Pooja Sardana is a successful businesswoman, executive, and travel writer. She is renowned for her tenacity, goal-oriented approach, and never-say-die mindset. She adheres to the principles of sustainable living and leaves no trace behind. She is a role model for many individuals since she was a marketer who became an ardent entrepreneur. She is the founder of Jakaru and co-creator of Skoodo.

With Skoodo, kids may walk, run, skip, jump, grasp, climb, and kick all in one session thanks to wearable technology. She had a number of executive positions at GlaxoSmithKline for a considerable period of time prior to founding Skoodo. By finding unmet requirements in the healthcare, nutrition, and health drinks segments, she concentrated on fostering development. She had worked for Hindustan Lever Ltd. She is an IIMA graduate who enjoys talking with other company owners and leaders about her experiences both as a marketer and later as an entrepreneur. She has received widespread coverage in travel and lifestyle websites and publications due to her love of seeing new places. For her work as a marketer, she has received several awards during her career.

Pooja was inspired to start this business after having trouble finding quality children’s shoes. They only came across stiff, rigid, and unpleasant shoes in the market. The youngsters just ignored them, or worse, bought them, and continued to play barefoot. But it wasn’t until she read Born to Run that she understood the importance of picking the appropriate shoes and how they may affect a child’s growth.

Rebekkah Kumar is the founder of an online jewelry and accessories brand Fourseven Services, which provides accessories for men, women and children. It is an online store that started back in 2013. It is a direct to consumer brand. She is currently working on scaling her business in India and abroad.

Rebekah fell in love with India as soon as she arrived in 1994, falling in love with the nation’s art, culture, legacy, and craftsmanship, which is distinctive to each state. She is a fervent jewelry enthusiast and has investigated what India has to offer, finding some lovely pieces, but she thought there were not enough silver jewelry alternatives suitable for the modern Indian woman, combining indigenous patterns with modern sensibilities. This insight inspired her to launch Fourseven, an online retailer of silver jewellery, in 2013. She didn’t have any expertise making jewellery, but she did have an MBA from the MIT Sloan School of Management and two decades of experience at Microsoft developing e-commerce products, brands, and businesses.

Rebekah and her team manage the entire process from the development of comprehensive 3D digital drawings to carrying out a thorough internal quality control check on each item before they make their items available to clients. They have built their first concept shop in Gurgaon and are presently shipping throughout all of India as well as to 12 other nations in North America, Asia, Europe, and Australia. Fourseven received Rs 3 crore in angel finance for the first design setup and production agreements, while Rebekkah also used personal resources. Her current team size is 15, and they work in the areas of design, manufacturing, quality control, operations, customer service, marketing, technology, and retail.

Shalini Sharma is a marketing professional and founder of the apparel brand Six Yard Story. The premium authentic handmade brand Six Yard Story celebrates traditionalism with a focus on an Indian craft style. The revitalization of the slow fashion movement and the empowerment of weavers are central to their philosophy.

Shalini’s mother’s extensive collection of sarees served as the inspiration for her interest in Indian textiles. She wanted to accomplish something on her own and give back to society, but after a 16-year career in marketing. With Six Yard Story, their primary objective was to maintain traditional workmanship that later transitioned to sustainable fashion.

Their goal is to revive interest in handloom sarees and inspire people to begin a lifelong love affair with them by emphasizing these features. The business was established in August 2020. By concentrating on these features, their goal is to make handloom saris once again fashionable as everyday wear and persuade our customers to begin an enduring love affair with them.

Shalini’s faith in India’s treasured traditions and the abilities of skilled weavers and craftsmen is realized in Six Yard Story. They were moved by the rural communities’ austere lifestyle and unwavering commitment to avoiding waste and using only natural materials and colors when they visited them. They are hopeful that this is only the beginning and that we will be able to contribute to the promotion of their art in many more ways.