1. Vidya Venkatraman: Founder & CEO of Meraki & Co.

Woman-owned agencies with a fierce passion for helping others build and grow the business that excites them. A start-up firm delivering big results incepted on 3rd May 2020, in-between the world pandemic of Covid-19 to provide creatively driven and digitally focused marketing solutions to businesses.
In Assistance with Social Media Marketing, Graphic Designing, Franchise Consultancy, PR, Content Writing, Photo shoots & video shoots, Influencer Marketing, Packaging, Website Development and other Branding exercises, her team has helped 50+ businesses boost their online discernibility.
Vidya trusts “Every brand should have a strong digital presence globally as this pandemic was the perfect example where everyone experienced the POWER OF DIGITALIZATION" ,aiming for the new Digital Era with prosper growth and valuable productivity.

2. Anamika Sengupta: Founder of Almitra Tattva and Co- founder of Almitra sustainables

Anamika Sengupta is the founder of Almitra Tattva and Co-founder of Almitra Sustainables. Changing the stereotypical thinking about women and motherhood, she made maternity her strongest pillar and has nurtured and mothered both- her son and the two brands. Working with a unique model of motherhood squad, she has developed the brands through to its pinnacle of success.

Her Sustainability mantra of co-existence with her brand Almitra Sustainables is breaking legs with norms that provide conscious and contemporary solutions to end plastic use in regular lifestyle choices. She is a world class leader with a motivated sense of motherhood which helps her to rejuvenate a sense of green lifestyle, conscious consumerism and natural parenting.

3. Rania Lampou: Global Educator, STEM Instructor Greek Astronomy and Space Company (Annex Salamis)

Rania Lampou is a STEM instructor at the Greek Astronomy and Space Company (Annex of Salamis) and she is also working at the Greek Ministry of Education and Religious Affairs. She is a passionate researcher on Neuro education.

She has been awarded many national and international prizes (so far 63) and she is a “Global Teacher Award 2020” (AKS Awards) winner and a “Global Teacher Prize finalist 2019” (Varkey Foundation). She introduced STEM in astronomy and physics projects and combined STEM
with Language Teaching. She is the founder and international coordinator of five innovative international projects with humanitarian emphasis. She is also an author of scientific books for kids.
Furthermore, Rania is a social activist, a global peace ambassador and is collaborating with many humanitarian, scientific, cultural and educational organizations.

4. Zorain Khaleeli: Founder of Zorains Studio and Academy

Empowering the domain of hair makeup Industry, Zorain has become the founder of India’s first fully digitally equipped training academy. Passionate from the age of 15, she has been part of India fashion week, couture weeks, having worked with top models and designers including Rocky S and Falguni Shane Peacock. She has also been serving the Bollywood and Kannada film Industry, catering to Zeenat Aman, Shraddha Kapoor, Shruthi Hariharan and many more.

Embracing the journey by becoming the most fabulous women leader winning distinguished awards in lifestyle, wedding and hair makeup industry, Zorain believes "Makeup is not just an art but a technology that can create the most beautiful transformations".

5. Sushmitha Gowda: Founder of Mirakki Hair care

Sushmitha Gowda is a young Entrepreneur with a multi-faceted career. After graduating, her entrepreneurial instincts led her to start a hair care brand "Mirakki'' that stands today as one of the top-selling hair care products across India.

In the year 2021, she ventured into a new project ENTICE which deals with a series of luxury skincare and wellness products. She is also a belly dancer and Actor. She will be playing a lead role in the upcoming Kannada feature film- Love Mocktail2. This powerhouse of talent envisions a niche in the beauty and wellness industry. She truly believes that today health is one of the biggest assets one can possess and we must invest right and take good care of ourselves.

6. Ssarita Siingh: Managing Trustee Priyadarshani Group of Schools

Ssarita Siingh is an Entrepreneur and Educationist and has discharged the role of creator and curator in Publishing, Entertainment and Investment sectors.

She has been featured in Forbes and has been positioned in India's A-Listers and was recently awarded as "The Woman Icon of The Year'' and has been honored with the National Award for Woman Leadership. She has also been featured as one of the 100 Inspirational Leaders of India. Student is at the centre of her vision for Education. She wants to help every learner to evolve as a complete person, fulfill his or her potential and help shape a shared future built on the well-being of individuals, communities, and the planet.

7. Sheelaa M Bajaj: Founder of Sheelaa M Bajaj

Sheelaa M Bajaj, is a serial Entrepreneur. Her latest start-up being the largest divine guidance platform in the world, aims to empower, guide and transform people who are at the rock bottom in their lives.

Sheelaa, is an Author, Radio and TV host, Life coach, Motivational speaker, Tarot , Feng Shui Grand Master and priestess of ‘The Temple of Miracles’ – India’s first Yoruba Community temple. A name to reckon with Numerology, Tarot, Spiritual healing for over two decades, the team has 17 practitioners globally, mentored by Sheelaa – providing guidance and healing through Tarot, Akashic records, and many advanced modalities, all with an intention to serve and support the society.

8. Paridhi Goel: Co-Founder Love Earth Skincare

A young entrepreneur, Paridhi Goel is the co-founder of Love Earth Skincare. She started the brand at the age of 21 in 2016 and within a short span of 4 years, the brand has become one among the top selling skincare brands across India.

She is a believer of consistency and feels that the key to every successful business is regularity and not losing hope in what one believes in. Being a successful women entrepreneur herself, Paridhi feels that all women should be empowered and she promotes it by employing enthusiastic and hardworking women in her team. She also believes in giving back to the society which has helped her brand become a success, and thus, a part of the profit made by Love Earth goes to an orphanage in Ghaziabad.

9. Yukti Nagpal: Director of Gulshan

Empowering the Idea of Wellness- Luxury- Living-Responsibly, Ms. Yukti Nagpal, Director, Gulshan announces the arrival of a new creed of Real Estate stalwarts. An MS in marketing from San Francisco (US) not only graduated on the Dean’s list but also did her alma mater proud by bagging the prestigious MARCOM Gold Award.

Yukti is a strong-willed dynamic leader, taking care of everything from Sales, Human Resource Acquisition, Construction, to the Best CRM Strategies, with indomitable flair. She has pioneered the idea of initiatives like ‘HomeKonnect’ that enables residents to embrace and exercise a positive approach towards imprinting Eco-friendly footsteps as a collective community.

10. Gauthami Balraj: Co-Founder of Mirakki

A people’s person, an enterprising entrepreneur, a social media enthusiast and above all a humanist who closely works for various social causes, especially welfare of street dogs. Also, a nature lover with an attachment for traditions and culture. That’s a short description of GauthamiBalraj, the co-founder of Mirakki haircare.

Gauthami believes in staying calm through all situations and building a good rapport with her team to give their best and more for the growth of the brand. Her zeal and hard work brought the Mirakki brand- Times Business Award for serving the best herbal hair care products to their valued customers. She is eagerly strategizing to continue her work and path of success for Mirakki.

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Top 10 Women Entrepreneurs in 2020-21 by the Indian Alert