On this episode of Innovator Speaks, we are joined by Anuj Prasad, a design entrepreneur, industrial designer, and innovator. With over thirty years of experience in the design industry, Anuj founded Desmania Design, a leading blue-chip design house with integrated design facilities. Anuj has been a recipient of several design awards, a founding member of CII’s National Committee of Design, and a jury member for the ‘India Design Mark’.

Join us as Anuj shares his passion for innovation through design thinking and doing, his experience as an entrepreneur, and his journey to pioneering new social and personal spaces.

In this episode, we interview the co-founder of PreSolv360, Namita Shah.

Namita began her career in Ernst & Young as an Article Assistant, following the same for around 5 years. During this time, she learned about the challenges a lot of small-time businesses face during disputes, especially in dispute resolution. Following this, she co-founded Legal Tech Asia as a platform that brings out articles on the latest trends in the technology and legal field. When she and her co-founders sat through a court proceeding, they were inspired to begin something new to ease mediation for disputes before they ever enter courts. And this started her journey of building PreSolv360. The existing ways of resolving conflicts are not conducive to the investment and business climate of the country - they are resource-heavy, time-consuming, and inefficient. Where 19th century laws still dominate dispute resolution, Presolv360 provides a 21st century solution to uproot such modern-day challenges. Presolv360 is a platform that puts into practice a unique approach to resolve commercial disputes at zero cost. They have made this possible by blending technology, human expertise, and innovation to provide a quick, effective, and enforceable outcome.

Namita is a certified chartered accountant apart from having a degree in law.

Her work through PreSolv360 has won them many awards and recognition, including from the Department of Justice, Government of India.

Given her work and experience, Namita is mentor for Cherie Blair Foundation for Women, and The Sedibus. She is a member of Women Entrepreneurship Platform - NITI Aayog, She Breaks the Law, and Young Mumbai Centre for International Arbitration. She also has been recognized among the top 60 in the 'Women Transforming India, 2018' initiative of the Government of India.

We learn about her story, the challenges she faced, and her advice for entrepreneurs. Listen in for this interesting conversation!

In this episode, we interview Shikha Pandey. She is an entrepreneur, a yogini, and a podcaster. We learn about her growth over the years, her challenges, and her advice for entrepreneurship.

She is the founder & chief business strategist of Gemini New Media Ventures, a co-working space that provides a conducive atmosphere for growth of startups based in Mumbai. She is the co-founder of BECKFriends.com, a startup she began in 2016. BECKFriends.com is a traveler powered delivery marketplace that enables travelers to monetize their unused luggage space by carrying verified packages on their travel route. The network provides a flexible, affordable, and simple shipping solution to buyers and shippers. Apart from this, as an initiative to give back to the community, she began PurnaYog. PurnaYog was launched in June 2020, right in the middle of the Covid-19 Pandemic, to enable people across the globe with various age-old practices to help cope with the unprecedented times. Shikha believes that yoga is for everybody and with PurnaYog she aims to make it accessible to everybody. Making this holistic approach to life & self-accessible to everyone, PurnaYog offers a range of techniques and practices that enable you to build on the four pillars of fitness (both mental & physical) i.e. Balance, Flexibility, Strength & Stamina. We achieve these through traditional Hatha Yoga practices, Vinyasa & Power Yoga Flows, Pranayama, Mindfulness, Meditation & Inspirational Wisdom talks through their podcasts.

Shikha has recently been recognized as a part of the LinkedIn Creator Accelerator program for 2022.

Before she became an entrepreneur, Shikha worked with various large multinational brands such as Hindustan Unilever, and Airtel in roles relevant to brand management and communication.