Outlook Business: Meet The Movers And Shakers Of Indian Business – Outlook India
VEN India is an expert in the area of Projects & Engineering, and has the capability to serve a myriad of projects introducing a wide array of services -its CRM, HR Tools and processes along with its Resource deployment solutions across the life cycle of a project in the toughest terrains and geographies. Established in 2010, Engaged 4000+ people across the Nation, Served 350 Clientele across 550 Projects in the last decade. VEN has its presence in sectors like Power Generation, Transmission & Distribution, Water Supply, Renewable Energy, Construction and Infrastructure, Road and Highway’s, Railways, Manufacturing, Automotive, Engineering Design, Steel Industry, Oil and Gas, Aerospace Industry, Research and Development. VEN has catered to India, Middle East, Bangladesh, Srilanka, Singapore with its base at Bangalore, executed Diverse Projects in the most remote locations and challenging Terrains. The major achievements of VEN can proudly associate with include one of its kind and most prestigious projects like 500 + Engineers deployed for Saubhagya Rural Electrification Project 500+ Villages 650 + Engineers deputed in more than 1.5 GW power projects including Solar, Wind & Thermal Energy 150+ Engineers Metro projects in 6 Cities and leading contender in High Speed Rails projects 250+ engineers for Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel statue of unity project in Gujarat, and more than 50 lakh Sq. ft of commercial, Residential and industrial projects. 1. Projects and Engineering resource deployment. 2. Software/Application development. 3. Strategic Management consulting.
Sheshgiri Kamath
CEO and Co-Founder, Crm Automation
Kapture CRM was co-founded by Sheshgiri Kamath (CEO), Vikas Garg (CTO), and Pearl Tewari (VP) in 2011. It is tailored to meet all your business intelligence needs and intends to provide impeccable customer service for businesses every day, anytime, from anywhere in the world. The Bangalore headquartered company empowers customers across the globe with its SaaS support automation platform.
Kamath has a strong management background, having been with via.com in a global role across India and South East Asia and with stints at ITC and the Manipal group. Garg is a technical geek who is extremely passionate about ML and AI.
Together, the products they created help solve the challenges of the end-users who use the product and are not necessarily the decision-makers. The rationale for such an approach is that brands and marketers must stay connected to the customers and understand them as their requirements evolve and grow.
Kapture can integrate every customer touchpoint, be it phone, chat, email, social media, or app, into a one-stop solution making it easier to respond to customers while effectively reducing the turnaround time. Kapture is a perfect fit for any brand. It manages the customer relationship across acquisition, lifecycle management, or retention. With in-house implementation, account management, and customer support teams, customers always have a touchpoint at Team Kapture.
In India, companies like BigBasket, NetMeds, Bisleri, Prestige, Ford, Acko Insurance, Tata, Reliance, Nykaa, SunPharma, and many others are already on Kapture.
Brihans Natural: Setting New Standards
GREENLEAF
Trusted Aloe Vera Products Brand
Greenleaf brand of the company is fast coming to represent natural skin, hair and health care chemical-free Setting new standards, Brihans Natural Products Ltd, is fast replacing the chemical active ingredients from beauty products with 100% natural active ingredients. The result is a range of breakthrough hair care, skin care and health care products.
Set up in 2000, the company in just a few years has been winning laurels for its many products particularly aloe vera-based. “We are a well appreciated organisation engaged in manufacturing and supplying of a legion range of natural skin care, hair care, health care and oral care products. Our products are processed using the finest quality raw materials, procured from reliable and trusted vendors,” states Sheetal Agashe, managing director of Brihans Natural Products.
Greenleaf Aloe Vera Skin Gel provides relief from sunburns and rashes reducing roughness. Brimune Aloe Vera juice is recommended for detoxifying. Greenleaf Aloe Body Lotion is an Ayurvedic product with a unique combination of Aloe Vera, Almond oil and Neem.
Brihans Natural Products is always working on enriching the consumer experience by offering newer natural. Greenleaf aloe vera gel, the flagship product, has been clinically proven to reduce inflammation. Aloe Cucumber gel to soothe puffy and tired eyes; Aloe Neem and Almond Oil body lotion that moisturises and softens the skin; and a foot care cream with aloe, kokum butter, and tea tree for dry, cracked heels. The hair care range includes Greenleaf Anti-dandruff gel. The products are available on all e-commerce sites and their website. The accolades won by the company speak for itself.
Sheetal Agashe was recognised by Times Power Women Pune 2018. Brihans Natural Products Ltd. was named India’s Most Desired Brand for 2018-19, by White Page India.
Tapping the potential of biotech
Dr. Vikram Munshi
Founder, Whitespace Consulting & Capability Building
Trusted Healthcare Consulting Firm 2021-22
Dr. Vikram A Munshi is the Founder of WhiteSpace Consulting. One of the firm’s areas of expertise is Consulting & Capability Building, with which it started and is still the core business of the company. Three years ago, Munshi identified the needs of the Healthcare industry’s emerging demand for deep insights into decision making. So he and his team built expertise and entered the area of Research and Insights. With the recent entry into Branding, WhiteSpace is now able to offer now able to provide its clients with the entire seamless spectrum from Insights to Strategy Formulation to Strategy Execution.
Munshi is very clear about the role WhiteSpace will play. It is not the size of the client but the size of the client’s ambition that matters for the firm. WhiteSpace works best with clients and teams that are ambitious and passionate about transformation. WhiteSpace is one of the few consulting companies in its area of expertise that has evidence of positive business impact made to clients during their engagement.
He realized that the health of the healthcare industry depends on understanding the patient’s needs and meeting them. Smarter companies and organizations are becoming more patient-centric by taking deep insights into the patient and devising solutions and offerings that successfully and consistently meet the patient’s needs. WhiteSpace’s success mantra is “Every person has their own definition of success.”
Empathise with a cause
Mr. Suresh Agrawal
NGO Vishwas
Iconic Huvepharma SEA
Outstanding Contribution In Animal Health & Nutrition Industry
O P Singh is a four decade veteran of the animal health industry. He is MD- Huvepharma SEA. Headquarted in Sofia, Bulgaria, Huvepharma is a fast-growing global pharmaceutical company with a focus on developing, manufacturing and marketing human and animal health & nutrition products. It has been consistently enjoying double-digit annual growth as a result of its intensive evolution and numerous strategic acquisitions.
Huve prides itself as fermentation specialists with over 50 years experience. Today, it combines an exclusive focus on key livestock growth areas with with best-in-class reliable products tailored to meet client demands and localised for geograhies- right products, at the right times, for the right reasons. It is this philosophy that has engendered its commitment to “Make in India”. To ensure control over the value chain, Huve has developed a vertically integrated production and supply model to ensure reliable, safe supplies to its subsidiaries and affiliates spread over 100 countries in the world.
Huve takes its obligation towards sustainability very seriously. The Company has invested significantly to protect the environment- modern incinerators, waste-water treatment plants and a number of exhaust air filtration installations have been integrated into the Company’s manufacturing facilities. Co-generation plants have been built to ensure the supply of ecologically generated energy and steam. It is also taking definitive steps in becoming carbon neutral.
Huvepharma has brought the transformational power of big data to the animal health and production industry through Aviapp®, an online software platform for broiler producers which collects and shares user-generated data to help them monitor, compare, and improve flock health. It can also help users unlock operational efficiencies, better manage resources, and identify growth opportunities for their operations.
Going forward, Huve’s expanding portfolio of feed additives, vaccines and pharmaceutical products will present cattle, poultry and swine producers with new choices for the first time in a long time. All actions are careful and strategic, with a view to further customers’ best interests. And to do that, Huvepharma is prepared to reinvent the way things have been done so far in animal health industry.
Showcasing the hidden skill sets
Vishakha Arora
Founder, Phadtare
Managing Director, Kavitsu Pvt. Ltd
Mr. Mukesh Bafna
Iconic Entrepreneur Of The Year
Mr. Mukesh Bafna – Director – MWB Groups, Hubli, is a third-generation entrepreneur with an enormous responsibility for Group Expansions into different verticals of backward and forward integrations and into Software and Hardware Division. Mutha Wagmal Bhuraji (MWB) Group was established in 1971 as a small time Retialer and today are among South Indias Biggest Player in the Industry of Foodgrains and Pulses. Soon after completing his master’s in International Business and Finance from Jain University Bangalore, he joined his family business of Pulses and Foodgrains. Mukesh initiated new strategies and plans, giving focus to being brand of every house hold which help their Pulses and Grains Business to the next level.
MWB Group is Proudly South India’s Largest Pulses House. He knows how to turn his visions into reality, they are proudly Pulses People of South India with Trunover of more than 1200+ Crore for the Financial Year 2021-22. Today MWB Group have successfully diversified into trading, processing, wholesaling, Packaging and retailing of all kinds of Pulses, Cereals, Rice, Flours, Masala and Dry fruits. Proudly Directly – Indirectly associated with more than 40000 Retialers, 2 Lakh Farmers and not to forget have employed more than 600 employees in the Group.
Mukesh has played a key role in MWB Group entering and excelling in many new fields and product lines like Green Energy, and MWB Technologies India Pvt Ltd, giving 100 % solution for all Software Hardware and Networking Solutions. He took up the Group’s challenge when they saw a strong challenge from Online Players to their Business. Today Group is poised to enter more than 10 markets with their MWB Cash and Carry Model, which will let them penentrate deeper into the Tier 3 & 4 Markets.
The path He and the Group took was Sincerity, Honesty and Willingness to serve the Customers & Farmers in all the Ups and Downs.
“Live life without side effects”
Mr. Amit Rastogi
Director, Hahnemann Scientific Laboratory India Italiya
Founder, Exotique
Women Entrepreneur Of The Year
Bhawana Bhatnagar, an interior designer and entrepreneur, founded Casa Exotique and established itself as one of the leading interior design firms in Delhi NCR under her leadership. The interior design company has a successful creative team of stellar interior designers, architects, graphic designers, and project managers. Bhatnagar strongly believes that the team is passionate about creating spaces that reflect the client’s vision while providing comfort. Bhawana has been instrumental in a bit of cultural resurgence of designs worldwide. She blends Indian with Spanish, Italian, Indonesian, Turkish, Moroccan, and Chinese designs. She is harmonizing them like a Mozart symphony! An artist at heart, she excels as a pianist and thespian.
The thespian has played many leading roles in classic Shakespeare dramas such as Jocasta in Oedipus Rex and Desdemona in Othello. Casa Exotique can be seen as an extension of her creative pursuits. Bhawana believes every aspect of design influences the people and their emotions surrounded by it. Like notes in a symphony – the design can uplift, calm, excite or relax, almost like magic. But when Bhawana isn’t a magician with material, she has a sharp business mind – which understands people and balance sheets! Bhawana has completed the Executive Programme in International Business from the Indian Institute of Foreign Trade (IIFT). She has sharpened her skills in International Business Management, Foreign Trade, Overseas Procurement, and Offshore Resource Management.
The Sky is not the limit
Ms. Vrushali Gosavi
Managing Director, The Sky Kitchen & Banquets
Inspiring Women Entrepreneur Of The Year
Vrushali Sambhajiraje Gosavi is the founder of Sky Kitchen, a rooftop pure vegetation fine dining restaurant solely designed by her situated at Sinhagad Road, Pune. The venture has received wide appreciation on social media, a multi-cuisine restaurant serving Chinese, Continental & Indian cuisine. She is looking ahead to opening a new branch of her restaurant shortly; Vrushali has made it her mission to maintain high service, quality, and hygiene standards to win new customers while retaining regular diners. A successful entrepreneur, her mother, has been a pillar of strength all through her career and life.
She believes one needs to be strong enough to create the life you deserve and be brave enough to listen to one’s heart. Her heart beats for the 8000 sqft fine dining restaurant, including a banquet hall, an indoor section with huge glass walls offering an unobtrusive scenic view of the Mutha river from one end and glimpses of greenery around from the other end. It also has three sections open to the Sky. The restaurant’s growing popularity has seen the seating capacity being enhanced from 100 to 170. Customers find it an ideal place for enjoying dinner dates under the Sky. She has also installed a telescope that allows guests to get closer to the Sky for a thrilling experience which is a great attraction. She is no doubt a dynamic entrepreneur.
The steely resolve to serve customers
Lalit YourHomes
Iconic Entrepreneur In Real Estate
Parin Majithia - An Architect who is also a Realtor by Profession sets a new horizon in Real Estate in India. Backed by a solid 43 year old foundation ‘Majithia Real Estate’ founded by Late Mr. Mohanlal Nathalal Majithia, 2nd Gen ‘Parin Majithia’ is setting up a new benchmark in Indian Real Estate. YourHomes was founded in 2018 is known to provide a hassle free service for all the real estate buyers who are hunting their ideal home. A varied Multifold Startups such has PropMost, RealtyRaw, SasteHomes, which are on a verge to create dedicated name in the real estate segment. Parin Majithia believes that there are still many blindspots to search and excel in this dynamic industry. At YourHomes, Parin Majithia has successfully collaborated with some of the Top Developers who have been consistent in providing high intent value preposition to the end users.
Kwality Insulations
Mr. Srinivas Prasad Gode
Proprietor, Pvt. Ltd
Ratandeep is the most awarded and fastest-growing supermarket chain in South India. Way back in 1987, Ratnadeep was a small supermarket around the corner. Over three decades of journey, Ratnadeep is a household name now.
Initial few years was a struggle without any specific experience in retail, but Mr. Sandeep Agarwal’s & Mr. Manish Bhartiya’s commitments to give best experience with to the customers Quality, Variety and Freshness, helps the brand to grow in leaps & bounds. They took Ratnadeep to new heights. In addition to offering a great customer experience, they strive to bring in new approaches and technologies in retail to make shopping convenient. The brand is constantly at work, upgrading the facilities to build an enduring customer confidence.
Currently, Ratnadeep has a retail footprint spanning over 4,25,000 square feet across 130+ stores with 5000+ employees operating in Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, and Karnataka. Ratandeep’s mission is to deliver high-quality products to their customers while ensuring the highest standards of customer service across all their stores. It is strengthened by the vision to set a benchmark for supermarkets in India by creating and bringing the Ratnadeep shopping experience across major centres in the country. It has been an incredible journey, and they are not finished yet.
Speed and commitment to the Customers.
Mr. Narendra Goyal
Director, Shyam Global Pvt. Ltd
Outstanding Contribution In Power Solution
Mr. Narendra Goyal & Ruchi Goyal are founder & Directors of Shyam Global Technoventures Pvt. Ltd. Mr. Goyal comes with a wealth of experience in matters relating to Marketing, Strategy Development and the execution of the company’s long term plan.
He worked at a senior level with major corporate like Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd., etc., in his 25years of rich corporate career before starting SGTPL. Mr. Goyal is a graduate in engineering and having post graduate qualification in management. SGTPL, headquartered & plant in Pune and branch office located in Mumbai. It is managed by the best minds in the industry, which brings in a solution-based approach towards its customers. Mr. Goyal leads with example and has an eye for detail. He is always concerned about the customer’s satisfaction,which is infectious with his team and all employees.
The firm has setup world-class gen-sets manufacturing state-of-the-art plant for Mahindra Powerol. Whether you are looking for high productivity or improved fuel economy, reliability or low exhaust emissions, SGTPL has gen-sets that meet customers’ requirements.
Mr. Goyal has ensured that SGTPL can cater to many players across the industry spectrum. He understands the important role his firm plays in the critical health sector. During the pandemic, SGTPL provided efficient power back up to Covid hospitals and ventured into Oxygen Generator manufacturing, which was a dire requirement during that phase.
Mahindra Powerol
Mahindra Powerol is a part of the Mahindra Group’s Automotive & Farm Equipment Sectors (AFS). Mahindras had entered the field of Power Generation in 2001-02. As Sanjay Jain, Business Head & Vice President, Mahindra Powerol Division explains, “Mahindra Powerol is a major Genset player having range 5 kVA to 625 kVA DGs and 15 kVA to 125 kVA Gas based generators. Mahindra Powerol is having one of the most advanced genset range with advantages galore like lowest foot print, lowest maintenance, most fuel efficient and ease of servicing”. Sanjay Jain endorses, “Mahindra’s OEM m/s Shyam Global Technoventures Pvt Ltd. (SGTPL) is having state of art & modern plant in outskirt of Pune where the complete range is manufactured in total quality control. Mahindra Powerol enjoys market leadership in the telecom segment and is a major player in retail segment.” SGTPL is thus the authorized original equipment manufacturer for Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.