing that I probably wouldn’t do again. However, there are things that I would do in a different way.”

Venturing out on her own to an unknown country to pursue her dreams and study Design which was not heard of during those times was not easy.  She was fortunate enough to learn under the expert guidance of Mr. Calvin Klein himself.  She hoped to work with him in the future while she pursued her Fashion Merchandising from FIT, New York. She further pursued Master’s in Business Administration from London School of Economics and eventually became Calvin Klein’s Country Head.

Chandni went on to become the National Design Council President at WICCI (Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce & Industry).  She also won the Black Swan Award for Women Empowerment by Asia One in support of the UN Global Compact Network & Government of India. Also, the World Women Leadership Congress Award for her immense contribution to fashion industry and also as Mumbai’s Woman Leaders.  Her list of achievements never ended. She won the Self-Made Woman Award by Digilive, Asiaone. The Women Entrepreneur 2020-21 Award by National Achievers’ Recognition Forum. Iconic Women Creating a Better World for All by Women Economic Forum, All Ladies League, CEO of the Year Award by Indian Achievers’ Forum in 2020. Finally, she also featured in Forbes List of Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs of India and in Fortune India magazine.

During Ms. Kapadia’s tenure as the Asia Pacific Head, she faced a lot of challenges in understanding the legalities of the business and various international laws.  Facing these challenges, she pursued a Degree in Law wherein she excelled with 11 gold medals.  She first associated as a consultant for international and professional education and is now the Executive Director at Gujarat Law Society and GLS University wherein she looks upon International Collaborations with different Universities across the globe, marketing and promotions of GLS University and plays a major role in Top Management Level Decisions.  At the same time, she has supported women and their cause.

She is the National Council, President of WICCI & Director of Rotary Club of Visionaries of Mumbai, where she works for the welfare of women, their businesses and the welfare of children. Ms. Kapadia is also an ardent lover of animals and is an advocate of preventing of street dogs against animal cruelty and has worked with various NGOs towards it.

  “Humble Beginnings” – Vasanthan Ramakrishnan

Vasanthan Ramakrishnan, President & Chair at Feminist Pen Foundation is an educator, professor, researcher, entrepreneur, philanthropist, chef, and social activist among many others. Vasanthan’s big mission is to bring overall progress for the human race. 

Born into a family of teachers in Madurai, a young Vasanthan’s view of the world was very narrow and limited. As he grew up, he realized he was naturally drawn towards helping people and that there was an innate fulfillment in the act of making an impact in someone’s life. However, his goals didn’t materialize until his early twenties and he took advantage of the endless possibilities around him and turned them into impact ideas thus giving birth to Feminist Pen Foundation.

He founded Feminist Pen Foundation; an award-winning international non-profit organization that aimed at bringing global gender equality advocacy thereby making small leaps to close the global gender parity gap. Feminist Pen currently has operations in 4 countries and since its inception has reached over more than 200,000 people in seventeen different countries in the world.

Today, employees from over 6 countries work at Feminist Pen Foundation from different offices and take pride in their work and impact that it brings to the world around them.

Feminist Pen believes in reform through education and the organization’s core value is to educate and nurture the ideas of feminism as it relates to the larger concept of human equality, opposed to the more common gynocentric understanding of the term. 

Another way Vasanthan gives back to the world is through his Research & Development (R&D) lab – VasX Labs which currently operates in 2 countries with prospective expansion to a third country. VasX Labs greatly emphasizes on the longer-term impact created rather than short term finance goals. Many of its projects are non-profit ventures that aim to transform a particular aspect of human life through disruptive engineering solutions. 

Vasanthan received 4 national and 1 international awards for his work with Feminist Pen just in 2021 and has been featured in over 30 media organizations nationally and internationally. He has made it to the cover of Achiever’s World Magazine in the April - June 2021 edition for his notable work on gender equality through Feminist Pen Foundation. He is the winner of High Flyers Appreciation Awards 2021. Vasanthan is reachable through his LinkedIn with the following link: Vasanthan Ramakrishnan.

"An Entrepreneur with a Difference" - Abhishek M Datta - 

Abhishek M Datta is a Serial Entrepreneur, Angel Investor, Co-Founder CEO - Athlexa which is the Digital Marketplace for Fitness and Wellness related products.  He is also the   Co-Founder, CEO - REPL Global Kolkata. The Company owns multiple fashion brands in India, Europe & United States of America. 

He is an experienced Chief Operations Officer with a demonstrated history of working in the retail industry. Skilled in Vendor Management, Microsoft Excel, Management, Microsoft Word, and C. Strong entrepreneurship professional with a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) focused in Operations from University of Kolkata.

AQbhishek Datta has achieved a Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.), Operations (2012-2015) from SRM University, Kolkata. He also has a Bachelor's Degree in Electrical and Electronics Engineering · (2009 - 2013).

Throughout his career Abhishek Datta has received many awards and accolades for his contribution towards society.  He has won the CBBPR Awards 2021 - Top 100 Impactful Business Leaders India 2021 and CBBPR, August 2021 recently.   He has also won the Indian Achiever's Award - Promising Company of the Year – 2021. In the past also he has won the  Honors-Awards, All India Best Cadet - Silver – RDC 2012,Best Cadet Gold Medalist – Tamil Nadu - State Level,  Best Rifle Shooter - TN - State Level Indian Ambassador to Bangladesh.  YEP - NCC - Govt. of India Indian Achiever's Award – Promising Company of the year 2021. He is the winner of High Flyers Appreciation Awards 2021.  

"A Mastermind at Work" - Indrani Dwarampudi

Dynamic Indrani Dwarampudi is a young entrepreneur who has become a brand unto herself.   With a unique leadership style & professional conduct, she along with her adroit team has been rendering trailblazing solutions such as Advertising and Branding, Social Media Marketing, SEO & Content Marketing, Website Building, Video Production, and Product photography. Being the mastermind behind   Berry Ads and Branding is her attempt to digitally help entrepreneurs seize attention to their unique business offerings. Indrani was always inclined towards advertising so she went ahead and pursued masters in the same (MBA - Media Management) from Amity University, Noida, and ended up winning a silver medal for “The Best in Business Acumen.” She always wanted to be an entrepreneur and whilst she was working, she realized that there were more opportunities than doing the mundane job.  It was then that she decided to have her own business setup, to provide advertising, branding & digital marketing services purely based on ROI.   She teamed up with the other co-founders D Venkat Reddy (current director) & Rohit Reddy (technical head) who not just funded the idea, but also come with robust experience in the fields of Marketing & technology.  Along with immense support and technical insight from her husband P. Pranav Reddy to begin this start up. Berry strives to understand not just the client offering, but also its relevance in the market to ensure every penny is spent in the right direction and towards achieving the desired outcome.  Teamed up with the other co-founders D Venkat Reddy (currently our Director) & Rohit Reddy (technical head) who not just funded the idea, but also come with robust experience in the fields of Marketing & technology. I also received immense support and technical insight from my husband P. Pranav Reddy which helped me build this tech-driven start-up. “We are a 360-degree marketing & advertising agency providing branding solutions to clients, but here is the twist that we go that extra mile to ensure the results are quantified for the clients. For instance, agencies typically take up promotions & lead generation, but at Berry, we also have the provision of calling these leads and closing the sale. So, when we provide end to end solutions, there is no scope of ambiguity and the ROI is out there for the clients to see the value we created.” But being a woman in business, however, comes with its own drawbacks. Indrani had to face a lot of flak based on her gender.  But being determined she overcame all of that with the grit to prove herself. “Our work culture is unique. We encourage our employees to give ideas and learn different skills and use them to benefit our clients. We have an informal vibe at work,” she says.   Berry started off with a single employee in a single room, and currently has 11 dextrous employees.  It serves clients from different cities in India and the USA. It has worked with some of the biggest brands in the country like T.I.M.E & Krishnapatnam Port and has been a part of 20+ brands’ growth story. Apart from regular advertising & branding services, Berry offers services like product photography & tele calling for clients. The work culture is unique. We do not have too many boundaries as to who works on what. All the employees are encouraged to learn different skill sets and use them to benefit the clients. We believe that the freshness of the idea is vital for an agency to stay relevant in the long term, and confiding our resources to a single stream of thought/ work does not help. We have a very informal vibe at work. There is a work hard, party harder policy that we follow. While we are at work, we are totally consumed by it. While we are partying, we hardly think about work,”