Inspiring women in business July2021

2021 | Vol-07 | Issue-04
Leadership Traits
How Female Leadership
Has Evolved Over Time?
Women
Inspiring
in Business
2021
Remote Working
Dynamics
Overcoming Challenges
Faced by Business
Professionals in a
Remote Setting

THE RISE OF
WOMEN
LEADERSHIP
IN BUSINESS
here’s something to be said about the people,
Tboth men and women, who feel that a woman
can’t do certain things. On second thoughts,
there’s nothing to be said about this mentality. It’s all
been said before. These are relics of the past, and we
should just leave them in the past. At present, many
women occupy the most dignified roles as some of the
top thinkers, creators, entrepreneurs, educators,
politicians, and world leaders. And they are just getting
started.
In the business world, significantly more women are
CEOs, and business leaders of Fortune 500 companies
and firms, than ever before in the 65-year-old history
of Edgar P’s Fortune 500. These fierce and motivated
women have, time and time again, challenged the
status quo and redefined what leading a business is all
about.
Charged with an indomitable spirit and a fervent
passion for their work, ladies are breaking all
stereotypes of being ‘unsuited’ or ‘weak’ or ‘emotional’
for any of kind of profession and acting as a source of
unlimited inspiration for young girls and boys
worldwide. And the fact that women traversing through
the business world in every way possible has been
nothing but beneficial for the business world, as we get
newer and, in most cases, better perspectives on the
same problems that have always troubled the business
world.

Aditya Umale
adityaumale@insightssuccess.com
The notion that someone must lose in order for
someone else to succeed has been debunked time
and time again. The word compromise, which once had
a negative connotation in the corporate world, has
been given a new lease on life. Compromise –
according to the feminine perspective – is about
listening to the other person, understanding their
requirements, and then finding an appropriate solution
accordingly.
At large, the psychological community agrees that
males are generally more interested in things or
devices, whereas females are generally more
interested in people. Studies further show that females
are more inquisitive of others and open to pursuance
of knowledge about other emotional and mental
well-being, desires, goals and needs. Women being
more people oriented, make better team builders and
leaders. In a nutshell, women make the best
people-whisperers; they are better at dealing with
people and negotiating as a general rule.
steadfast devotion to their goals – women are already
the top players of their respective arenas.
In this fresh edition of the Insights Success Magazine –
‘Inspiring Women in Business’, we are honoured to
feature the stories of some of the leading female
leaders in the Indian business landscape, who are
thriving at the top jobs with a happy-go-lucky smile.
The time has come to shed the need to differentiate
between ‘leaders’ and ‘female leaders’. The time has
come to watch as these ladies take the centre stage.
So, sit back, relax, take some time off the drudgery,
and brew a fresh batch. Because it’s going to be a good
one. Happy Reading!
Aditya Umale
These aforementioned things are barely scratching at
the surface of the multitudinous ways in which women
are transforming the business game. It would be cliché
to state that women are “making new paths for
themselves” or “breaking the glass ceiling” or some
bromide of that sort. The fact of the matter is – owing
to their skills, competencies, exuberance, vitality,
never-give-up attitudes, patience, adaptability, and

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Ar. Ekta Ahuja
A Veteran Architect and Interior Designer
Breathing Life into Luxury Interior Designs
14
Jayanti Gupta
Streamlining Operations for You

20
Mahalakshmi M Ambuli
Transforming the HR Solution
Landscape with Innovation and Dedication
24
Sanaz Hooman
A Serial Entrepreneur having
Diverse Experience
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Leadership Traits
How Female Leadership Has
Evolved Over Time?
Remote Working Dynamics
Overcoming Challenges Faced by
Business Professionals in a Remote Setting

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Management
Ekta Ahuja
Company Name
Tejomaya Architects
& Interior Designers
Brief
Ekta is a veteran architect with over 20 years of experience in
architecture and luxury interior design
Jayanti Gupta
Ivalue Plus
Jayanti, a proactive founder brings more than 21 years of rich
industry experience with an insight to provide innovative
solutions
Mahalakshmi M
Maatrom Solution
Mahalakshmi founded Maatrom Solution in the year 2015, with
a vision to provide quality HR services, collaborating with
client organisations to enrich their business
Sanaz Hooman
Opulence Global
As a respected and successful entrepreneur, Sanaz has become
a mentor to many and is dedicated to helping others reach their
goals

Ar. Ekta Ahuja
A Veteran Architect and Interior Designer
Breathing Life into Luxury Interior Designs
Succeeding in any business
requires grit, determination, hard
work, passion, and an innovative
mindset. Only dedicated
businessperson with the zeal to achieve
their goals and a knack to push their
limits can transform their dreams into
realities. In today’s modern age,
women are equally participating in
business activities and are transforming
a small business into a huge
corporation.
They are putting in their best efforts to
ensure that every target is achieved at
the designated time period. These
dedicated business leaders treat every
employee as equals and provide them
the opportunity to nurture their skills
and grow as professionals. These
inspiring businesswomen are not only
achieving their business objectives but
are also inspiring others to achieve
their best through their dedicated
endeavours.
One such noteworthy and inspiring
woman who is transforming the
business world through her constant
efforts is none other than Ar. Ekta
Ahuja, the Business Owner of
Tejomaya Designs.
Exploring the Seasoned Veteran
Ar. Ekta is a name well-known in her
industry with over 20 years of
experience in architecture and luxury
interior design. She is the principal
architect and founder of her company
‘Tejomaya’. The term ‘Tejomaya’
means full of light the essence of
which Ar. Ekta whole-heartedly
endeavours to bring into all aspects of
her professional and personal life.
She is an alumnus of Dr B. N. College
of Architecture and has done her
schooling from St. Joseph’s High
School, Pashan. She has worked with
well-known architects before striking
out to chart her course.
A Focused Entrepreneur
Ar. Ekta is an avid traveller with a
keen interest in technology. Part of her
wanderlust is the thirst to learn about
and incorporate ever-evolving style,
conveniences, and trends from the
international design industry and
technology into her work. She refers to
her design style as ‘maximalist, layered
with unique colour combinations,
textures and exquisite artefacts, yet
uncluttered. Her clients rely on her for
her sophisticated yet entirely liveable
design vision that remains unique to
each client’s personality. Ar. Ekta lives
in Pune with her husband, in-laws, and
two children aged 15 and 11 and her
pet chihuahua.
“
While performing
each project, I take
inspiration from
the spirit of the
client, the essence
of the space,
and lastly,
its surroundings
“
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A Figurehead in the Luxury Interior
Design Industry
Ar. Ekta Ahuja is one of the most
sought-after luxury interior designers
in Pune. It was her relentless passion
for design when she was 18 years old
that kick started her iconic career.
Ekta’s ever evolving style is best
defined as a ‘classic contemporary’
creating a non-chalant and stylish
dialogue. Her use of neutral tones in
the furniture and adding colour with
artwork, artefacts and soft furnishings
brings in the distinctive point of view
to create memorable and inspired
spaces.
She gives a timeless and refined vision
to every project she undertakes with a
marked understanding of antiques and
artefacts, textiles and textures, fine art
and bespoke design, and scales and
proportions.
While performing each project, her
philosophy is a combination of three
sources of inspiration: the spirit of the
client, the essence of the space, and
lastly, its surroundings. By combining
these three variables, each ‘project
equation’ yields a bespoke, ultrapersonalised
and coherent result.
Ekta’s portfolio is a diverse selection
of luxury projects spanning across
Pune. Her team has put their stamps on
penthouses, bungalows, chalets,
apartments, offices, showrooms, retail
stores, facade designs, and landscape.
Recipient of Several Laurels
Throughout her illustrious career of
crafting numerous masterpieces, Ar.
Ekta has received many awards and
recognition. She received the
‘Achievers Award’ for the Most
Innovative Interior Designer in the
year 2019.
Ar. Ekta’s work has been featured in
‘Family Interiors’ magazine and
‘Architecture and Interior Reflections.’
About Tejomaya
Tejomaya Architects & Interior
Designers is one of the leading
architectural firms in Pune. It is known
for architects, interior designers, and
much more. Armed with an in-depth
knowledge and extensive expertise in
the realm of architecture and design,
this firm is known for transforming
basic brick and mortar into
extraordinary spaces. This professional
enterprise visualizes, ideates, and
implements residential, commercial,
and/or industrial projects that redefine
a particular area's architectural
landscape at large. It has the know-how
to cater to a diverse set of industries
spanning hospitality, education,
healthcare, IT, and retail. Each
architectural project this firm
undertakes employs a dedication to
design excellence, efficient delivery,
and sophistication in building
technology.
Delivering Excellent Services
Ar. Ekta has an experienced, highly
qualified, and dynamic team of interior
designers, architects, technicians, and
project managers specializing in
multiple aspects of design. The
combined skills of the team and their
extensive network of professional and
highly skilled consultants, artisans,
construction experts, and
manufacturers of bespoke services
allow them to offer the consummate
design experience for their clients.
This depth of knowledge has allowed
her to undertake a wide variety of
projects with varying budgets and
divergent levels of specification and
intensity. Ar. Ekta takes on projects
ranging from a straightforward interior
design refurbishment through to the
complex architectural design,
development, and construction of
substantial properties.
Tejomaya is renowned for its turnkey
integrated lifestyle design. Ar. Ekta and
her team manage the entire process
from conception through to
completion. The team is equally
accustomed to working on both
residential and commercial projects, in
and outside Pune.
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Jayanti Gupta
Founder/Managing Director
Understanding business needs,
objectives & the associated
dynamics and then proposing a
tailored approach adhering to the
allocated budget is a crucial task
performed by iValueplus. Innovation is
the practical implementation of ideas
that result in the introduction of new
goods or services or improvement in
offering goods or services.
But for Ms. Jayanti Gupta, the
Founder/Managing Director of
IVALUEPLUS, innovation was
finding opportunities in challenges, be
it the current pandemic or any other
day in office.
Innovation for Ms. Gupta was in
finding the right solution for the
customer in the shortest time possible,
maintaining the core competency of
quality or applying ideas that improved
the way things are done or can be
achieved.
The idea of innovation should be part
of the company's genetic code in order
to transform challenges into business
opportunities. Ivalueplus is one such
company that closely monitors the
execution of the proposed solution
under well-defined processes and
procedures by leveraging deep industry
and technological knowledge.
Ms. Gupta's passion for
entrepreneurship came much later in
her professional career. She graduated
from university in an era when
entrepreneurship was not very
common. Ms. Gupta was a young
computer engineer ready to dive in the
realm of software industry. Her postgraduation,
and MBA in IT-Ecommerce
helped her to have a
successful career with multinationals
such as NIIT and Hewitt Associates. In
her job tenure, she had experience of
working with diversified teams across
domains.
It was during her stint with Hewitt, Ms.
Gupta realized the huge scope and
need for providing services to small
and medium-sized companies across
“
Innovation for me
is finding the
right solution
for the customer
in shortest time
possible,
maintaining the
“
core competency
of quality
geographies, to expand operations in
India.
The challenge was to come out with a
unique turnkey solution and that
triggered to start an innovative venture
as Ivalueplus, putting in practice all
she had learned in her career till then.
Ms. Gupta's Inspiration
There is no single person who inspires
Ms. Gupta, but different people who
had a similar mindset as hers,
innovators who were able to think out
of the box, adapting continuously to
the changing environment and trends.
For Ms. Gupta, a young graduate who
shared his/her sustainable and
innovative idea on any platform to a
TEDx talk was an inspiration. These
were the people who idealistically
looked for ways to make their
contribution for a better world.
Building a business from scratch is
always challenging. Building a
services company which caters to
setting up or expanding any business
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Inspiring Women in Business 2021
Streamlining Operations for You
across domains was exponentially
more challenging. The scope,
scalability and the business insights
kept Ms. Gupta going and inspires her
every day.
Challenges Faced
Being into services business, Ms.
Gupta had to face many challenges.
The nature of the business was such
that it took a lot of effort and time to
understand the business need of their
prospect and then tailor their services
accordingly.
Also, it took patience and right mix of
team to successfully run the
organization.
Operations, Mission, Vision, and
Core Values of the Company
IVALUEPLUS was founded as a
managed service provider to enable
business houses setup their existence in
India keeping the costs within budget.
The company’s mission is to provide
its customers with the best suited
services and solutions to achieve their
business goals.
The company's vision is to be the
trusted managed service partner for
businesses across the globe. The
company's core values are to work with
total transparency, authenticity and
commitment thereby adding value to
business and driving efficiency to go
beyond.
Effects of the Pandemic
COVID-19 had completely changed
the dynamics of the world causing
major disruptions to many businesses.
Things did not change much for
Ivalueplus in the current pandemic.
Regarding employees, work did not
change much while moving to remote
working. Most of the key business
processes were robust enough to
handle the heat of remote working in
pandemic. It is their USP- managing
remote teams.
The team at Ivalueplus is proud to say
that none of their employees lost their
jobs or had to face any salary cuts. In
addition to this, Ivalueplus gave them
confidence by getting them insured for
COVID-19.
Creative Ways for Vibrant
Environment
Some of the creative practices that kept
the work environment vibrant were:
• Supporting WFH for the employees
• Celebrating special moments in the
employees' life through parties and
lunch treats
• Rewarding the best performers with
gift coupons and bonuses.
• Conducting open house sessions on
Fridays
• Ongoing trainings to keep the
employees at pace
• Planning frequent outings to break
the work monotony
Essentials of Being an Inspiring
Business Leader
To be an inspiring leader, one must
trust his or her capability while having
a clear focus on the vision and mission
set aside for the organization. The
essentials of being an inspiring
business leader are:
• Taking equal accountability for both
success and failure
• Being consistent and resilient for
learning through mistakes
• Setting the directions to anticipate
and navigate challenges
• Motivating others to grow
Advice for Young Generation of
Entrepreneurs
The young generation needs to
understand that leadership always
comes with qualities like generosity,
hard work, reliability, authenticity,
perseverance, resilience, and
inspiration. One can become a leader
only when they feel their own values
strongly and accepts their own flaws
without regrets. Technology should be
seen as an opportunity, as it opens
various avenues specially in today’s
time.
Future Growth Aspects
Ms. Gupta strongly believes in the
phrase “We grow, you grow”. If an
organization progresses, the employees
will also progress. Having said that, the
entire team should work towards the
growth of the organization with a
common vision.
Innovation, improvisation, dedication,
commitment and adopting to new
technology are key ingredients towards
the growth of an organization.
Ivalueplus has some target geographies
where it wishes to expand its customer
base. To achieve this, the team has
already set its strategies for the
subsequent years.
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How
Has Evolved Over
Leadership Traits
Female Leadership
Time ?
If Your Actions Create
A Legacy That Inspires
Others To Dream More,
Learn More, Do More And
Become More, Then,
You Are An Excellent Leader.
- D o l l y P a r t o n
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omen for most of history have been subjected
Wto several societal oppression. Even though this
has been the case for the species, they’ve
managed to show their strength and potential every time
they got even a flicker of hope and opportunity. They’ve not
just stood up for themselves but also for the rest of the
population and proved the significance of feminine energy
in the world, which had long been made to feel inferior. In
this article, we will explore how female leadership has
evolved over the years despite of the extreme challenges
posed by the society.
Early female leadership legacy – Females in the ancient
society faced a lot more adversities than what we get to
witness today. In spite of this scenario, some brave women
rose to strength and addressed the pressing issues of those
times and made meaningful contributions to the society.
From Ahilyabai Holkar (1725-1795), the philosopher queen
of Malwa, who took over the kingdom after her husband’s
death and made the kingdom prosper under her rule to
Kittur Chennamma (1778-1829), the queen of Kittur, a
fierce warrior who led an armed rebellion against the
British East India Company and defended her state until the
British captured her to imprison until death.
Likewise, we have Rani Laxmibai (1828-1858) in the West,
who most of us have heard of because of her bravado in the
war of independence against the British. We’ve heard the
folklore of how she fought with the enemy bravely while
also fulfilling her duty as a mother. These are some of the
th
amazing women leaders who set example as warriors in 17
th
and 18 century India. Their valour is something that
everyone can take inspiration from.
Furthermore, women leaders also contributed to other
sectors of the society. There are leaders like Savitribai
Phule (1831-1897) who sacrificed their life in serving the
society. Her core contribution was towards women’s
education and rehabilitation of pregnant rape victims. Even
after all the backlash from the then conservative system, she
persistently kept educating girls and opened the first school
for girls in 1848. Similar story is of Abala Bose (1865-
1951), who worked towards the upliftment of women and
stressed on getting them educated.
In the field of medicine, Anandi Gopal Joshi (1865-1887) is
a pioneering and prominent name. Born in the revolutionary
state of Maharashtra, she was one of the first Indian female
doctors alongside Kadambini Ganguly (1861-1923). Even
though she died at a tender age of just 21, she set an
example and became inspiration for the young girls of her
times to pursue STEM studies.
Personalities like Captain Prem Mathur (1910-1992), who
was the first Indian commercial pilot have left a remarkable
name for themselves for their sheer resilience in pursuing
their dreams. Captain Prem Mathur was rejected by eight
private airlines just for being a woman before she landed a
job with Deccan Airways. There are so many other
prominent names in plethora of other fields like social
work, politics, astronomy, law, and so much more but trying
to accumulate all those great names would probably
compile a whole book.
Taking forward the legacy of these early revolutionary
women leaders, there are quite a few modern Indian women
who are setting example for the current and future
generations to come. Starting with Kirthiga Reddy, a former
managing director at Facebook India, who’s currently a
venture partner for SoftBank’s US $100 billion vision fund.
She’s been listed among the 25 most influential Indian
women and 2011, also became Fortune India’s Top 50 most
powerful Women. That’s quite an achievement in a
predominantly male dominant sector.
There are other personas like Chanda Kochhar and Shikha
Sharma in the world of banking who’ve successfully
spearheaded their respective institutions to take them to
new heights. Vanitha Narayana is another leading
personality who’s currently the managing director of IBM-
Verizon relationship. Previously, she served as the
managing director of IBM India.
Ending the list with a very young and bright name in the
tradition, Roshni Nadar Malhotra. Roshni is the first woman
to head a listed IT company. Nadar took over HCL
Technologies in 2008 as the CEO and Executive Director of
the company. She indeed is representing the modern female
leaders well.
The list becomes exhaustive when one tries to name all the
important women in the history and present who are
changing the norms of the society with their effective
leadership. They are all a perfect example of how when you
give a woman the slightest of opportunity to show her
potential, she will shine through. And needless to say, there
is so much more that women have to offer to the world and
they rightfully will, given the liberty to do so.
- Trishika Rokade
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Mahalakshmi M Ambuli
Transforming the HR Solution
Landscape with Innovation and Dedication
“ The biggest
asset in the
world is your
mindset
and your
knowledge
“
Dedicated businesswomen are
characterized by hard work,
dedication, creativity, and a
never-say-die attitude. They are driven
by the goal to take their business to the
heights of excellence. They never back
down from any challenge and tackle
every difficult situation with innovative
solutions. These leaders treat every
employee as equals. They not only
focus on the development of the
company, but also ensure that the
employees grow professionally and
enhance their skills.
One such prominent business leader
who is changing the face of the
business with her dedicated leadership
and innovative endeavors is none other
than Ms. Mahalakshmi M Ambuli,
the Founder and CEO of Maatrom
HR Solution.
Ms. Mahalakshmi worked as an
environmental engineer for few years
right after her engineering education at
College of Engineering, Guindy (Anna
University). Subsequently, she pursued
an MBA with a dream of becoming an
entrepreneur to serve the society and
help shape the careers of several other
individuals. After her marriage, Ms.
Mahalakshmi went to the USA with
her husband who was on an overseas
work assignment. There, she had the
opportunity to work for few years in
multicultural environments in different
cities such as Minneapolis, Detroit, and
Atlanta.
This further gave Ms. Mahalakshmi
the exposure and confidence to work
with people from diverse backgrounds
and different industries. Based on
concepts and knowledge developed
from insights gathered over two
decades of domestic and overseas
experience and the support from her
family, she took the initiative to start
“Maatrom HR Solution” in 2015
giving wings to her dream thereby
providing a platform for young
individuals to learn, grow, and
innovate through Maatrom HR and
become successful HR professionals
with positive attitude, helping to shape
today’s workforce. Ms. Mahalakshmi
is inspired by the feeling of providing
jobs to young aspirants and by her
dream of becoming a successful
women entrepreneur.
Braving the Storms
As the Founder & Director of Maatrom
HR Solution, Ms. Mahalakshmi took
on numerous challenges to take the
company where it is today.
She was involved in talent
management- she retained the right
personnel, motivated the teams, and
increased their morale, engagement,
and commitment to the organization.
Ms. Mahalakshmi led across multiple
groups – transforming Maatrom HR
Solution into collaborative
organization, that sees broader
potential.
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Ms. Mahalakshmi M Ambuli
Founder and CEO
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She upgraded the business operations
and performance by raising quality
standards across the organization and
focused on transition of organization
from startup to successful operation.
Tackling the Pandemic Challenge
Head On
With all the changes brought by
COVID-19, Maatrom HR implemented
remote work policies and made sure
employees feel engaged. “We
maintained the same work culture
during this time also”, states Ms.
Mahalakshmi. She further made sure
that everyone is vaccinated and is
covered with medical insurance for
covid.
Promoting a Vibrant Work Culture
Under the ardent leadership of Ms.
Mahalakshmi, Maatrom HR ensures
that the employees feel valued after
becoming a part of the company. As
such, the company provides flexible
work culture which enables work life
balance for both female and male
associates. Employees are allotted
work based on their inclination and
interest, apart from their skills.
Ms. Mahalakshmi also ensures that
Maatrom HR provides the scope of
open communication and job rotation
facilities to the employees. The
company offers a performance-oriented
employee recognition program, which
allows the employees to learn, grow,
innovate, and develop.
The company has zero tolerance for
unfair practices and makes sure that the
workplace has a fun and cooperative
environment.
About Maatrom HR Solution
Maatrom solution is an end-to-end HR
solution providing company to various
industries like IT, manufacturing,
architect and interior designing,
banking and financial institutions,
auditing, automotive, hotel &
restaurant, insurance, and education
and training. So far, they have placed
around 2000 white collar candidates
and have around 200 clients.
Maatrom Solution partners with client
organisation to enrich their business by
offering a wide range of HR services
and help client to solve the HR issues
like hiring suitable smart candidates
for the open position, providing
training to the employees who lack
skill, and solving any legal issues
related to HR Statutory.
These services are based on strong
concepts and knowledge developed
from insights gathered over 20 years of
domestic and overseas experience.
Emphasis on Digitization and
Innovation
Ms. Mahalakshmi lays tremendous
emphasis on digitization. She believes
that it is of utmost importance. Under
her able stewardship, Maatrom HR is
serving its payroll services as cloud
based. Employees can login from
anywhere and access their data. The
company is also focusing on social
media recruitment through websites
such as Linkedin. “We also add video
interviews of candidates and shared
with our clients, which helped them by
saving time and getting quality
candidates”, opines Ms. Mahalakshmi.
Words of Inspiration for the
Emerging Entrepreneurs
Addressing the young business leaders
of tomorrow, Ms. Mahalakshmi states,
“The biggest asset in the world is your
mindset and your knowledge. So,
empower it with positivity and enhance
your knowledge in current trends in
your respective businesses”.
Marching Ahead Confidently
Speaking about the future endeavours
of Maatron HR, Ms. Mahalakshmi
states that the company is planning to
expand its services to US and
Singapore. In the next five years, she
believes that the company will
transform into a global HR Services/
Solution Provider and will provide the
best services to the clients.
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Inspiring Women in Business- 2021
Sanaz Hooman
A Serial Entrepreneur having Diverse Experience
Lifestyle today is an
amalgamation of various
parameters. It includes
dressing, accessories, beauty, and
health. Since these reflect the persona
of an individual, it is very important
that these products are par excellence.
With competition in the field of
fashion, beauty, personal care and
health, one needs to do things
differently to become a global name.
One such designer fashion house that
has revolutionized the fashion industry
and has chosen to stand apart is
Opulence Global, under the able
leadership of Sanaz Hooman, Senior
Vice President and Chief Designer.
Sanaz is an International Business and
Marketing graduate, in her hometown
of Toronto, Canada. During her
education, she received a scholarship
to further her studies in international
business and trade in Japan. It was that
very trip to Japan that inspired and
evoked her passion for world culture,
and international business.
Born into a family of entrepreneurs,
Sanaz founded her own company at the
tender age of nineteen, delving into the
world of fashion and client care. She
spent her early 20's learning about
MLM and entered her first MLM
business in 2002 and quickly
developed her business as a distributor.
With over two decades of business
experience, she eventually left the sales
field and took a position in 2006 with
Opulence Global, while they were still
in their infancy stages.
With hard work, dedication, and
perseverance Sanaz eventually rose to
become the Senior Vice President and
Chief Designer at Opulence Global.
Established in 2005 as Global Wealth
Trade Corporation, Opulence Global is
Canada's largest designer fashion
house dedicated to design and
manufacture products that impact your
life. Opulence Global's mission is to
provide clients with an optimum
lifestyle, optimum beauty and optimum
health.
Opulence Global's wide range of
lifestyle products comprise their FERI
and POSH fashion pieces, which
include fine 950 silver jewelry and
luxurious red-carpet collection,
handcrafted 100% European made
leather shoes and bags, high-quality
sunglasses and much more. Their spagrade
anti-aging FERI Flawless
skincare regimen is designed to
provide people with a simple solution
to address aging skin issues and
improve the appearance of the skin.
Through the development of FERI
Flawless, the research team has
discovered the remarkable power of
Microsilver and Norwegian Spruce
Tree extract, two key proprietary
ingredients used extensively in
Opulence Global's personal care
products, FERI Microsilver Protection
Toothpaste, FERI Microsilver
Protection Natural Spray, POSH
Captive and Sensual Body Wash +
Shampoo and Conditioner.
In health, Opulence Global has
harvested one of nature's most
powerful antioxidants – lignans from
the Norwegian Spruce tree grown in
Finland and are manufactured to
become to help protect and preserve
well-being by addressing the free
radicals causing oxidative stress in our
bodies.
Through social selling and sharing
Opulence Global provides its partners
with a state-of-the-art online shop
loaded with the finest fashion, personal
care and health products exclusive only
to Opulence Global.
Anyone can do it anywhere in the
world even with no experience.
Opulence Global is best known for
developing leaders and creating fulltime
income on a part-time basis in
record time. If being consistently
recognized for achievements and being
able to receive residual income from
over 200 countries and territories is
what you are looking for, then you are
in the right place.
Living an opulent lifestyle is no longer
exclusive to a few privileged people. If
you have the will, Opulence Global has
the way.
The Inspiration
Sanaz Hooman's family is her biggest
inspiration. Arriving in Canada as an
immigrant when she was a little girl,
with her family in pursuit of big
dreams and new hopes for the future,
she saw the hard work and dedication
her parents put into building a life for
her family. Their work ethics inspire
her every day. Knowing and seeing the
lives of entrepreneurs grow and evolve
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“
Entrepreneurship
has massive rewards
for personal growth
and development,
but remember
you are paving
the path for others,
you are leading others.
Lead with strength,
lead with passion,
“
lead with conviction.
Failure is not an option.
Sanaz Hooman,
Senior Vice President/
Chief Designer
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over the years from the work that she
does is also very motivating. Sanaz
asserts that is at peace at the end of a
long workday, knowing all the efforts
she put in are making a difference in
the world.
Challenges Faced
Growing any business has its own
challenges, there are standard ones
such as building your brand image and
creating impeccable products,
developing a loyal customer base, and
assembling the right support system for
the business. Being an international
business, Opulence Global also
encountered these challenges on a
global scaled such as logistics matters,
regulatory restrictions, and localized
market expansion complications. “If it
exists, make it better; if it doesn't exist,
create it.” is Opulence Global's
Founder/CEO, Ramin Mesgarlou's
philosophy, which Sanaz applies when
faced with adversity. Creating new
ways, thinking outside the box and
rising above all the challenges that
come your way.
Travelling around the world, being on
the ground and fully immersed in the
local culture, also allows her to
understand their challenges and better
able to work out solutions for each
localized problem when Sanaz is back
in the office.
During her 15 years with Opulence
Global, she learned many lessons and
developed a set of leadership skills she
may not have otherwise.
Effects of the Pandemic
The pandemic has most certainly
affected Opulence Global and brought
on its own set of challenges. Under the
leadership of Mr. Mesgarlou,
Opulence Global was able to thrive and
had a record-breaking year in the
middle of the pandemic with revenue
growing 364%. Opulence Global's e-
commerce platform, allowed them to
run their business virtually, servicing
their customers worldwide with
minimal interruptions when most of
the world was under stay-at-home
orders
The pandemic inspired Opulence
Global to create products that help
support well-being, making microbe
cleansing a proprietary in their product
development. Since then, they have
further expanded their FERI
Microsilver Protection line, which now
includes the natural spray that cleans
the microbes off their cloth face masks
in between wash. Opulence also has a
hand and body moisturizer releasing
soon, utilizing the micro cleansing
power of Microsilver and the
antioxidant power from the lignans
found in the Norwegian Spruce extract.
Furthermore, Opulence Global has a
new product in development to
complement one of their top-sellers,
the FERI Microsilver Protection
Fluoride-Free toothpaste completing
their oral care line. Microsilver is nontoxic
making the products familyfriendly.
Essentials of Being an Inspiring
Business Leader
Passion. Enthusiasm. Integrity. And
your reason. Sanaz believes everyone
should have the opportunity to thrive.
When you are driven by passion, work
is enjoyable and you are able to work
harder and even more devoted, she
advises. There will always be bad days.
“Your passion and enthusiasm will
help you wake up in the morning and
get to work. And never, ever lose your
integrity, like trust - once it is lost, it is
very hard to regain. And last but not
least, as the CEO of Opulence Global
always says “Your 'why' should make
you cry.” What that means is that you
are so emotionally attached to the
reason you started your business
journey that when you think about it, it
makes you cry. When in doubt,
remember why you got started,” she
emphasizes.
Advice for the Young Generation of
Entrepreneurs
“Entrepreneurship has massive
rewards for personal growth and
development, it is about challenging
yourself, being open to new
opportunities, evolving and adapting to
the ever-changing world.
Entrepreneurs are leaders. Lead with
strength, lead with passion, lead with
conviction. “Failure is not an option,”
describes Sanaz.
Views on Innovation
“Innovation means growing, creating
and evolving. It is about creating new
products and creating new ways for
business to grow. “For example, when
we created the Microsilver and
Norwegian Spruce Tree extract infused
FERI Sterling hand and body
moisturizer, it was about providing a
complement to hand sanitizers in
supporting the microbe cleansing
process.
We are leading our product
development with these proprietary
ingredients, using state-of-the-art
technology on our e-commerce
platform to improve the quality of lives
of our consumers worldwide.
In business, we have adapted to the
stay-at-home economy and created
global virtual products and business
showcases to share the benefits of our
products and distribution opportunities
worldwide without leaving the safety
and comfort of our customers' homes,”
said Sanaz.
These are some of the innovative ways
which Opulence Global has been able
to work, to create a better environment
for its partners, giving them security,
giving them opportunities, and most
importantly giving them products that
create opportunities for them to grow
and create a niche in their marketplace.
For example, the home diffusers that
Opulence is researching on, is inspired
by the notion that more and more
people are going to be staying in their
homes and the increasing awareness of
creating a more comfortable home for
themselves.
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Remote Working Dynamics
Overcoming
Challenges
Faced by
Business
Professionals
in a Remote Setting
here were the days when people dreamt about their
Tjobs – no need to travel to the company, no
manager is hanging over your shoulders, no more
frustrating colleagues. Just sit at your home, do your work,
and get paid for it. It was just a dream until the world was
shaken by COVID-19 pandemic. The pandemic did not
only stop the world, but also changed the dynamics of
working culture. Offline working shifted to online, and it
led to the new normal – work from home.
Different studies demonstrate that remote workers are more
efficient than office workers. Remote working provides
more healthier and positive work environment. It eliminates
the traveling time and cost. Though remote working seems
to be more attractive, it is not a bed of roses. Despite all the
advantages, there are number of challenges that arise from
remote working. Let’s begin with the most common
challenges of remote working.
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Collaboration Between the Team
It is one of the major challenges that impacts working of
every organization. Team leader has to manage the
workload and for this, regular collaboration between all
team members is much needed. But it is always difficult to
gather a team under one roof, especially when the team
members are working from different locations.
This problem can be cured by using technology. There are
many software tools that provide a single platform to all
team members and make face to face conversations. It
eliminates the collaboration problem and sharing of ideas
and concepts become easy.
Overworking and Time Handling
Remote working always shuffles the timetable. Employees
feel that their work is infinite and never-ending. They never
know the correct time to stop. Hence, they end up with the
stress of overworking. To avoid this, you can make a
timetable of the work. It should include the starting time
and ending time of working.
Timely brakes should be included as they freshen the mind
and increases concentration in the work. Setting alarms is
the best way to deal with it. These alarms will indicate that
you are going with right speed. With fresh mind, employees
are more productive and take less time to complete their
work.
Connectivity Problems and Technological Break Downs
Technology provides great assets to remote working.
However, working from home is impossible without
internet. Connection error is the most common problem that
occurs during working. Poor internet connection creates
obstacles during the ongoing meetings. Many companies
use domains that require high speed internet.
Failure in connection can stop the whole process, which
leads to the frustration among workers. Hence, to eliminate
this unwanted situation, there should be a backup plan. You
should keep an extra device that provides the alternate
options. For example, while working on laptop you can use
mobile hotspot devices. This will save your time and efforts
and eliminate the server issues.
In many cases, electronic devices can cause some technical
problems such as shut down during the work, battery
backup problem of laptops etc. To overcome this, you must
check the devices before starting the work. Regular
upgrading of software is important for smooth working. If
any part is not working, replace it immediately to avoid
further problems.
Meeting the Deadlines
Many people struggle to meet deadlines of their work. The
habit of doing so many things at the same time creates
confusion about the work. Therefore, prioritising of work is
essential. If you are working on a specific project, just
concentrate on it. Avoid multi-tasking at same time.
Prioritise the work in reverse pyramid i.e., focus on difficult
and challenging projects first and then go for the regular
ones.
It will also help you to overcome the psychological barriers.
Once you complete the most hectic task, you feel more
relaxed and able to focus on less important tasks. Also,
never ignore the submission dates, complete them on
priority. Such prioritization of work is crucial to meet the
deadlines.
Interruptions at Home
Interruptions at home is a difficult situation to deal with. If
you are working from home, family interruptions are
always on cards. Sometimes your young ones interrupt you,
sometimes doorbell rings, your neighbours have different
plans, these kinds of situations are always going to lose
your concentration. It is not easy to create a boundary
between your work and family.
It becomes difficult to avoid these problems as they have
emotional angles. So, to deal with them in a gentle way, set
up a kind of signal that lets others know that you are
working. You can simply set a sign board saying ‘do not
disturb’ on the door. In case of your kids, plan to work
when they are asleep. Minimizing family interruptions will
save your time and allow you to better utilize it.
Life is changing every day and managing the manpower
and workload is an art. If you are able to overcome these
challenges, it will increase your productivity and save time.
You can enjoy your work-life along with the family-life. In
short, Mondays won’t be blue if you know how to colour
them.
- Vinayak Ghorpade
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