A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
– Ralph Lauren
EEvery successful enterprise is the culmination of a
strong entrepreneurial will and amalgamation of resolutely indomitable leadership power. Power to bring a positive change. Power to extend one’s transformational attitude into the business drive one carries out employing others in an endeavour. Then marching together and leading them to the zenith of their professional achievements. By fulfilling the goal of establishing and triumphantly running a growing and prospering business entity.
Power is the fundamental force driving the phenomenas of civilization, industrialization, globalization, and digitalization. Just like the gravitational power of our starry lord Sun not only moves earth and other planets around it forever, but it also is the founding principle for life on earth, the magnetic force of ‘Powerful Men in Business – 2022’ is
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moving earthily enterprising entities around them and the founding principles of every industry ever built and proliferated. In their transcendental nature lies the depth of oceans, robustness of mountains, and currency of seasons which compels even social, national, and global perspectives to take notice and perceive differently than before.
After the dreadful lull of almost three years, the world is looking with renewed respect at all these powerful leaders as they have succeeded in emerging from the debris of darkness and destruction brought in by the pandemic. They have also pulled up their businesses from the labyrinth of depression and enlightened a new flame of technological firepower and the novel dawn of the fifth wave of industrialization.
On the Insights Success’ exclusive horizon, these evershining stars–including Sameer Lodha, the Co-founder of Techspian; Ankit Yadav, Founder and Director of Market Maestroo; Riju Jhunjhunwala, the Chairman and Managing Director of RSWM; Saurabh Gupta, the Director of Vanesa Care, and others–are brightening the Indian corporate sky magnificently.
Read on in their powerfully enchanting stories and find your entrepreneurial zeal basking in their reflected glories by enjoying two trendy articles curated by our in-house editorial team. Enjoy!
Market Maestroo, a wealth management firm based in the United States, was founded by Ankit Yadav with the goal of teaching people how to invest in the stock market in order for them to become perfect, sensible, and educated investors.
Managed by Nitin, Mphasis Limited is an Indian multinational information technology services and consulting company based in Bangalore.
Under Riju's adept leadership, RSWM produces and supplies high-quality yarns to some of the most renowned brands in over 76 countries all over the world.
Guided by Ritesh, Mypcot Infotech is rated as the top Android App development company in Mumbai, India that provides affordable app development solutions with dedicated resources.
Co-founded by a visionary Leadership of Sameer, Techspian was born during the pandemic, and challenged the status quo crafts software solutions that impact the way businesses work.
Saurabh guides VCPL - a part of Vanesa Group, which came into existence in 1969, and is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of Perfumes, Cosmetics, Toiletries, Aerosols and home care products.
Riju Jhunjhunwala, Chairman and Managing Director Ankit Yadav, Founder and Director Nitin Rakesh, Managing Director Ritesh Kumar Suresh Singh, Director RSWM Limited Market Maestroo Pvt Ltd Mphasis Mypcot Infotech Sameer Lodha, Co-founder and CEO Techspian Saurabh Gupta, Director Vanesa Care Pvt. Ltd.
Our USP is our TEAM that is always ready to challenge the status quo and ensure we provide meaningful solutions to business problems.
Sameer Lodha, Co-founder and CEO Techspian
Techspian started its journey during the unprecedented times of the pandemic. It faced challenges on multiple fronts as most parts of India were at a standstill. With perseverance, Techspian survived and flourished to achieve great heights.
“We are grateful for everything and everyone who has been part of our journey so far.” —Sameer Lodha, Cofounder, and CEO.
The last year has been full of achievements for Techspian. The team size grew by 160%, the number of clients increased by 100%, and the revenue grew by 600%.
Sameer Lodha co-founded Techspian during the COVID-19 pandemic crisis by challenging the status quo and focusing on doing the right things even during the tough times. He lead the team and expanded the firm exponentially. Techspian got incorporated in 2020 with the intent of ;
In Sameer’s words, “In two years, we grew to a team of more than 200 members of technologists and product champions that help many businesses in their technology transformation. We work with enterprises as technology partners to help them realize their technology roadmap, indirectly contributing to achieving their business plans.”
Techspian is now focusing on niche technology needs of the modern world like cloud, data science, and automation by building a highly efficient Centre of Excellence for these technologies.
Sameer reveals, “We deliver enterprise software solutions and help businesses with their technology aspirations. We use transformational tools like AI, Cloud, and Analytics to provide businesses with the most innovative solutions.”
Sameer himself is a technology, product, and business guy. He enjoys working closely with customers to understand their full business context and provide meaningful technology solutions to their challenges. Sameer’s professional journey of more than 15 years consists of extensive product development and technology experiences.
Along the way, he has -
•Worked with many customers across the globe to solve their business problems.
•Collaborated with many passionate and skilled professionals to develop meaningful solutions.
•Created and aligned high-performing teams to deliver outcomes.
•And build high-quality SaaS products, catering to large transaction volumes.
Our journey brings smiles to our faces and joy to our hearts, and there are multiple reasons to be grateful.
Sameer says, “ You can fully rely on us for complex technological challenges your business faces. We encourage people to learn more about our service areas, developed through years of dedication, experience, and innovation.”
Techspian started right in the middle of the pandemic during the first wave. Sameer feels that externally, the idea seemed like a crazy one because their focus was on providing professional services and solving problems in the Travel Domain, the most impacted domain during COVID-19. He says, “Health Care was another domain we targeted. We strongly believed it would be a great opportunity because the bounceback would be even stronger. The right time for us to flex our muscles and create strong teams to be ready when the time comes.”
It paid off very well. Today Techspian is a team of more than 200 highly skilled professionals with diverse capabilities in solving problems for large public listed companies in the US, Canada, India, and other countries.
Speaking about his inspiration behind venturing into the business arena, Sameer says that most of his team comes from a technical background. “So, we were lucky to get good exposure initially. It excites us to work with diverse people from different geographical locations, solving their problems in varied domains. Moreover, we always wanted to do something of our own, use the experience, and learn new things along the way. So, things got aligned with our passion.”
According to Sameer, initially, the biggest challenge was the lockdown and restrictions on travel. They had to do everything remotely. Be it their office registration, hiring process, collaboration with clients, and understanding their needs. There was immense ambiguity in everything. However, Sameer says, “ We made sure we stayed positive and moved ahead one day at a time without worrying about things that we could not control.”
As per Sameer the most important professional values and qualities his clients value in him and Techspian.
“ We believe it is our core values–COLED –see ahead– that we live and breathe every day is something that our clients admire and appreciate while working with us, •Constantly Evolve and Deliver •Ownership
•Living up to the Commitments
•Empathy
•Discipline in Thoughts and Actions .”
Techspian practices these values and works with some of the world’s leading organizations to provide business consultancy and deliver technology solutions. Its deep industry expertise comes from teams with global industry experience and local insight. The firm partners with its clients and are trusted to resolve their most pressing technical and business challenges. It has proven expertise in the following industries.
• Travel and Hospitality: “We have a team having more than a decade of experience in the Travel domain. We have worked with different business models. This enables us to provide technical and domain expertise for creating meaningful applications,” says Sameer.
• Healthcare: Sameer adds, “ From the back office to the doctor’s office, we help clients deliver more effective, efficient, and affordable healthcare with Insight Driven Health Data.”
According to Sameer, “ Our USP is our TEAM that is always ready to challenge the status quo and ensure we provide meaningful solutions to business problems. Our strategy - Learn, Evolve, and Scale gives us the confidence to deliver the business value.”
As an experienced professional, Sameer’s advice to the budding aspirants willing to enter the business world is the tremendous Indian wisdom of the ages. He says, “The most important advice I would give to budding aspirants is to enjoy the journey.”
enjoy the journey.
There will be peaks and valleys. However, overcoming the challenges with perseverance and consistency is the key. Things do not happen in one day, but they happen one day.
Revealing how he envisions Techspian’s operations with the emerging technologies and automated tools that are revolutionizing the business world by enabling innovations, Sameer says that learning and evolving are part of the core values and strategy of the company.
“It helps us keep updated and adopt the emerging technologies in every aspect of running the company,” and concludes with a futuristic approach, “The automation tools help us drive efficiency. It is a key enabler for us to scale the company and reach greater heights.”
The most important advice I would give to budding aspirants is to
In the professional financial realm, as in every facet of life, one must follow their own precise process with complete commitment, full dedication, total honesty and keeping their mind as rational as possible. Because the actual result at the end of any process depends upon the personal functional acumen.
Thus, any finance professional who wishes to achieve successful end results must first faithfully complete the due process. Faith sprouts from the immense self-belief one have in their own abilities, capabilities, intelligence, and caliber. They are always hungry for learning. And they are adept enough to upgrade their skills and know-how constantly.
To achieve a resolute self-belief, an individual has to have confidence, compassion, and devotion of the highest degree–the hallmarks of a tenacious and resolute champion with indomitable willpower.
Resolute leaders carve their own path to personal and professional glory through tremendous challenges, obstacles, barriers, and adversities. They achieve success based on their own investment in education, enterprise, and innovation.
Triumph is accomplished after facing initial defeats, losses, and failures. This is where honesty and an open mind’s rationality come to a resilient leader’s aid in rising again from the ashes of setbacks like a phoenix. This is what exactly happened with Ankit Yadav , the Founder and Director of Market Maestroo Pvt Ltd Ankit, too rose in the financial world like a leader par exemplar based on his honesty and a powerful rational mindset. Established in 2016, Ankit took the firm to the top in just six years.
Market Maestroo, a wealth management firm based in the United States, was founded with the goal of teaching people how to invest in the stock market in order for them to become perfect, sensible, and educated investors
Ankit shares that he educates and informs the general public about the stock market to raise stock market awareness in areas with few opportunities for stock market education. He assures his supporters that they can invest like professionals in sophisticated cities like Mumbai and Delhi
In an interview with Insights Success, Ankit is sharing all the trade secrets and business success mantra with aspiring and established financial investors. Highlights of this enlightening discussion are given herein.
Sir, please tell us about the saga of your reputed business since its inception.
Our business starts with India. When I was young, I invested in a few stocks. In the early stages, I had to bear heavy losses, so I forgot about that portfolio and focused on my studies.
We are providing the concept of intrinsic value to Investors’ first time in the history of this Globe.
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Later on, after a few years, I noticed my portfolio had jumped significantly. So, I decided why not share the way to earn money with others ?
At that time, I found the YouTube platform, so I started my own YouTube channel named ‘Market Maestroo.’ This is the first Hindi YouTube channel in finance started back in 2016. We now have more than 7.5 lakh subscribers to date. So, this is the inception story of the Market Maestroo.
What was your inspiration behind venturing into the business arena?
I was very passionate right from the start. At the age of 12, I used to read books related to investing. I used to read books related to Warren Buffett. So, at very early stages, I was very confident that yes, I have to start my own business one day.
Nature and destiny definitely help me, but with the process of hard work and a disciplined approach, slowly but surely, I'm starting to get the desired result. I hope that I will carry forward the value investing baton of the legendary Warren Buffett .
What were the initial challenges that you had to surmount to ensure your business’s success rate reached greater heights?
Yes, everyone has to face challenges and we are not special. I belong to a very small town, Bhilai, situated in Chhattisgarh. The time in which I started my entrepreneurship, there was very little technological advantage and infra to go further. I used to go to the railway station for internet access as there was no internet in town at that time.
The schedule was very hectic and at that time, I really felt the body start giving answers. That's it. But I never left hope and continued my process without looking at the result. And today, whatever success I have, it's all because of that dedication.
What professional values and qualities do you think your clients value in you and your company the most?
I think honesty. I provide honesty to my family. Those who belong to me, those who love me. The best gift I can give to them is my honesty. Like Sir Buffet said once, ‘ Honesty is a very expensive gift .’ So, I like to be rational as much as I can and be honest with the investors who support me.
Ankit Yadav Founder and Director Market Maestroo Pvt Ltd
What are the USPs that highlight your brand/company’s uniqueness in the industry you are catering to?
Well, we are providing the concept of intrinsic value to Investors’ first time in the history of this Globe. The intrinsic value is the MRP of the stock from which you can find the true value, fair value, or as I termed it the MRP of any stock. Our model finds it in just ten seconds. This is the unique model that we are providing to our investors.
As an experienced professional, what would you like to advise the budding aspirants willing to enter the business world?
Just follow the process, and don't think too much about the result. The result is secondary. If you can follow the process, follow the approach then automatically you will get your desired result.
The result is the byproduct of your efforts, approach, discipline, etc. So instead of focusing on the result, just be honest with yourself and try to become as rational as you can.
As the business lines are set with the company
developing its strong foundation, it becomes essential for entrepreneurs and businessmen to develop proper work systems, scientific methodology for the processes, and a compelling professional code that ensures the smooth functioning of the organization.
The success of every organization is based on its teamwork and various factors contributing directly and indirectly. So, it becomes necessary for the company management to plan and organize the business model to create a balanced work culture and growth-centric environment. Numerous factors have been pivotal in contributing to organizational growth. Let’s explore them.
The importance of leadership has been realized as a vital function that has led to the enhancement of productivity, effort optimization, and the building of better employeecompany bonding. Modern leadership has shown simplified work methods with the thrill and joy of achieving through the timely completion of scheduled tasks. Directing the teams with solid motivation and delegating responsibilities helps in empowering the people and making them able contributors to the company’s functioning.
The organizational culture gets steadily developed through the purposeful implementation of various activities, regular communication, and the role of employees in accepting, abiding, and developing it in the right manner. helps in increased employee engagement and decreased employee attrition. A healthy culture displays a strong brand identity and helps to elevate productivity. It aids in building transformational power by recognizing the top performers with responsibilities and supporting the new joiners' effective onboarding.
Modern organizations have comprehensive knowledge management as an essential part of the process as it aims to provide the managers and team leaders with the ability to locate and organize the relevant information and details essential to address specific business tasks and projects, leading to greater productivity and sustainability. It supports in decision-making and problem-solving by equipping the managers with vital case studies making the learning process more helpful and empowering.
One of the most basic yet impactful aspects of the work environment of the organization. It impacts the mindset and psychology of the people working and visiting the premises. A positive work environment that is clean, organized, and well-maintained gives the feel of motivation to produce high-quality work effectively and consistently. Employees feel fresh and get charged up to work, live the working hours more enthusiastically and add to contribute with their innovative inputs for the organizational growth.
The recruitment process undertakes proper scanning of the candidates to select the suitable ones for the job positions. However, it becomes essential for the management to prepare and polish the employees for the professional aspects of their work. Periodic training sessions conducted by the team leaders, business coaches and industry experts equip the employees with the crucial inputs, knowledge and helpful work practices that will increase the overall efficiency of the business.
The success of business organizations is influenced by the quality, communication, service, turn- around time and the level of functional presentation. Application of modern technologies through software applications, AI-based CRM systems and Data analytics tools have transformed modern businesses to a higher professional level. The organization is in better control of every operation and has an efficient and result-oriented workflow set in the systems. The structure is embedded with various task protocols that ensure the smooth and streamlined working of the tasks.
Customers are important to every business as they are the source of income, feedback, and suggestions for improvement in the product offerings. In the past few decades, dedicated customer relationship management (CRM) became an important function that complemented the sales and marketing divisions. Once associated, the CRM team comes into the picture to develop a systematic and periodic communication with the client catering to all their requirements. CRM helps prompt and dedicated customer service, thereby retaining their association for an extended period. Such loyal customers become valuable supporters in the times of market uncertainties.
Business leaders are always on the lookout for developing new suppliers and vendors for optimizing the input costs and enhancing the quality and consistent flow of raw material. Resource optimization by building new associates for more profitable business and revamping the existing vendors for better volume-based deals to create a win-win situation for the organization and secure its near future.
Focused and clear communication in the target business audience aimed at efficient business development through smart inquiry generation is achieved through scientific and consistent use of modern digital marketing and search engine optimization tools and digital communication strategies. Moreover, the marketing departments focus on reaching out to the market hubs through various focused activities, including business meets, active participation in various global exhibitions and, events and seminars.
Regular implementation of the content marketing strategies and increasing the customer engagement helps in making the company brand popular in the industry circles, thereby maximizing the opportunities for business development and business collaborations.
As it is rightly quoted, “Business is like riding a bicycle. You have to keep moving forward, else you might fall down.” Similarly, with the basic set of the different departments, the work happens as it did traditionally.
However, the new age of competition and changing market conditions demands a different working methodology that creates a self-evolving, controlling, and self-operating system, which itself creates a ‘pull’ and develops an internal ‘push’ for smooth and integrated efficient working. Such involves all the business functions in a well-organized structure, leading to a progressive and scalable business ecosystem.
- Kedar BorgaonkarRiju Jhunjhunwala , the Chairman and Managing Director of RSWM Ltd , LNJ Bhilwara ’s textile vertical needs no introduction as LNJ Bhilwara is one of the country’s oldest and most diverse business conglomerates. Riju began his career in 1999 with RSWM Limited at the age of 21. The company has quadrupled in size under Riju's leadership, reaching a top line of ₹2000 crore.
Riju is also the Vice Chairman of HEG Limited and the Managing Director of Bhilwara Energy Ltd. (BEL), in addition to his leadership at RSWM. BEL owns and operates a hydroelectric power plant with a capacity of 300 megawatts and a wind farm with a capacity of over 34 megawatts. He oversees the group's service businesses, such as Bhilwara Infotech Limited and LNJ Skills, which provide skilling solutions around the globe.
In the year 2007, under Riju’s exemplary leadership, RSWM Limited established LNJ Denim with a manufacturing capacity of 25 million meters annually; obtained its first organic certification. Then a few years later, in 2011, he was responsible for establishing India’s most sophisticated automated spinning plant in Kharigram and marketed the product under the name ‘Ultima.’ ®
RSWM also started producing recycled polyester fibre (called FibreGreen) concept in 2015, and a year later, he launched a premium brand of value-added yarns naming it RSWM Edge. In his latest business achievements, he announced RSWM Limited’s award for highest exports in the year 2020 by Rajasthan Government.
The legendary saga of LNJ Bhilwara Group was incepted before independence. Recollecting his inspiring story of the family legacy of three generations, Riju says that the Indian textile industry started booming in the 1950s. The demand for yarns and fabrics in India and abroad started rising during this time.
Riju’s visionary grandfather, Mr L.N. Jhunjhunwala – the group's Founder –saw the industry as a profitable business opportunity with the potential to pave the way for sustainable development of the country and create new job opportunities and started his journey in this industry as an exporter of jute goods in Calcutta in 1947. By 1951, he had become one of India's top ten jute goods exporters. Despite numerous obstacles, he established the first textile plant in Rajasthan's Bhilwara district. Today, RSWM Ltd, the group's textile arm, has eleven manufacturing facilities spread across the state.
We are now one of India's largest textile manufacturers, exporting to over 78 countries worldwide, establishing ourselves as a market leader in both domestic and international textile industries, and transforming Bhilwara into one of India's most important textile hubs.aRiju Jhunjhunwala Chairman and Managing Directo r RSWM Ltd
Riju shares, “ With this foresight, we started operating our textile unit in 1961 in Bhilwara as Rajasthan Spinning and Weaving Mills Private Limited. Later the name was changed to RSWM Limited, and it was listed on the Indian stock exchanges .” Over the years, RSWM has collaborated with several international companies and expanded its facilities to cater to the evolving needs of the market. It started with 12,000 spindles and currently has 478,000 spindles, and 136 looms, producing high-quality cotton, mélange, synthetic, greige, and novelty yarns, along with denim and knitted fabrics.
Raju states, “ We are now one of India's largest textile manufacturers, exporting to over 78 countries worldwide, establishing ourselves as a market leader in both domestic and international textile industries, and transforming Bhilwara into one of India's most important textile hubs .”
Following RSWM, Riju’s grandfather diversified his business into iron ore exports. He established Belgo Indian Mineral Corporation in Antwerp and sold iron ore for the first time to Italy as the State Trading Corporation sought to break the cartel of Japanese Steel Mills for its purchase. Later, he was appointed State Trading Corporation's sole selling agent for Western Europe.
Riju reveals, “ My grandfather’s tenacious efforts also resulted in establishing the graphite electrodes business, HEG Limited , which is listed on national stock exchanges. He beat Modis, Tatas, and Birlas to get an Industrial License and then get Pechiney, an $8 billion French conglomerate in the mid-seventies, as a technology provider. He convinced them to become a financial partner in India after two years of persistent efforts.”
HEG now owns the world's largest single-site plant, with an annual production capacity of 80,000 MT. It exports approximately 80% of its output to over 30 nations, including the United States, Germany, France, Spain, Japan, and South Korea.
The LNJ Bhilwara Group later diversified into hydroelectric power, setting a record in India by constructing the first 86 MW merchant hydel power plant in the private sector in Himachal Pradesh in a record time of two-and-a-half years. In 2012, another 192 MW of the Hydel Project was completed, and both are running successfully to date.
Expressing his eternal source of inspiration, Riju says , “My grandfather’s bold business advancements were rooted in a strong value system that has kept the group and the companies thriving to date. For me, it was an obvious decision to join the legacy and create new milestones taking inspiration from my grandfather’s successful journey .”
Speaking about the challenges, Riju says that when his grandfather Mr L.N. Jhunjhunwala established the first textile mill in the Bhilwara district of Rajasthan in the 1960s, the greatest and foremost challenge was to achieve global standards in terms of product quality and acceptance in the overseas markets. Riju states that with his sheer determination and knack for business, his grandfather took the company to great heights and made it the leading exporter of yarns and denim fabrics in India.
Riju adds, “We wanted to continue his legacy and live true to our group’s vision - ‘Proud to be Indian, Privileged to be Global.’ To stay on track, we continuously upgrade our manufacturing units to produce fine quality products as per domestic and global standards.”
Regarding the professional values and qualities clients value in him and the entire LNJ Bhilwara Group, Riju says that at RSWM, Values guide their beliefs, attitudes, and behaviour. Values help them make the right decisions and increase their chances of success. They at RSWM Ltd. understand their importance and are committed to following them. Some of their values and qualities are:
Help communities wherever we are present
Promote education, health, and women's empowerment
Protect the environment beyond the requirements of the law
Preserve and perpetuate the best of Indian culture
Respect and trust all our stakeholders
Receptive to ideas and criticism, regardless of where they come from
Stand by the stakeholders in times of need
Always fulfil our commitments
Practice honesty and transparency in all activities
Put collective interest before self-interest
Discourage organisation politics and rumour-mongering
Pursue aggressive growth
Achieve excellence in all we do
Strive to learn and innovate continuously
Create a lively and fun workplace
Riju is passionate about community development and participates in activities through his organization, namely, Jawahar Foundation. Jawahar Foundation was launched in October 2019 and plays a key role in literacy, environmental, women empowerment, healthcare, and sanitation campaigns in Ajmer and Bhilwara.
He served as the President of the Entrepreneurs Organization in the past (Delhi Chapter). At the age of 30, he was one of EO's youngest presidents. Riju has always performed admirably at work and has established himself as a prosperous businessman. He is open-minded and opinionated. He earned his bachelor's degree in Business Management Studies from the University of Bradford in the United Kingdom.
Riju loves cricket and tennis, in addition to being passionate and straightforward about his ambitions and ideologies.
As per Riju, their Brand’s USPs are that they at RSWM Ltd believe in providing the best possible products to their clients and customers as per the evolving global trend. They have even provided them facilities to customise their highquality yarns and fabrics as per their needs for high-end fashion apparel and activewear.
As a domestic and international textile industry leader, they constantly execute strategies to produce high-quality yarns and reduce our carbon footprint. Their Recycled Polyester Staple Fibre (RPSF Div.) facility in Ringas (Rajasthan) produces 122 MT of recycled fibre per day using PET bottles.
Around 98% of this fibre is consumed within their other manufacturing facilities located in different parts of Rajasthan. If not recycled, PET bottles usually end up in landfills, where they would pollute the soil and water and may take up to 500 years to decompose.
Riju adds, “ We place a high value on quality, as evidenced by the following certifications from international organisations :”
As an experienced professional, Riju’s advice to budding aspirants willing to enter the business world is very significant. He says that a business concept or invention may seem like a great idea, but to succeed as an entrepreneur, one must ascertain whether the offering is something the target market wants and needs.
For any new business, one should always do complete due diligence about the overall market or industry they are entering. In today’s competitive world, a few key areas need to be adequately examined before entering any new venture, such as product segmentation, market capitalization, product and category mix, customer footprint, consumer engagement, import and export opportunities, a solid business plan to sustain, financial needs and assessments, cash flow management and others.
With crucial knowledge and understanding of the market, young budding aspirants will have a lesser chance of failing in their business endeavours.
Revealing his future plans, Riju says that they prioritize providing superior quality yarns and fabrics to their customers, which is why they have New Product Development departments in all of their plants that constantly monitor and develop new research and product innovation.
In response to global demand, they focus on product diversification, the modernization of existing plants, and capacity expansion. They are also seeking investment opportunities in new-age technologies. Alongside this, they are gradually moving towards becoming a carbon-neutral group.
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ISO 9001:2008 Quality Management Systems Ÿ
ISO 14001:2004 Environment Management Systems Ÿ
OEKO-TEX Standard 100 Class I Protection of Harmful Substances
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SA 8000:2008 Social Accountability Certification Ÿ
Global Recycle Standard (GRS) Ÿ
Fairtrade by FLO-Cert Ÿ
OHSAS 18001:2007 Occupational, Health & Safety Assessment Series Ÿ
EnMS 50001:2011 Energy Management System Ÿ
GOTS-IN Global Organic Textile Standard Ÿ
OCS-IN Organic Content Standard
Aside from the above, they intend to make significant structural changes to increase the manufacturing capacity in the existing facilities. Finally, Riju says, “ We have a highly advanced product range, Ultima®, produced using advanced and fully automated technologies that ensure extremely limited human intervention from the processing stage to the final packaging stage. Recently, we forayed into the knitted fabric manufacturing division with the launch of LNJ Knits and set up a facility using the latest Corizon technology .”
Modern business organizations that have been observed to have grown steadily have a different factor of leadership. Progressive and ambitious leaders instil the energy and confidence of the employees to work efficiently. Companies have shown phenomenal progress with the positive influence of visionary leaders.
It has been noticed that certain important qualities of the leaders have proved to be active game-changers in the business growth of the organization.
The workplace automation and modernization of numerous business functions have led to a reduction in manpower and focus on optimizing the efficiency of the existing employees. Modern leaders have displayed some interesting and inspiring qualities that have transformed business organizations towards exponential growth in recent years.
Leaders understand the importance of vision and strive for keeping it in regular communication and direct visibility of the employees. Vision acts as the strong driving force which directs the employees in the right direction.
Leaders with vision provide a sense of purpose and direction that inspires the teams to work efficiently.
Taking responsibility for their words and actions is an important quality for leaders to inspire their employees of. In doing so, they take thoughtful and calculated risks carefully evaluating the pros and cons of the decision. Whenever required they consult various department heads for their opinions and other sides of the story.
Modern leaders are excellent planners who maintain a record of all minute details about their work and interactions with everyone including clients, management team, managers, and employees. They record and track the progress on all the work points listed with the date and time, to follow up for its completion. Accountability is an important quality that keeps them in control of the work process.
Honesty and genuineness are other distinct features that smart leaders possess. They are focused on the work developments and ask specific questions related to the same. Thinking from a practical perspective, they are particular about following their words and actions. From becoming dependable professionals, modern leaders elevate the working standards through their honesty and integrity.
Knowing when to appreciate, criticize and support, is their innate quality. From being patient listeners, leaders today are tough professionals and business experts. Identifying the employees and expressing their consent or even conveying their indifference or opinion is their core skill.
The aspect which they nurture is the improvement in personal and group performance. Thinking from a practical approach, leaders encourage employees in giving their best work results. Working with a modern and flexible work pattern, they provide considerable liberty to the workforce so that the employees can perform to their best possible level of work delivery.
Every work project or assignment is considered of high importance, where the employees are allowed to work in a collaborative structure of teams. It enables them to work together and complement each other’s skills towards faster and better work results. Leaders show them the way and provide them with interesting work tips and ideas.
Leaders are great team players and are involved in various stages of the work process. They actively interact with the employees and identify the problems to help in solving them effectively. Recording the problems and errors, they make everyone aware of the challenges arising from regular work, encouraging everyone to learn from challenging situations.
Apart from being thorough professionals, modern leaders are empathetic individuals who have concern for everyone.
The kind and considerate approach makes them popular among the employees and nurtures a feeling of oneness with the team and the organization. Leaders encourage an open and free learning atmosphere giving a productive contribution from the employees.
Through numerous training sessions, differential work patterns, and cultural activities, the leaders encourage employees to actively involve and participate in various group activities. Through active and regular engagement, employee-company bonding is strengthened and helps in enhancing loyalty too.
Collaborative working, teamwork, and group activities help in building good interpersonal relationships. Employees learn to follow the decorum of politeness, mutual respect, and cooperation. With the base of purpose and objective, the leaders change the complete work methodology which becomes a professional phenomenon developed through strong relationships. Effective work delegation is achieved through clear communication and smooth coordination, everyone works in a perfect tandem of efficiency and quality of the deliverables.
Business leaders are creating new approaches towards the work process, changing the outlook of looking at projects, and developing an innovative mindset in the employees that will boost productivity, strengthen the bonding and empower the managers with crucial learning aspects in handling their respective teams. The leadership perspective aims in building and maintaining a vision-based purposejustifying methodology that helps in boosting business growth and holistic development of the employees. The comprehensive ideology of creating a win-win association through positive and feasible means has helped in developing an intuitive and self-evolving business environment of regular learning and development.
Afuturistic Leader astutely senses the changing times. Driven by innate compassion, the Leader keeps challenging the core of creativity, innovation, and care. And gifts others, the love, and trust of personal and home care brands, making them healthy, safe, and fashionable at the same time.
The leader is known as Saurabh Gupta , Director of Vanesa Care Pvt Ltd (VCPL) – a renowned name in the personal care and home care industry in India and abroad . Committed to offering value addition in every product it offers, VCPL is a market-focused organization, with a passion for Innovation and an outlook for both forward and backward integrations. Mr Gupta states, “ We are committed to offering value addition to our customers .”
A sales and marketing wing of Vanesa Group, VPCL which was established in 1969 and is engaged in the manufacturing and trading of Perfumes, Cosmetics, Toiletries, Aerosols, and home care products.
Mr Gupta shares, “ Our vision is to deliver value addition for consumers and enrich their quality of living, by offering innovative and top quality products .”
Presently, VCPL also leads sales and distribution of varied national and international brands in the Indian Subcontinent. Thus, as a significant part of Vanesa Group, Vanesa is widely known for establishing renowned brands like Denver, Envy, Vanesa, and pourHome in India and abroad. Mr Gupta says , “At VCPL, in anything and everything we do, there’s one guiding principle, which is of achieving perfection and excellence. Our products are the culmination of this “ can-do ” attitude wherein we approach each product so that it offers convenience and creativity. Our Core Values include Quality, Performance, and Achievement .”
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Vanesa Care has already expanded its footprints in segments for men’s grooming, personal care, fragrances, personal hygiene, non-personal hygiene, and home care products. As an exemplary Director, Saurabh has contributed immensely in the growth of Vanesa. Under his astute leadership, Vanesa Care has rolled out a wide range of irresistible Deodrants including Denver which has, today, captured the imagination of the people.
Mr Gupta adds, “ We have brands like Denver, Vanesa, Envy, Hand in Hand, Germ Off and pour HOME which altogether offers quality products and services .” While Denver is ideally a Men grooming brand, Vanesa encompasses Female focused fragrances and cosmetics.
Leading from the front, Mr Gupta participates in all aspects of the operations of the VCPL and personally takes interest in its R&D wing. Vanesa also has Envy which provides Deodorants and Antiperspirants with youth-centric fragrances. He has been instrumental in making Vanesa Care Private Limited one of the prominent FMCG brands which have also diversified itself into sanitizers and disinfectant products segments under Hand-In-Hand and Germ Off brand. “Germ Off is our non-personal range of products and then we also have Pour Home range of home care products,” informs Saurabh. Moreover, ‘ Hand-InHand ’ range of personal hygiene brands helps meet the critical demand for hygiene-based products.
Walking Tall Vanesa Care Pvt Ltd has launched various products conforming to international standards. The style, taste, and demands specific to the Indian consumer are the pointers taken into consideration in the making of a product.
Mr Gupta says, “We walk tall in Personal and Home Care Market.” Presently, Vanesa Care shares a 10% market share of the deodorant market in India and we aim to achieve a 15% share by the end of 2025.’
Even when Mr. Gupta was pursuing his bachelor’s degree in engineering and subsequently post-graduation in management at prestigious universities in Britain, he was driven by the passion to create brands, develop, and nurture them like children until they grow up to become household names.
At Vanesa Care , our vision is to deliver value addition for consumers and enrich their quality of living, by offering innovative and top quality products.
A visionary leader Mr. Gupta says, “ Brands move ahead with time and as time passes trends change, even new tastes develop, while new trends come in, some trends stay and some trends get forgotten. But accountability, honesty, trust, and customer commitment are the core values that endure .”
According to him, the still ongoing pandemic has certainly influenced consumer behaviour a lot. Consumers are focusing on brands towards trust, safety, reliability, and security. “We have extended our brand basket into the category of personal hygiene (Hand in Hand), home care (pour HOME), and non-personal hygiene (Germ Off) that focuses on providing quality products,” he mentions
Consumers have reduced their trips to supermarkets. Online shopping is going to be the new norm. Initiatives like ‘nocontact delivery’ by key players are going to accelerate this trend in online shopping and people will have the luxury of procuring the goods from the comfort of their homes.
Mr Gupta reveals , “Also we have extended our brand basket into the category of personal hygiene (Hand in Hand), home care (pour HOME), and non-personal hygiene (Germ Off).”
Being an experienced leader when asked about his opinion on emerging technologies impacting the FMCG industry and Vanesa Group, Mr Gupta says , “I believe that the new and emerging technologies in everyday business have emerged to help the companies become more inclusive and diverse. Being a front runner in all the segments in which we operate, we continuously adopt new technologies to improve the effectiveness of various work processes as well as to improve the overall efficiency to the next level.”
Regarding VPCLs scope and reach, Mr Gupta says that VCPL is known for its widespread and highly penetrated distribution network. Its widely spread distribution thoroughly covers the entire Indian subcontinent and Gulf and South Asian countries. “With expertise in Home Care and Personal care, we work with reputed sales and trade channel partners across the territory. We have coverage in all formats of trade i.e. B2B, B2C, D2C, etc.,” says Mr Gupta
Further, speaking about the future, Mr Gupta says that, at Vanesa, they look forward to diversifying into many more product categories in the FMCG segment in the coming years. Moreover, as a socially responsible group, Vanesa Care has a long-standing commitment to giving back and investing in the welfare of society.
Vanesa Care has further strengthened its commitment to offer appropriate products to society during these trying times and beyond. It goes without saying that to beat the pandemic today and ensure better health outcomes beyond it, Vanesa Care has not only launched an advanced germ protection HandinHand Liquid Handwash, besides HandinHand Germ Kill spray and many more such products, but it has also showcased its commitment towards increasing awareness about the importance of personal hygiene as an effective and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives.
Stating VCPLs mission, Mr Gupta shares, “ Our grand mission is to be amongst the top five companies in the Personal and Home Care Category in India by 2030 .”
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