Ajay Harinath Singh Greatest Brand Leader 2018-2019

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Emerging
Puneet Chandra
Ushering in a Workspace Revolution
Hailing from a family of businessmen, Puneet Chandra is revolutionising
the commercial real estate market by delivering premium serviced,
luxurious and experiential workspaces through his prominent real
estate venture Skootr Global India Pvt. Ltd. With sharp business
acumen, he has driven the firm towards rapid growth in a short span
An Astute Entrepreneur
Soon after completing his engineering
degree in Information Technology,
and Masters in Entrepreneurship and
Business planning from IIITM, Gwalior,
Puneet Chandra decided to carry the
family legacy forward and came out with
his first business venture, Kconnector.
com, which was originated at IIT –
Roorkee. His idea was also welcomed at
Saïd Business School, Oxford University.
His second business venture, Bcube,
marked rapid business growth due to
his brilliant leadership skills, adding
prominent names in the industry as
its clients, including Zomato, Yepme,
CarDekho, Foodpanda, and Times of
India. What’s more, within 3 years of its
establishment, Puneet’s staff strength
increased from a meagre 10 to 500.
Offering Next-Gen Real
Estate Platforms
A strategic visionary having the foresight
for diagnosing potential business ideas,
Puneet launched Apical India Realty,
which sold inventory totalling to more
than Rs 200 crore for various real estate
players, including Supertech, M3M, and
Central Park. His in-depth knowledge of
emerging market trends and keenness
to deliver cutting-edge market solutions
led him to carry out large business
transactions worth more than $100
million for his customers.
Having a thorough understanding
of market dynamics and real estate
economics, Puneet conceptualised
the idea of Skootr Global Pvt. Ltd. in
2016 intending to become a leading
player in providing ultramodern coworking
office space solutions to meet
the future needs of the growth-oriented
modern entrepreneurs. With this
venture, Puneet has revolutionized the
Indian real estate sector by introducing
Workspace-as-a Service.
Taking the Lead
Puneet’s leadership, combined with
his customer acquisition and business
engagement skills, has helped Skootr
increase its client base to over 50
companies within 3 years. Inspired
by his leadership, his team of real
estate experts curate luxurious and
experiential workspaces that suits and
accommodates the needs and demands
of business leaders and lift the spirit of
their young teams.
A dynamic entrepreneur with a vast
experience of over 15 years in sectors
like the Real Estate, Social Media, and
Technology, Puneet is skilled at building
and executing business strategies and
mobilising resources, besides curating
customised workspaces with a business
class experience.
Armed with keen business foresight and
extensive industry experience, Puneet
has entered into collaborations with
various developers and has built around
two million square feet of commercial real
estate in Ghaziabad and Noida region. He
offers thoughtfully designed, plug-andplay
working spaces and also customizes
them as per the taste of entrepreneurs
and corporate enterprises.
Puneet is aware of his employees’
work pattern and provides them with
a holistic work environment, along
with social spaces for their personal
needs. He also provides his employees
with well-equipped sports facilities,
thus, enabling them to acquire a better
frame of mind so that they can be more
productive at work. All these initiatives
have enabled him to keep his venture’s
‘unit economics model’ positive and
popular among his customers.
With his charismatic leadership,
Puneet has established Skootr as India’s
prominent fully-furnished office space
provider renowned for its unique and
thoughtful designs, reliable services,
incomparable technology, and safe and
secure workplaces.
“Puneet’s leadership,
combined with his
customer acquisition &
business engagement
skills, has helped Skootr
increase its client base
to over 50 companies
within 3 years”
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