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The Women Stories

by Khushi Khare · English · Business

The Women Stories podcast features women who have been breaking stereotypes through their ambitions. You will be learning different business principles from women around the world who have proved themselves again and again with their excellence in the business world.

New episodes: Weekly
Typical length: 27 min
Latest: 27 Oct 2023
Language: English

Latest episode

27 Oct 2023 · 29 min

Is it hard to get into Harvard MBA? | Episode 3 | Vibha Kagzi - Ceo & Founder of ReachIvy || The Women Stories Podcast - Season 3

Vibha Kagzi is the Founder and CEO of ReachIvy.com. ReachIvy is a student assistance platform for high achievers that guides young minds in various facets of their education. In this episode, she shares her journey. Coming from a diverse educational background, including studies at prestigious institutions like Harvard. She also reflects on how her upbringing in a Marwadi family shaped her path. Additionally, Vibha discusses her book, 'Break the MBA Code,' published by Jaico Publishing House, and its ongoing impact on the future of aspiring professionals. Key Takeaways from this episode: 1.…

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S3 · E2 · 10 Feb 2023 · 13 min
How to start corporate gifting business | Episode 2 | Saumya Kabra - CEO & Founder Confetti Gifts || The Women Stories podcast - Season 3
Saumya Kabra is the CEO & Founder of Confetti Gifts . It is a company located in Jaipur, India. The brand is known for its premium gifting services. The gifting company has collaborated with big companies like Amazon and LivSpace. And you know what? They were the official gifting partner in our favorite #Vikat wedding that is Vicky Kaushal and Katrina Kaif's Wedding. Saumya shares her journey of starting this gifting company from a corner of her bedroom and scaling it to what it is today in this episode. Key Takeaway from this episode: 1. Do's and Don't in a gifting business 2. Family…
S2 · E37 · 18 Mar 2022 · 33 min
How to start a consulting business in India (2022) | Episode 37 with Shilpa Ajwani | Unomantra || The Women Stories
Shilpa Ajwani is the founder of UnoMantra. Shilpa carries an extensive corporate experience of working as a manager and director with firms like Oriflame and Tupperware. Yes, the same lunch box brand that we all are obsessed with! She left her full-time job to start a business strategy consultancy firm named Unomantra. Unomantra uplifts companies by giving them the way to create their go-to-market. Key takeaways from this episode: 1. The four D's of conducting a business consultation call 2. Things to keep care of while creating a strategy for a business 3. Discussion on the investment world…
S2 · E36 · 11 Mar 2022 · 22 min
How to start an online clothing business in India | Episode 36 with Gunjan Jhunjhunwala | Sandbox Clothing || The Women Stories podcast
Gunjan Jhunjhunwala is the founder of Sandbox clothing. Gunjan left her corporate life that includes companies like Airtel and Google to start a business with her husband. But sadly, she lost all the rights on her first business to her husband as her marriage fell apart in the first five years. It took extreme courage on her part to stand tall again. She established Sandbox clothing from the scratch all on her own. Sandbox is a premium kid's clothing brand that envisions bringing out the unique identity of every child through clothes. It is listed as a top kid clothing brand on platforms…
S2 · E32 · 25 Feb 2022 · 30 min
How to set up an Instagram shop in India (2022) | Ft. Vidisha - Founder Shahr Lifestyle | Episode 35 || The Women Stories
Vidisha is the founder of Shahr Lifestyle . Shahr Lifestyle is a new-age Instagram store with a following of over 16K. The store caters the latest fashion and clothing demands of Gen Z. Vidisha is also a final year undergraduate student at Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University. She manages her Instagram business with the help of her three interns. Instagram stores are currently the favorite spot to buy customized fashion clothes and accessories for customers located worldwide. Instagram shops have become a great source to follow the latest fashion in the past few years. A lot of people…
S2 · E33 · 11 Feb 2022 · 28 min
Setting up a crowdfunding platform in India | ShareALittle | Episode 34 || The Women Stories podcast
Divya Singhal and Trishla Pareek are the founders of ShareALittle. ShareALittle is a nonprofit B2C crowdfunding platform that connects potential patrons to mid-sized NGOs. The platform streamlines the donation process. ShareALittle offers a three-click process to donators. And you can also file a tax return for your donation with their platform. It is a quick, hassle-free, and transparent place for donators. Divya and Trishla are proud chartered accountants and mothers of ShareALittle. They share their journey of being friends for over 18 years to becoming co-founders in this episode. You…
S2 · E32 · 21 Jan 2022 · 32 min
What is the Next Big Thing in the Podcast Industry | Episode 33 | Ft. Arielle Nisenblatt | Ear Buds Collective || The Women Stories podcast
Arielle Nisenblatt is the founder of Ear Buds Collective . A newsletter made to support independent podcasters. She has a following of over 7000 on Twitter. Her face is also associated with premium podcasting platforms like Squad Cast.Fm In all she is the right person to hear today if you are willing to learn the technical side of podcasting that includes production, monetization, sponsorship, podcast awards, and getting featured in international newsletters. Key takeaways from this episode: 1. Untapped podcast marketing tips 2. Getting sponsors for your podcast 3. Must follow podcast…
S2 · E32 · 14 Jan 2022 · 21 min
How can You Manage your Business while Studying | Episode 32 | Ft. Ishika Nirula | Women in Business || The Women Stories podcast
Ishika Nirula is a 21-year-old CEO and Founder of Women in Business. Women in a Business is a nonprofit organization with a close-knit community of young female entrepreneurs. The initiative was started with a bunch of students from Delhi University and now there are over 32 females working with this organization. She is presently completing a graduate degree in economics from Delhi University, working as a full-time employee at Cred, and also running a full-fledged business. I bet this line is enough to convince you why she is just the perfect person to hear today. Key takeaways from this…
S2 · E31 · 7 Jan 2022 · 23 min
What Menopause Feels Like | Swathi Kulkarni - Elda Health | Episode 31 || The Women Stories
Swathi Kulkarni is the founder of Elda Health . Her business has recently raised a funding of $1.5 Million. Elda Health is established with the aim to provide the necessary holistic support to women in their mid-40s. They have a proper team of highly qualified doctors to achieve the same. This episode is extremely important irrespective of your gender. How many of you actually know what it means to go through menopause - a phase that every woman goes through in her late forties or early fifties. A woman goes through a lot of hormonal changes during this phase. Improper care and neglected…
S2 · E30 · 31 Dec 2021 · 19 min
Becoming a Champion Woman | Ranjani Manian | Episode 30 || The Women Stories Podcast
Ms. Ranjani M anian is the founder and CEO of Champion Woman . It is a non-profit organization that helps women to regain their confidence level and helps them to re-enter the workforce with great enthusiasm. They do so by conducting workshops and programs for women. Ms. Ranjani has been working for more than 40 years. She is a multilingual person. She can speak languages varying from French to Tamil. She is known for helping companies like Ford and BMW to enter the Indian Market. Key Takeaways from this episode 1. Importance of understanding global culture for a business 2. How women can…
S2 · E29 · 24 Dec 2021 · 30 min
Blockchain, Cryptocurrency, and NFTs | Nida Khan - Nash FinTechX | Episode 29 || The Women Stories
Nida Khan is the founder of Nash FinTechX . She realized during her Ph.D. research, which dealt with applications of blockchain and finance — that emerging technologies have not yet been understood by many people. Nash FinTechX was launched to come up with a software solution. The company utilizes emerging technologies while keeping human psychology at the core of its offering. The organization also seeks to empower corporate with the optimum software to achieve progress and sustainability. Key Takeaways from this episode: 1. Understanding the concept of decentralized currency 2. NFTs…
S2 · E28 · 17 Dec 2021 · 22 min
Why is Music Important to Students| Ft. Tanuja Gomes | Episode 28 | Furtados School of Music || The Women Stories
Tanuja Gomes is the co-founder of the Furtados School of Music and has made it synonymous with music education in India. She wears multiple hats through the day—entrepreneur, mother, and wife. Gomes, a graduate of NMIMS left a sixteen-year-old career as a banker to become an entrepreneur. Her goal is to reach out to other female entrepreneurs and build a thriving community that inspires more people. Gomes is also a core committee member of the CII Indian Women Network. It was an experience beyond happiness to learn about the present music landscape in India and how her organization is…
S2 · E27 · 10 Dec 2021 · 32 min
How Data Analytics can Help a Business | Episode 27 with Chahat Aggarwal | Impact Study Biz || The Women stories podcast
Chahat Aggarwal is the founder of Impact Study Biz. She is also the women forum member at Forbes and the Indian president of Poland Business Council. Impact Study Biz helps companies solve complex business problems in an ever-evolving market with limited resources. They aim to assist their clients to gain more market share, increase profits and reduce costs. There is a lot of focus on collecting the right data at Impact biz and churning it into digestible and scalable bits. KEY TAKEAWAYS from this episode: 1. Understanding nudge marketing 2. Application of AI and data analytics for small…
S2 · E26 · 3 Dec 2021 · 22 min
The Face of Tech in 2033 | Ft. Dr. Ankita Singh | Episode 26 || The Women Stories
Dr. Ankita is the senior vice president and the global head at CIGNEX Datamatics. She was featured in Forbes as a top 100 people manager in India. She has been also recognized on major women leadership forums across the globe. She did Ph.D. in Management and is a Gold Medalist in BBA as well as MBA. She has done Executive Management programs related to HR and Business Strategy from IIM-A, ISB- Hyderabad, and XLRI. She is a Certified PPA (Thomas Profiling) Practitioner. She has been working with CIGNEX for over 16+ years. She believes that people should be the driving source of culture and…
S2 · E25 · 26 Nov 2021 · 50 min
How to become a product manager in India | Episode 25 with Adela Strakova || The Women Stories podcast
Adela Strakova is the co-founder of Chezuba. NGOs and other nonprofit initiatives often face the problem to find volunteers to keep the show running. Chezuba helps NGOs to get corporate volunteers who are experts in their domains. Adela is the head product manager in the organization. She successfully made Chezuba an AI-driven platform with the help of her team. The interesting part is that she has a non-tech background. Chezuba can be an extremely useful platform for everyone who is trying to provide independent services but is unable to find clients. You can sign up yourself on the…
S2 · E22 · 12 Nov 2021 · 27 min
Importance of parents role in child nutrition | Episode 24 with Sanchita Daswani || The Women Stories
Sanchita Daswani is a Hong Kong-based child nutrition consultant with Indian roots. She is on a mission to empower parents with the knowledge they need to enhance their child’s lifestyles, diets, and most of all, their baby’s needs. She believes in making every meal experience for a child memorable in a good way. Visit her website . KEY TAKEAWAYS: 1. Taking care of your child meal in the first year 2. Things to take care of in a child's lunch box 3. Quick meals that can give all the essential nutrition to a child 4. Indian spices and its importance in a meal 5. Making a career as a child…
S2 · E23 · 5 Nov 2021 · 27 min
Rural women - The untapped potential of India | Ft. Shalini Gupta - Sajhe Sapne | Episode 23 || The Women Stories
Shalini Gupta is the head of strategic partnerships and a founding member of Sajhe Sapne. Sajhe Sapne is a start-up led by an all-women team aiming to provide the best of best education to girls in every corner of India. The founding team includes four people out of which three are IITians. These people saw the potential in the dreams of rural Indian women. But they also observed the lack of resources as a hindrance to letting these village women be the version of themselves. Therefore they build Sajhe Sapne - a place where every rural woman upskill. Key Takeaway from this episode: 1. Rural…
S2 · E22 · 29 Oct 2021 · 26 min
Influencer Marketing Ecosystem in India | Ft. Aarushi Sethi - Pollen | Episode 22 | The Women Stories
Aarushi Sethi is working as a business head at Pollen (Zoom media). Pollen is the largest influencer marketing agency based in India. It has helped brands like Maybelline, Cred, Netflix, etc. to skyrocket their sales through influencer marketing. Aarushi has worked as a celebrity manager in some blockbusters Indian shows like Jhalak Dikhlaja and KBC. Apart from this, she has a rigorous experience of working with Foxymoron (Parent company of Pollen) to generate amazing insights from complex data. The CRED ad with Rahul Dravid came out so well under her leadership at Pollen. There is no other…
S2 · E21 · 15 Oct 2021 · 27 min
LinkedIn Marketing 101 | Ft. Amelia Sordell | Episode 21 || The Women Stories
Amelia Sordell is the founder and CEO of a personal branding agency named Klowt. She is the most beloved B2B marketing expert on LinkedIn with over 70,000 massive followers. She says that she brand people but not businesses. Amelia started as a recruitment marketing specialist and realized how powerful personal brands were. Finally, one day in 2020 she decided to start a personal branding agency from a small corner of her bedroom. And now she is already working with numerous clients and has a robust team helping her to achieve bigger goals. Key Takeaway from this podcast: 1. Mistakes to…
S2 · E20 · 8 Oct 2021 · 27 min
Raising a child amidst the pandemic | Episode 20 with Neha Seth | Neha Seth Academy || The Women Stories
Neha Seth has devoted her entire life to the improvement of kids between two to five years. She is an award-winning early childhood educator and speaker known for enjoying holistic development in early childhood years. She's also the founder of Neha Seth Academy. She has worked with various institutions like Mother’s Pride, MSD World School, Makoons and Pudle to awaken the natural curiosity of young minds and provide them holistic approaches for better development. She is also an active member in planning and creating pre-primary curriculums with fun activities and integrated learning. This…
S2 · E19 · 1 Oct 2021 · 24 min
Rising above stereo typical Advertisement Campaigns | Episode 19 with Dr. Falguni Vasavada || The Women Stories
Dr. Falguni Vasavada is currently a Professor and Chair of Strategic Marketing at MICA and has worked with the advertising industry for 24 years. She is a double gold medalist. She teaches a variety of courses, and she also works on team-based projects in the field of Advertising Management & Public Relations, Marketing & Brand Management. The professor has published journals and presented papers at various national and international conferences. She has boldly taken the initiative to speak on some of the major societal problems to make a good change. She also identifies herself as a…
S2 · E18 · 24 Sep 2021 · 28 min
Establishing yourself as an International Writer|Episode 18 with Krusha Sahjwani|The Women Stories
Freelance writer to being director and head of a global company. What a journey it must be! Krusha Sahjwani started her career as a freelance writer at Book My Show (a renowned Indian business to book tickets for shows, movies and concerts.) She is presently leading as the director and head of Asia market for Sociable. Sociable is a SAAS platform for Internal Communication, Employee Advocacy, and Employee Engagement used by companies such as Coca-Cola, Disney, Microsoft, and Renault. Key takeaways from this conversation: 1. Getting your foot into international brands as a freelance writer 2.…
S2 · E17 · 17 Sep 2021 · 32 min
Setting a successful e-commerce business | Episode 17 with Suzie Yorke | The Women Stories
Suzie Yorke is the founder of Love Good Fats. It is the first-ever food startup that distributes ridiculously delicious 100% gluten-free, full of good fats, keto bars across North America and California. She is a proud mom, partner, former marketing CPG Executive and now, first-time entrepreneur (at age 50!) on a fierce mission to spread the word that fat is back and sugar it out. She is also a former Ironman athlete, cyclist, and marathon runner. She has spent the last three years researching nutrition and uncovering misinformation about sugar and fats. This led her to create a delicious…
S2 · E16 · 10 Sep 2021 · 30 min
Building a thriving Business in Public Relations | Ft. Upasna Dash | CEO Jajabor Consultancy || Epsiode 16 | The Women Stories
Jajabor is a brand and communications strategy consultancy that works with platforms and businesses across PR and brand strategy. Jajabor's CEO and founder, Upasna Dash, has been featured in PR 30 under 30. She is an expert in PR and Brand Strategy with over 10 years of experience having worked with Google, Coca-Cola, Microsoft, and a host of dynamic startups and VCs across India, Singapore, and Silicon Valley. She believes that people are the greatest asset of an organization. They are the reason for an organization to make it or break it into an industry. Jajabor consultancy has done an…
S2 · E15 · 3 Sep 2021 · 44 min
Becoming an emotionally bulletproof person | Ft. Evelien van Es | Signature for Success | Episode 15 || The Women Stories
As a business person, it happens very often that one feels the need of a mentor with whom they can pour out their heart and just be real. Evelien Van Es was able to identify this gap. With a vision to give a right shoulder to stuck business owners and senior managers, she established signature 4 success. Apart from that, we also had a sneak-peek into Evelien’s life who also is a public speaker, consultant, and coach. KEY TAKEAWAYS FROM THIS EPISODE: - Keeping up with the speed of life as an entrepreneur - Importance of affirmations - Reflecting on the thought underneath a thought to unleash…
S2 · E14 · 27 Aug 2021 · 28 min
Is gen alpha the smartest generation | In conversation with Shveta Raina | Talerang || Episode 14 | The Women Stories
Shveta Raina is the founder of Talerang. With the vision to create a work-ready India, she helps India's most ambitious students and young professionals to be ready for their careers through high-quality training mentorship, access to internships, and jobs with 350 + corporate partners. Talerang has impacted over 2 million students in the past five years. It has partnerships with colleges and corporate media. Shveta started her career in 2007 at McKinsey's Newyork office where she worked on client engagement. In 2009 ― she was a part of the startup team ― 'Tech for India'. She has graduated…
S2 · E13 · 13 Aug 2021 · 18 min
Sara (The Pet): The Life of a 15 Crore Business | Ft. Rashi Narang | Heads up for Tails || Episode 13 | The Women Stories
Rashi Narang is the creative director of heads up for Tails. Her entrepreneurial journey started when she went to the market to get some stuff for her pet Sara. However, she returned home disappointed due the to lack of some quality goods in the market. At that point, she decided that she will make pet items like bows and collar belts from home to make a difference in the market. She sincerely believes that the whole life of a pet is dependent on a human being. They do not know their right and wrong. It is a great responsibility and a privilege of a pet owner to do thorough research about…
S2 · E11 · 6 Aug 2021 · 18 min
How is climate change related to corporate sustainability | Episode 12 with Lubomila Jordanova || The Women Stories
If you are a company that produces quintiles of data every day and now looking for a way so that it does not harm the environment. Or an individual who is truly environmentally conscious and wants to learn how signs can help you to minimize your carbon footprint. Then this podcast episode is just for you! Our guest in this episode joined us all the way from Germany. Lubomila Jordanova is the founder and CEO of a company named 'Plan A'. Now try to understand what 'Plan A' exactly does. It is a technology-driven platform that lets companies measure, monitor and reduce their environmental…
S2 · E11 · 9 Jul 2021 · 38 min
The Future of Print Media with Digitalization | Episode 11 with Shreyasi Singh | Harappa Education || The Women Stories
Shreyasi Singh is the founder and CEO of Harappa Education. She is dedicated to addressing India's massive education challenges by building and shaping institutions of higher education. Shreyasi has worked for fifteen years in broadcast and print journalism, editorial leadership for entrepreneurship and business reportage, book writing, teaching, and higher education administration. Harappa is an online learning institution that provides skills and knowledge for people to be successful in their chosen careers. It was found with a mission and vision to bridge the gap between knowledge…
S2 · E8 · 2 Jul 2021 · 22 min
How to Monetize your Podcast | Episode 10 with Swati Rawat |The Vision Nari || The Women Stories
Swati Rawat is the host and producer of the leading podcast named ‘The Vision-Nari.’ Her podcasting journey began when she was looking to tune into inspiring stories of women around the globe but was unable to find any good podcast. The best part is her grit and determination to build something revolutionary brought her an organic listenership of 2.5 Lakhs. The Vision Nari brings inspiring stories of women entrepreneurs, leaders, and visionaries. Her podcast has been identified on several national and international forums like Femina, Scoopwhoop, and Makers India. On the other side, Swati is…

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Publisher: Khushi Khare
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Typical length: 27 min
Latest episode: 27 Oct 2023
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